The Official Bellator Thread

[MacGowan]

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Watch this fight and then the grappling in UFC3

[johnmangala]

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This fight is more competitive than I thought it would be.

Gracie is doing goood with the sub attempts. I think the fight is 1-1 so far tho.

[MacGowan]

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5 round fight? the ****?

[Dave_S]

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5 round fight? the ****?

All tournament fights are 5 rounds because the title is on the line every time the champ fights in tournament.

Very strong showing from Gracie.

[johnmangala]

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Great win for Neiman Gracie. Did not expect that win I thought Ruth was going to smother him.

Good performance.

[MacGowan]

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Great fight, fun, fun grappling.

All tournament fights are 5 rounds because the title is on the line every time the champ fights in tournament.

Very strong showing from Gracie.

Ah! that makes sense. Man I'm liking these Bellator tournaments more than I thought, it's so fun to have a real sense of what a win really means.

[johnmangala]

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Rafael Carvalho is a good fighter but he was outmatched fighting Mousasi who is probably at his best now.

I think Machida can outpoint him in classic fashion but I worry if Carvalho improved his grappling after that Mousasi fight.

[MacGowan]

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also a small detail: I love that Bellator mentions UFC. Machida is a former UFC champion, mention it. it makes them feel more honest and real to me.

[Dave_S]

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I think Rafael gets it done.

[MacGowan]

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2 low blows, no points taken, i swear to god

[johnmangala]

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Machida wins a decision. I like seeing Machida back in form. Carvalho is a tough test.

I am surprised at the split decision but good Machida won it.

I got MacFarlane in the next fight.

[Dave_S]

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I'm not sure Gegard will fight Machida without additional drug testing.

[MacGowan]

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Ilima, in style.

[Opera77]

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Machida wins a decision. I like seeing Machida back in form. Carvalho is a tough test.

I am surprised at the split decision but good Machida won it.

I got MacFarlane in the next fight.

Carvalho and strong fighter.

[johnmangala]

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Holy **** did not expect Pico to get caught like that. Pico had hurt him earlier with a uppercut. Corrales landed the most vicious clinch hook after that.

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I want Fedor to win. Fedor hasn't snatched a legit submission in over 10 years tho and his chin seems to be deteriorated. He still has power and speed it seems, dropped everyone in his Bellator fights. His sub game is arguably still his best asset, but Fedor has been depending on his striking for a long time now. I think that him catching Bader is his best bet.

Bader is the safe pick tho, his wrestleboxing should be imposing. I did not expect him to KO King Mo, let alone in less than 20secs- that shows his progress as a striker. Bader does seem to have a vulnerable chin tho, that seems to be his weakness.