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Reply With QuoteDamn, I was near sleep until Thiago held it down, too bad he couldnt finish! I was impressed with his escapes from the bottom, especially the mount.. Dissapointing.
RASHAD EVANS VS. THIAGO SILVA ***Spoilers***
RASHAD EVANS VS. THIAGO SILVA
I see Rashad winning this fight by TKO . Not to sure how much Silva will challenge Rashad but hopefully it's a good fight.
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Damn, I was near sleep until Thiago held it down, too bad he couldnt finish! I was impressed with his escapes from the bottom, especially the mount.. Dissapointing.
What were ya saying Krav??
I told ya Rashad's hands and all around other skills makes him better.
Not to mention he got his BB today from Gracie family.
So we have a better wrestler, better game planner, who is also a bjj and and has faster hands as well as ko power.
That speed and accuracy will also imo be Page's defeat.
As it was Thiago had to use up all his energy to load up a power shot which by then wouldn't matter.
So much for TUF rejects
You should give me a mil Krav for being right.
Ok ok I won't rub it in anymore just playing with ya bro.
*whispers* 1 mil in care of Ventre
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I'd really like to see the fightmetric for this bout. Watching it live, it appeared that Rashad threw/landed very few punches from the top, and was simply taking Silva down and letting him up for the sake of getting points. Under the current scoring system, I understand that Rashad won the fight, but the fact that he did so little damage in comparison to Thiago demonstrates the need for a different system of scoring.
I didn't buy this card, but it sounds like Rashad wanted to win by takedowns. Thoughts?
So the control in the clinch was nothing? you know the clinch where Thiago was suppose to be better?Originally Posted by smartypants5391
Let's not make excuses.
Imo it was a very smart way to approach the fight and I think Rashad intended on some gnp but credit to Thiago he was very good at stopping that.
To me Thiago knew what Rashad was going to to and failed to stop him.I didn't buy this card, but it sounds like Rashad wanted to win by takedowns. Thoughts?
He did stop the gnp but he failed to stop the take downs.
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Sorry but Rashad proved nothing tonight. The only reason he took Silva down that many times, was because he was scared to trade with him, and we all saw what happened when he did. Plus he wasn´t even able to keep Silva down. Rashad won the fight based on the amount of takedowns, he offered NOTHING else.
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Was he at least trying to engage in the stand up or did he seem content in clinching and scoring takedowns for points?
So he didn't exchange with him and back him up? lol
Again if he can take him down and Thiago can't stop it then he won.
No different then GSP.
Gsp gets a lot of decs to remember.
He was not stupid to stand and trade with him but he was faster in every aspect.Was he at least trying to engage in the stand up or did he seem content in clinching and scoring takedowns for points?
Most of his take downs did come via exchange in the center of the cage followed by a GSP driving take down.
In the clinch he was better then Thiago even as Thiago tried to use MT which he failed to do.
I just think people have issues with wrestlers tbh.
GSP takes guys down, try's to gnp and when he does he is smart for not standing and trading yet Rashad does it and yes failed for gnp but did gain full mount, did almost get the back were as Thiago did nothing on the ground at all.
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As I predicted, he pulled a GSP. When in doubt he went to his bread and butter.
Thats what the majority of the peeps are saying.
Just when I was starting to respect a Rashad a bit, he goes out and tries to win a fight by scoring takedown points.
Lame. I'm glad I didn't waste $60 tonight.
I agree some of what you're saying, but accuracy? There's no way Rashad is a more accurate striker. And the "power shot" Thiago landed was nothing other than a perfectly times punch.What were ya saying Krav??
I told ya Rashad's hands and all around other skills makes him better.
Not to mention he got his BB today from Gracie family.
So we have a better wrestler, better game planner, who is also a bjj and and has faster hands as well as ko power.
That speed and accuracy will also imo be Page's defeat.
As it was Thiago had to use up all his energy to load up a power shot which by then wouldn't matter.
And I find GSP to be very boring nowadays.
Well, I seem to recall that me saying if Rashad made this a wrestling match he'd win.
And that's what he did.
We saw what happened when the "IMPROVED STRIKER KO ARTIST" Rashad tried to switch away from wrestling what happened.
Good win by Rashad, but bad win for Rashad. He's now exposed that he has a weak chin, and he's also exposed he can't hang in the pocket vs a power striker.
He can take people down. That's it. He didnt advance his position on the ground except that mount in the 1st round which Thiago reversed, as Thiago did all the other takedowns Rashad got. Rashad had zero offense off the takedowns. Kinda discouraging for someone who's supposedly a GNP king .
And the standup?
I'm thankful that Rashad was exposed for the lack of standup he has. He gets DROPPED the minute he started to engage in the pocket.
It erases the Chuck Liddell KO.
The other LHW's in the division are salivating right now that all Rashad has is his Takedown. With all respect to Rashad? All he is ? The Second coming Of Tito Ortiz, only with some hands.
Ugly win for Rashad.
He won a wrestling match, and almost lost when he tried to become a "STRIKER" that SOME THINK he is
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GSP takes you down, keeps you there and punishes you on the ground. Big difference. Rashad almost got knocked out trading with Silva.
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I figured he was going to apply his wrestling in this fight. On the Countdown show he specifically said that he was going to his roots. So it was no surprise.
Well, its a win for him but I find it hard to root for a guy who decides to win by scoring takedowns.
I'd be fine if I never watched Rashad fight in the UFC again.
Oh and dude Ventre? With all respect? If he can't hand with Machida's and Thiago's power?
What makes you think he can survive Rampage? Who BTW beat Hendo a better wrestler.
Man Rampage will KTFO of Rashad.
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They were last effort bombs bro.
He wasn't able to do anything in 3 rounds tilhe got desperate.
Had they been timed well he would have done something in the prior 13 minutes.
Guess what not everyone is a gnp master like gsp but then again GSP does not always get a tko or ko either via those gnp.GSP takes you down, keeps you there and punishes you on the ground. Big difference. Rashad almost got knocked out trading with Silva.
Fabricio ends the debate the Last Emperor has fallen
OMG Krav your hate just goes and goes.
He can't hang with a power striker? Rashad tried to gnp, Rashad tried to gain postions what did your so call boy do?
Jesus dude give credit and get over it when your wrong.
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