". . . the very first round."

[Sticko]

Announcers always seem to use this phrase when announcing the winner by first-round stoppage. It always struck me as kind of dickish, this phrase, the very first round, emphasizing that the loser couldn't even last five minutes in there.

I noticed that Bruce Buffer didn't do that for Shogun's retirement bout: "Ladies and gentleman, referee Herb Dean has called a stop to this contest at 4 minutes, 5 seconds of the first round."



Did anyone else notice that? Announcers tend to follow the same script every time so I imagine it was an intentional change, out of respect.

Here's the announcement from Frankie Edgar's retirement bout. Buffer left out the "very" that time as well.



When else has a former champion gone into their final fight having already announced their retirement and gotten finished in the first?

 

[filthynumber1]

Ufc likes to Kick people when their down

 

[Hellowhosthat]

I think it's more to make the winner sound good rather than to make the loser sound bad.

 

[Marko Polo]

 

[Sticko]

What are you confused about?

 

[Sticko]

I think it's more to make the winner sound good rather than to make the loser sound bad.

Probably, but it kinda does both. Hence why they apparently don't do it when a legend is retiring.

 

[OldNick]

I think it's more to make the winner sound good rather than to make the loser sound bad.

This.

Thread is over on the very first page.

 

[AmericanMMA]

I think it's more to make the winner sound good rather than to make the loser sound bad.

Yeah it’s props for how fast the winner finished. Never bothered me.

Plus if you do lose in the first round that is on you, so yeah I don’t feel bad. Don’t think it’s dickish.

 

[Sticko]

This.

Thread is over on the very first page.

It might not be intended to make the loser look bad, but it kinda does, or else why would they choose not to do it when the loser is retiring?

Celebrations aren't normally meant to show up the opponent either, but a bunch of people are butthurt about Potieria's 3-second dance.

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

"Your winner, by absolute fucking one-sided destruction, IHOR! POTIERIA!

 

[StonedLemur]

Yeah it’s props for how fast the winner finished. Never bothered me.

Plus if you do lose in the first round that is on you, so yeah I don’t feel bad. Don’t think it’s dickish.

And by knockout in the very first sentence... @Hellowhosthat lol

 

[StonedLemur]

"Your winner, by absolute fucking one-sided destruction, IHOR! POTIERIA!

Andrade was pretty destructive herself sir lol.

 

[Sticko]

Can anyone think of any other former champions who got finished round 1 in their retirement fight, besides Edgar and Shogun?

Closest I've got are:

Eddie Wineland, former WEC BW champ, but I don't think he announced his intentions to retire till after the fight.

Anderson Silva, got finished by Uriah Hall but it wasn't a first-round finish. Although Dana White may have said this would be Silva's last UFC fight, Silva obviously wasn't intending to retire from combat sports as he completed multiple times since then in boxing.

 

[JosephTessaro]

Announcers always seem to use this phrase when announcing the winner by first-round stoppage. It always struck me as kind of dickish, this phrase, the very first round, emphasizing that the loser couldn't even last five minutes in there.

I noticed that Bruce Buffer didn't do that for Shogun's retirement bout: "Ladies and gentleman, referee Herb Dean has called a stop to this contest at 4 minutes, 5 seconds of the first round."



Did anyone else notice that? Announcers tend to follow the same script every time so I imagine it was an intentional change, out of respect.

Here's the announcement from Frankie Edgar's retirement bout. Buffer left out the "very" that time as well.



When else has a former champion gone into their final fight having already announced their retirement and gotten finished in the first?

Is this about announcers in general or Buffer announced retirement fights?

I never noticed or thought of it until you made this thread. Now I am confused. Are you more pointing out Buffers announcements in general on fights with first round finishes or just Buffers announcements of first round finishes in retirement fights?

Or is this about announcers in general about what I just asked?

 

[HHJ]

I think it's more to make the winner sound good rather than to make the loser sound bad.

Agreed.

They are saying that when they are announcing the winner. It is what it is.

 

[Arm Barbarian]

This.

Thread is over on the very first page.

Lol

 

[Willek]

Yeah Buffer adding the word “very” into a sentence triggers me too.

 

[Sticko]

Is this about announcers in general or Buffer announced retirement fights?

I never noticed or thought of it until you made this thread. Now I am confused. Are you more pointing out Buffers announcements in general on fights with first round finishes or just Buffers announcements of first round finishes in retirement fights?

Or is this about announcers in general about what I just asked?

This is something I just noticed last night, then I went back and looked up another similar example and Buffer did it then too.

It just so happened both the Edgar and Shogun retirement fights had Buffer announcing. I'm not sure whether Joe Martinez or other announcers do this too as it's a fairly uncommon occurrence.

 

[TRYHARD 2001]

Buffer's had some very bad mistakes with that phrase.

When Rich Franklin stopped Tanner in the 4th Brucey boy declared a TKO in the "... very fourth round." Was a running joke on here for over a decade.
Bruce Buffer is gross.

 

[Fluffernutter]

I too like to use ellipsis