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[fufu]

Who is watching St Pierre v Penn this weekend? I think I'll watch it at home alone. I got to see this one. In HD.

I am so pumped for this fight. I get nervous just thinking about it.

 

[TrojanMan60563]

I get anxious about the GSP v Penn fight too! I cannot wait for this....I really really wanna see BJ get KO'd. I really don't like either fighter, but BJ is just a lame.

 

[fufu]

Yeah, he is incredibly cocky. A great fighter, but I find him pretty annoying after seeing him on UFC primetime. (which finishes up tonight at 10 ET)

 

[Doublebase]

Wow did you guys see Faber's fight on Sunday? He just ripped through Pulver. Looks like his loss didn't affect him mentally. Faber vs. Brown II, come on!

Did he fight Jens again?

 

[AKIRA]

Yeah, he is incredibly cocky. A great fighter, but I find him pretty annoying after seeing him on UFC primetime. (which finishes up tonight at 10 ET)

Ive missed every one.

Yeah, this, THIS is the fight I was expecting to be near new years. I love GSP and hate BJ, so these types of fights are the most entertaining. Whats even better is that though I look it as good vs. evil, both fighters are threatening so its matched up well. I want to be biased about it, but not this time.

I hope to be as happy as I was when GSP beat Hughes or when Rampage beat Liddell.

 

[fufu]

Did he fight Jens again?

Yeah, this past sunday. Beat him in the first round. Hurt him with a left hook to the liver, followed up with a storm of punches that dropped him to the ground, then locked in a modified guillotine and Jens tapped.

 

[fufu]

Ive missed every one.

Yeah, this, THIS is the fight I was expecting to be near new years. I love GSP and hate BJ, so these types of fights are the most entertaining. Whats even better is that though I look it as good vs. evil, both fighters are threatening so its matched up well. I want to be biased about it, but not this time.

I hope to be as happy as I was when GSP beat Hughes or when Rampage beat Liddell.

Besides me favoring GSP as a fighter, I want George to win because if BJ does, the belts will be locked up for a while.

 

[AKIRA]

Ahhh. Maybe it was a slaughter after all.

Whats interesting and commendable is that GSP went over to say "good fight" to BJ after BJ.......QUIT! Yeah. If GSP did that, BJ wouldve licked his gloves and such. Fucking asshole. He Q U I T ! Thats the worst of the worst. Cocksucker cant open his dopey mouth now!

I am not glad Lyoto won, but I am glad he got a KO instead of a decision. I still dont like him thus far though. The rest of the fights were a bore. Clays was good, but he never finishes. Stephan is done. And Karo....I didnt think he deserved that win. In fact, fuck him. Boring fuck.

 

[tallcall]

Ahhh. Maybe it was a slaughter after all.

Whats interesting and commendable is that GSP went over to say "good fight" to BJ after BJ.......QUIT! Yeah. If GSP did that, BJ wouldve licked his gloves and such. Fucking asshole. He Q U I T ! Thats the worst of the worst. Cocksucker cant open his dopey mouth now!

I am not glad Lyoto won, but I am glad he got a KO instead of a decision. I still dont like him thus far though. The rest of the fights were a bore. Clays was good, but he never finishes. Stephan is done. And Karo....I didnt think he deserved that win. In fact, fuck him. Boring fuck.

Man I love GSP for that, BJ came into his house and started shit, and guess what, he couldn't cash that check!

I like Lyoto and Thiago so I loved that fight.

Stephan is totally done, but I think the match could have been a bit more even (come on a 10 year age difference and 4.5 inch reach disadvantage - that's got to be one of the most uneven matches I've seen).

I wanted to see Nate do better, but oh well. Knowing his family, he might not be allowed to eat now (I don't think failure is tolerated well in his house). Clay kind of sucked too. And speaking of sucking, I can't stand that Karo, I really wanted him to be taken down by some no-name guy from Asia just to knock some sense back into him - judges didn't see things the way I did .

Yeah, BJ talked trash and got smashed. My best friend and I thought he'd probably have tapped out in the fifth round - we wanted to see GSP knock him out, but I like watching BJ tap too, of course seeing him (his corner) throw in the towel made me laugh and cry (happy tears) at the same time !

 

[TrojanMan60563]

Dong should have won

I hate Lyoto and wish someone would beat his ugly ass.

GSP made me a lot of money last night! I would have liked to see the last round, but even that much sweeter to see that pussy throw in the towel. He was beat by GSP in 2006, and he was dominated by him in 2009. GSP looked amazing and his skill is top notch. I personally don't like him although he has grown up a lot and lost his cocky attitude so cheers!

 

[AKIRA]

I won $15 bucks. Yay.

I am watching the fight again to hear the comments from Rogan and Goldberg. From what I heard last night, Rogan wants to suck BJ's dick.

 

[tallcall]

I won $15 bucks. Yay.

I am watching the fight again to hear the comments from Rogan and Goldberg. From what I heard last night, Rogan wants to suck BJ's dick.

That's ironic, I wanted to suck GSP's dick! Huh, what a wild and crazy world we live in!

 

[tucker01]

I won $15 bucks. Yay.

I am watching the fight again to hear the comments from Rogan and Goldberg. From what I heard last night, Rogan wants to suck BJ's dick.

That is exactly what I was going to say... fuck he was seriously nut huggin BJ

 

[AKIRA]

I am watching it again and one of the comments I heard Rogan say "wow how the sport has changed. the crowd just cheered for BJ getting back into full guard." Umm, no Rogan, GSP just struck BJ.

 

[UkrainianGuy]

penn got owned by GSP!!

 

[tucker01]

LOL interesting accusations

UFC 94 Notebook: Accusations Swarm St. Pierre

Welterweight champion and pound-for-pound stud Georges St. Pierre had little time to savor what many saw as a landmark performance against rival B.J. Penn at UFC 94 on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

J.D. Penn, the challenger’s older brother, confirmed to Sherdog.com that a formal complaint will be filed with the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Monday, claiming St. Pierre used a “greasing” agent during the UFC 94 main event. The 27-year-old French Canadian retained his welterweight belt with a fourth-round technical knockout.

“We are not trying to make excuses, but the NSAC needs to protect the fighters,” Penn said via text message. “They never notified us or completely wiped his back with water and towels.”

The accusation cast a cloud of suspicion over St. Pierre after he dismantled the popular Hawaiian in a one-sided, four-round affair. Controversy deepened in the hours after the news broke. In an interview with InsideFighting.com on Sunday, Penn’s head coach, Rudy Valentino, claimed St. Pierre used similar tactics the first time the two fought in 2006. Valentino also indicated the camp of former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra alleged St. Pierre did the same in their April 2008 rematch.

If the NSAC clears St. Pierre of wrongdoing, his latest conquest will likely stand as one of his crowning achievements. Never had Penn been so thoroughly beaten.

“I knew I broke him mentally in the first round,” St. Pierre said. “It was my gameplan. I stuck to it. My gameplan was to make the first round and the second round a clinch [war] and mostly like a wrestling match.”

As each round passed, St. Pierre dug deeper into Penn’s defenses, as he neutralized the Hawaiian’s considerable stand-up skills, forced him to his back and hammered away at him on the grown. St. Pierre leaned on Penn from the start, as he pressed him against the cage and sucked the energy from his 168-pound frame. Keenly aware of Penn’s penchant for fast starts, St. Pierre made sure to establish himself early in the fight.

“B.J. Penn, when he comes out, he always comes out strong in the first round because he’s got very good hand speed,” he said. “So I wanted to make him tired, to carry my weight.”

By rounds three and four, Penn was visibly discouraged, his pace labored. St. Pierre scored at will with takedowns and passed the former Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion’s guard with stunning ease. His relentless ground-and-pound -- punches, elbows and knees -- also took a heavy toll on Penn, whose head and body were often exposed in side control.

“He’s a very tough guy,” St. Pierre said. “Even at the end of the fourth round, I was mad. I was trying to finish him … hard, but he always survived. I’m not surprised. I was expecting that.”

At the conclusion of round four, Penn had nothing more to give, and his corner motioned for the cage-side doctor to stop the fight. Afterward, St. Pierre focused on his drive and dedication to develop all his skills.

“People talk about stand-up and this and that,” he said. “It’s a mixed martial arts fight.”

St. Pierre thinks his takedown prowess enhanced his striking skills against Penn, a man some believe to be the premier boxer in the sport. Penn’s lethal jab, which he used to pick apart Sean Sherk at UFC 84, was never a factor.

“I knew he was afraid of my wrestling, so it made my stand-up look a little better maybe,” St. Pierre said. “I’m very confident with my stand-up now. I box with world champion boxers and former world champion boxers in Montreal, so I’m in very good hands.”

 

[TrojanMan60563]

Wow for Penn to make a claim that GSP greased himself up is redick! Like seriously just go back to HI and eat some coconuts or something.

 

[AKIRA]

Eh. Rules are rules though. Either way, Penn will look like a crybaby win or lose.

Then again, GSP will be stuck with the accusation.. Its almost as bad as the crime.

 

[Richie1888]

penn not the first to accuse him of this hughes and serra did aswell

 

[tallcall]

Didn't BJ gain a lot of weight right before this fight (I heard he gained about 20 pounds after the weigh in - he must have been fighting at around 180-5 pounds, I bet GSP was close as well, but to add so much weight right before has to be a factor on your cardio and was probably done in a very under-the-table way).

Sorry, I just believe BJ was more at fault than GSP. If he had spent more time on his cardio, maybe he wouldn't have gassed out so quickly, but he apparently didn't spend enough time on it and is now whining and blaming someone else - it sounds like his usual fanfare really.

 

[Richie1888]

come to think of it u see him going for the high guard quite alot and it does always seem to be slipping down

 

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Report: War Machine arrested outside Las Vegas nightclub

by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Feb 10, 2009 at 1:30 am ET

Just days after his release from the upcoming Bellator Fighting Championships, former UFC welterweight War Machine (Jon Koppenhaver) has been arrested in Las Vegas on charges of misdemeanor battery.

The arrest came after an alleged scuffle inside Krave Nightclub & Lounge in the Miracle Mile Shops of the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.

Fiveouncesofpain.com was the first to report the incident.

Jay Rivera, a representative with the Public Information Office of the Las Vegas Metro Police Department, confirmed War Machine's arrest with Fiveouncesofpain.com and said "The Ultimate Fighter 6" cast member was taken into custody at approximately 4 a.m. local time on the morning of Saturday, Feb. 8.

According to a report from TMZ.com, security escorted War Machine out of Krave (-- a place described by one of their reps as "gay ... but very straight-friendly.") after an incident inside. War Machine then allegedly threw several punches at the security staff. He was then restrained and held under citizen's arrest until the Las Vegas police officers arrived on scene.

The incident is not War Machine's first brush with the legal system.

In February 2008 War Machine received three years probation and was ordered to pay $2,300 in restitution to victim Darren Zatkow after pleading guilty to felony assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury.

The charges stemmed from a September 2007 incident in which War Machine punched and choked Zatkow outside of San Diego's Undisputed fight club.

Following the February 2008 decision, Deputy District Attorney David Williams III, the prosecutor in War Machine's case, told San Diego's San Diego News, San Diego, California News, Weather, and Sports - KGTV 10News.com that the probation was "the defendant's last chance" and noted that a future offense would likely result in prison time for War Machine.

Attempts by MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com) to reach War Machine for comment were unsuccessful.

 

[TrojanMan60563]

Prison time shouldn't be too hard for the "War Machine" as it appears he is fond of male bonding. What a prick he deserves to get shit on. He obviously didn't learn from his last screw up.

 

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[AKIRA]

(-- a place described by one of their reps as "gay ... but very straight-friendly.") after an incident inside.

I love how they had to comment on it..

He was then restrained and held under citizen's arrest until the Las Vegas police officers arrived on scene.

Back to the gym for you!

 

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Cops: UFC Legend Has Finally Meth His Match
He's kicked the crap out of all sorts of UFC fighters, but now Kimo Leopoldo is battling a serious drug charge.

TMZ has learned the famously tatted MMA badboy was arrested by Tustin police Monday afternoon after they spotted the 6'3", 235 lb fighter wearing a Long Beach Police Dept. jumpsuit, complete with patches and a cloth badge -- a badge only cops are allowed to wear. The officers -- the real officers -- then searched Kimo's ride, where they claim to have found "a small amount of what is believed to be meth."

Kimo, who famously lost to Royce Gracie in UFC 3, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and is still in police custody. Cops say there will also be an investigation into where the 41-year-old got his hands on the LBPD gear.

 

[AKIRA]

Eh. Fuck him. He wasnt that good to begin with.

 

[Doublebase]

Sanchez vs Stevenson Right NOW!

 

[Doublebase]

I think Diego is slightly retarded.

 

[Doublebase]

Stevenson keeps smiling after getting knocked in the face. Doesn't he realize that it shows that it actually hurts you.....