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Mike Goldberg has the eyes of a seasoned killer, disturbing. Sickened for Condit, one of my favourites.
 
I think he was doing that against GSP too, could be mistaken.

Yeah, for some reason I read that as Hendricks, really tired. The pace is strange, have to hope Lawler is keeping some in reserve.
 
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PhilipB said:
Is it just me or is this fight weird? It looks more like sparring! So slow.
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Yeah, it is slow. It looks like they're waiting for a big mistake to occur. Maybe that's a bit too simplistic and lazy from me.
 
29-28 Hendricks for me.

Hendricks need to start moving. Easy for me to say that though.
 
Wouldn't surprise me if one of the judges has it as 3-1 Hendricks at this stage. :lol:
 
Congratulations, Hendricks. Both deserved it. It was very, very close.

Edit - Hendricks, in the post-fight interview, said that he'll face Lawler again.
 
That was an incredible main event. I really thought that Lawler was going to walk him down and finish him in the 3rd and 4th, but Hendricks recovered brilliantly. Its very rare that such a close fight is that easy to score too. I'd love to see a rematch. Lawler is cool as feck. So honest in the post0fight interview. I was impressed with Hendricks versatility. He didn't have a strength or power advantage for a change, but he just kept working with his striking and looked technically excellent.
 
I didn't score the rounds, but overall I thought Lawler looked better than Hendricks, was generally the aggressor and controlled the octagon for most of the fight.

There's no doubt who looked beaten up at the end of this one.
 
So what happens to the Welterweight division now? So many guys are, what I think, just one fight away from fighting for it.

Lawler - Possible rematch? Or if Nick Diaz wants to come back, have them do their own rematch for no.1 Contender

On the other guys you have:

Lombard - 2 fight win streak, Wins over Marquardt, Shields
Woodley - 2 fight win streak, Wins over Koscheck, Condit
MacDondald - 1 fight win streak, Win over Maia

Not including Condit because he might be out for ages.
 
Gutted for Condit, my favourite fighter in that division by far and probably the UFC as a whole.

Cracking main event, Lawler probably should have finished him in the 4th.. Might be being harsh on him there but Hendricks was out on his feet for a while. You could see Lawler wanted to stay calm and not tire himself out, but I think he could have mixed it up some more maybe when Hendricks was covering up. Some hard body kicks maybe.

Lawler was excellent though, hope he gets a rematch.
 
Felt really bad for Condit. Looked like it would have gone on to be a really good fight.

I don't understand how Lawler can keep smiling like that during the fight. He is a nutter. He just can't stop

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Before anyone asks, I know that's Paaaapeee from Prison Break!
 
Dirty Schwein said:
Felt really bad for Condit. Looked like it would have gone on to be a really good fight.

I don't understand how Lawler can keep smiling like that during the fight. He is a nutter. He just can't stop

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Before anyone asks, I know that's Paaaapeee from Prison Break!
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I think they genuinely have so much adrenalin they rarely feel the punches, but know they have been hit pretty well. He's clearly somebody who relishes a good fight though, I guess that's entertainment to him.

Got to feel bad for Condit though, the way his knee went like that was pretty nasty! the slow mo replays where you can see something break was nuts.
 
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Henderson 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 38) is to be held on March 23, 2014 at the Ginásio Nélio Dias in Natal, Brazil.

Main card (Fox Sports 1)

Light Heavyweight Maurício Rua vs. Dan Henderson
Middleweight Cezar Ferreira vs. C.B. Dollaway
Lightweight Leonardo Santos vs. Norman Parke
Light Heavyweight Fabio Maldonado vs. Gian Villante
Lightweight Michel Prazeres vs. Mairbek Taisumov
Featherweight Rony Jason vs. Steven Siler


Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)

Featherweight Diego Brandao vs. Will Chope
Middleweight Ronny Markes vs. Thiago Santos
Flyweight Jussier Formiga vs. Scott Jorgensen
Welterweight Thiago Perpétuo vs. Kenny Robertson


Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)

Featherweight Godofredo Castro vs. Noad Lahat
Light Heavyweight Francimar Barroso vs. Hans Stringer
 
PhilipB said:
What do ya mean? That third judge fecked it up but you can get 10-10 rounds. The 5th round was never a draw though and the 2nd wasn't a 10-8.
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At the beginning of every flipping show Goldberg says (basically) "Scoring based on a 10 point scoring system, the round winner getting 10 points, his opponent 9 or less based on effect grappling, striking, aggression and octagon control."

Is that not how it works?
 
gooDevil said:
At the beginning of every flipping show Goldberg says (basically) "Scoring based on a 10 point scoring system, the round winner getting 10 points, his opponent 9 or less based on effect grappling, striking, aggression and octagon control."

Is that not how it works?
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Yea, but a round can also be a draw so it can be 10-10. That score card isn't bad because of a round scored 10-10, which is possible, it's terrible because the last round was never a draw and the second round was never a 10-8.

  1. The 10-Point Must System will be the standard system of scoring a bout. Under the 10-Point Must Scoring System, 10 points must be awarded to the winner of the round and 9 points or less must be awarded to the loser, except for a rare even round, which is scored (10-10).
  1. The following objective scoring criteria shall be utilized by the judges when scoring a round:
    1. a round is to be scored as a 10-10 round when both contestants appear to be fighting evenly and neither contestant shows clear dominance in a round;
    2. a round is to be scored as a 10-9 round when a contestant wins by a close margin, landing the greater number of effective legal strikes, grappling and other maneuvers;
    3. a round is to be scored as a 10-8 round when a contestant overwhelmingly dominates by striking or grappling in a round.
    4. a round is to be scored as a 10-7 round when a contestant totally dominates by striking or grappling in a round.
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Very interesting, thanks.

Of all the rounds to call even though! Would have made sense for the first round. A draw would have been a fair result imho, though overall I thought Lawler won, not considering rounds and points.
 
Theon said:
Gutted for Condit, my favourite fighter in that division by far and probably the UFC as a whole.

Cracking main event, Lawler probably should have finished him in the 4th.. Might be being harsh on him there but Hendricks was out on his feet for a while. You could see Lawler wanted to stay calm and not tire himself out, but I think he could have mixed it up some more maybe when Hendricks was covering up. Some hard body kicks maybe.

Lawler was excellent though, hope he gets a rematch.
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Same here, real shame about Condit, hope he makes a speedy recovery. I'd give the beginning of the fight to woodley but Condit's ability to take a punch and to keep the fight at that pace would have brought Woodley in trouble in the later stages, you could see him slow down significantlu already
PhilipB said:
Yea, but a round can also be a draw so it can be 10-10. That score card isn't bad because of a round scored 10-10, which is possible, it's terrible because the last round was never a draw and the second round was never a 10-8.
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Did they change this rule? I've always thought it could only end up in a draw when there was a 10-8 round scored, which I found utterly ridiculous and hugely contradictory. Didn't know about 10-10 rounds, makes much more sense like this ofcourse.
 
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That KO by Pepey!

Jorgensen unlucky too, headbutt on the way in from Formiga. Was game over once Formiga had him down and had his back.
 
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