How many here for real actually watched the whole Stipe vs Ngannou
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I watched the whole thing. It was fascinating to watch Stipe's methodical breakdown of Ngannou. It was delicious based on how the UFC's hype machine, and Sherdog itself gave Stipe little chance to win.
It was also nerve-wracking as Ngannou maintained his ability to end the fight the entire time - one mistake and Stipe might have been out of it.
It was also nerve-wracking as Ngannou maintained his ability to end the fight the entire time - one mistake and Stipe might have been out of it.
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I was switching from fight to PBP thread and back. That shit was boring, Francis had nothing left and Stipe didn't want to push for finish. It was a drag
Exactly, plus some of those shots he took probably affected his cardio too.
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I didnt watch any of it , but I dont comment on it either .So who here actually watched the damn thing in its entirety on PPV or streaming or live?
I've seen so many threads since Sunday morning that had so many varying inconsistencies about how the match went...." lay and pray" "a complete shot to shit slashed and burned wrestlefuck" "20 minutes of stipe laying on Francis"
Can we get some concise and cohesive telling of this match
Like a consensus agreement of what happened
If you're willing to read this wall of text...this is my recollection of the match...although it might be somewhat jumbled
Cause I feel like I'm going crazy,
knowing what I saw then having a guy on here tell me otherwise
Round 1: whole round of standup with a bit of clinching/stalling....ngannou unloads repeatedly while stipe bobs and weaves then resets...ngannou eats a heavy overhand right that obviously got his attention....at the end of the round stipe eats a heavy uppercut that gets his attention then he got the takedown at the bell...I think there was another takedown earlier in the round
Round 2: stipe still doing head mooment....goes for a takedown after getting uppercutted and gets ngannou trapped between himself and the cage on his knees...Stipe hits him with knees and some punches....goes for a RNC (?) Right near the bell
Round 3: stipe goes for a takedown and they end up in the exact same position as round 2 (francis trapped against the cage kneeling) but ngannou powers up to his feet and pushes stipe away then hits him with a heavy heavy right that makes stipe go for the double Leg and drives him down hard to the mat....Stipe gets in francis half guard and rains down hard rights (legit thought he was close to stopping ngannou here)
But ngannou locks up stipe's arms before could go anything further and they both take a rest before herb called for action right near the bell
Round 4:ngannou pushes stipe into the cage before stipe double legs ngannou into the mat...ngannou attempts a heel hook?...Stipe stands up to get out then he dives right back into franc's guard
now this is where I remember any "laying on Francis" starting as Ngannou tries to get up stipe was content laying over his back for a minute before herb called for action...Stipe obliges and repeatedly hits ngannou in the head and body while ngannou slumps
Round 5: ugly ugly round....Stipe drives ngannou into the cage...stalls enough that herb calls for action...ngannou goes for a lame headlock?...Stipe easily gets out and they mostly circle each other while stipe avoids the few punches ngannou throw...flying knee from ngannou that stipe literally "catches" before he runs ngannou into the cage til the bell
Sorry if there's not an exact continuity to how I'm describing it since I'm just going from memory...but all that shit happened right???? Or am I the crazy one
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Fight never happened, it was all CGI.
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Everyone complaining about Stipe’s performance fall under either of these two categories:
1. Ngannou fan boys who claimed Stipe would get knocked out in the first round and are visibly butt hurt.
2. Fan’s who’ve never trained or competed in MMA and can’t grasp the concept of technique and gameplanning.
Most fall under the two.
1. Ngannou fan boys who claimed Stipe would get knocked out in the first round and are visibly butt hurt.
2. Fan’s who’ve never trained or competed in MMA and can’t grasp the concept of technique and gameplanning.
Most fall under the two.
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You're a glutton for punishment. Not that Stipe dealt any.
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I watched it.
Good head movement by Stipe in first round, albeit eating some nasty shots. Second round onwards he drained Ngannou's gas tank empty by holding him down. Some pitter patter punches on the mat, some solid 1-2's standing. Later on, Stipe seemed exhausted too, so he didn't risk taking any big shots, even though Ngannou was pretty much done. Ngannou did practically nothing after the first round, just stood there waiting to be taken down. Ngannou's corner had no answers tactically and their advice was rather pointless.
Good head movement by Stipe in first round, albeit eating some nasty shots. Second round onwards he drained Ngannou's gas tank empty by holding him down. Some pitter patter punches on the mat, some solid 1-2's standing. Later on, Stipe seemed exhausted too, so he didn't risk taking any big shots, even though Ngannou was pretty much done. Ngannou did practically nothing after the first round, just stood there waiting to be taken down. Ngannou's corner had no answers tactically and their advice was rather pointless.
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I did and that is basically what happened. I don't know why people are shitting on Stipe and his game plan. If you have a wrestling background and your opponent is primarily a boxer, why would you keep the fight standing for extended periods of time?
