Proctor definitely played Tickle, waited for the 4 minutes to finish him off and win the round.
That was a huge win for Team Faber because Chris Saunders and Andy Ogle looked like the two weakest guys in the house and they are going up against Mike Rio and Sam Sicilia who both impressed me.
I think Cofer will do well against Pinchel but I don't know what to make of Pinchel's guard. When he goes to the ground he keeps his back bent I don't know it that insanely good or an amatuerish bad habit. I think for Cofer to win he needs to keep him against the cage and just hold him and knee his thighs.
If Team Faber pulls it off tonight, they will be up 4-2. If that happens, I could easily see it being a tie in the quarter finals because Team Cruz still have Rio and Sicilia. Does anyone think Saunders and Ogle have a solid chance against these two guys? I don't like to write people off, but Rio and Sicilia should be the favorites to make the quarter finals.
I like the idea of this tournament being 4-4 going into the quarter finals.
I agree that Cruz should come down hard on Tickle for losing because like he said, sometimes we need tough love, but I think the timing was a little bad. The guy just lost and already had a lot of emotions he was dealing with since he was in the heat of the moment. Cruz should have waited a day before having that talk. That's just my opinion. I'm not saying Tickle didn't deserve the criticizing, but there's a time and a place. Losing at something that is so important to you and important for you and your families future is hard enough to deal with, and then getting criticized immediately after is just adding salt to your wounds. I felt a little bad for Chris Tickle right there.
Was really disappointed at how much faber was talking up the whole "my guy is a good wrestler, there guy is a crappy wrestler" and it turned out his guy gets taken down and subbed. :thumbsdown:
But still.. i am really ready to see sam fight. Didnt get to see much of him in the tryouts..
I'm turning into a huge Cruz fan, I have to say. He seems like an excellent coach, very intelligent, very on top of the psychological aspects of the game in how to deal with different characters in different ways - he seems to understand the mental make up of each of his guys, and coach them accordingly. He also runs rings round poor Faber, who seems like an alright guy himself, but doesn't quite have the mental sharpness to verbally jaw with Cruz and not come out looking like an idiot.
I enjoyed that fight as well. Fighters don't have to be world classed competitors to be entertaining. I thought it was interesting how Cofer was supposed to be the better wrestler, but failed to take Vinc down which led to him gassing. I don't think many people expected Vince to capitalize on that and take Cofer down himself leading to a submission win for him.
Other than the weird position on the ground, it was a decent fight entertainment wise.
Well that was fight of the season, I think it should have gone three. I don't know how you give Saunders rd 1 for a drop but don't give Scilia rd 2 for the same.
Like I said in the official thread, I checked Sicilia's record before this fight and noticed it was padded. He has a win over a guy with an 0-5 record, all finishes. That sort of changed my opinion on this fight before it started.
EDIT: I kind of agree with John. I think that Saunders won the majority of the second, but Sicilia dropped him with a solid punch which should have stolen the round. That being said, I'm not complaining about the result. Sicilia was obviously looking for the knock out and never really changed up his game plan, even when he started to gas from throwing those power punches. He looked frustrated when Saunders wasn't obliging to a brawl, but what does he expect? Saunders had the quicker foot work and knows going toe to toe with a guy who hits as hard as Sicilia isn't a good idea. They both had good chins which made the fight more exciting. Probably the best fight of the season so far.
Anyone else notice how Herb Dean went rushing in when Chris dropped Sam with that head kick? It did look like he went out for a second, but fortunately he recovered before Dean was potentially able to step in. If Herb had been a little closer, we may have gotten an early stoppage there.
Anyone else notice how Herb Dean went rushing in when Chris dropped Sam with that head kick? It did look like he went out for a second, but fortunately he recovered before Dean was potentially able to step in. If Herb had been a little closer, we may have gotten an early stoppage there.
I think almost any ref would. I don't think I have ever seen anyone recover when they fell face first with their hands at their sides like that. Sam is a tough dude.
Sam Sicilia is going to get a contract fight at the finale so I don't think his padded record means much of anything. The long training camps are really killing these guys cardio as most of them are gassing badly. Chris Saunders is a scrappy little bastard I would love to see him get a winnable fight in the next round and take a shot at the finale.
At this point I think the semifinal matchups should be
Justin Lawrence(C) vs Mike Chiesa (F)
Al Iaquinta(F) vs James Vick (C)
Mike Rio(C) vs Chris Saunders (F)
Joe Proctor(F) vs Vinc Pinchel (C)
Or in the unlikely case Andy Ogle moves on
Justin Lawrence (C) vs Andy Ogle (F)
Vinc Pinchel (C) vs Chris Saunders (F)
Al Iaquinta (F) vs James Vick (C)
Joe Proctor (F) vs Mike Chiesa (F)
His padded record only meant something regarding his chances of winning this tournament. Fortunately for him, he's an exciting fighter with a lot of power, so it doesn't surprise me that he will get a contract fight, although I thought usually only the quarter finalists get that chance?
I expect Rio to beat Ogle, but he has a 2011 decision loss to Efrain Escudero. That worries me a little. I want to assume that Escudero was game that night because he has looked horrible in the UFC lately. If Rio lost to that guy we've been seeing lately, I just hope he's been improving a lot in the house to make up for it.
Lol, did anyone else think it was hilarious when before the fight they went over to a shot of Britney with a tablet that said team cruz or team faber and it was a massive shot of her cleavage.
Sicilia was 100% robbed of a third round, and us the fans were also criminally denied seeing it. Absorbing fight, Sicilia looked completely done for one 30 second period during round 1, it was amazing the way he recovered and just kept coming forward, throwing bombs and going for takedowns.
I don't see how this fight was a 20-18 for Saunders. Personally I thought about scoring it 20-18 for Sicilia but I ended up giving the first to Saunders. He displayed some really bad striking defense (Sicilia didn't really do much better) in that second round.
It was quite clearly a draw. I won't dwell on it, as Sam looked a bit disappointing, but the man should have been permitted a third round. I don't know how much good it would have been, given how gassed he was, but still. A bit of a screw up by the judges. Saunders will get crushed in the semi-finals.
Mike rio gassed out pretty bad in the second. Not impressed with either, i feel like ogle one simply by having the superior gas tank. His punches in his stand up were so wild... I really like his personality though.
THAT WAS THE COOLEST COACHES CHALLENGE EVER. SERIOUSLY
Yes that was truly badass, glad to see a break from one sport after another. You know but I see why they didn't have live ammo competitions some seasons with coaches like Tito and Ken competing.
probably going to go down about the same way as the last fight. There are very evenly matched but cruz is just a bit better in each area
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