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Love seeing Bendo get that win. Very impressive, could tell his experience played a huge role in that win

Thatch gassed bad, tbh though he went from Wonderboy to Bendo. That's a huge jump, you're a silly boy if you say he got exposed. He's got the building blocks there he just needs to continue evolving. Wrestling defense didn't look too good tonight and he really didn't do much to impress me other than be the bigger man

Bendo at this weight will be interesting if he fights against more experienced true contenders

THAT DAMN TOOTHPICK. HOW DOES HE DO IT 
 
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Performance and clinic courtesy of The Once and Future King, for the doubters and naysayers. Smooth!

Technical analysis on why Bendo won the fight:
Right to the body was a staple in Crouch's strategy. Impedes Thatch's mobility and diminishes his gas tank significantly for the later rounds.

Kicks to measure distance but also halt Thatch's progress forward. Good to see Smooth go away from that little push kick he over-used against Cowboy last month.

Two crucial takedowns and patience while taking Thatch's back. Couple strikes here and there for activity, waited for the RNC opening. Thatch gave his chin in R4 when he was tired and bruised. His will was worn down systematically in the championship rounds. That will come and grow with experience.

Speed. Bendo was logically quicker. In and out with combinations. Circle and move. Thatch relied on power too much and failed to grasp accuracy tonight. Didn't manage the weight of his punches properly in Rounds 1 and 2.

Edit: Most importantly, experience and fight IQ. In R4, Thatch was close to evening up the fight two rounds apiece before the stoppage. Elbow was close, knee landed. Bendo was so smooth with that takedown measuring distance and gauging Thatch's fatigue and ability to defend. Then in an inexperienced move, Thatch sacrificed position even more and gave away his back rather easily. Bendo saw the neck open and chin not tucked, and pounced. Deep RNC.
 
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ChampCruThik said:
Performance and clinic courtesy of The Once and Future King, for the doubters and naysayers. Smooth!

Technical analysis on why Bendo won the fight:
Right to the body was a staple in Crouch's strategy. Impedes Thatch's mobility and diminishes his gas tank significantly for the later rounds.

Kicks to measure distance but also halt Thatch's progress forward. Good to see Smooth go away from that little push kick he over-used against Cowboy last month.

Two crucial takedowns and patience while taking Thatch's back. Couple strikes here and there for activity, waited for the RNC opening. Thatch gave his chin in R4 when he was tired and bruised. His will was worn down systematically in the championship rounds. That will come and grow with experience.

Speed. Bendo was logically quicker. In and out with combinations. Circle and move. Thatch relied on power too much and failed to grasp accuracy tonight. Didn't manage the weight of his punches properly in Rounds 1 and 2.

Edit: Most importantly, experience and fight IQ. In R4, Thatch was close to evening up the fight two rounds apiece before the stoppage. Elbow was close, knee landed. Bendo was so smooth with that takedown measuring distance and gauging Thatch's fatigue and ability to defend. Then in an inexperienced move, Thatch sacrificed position even more and gave away his back rather easily. Bendo saw the neck open and chin not tucked, and pounced. Deep RNC.
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I agree with you Champ, everything

How you see him doing against a true contender at that weight..
 
Missed the 3 last fights cause I wanted to get sauced anyone wanna give me bullet points on the fights
 
Vincent Van Ho said:
I agree with you Champ, everything

How you see him doing against a true contender at that weight..
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To be honest, I want Bendo back at 155. He was former champ there with two different organizations. The speed and cardio advantage are enhanced at WW, but far too many dangerous heavy hitters as well-rounded as Smooth is. What worries me is the guys with power like Thatch, yet still possessing experience and fight IQ to measure the weight of punches better and not sacrificing position by giving your back so easily. T-Wood, Hendricks, Robbie. I do believe Bendo could beat Rory and/or GSP though. It's a shame the rubber match with Cowboy counts as a L on Smooth's record.
 
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Missed the 3 last fights cause I wanted to get sauced anyone wanna give me bullet points on the fights
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Main Event: Henderson vs. Thatch
First two rounds, Thatch was swinging for the fences. Henderson used his cardio to constantly move. Incorporated kicks and sharp rights to the body. Bendo also secured two takedowns, taking Thatch's back on both occasions.

Bendo won R1 and R3. Thatch won R2.

Co-Main Event: Holloway vs. Miller
Accidental headbutt opened up a cut over Miller's left eye in R2, marred the fight a bit.

Max started slow, fight took place in the stand-up all three rounds.

I gave Miller R1, Holloway R2. Holloway convincingly secured R3.

Magny vs. Kunimoto
Kunimoto could not close the distance or combat Magny's reach advantage. Magny is best with high amounts of movement. Very smooth with knees, lanky stature. 6-fight win streak, won five in a row in 2014.

Kunimoto attempted to secure a late takedown but exhausted himself. Had nothing left in the tank and was physically if not mentally defeated. Magny capitalized and sunk one of the easiest RNC I've ever seen.
 
Kelly vs. Walsh
Walsh was pretty smug for a guy that missed weight by nearly 6 pounds. He barely won a round, if that. Noticed his tendency to drop the hands low and duck his head. Surprised Kelly didn't try to land a knee.

Kelly is a 4-time Olympic judoka yet consciously decided to make this a boxing match. Concerted effort to display improved stand-up, I suppose. I expected and wanted the fight on the ground.

Lee vs. Prazeres
Lee showed better wrestling and effective G&P when necessary. Prazeres struggled with distance and Lee's reach. Couldn't close the gap. Attempted to land wild haymakers. Lee was visibly faster with his hands in every exchange, particularly after R1.

Borg vs. Kelades
Kelades is one tough dude for even taking the fight. Borg is a future problem at flyweight. Stifling wrestling, smart fighter for such a young guy, and works a variety of submissions. Tapped Kelades with a kimura from a difficult angle and position.
 
Escudero vs. de Lima
If nothing else, de Lima showed a chin. Absorbed punishment in the stand-up for three rounds. Escudero worked him on their feet and was merciless with G&P from top position.

Prudent for de Lima to tighten up his striking defense. Looked lost in the cage. Had good position at one point, I think R1, and failed to work any type of sub attempt.

Skelly vs. Alers
Illegal knee or not, Skelly's work with Bang Ludwig showed. Alers' movement was awful, head remains a stationary target. Both guys are grapplers and I wanted to see strong jiu-jitsu.

Fight IQ: When Skelly was landing big overhand rights at will, don't shoot for a takedown and let your opponent recover. This fight could have ended much earlier in R2.
 
Makovsky vs. Elliott
Elliott is unorthodox, fights plain weird but Makovsky solved him with wrestling and mixed in submission attempts. I vaguely recall a guillotine choke that wasn't deep.

I like Makovsky's future at flyweight. Top-10 guy for sure within the division.

Moontasri vs. Pfister
Moontasri usually wins by decision, but it was the night of the RNC minus Borg's slick kimura. In the post-fight interview, Moontasri mentioned training with Anderson Silva by some connection to Ed Soares.
 
ChampCruThik said:
To be honest, I want Bendo back at 155. He was former champ there with two different organizations. The speed and cardio advantage are enhanced at WW, but far too many dangerous heavy hitters as well-rounded as Smooth is. What worries me is the guys with power like Thatch, yet still possessing experience and fight IQ to measure the weight of punches better and not sacrificing position by giving your back so easily. T-Wood, Hendricks, Robbie. I do believe Bendo could beat Rory and/or GSP though. It's a shame the rubber match with Cowboy counts as a L on Smooth's record.
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You hit all the points man, and yes, Bendo should be on a 2 fight win streak against Cowboy and Thatch. With one more great win I think he should be right there in a title fight again at 155. Don't think he should mess around at WW quite yet, give it one more drive at 155 if he can stand to keep cutting weight
 
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Dana says Rory has a fight lined up.. have to assume it's for the title 

Bendo saying to get to 155 he "basically kills himself". I think there is a real possibility he chooses to stay at WW for a little bit

Either way, I view him on a 2 fight win streak. No real obvious next opponent at either weight class

Maybe the winner of Barboza/Johnson if it's at 155 or perhaps Maia or Saffedine if it's at WW.. crazy fight would be with Woodley if Bendo's really feelin himself
 
ChampCruThik said:
To be honest, I want Bendo back at 155. He was former champ there with two different organizations. The speed and cardio advantage are enhanced at WW, but far too many dangerous heavy hitters as well-rounded as Smooth is. What worries me is the guys with power like Thatch, yet still possessing experience and fight IQ to measure the weight of punches better and not sacrificing position by giving your back so easily. T-Wood, Hendricks, Robbie. I do believe Bendo could beat Rory and/or GSP though. It's a shame the rubber match with Cowboy counts as a L on Smooth's record.
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Vincent Van Ho said:
 
You hit all the points man, and yes, Bendo should be on a 2 fight win streak against Cowboy and Thatch. With one more great win I think he should be right there in a title fight again at 155. Don't think he should mess around at WW quite yet, give it one more drive at 155 if he can stand to keep cutting weight
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All of this. I hope that him moving up and finishing Thatch gets him closer to a title shot. It wasn't looking too good with the 2 loses and the whole he's lost to Pettis twice no need for a trilogy talk. Glad to see Dana White and all the other fighters impressed and giving him props, my dude flourishing.

If he did decide to stay at WW i'd be kind of scared of the heavy hitters like Champ pointed out but being the Bendo fan that I am, he could be going against John Jones and i'd still think he could win 
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