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Why A. Silva didn't push the pace in Rd 4 and 5. Expert Analysis - Cliffs

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Dear Sherbros,
Sorry for the wall of text. I have quietly read the posts here on Sherdog for the last 2 days and I thought I would impart some wisdom.
Everyone here is wondering why Anderson didn't push the pace on Bisping after nearly Ko'ing him at the end of the third.. and that whole fiasco.
I was completely confused about Anderson in round 4. He did not push the pace at all and for the first 3 minutes did not have hardly any offense. I went back and watched the fight. It's almost as though he wanted to get outpointed.
The reason why he didn't push the pace .. is because he couldn't. Anderson Silva did not have the gastank to push the fight at all in the later rounds. You can't win a fight just pawing with the right hand and showboating.
Props to Bisping. Bisping put in a workman like effort and although outclassed, he kept the pressure on and piled on the points.

Cliffs: Anderson Silva didn't have the gastank as a 40 year old man to push the pace. Silva almost beat the face off of Bisping and made him look dieded, but laced the aerobic tenacity to finish any sort of offensive effort.
 
LOL at "expert analysis"

Don't need to be an expert to see Anderson was tired
 
He gassed himself from goofing around. Glad Bisping got the decision.
 
you dont know the actual reason, you are just guessing. meh
 
I don't think he gassed... according to Anderson's coach, Anderson thought he snapped his leg again in the 1st. So I think that led to him fighting more tentative than usual. He did a lot of showboating/goading while standing completely stationary, and I believe it's because he wanted to get a counter KO with his fists without risking throwing any kicks and breaking his shin bone in half again.

I also think he believed that the near-KO at the end of the 3rd somehow meant he had won the fight on the cards and he could coast. In the post-fight interview he blames the "corrupt system" for the decision, so I think he believed he actually won based on damage and that hometown fuckery robbed him.

I don't think it had anything to do with gassing. He was just hesitant to break his own leg again, and he thought he was up on the cards after the flying knee knockdown.
 
Yet he was ale to push the pace in the 5th. It wasn't his gas tank. Silva is just lost mentally. He simply doesnt fight with the same killer instinct he once did.
 
Tell you what Silva fans. I'm going to do you a favor. I'm going to let you guys know the exact reason why that happened. It's a very short and simple answer, so pay very close attention.

It's because that's exactly how he fights and has always fought.

You would think with you guys being big fans and all, you would actually be aware of this...The truth is YOU ARE, unfortunately you guys also suffer from a very severe mental disorder and it's called being a bat shit crazy fan boy who is always looking for imaginary reasons on why things didn't work out the way you wanted them to, rather than acknowledging the obvious truths...
 
bisping was in a defensive posture and anderson isn't one to jump in all crazy anyway. if he hurts you, he tries to finish. if you aren't coming at him throwing aggressively, he tends to pick his spots. look at his fights with damian maia, patrick cote and thales leites. bisping is a damn good fighter, mainly point fighter who throws a lot of jabs and kicks. he added up points by throwing single shots later in the fight.

saying that, bisping did land some great multiple punch combos in the first two rounds. he was on point. as the fight went on, anderson looked to be getting stronger. anderson's cardio was not the problem in this fight.
 
You stole that from Kenny Florian. I just saw him post that exact analysis on his FB page a little while ago.
 
daprodigal2 said:
bisping was in a defensive posture and anderson isn't one to jump in all crazy anyway. if he hurts you, he tries to finish. if you aren't coming at him throwing aggressively, he tends to pick his spots. look at his fights with damian maia, patrick cote and thales leites. bisping is a damn good fighter, mainly point fighter who throws a lot of jabs and kicks. he added up points by throwing single shots later in the fight.

saying that, bisping did land some great multiple punch combos in the first two rounds. he was on point. as the fight went on, anderson looked to be getting stronger. anderson's cardio was not the problem in this fight.
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Bisping was moving forward for much of the fight. Silva should have countered off of that.
 
You guys want the absolute truth?

Listen up.

I'm not a Silva fan. And I'm not anti-Spider either. This is the most objective, useful insight you will ever read here on Anderson Silva.

The reason he lost is not because he's over the hill or anything. The truth is that, while he is past his prime, Anderson is still an amazing fighter. But he is still uncertain with that leg. That's about 60% of his deadliness. His legs.

Try snapping your leg in two and then being carefree about using it later. Never going to happen.

Silva is reluctant because he understands the reality of mortality in a way he never did before, in a way that none of us or the other fighters in the UFC understand.
 
So because you say you're an expert I guess you are then. Thats all it takes these days, to just claim you're something and then it makes you whatever you are claiming.
 
he was willing to win rounds from the start. Thought he did enough in the 4th and presented a good showing in the 5th. Typical AS really, he didnt feel like risking to get punched and knocked out.
 
rothnroll said:
Dear Sherbros,
Sorry for the wall of text. I have quietly read the posts here on Sherdog for the last 2 days and I thought I would impart some wisdom.
Everyone here is wondering why Anderson didn't push the pace on Bisping after nearly Ko'ing him at the end of the third.. and that whole fiasco.
I was completely confused about Anderson in round 4. He did not push the pace at all and for the first 3 minutes did not have hardly any offense. I went back and watched the fight. It's almost as though he wanted to get outpointed.
The reason why he didn't push the pace .. is because he couldn't. Anderson Silva did not have the gastank to push the fight at all in the later rounds. You can't win a fight just pawing with the right hand and showboating.
Props to Bisping. Bisping put in a workman like effort and although outclassed, he kept the pressure on and piled on the points.

Cliffs: Anderson Silva didn't have the gastank as a 40 year old man to push the pace. Silva almost beat the face off of Bisping and made him look dieded, but laced the aerobic tenacity to finish any sort of offensive effort.
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That's not true. There were moments when he went back to quick footwork and head movement. I'm not saying he wasn't tired but he definitely hadn't gassed. It was almost like he wanted to lose.
 
green giant said:
So because you say you're an expert I guess you are then. Thats all it takes these days, to just claim you're something and then it makes you whatever you are claiming.
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Hello, I am a credentialed sherdog analyst. You are welcome.
 
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