Playing off Sparkuri's 16 man tourney thread - who wins?

[Wild]

The Event: A one day 16-man invitational

Open Weight
Global ruleset
(1) 30 minute round + 10 minute OT if necessary
Win by finish only
M-1 ring w/netting

Shockwave 2002 stadium size event complete with pageantry, bloodsport, build up, Thunder over Louisville fireworks, bells whistles, fighter jets.

Where: Dubai - Aircraft Carrier offshore streaming a 300' screen to the city.

Event Name: Ultimate Ultimate 3

Prize: Contestants receive $50,000 per fight - winner earns $2 million Grand Prize

The Fighters and their seed:
Jon Jones (1)
Cain Velasquez (2)
Chris Weidman (3)
Georges St. Pierre (4)
Robbie Lawler (5)
Fabricio Werdum (6)
Vitor Belfort (7)
Anthony Johnson (8)
Junior Dos Santos (9)
Luke Rockhold (10)
Alexander Gustaffson (11)
Anderson Silva (12)
Ben Askren (13)
Vitaly Minakov (14)
Travis Browne (15)
Liam McGeary (16)

Red Bracket:
Fight #1: Jon Jones vs. Liam McGeary
Fight #2: Anthony Johnson vs. Junior Dos Santos
Fight #3: Robbie Lawler vs Anderson Silva
Fight #4: Chris Weidman vs. Vitaly Minakov

Winner of Fight #1 vs. Winner of Fight #3
Winner of Fight #2 vs. Winner of Fight #4

Blue Bracket:
Fight #5: Cain Valasquez vs. Travis Browne
Fight #6: Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold
Fight #7: Fabricio Werdum vs. Alexander Gustaffson
Fight #8: Georges St. Pierre vs. Ben Askren

Winner of Fight #5 vs. Winner of Fight #7
Winner of Fight #6 vs. Winner of Fight #8

 

[MMAHAWK]

Werdum over JDS final

 

[Wild]

Werdum over JDS final

Interesting. I would have...

Red Bracket Semi-finals:
Jones vs. Lawler
Johnson vs. Weidman

Blue Bracket Semi-Finals:
Velasquez vs. Werdum
Rockhold vs. GSP

Red Bracket Finals:
Jones vs. Weidman

Blue Bracket Finals:
Velasquez vs. Rockhold

Finals: Jones vs. Velasquez

Winner: Velasquez

 

[MMAHAWK]

Interesting. I would have...

Red Bracket Semi-finals:
Jones vs. Lawler
Johnson vs. Weidman

Blue Bracket Semi-Finals:
Velasquez vs. Werdum
Rockhold vs. GSP

Red Bracket Finals:
Jones vs. Weidman

Blue Bracket Finals:
Velasquez vs. Rockhold

Finals: Jones vs. Velasquez

Winner: Velasquez

Jones vs silva
JDS vs weidman


Cain vs Werdum
Vitor vs GSP


Red- Jones vs JDS
Blue- werdum vs GSP



Final Werdum subs JDS


I think Werdum rolls through Gus. He is fresh against a tired Cain and subs him after 20+ minutes. He then them destroys a GSP that got the take down on a beat up Vitor after his war with Luke. Werdum comes into the final in much better shape than JDS after grueling fights against rumble, weidman, and jones. Werdum subs JDS after a quick takedown.

 

[sparkuri]

Red Bracket:
Fight #1: Jon Jones vs. Liam McGeary
Fight #2: Anthony Johnson vs. Junior Dos Santos
Fight #3: Robbie Lawler vs Anderson Silva
Fight #4: Chris Weidman vs. Vitaly Minakov

Winner of Fight #1 vs. Winner of Fight #3
Winner of Fight #2 vs. Winner of Fight #4

Blue Bracket:
Fight #5: Cain Valasquez vs. Travis Browne
Fight #6: Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold
Fight #7: Fabricio Werdum vs. Alexander Gustaffson
Fight #8: Georges St. Pierre vs. Ben Askren

Winner of Fight #5 vs. Winner of Fight #7
Winner of Fight #6 vs. Winner of Fight #8




Red bracket I have:
-Jones vs. Silva(FINALLY)
-Johnson vs. Minakov

Blue bracket I have:
- Cain vs. Werdum
- GSP vs. Vitor

Then Jones vs. ........that's tough considering how the first fight went down!
......Minakov

You see, Minakov snuck in a combo past Weidman's guard within 12 minutes, but Rumble is exhausted after a sneaky upper cut sets up the tko over JDS 21 minutes in, so Rumble is drenched and beat up.
So Minakov gets to fight Rumble much fresher, then we're looking at Frye/Goodridge 1&2.
Minakov by exhaustion TKO 17 minutes in.
Isn't it crazy how these things play out?
Minakov makes it out of the red bracket murderers row?!


Cain is FINALLY exhausted after a valiant effort by Browne, taking Cain 27 minutes in before a CHOKE of all things.
And Werdum has a relatively easier time with Gus, guillotining him 8 1/2 minutes in.

Then Werdum takes Cain deep, and tko's him with knees to the head on the ground in the corner at 21 minutes in.

Vitor knocks the living shit outta GSP despite a war with Rockhold that takes him 17 minutes in before a mini blitz sets up a guillotine that Rockhold doesn't tap to. He's out. WHAT A WAR!!!

But with a fresh injection Vitor is just too much for GSP's injection, and it's over in under 5 minutes.
GSP would've done better if Askren didn't take him THIRTY-FIVE FUCKING MINUTES DEEP!
Vitor does to GSP what GSP did to Hughes pt.2.

Now Vitor fights a bigger Werdum who controls the pace as Vitor escapes his clutches.
His sweat allows him to maneuver out of a few Werdum sub attempts, and Vitor gets up and throws a left reminiscent of a cross between Ferrozzo, and Mir/Sims(because damn, he tired nigga).
Then with everything he has he kicks and stomps Werdums head until the ref jumps in.
gawtdamn amazing.



This sets up Minakov vs. Vitor.
Unreal.

Who will win?





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[teamquestnorth]

I think Lawler would KO Anderson Silva. Especially if Robbie didn't have to cut weight or anything.

 

[Wild]

I think Lawler would KO Anderson Silva. Especially if Robbie didn't have to cut weight or anything.

Same here.

 

[sparkuri]

Lawler vs Silva is one awesome fight.
man I wish stuff like that would happen.

 

[Zeph]

Interesting. I would have...

Red Bracket Semi-finals:
Jones vs. Lawler
Johnson vs. Weidman

Blue Bracket Semi-Finals:
Velasquez vs. Werdum
Rockhold vs. GSP

Red Bracket Finals:
Jones vs. Weidman

Blue Bracket Finals:
Velasquez vs. Rockhold

Finals: Jones vs. Velasquez

Winner: Velasquez

Mines very similar except Velasquez pulls out injured before the Blue Bracket semi final, Werdum moves on to the finals instead, and gets beaten by Jon Jones.

 

[ThatOneDude]

Before I make my picks, is there drug testing?

 

[sparkuri]

Before I make my picks, is there drug testing?

Hhhhhhhh


Aaaaaiiiiiiiiillllllllllllllll

NO

 

[ThatOneDude]

Hhhhhhhh


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NO

OK I didn't know if it was pride rules in that respect