GDT: UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida/Bellator 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards
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Great kick, caught him clean. Garry's legit on the feet. Gotta get that Wonderboy fight within the next couple years.
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Smith way too slow to do anything from top position at the end of the round. Had a minute left and didn't do a thing for the first 45 seconds even though he was right in front of his corner. Awful job taking advantage of the moment and trying to win the round.
I don't think Smith looks good at all here. Slow and getting clipped.
I don't think Smith looks good at all here. Slow and getting clipped.
Taytro
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Walker looks way more mature in there than we've seen him in the past. Smith looks slow and unproductive, he's waiting too much.
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Smith looks disinterested. For as big of an advantage as he thinks he has on the ground ... He's not putting in much effort to get there.
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Something is really off with Smith. So tentative and no interest in following-up with shots. Wonder if he came in hurt
pistolpete11
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Probably the best I've seen Walker given the level of competition and not just KOing the guy in the 1st round.
But yeah, Smith seemed off. The guy's a striker, chewing up your leg, you've got 14 submissions in your career, and very few takedown attempts.
But yeah, Smith seemed off. The guy's a striker, chewing up your leg, you've got 14 submissions in your career, and very few takedown attempts.
Taytro
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We wondered why this fight wasn't the main event like originally planned, so I do think maybe there is more to it.
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Smith's gloves are off, he's only 34 but is he done? Or do I always make the same assumption when guys take their gloves off in the ring.
Edit: I just always make the same assumption, don't worry. Maybe he should have retired instead of getting in there tho.
Edit: I just always make the same assumption, don't worry. Maybe he should have retired instead of getting in there tho.
Definitely looked like he didn't want to be there.
What was the "attacking my family" stuff about?
Nakatomi
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He's got a lot of miles for his age. I think he planned to retire if he had a chance on the mic but he didn't get a chance, haha.
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Smith is one my favorite fighters outside the cage and when he does hang em up I think will be a good broadcaster. But he's lost to basically every top guy and has just feasted on the lower-ranked guys. Gotta be frustrating to be a gatekeeper and he's one of those fighters smart enough to know that's exactly where he's at.
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Lmao they were both top 10 ranked guys coming into this. There's a lot of guys they've beat that you have to say aren't UFC talent before saying it about those two. Neither of them looked great today.
VanillaCoke
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Neither of them ever really look great, unless it's again even worse ranked fighters, as if the UFC rankings are any real indication of anything
