The Silver Fern

@duluth
That first knockdown was something else. Even after watching it a few times I’m strughling to process it. His counter landed almost as soon as the other guy even thought about the overhand right.

Had 10 of my closest jiu-jitsu friends around for beer and fights today. Top moments from UFC 226:

DC KOs Stipe. Fantastic. Feel great for the guy after all the bullshit with Jones and PEDs etc

Insta-promo with Brock Lesnar. DC calls out Lesnar, Lesnar pushes him, calls everyone a piece of shit. A lot of people hate the WWE style theatrics in MMA but I love the hype as long as it end in a real fight. DC set the scene for Lesnar and Lesnar knew what to do. So much fun.

Dan Hooker by KO. He’s a goddam ninja

Dan Hooker bitches out the UFC matchmakers “you’re getting these boys hurt, gimme someone on my level”

No one bothers to interview either fighter after Ngannou and Lewis. If you want to serve up that shit then just fuck right off.

So Adesanya pretty much just picked Tavares into tiny pieces.

Looked much better than his last time out. Not exactly convinced that he has the knock out power to worry top ten guys but against a conventional striker who stands in front of him he looks the goods. A good wrestler will trouble him but that being said, his TD and clinch defence were very good in this one. Even showed a little bit of skill on the ground.

His ability to effectively set the pace is interesting and a little frustrating. I would have loved to see him light Tavares up when he had him hurt but he just dropped straight back into his rhthym. On the other hand he clearly new how he wanted the fight to progress so kudos for being able to keep to the plan.

Pretty damn impressive.

@machpants said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

@voltron https://www.rugbypass.com/news/blacks-went-full-mckenzie-third-test

Great article!

@rocky-rockbottom said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v France Test 3:

He need to focus on becoming as accurate, consistent and disciplined as SBW or Nonu c. 2006.

haha, Voltron and his DMac Stockholm Syndrome contagion claims another

Anyone who didn’t see what I saw last night is just a hater

#Dmac2019WC

Has there been a more complete performance by an AB 10 since DC vs Lions in 2005?

@bones Here’s the thing though, if I’m right, in 12 months I come swanning in here swinging my dick around like Johnny Fucking Holmes. If I’m wrong, who the fuck are any of you pricks anyway?

@no-quarter said in 2018 Football World Cup:

@mariner4life coverage in NZ is on Sky, and is actually really good. All games live, and each day they have a one hour highlights package of the games played overnight. For once I am actually impressed.

Really? You’re easy to please. Pretty sure having the actual games live and a daily highlight show has been standard forever.
In other news, a root with your sister is still a root, am I right!?!

@jk said in All Blacks v France Test #2:

@voltron said in All Blacks v France Test #2:

@rocky-rockbottom
That’s a truly shit analysis.
What about McKenzie showing that he is a world class 10?
Won’t he long before he overtakes Barrett

You are taking the piss right? Thought McKenzie well and truly showed that hes not a first fives asshole.

Well I don’t really watch rugby but I know talent when I see it. Dmac will start at the World Cup

@rocky-rockbottom
That’s a truly shit analysis.
What about McKenzie showing that he is a world class 10?
Won’t he long before he overtakes Barrett

@victor-meldrew Reuben Thorne?

Need to hold on to this margin. No doubt the Irish will claim they won the series if they get within 10

I wish the Irish would hurry up and realise that they can't win. This "self belief" shit is getting old.

@taniwharugby came running off the line while Barrett was setting up the conversion to ask the ref to go to the TMO

@Wreck-Diver said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:

What about the blatant elbow to Retailicks head which has left him out with concussion. That's been missed from what I can see by everybody. Around the 50 minute mark watch the Aussie number 6

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/85668064/dean-mumm-was-being-held-back-illegally-says-michael-cheika-after-citing

@Rocky-Rockbottom said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:

@NTA said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:

I wrote a piece on the TMO Protocol on GAGR. Head over there and have a read.

Not much use heading over there. Match thread quickly locked. Didnt even last the weekend. Same as the World Cup Final thread. Hurriedly shut down after the loss. Nothing to talk about here. Never happened. I sense a recurring pattern.

Haha oh yes that was a goody wasn't it? Isn't there another forum where you can say what you like without threads getting closed or getting banned? Although being banned doesn't appear to be forever anymore, eh?

Must admit I'm getting a little wood watching so much pressure in the scrum that no one can hook the ball

@Unco

Disagree with you on the 5th. A take down doesn't necessarily score by itself, its more about control on the ground which Henderson didn't have. More inclined to see your point about a 10-8 in the first but that's hugely subjective. By the standards that fights are currently judged a 10-9 was the correct score. That would likely change under the new rules in January.

@MiketheSnow

No argument from me, but that's not how fights are judged