UFC 87 results and chat

Alexander · 08-10-2008, 01:21 AM

Decent event. Florian/Huerta was good. Lesnar manhandled Herring, but styles make fights, and that wasn't unexpected. I can't stand Lesnar. I would really like for Fedor to hurt him. Since that probably won't happen, I hope Nog wraps him up in a tight triangle and puts him to bed. Lesnar is obnoxious. Cnorris where are you at??? I want to talk sh*t to your dumba$$. GSP/Fitch was good. Fitch is tough as hell, but got completely dominated. McDonald/Meia was pretty solid. I really didn't understand how Meia(I'm spelling that wrong for some reason) didn't finish him with that first RNC? Seemed like all he had to do was tuck his right forearm behind McDonald's head. Anyways it was an alright event I guess, definitely nothing special. Looking forward to watching the prelims tomorrow morning.

jas123 · 08-10-2008, 01:46 AM

I thought it was pretty damn good in terms of entertainment. GSP is nasty. Amzing performance and he really looked a lot bigger than I remember him being (with a nice crisp Akiyama-like tan). His back looked really wide. Fitch is absolutely tough as nails, but got outclassed. That punch that GSP landed that launched the snot was just plain nasty.

Emerson KOing the munchkin made my night. Lawler'coaster (I'm trying to hard). Not a big Manny fan and not after that cheap shot on the glove touch. Emerson sucks too.

Kongo was sort of

Florian-Huerta was awesome. Florian looked amazing. Great defense and footwork. Huerta's really fast and explosive.

Alexander · 08-10-2008, 01:47 AM

bump for hard knox and lucyluciano

Alexander · 08-10-2008, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by jas123

I thought it was pretty damn good in terms of entertainment. GSP is nasty. Amzing performance and he really looked a lot bigger than I remember him being (with a nice crisp Akiyama-like tan). His back looked really wide. Fitch is absolutely tough as nails, but got outclassed. That punch that GSP landed that launched the snot was just plain nasty.

Emerson KOing the munchkin made my night. Lawler'coaster (I'm trying to hard). Not a big Manny fan and not after that cheap shot on the glove touch. Emerson sucks too.

Kongo was sort of

Florian-Huerta was awesome. Florian looked amazing. Great defense and footwork. Huerta's really fast and explosive.

Thanks for responding. I'm at full staff

I commented on Florian/Huerta in the other thread, definitely a great fight, Florian is really good. Its not like its a mystery a championship fight is 5-5minute rounds, but I kind of wonder what would've happened if that fight was no time limit. Basically, Fitch is the toughest dude I've seen since Nog, but he got carried bad.

jas123 · 08-10-2008, 01:53 AM

I think GSP made a mistake by not keeping it standing when he had him really hurt about 3 times. He either took him down or was in guard and could have just stood up.

Alexander · 08-10-2008, 02:02 AM

Its tough not to take a guy down when its that easy and you've hit him with all sorts of sh*t and he's barely wobbly. GSP fought a perfect fight. He beat Fitch's a$$, but minimized being in the danger zone.

Mulletsoldier · 08-10-2008, 02:11 AM

I cannot believe how much determination and toughness Fitch possesses. I would say that every other Top-1O WW would have been finished in the several close calls that Fitch had. He was continually hurt badly and fought threw it. GSP is just too dominant though; I respect Fitch incredibly more than Hughes, but they both fell to lesser skill sets.

Lesnar has just ridiculously heavy hands.

Royd The Noyd · 08-10-2008, 02:21 AM

I'm just glad GSP didnt wear the purple shorts again.

Was it me or did Lesnar look like that big kid just pushing around the skinny kid in the schoolyard? I was expecting more from Herring.

Nitrox · 08-10-2008, 02:24 AM

I thought this was one of the better all around events.

Lesnar made Herring look like a LHW. IMO UFC needs a super HW class. 60 lb spread wth?

Royd The Noyd · 08-10-2008, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Nitrox

I thought this was one of the better all around events.

Lesnar made Herring look like a LHW. IMO UFC needs a super HW class. 60 lb spread wth?

Am I completely lost or at one time wasnt super heavy 260lbs+? How did lesnar make HW?

Lacradocious · 08-10-2008, 02:53 AM

I think Herring would have had a chance had he not taken that huge punch right at the beginning of the fight. He is quick and dangerous but seemed tired towards the end. I think he is beatable and he still has yet to take a good punch.

I thought he was a bit disrespectful after the fight given that Herring took that shot and the ensuing punishment to the end of the fight. I don't see how he could be so cocky when he couldn't finish him off or submit him.

Alexander · 08-10-2008, 03:02 AM

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I think Herring would have had a chance had he not taken that huge punch right at the beginning of the fight. He is quick and dangerous but seemed tired towards the end. I think he is beatable and he still has yet to take a good punch.

I thought he was a bit disrespectful after the fight given that Herring took that shot and the ensuing punishment to the end of the fight. I don't see how he could be so cocky when he couldn't finish him off or submit him.

Nice assessment. You must've been in this game a long time

Reaper329 · 08-10-2008, 06:19 AM

a couple of notes on my end.

I was impressed with Huerta and Florian. I thought KenFLo was going to kill him, so the fact the fight went how it did, shows a lot of toughness for Huerta.

I am also happy with Lesnar. Everyone gave him crap upon entering the UFC, but he has a legit wrestling background (not WWE btw). In his first fight he had Mir in trouble, and he showed he can fight last night. He is most certainly not a title contender yet, but he was impressive.

GSP/Fitch man when focused GSP is a beast. I got a great deal of respect for Fitch as (which has been said already in here)he took a beating but just kept fighting. The only guy with a shot at GSP is a motivated Penn and I cannot wait for that.

**pistonpump** · 08-10-2008, 08:40 AM

florian huerta.....huerta just looked gased which surprised me since he looks in good shape and usually has good cardio. Florian fought a very smart fight the whole way.

manny emerson....that was awesome lol it was so funny the child was trying to get back up and pop! right back down on the back of his head lol. We were just teasing him, acting like he was a lil kid crying uncontrollably, it looked like he wanted to and with his short stature i could help myself.

lesnar herring.... loved that big shot, lesnar really comes out of the corner with alot of energy. excited but died out as he just pushed his weight around after that. I think he has good potential actually with his heavy hands, strength, size, and wrestling background, not to mention good aggression. I kind of wanted Herring to pull out a KO in the last minutes of the third, that would have made it an awesome fight. Dude is like a polar bear. He's entertaining and i didnt think his ring antics were that bad except toward the interview, he just hasnt been around long enough to be so cocky.

kongo....he's beginning to bore me in his last fights. Kinda lazy imo. How did that fight end? I missed it or just dont remember.

main event.... fitch is tough but i thought he had a better chin than that. GSP looked really sharp and unbeatable at that weight but i think he should have gotten a KO in this fight. Fitch was missing all his punches and kicks, not mention they looked like they had nothing on them. I dont see why a champ wouldnt be able to take someone out like that esp when they are hurt. Lacking the killer instinct in this one imo.

Was hoping they would show the guida fight... The card was very good on paper but turned out to be average imo.

Mulletsoldier · 08-10-2008, 10:33 AM

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main event.... fitch is tough but i thought he had a better chin than that. GSP looked really sharp and unbeatable at that weight but i think he should have gotten a KO in this fight. Fitch was missing all his punches and kicks, not mention they looked like they had nothing on them. I dont see why a champ wouldnt be able to take someone out like that esp when they are hurt. Lacking the killer instinct in this one imo.

I thought a few times he should have kept it standing like Aleksander said. However, if this was Herb Dean, the fight would have been stopped on several different occasions.