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View Poll Results: Who wins and how
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Machida Decision
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48 |
45.71% |
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Machida Submission
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3 |
2.86% |
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Machida KO/TKO
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18 |
17.14% |
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Silva Decision
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1 |
0.95% |
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Silva Submission
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1 |
0.95% |
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Silva KO/TKO
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34 |
32.38% |
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12-01-2008, 12:20 AM
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#21 (permalink)
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Bantamweight
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 982
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Originally Posted by AceFranklin88
I voted Machida by (T)KO. I would love for Silva to prove me wrong, but I think Silva's aggressive style plays right into Machida's counter-punching style. Silva will be too aggressive and get caught.
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Bingo. This is the worst matchup I can think of for Silva. |
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12-01-2008, 12:44 AM
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#22 (permalink)
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Defecato, ergo sum
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 1,151
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Originally Posted by MLS
I rather enjoy watching defensive strikers fight.
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Some people like watching obese people get it on, too... but that doesn't mean that the rest of the world likes it. 
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Defecato, ergo sum.
Leading the Thiago Silva bandwagon |
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12-01-2008, 01:12 AM
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#23 (permalink)
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Face the Pain
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Southwestern Ontario
Posts: 7,021
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machida's striking isn't a level above thiago's...frankly it's several level's above thiago's...
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12-01-2008, 07:42 AM
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#24 (permalink)
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Flyweight
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 212
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Originally Posted by Aaronyman
machida's striking isn't a level above thiago's...frankly it's several level's above thiago's...
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IMO he still doesn't have KO power, although that knee he hit Tito with did look pretty brutal.
does anyone knock what Machida is like off his back? i.e his guard, i'm yet to see a fight where he's had to pull guard and obviously Silvas best chance is to G'n'P a victory over Machida.
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12-01-2008, 12:43 PM
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#25 (permalink)
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The King of Apes
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Planet of the Apes
Posts: 5,313
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Originally Posted by CornbreadBB
Cheap evasive tactics? You mean moving so he doesn't get hit? And the judges always give him the win because he wins, whether you think it's boring or not.
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This.
And I don't find Machida fights boring at all. I was on the edge of my seat for the Tito fight.
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Originally Posted by Wookie
C'mon it is boring. Who wants to see Machida run away the entire fight. It does work for him but who the hell actually wants to watch that? I guarantee at least a couple people agree.
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I hate watching fighters with actual stand-up skill dominate sluggers too. Wait, no I don't.
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Originally Posted by Gluteal Cleft
Some people like watching obese people get it on, too... but that doesn't mean that the rest of the world likes it. |
Watching obese people get it on seems more akin to watching a Kimbo fight. Watching Machida is like watching a sex guru give a lesson. |
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12-01-2008, 01:12 PM
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#26 (permalink)
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Lightweight
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,860
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Aaronyman
machida's striking isn't a level above thiago's...frankly it's several level's above thiago's...
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Machida has only legitamently TKO'd one person in his entire carreer. If you look at his face when he TKO'd rich franklin he was probably the most surprised person that it actually happened...
he's a good striker. But his EFFECTIVE striking isn't even close to being in Thiago's league. |
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12-01-2008, 01:40 PM
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#27 (permalink)
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Cheesy Poofs
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,588
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Originally Posted by 69nites
Machida has only legitamently TKO'd one person in his entire carreer. If you look at his face when he TKO'd rich franklin he was probably the most surprised person that it actually happened...
he's a good striker. But his EFFECTIVE striking isn't even close to being in Thiago's league.
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Tito looked pretty ugly after his 3-round "snoozefest" with Machida. 
I think his striking is plenty effective. Whenever someone closes the distance, Machida more times than not, punishes them for it.
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12-01-2008, 01:46 PM
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#28 (permalink)
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Face the Pain
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Southwestern Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 69nites
Machida has only legitamently TKO'd one person in his entire carreer. If you look at his face when he TKO'd rich franklin he was probably the most surprised person that it actually happened...
he's a good striker. But his EFFECTIVE striking isn't even close to being in Thiago's league.
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um...his effective striking is way better than silva's...he doesn't get hit the face by headkicks, and doesn't get into barnstorming brawls with polish guys...
how is machida's effective striking not as good when almost no one has even touched machida's face in the UFC. including knockout superstar, Sokky. |
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12-01-2008, 01:58 PM
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#29 (permalink)
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Lightweight
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,860
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stitch1z
Tito looked pretty ugly after his 3-round "snoozefest" with Machida.
I think his striking is plenty effective. Whenever someone closes the distance, Machida more times than not, punishes them for it. |
sure it would be effective if he was a woman trying to not get raped...
tito looked ugly to you? I looked worse than that when I got in a fight when I was 8.... |
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12-01-2008, 02:35 PM
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#30 (permalink)
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Lightweight
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,860
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Aaronyman
um...his effective striking is way better than silva's...he doesn't get hit the face by headkicks, and doesn't get into barnstorming brawls with polish guys...
how is machida's effective striking not as good when almost no one has even touched machida's face in the UFC. including knockout superstar, Sokky.
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Before the Machida/Ortiz fight Machida said his goal was to knock Tito out. How effective was his striking there? |
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