Gina Carano vs Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos Strikeforce 8/15/9

[xcakid]

i can only hope

i think gene jinxed her by talking to her lets blame him jk

Yeah I'm blaming Gene.

She needs to work on take down defense and the ground game.

Speaking of ground game, I wouldn't mind helping her out on that one.

[goju]

it look like she gassed right awaY to no?i
nah sorry working on her ground game is my new position

[Taryn P.]

She undoubtedly would have done better if you hadn't kept her up all night!

[taai gihk yahn]

Carano looked tentative, flat-footed and ultimately stunned; anyone who thinks that she would have miraculously "recovered" for Round 2 is clearly clueless;

I agree though, it's all Gene's fault; I predict an angry mob with torches at his office tomorrow...

[goju]

i honestly love the woman to death but it didnt look like she took the fight training seriously that did not look like the gina ive seen before

[goju]

She undoubtedly would have done better if you hadn't kept her up all night!

i cant be blamd for being irresistible

well me and gene both had something in common tonight we were wearing i love gina carano shirts and louding cursing at the televison in chinese lol

[Mr Punch]

Carano looked tentative, flat-footed and ultimately stunned; anyone who thinks that she would have miraculously "recovered" for Round 2 is clearly clueless...

Lacklustre and tentative, but I don't think outclassed. I read the fight report before I saw it and it sounded a lot worse. She was punching constantly, had several good recoveries and two good escapes on the ground. However, I think she was unprepared for how hard Cyborg was hitting and just how big the reach advantage was...

Looking at the vids of them training yesterday, I predicted this outcome, and would lay the blame almost completely on the trainers. Carano's looked unfocussed and unnaggressive, and too little concentrated on fight skills and explosiveness and more on endurance of the slowly carrying something variety... like the bit when they were bungie-tied to their trainers/equipment: Cyborg was doing sprints and fighting footwork, Carano was jogging.

And yes, Chris, she looked 'ultimately stunned': it's called a (T)KO!

[goju]

ive heard around the campfire couture is getting oola la with gina as well maybe they were to busy messin about and not training enough

[Mr Punch]

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[MasterKiller]

Cyborg was just too big. Gina landed some good shots, but she just couldn't handle those bombs Cyborg was throwing. At one point, though, Gina had a full mount and gave it up. That, and getting caught in a heel hook and an Americana show her lack of jiu-jitsu skill.

I like Cyborg. Everyone dogs her because she isn't a covergirl, but she is very humble and down-to-earth.

[taai gihk yahn]

Lacklustre and tentative, but I don't think outclassed. I read the fight report before I saw it and it sounded a lot worse. She was punching constantly, had several good recoveries and two good escapes on the ground. However, I think she was unprepared for how hard Cyborg was hitting and just how big the reach advantage was...

it's debatable - I mean, what defines outclassed in this case? it's hard to say exactly as the field is not as deep as the men's side; it just seemed to me that Santos dictated the whole flow of the match, Carano never got her game off the ground at all; I mean, if you look at a lot of Carano's other fights, it seems like she often looses her structure, but the level of opponent she fights allows her to get away w/that; also, Santos is used to 5 min. rounds, Carano wasn't; put that all together...i.d.k.

Looking at the vids of them training yesterday, I predicted this outcome, and would lay the blame almost completely on the trainers. Carano's looked unfocussed and unnaggressive, and too little concentrated on fight skills and explosiveness and more on endurance of the slowly carrying something variety... like the bit when they were bungie-tied to their trainers/equipment: Cyborg was doing sprints and fighting footwork, Carano was jogging.

I agree, I got the same feeling: Carano never displayed the same level of intensity and even when asked about predictions, she seemed unsure of what she was up against - it was like Rocky / Mr. T. ...

And yes, Chris, she looked 'ultimately stunned': it's called a (T)KO!

lol; yeah, I meant before that - at one point she seemed to have this realization that she hit Santos w/the best she had, stuff that would have significantly impacted on anyone she's fought previously, and it didn't go anywhere - it just looked like that she couldn't quite understand what was happening;

Cyborg was just too big. Gina landed some good shots, but she just couldn't handle those bombs Cyborg was throwing. At one point, though, Gina had a full mount and gave it up. That, and getting caught in a heel hook and an Americana show her lack of jiu-jitsu skill.

yep; I don't think any of her previous opponents had the full-package like Santos, and it was overwelming - caused her to make some bad decisions and showed the gaps in her training; if she's smart and motivated, she'll learn a lot from this and improve her game;

I like Cyborg. Everyone dogs her because she isn't a covergirl, but she is very humble and down-to-earth.

I think she's very gracious and IMPO, a lot more sincere than Carano; she deserved this, no question;

what's up w/Cotoure and the women he trains getting pounded? (meaning the last debacle w/his wife - at least Carano didn't talk stupid afterwards!)

[zhugeliang]

well me and gene both had something in common tonight we were wearing i love gina carano shirts and louding cursing at the televison in chinese lol

Is Gene teaching you how to curse in Chinese? Very useful of him.

[goju]

yup youd be suprised the words i know now!

[goju]

the whole thing look weird why the hell would you give up the mount?you dont have to do bjj to know being on top of somebody is a good thing lol

[taai gihk yahn]

the whole thing look weird why the hell would you give up the mount?you dont have to do bjj to know being on top of somebody is a good thing lol

I think it was indicative of her having been somewhat disoriented in general by the first few shots that Santos connected with...