UFC 84: Sean Sherk Vs. BJ Penn / Tito Ortiz Vs. Lyoto Machida / Silva Vs. Jardine

leafs4ever

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

"...now let's see what happens..." tito wins with a powerful neck crank, that's what! ;D have to love the old goldberg and blatnick team.

yep, it should be an outstanding match if the two fighters you posted clips of show up at 84. such a contrast in styles!

i'm hoping to see more takedowns from the clinch in this one from tito. i think he has excellent takedowns from the clinch, but chooses to use the double leg more. he can be very effective with that, but i think lyoto could prove too elusive at times to get caught like that. if tito can pressure him into the fence and go for the takedown from there i think his style wins out. use his size and power advantage to set up an inside leg trip and let his weight carry machida down.

would you agree with tito winning this one on the ground, lbc? his stand up looked much improved aginst chuck and he's throwing his leg kicks with more confidence, but i don't know if he can offer enough to surprise machida on the feet. you never know...it's mma!

i just can't see it mookie. I would be happy with a tito win but machida is just too unique. He is extremely elusive,very powerful with a good ground game. I think really he is the perfect opponent for the ufc to put up against tito with tito leaving.

oh and that's great news about huerta joining jackson's gym... him and kenny will be a great fight

leafs4ever

Sorry I haven't been around guys, my dad is running for a place in our union so i've been super busy helping him campaign, oh, and playing gta4 when i'm not doing that lol.
TUF was good this week, 2 good fights and Matt Brown is a very smart fighter. I hope he does well in this. Nice to see Rampage's team get a win aswell although now we won't be seeing any coin tosses lol

mookie blaylock 10

leafs4ever wrote:

i just can't see it mookie. I would be happy with a tito win but machida is just too unique. He is extremely elusive,very powerful with a good ground game. I think really he is the perfect opponent for the ufc to put up against tito with tito leaving.

oh and that's great news about huerta joining jackson's gym... him and kenny will be a great fight

we must all agree, leafs! very good points about lyoto. this could be the difference maker in who holds the belt, eh? you could well retain and leave me and lbc hangin out in the basement...with releash and ceg two points apart in the middle.

yeah, i cannot wait for that florian vs. huerta match!!! best thing roger could have done to prepare is get a new perspective after his time off. great move for him.

mookie blaylock 10

leafs4ever wrote:

Sorry I haven't been around guys, my dad is running for a place in our union so i've been super busy helping him campaign, oh, and playing gta4 when i'm not doing that lol.
TUF was good this week, 2 good fights and Matt Brown is a very smart fighter. I hope he does well in this. Nice to see Rampage's team get a win aswell although now we won't be seeing any coin tosses lol

it was a good episode this week. a couple of good matches. i have to agree on matt brown. very smart fighter, but tough, and agressive when he needs to be. he's really surprising me, and i have to admit it was kind of refreshing to see jeremy lose after the way he was acting.

no more coin tosses, but more rampage dances!!! haha

oh, and good luck to your dad as well.

mookie blaylock 10

i'm going to attempt to get up, down a bottle of advil and catch this one...:D it will be live on HDNet this time, no delay.

DREAM 3, May 11, 2008, Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan

LW Tournament Round Two:

Tatsuya Kawajiri Vs. Luis Buscape
Mitsuhiro Ishida Vs. Caol Uno
Joachim Hansen Vs. Eddie Alvarez

Non-Tounament Bouts:

Jason Miller Vs. Katsuyori Shibata
Melvin Manhoef Vs. Dae Won Kim
Nick Diaz Vs. Katsuya Inoue
Daisuke Nakamura Vs. Bu Kyung Jung
Takeshi Yamazaki Vs. Shoji Maruyama

the diaz vs. inoue match, which has been announced and cancelled a couple of times, is apparently back on. jason miller will be in his element fighting in japan and i'm sure we'll see a show during his ring entrance! i'm anxious to see how the fans take to him.

i absolutely cannot wait to see ishida vs. uno!!! it should be a fantastic ground match. ishida is a dynamo and uno is a slick veteran, so i expect good position control from ishida and submission attempts from uno. should be a lot of fun to watch!

oh, and the rematch that took place between shinya aoki and jz calvancante at DREAM 2 was, obviously too close to this event for the winner, aoki, to participate in this round of the LW tournament. he will face katsuhiko nagata at DREAM 4, the second round of the MW tournament, instead.

ReleasH

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

no more coin tosses, but more rampage dances!!! haha

hahahha ... I loved the Rampage song and dance routine. He is seriously hysterical!

Matt Brown's gameplan was really frustrating Forrest but in the end, he turned it on and landed a couple of beautiful shots. Dana White sure liked that head kick to end the match! I have to say that Matt Brown kinda scares me with his intensity!

civ_eng_girl

ReleasH wrote:

hahahha ... I loved the Rampage song and dance routine. He is seriously hysterical!

Matt Brown's gameplan was really frustrating Forrest but in the end, he turned it on and landed a couple of beautiful shots. Dana White sure liked that head kick to end the match! I have to say that Matt Brown kinda scares me with his intensity!

Rampage was singing and dancing?? shoot... i must have missed that.... i was preoccupied on the computer i think...

mookie blaylock 10

ReleasH wrote:

hahahha ... I loved the Rampage song and dance routine. He is seriously hysterical!

Matt Brown's gameplan was really frustrating Forrest but in the end, he turned it on and landed a couple of beautiful shots. Dana White sure liked that head kick to end the match! I have to say that Matt Brown kinda scares me with his intensity!

"i got controoool, i got controoool! a little eddie murphy tribute there i think...

yeah, forrest was losing his mind. "the animal!! let the animal go!!!" "matt...what the (bleep!)!!!"

mookie blaylock 10

civ_eng_girl wrote:

Rampage was singing and dancing?? shoot... i must have missed that.... i was preoccupied on the computer i think...

just during the last few seconds, ceg. he was celebrating the win doing the "i got mc'donalds'" from eddie murphy...but he was singing "i got controool" instead. it was pretty funny. doing his moves and describing them..."got some janet jackson here...":D

mookie blaylock 10

i've got english commentary this time...i was hoping for korean! the fights are more exciting that way! haha at least bas rutten is working this one.

cannot wait to see uno vs. ishida! it's the last match...not sure who is first, but mayhem miller is soon to take over japan!

uno gets a huge ovation! nice.

mookie blaylock 10

Takeshi Yamazaki Vs. Shoji Maruyama is first up...

shoji comes in to rage against the machine, yamazaki comes in to lounge music???

shoji landed a couple of nice knees and had a "rich franklin" like armbar escape at the end, but yamasaki played half guard control for most of the first.

oh, and classic bas..."liver shot! that's the first one of the evening ladies and gentelmen...i'm not drinking right now, but that's one shot for those of you playing the drinking game at home...liver shot, liver shot, liver shot!"

mookie blaylock 10

more strong striking from shoji in the second, but yamazaki has more takedowns and control...

yamasaki by unanimous decision after a relatively uneventful match.

mookie blaylock 10

Jason Miller Vs. Katsuyori Shibata next...

mayhem!!!

shibata is an 11-1 underdog! wow!

mookie blaylock 10

i'm a little disappointed in the lack of outfit for mayhem , but the breakdancing routine he came in with was pretty impressive. the long zebra pants underneath his trunks aren't bad either...haha

he starts out in typical mayhem fashion...stands in the middle of the ring looking at his opponent over his shoulder and then does a karate stance. lands a number of knees from there, but is hurt by one punch and goes for the takedown and plays with shibata on the ground from there out...

takes the time to wave to the fans and give the peace sign to the big screen. numerous knees and punches to shibata until the ref finally stops the fight. mayhem moves into the last spot for the MW tournament at DREAM 4.

mayhem then gets on the mic and actually knows a few japanese phrases! pays respect to shibata and the fans and tells them, in japanese, "i am a demon! i am a ghost! i am a super monkey!!

mookie blaylock 10

Melvin Manhoef Vs. Dae Won Kim next...

mookie blaylock 10

the game plans were ckear, and kim actually works his way in to range to attempt a takedown, but a striking exchange ensues and kim gets the better of it! takes manhoef down and gets control on the ground. manhoef eventually muscles his way to side control, lands a couple of hammer fists, but then ko's kim on the ground with a knee. looks like the first knee knocked him out, but the second was a certain illegal blow to the back of the head. hard to tell which one was the one that ended the fight...

anyway, manhoef becomes the alternate for the MW tournament.


Daisuke Nakamura Vs. Bu Kyung Jung next...

go jung! i hope he finally gets a win here! two great fights so far against aoki and ishida, but both losses in game efforts.

mookie blaylock 10

jung does not know how to be in a boring fight! jung lands some shots and some nice knees, even a flying one, and sets the tone for the first round by judo throw into back control and straight into an armbar. from there, reversals and numerous sub attempts by both guys. nakamura with leg locks and kimuras and jung with armbars...great match so far...to the second...

another early armbar escape, this time by jung and they come back to the feet where nakamura lands a right hand for a knockout. great fight, feel bad for jung. three excellent matches in his first three bouts and three hard fought losses.

mookie blaylock 10

Nick Diaz Vs. Katsuya Inoue next...

hope nick's cuts aren't an issue.

think i am the only one crazy enough to be up watching this...:D

mookie blaylock 10

more rage! inoue comes out to rage and bas is happy..."i trained on bombtrack on that cd twice a day for so many years. you cannot believe it!" bas is really having a laugh tonight, good to hear him doing commentary again.

mookie blaylock 10

bas!

"i think they should give diaz an extra prize for being able to beat gomi while 'under the influence'...then again i come from holland...starts singing 'make the world a better place for you and me...'":D