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11-13-2007, 02:20 AM
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TUF 6: Episode 9
Your turn to play the role of Matt Serra. You choose the quarterfinal bouts. Who do you select to go up against Mac Danzig and Tommy Speer?
I'm going to assume that Dana White will not let Danzig and Speer fight one another. Reason being, after the main point of declaring a TUF champion, the second goal is to have the coaches' teams compete against one another. If they already start to compete against themselves, what's the point of having coaches? Just have 16 fighters, have Dana set up the fights, hire trainers and get on with it.
So for the sake of argument, who would you select? Would you try to finish Hughes' team off and put Danzig and Speer up against Sotiropoulos and whomever you deem #2? Or would you try to put a couple middle-o'-the road guys against them to see if you get lucky?
Here's how I'd match 'em up:
Kolosci v. Danzig - I believe that Danzig is the favorite, so I wouldn't put Sotiropoulos in against him just yet. I think you could get lucky with Kolosci because he's older and more experienced than most of the other options and he probably has the best all around striking/sub mix of the group. Should Danzig win, you still have your ace in the hole (and hopefully Kolosci would at least damage Danzig, weakening him for the next round).
Mandoloniz v. Speer - I'd be tempted to use either Sotiropoulos or Saunders here. I think that Sotiropoulos would easily win, but he could take some damage and I'd rather hold him back to fight the least accomplished of Serra's fighters (more on that down below). I think that Saunders is probably the third best on Serra's team, but being that he's predominantly a striker, Speers might be able to control him. I think that Mandoloniz or Kolosci would both be better choices here.
Sotiropoulos v. Hightower - As many of the cast have suggested, Hightower may be the weakest of the group and may actually be inferior to some other fighters who have already lost. This is probably as close to a "gimme" as Sotiropoulos could get, so hopefully he gets through relatively undamaged and you can put him up against Danzig or Speers if they get through to the semi's.
Saunders v. Arroyo - I believe that Saunders would take this one and that you could potentially throw him at Danzig if Danzig surpasses this round. Danzig is a superior fighter to Saunders, but Saunders could get in a powerful shot to get lucky.
I was tempted just to have Sotiropoulos fight Danzig and Kolosci fight Speers, but if they both lost it could be devastating to Serra with such an advantage at this point. Whacha think? Your turn to play Serra.
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11-13-2007, 02:39 AM
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I find myself forgetting who all of these fighters, and what they have done lol. But I have faith in the melon kitten's picks. I have a gut feeling that Serra is going to pull some wacky stuff this week though. I am also willing to take any bets on how many times Serra says how much Hughes must be pissed off right now.
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11-14-2007, 08:46 AM
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I really think Serra will put together Danzig vs Speer just to stick it to Hughes. Now the question is will Dana White allow it?
I hope he doesn't then every match will be teammate vs teammate.
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11-14-2007, 09:21 AM
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Preview said something about Serra being pissed and Matt smiling so who knows what'll happen.
Dana's had a hand in all the matchups in previous seasons, so I don't know that this will be any different.
I'm glad we'll get to see some (potentially) good fights
I would match 'em up this way...
Danzig v. Speer
Kolosci v. Arroyo
Sotiropoulos v. Hightower
Saunders v. Mandoloniz
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11-14-2007, 09:34 PM
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Mac Danzig is so damn funny. He's been cool most of the season. But, he's had two episodes where he's just been a downer butt head. LOL. I guess he is who he is in the world. And, I was glad to see Serra so pissed off about having some of his guys forced to be trained by Hughes. Classic.
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11-14-2007, 10:06 PM
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Wow, Kolosci got schooled by Danzig. For being bigger, stronger, and the better wrestler, Jon got rocked. Mac was looking for a standing Kimura a bunch of times. He also has very good wrestling hips, which is why it seemed to be easy for him to sprawl out of takedowns. And he took almost no punishment, meaning he'll be pretty fresh heading into the semis.
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11-14-2007, 10:44 PM
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Mac was pretty good tonight for sure. He owned that match. I've never been a Serra fan, but I've grown to dislike him more and more every show.
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11-15-2007, 12:30 AM
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That was a dismantling by Danzig. He calmly, cooly took John apart. His demeanor in the cage sets him apart from the rest of this group. Everyone says they expect to win. But I don't get any sense of doubt that Mac believes it.
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11-15-2007, 01:03 AM
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Yeah, Mac was impressive. I think a Mac vs George finale would be good. For next weeks fights, I think George and Matt win.
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11-15-2007, 06:02 AM
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I was pretty sure Mac was gonna be in the semis, since he's the official blogger and everything. And once they announced he was fighting John, I was 100% sure of it.
Mac is one of the favorites, but he is a small welterweight and that might bring problems against some of the guys. But not against a guy like John who isn't really great at anything.
A grappler like George or even Tommy could be a bad match for him. And then there's Saunders with decent striking and a huge reach advantage...
LOL@Hughes calling Serra (or anyone else for that matter) "such a meathead".
Pot, kettle, and so on?
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11-15-2007, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Gooner
I was pretty sure Mac was gonna be in the semis, since he's the official blogger and everything. And once they announced he was fighting John, I was 100% sure of it.
Mac is one of the favorites, but he is a small welterweight and that might bring problems against some of the guys. But not against a guy like John who isn't really great at anything.
A grappler like George or even Tommy could be a bad match for him. And then there's Saunders with decent striking and a huge reach advantage...
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George is also a small welterweight, having fought his career at 155 as well. So the size difference will not be a factor there. Speer could be tough but Mac is very good at submissions off his back. When Speer postures up, he's wide open for an armbar. Saunders style wise is the most difficult matchup. But skillwise, its Mac and George alone.
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11-15-2007, 07:52 AM
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Danzig looked good, but Kolosci looked terrible. John looked like he'd never stepped into a cage in his life. MMA fighter Danzig vs a guy with nothing to show = crappy fight.
I like the way the matches are set up. I'm glad White convinced Serra to stick with the teams concept. That should be a rule.
After that horribly uncomfortable coaches' meeting that Hightower called, I'm thinking Hughes will send Ritchie into his match with a torqued arm and a bad game plan. 
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11-15-2007, 08:49 AM
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Mac dominated that fight, he is a beast. He is clearly in another league than most of the other fighters. I see him and George in the finals with Mac winning fairly easily.
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11-15-2007, 09:25 AM
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mac really seems to not really belong with the rest of the group. He said so himself several times. But Kudos to him. He fought well. I knew he won the fight before it was even shown. He made a last sentence in his blog about " you will be happy with next weeks outcome or show " . It was something to that nature. I knew he won from that statement.
I also now have lost all respect for Hughes. Any I had is now gone. He really acted like a jerk to the two fighters that he now adopted. You could really tell he didn't give a **** about them. Not a hand shake or or a -uck you . Heck I went ahead and watched GSP vs Hughes II and enjoyed the punishment GSP put on him all the way to the KNOCK OUT . Made me feel better  . WarDawg |
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Serra really hung Hightower out to dry by matching him with George. Matt tried to get Troy and Richie to come to his side to give those guys a chance to win, I don't agree with Hughes much, but he was right when he said Serra matched his 2 best guys with his 2 worst guys.
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Serra really hung Hightower out to dry by matching him with George. Matt tried to get Troy and Richie to come to his side to give those guys a chance to win, I don't agree with Hughes much, but he was right when he said Serra matched his 2 best guys with his 2 worst guys.
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I think Danna had more to do with it than Serra. IMO. Danna wants him in the semi's if not the finals. Maybe Im wrong... But Danna gets whats he wants normally. Well except Fedor .LOL... WarDawg |
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Go Mac! I got a chunk of points on him pulling off the whole show. 
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Mac is grumpy and a very good fighter
Richie who didn't want things to be awkward made things awkward
Serra continues to show his true colors and annoy me
George is going to destroy Richie
Why was blake ever put on this show?
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mac really seems to not really belong with the rest of the group. He said so himself several times. But Kudos to him. He fought well. I knew he won the fight before it was even shown. He made a last sentence in his blog about " you will be happy with next weeks outcome or show " . It was something to that nature. I knew he won from that statement.
I also now have lost all respect for Hughes. Any I had is now gone. He really acted like a jerk to the two fighters that he now adopted. You could really tell he didn't give a **** about them. Not a hand shake or or a -uck you . Heck I went ahead and watched GSP vs Hughes II and enjoyed the punishment GSP put on him all the way to the KNOCK OUT . Made me feel better . WarDawg |
I didn't think that there was anything wrong with the way Hughes reacted. Hightower's "meeting" was plain stupid, he didn't even have anything to say. I liked how Hughes said he isn't there to make friends, he is there to coach. I highly doubt he would stoop so low as to sabotage the fighters just to spite team annoying a.k.a. Matt Serra. Serra really needs to grow up imo, after he gets dominated by Hughes I think that his career in the UFC is over. I went into the show hating Hughes and liking Serra but that has since been reversed. |
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I didn't think that there was anything wrong with the way Hughes reacted. Hightower's "meeting" was plain stupid, he didn't even have anything to say. I liked how Hughes said he isn't there to make friends, he is there to coach. I highly doubt he would stoop so low as to sabotage the fighters just to spite team annoying a.k.a. Matt Serra. Serra really needs to grow up imo, after he gets dominated by Hughes I think that his career in the UFC is over. I went into the show hating Hughes and liking Serra but that has since been reversed.
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This is the problem with Hughes .He doesn't connect with his fighters. He could have talked to the adopted guys and get on even ground and such. No he was with people keep kicking him in the nads and poke him in the eye. He's a Richard. I think Serra vs Hughes will be a good fight. Even if Hughes wins, GSP is going to retire him for good. Hughes is a horrible coach. Serra is a much better coach. Maybe not a better fighter.But deffiently a better coach.IMO WD |
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