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Old 02-27-2007, 11:48 PM   #1
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UFC 68 Picks Contest!
Same rules as the Pride 33 one.

Get your picks in by 9pm Saturday.

Two points for winner, one point for method on all fights.
Tie breaker, only used to seperate ties at the top, the closest time to end on the Main event, Sylvia_Couture.
Three methods - KO (which includes TKO), Sub and Decision.

Reps from all to da Winner.

Official fightcard for UFC 68 "The Uprising" scheduled for 10pm March 3rd at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio:

-Tim Sylvia (c) vs. Randy Couture (UFC HW Title)
-Matt Hughes vs. Chris Lytle
-Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald
-Renato "Babalu" Sobral vs. Jason Lambert
-Matt Hamill vs. Rex Holman
-Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fioravanti
-Martin Kampmann vs. Drew McFedries
-Jamie Varner vs. Jason Gilliam
-Gleison Tibau vs. Jason Dent


Countdown™ to UFC® 68

Date: 03/02/2007 11:00 PM ET/PT
Event Type: Spike TV - Show

Go behind the scenes to see fighters preparing for battle in Ohio. Featuring heavyweight title holder Tim Sylvia, Randy Couture, Matt Hughes, Chris Lytle, Rich Franklin and Jason MacDonald.

Premieres Friday, 3/02 at 11pm
Reairs Saturday, 3/03 at 9am and 6pm
 
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Old 02-28-2007, 01:24 AM   #2
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UFC 68: Down Goes Ogre!
 


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Old 02-28-2007, 06:38 AM   #3
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wow...this card doesn't look too hot. I'm glad I'm broke and decided not to go this weekend; although the Arnold would've been fun!
 


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Old 02-28-2007, 09:56 AM   #4
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Odds as of 2/28
R COUTURE +220
T SYLVIA -280

C LYTLE +450
M HUGHES -650

J MACDONALD +350
R FRANKLIN -500

J LAMBERT +350
R SOBRAL -450

D MCFEDRIES +210
M KAMPMANN -260
 


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Are those the odds in vegas? I've seen the lines on some betting sites and they are as follows:
Tim Sylvia -280
Randy Couture 220

Matt Hughes -500
Chris Lytle 400

Drew McFedries 220
Martin Kampmann -280


Rich Franklin -500
Jason McDonald 400

Jason Lambert 275
Renato Sobral -350

Rex Holman 220
Matt Hamill -280
 
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Old 02-28-2007, 03:52 PM   #6
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It will be interesting to see how much (or little) Matt Hamill has improved.
 
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Old 02-28-2007, 04:00 PM   #7
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Are those the odds in vegas? I've seen the lines on some betting sites and they are as follows:
Tim Sylvia -280
Randy Couture 220

Matt Hughes -500
Chris Lytle 400

Drew McFedries 220
Martin Kampmann -280


Rich Franklin -500
Jason McDonald 400

Jason Lambert 275
Renato Sobral -350

Rex Holman 220
Matt Hamill -280
All are relatively close, the differences are simply line movements as money moves.
I am interested in seeing if Hamill's standup has improved at all(he seems to have great potential), and I certainly hope it has b/c his fights have been painful to watch.
 


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Old 02-28-2007, 05:47 PM   #8
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Here goes my pick...

-Randy Couture (Dec) 2:39
-Matt Hughes (TKO)
-Rich Franklin (KO)
-Renato "Babalu" Sobral (sub)
-Matt Hamill (Dec)
-Jon Fitch (Dec)
-Martin Kampmann (TKO)
-Jamie Varner (Dec)
-Gleison Tibau (Dec)
 
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Wouldn't it be a ***** if Sikdogg won without all the picks.
 


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-Tim Sylvia (c) vs. Randy Couture (Sylvia KO 3:30 1st)

-Matt Hughes vs. Chris Lytle (Hughes TKO 2nd)

-Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald (Franklin KO 1st)

-Renato "Babalu" Sobral vs. Jason Lambert (Babalu Sub 3rd)

-Matt Hamill vs. Rex Holman (Hamil Dec)

-Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fioravanti (Fiorvanti TKO 2nd)

-Martin Kampmann vs. Drew McFedries (Kampmann TKO 1st)

-Jamie Varner vs. Jason Gilliam (Varner Dec)

-Gleison Tibau vs. Jason Dent (Tibau Dec)
 
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Originally Posted by Mulletsoldier
-Tim Sylvia (c) vs. Randy Couture (Sylvia KO)

-Matt Hughes vs. Chris Lytle (Hughes TKO)

-Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald (Franklin KO)

-Renato "Babalu" Sobral vs. Jason Lambert (Babalu Sub)

-Matt Hamill vs. Rex Holman (Hamil Dec)

-Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fioravanti (Fiorvanti TKO)

-Martin Kampmann vs. Drew McFedries (Kampmann TKO)

-Jamie Varner vs. Jason Gilliam (Varner Dec)

-Gleison Tibau vs. Jason Dent (Tibau Dec)
You to are missing something fatboy(reference to your failed push/pull meet ). What time is the KO gonna happen?
 


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-Tim Sylvia (c) vs. Randy Couture (UFC HW Title) Tim KO 3rd 3:23 I think Tim's size and reach will cause Randy problems. I don't think Randy can sub him and his best chance is to get a dec. Tim should eventually catch him. Then Crocop can destroy him.

-Matt Hughes vs. Chris Lytle Hughes rd2 gnp

-Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald I'll pick Jason as maybe Rich will be gun shy and too tentative and Mcdonald capitalizes by Dec.

-Renato "Babalu" Sobral vs. Jason Lambert Lambert gasses and Sobral sub 3rd

-Matt Hamill vs. Rex Holman Hamill by lnp dec

-Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fioravanti Fitch by something

-Martin Kampmann vs. Drew McFedries drew by ko

-Jamie Varner vs. Jason Gilliam Varner by sub rd3

-Gleison Tibau vs. Jason Dent ?? Dent by dec

Weak card but I'll still buy it.
 
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I'm not gonna put my picks up yet, and I hate to say it, cause I really like and admire the guy, but I don't want Couture to win, because then he will have to be beaten down by Cro Cop.

I want Tim Sylvia at maximum **** talking cocky when Mirko "Wanderlei" s him, and I will be ringside to see it when it happens.
Yeah, i also want to see Crocop give Sylvia a smackdown but i think Couture is one tough somebiatch and as long as he doesn't try to trade punches with Sylvia... he can win. If Syliva was a more mobile fighter then my pick would have been different, but he is so flat footed that someone like Randy should be able to take him down and squeeze out a decision.
 
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You to are missing something fatboy(reference to your failed push/pull meet ). What time is the KO gonna happen?
Damn you, will edit above.
 
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Tim Sylvia via decision
Matt Hughes via TKO
Rich Franklin via TKO
Renato "Babalu" Sobral via decision
Matt Hamill via decision
Jon Fitch via TKO
Martin Kampmann via KO
Jamie Varner decision
Gleison Tibau via decision
 


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A decision rendered two minutes and twenty one seconds into a fight?

Get with the program, dogg.
Jesus, we have to force this guy to win.
 


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I suspect you're talking about a younger version of Randy, one that still had trouble with decent striking Heavyweights.

Can he still take a punch, like he once could?

Monson, the ADCC strongman thought, as I Did, that Sylvia was deadmeat on his back, so far Sylvia has proven us all wrong in being able to stand with AA and being able to fend off a man with a more than decent groundgame.

Sylvia does'nt circle like a good striker should, but he can straight backpedal and throw to keep Couture from ducking in, if Randy chases Sylvia like he did Liddell, we know how that ended.

Sylvia knows what Couture has to do to win, he's training hard, give him that much credit, he is a hard worker, to counter Couture's gameplan.
Sylvia should win, but can Couture withstand some blows and tire Sylvia out, I hope so.
 


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