Fight Nights: Bisbing v Le / Bendo v Dos Anjos

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Probably not worthy of two separate threads so here goes
both saturday, bisbing/le card starting at 11.30am here on sat with the main card starting around 2pm our time
not on tv live bar the usual methods but is on bt sports one at 10pm
sat night for those who want to wait




bendo v dos anjos on bt sports 1 at 1am (prelims) till 6am (main card starts 3am)






I would be shocked if bisbing couldn't beat le and I'd be thinking a decision
if it goes down that way and like some have said in the other thread if
le does get it done it'll surely be in the first/second round
Bisbing wont have any problem going five rounds, hard to see le keeping up
bisbings pace for much more than a couple of rounds but maybe heart alone
might see go the distance

kim v woodley an interesting match up
Not sure what to expect here given kims new kamikaze style of fighting and i've no idea what brought about the change, up till that the man made
john fitch look exciting
My thinking is if he comes out swinging like his last couple of fight that
woodley might take his head off him but if he survives the first using this
method then maybe he'll eventually tire out woodley
Think he may have more chance going back to his old human blanket style but
hope this doesnt happen, my guess is that kim will be a little more conservative here against a fighter who can look great at times
whatever happens I do feel woodley is a very risky bet at a short price
Dont know too many more fighters on that card :pac:


bendo v don anjos
surely a decision whatever happens
think bendo is better than dos anjos but dos anj is tough to say
the least and will imo come out second best after five rounds
It's odds on the bendo wins on pts, say no more

carmont v leites
never been a fan of leites and this is his biggest test by
far since his ufc return, think a similiar performance by carmont as
against cb+souza will be good enough to take this on pts


pyle v mein
No idea, pyle a big underdog here so may be the value call
head says mein, heart says pyle, should be a good scrap

Mr. Manager

Out of all these fights the only one I've been solidly looking forward to is Bisping vs. Le

Le is a really interesting fighter with some great combinations and an all round decent fighter to watch (until he gasses)

As mentioned elsewhere he's absolutely stacked on the muscle. He looks enormous compared to bout against Franklin - just hope it doesn't go against him so soon.

All that being said, this is Bispings fight. If it leaves the first it has decision written all over it imo.

Moat_Cailin

Should be a good main event LE/Bisping. Cung responded well after the Silva loss. I tend to agree with the above, Le has KO power to go along with his stand up and should be very dangerous for the opening rounds. Bisping has solid all round skills and pushes a fast tempo, I look for him to mix it up.

p to the e

Good to see Ben Saunders back in the UFC. Always thought it was a bad decision to drop him.

The Thales Leites vs. Francis Carmont is interesting. Carmont is on a two fight skid after being highly touted as "the next big thing" and Leites is on a decent streak. A win for the Brazilian veteran could get him a decently ranked opponent next time out. The winner of Pyle vs Mein maybe.

Would love to see Pyle go on a nice streak. He's no Spring chicken and he may not have a lot more fights left in him.

MrStuffins

p to the e wrote: »

The Thales Leites vs. Francis Carmont is interesting. Carmont is on a two fight skid after being highly touted as "the next big thing" and Leites is on a decent streak. A win for the Brazilian veteran could get him a decently ranked opponent next time out. The winner of Pyle vs Mein maybe.

This will be a terrible fight. If they gave negative Fight Night bonuses for "Stinker of the Night" then this would be it. Leites will smother Carmont on the way to a decision win!

adamski8

Wouldn't mind seeing a Fine of the Night bonus alright.

p to the e

MrStuffins wrote: »

This will be a terrible fight. If they gave negative Fight Night bonuses for "Stinker of the Night" then this would be it. Leites will smother Carmont on the way to a decision win!

Oh it will definitely be a slow one alright. Carmont's slow grinding style won him a few fights but may lead him to the unemployment line if he loses as it's not "television friendly".

weemcd

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Jesus Christ look at the size of the torso on Le, his arms look abnormally small compared to his chest. <mod snip>

I predict he has one round, after that Bisping should have cardio for days, hell Bisping might even get a rare (these days) finish to a badly gassed Cung Le. This is a real style match-up. Interesting.

Wrongway1985

Always liked Bisping well sort of liked since the Sky Sports interview before he did TUF or I think during TUF either way before it was actually known he won it.

I'm not gonna lie enjoyed the Henderson K.O. as much as any but heres Bisping in a different light than we're used to http://mmahub.net/ufc-fly-michael-bisping/

John_D80

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http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/michael-bisping-and-cung-le-to-undergo-enhanced-drug-testing-082014

El Guapo!

Mod: Lads, have a read of the charter again. Don't suggest anyone is taking PEDs without solid proof to back up your statements.

John_D80

El Guapo! wrote: »

Mod: Lads, have a read of the charter again. Don't suggest anyone is taking PEDs without solid proof to back up your statements.

Major apologies. Was meant as a tongue in cheek comment considering that specific fighters appearance recently. Didn't mean for it to be taken seriously. Totally my bad.

John_D80

Just watched the weigh ins for bisping/Le. That Don Hyung Kim is a big lad for 170. And Bisping is looking in great shape. He's put on quite a bit of mass since last fight IMO.

jsa112

Macau prelims starting in 5, probably will be terrible though

Davei141

We start the double event off with a contender for the worst fight ever in the UFC. Sadly i am not exaggerating.

ASOT

John_D80 wrote: »

Just watched the weigh ins for bisping/Le. That Don Hyung Kim is a big lad for 170. And Bisping is looking in great shape. He's put on quite a bit of mass since last fight IMO.

Kims style is a match made in heaven for Woodley. Woodley takes this easy imo even with the size difference.

ASOT

Thats an absolute robbery. There is no way Wee won that fight.

Davei141

We are in for a night of very strange decisions..

ASOT

Only a matter of time before that was stopped, complete mismatch. Cody was about 809 times better on the ground.

Davei141

My thoughts exactly, no bonus for the match maker in that one.

ASOT

Sasaki is 17-1, but for some reason i can see him getting steamrolled. The standard in Asia just doesnt seem good atall. Really shows how much the Irish/European scene has come along.

EDIT - How wrong was i.... Good finish that.

Davei141

Yeah you can never tell, i thought the same. Delorme could find himself cut.

IanMc666

Fantastic control from Lipeng in the closing moments of that final round, gruesome cut on O'Reilly too.

ASOT

IanMc666 wrote: »

Fantastic control from Lipeng in the closing moments of that final round, gruesome cut on O'Reilly too.

Yeah his mouth was messed up something terrible! This should be a good fight, hopefully the proper Woodley is back here!

ASOT

Boom my boy woodley is back on track, Kims wild striking suited him so so well!

IanMc666

ASOT wrote: »

Boom my boy woodley is back on track, Kims wild striking suited him so so well!

Decisive win there for Woodley, absolute beast!

ASOT

IanMc666 wrote: »

Decisive win there for Woodley, absolute beast!

Iv said it for ages hes one of my favorite fighters and i feel when hes on form he would be capable to hold his own against hendricks and possibly take the belt, he just seems to freeze up in the bigger fights e.g mcdonald. Hope he takes things from this and comes on even stronger!

ASOT

Cung is hurt so bad here, Bisping going for the kill, wont last much longer.

Fair play to Cung for telling the doctors hes ok but i think this should have been stopped his eye is fairly bad.

Mr. Loverman

What a mauling.

ASOT

Absolutely beautiful finish from Bisping.

weemcd

Good fight from Bisping but I wouldn't take much from that. Le is well over the hill and very inactive, only had a small chance to KO early. Anyone in the top 10 I'd fancy against Bisping atm.

Woodley really is an absolute killer, difficult to get him out of the first round.

ASOT

19 shots unanswered there for the finish, wouldnt take much from it myself but it was a great TKO win for Bisping!

Jesus christ his two eyes are absolute in bits.

IanMc666

I was absolutely cringing watching Le's post fight interview, Jesus his face was messed up! Great win for Bisping. Say what you want about him but I do like him.

IanMc666

But take nothing away from Cung Le either, what an absolute warrior and he never stopped!

Mr. Loverman

ASOT wrote: »

Absolutely beautiful finish from Bisping.

I agree! Normally I'm not too impressed by him (he's technical but not lethal) but that was vicious.

Davei141

Apparently Dana told the dodgy judge to GTFO after the second fight! Brilliant!

darced

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mailburner

just watched it myself

part of me thought kim might be a bit more conservative but it was
obvious what his tactics were going to be just before it started
perfect match up for woodley, looks great at times but I don't see him
beating hendricks, rory again or lawlor anytime soon
looks pure dynamite against an opponent that suits his style though but
flatters to deceive at times
I'd love to see him get a rematch with condit sometime next year
I will never know how he lost to shields, I'd have put the house on him I was
that confident
Bring back paul daley I say and you'll have the two most explosive
ww's on the planet going head to head

bisbing was entitled to win that easily unless le connected early and im delighted he did, cardio machine is bisbing to be fair to him
was certain it would end in a doctor stoppage myself

dulux99

Bisping probably won't ever fight for the title, but he will only truly be appreciated properly when he's gone. Never turned down a fight, always drummed up excitement, never had a bad run in the UFC. Brilliant fighter

Lenin Skynard

Well that's Bendo out of the picture for a little while. Can't say I'm disappointed about it. Cerrone/Alvarez just became a lot more important. Hopefully Pettis will fight again some time this decade.

weemcd

Lightweight can get very interesting if Pettis is more active after injury, or Melendez wins the belt. Winner of Cerrone v Alvez will be very close to the title.

Dos Anjos, Khabib and TJ Grant could all be in with a shot with one more win.

mailburner

fair play to dos anjos, last thing I expected to see
probably just as well for bendo he probably wont have to fight khabib now

bendo being knocked out and leites getting a ko all in the one night :eek:

ASOT

Khabib will take the belt after he recovers from his injury aslong as it doesnt hinder he. He make Dos Anjos look a whole class below him in his last fight. Great qin for him tonight though, i absolutely hate henderson so im glad he lost!

darced

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ASOT

Just watched the whole event fully there while im hungover from last night, Really enjoyed holloways fight. 22 years old and that was his 9th fight in the UFC thats mental! Great to see the McGregor loss spurred him on opposed to hindering him!

evo2000

darced wrote: »

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Infairness to henderson we ve seen him get hit with worse and recover, he was knocked down but def not out it looked worse than it was imo, bad stoppage.

Mellor

evo2000 wrote: »

Infairness to henderson we ve seen him get hit with worse and recover, he was knocked down but def not out it looked worse than it was imo, bad stoppage.

It was more than just a knock down from the punch. His whole body went limp and his legs gave out. He just collasped, it wasn't even the same direction as the punch.

There was 3 strikes soon after, and one of these easily brought him around quickly. That changes nothing though, he was out.

evo2000

Mellor wrote: »

It was more than just a knock down from the punch. His whole body went limp and his legs gave out. He just collasped, it wasn't even the same direction as the punch.

There was 3 strikes soon after, and one of these easily brought him around quickly. That changes nothing though, he was out.

if thats the case then frankie edgar was ktfo twice by maynard!

I just wish refs would let the fighters put it beyond all doubt, i know fighter safety an all but its still a fight at the end of the day!

Mellor

evo2000 wrote: »

if thats the case then frankie edgar was ktfo twice by maynard!

He was dropped sure. But he wasn't lights out imo. That's the big difference.

I just wish refs would let the fighters put it beyond all doubt, i know fighter safety an all but its still a fight at the end of the day!

I'm usually the one complaining that a ref jumped in too soon. But I can't see how Bendo has any case here. He folded, legs are limp, arms are nowhere near blocking strikes.
Is he even saying if was early?

After crumpling, how many undefended strikes is enough?

John_D80

I would commend Big John for the stoppage. Still the best in the game. Henderson didn't take a single shot more than nessecary. You only have to see his movements and his facial expressions for the first 15-30 seconds after the stoppage to realise he was not entirely in control of his faculties.

ASOT

Mellor wrote: »

It was more than just a knock down from the punch. His whole body went limp and his legs gave out. He just collasped, it wasn't even the same direction as the punch.

There was 3 strikes soon after, and one of these easily brought him around quickly. That changes nothing though, he was out.

How anyone can complain about the stoppage is beyond me.