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[Chachie]

UFC 123: A Fairwell to Penn and Page



Karo Parisyan vs. Dennis Hallman
I have a hard time rooting for Karo but I feel bad for the guy. He'd better impress tonight.
Karo by judo throw through the cage. Hallman ends up in a pile of fence-grated cheese on Mike and Joe's table.

George Sotiropoulis vs. Joe Lauzon:
Fight of the night potential for sure. George has the edge on the mat, Joe has the edge standing. USA! USA! (I agree with 98, whose template I thieved for this post.)
Lauzon by surprise TKO Round 2

Phil Davis vs. Tim Boetsch:
Phil Davis will give Boetsch the same beating Boetsch gave David Heath..
..and then drop down on Tim's lifeless body and begin devouring his entrails. Davis by mauling, rd 1.

Matt Hughes vs. BJ Penn:
For me to even pretend I have a technical handle on how this fight will go is moot because I'm rabidly rooting for my mancrush BJ Penn. I just can't help but see his career as burning out while Matt's has found new life. Also- we all know Matt won't gas and we all know BJ probably will after 2, especially if he winds up on his back.
I don't pick against BJ Penn.

Lyoto Machida vs. Rampage Jackson:
Machida will avoid getting hit and pick Quinton's legs apart. By the 3rd round when Page is immobile, frustrated, and tired, Lyoto will finish him. Having said all that I agree with 98. Go Rampage. Love ya. Knock the Dragon out of the picture.
Machida by TKO, rd 3.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

UFC 123 quick picks...One of those nights than any of the favorites lose and it will be very surprising.

Sotiropoulos (UD)
Davis (2nd round TKO)
Goncalves (upset pick) (KO rd 2)
Penn (Unanimous Decision)
Machida (Split Decision)

[Forehead]

Someone do me a favor and post a stream. I'll probably be too exhausted from the game today and not watch it, but just in case I catch a second wind, I want to watch Davis fight.

[StillUnknown]

i forgot that Edson Barboza is on the undercard. i've seen a few of his fights, he fights alot like Jose Aldo. not saying he's as good, just their standup is very similar. i hope they get to show his fight tonight

[Forehead]

Link
Legendary MMA heavyweight Don Frye has predicted Randy Couture will soon beat Cain Velasquez to win a sixth UFC title, insisting The Natural would "whoop Cain's ass".

Frye fought 11 times in the UFC, winning ten, and his aggressive wrestling base combined with trademark moustache won him a squadron of diehard fans. The Predator competed back when rounds did not exist in the UFC, once going over 11 minutes with Mark Coleman, and he claims some of the present generation need to remember that they are fighters.

"Sometimes you get these guys in there who are worried about their hair and being on TV," Frye was quoted as saying by Hurtsbad. "They're not interested in fighting. They're not in there to win, they're in there to not lose. There is a hell of a difference."

Frye's interest will always largely rest in the heavyweight division, where he is pleased to see Brock Lesnar no longer holding the UFC strap.

"We have all had to watch Brock Lesnar fart around. That guy is an embarrassment," said Frye. "God damn, you get to hand pick his opponents for him for a while then someone who is a half way decent athlete comes along and hits him once and he pisses his pants and runs. If he wasn't in a cage he would still be running."

The "half way decent" comment can be understood as a derogatory assessment of new champion Velasquez who, in Frye's eyes, would lose comfortably to Couture.

"I'd never seen him fight until he fought that jackass Brock. He doesn't impress me, you could have sent a cheerleader in there to slap Brock around he's so afraid of getting hit.

"I'll bet $1,000 Randy can whoop Cain's ass. Randy can handle anybody that's 240 pounds. He handled Brock who was 280 at the time. The thing is Randy can't throw a punch through a wet paper bag, that's why he didn't hurt Brock but he can out wrestle Cain all night long."

[StillUnknown]

Frye must have something against Randy

Cain would maim Randy at this point of their respective careers

[Sebowski]

A little late, but I'll take:
Simpson by TKo in the 3rd (probably over before I'm done typing)
Brown by Sub
Harris by decision
Davis by GnP
Lauzon by...... someway or another. I don't like Sotiropolis. He's was a dick on TUF
Penn by RNC. He's back!!!!!! He has to be or he's done anyway. If Hughes can control him at this stage of his career, anyone at 170 can and enough guys at 155 could as well. Penn will stick and move, drop Hughes, and sub him. I am very excited for this one.
Rampage by KO. I was thinking Machida all month, but now I keep picturing Rampage catching him once and KO'ing him. Rooting for a Machida finish though.

[Chachie]

Karo. Oh Karo.

[StillUnknown]

G-Sot's jiu-jitsu is great to watch

[StillUnknown]

1st time i've seen that version of a kimura

[Unforgiven]

Did a bunch of streams just go down?

[Destino]

Antoine Dodson... shown in attendance as a celebrity at UFC 123.

...amazing.

Falco, however you spell his name, should have been DQ'd for holding that choke so long after the bell and AFTER the ref started pulling on his head. That's some serious BS.

[Unforgiven]

Yeah, Falco is looking way better than Harris but he should have been DQed for that choke. He held it a couple seconds after the ref jumped in and tried to pull him off...and that was even after the horn. He was just trying to hurt him with it as much as he could before going to his corner.

Edit: Nevermind, Falco is taking the third round off...he does realize Dana White actually watches these things right? He was cheap with the choke and took the final round off....Dana is really big on guys that finish fights.

[Sebowski]

Mergliata? WTF!

[StillUnknown]

oh that was fast