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UFC Fight Night 53: Nelson vs. Story Discussion Thread

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skelliher
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10.03.2014 | 11:36 AM ET

Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 390 Points   |   Tied for 686th

All the fighters are weighed in and we're officially locked and loaded for the first half of our Saturday UFC double-header. 

Prelims kick off on UFC Fight Pass a little after 12pm ET, and that's where the whole card is airing. 

"When a game cannot be won, change the game."

UFC Fight Night 53
  • Saturday 10.04.2014 at 12:15 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: UFC Fight Pass | Prelims: UFC Fight Pass
  • Name: UFC Fight Night 53: Nelson vs. Story
  • Also Known As: UFC Fight Night Stockholm
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
  • Venue: Ericsson Globe Arena
  • Location: Stockholm, Sweden
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Dan Hardy, John Gooden
  • Ring Announcer: Andy Friedlander
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Dan Hardy
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $1,100,000
  • Attendance: 10,026
  • MMA Bouts: 11
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Bout   Info
Rick Story   defeats   Gunnar Nelson   via Decision, Split   5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page
Max Holloway   defeats   Akira Corassani   via KO/TKO, Punches   3:11 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Jan Błachowicz   defeats   Ilir Latifi   via KO/TKO, Body Kick and Punches   1:58 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Mike Wilkinson   defeats   Niklas Bäckström   via KO/TKO, Punches   1:19 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Magnus Cedenblad   defeats   Scott Askham   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Nico Musoke   defeats   Alexander Yakovlev   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Dennis Siver   defeats   Charles Rosa   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Cathal Pendred   defeats   Gasan Umalatov   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Krzysztof Jotko   defeats   Tor Troéng   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Mairbek Taisumov   defeats   Marcin Bandel   via KO/TKO, Punches   1:01 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Zubaira Tukhugov   defeats   Ernest Chavez   via KO/TKO, Punches   4:21 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page

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House Sparrow
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10.04.2014 | 4:55 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 440 Points   |   Tied for 427th

Dan Hardy just called Gunnar "Rick Story" then said "Look at the camera Story" and Gunnar gave an awkwardsmile, that was GOLD!

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10.04.2014 | 4:56 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 525 Points   |   Tied for 99th

Only got one of the main card fights right and still finished in the top 100? That will never happen again on a UFC event.
skelliher
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10.04.2014 | 4:57 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 390 Points   |   Tied for 686th

See you ******* at 7pm ET for Halifax!

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10.04.2014 | 4:58 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 415 Points   |   Tied for 585th

All 4 of the undefeated fighters lost today. Weird.

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10.04.2014 | 4:58 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 550 Points   |   Tied for 42nd with 12 others

****** judges, split that ridiculous. That fight was easily story''s. It was competitive but story clearly won, that judge is on crack that gave it to nelson. Story won at least 3 rounds, and personally thought he won 4 rounds.

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10.04.2014 | 4:58 PM ET

Predictions: 4 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 300 Points   |   Tied for 1032nd

@skelliher Well, Nelson did something, I guess. If a jab that opens a cut counts as something in an MMA match.

EDIT: And even his straights/jabs were terrible. They travelled a mile and when they did land they had no power behind them.

* Edited at 10.04.2014, 4:59 PM ET *

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10.04.2014 | 5:00 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 400 Points   |   Tied for 625th

6-1 on the prelims and 1-3 on the main card. My NFL luck strikes again.

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10.04.2014 | 5:02 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 415 Points   |   Tied for 585th

Holloway, Wilkinson, and Silver/Rosa get 50 g's.

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10.04.2014 | 5:13 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 505 Points   |   Tied for 145th




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10.04.2014 | 5:26 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 475 Points   |   Tied for 239th

Jim Bergman should be ****** in the mouth.
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10.04.2014 | 7:14 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 440 Points   |   Tied for 427th

Yikes, he had 30-27 Gunnar through 3.  Maybe he was kidnapped by Gunnar's crew for a week and when they allowed him to leave the basement to judge the event, he had developed a bond with his kidnappers making him score it for someone linked to his being held against his will.   This is all speculation on my part.

Where did these fights take place?  Stockholm, Sweden?

We'll call it Stockholm Syndrome!

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10.04.2014 | 7:22 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 565 Points   |   Tied for 29th with 3 others

I told you guys. Jan Blachowicz is real deal. Congrats Champ!

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10.04.2014 | 7:28 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 440 Points   |   Tied for 427th

My mistake was thinking Latifi could last 15 with him.

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10.04.2014 | 7:35 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 515 Points   |   Tied for 120th

I'm so happy Blachowicz won. I was wondering the entire time leading up to the fight why he was such a big underdog.  

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10.04.2014 | 7:47 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 440 Points   |   Tied for 427th

He even opened at about +190 and closed about +230 on average.  So even with a great starting line most still bet against Jan.

Jan's opening line makes me think if Khalidov came over to fight Tor Troeng, he'd open at +210 due to the `unknown to casuals` factor and I'd wager my life on him.

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10.05.2014 | 12:07 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 375 Points   |   Tied for 749th

he was an underdog because Latifi has headlined a UFC event before. The thing about that though, is that he was an injury replacement, and the fight wasn't competitive. 

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10.05.2014 | 3:06 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 400 Points   |   Tied for 625th

Congrats Solaris you've got great fighter in him. Hope he can do the same in his next bout. But yeah he's the real deal and its always nice to see Polish MMA doing so great.
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10.05.2014 | 11:28 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 400 Points   |   Tied for 625th

6/6 on the under card and 1/5 main card.. Damn

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