Big Fat Guy

2AM prelims next week hahah.

Mason Jones is like a zombie, looked like a zombie knocked out standing up there.

Rough for Fluffy, two losses in a row. Wife and kids depending on him.

Hand down, man down. What was Kennedy thinking?

That was crazy hahah. Thousand-yard stare for the finish.

Brutal knee to the solar plexus.

Anyone been watching Contender series?

I might have to start checking it out. Whole idea of the show kind of lends itself to good fights, fighting for a spot in the UFC.

This happened at the most recent Contender series show on Tuesday, can't land an overhand much better than this. Devastating:

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Preventive measures -

Off! Deep Woods. But if you can get a higher percentage DEET, might be even better.

Permethrin - Treat Clothing: For maximum safety in heavy brush, treat your shoes, socks, and pant cuffs with a permethrin-based spray, which kills ticks on contact unlike DEET (Off!) which only repels them. Don't apply Permethrin to skin.

Some people say taking MSM wards them off.

'There is one German patent (DE102008006862A1) describing oral MSM as tick/flea prophylaxis in pets and humans, but it's a patent filing with a tiny informal "trial" (about 80 cats and 6 people), not peer-reviewed research.'

DEET (Off!) is stronger than natural repellants, but two natural repellants are:

Rose geranium oil - 'Researchers found that all 10 essential oils of geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) showed repellent activity against lone star tick nymphs.' If you're shopping for geranium oil specifically for tick repellency, look for oil labeled Egyptian or "African type" Pelargonium graveolens, rather than Bourbon/Réunion-type. 10-epi-?-eudesmol is the active tick repelling ingredient, so look for that.

Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus (OLE/PMD) is the only plant-derived active ingredient the CDC/EPA formally recognize as effective against ticks, giving roughly 4-6 hours of protection depending on activity and sweating. Important nuance: lemon eucalyptus essential oil itself doesn't work the same way — OLE is a refined, concentrated synthetic version of PMD, and pure lemon eucalyptus essential oil has too low a PMD concentration to be effective.

Islam had 3 significant strikes in the championship rounds. 3 in the 4th, 0 in the 5th.

Your point about controlling and gassing is moot considering Islam ended up gassing himself trying to do that. I mean if that's what he trained for and what the Khabib camp is famous for, and then he gasses himself out doing it, what can you say? The back take in the 5th was like a desperation heave. And that seals the win for him.

'A successful takedown is not merely a changing of position, but the establishment of an attack from the use of the takedown.' It means a takedown is only supposed to score well if it leads to real offense or damage, rather than just moving a fighter to the ground. But apparently Islam only landed 1 significant strike on the ground the whole fight. If that's the criteria, then Ian arguably won the 5th considering Islam did no damage whatsoever with the back take.

And yet 2 of 3 judges gave Islam the 4th despite Ian bruising his face and Islam holding him against the cage the whole time.

Why do people make exceptions for Islam and crew? Like it or not, he just turned in 2 of the most boring welterweight fights ever. Again, why was Jailton Almeida cut then, if what Islam just did is considered MMA brilliance?

Many ragged on Dern vs. Robertson, but there were actually more significant strikes and more action in that fight.

Oh ok, you only listen to professional MMA fighter's opinions then? He's an MMA fan, his opinion is worth the same as almost everyone in this thread. Get off your high horse.

Damn. Wanted some more output from Garry at the end.

He came into the UFC being a sharpshooting hitter. Needed to land some hard shots toward the end, try to wobble Islam when he had him tired out in the later rounds.

Paddy's entrance music is great for hyping people up. Paddy a fan favorite now.

Lotta underdog wins tonight... It's been the year of upsets so far...

Could Ian possibly...?