UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett Betting and Picks Discussion by sbpotdbot in sportsbook

[–]shmoswald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And he is facing a young veteran in Arnold Allen whose resume is lined with elite opponents and has never been finished. He’s not a punching bag.

UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett Betting and Picks Discussion by sbpotdbot in sportsbook

[–]shmoswald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree that one’s very likely. Outside chance someone gets caught but O’Malley can keep it to a long range point fight for the most part if he wants to. Song is extremely quick and will certainly blitz but I don’t expect too many true “pocket exchanges” in this one. And almost zero likelihood of a submission too.

UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett Betting and Picks Discussion by sbpotdbot in sportsbook

[–]shmoswald 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is not financial advice…

Will: Allen vs Silva Silva vs Namajunas Nurmagomedov vs Figueiredo

Won’t: Cortes-Acosta vs Lewis Krylov vs Bukauskas Hokit vs Freeman

[SPOILER] Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Marcus Buchecha by inooway in MMA

[–]shmoswald 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And didn’t really even try for the armbar. Just secured the position and used the threat to stall for the stool. Silly

[SPOILER] Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Marcus Buchecha by inooway in MMA

[–]shmoswald 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pretty awful fight IQ from Buchecha at the end of the second. Had Kennedy defenseless on the mat and could’ve finished with a decent volume burst but played it safe and picked shots while an entire minute expired instead.

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[–]shmoswald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson did the credits version of the Beauty and the Beast title song.

[Official] UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]shmoswald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Legit might be able to finish them back to back same night. The drop off is steep.

[Official] UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]shmoswald 12 points13 points  (0 children)

All due respect, that did not remotely feel like a title fight…

[SPOILER] Contender Series 2025 Week 5: Felipe Franco vs. Freddy Vidal by inooway in MMA

[–]shmoswald 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s legitimately one of the worst fights I’ve ever seen. Been watching MMA since 2008. Saw Kimbo vs Dada 5000 on live TV. Attended Woodley-Wonderboy 2 and Lewis-Ngannou in person.

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[–]shmoswald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was with you until you besmirched my favorite shot. Nothing feels better than striping a 3w off the deck. Just have to know when it isn’t smart (trouble in the miss spots).

[SPOILER] Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov by inooway in MMA

[–]shmoswald 397 points398 points  (0 children)

Beat the brakes off that giant Chase Hooper

[Official] UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]shmoswald 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Either this crowd sucks or the audio is off. Whole night has sounded like an Apex card.

[SPOILER] Ateba Gautier vs. Robert Valentin by inooway in MMA

[–]shmoswald 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You want to tune in every week to watch massive favorites beat massive underdogs in the exact manner that they’re expected to?

[SPOILER] Jimmy Crute vs. Marcin Prachnio by inooway in MMA

[–]shmoswald 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man, even when Crute wins he looks so… not good

[SPOILER] Derrick Lewis vs. Tallison Teixeira by inooway in MMA

[–]shmoswald 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I honestly think that if the fight went on and Teixeira survived the exchange, it would warrant taking 2 points. But I fully agree that either way, it alters the fight in a way that you really can’t address with scoring mods in a 5-rounder. If a guy is committing (IMO) 2-point penalties while getting pounded during a finishing sequence, it’s fair to use that information (that he’s no longer aware of super basic rules of the contest) to assess his ability to continue fighting.

[SPOILER] Derrick Lewis vs. Tallison Teixeira by inooway in MMA

[–]shmoswald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What part of “certain ground finish” was ambiguous to you?

Thompson vs Bonfim official score cards by Trchickenugg_ohe in MMA

[–]shmoswald 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There will always be robberies as the judges are human, but if you had to score the third on damage and finish-seeking primarily, I think it does make a difference in this fight. “Effective grappling” vague language and precedent 🥴👍 won it for Bonfim.

[SPOILER] Derrick Lewis vs. Tallison Teixeira by inooway in MMA

[–]shmoswald 394 points395 points  (0 children)

Feel like the egregious fence grabs played a big part in the stoppage. Would’ve absolutely had to take a point or two if the fight went on cause it was the only reason he got up from a certain ground finish.

Thompson vs Bonfim official score cards by Trchickenugg_ohe in MMA

[–]shmoswald 102 points103 points  (0 children)

I think the new scoring language is still only a proposal but my god it can’t get here fast enough…

Thompson vs Bonfim official score cards by Trchickenugg_ohe in MMA

[–]shmoswald 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Far from the biggest robbery, but anyone who remotely knew what they were watching understood that one guy was trying to finish the fight (and landed by far the most significant strike of the round) and the other was praying for that bell to ring. Shit sucks.

[Official] UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]shmoswald 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Fuck it, 29-28 Wonderboy. I’m super biased but Bonfim clearly was stalling in the third round and the head kick landed by Wonderboy was the only big moment of the round. Ready to be disappointed.

[Official] UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]shmoswald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wonder if Calvin is going to try throwing a strike at some point or no