Good card, intermissions were like 20 minutes. Worth a watchThe first NYE card I just couldn't will myself to stay up for this year. Feel like I haven't missed one in many, many years. Maybe I'm actually getting old.
What's the general consensus? Good card? Too long of an intermission?
It was what you want from NYE, minus the name value, but maybe some new names were made? Something like the first 7 or 8 fights were stoppages or some shit, I think all but three were inside the distance.The first NYE card I just couldn't will myself to stay up for this year. Feel like I haven't missed one in many, many years. Maybe I'm actually getting old.
What's the general consensus? Good card? Too long of an intermission?
Miura looked like a straight up can. He walked on stilts, had little to no movement, and was flopping all over the place. I don't think he gave up, because he tried to fight up the first (iirc) time he was in trouble, but it was clear that the fight was beaten out of him. Absolutely mismanaged career thus far, even though Rizin has tried to give him lobs.
Igor dropping weight is crazy. He is a hulk below middleweight, and he won his fight with ease. Probably the best prospect in Rizin. Not sure what his post-fight speech was about, though.
Shinryu looked great in the first round. He had great grappling, both wrestling and jiu jitsu, and looked to be in control. By the second, he had melted into a puddle. It was late, so I will have to rewatch, but maybe Gucci's power got to him.
The Oug fight was won on stalling. Dodson looked pretty bad, though.
The commentators lost it by hour seven. Yawning into the mic lol. They were fine the rest of the night. Idk, I think they were fatigued. The talking over one another became more pronounced. ":sjjdjdbshssjkskskks" -- the last hour or so of the show.
Ota is an asshole. I think his head was in the clouds before he embarked on his MMA journey. Now he has to showboat on unconscious fighters with 0-0 records.
Respect to Yamamoto.
Overall, better than last year, imo.
@Bobby Boulders @Xuh @HeLLMuTT @TXstriker @Werdun @EndlessCritic @MiroHa @battouter @don't ask -- what did you guys grade NYE? I will give it a C-.
Makoto honestly looked better than expected. He controlled Horiguchi in the 1st round way better than I thought he would. Future is still very bright for him.Miura looked like a straight up can. He walked on stilts, had little to no movement, and was flopping all over the place. I don't think he gave up, because he tried to fight up the first (iirc) time he was in trouble, but it was clear that the fight was beaten out of him. Absolutely mismanaged career thus far, even though Rizin has tried to give him lobs.
Igor dropping weight is crazy. He is a hulk below middleweight, and he won his fight with ease. Probably the best prospect in Rizin. Not sure what his post-fight speech was about, though.
Shinryu looked great in the first round. He had great grappling, both wrestling and jiu jitsu, and looked to be in control. By the second, he had melted into a puddle. It was late, so I will have to rewatch, but maybe Gucci's power got to him.
The Oug fight was won on stalling. Dodson looked pretty bad, though.
The commentators lost it by hour seven. Yawning into the mic lol. They were fine the rest of the night. Idk, I think they were fatigued. The talking over one another became more pronounced. ":sjjdjdbshssjkskskks" -- the last hour or so of the show.
Ota is an asshole. I think his head was in the clouds before he embarked on his MMA journey. Now he has to showboat on unconscious fighters with 0-0 records.
Respect to Yamamoto.
Overall, better than last year, imo.
@Bobby Boulders @Xuh @HeLLMuTT @TXstriker @Werdun @EndlessCritic @MiroHa @battouter @don't ask -- what did you guys grade NYE? I will give it a C-.