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molson · 05-26-2016, 10:47 AM

Ya, Alexis Dufresne got destroyed by pretty mediocre competition in UFC to the extent Joe Rogan was openly saying on commentary that she didn't belong at that level of fighting. And she was coming off of maternity leave. Which, you wouldn't think would be great for a fighter, but a few new mothers have done really well - maybe the experience actually makes you tougher and more focused.

That was really the only noteworthy fight on the main card. It was fun how Bellator does prelims though. Rather than every fight having a set time like UFC does, the next fight stars immediately after the previous one ends, even if the previous one is a first-round stoppage. Any fights they can't squeeze in before the show, they do after the show. The crowd was booing the end of the main event on Friday, but before the two main event fighters even left the cage area, the next two locals guys were in the cage ready to go for the next dark fight - and there was 2 more after them, all more entertaining than what we got on the main show.

And just as another tangent, as a mostly-casual MMA fan who got into it pretty late in the game, I'm still surprised how much tolerance refs have for rule violations. Poking your opponent in the eye or kicking them in the groin has no consequence 90% of the time, as long as its seen as "accidental". I can't think of another sport where an "accidental" foul is just ignored. The main event was an example of this - the champion did almost nothing over 5 rounds, but he did manage two eye pokes and two groin shots. At one point Big John actually stopped the fight and told the cornermen to keep the guy in line, but there was never a point deduction. So really, there's no reason not to try to kick "near" the groin, or to wave your open fingers at your opponent's face like Jon Jones loves to do, because you get at least one freebie, usually two, and sometimes like in the main event on Friday night, four. And it's pretty impossible to know the intent of the fighter, so really, there's a real incentive to get one good groin shot and one good eye poke in at some point in every fight.

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molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	Ya, Alexis Dufresne got destroyed by pretty mediocre competition in UFC to the extent Joe Rogan was openly saying on commentary that she didn't belong at that level of fighting. And she was coming off of maternity leave. Which, you wouldn't think would be great for a fighter, but a few new mothers have done really well - maybe the experience actually makes you tougher and more focused. That was really the only noteworthy fight on the main card. It was fun how Bellator does prelims though. Rather than every fight having a set time like UFC does, the next fight stars immediately after the previous one ends, even if the previous one is a first-round stoppage. Any fights they can't squeeze in before the show, they do after the show. The crowd was booing the end of the main event on Friday, but before the two main event fighters even left the cage area, the next two locals guys were in the cage ready to go for the next dark fight - and there was 2 more after them, all more entertaining than what we got on the main show. And just as another tangent, as a mostly-casual MMA fan who got into it pretty late in the game, I'm still surprised how much tolerance refs have for rule violations. Poking your opponent in the eye or kicking them in the groin has no consequence 90% of the time, as long as its seen as "accidental". I can't think of another sport where an "accidental" foul is just ignored. The main event was an example of this - the champion did almost nothing over 5 rounds, but he did manage two eye pokes and two groin shots. At one point Big John actually stopped the fight and told the cornermen to keep the guy in line, but there was never a point deduction. So really, there's no reason not to try to kick "near" the groin, or to wave your open fingers at your opponent's face like Jon Jones loves to do, because you get at least one freebie, usually two, and sometimes like in the main event on Friday night, four. And it's pretty impossible to know the intent of the fighter, so really, there's a real incentive to get one good groin shot and one good eye poke in at some point in every fight. Last edited by molson : 05-26-2016 at 10:49 AM.