Post Event Thoughts : Fight for the Troops

Pre warning i hit bulleted list and even with a refresh it wont come off :/ irl sad panda

While the event as a whole was just 'ok'.

Some things gelled and some things just did not

from media, to actual event

• the finishes and the fights themselves imo were exactly the kinda fight you need
• on the UFN or FFTT cards, the free prelims on facebook were a nice addition from the UFC team
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• Rani was victorious :D :D :D
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• Matt Mitrione has shown vast improvement and the Roofusport team are outstanding atm
• all top tier fighters coming out of the camp are chomping at the bit, and showing tremendous striking and foot work for the level they all respectively compete at
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• Greg Jackson's camp is still boring, Why? : Yes Melvin blistered Dunham worse than Brazilian sun on pasty New England skin
• Yes he has improved greatly, and shown the maturity to put what he has to offer from 60 fights of experience together
• and even YES, he most likely developed the mental stability to ascend up to the upper echelon of the division from the wisdom and guidance of Greg Jackson, but Greg's camp is still boring.
• One good orange thrown onto a bowl of mouldy fruit doesn't make the bowl fresh fruit
• it makes the orange stand out, and last night Melvin showed up just how to syphon all the bad fruits out
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• Pat Barry stupidly got into exchanges with Beltran, letting him control and dictate where and how the fight progressed as numerous stages, while he has the ability and the confidence to be a player in the division, i think he needs to be thrown into sea, see if he can swim back to shore
• give him a mid level fighter, shit even a gate-keeper, someone who can challenge him further
• sure he can tee off, on anyone in the division, but i wanna see him tee off on something that can hit back just as fast, and maybe harder.. Kongo/Nelson vs Barry would be worth monies to watch
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• Deadliest Catch went live last night as Cody tried his hardest to wrangle the season's definitive catch, but hey sometimes the crab bites back right?
• Kudos to Yves Edwards for displaying some wonderful stand-up, beautiful combinations
• and a reminder as to just why he does belong in the UFC
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• Despite hoo-hah from blogging sites around, i didn't find the commentary during the Barry/Beltran fight as bias/unsatisfactory as some
• i thought it was the same as it always was, and upon second listen to the audio alone, some of the claims were just nit picking, Rogan called the action from both sides, and when he said Beltran was wobbling/limping, he was
• and perhaps some people should just look for other things to make up the word count
• I dunno what though
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• Rogan's feet warmer rant/comments, anyone who seen the prelims knows what im talking about
• its moments like this that make me feel a tad lucky to be a fan of the sport of MMA
• and not just the competitive side, the times i feel like i can't be arsed to watch a prelim or wanna skip a fight i get rewarded for it, the now infamous bag of ice commentary, and last nights feet warmers shtick were outstanding
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• Mike Thomas Brown aggrivates the shit out of me, and I can't quite put my finger on why
• maybe it was th ehype and constant talk of him being the future after a handful of wins only to see him flail around the matt like a spastic when he should've been swinging for the fence
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• The belly-aching about Strikeforce's match making versus the UFC'S gets so far under my skin i'm going to need an antibiotic to get rid of the itch
• sure strikeforce gave us a card with 3 knockouts and we went batshit for it
• but when the UFC gives us a card with 3 first round stoppages we don't wtf we're so biased!!11oneone
• Sure if you wanna look at it like that, but you could also look at it in this way.
• When people see you as the lower tier, the second rate MMA promotion and everything you do is second best, of course when you put on an exciting night of fights
• with a card full of names and it comes out great people will be in awe
• praise it to high heaven and rant on about it, thats because so many people see you as the second rate.. the second best, and when you do it right, it sticks out
• the UFC puts on so many exciting cards, so many exciting finishes what they have is Consistency when strikeforce finally gets consistency this whole "what about this card, why aren't you talking about this card the same way" can get lost, because its childish as shit
• why don't we just ask Dana White and Coker who's dick is bigger and get it over with
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• Cole Miller.. god damn boy, what a heart.
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• Hominick has me hyped for the Aldo fight, stalking, and throwing few but furious strikes
• his accuracy and power was outstanding, Roop looked lost and amateurish
• but god damn, Mark knocked his dick in the dirt,
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• Finally
• The crowd at the Fight for the Troops card last night were, on-fucking-point
• cheering for transitions, stomping, hooting and yelling, the arena sounded hot as shit
• as they chanted for Pat Barry as he started yet another assault, it felt different
• it felt pro wrestling, it felt familiar, it felt alive and it felt right
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• can we finally get some production money spend on some fighter showcase IN arena
• stage, lights
• I don't want pride, I don't want dream, I want excitement and i want it more and more

All round i thought the card itself went off well, it brought the finishes, and it brought entertainment

i still think thats one of the loudest crowds i've heard during fights

if thats what bringing the soldier's in does, we need more fight for the troops, and less UFN