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pud
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Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 29, 2016 - 06:33pm PT
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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Dec 29, 2016 - 10:11pm PT
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it seems to me that the advantage generally goes to preparation.
Granted, anything can happen in a fight. Ali v. Norton, when Ali fought with a broken jaw.
Each fighter knows the other's strength, and should have been training to counter it.
What Rousey has going for her in this regard, is that she trains with men, who are US and world Champions. Her mother was also the first American World Champion in Judo. These are strong things. If she has trained well and is fit, she should have the tools to get the job done. Her philosophy of "treat every 5 seconds as the last 5 seconds of the fight", and the adoption of aggressive offense at the expense of defense, means that she will be going at her opponent full tilt every moment.
I seriously doubt that her opponent has ever fought anyone like her. She better get her hits in early.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Dec 30, 2016 - 03:25am PT
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they are both in shape, they both have skills. It will boil down to the mental game. Nunes has a huge advantage in the mental game.. Rousey may have allready retired. This could be ugly.....
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Dec 30, 2016 - 09:10am PT
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Rousey's behavior has Nunes distracted and unfocused... Might be a split decision and come down to whoever has more media draw...
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pud
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Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 30, 2016 - 10:59am PT
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Nunes does not want to let go of that belt.
Rousey does not want to go out a loser.
Both are extremely motivated. Too tough to call.
Should be an amazing contest!
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blahblah
Gym climber
Boulder
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Dec 30, 2016 - 11:27am PT
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I have to give Rhonda and the UFC credit for coming up with a great gameplan to generate hype for the fight--complete media silence on the part of Rhonda.
Normally one might think that having one of the fighters basically opt out of all media appearances and go AWOL would be bad for the hype, but now we're all completely guessing as to what's going on in Rhonda's head.
Has she been training like a crazywoman for the past year and will enter the fight with new-and-improved skills and determined to overcome her last performance? I suppose there is some evidence of this in looking at her ripped physique (still don't think she's especially attractive, but those abs are not bad at all . . .)
Or, as I believe, is she a complete basket case who wants no part in getting another beating like she got last time, is getting in the cage for all the wrong reasons, and is setting herself up for an epic fail a la Aldo against McGregor?
Hard to say so we'll have to tune in
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Dec 30, 2016 - 02:45pm PT
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Ronda looked scared at the weigh in. like someone trapped in something they don't know how to get out of.......
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pud
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Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 30, 2016 - 03:07pm PT
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Thank you everyone who came out to support at the weigh-ins today. Looking forward to proving you all right tomorrow. It's going to be the happiest New Year ever.
She's not sounding scared on instagram
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Dec 30, 2016 - 03:13pm PT
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I just watched the Nunes tate fight. OMG Nunes is a beast. Ronda watched that tape combined with what happened the last time she fought and she is seriously concerned about keeping her looks for her movie career. Ronda is suddenly very acutely aware that losing to these world class strikers is nothing like loseing a grappeling/ judo match. She had the look of a condemed person at the weigh in...
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Dec 30, 2016 - 06:14pm PT
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I sincerly hope that they both have a good showing and no one gets hurt too badly.
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rwedgee
Ice climber
CA
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Dec 30, 2016 - 09:50pm PT
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Told you...bye bye Rhonda Lousey
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Dec 30, 2016 - 09:52pm PT
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done deal...Nunes wins...
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Dec 30, 2016 - 10:02pm PT
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UFC: Rousey takes $3M for getting beat decisively, bNunez gets $200k for winning. Fortunately Herb Dean saved Rhonda from some serious hospital time.
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pud
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Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 30, 2016 - 10:02pm PT
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That sucked
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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Dec 30, 2016 - 11:08pm PT
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Well, it seemed clear that Nunes had prepared for the type of fighter Rousey is, and optimized her game plan to take advantage of Rousey. Rousey, on the other hand did not appear to have prepared to take on another boxer, and she had the same outcome as before. She walked right into the Nunes punching machine right from the start, and had no way to answer.
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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Dec 31, 2016 - 01:39am PT
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Rousey tried to throw punches with Nunes, but she had nothing to offer. Nunes was blistering her with combinations, hitting her with virtually everything she threw.
“This is amazing,” Nunes said in exultation.
Nunes landed 23 of 35 strikes she threw, all of which were powerful shots. She backed Rousey up from the very first seconds of the bout and simply overwhelmed her.
“She thinks she’s a boxer,” Nunes said of Rousey. “He [Edmond Tarverdyan] put that in her head and he has her believing that. I don’t know why he did that. She has great judo. She could go further in this division, but he put some crazy thing about boxing [in her head] and then her career started going down. I’m the real striker here.”
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Dec 31, 2016 - 04:08am PT
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I called the last two fights from watching her weigh in...... stick to hollywood.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Dec 31, 2016 - 04:08am PT
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and yes she has a lousy trainer.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Dec 31, 2016 - 04:22am PT
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where do these analists come up with their crap?? why was Ronda the betting favorite? She still had the same trainer, she still has no boxing skills and she was going up against a fighter with great boxing skills and great ground skills.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Dec 31, 2016 - 05:33am PT
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3 million is better than her acting gig is going bring. Hard to fault her for trying.
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