UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill: May 28, 2011

[ace3g]

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MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

Matt Hamill vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson
Travis Browne vs. Stefan Struve
Jorge Santiago vs. Brian Stann
Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

Demetrious Johnson vs. Miguel Torres
Tim Boetsch vs. Kendall Grove

PRELIMINARY CARD

Bart Palaszewski vs. Gleison Tibau
Chris Cariaso vs. Michael McDonald
Renan Barao vs. Cole Escovedo

[benefactor]

lol PPV card.

[The TroutBum]

You know, it's really not a bad card at all -- just sucks that it's ppv. I love the Mir and Rampage fights, I love watching Struve, and Stann is always a good fight. I am so excited to watch it for free online!

WAR MIR!!!

[dbreiden83080]

lol PPV card.

It was with Edgar/Maynard on it..

Now not so much..

[benefactor]

It was with Edgar/Maynard on it..

Now not so much..
Indeed. After they axed that fight it basically became an Ultimate Fight Night.

[dbreiden83080]

Indeed. After they axed that fight it basically became an Ultimate Fight Night.

The card is good enough that if this was a fight night the ratings would have been great but these deals get done too far in advance to make the change that fast..

[The TroutBum]

Matt Hamill vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson - I love The Hammer, but Page seems to be back into fighting shape.
Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson - I HATE picking against Roy, because he's my second favorite fighter, but Mir is going to butt fuck him.
Travis Browne vs. Stefan Struve - Until Struve actually loses, I'm going to keep riding his bean pole. Amazing comeback fighter.
Jorge Santiago vs. Brian Stann - Stann is a bitch, but he can bang.
Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story - Fuck Alves. I hate Brazillians.

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

Demetrious Johnson vs. Miguel Torres - Time for Torres to remind us what a bad mother fucker he is. Expect him to be wearing a title belt again within a year.
Bart Palaszewski vs. Gleison Tibau - This will be like his 50th fight. Tibau is an old little bitch. 2nd round TKO.

[ezau]

This shit sucks and what's even worse is that we're not going to be able to watch Maynard and Edgar until August or September this year.

[Behrooz24]

Mir vs Nelson should be interesting

[CubanSucks]

Mir vs Nelson should be interesting

if Nelson has any sense he'll just bully Mir with his strength like Carwin and Lesnar did. Not saying Nelson is Carwin/Lesnar strong, just saying Mir can bulk up all he wants but he'll never have the strength to get people off of him

[CubanSucks]

Mir vs Nelson should be interesting

and this goes out to the admins. I think LakerHater should get the same Spur icon that he has for all the gifs he makes

just sayin breh

[The TroutBum]

and this goes out to the admins. I think LakerHater should get the same Spur icon that he has for all the gifs he makes

just sayin breh

I agree with Pee Swiller.

[dbreiden83080]

Nelson sucks.. Mir is a top 10 HW and would never lose to that fat piece of shit.. He talks like he is on an elite level..

Mir by easy decision..

[dallaskd]

first UFC PPV i wont buy in over 3 years

[dallaskd]

Matt Hamill vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson
Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story
Tim Boetsch vs. Kendall Grove
Bart Palaszewski vs. Gleison Tibau

[MannyIsGod]

For some odd reason and for the first time ever, I find myself hoping Nelson wins. I hate that stupid fucker and I hope he beats Mir. I can't explain it.

[dbreiden83080]

first UFC PPV i wont buy in over 3 years

Don't you mean stream...

[polandprzem]

Another PPV I'm not gonna buy.

I never ever paid for the ufc ppv.

[LakerHater]

and this goes out to the admins. I think LakerHater should get the same Spur icon that he has for all the gifs he makes

just sayin breh


I agree with Pee Swiller.

Thanks Brahs :toast

[dbreiden83080]

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

Matt Hamill vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
Classic trap fight for Rampage. He hates training as it is and this is a fight with no real edge to it for him. He tends to be lazy in those spots but on paper he should win this by KO after a tough round or 2. Hammill has horrid striking. I love the guy but he is slow and telegraphs everything. Rampage has great TDD, if he comes in aggressive with combo's, not just one shot at a time the KO will likely be there. Franklin beat Matt up on the feet badly.. If Page gets decisioned by Matt he is gonna wanna kill himself..

Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson
Nelson is a good fighter. I find him annoying as all hell but he can scrap. Mir should be too well rounded for Big Country here. Both guys have good subs and good striking but i think Mir is faster and will look to pick Nelson apart and win a UD..


Travis Browne vs. Stefan Struve
KO. Struve is getting better with every fight. At just 23 he already has 25 fights. Won 5 of his last 6.. Struve May be a contender in 2 years..

Jorge Santiago vs. Brian Stann
Stann is full of confidence after the Leben KO. Team Jackson member, i like him in this fight..

Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story
Better fuckin make weight Thiago..

[Stringer_Bell]

Matt Hamill vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
- I love Hamill, but he doesn't have the weapons. Rampage can win the UD on a bad day.
Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson
- Roy is one of the smartest and hardest working fighters, I think Mir has gotten lazy since Carwin turned him into a hamburger against the cage.
Travis Browne vs. Stefan Struve
- Struve is a lot of fun to watch, but Browne can give him fits in the first half of the fight.
Jorge Santiago vs. Brian Stann
- You have to wonder, if Stann banged with Leben, will be also bang with Jorge? I think not since Jorge has a mean ground game. This goes to decision, maybe even split.
Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story
- Props to Alves for accepting this fight, but Story is one of my guys at WW. Could end up being a snoozefest, but I see Story being able to control the slightly stronger Alves against the cage and possibly riding his back to a submission win.

[dbreiden83080]

0mPBb1yrTVU

[polandprzem]

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

Matt Hamill vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson

I think that Rampage has lost the desire to adapt to new mma conditions. He still is a powerhouse he still has a fighting desire. But is he willing to train like a beast to be the best?
Also he thinks Hamill is no competition to him, so IMO Matt really has a chance against Quinton.
I see 3rd R stoppage for a black guy though.


Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson

Tough to choose. I like Nelson more then I do Frank. Frankly speaking.
Most fans says Roy has no chance and Mir was fighting with the best and is bigger and stronger.
Idk, if Roy can shorten the distance and lock one of his punches he may force Frank to back out.
I would love to see this bout go to the ground and see the grappling game of both guys.


Travis Browne vs. Stefan Struve

Exciting and unpredictable


Jorge Santiago vs. Brian Stann

There is no way Brian will lose this fight and really I can see a 1st R KO


Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story

Ricky is on his way up in the WW ladder. Alves problems are solved IMO in a weight area so IMO the story in this fight will be Alves fighting on not getting taken down and him landing some vicious leg kicks. A decision with both men beat up.

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

Demetrious Johnson vs. Miguel Torres

I have not seen a dominating Torres in his last bouts and Johnson will go for it and he will not hesitate. And that will be the difference IMO.

[strosFan2]

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

Matt Hamill vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson

Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson

Travis Browne vs. Stefan Struve

Jorge Santiago vs. Brian Stann

Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

Demetrious Johnson vs. Miguel Torres

[dbreiden83080]

The training vids i am seeing have me worried..

Page looks heavy.. Not good..

[dallaskd]

Don't you mean stream...

nah im not broke like you brah

[dbreiden83080]

nah im not broke like you brah

:lol

Right cause you know me so well..

[ace3g]

The training vids i am seeing have me worried..

Page looks heavy.. Not good..

not sure his exact weight but he Tweeted this photo (@Rampage4real) late Tuesday night with the caption “3 more days till weigh in. 205 is no longer mission impossible.”

http://www.themmanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Rampage-Jackson-3-days-out-to-UFC-130.jpg

[dbreiden83080]

not sure his exact weight but he Tweeted this photo (@Rampage4real) late Tuesday night with the caption “3 more days till weigh in. 205 is no longer mission impossible.”

http://www.themmanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Rampage-Jackson-3-days-out-to-UFC-130.jpg

That's good to see.. He looked soft in some of the promo vids i am seeing for the "In the moment" show tonight. He turned down the Shogun fight because he was too heavy he said to make it.. All that battle with weight is so bad later in your career..

[dbreiden83080]

Just watched the pre-fight presser..

There is too much love on this card.. Mir and Nelson are all buddy buddy from training in the past and Page and Hammill were having like a 2 min friendly chat as they were waiting for pictures..

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

hamill
nelson
browne
stann
alves

[polandprzem]

Just watched the pre-fight presser..

There is too much love on this card.. Mir and Nelson are all buddy buddy from training in the past and Page and Hammill were having like a 2 min friendly chat as they were waiting for pictures..

There is always something to bitch about!

[dbreiden83080]

There is always something to bitch about!

Not complaining just observing.. My father is in town and we are gonna order it..

[dbreiden83080]

Pro's picks heavily favor Rampage..


http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Pros-Pick-Rampage-vs-Hamill-32620

[Rip-Hamilton32]

Rampage via uppercut, shitty card overall UFC is losing my interest, Jones better heal quick he is currently the only fighter i would pay to watch

[dbreiden83080]

Rampage via uppercut, shitty card overall UFC is losing my interest, Jones better heal quick he is currently the only fighter i would pay to watch

Injuries lately have messed up cards

Hang in there...

[dbreiden83080]

52ifCC4NnRk

[ace3g]

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

Matt Hamill vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson
Travis Browne vs. Stefan Struve
Jorge Santiago vs. Brian Stann
Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story

[Stringer_Bell]

Ya'll that picked Alves over Story are gonna regret it!

Despite the injuries, I think it's a fun card but with a lackluster main event. I do like Hamill, but he's a Top 10 gatekeeper - if you beat him, you're in the running and if you can't, you don't belong. Meanwhile, we know Rampage belongs so it's like there's nothing for any of them to prove. I say the Mir/Nelson fight gets Brock next IF he ever fights again.

[polandprzem]

Ya'll that picked Alves over Story are gonna regret it!

Despite the injuries, I think it's a fun card but with a lackluster main event. I do like Hamill, but he's a Top 10 gatekeeper - if you beat him, you're in the running and if you can't, you don't belong. Meanwhile, we know Rampage belongs so it's like there's nothing for any of them to prove. I say the Mir/Nelson fight gets Brock next IF he ever fights again.

Rick has been impressive lately but Alves just looks solid and he seemd to pick up his game and concentration on details

[ace3g]

Renan Barao looked very impressive in his UFC debut, 16 fight win streak now, only loss was his first fight

[dbreiden83080]

Alves is making weight much easier since he started working with Mike Dolce. So i think he performs well tonight..

[ace3g]

I thought Miguel Torres won his fight, could be FOTN honors battle against Mighty Mouse


Boetsch looked great in his MW debut

[ace3g]

woo Stann!!!

[BlackSwordsMan]

if anyone needs a stream
ill post

[ace3g]

great 3rd round to Alves / Story, too bad 1st two rounds weren't like that

[Stringer_Bell]

Stann's such a smart fighter but manages to stay exciting at the same time. He's still not good enough on the feet to compete with Silva, but I wouldn't mind if he fights for #1 Contender next.

Great Alves/Story fight! Story should win 2-1

[ace3g]

oh well I was going to get screwed in the predictions anyway, was torn on this fight and the Torres/Mighty mouse fight; would have gotten both picks wrong

hopefully I can still end up 4-1 tonight

[polandprzem]

regret

[dbreiden83080]

Ya'll that picked Alves over Story are gonna regret it!


Props Stringer.. :toast

Alves won the 3rd and seemed to think he won the fight.. He looked mediocre the first 10 min. His TDD was over-rated and so was his striking power... Big step down for Alves..

[dbreiden83080]

I'm 1-1

Lets go Struve..

[dbreiden83080]

if anyone needs a stream
ill post

My Dad's in town, ordered it

got it blasting on my 50 inch..

[LakerHater]

if anyone needs a stream
ill post
Thats what Im watchin it on.

[LakerHater]

6'11'' Vs 6'7''... DAAYUM!

[ace3g]

some good kicks to start the fight

[ace3g]

I think Struve might have hit that cameraman as he was backing up

[ace3g]

well shit!!!

[LakerHater]

Holy Shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Stringer_Bell]

My Dad's in town, ordered it

got it blasting on my 50 inch..

I'm on a stream, but I can't wait til I'm not broke in July. My gf will be in town and we can watch Leben/Silva in all its bloody madness. :hat

[dbreiden83080]

Fuck Meeeeeeeeeeee

Damn it Struve!!!!!!!!!

[Stringer_Bell]

fuck

[ace3g]

what a superman punch

[ace3g]

well there is KOTN honors

[dbreiden83080]

I'm on a stream, but I can't wait til I'm not broke in July. My gf will be in town and we can watch Leben/Silva in all its bloody madness. :hat

I have given up on streams.. I can't find good ones anymore. If i have the cash i just buy them these days..


Struve has a horrible habit of sticking his chin out when he is going backwards.. He did it against Nelson too..

[dbreiden83080]

I need Mir and Rampage to win

Best i can do is 3-2..

[LakerHater]

:lol Man look @ that gut!

[ace3g]

Mir loves that knee now

[ace3g]

looks like another Dos Santos fight except with Knees

[Stringer_Bell]

Poor Roy :(

[LakerHater]

kinda boring fight!

[LakerHater]

eating bows!

[dbreiden83080]

Fat Country needs a diet and the 205 pd class..

[Stringer_Bell]

Bad fight for both guys, IMO, but worst for Mir even tho he clearly won.

Roy wasn't expecting an onslaught of knees, those were vicious as fuck. And the throws were sick. But Mir was gassed and is clearly not as fast as the elite at HW.

[dbreiden83080]

U better fuckin win Rampage

This is almost retirement with a loss...

[LakerHater]

Matts hurt!!!!

[resistanze]

Hamil the sacrificial lamb here.

[LakerHater]

If they stay on thier feet Matt will get murdered!

[ace3g]

I wanted Hamill to use his kicks a lot more in this fight

[Stringer_Bell]

I know Hamill is supposed to be a wrestler, but he's been pretty dodgy with his takedowns and such these last few fights. And his striking still sucks. :/

I still thinks he's cool tho!

[ace3g]

Rampage vs Bones is next , considering Rampage didn't take much damage this fight

[resistanze]

Why are they booing :lol

[Stringer_Bell]

Fuck that crowd for booing the deaf guy and the guy that legit won the fight.

[LakerHater]

Hott girl with DDs!!

[ace3g]

nevermind, with the fractured hand, probably won't get Bones next, so give Machida the next shot

[dbreiden83080]

MMA fans have gotten spoiled.. Page beat his ass for 15 min.. Hammill is a very tough dude.. Not a great fight but Page fought well.. Showed some new things with knees and elbows..

[dbreiden83080]

Why are they booing :lol

All dumb fans do is whine anymore unless they get a violent finish. Page looked good i thought.. I hate band-wagon MMA fans..

[resistanze]

All dumb fans do is whine anymore unless they get a violent finish. Page looked good i thought.. I hate band-wagon MMA fans..

It's gotten worse in the past 2-3 years. It's not like they were ballroom dancing for 15 minutes, ridiculous.

[dbreiden83080]

It's gotten worse in the past 2-3 years. It's not like they were ballroom dancing for 15 minutes, ridiculous.

Hey they got my 55 bucks for the PPV and i am happy.. Fans need to quit embarassing themselves when fighters lay it on the line but don't finish... Rampage was swinging hard end of round 2 trying to end it.. And he fought well.. Dumb ass fans..

[dbreiden83080]

3-2 on the card

Struve really let me down...

[dbreiden83080]

All credit as usual to Lakerhater...




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[BlackSwordsMan]

worst ufc in a long time

[ace3g]

ufc UFC
Mir to hospital with broken jaw, Struve, Santiago to hospital to be checked. Stann has a broken thumb but doesn't care. #typicalMarine

[dbreiden83080]

worst ufc in a long time

No way.. Good card.. Struve was shit but overall good night of fights...

[BlackSwordsMan]

you actually enjoyed that fight between hamill and page? jesus

[BlackSwordsMan]

hamill looked like shit it was like all he trained was take downs and forgot what stand up was

[dbreiden83080]

you actually enjoyed that fight between hamill and page? jesus

Yeah i did. Page looked good. Stuffed the TD's, threw combos, elbows, leg kicks.. He kicked his ass for 15 min. I paid for it and was happy..

[dbreiden83080]

hamill looked like shit it was like all he trained was take downs and forgot what stand up was

Page has great MMA boxing, and Hamill is mediocre there... We knew that going in..

[dbreiden83080]

War Rampage Motherfuckers...




LAS VEGAS -- Light-heavyweight Quinton "Rampage" Jackson confirmed his elite status by shutting down Matt "The Hammer" Hamill's wrestling game and thoroughly outboxing him on Saturday.

http://i.usatoday.net/communitymanager/_photos/fighting-stances/2011/05/28/rampagehamillufc130x-wide-community.jpg


Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, right, consistently outstruck Matt "The Hammer" Hamill in the main event of UFC 130 in Las Vegas. Jackson won a unanimous decision against Hamill in the main event of UFC 130 in Las Vegas. It was the second consecutive win for Jackson, No. 4 among light-heavyweights in the USA TODAY/SB Nation consensus rankings.

Hamill suffered his first loss in six fights.

He tried to set up his wrestling with a mix of low kicks and punches, but Jackson saw every takedown shot coming and stuffed them. Hamill went 0-for-16 on takedown attempts.

In the stand-up action, Jackson mixed up hooks to the body and head effectively, often countering after Hamill left himself open after missing his own punches. The cumulative pounding appeared to tire Hamill, who looked increasingly sluggish as the fight wore on.

As the fight slowed down in the final round, the crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena booed vociferously. Jackson said he was trying to knock out Hamill but praised the latter's toughness.

"Was the fight really that boring?" Jackson asked reporters as he left the arena.

Compustrike counted 57 power strikes for Jackson, compared to four for Hamill.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/mma/post/2011/05/rampage-wins-decision-over-hamill-at-ufc-130/1

[CubanSucks]

I'm not one of those whiny douchebag fans (favorite fighter is Fitch, hello) but I can't imagine spending any money on that card.









tbh, ever since I discovered the divine power of mma-core, It's gonna have to be one epic card to get me to pay again. I'm talking UFC 100 type epic

[dbreiden83080]

Dana's bashing Mir again

I thought Mir looked good..


"I'm not happy about the performance from either [Nelson or Mir]. "I thought it was borderline embarrassing. If they were earlier in the card, but being in the co-main and the main event position is when you take the most criticism.

"When you're the co-main or the main event, you've got to go out there and perform and look good. When you don't, you're going to hear my opinion about it - and the fans and the media, I'm sure."

[ace3g]

Despite initial frustration, White says Mir's UFC 130 performance admirable http://bit.ly/mPvua4

[The TroutBum]

Despite initial frustration, White says Mir's UFC 130 performance admirable http://bit.ly/mPvua4

War Fucking Mir!

I'm not sure what fight Dana was watching, but Mir dominated that fat lard. Knees and elbows are all of a sudden boring? Fuck you.

[CubanSucks]

I think it was painfully obvious that once Mir knew to just pull out those chicken legs from under that huge frame there was no contest

[Horry For 3!]

That Rampage fight was boring, I fell asleep watching that shit.

[Horry For 3!]

Rampage vs Bones is next , considering Rampage didn't take much damage this fight

Bones Jones will kill Rampage.

[strosFan2]

Bones will be Bones. Careful and tactical with his striking, using his length to stay away from the big punching power of Rampage. I wouldn't say kill, but dominate :lol