Why did Stipe gas so bad? - Taking down Ngannou wasn't hard.....

[Lawrence]

That´s one huge man + two Ford Escorts = 3870 kilos

 

[DocK]

Spoken like a guy who hasn't seen the inside of a gym even a single time.

 

[Ever Watchful]

OP is Matt Serra height and Francis Ngannou weight

So he's basically Matt Serra.

Minus grappling experience

 

[chillyoo]

Adrenaline dump after picking that 280lb man up with the double leg and dumping him. His cardio carried him but he was spent early imo

 

[degoj99]

So he's basically Matt Serra.

Minus grappling experience

Awesome.

 

[TheRealWill]

Adrenaline dump is the phrase ur looking for TS.

 

[MMAart]

"It takes a lot of energy to hold down a Ford Escort, Joe."

 

[613]

while being outweighed substantially

Its HW. Being outweighed is not a big deal. Almost all the best HWs now and ever are smaller HWs. At a certain point, weight is more a hindrance then a help

 

[Combat Wombatt]

"It takes a lot of energy to hold down a Ford Escort, Joe."

lol.


Not when he just lays there and you only have to lay on top of him.....at least until the ref has to tell you to do something.

 

[Swarthy]

lol, that's quite an exaggeration

Russow’s Hammerfist is easily the most brutal strike in the history of MMA!!

Hell you gotta have a spoiler warning so those of weaker and squimesh constitution do not lose their lunches over the obscene violence on display.

 

[ArtOfDrowning]

I think Francis rocked him with a couple of shots in the first round because Stipe slowed down 3 minutes into the fight.

 

[VERBAL-FEDOR]

I can understand why Ngannou gassed. It could be that he bought into his own hype with the UFC helping inflate that, it could be poor conditioning, it could be the excitement of being in the big fight that has drained the gas tank of many fighters who weren't known for having a bad gas tank, or it could be a combination of those.

In the past we've seen fighters who aren't known for having bad gas tanks having their cardio drained in the 1st round and after a fairly low-key round. So, I do believe the excitement of being in the big fight/title fight can gas people out. I believe that is partially what happened to Francis. Sure Ngannou was throwing full power punches at Stipe but he wasn't throwing a ton of them. I thought there was a name for it, but I think a lot of what happened to Ngannou was in fact the excitement of being in a title fight caused him to have a drastic cardio drain.

So, if that's what happened to Ngannou, what happened to Stipe? Stipe wasn't throwing a ton of strikes standing, got Ngannou to the ground easy, and threw almost no ground and pound, content on laying on Ngannou and throwing a punch or two when the ref warned him he needed to be active otherwise he'd get stood up. I mean Mike Russow was throwing more vicious GnP on Todd Duffee and in higher volume. Obviously Stipe had 2 title defenses already and wasn't gonna gas being in a title fight. Stipe also appeared to be almost gassed by the 2nd round and Stipe didn't take too many hits from Ngannou that could have wore him out either.


So, how did Stipe gas by laying on Ngannou and throwing some of the weakest GnP of all time?

Stipe actually was on duty at the firehouse the night before the fight.

UFC doesn’t want people to know. Non-Night duty Miocic would have gotten the finish.

 

[Swarthy]

I too thought it was a pitiful display from both men. After the 1st rnd, stipe thru 3.5strikes per min for the rest of the fight against an opponent who was dead tired and spent a good chunk of that time on one knee or his back. Yes stipe game plan was the smartest plan, but I don't see how cain wouldn't of tko'd ngannou within first 2mins of second rnd if in similar situation. There was only grounding barely any pounding, sad

Wrong Stipe was doing alot of GNP not his fault Francis can take a beating and was just barely doing enough to stop the ref from stopping the fight.

Only thing Stipe coulda done better was to take the back and sink a rnc. (Had alot of chances to do so) but who knows if he had the strength for that.

It is easy to judge them harshly but I won’t respect to both guys. Stipe showcased a full range of skills and heart and Francis earned Stipes respect and showed alot of heart in staying in there and trying to land that bomb right till the end.

Francis will learn from this fight and come back better. Can Stipe get better? Dunno but fuck I am keen to find out.

 

[Kingz]

He gassed because he’s a heavyweight who went the whole 25. It’s why Heavyweight fights with few exceptions suck if they go beyond 2 rounds.

 

[RampageFaction]

It takes a ton of energy to stop a train dead in its tracks.

 

[nhbfan8080]

............
So, how did Stipe gas by laying on Ngannou and throwing some of the weakest GnP of all time?

Stipe's a big 250 himself. A big guy like that is going to gas out even if his opponent isn't doing much in the later rounds.