What Was THat????? (Sylvia vs mosnon)

manntis818 · #1 (**permalink**) 11-19-2006, 01:52 AM

i dont know but i am a big tim sylvia fan and that fight sucked shit...... monson is very strong and does have very good wrestling but it looked like sylvia was scared of him the whole time and he didnt let loose like he ussually does.....very very pussy win but i am happy to see my boy win..........also what a fuckin fight for gsp

manntis818 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-19-2006, 01:59 AM

also i do have to say tim looked funny fighting on the ground

kickass32 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-19-2006, 02:03 AM

I thought it was a great fight. Tim followed the game plan laid out to a "T".
Anyone hating on Sylvia before this fight who now doesn't respect his fighting ability, is completely biased and can't be impressed.
Sylvia gained alot of respect IMO....fought great on the ground, had some amazing sprawls and looked real good overall.........I would've liked to see more strikes on his feet.........but he sure as hell got the job done.

strife · #4 (**permalink**) 11-19-2006, 02:06 AM

No way Tim earns anyones respect after that fight....

Noise Chopped · #5 (**permalink**) 11-19-2006, 02:06 AM

Seems to me like Tim aims not to lose a fight. You can take that as you will, I guess. Kind of a copout, if you ask me. I secretly think the UFC wants him to lose, haha. Arlovski would probably be a bigger draw by now.

tj31atr · #6 (**permalink**) 11-19-2006, 02:08 AM

Exactly, going in I could not stand Sylvia but he showed alot on the ground. The only complaint I have is that it seems as though since he won the title he fights not to lose, rather then go out and try to win. Lookng at other champions they seem to stay aggressive and go out to win, hopefully Tim will change his ways. All in all though Tim showed me alot tonight on the ground

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Originally Posted by kickass32

I thought it was a great fight. Tim followed the game plan laid out to a "T".
Anyone hating on Sylvia before this fight who now doesn't respect his fighting ability, is completely biased and can't be impressed.
Sylvia gained alot of respect IMO....fought great on the ground, had some amazing sprawls and looked real good overall.........I would've liked to see more strikes on his feet.........but he sure as hell got the job done.

2mcgrath · #7 (**permalink**) 11-19-2006, 02:08 AM

i thought it was a very shitty fight.all the guys i was watching it with thought the same.they didnt do awhole lot for 5 rounds

TapOut27 · #8 (**permalink**) 11-19-2006, 02:09 AM

Tim sylvia in guard is pretty solid in respect to his arms being so long, he did more punishment then monson did.

That fight did suck monkey, only one good round, #3. Everything else was pretty much jab, shoot-sprawl, jab. Sylvia did fight like a jagoff, no confidence, any of the pride fighters would have been swinging to kill monson after the first round, but tim just jabbed. What a douche, i have a feeling this is going to be tim as champ.

kickass32 · #9 (**permalink**) 11-19-2006, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by strife

No way Tim earns anyones respect after that fight....

Why???????

He out fought the ground master at his own game.........everyone has been saying Sylvia is 1 dimentional....can only win on his feet via the punch 'cause he's so tall.......now the guy does some magic with his sprawls, and ground game and he still takes flack.........

shenku68 · #10 (**permalink**) 11-19-2006, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by manntis818

i dont know but i am a big tim sylvia fan and that fight sucked shit...... monson is very strong and does have very good wrestling but it looked like sylvia was scared of him the whole time and he didnt let loose like he ussually does.....very very pussy win but i am happy to see my boy win..........also what a fuckin fight for gsp

I am not a Sylvia fan but I have to disagree with you about the fight. Sylvia was not scared but extremely confident. Sylvia fought a very smart fight and I was very impressed with his defenses on the ground. Sylvia even attempted a few submissions. Sylvia showed that he is not as one-dimensional as people think. Maybe not one of the most exciting fights but still a good one.