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Quoteworthy:
“The last part of the fight was what we call at the gym “Swicking Out”… I actually was trying to get my punches through but he was doing a great job at blocking them so I got creative. I was actually at one point going to sit up and donky kong hammer fist them in but actually changed my mind and stuck to the less effective freestyle swimming technique. Amazingly it looked so much better in my head than how it turned out! You just have to know that in my head I was a ground n pounding machine with brutal power and perfect technique… I guess I am not quite the ninja I think I am sometimes…”
– Mike Swick comments on the flailing exchange in the final frame of his fight with Marcus Davis at UFC 85: “Bedlam” this past weekend at the O2 Arena in London, England. It looked like two school girls in a cat fight … good to see he can see the humor in it. He went on to win the fight — a very good one with those final few seconds notwithstanding — via unanimous decision.
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It shows he is for real, no matter his ground and pound technique. Very tough opponent and he showed a very well rounded game. Expect big things from this guy
Why did he lose a point in the 3rd round?
It looked like the was going to take the rest of the fight easy, then he lost a point and went ape-sh*t. I like a fighter who can laugh at himself. I knew he would impress a lot of people with this fight. I felt Davis didn’t show up but Swick still did a great job and redeemed himself from the Burkman Dance…
Swick grabed the fence, thats why he lost the point. But hell yea Swick is for real! I think he’s got a chance to get to a title shot, with one or two more key wins.
alright fellas, heres a follow up to the question I posed to you yesterday. Say Tim beats Fedor, then what? Do you want to see tim/randy 2, or do you still actually want to see fedor /randy? In my opinion, if Tim beats Fedor, I want to see a healthy, no excuse Tim fight Randy again!
I doubt Randy would fight Tim again….
Seem’s like randy is only focused on fighting Fedor these days..
Shame he passed on his first opportunity to fight Fedor now that that’s “the only fight that matters.”
I’m with you kevin. And I’d love to see Tim put a whoopin’ on Randy! But he won’t get past Fedor and I think Randy will just fade away.
Fedor will not loose to Tim, and I look forward to seeing Fedor pummble Randy into retirement! Randy is going to wish he would have fought Nogueira after Fedor gives him the beating of his life!
Wow, I can’t even believe people STILL just completely discount Couture, I’m gonna laugh my ass off if he GNP’s the shit outta Fedor and wins this fight. I’m rooting for Randy, he’s gonna old man back slap that bitch!
Agreed….I was at the Tim/Randy fight and Randy beat Tim’s ass at his own game – striking. What the hell does Tim have to offer Randy??
If Tim beats fedor, I wanna see him fight Barnett. I am to the point of hoping randy retires from fighting and just Trains other fighters for a living. He’s captain America, and he’s a legend, but I am sick of hearing his name associated with a lot of whining.
If Tim beats Fedor, I would want to see Randy-Tim II or Randy-Nog in the UFC, followed by Fedor-Randy anywhere. I just don’t think Randy has any interest in fighting Tim again. I think he’ll have more interest in a Nog fight for the undisputed UFC HW title. I know Randy has previously said that he doesn’t think a Nog fight makes sense, but I think he said that b/c he doesn’t want to come into the Fedor fight with a loss. If Fedor loses to Tim, then Randy losing to Nog wouldn’t be a very big deal, since a Fedor-Randy fight would have both fighters coming off losses. But too bad Nog is tied up w/ TUF and then is scheduled to fight Frank Mir afterwards. So, the most likely scenario is Randy-Fedor regardless of the outcome of Fedor-Tim.
I would like to Randy retire. He’s overrated and Fedor would eat him alive anyway. lets see…15-8 vs. a whole bunch-1. Whose record is better? Randy has two good fights…one against a wounded Giant and one against a one kick wonder and he’s the best HW around? sorry…no sale. I want to see him fight NOG.
are you kidding?? What about Chuck Liddell vs Randy 1, Vitor Belfort, Tito Ortiz, Pedro Rizzo, Kevin Randalman, Jeremy Horn. O but I guess none of them are any good eh?
Randy has the most impressive competition out of any fighter in all of mma imo.
Maurice Smith, Belfort (x3), Rizzo (x2), Randleman, Horn, Liddell(x3), Ricco Rodriguez, Barnett, Sylvia, Gonzaga, and Ortiz. Every single one of those fighters was top 10 when they fought (well, Belfort wasn’t the last 2 fights). Most of them were top 5, actually.
So if we look at it this way, Randy has 14 top 10 fights in his career out of 24 fights. The only other fighter imo who has that level of competition is Chuck.
I still think Randy should fight Nog, though.
Forgot to mention Wanderlei for competition. He has cans mixed in there, but has fought a lot of top competition.
Hegotcaught…those fights were all along time ago. The sport has evolved since those days and I havent seen anything that makes me think he can beat Fedor, or even a healthy Tim. I have tremendous respect for him and his work ethic, but I don’t think he can handle Fedor or Nog. Besides, I meant he has two good fights in a row…not overall.
I would love to see Tim/Randy 2. I’ve said it before. I think Randy new of Tims injury and took advantage of it.
Diego vs Swick needs to happen!
Diego will show him how to Ground and Pound!
Thats my boy. Go texas
He Still put it on him. Go Texas
Funny interview
haha lol,
Even he noticed he looked like a fool….
I’m not a swick fan, but he did put on a good fight..
Except when he did his “swim punch” thing..
“Swicking-out”???…the lame ass “Swickateen”??
Someone please just “Swick” this guy’s ass !
lol, i guess that was pretty lame aswell…and gay.lol
D*mnit’, there went my post. All this “Swick” stuff is almost as bad as referring to oneself in the third person.
Is it just me, or was Swick’s win BORING? Maybe its the fact that I bet $500 on Davis, but I do not remember the fight being exciting.
Was it an exciting fight? I didnt think so, which makes it 2 boring performances in a row for Swick. I cant stand watching him compete and he should be banned from pay per view. If anything he shold appear on UFN, butr plelase no more pay per view appearences from Swick. I can only say that I have actually enjoyed 1 or maybe 2 of his performances, TOps! The guy just Bores me!
I always think Swicks fights lack entertainment, and are incredibly boring, but I was impressed with how he handled himself agianst “the Irish Bottle rocket”lol.
I was suprised that I actually enjoyed this fight, on account of I too lost some cash($50 bucks)…I am a fan of Davis so maybe I was more into the fight, then other Swick fights??
All in all imo the fight wasn’t that bad…I do agree that Swick should not be on “televised ppv” fights… The UFC has WAY to much talent to have guy’s like Swick on main cards…UFC cards should always have Top fighters…Swick is an undercard type of fighter..
so Stagger and john, you didn’t think his performance was Swicktacular? or maybe Swick a licious? how about…. oh forget it.
Stagger Lee take your tongue out of Johns @sshole! Swicks fights are not that boring (maybe a couple) but this Davis fight was not one of them, Did you see the gashs on Marcus’s face? that was fun to watch. And besides that he has 4 wins in the 1st rd. 2 of which were in the first minute.
Swicatines are not EXCITING, which count for half of his finishes. HOw can you think of him as an exciting fighter.
Whgen I think of the exciting fighters in the sport, Swick is not one of the guys that comes to mind!
Nice once Stagger Lee, I was going to type something very similar, but you beat me to it.
Swick on this!
John, stop hating on Swick just cause you lost money. That fight was one of the best on the card.
That wasn’t even close to being the best fight on the card…
LOL i would have loved to see him “donkey kong” him. Hilarious.
I think I can speak for us all when I say how impressed we were with Mike Swick, especially those last final seconds in which it looked like he was throwing a temper tantrum on Marcus Davis’ face. I’m just glad Marcus Davis made it out of that cage alive with that “glove lightning” and “fist thunder” of a storm which was 99% chance of raining down on Marcus’ head. It’s great that Swick sees the humor in it, as well.
I was just thinking, man, I wish Davis had an umbrella in there for his own safety.
“Swicking Out” that is hilarious. I like that quote, funny stuff.
I like Swick but if he keeps incorporating his last name into any other moves or punches then he will definitely lose me as a fan.
My thoughts exactly.
very glad to see he has a sense of humor about it. i watched the fight again last night. it was an embarrassing end to an otherwise stellar fight. they looked like 12 year olds in the backyard.
Off Topic:
All I can say is WOW !!!
The main card for “Affliction: Banned” airs live on pay per view, and a few fights will air on FSN as a lead-in to the event. The full fight card now includes:
MAIN CARD (PAY PER VIEW)
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia
Andrei Arlovski vs. Ben Rothwell
Josh Barnett vs. Pedro Rizzo
Matt Lindland vs. Fabio Nascimento
Renato “Babalu” Sobral vs. Mike Whitehead
PRELIMINARY CARD (FSN)
Paul Buentello vs. Aleksander Emelianenko
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Vernon White
PRELIMINARY CARD (MAY NOT BE BROADCAST)
Vitor Belfort vs. Terry Martin
Ray Lazama vs. Justin Levens
J.J. Ambrose vs. Mike Pyle
Mark Hominick vs. Savant Young
This is going to be so fuckin’ sweet lol.
Fudge Yeah!
This card is off the hook. I have too much that I can say about this card!!!!!
Personally, I think the Linland fight should be bumped to prelim on FSN and have Buentello/Alesksander on the main card. I never heard of Fabio Nascimento. I looked him up and he has lost to Demian Maia, and Rousimar Palhares. Rousimar Palhares just fought at UFC 84 and looked fabulous on the ground against Salverry. So the two times that Fabio was submitted, it was done so by VERY top level BJJ practicioners that are curretnly fighting in the UFC. Fabio does have a win over UFC veteran Roan Carniero.
Also, call me a fool, but I really want to watch Mark Hominick vs Savant Young. Savant is going to be the bigger of the two fighters and they are both “stand and bang” ers.
I am so looking forward to this event, it is RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!
ViolentMike: I am with you! Aleks vs. Buentello should definately be aired instead of Lindland vs. Whoever!
Lindland has never been a very exciting fighter and we all know someone is getting KTFO in the Aleks vs. Headhunter fight.
VM: Cant believe bullet bitched like that at the Finale of that BET mma show!
NOw thats an MMA fight card right there! Thank you Affliction!
They should have just had a Heavyweight Grand Prix with a couple of lightheavyweight fights added to the card. None the less, as a Die Hard mma fan, I really appreciate what Affliction is doing for us. In the past couple of years, other American mma organizations have tried to emerge, but NONE have ever produced such a Dynamite fight card that includes some of many fans dfream matches! Bodog, EliteXC, StrikeForce have all tried, but none have come close to putting out such a stacked card with real top 10 fighters like this card.
Thank You Affliction!
and for those that think Affliction are done,…I dont think so. Tito will be signed soon, and as much as I hate on him for not being a true top 15 LHW, TIto’s name will give the new Promotion credability and will draw fans. Then in October, when the legal mess is over, Couture will sign with them and really put Affliction on the map!
Do u guys really think its a coincidence that Affliction’s 2nd show is scheduled for October or November? I smell Couture vs. Fedor!
I would like to see Tito and babalu go at it.
I agree. That would be a much better fight than watching Babalu squeeze Whitehead’s head off with a RNC in the first round.
Tito will not sign with Affliction he doesn’t want to fight those top fighters.
he will elect to sign with CBS headline their next card against some joker and get his mug on PrimeTime TV
“donkey kong hammer fist!” dude, i posted that here before! good usage! lol.. yea.. it wasn’t that pretty, except in his own mind! LOLOLLOLOL in my cubicle.. thats hilarious. I’m going to watch that last part again 1st thing when I get home. His 1st round KOs on Fight Nights was one of the biggest reasons that made me start following UFC more. The guy has the fighting spirit in him and he’s a funny f*cker!! Looking forward to more quick finishes, Swickatines, Swicking-out, Swickbonics out the Swick-tionary. I say feed him the guy that Lytle KOd in the 1st! That should be some good footage.
swick is the shlt
i hate to say it, but swick hasn’t looked good in his last 4 fights. he needs to get back in the zone.
this dont have nothing to do with the above but the ppv shit has to stop put that shit on tv. talking about the forest title fight coming up i’m going bellie up on the ufc because of all the ppv thank god for wec.
Swick has turned into the most boring fighter in the UFC. He’s taken over Koscheck in the area of boringness. I will probably never buy another PPV again after 85.
He is not as exciting as he used to be, but I suppose the tougher the opponent the more cautious he gets. You have to give him respect for beating Davis though.That was no easy task. The majority thought that Davis was the next big thing and would easily take out Swick, he proved them wrong and seems to have stopped the Davis bandwagon in it’s tracks. I did not realise Swick was that funny. Like Leban, it is refreshing when a fighter doesn’t take himself to seriously all the time and and can show that they have a sense of humour. That was damn funny “less effective freestyle swimming technique”.