lol at Cain having "no chin". It was Rothwell who fought glass chin Arlovski and couldn't knock him out, let alone beat him, right???? LMAO! Cain arguably has the best chin in the division. His defense is the only thing that is lacking.
Canada... (thats your nickname btw if you havnt caught on by now) why do you always pick the wrong picks. First carwin now this? do a bit of research on cain and then re-post your decision. Trust me on this one
I bet on Cain. The only way Rothwell is gonna take this is by knock out, Cain proved that he is tough to stop against Kongo. I know that Kongo isnt the most powerful striker in the UFC, but i think he hits a lot harder then Big Ben does. Cain will take a solid UD by keeping Rothwell on his back for the entire fight.
Here's how the fight simulates in Ultimate MMA 1.6.11:
Cain Velasquez observes his opponent. He knows it's not going to be an easy night.
Ben Rothwell looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
The fight is about to start, this should be a war. The crowd is anticipating a great fight.
ROUND 1
***0:15
Velasquez rams his hip into Ben Rothwell in an attempt to judo toss him, but he couldn't bring Rothwell down to the ground.
***0:18
Ben Rothwell tries to clinch with his opponent, but Velasquez is able to push him away.
***0:30
Good takedown attempt by Velasquez but Rothwell manages to stay on his feet!
***0:32
Cain Velasquez stuffs the takedown from Ben Rothwell.
***0:37
Good takedown attempt by Velasquez but Rothwell manages to stay on his feet!
***0:49
Ben Rothwell stuffs the takedown from Cain Velasquez.
***0:52
Velasquez lifts his opponent off the ground, and barrels forward spiking his opponent on his head!
(Cain Velasquez has won the title of More damage: 0.10)
***0:56
Cain Velasquez is on half guard over Rothwell
Cain Velasquez throws a flurry of punches at Rothwell, but Rothwell keeps him at a distance with his legs.
(Cain Velasquez has won the title of More damage: 0.48)
***1:10
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
Weak punches from Velasquez are hitting Ben Rothwell's defense
(Cain Velasquez has won the title of More damage: 0.50)
Rothwell's holding his side, he appears to be hurt, but he's fighting on!
***1:21
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
Rothwell is managing to improve his ground position
***1:33
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
Cain Velasquez is looking to end this fight as he starts to pound away at Rothwell, who is barely covering up!
(Cain Velasquez has won the title of More damage: 1.73)
***1:36
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
Cain Velasquez tries to block his opponent's punches.
***1:49
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
The punches from Cain Velasquez don't seem to have much power. He should improve his position.
***1:53
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
Cain Velasquez begin to pound Rothwell .. and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Rothwell! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Rothwell doesn't defend himself!
Both fighters are stuck on the ground.
(Cain Velasquez has won the title of More damage: 5.07)
***2:06
Ben Rothwell seems to be hesitating a bit.
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
Velasquez is managing to improve his ground position
***2:14
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
Velasquez delivers a flurry of punches with a lot of them hitting Rothwell's defense.
Rothwell is managing to improve his ground position
***2:25
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
Rothwell is managing to improve his ground position
***2:41
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
Rothwell tries to punch his opponent's face while both are on the ground.
***2:45
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
Solid blows to Rothwell's abdomen by Cain Velasquez.
Rothwell is working on the ground
***2:47
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
Rothwell tries to punch his opponent's face while both are on the ground.
***2:52
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
Both fighters are stuck on the ground.
***3:08
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
Rothwell tries to improve his ground position
***3:18
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
Velasquez improves his position over his opponent..
***3:29
Cain Velasquez is on full mount over Rothwell
Velasquez is positioning himself..
Rothwell is managing to improve his ground position
***3:34
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
Rothwell tries to punch his opponent's face while both are on the ground.
***3:50
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
Cain Velasquez tries to block his opponent's punches.
***4:01
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
Velasquez improves his position over his opponent..
***4:15
Velasquez must be delighted. The crowd is chanting his name!
Cain Velasquez is on full mount over Rothwell
Velasquez is working to finish with an kimura. Both fighters struggles in the ground...
***4:26
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
Cain Velasquez tries to block his opponent's punches.
***4:39
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
Cain Velasquez is just tearing up Rothwell's face with those brutal elbows! Rothwell needs to do something drastic and quick, he's looking like a car crash victim! The referee is threatning to stop it!
Both fighters are stuck on the ground.
***4:44
Cain Velasquez doesn't look like he's worried at all.
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
Cain Velasquez is passive in the guard of his opponent.
***4:51
Cain Velasquez is on open guard over Rothwell
Rothwell is working on the ground
***5:00
The referee stand the fighters up. The round is over.
ROUND 2
***0:21
A left hook from Cain Velasquez that grazes the chin of Rothwell.
***0:31
Rothwell rams his hip into Cain Velasquez in an attempt to judo toss him, but he couldn't bring Velasquez down to the ground.
***0:33
Rothwell rams his hip into Cain Velasquez in an attempt to judo toss him, but he couldn't bring Velasquez down to the ground.
Rothwell takedown attempt has failed, and now he's on the ground!
***0:49
Cain Velasquez has his opponent on the ground..
Rothwell tries to kick his opponent's knees from the ground.
***1:02
Cain Velasquez has his opponent on the ground..
Velasquez goes to the ground after Rothwell
Velasquez is positioning himself..
***1:07
Cain Velasquez locks in the hold and Rothwell must tap to that hammer lock!
Cain Velasquez wins by submission!
******Statistics for Cain Velasquez*******
Punch Attempts: 1/1 100%
Kick Attempts: 0/0 0%
Clinch Strikes: 0/0 0%
Takedown Attempts: 1/5 20%
Submission Attempts: 2/3 67%
Ground Strikes: 8/47 17%
Average Damage: 1.55
Time on the ground: 238/358 66%
******Statistics for Ben Rothwell*******
Punch Attempts: 0/0 0%
Kick Attempts: 0/1 0%
Clinch Strikes: 0/1 0%
Takedown Attempts: 0/3 0%
Submission Attempts: 0/0 0%
Ground Strikes: 0/7 0%
Average Damage: 0
Time on the ground: 267/358 75%
(Cain Velasquez has won the title of Fast Sub: 5:58)
(Cain Velasquez has won the title of More damage in a fight: 15.49)
I would say it's pretty obvious who would win, 1000 on the winner.
Arlovski has never been knocked out by anyone except some guys who were some of the most dangerous strikers in MMA, don't kid yourself guys like Sylvia and Rizzo were very dangerous men when they fought Arlovski, Arlovski gets to much hell for his "glass chin" he may not have an iron chin but its not like anyone can KO him. Recovery does not equal chin and those dazed takedowns may work on somebody like Kongo but they won't work on somebody with some actual TD defense, if Rothwell drops Cain he will finish him.
I think you are confusing a fighters defense with their chin. Arlovski doesn't always get knocked out because he has great defense and boxing skills. Velasquez lacks defense and head movement, but the guys with the best chins usually do. And you gotta think him having took those punches from Kongo makes him MUCH more aware of what he needs to work on. Velasquez is one of those guys that won't make the same mistake in this fight.
And you are wrong about Velasquez being dropped by every shot Kongo hit him with.
My point remains that Cain has never been knocked out. Just went and checked it out, Arlovski has been knocked out eight times in his career. At this point you cant seriously be comparing these guys chins.
Arlovski has been knocked out 7 times, once over 10 years ago when he just started fighting and the other 6 are Rizzo, Sylvia X2, Fedor, Rogers and Ricco Rodriguez (pre drug problem when Rodriguez was a monster). Cain has fought nobody as dangerous as half the people on Arlovski's resume, we'll see what Cain's record looks like when his name deserves to be mentioned in the same sentence as Arlovski's, Cain has fought 6 fights and one semi credible opponent who was a one dimensional striker (who dropped him what 4 times?), Arlovski has had almost 30 fights (5 times as many for those keeping score) against far more credible opponents including the #1 HW in the world and at least what 9 others who would have easily been top 10 at the time. To even try and compare Cain's record to Arlovski's is ridiculous. Cain hasn't even fought a top 10 HW yet.
Thanks peoples. I don't know, it feels like Cain is just a higher caliber athlete, but that could just be the UFC hype train talking through me. I want to pick an underdog on this card, Rothwell looks like the best shot, and I don't like betting against Machida.
Awesome. I was telling my wife during the weigh ins how hilarious it would be if he came out with that written on his chest.
He would be called a racist by a ton of retards, but it would still be hilarious.
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