UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar

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  1. sugarngold

    sugarngold RIDDUM Full Member

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    Erik Silva looking gassed. The rest of this fight isn't going to go well for him because Fitch doesn't get tired.
     
  2. sugarngold

    sugarngold RIDDUM Full Member

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    Jon Fitch it in a good fight! How did that happen?
     
  3. One Punch KO

    One Punch KO Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Blatant holding of the fence by Silva during that armbar attempt.

    He's knackered now though.
     
  4. Atlanta

    Atlanta Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Dude just got sonned.
     
  5. sugarngold

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    Solid MMA fight. Good showing by Silva. He'll learn a lot from this loss.
     
  6. Atlanta

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    How was that final round not 10-8. Silva did nothing.
     
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    Can Rogan tell us one more time "This could be it" :patsch
     
  8. Atlanta

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    He had about 45 seconds of competitiveness total. That's not a good showing.
     
  9. rekcutnevets

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    Silva was very much in the fight the first 2 rounds. That was a good showing against what is probably one of the top 5 welterweights ever, especially since Fitch is still fighting near his peak.
     
  10. One Punch KO

    One Punch KO Well-Known Member Full Member

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    And that's a mild one - usually it's "That's a wrap folks!" or "It's over!". Followed by the fighter surviving the rest of the fight.

    :nut
     
  11. Matt Ldn

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    **** me that was a beatdown
     
  12. rekcutnevets

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    That just happened.
     
  13. One Punch KO

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    Maldonado is a hard *******.
     
  14. sugarngold

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    I thought he would get dominated worse than he did. At least he came close to a submission and reversed several holds by Fitch.
     
  15. 196osh

    196osh Mendes Bros. Full Member

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    Don't think I have ever seen anybody take that much punishment before...