RavishingRickRudo

http://www.dailymotion.com/the_chosen_one1...e-nickels_sport I haven't read any hype for this fight, but jesus fuck, for a fight that goes under 2:30 there is a TON of action.

The first minute of round 3 of Roger Huerta/Leonard Garcia is tremendous. Starts off with the standard showing of respect, then Garcia goes immediately for a takedown which Huerta throws off and then throws a high kick and then starts the looney toons routine. Absolutely tremendous. Fuck damn has 155 been good to us this year.

I think the reasoning is a break is a long-term injury that would prevent a fighter from fighting for months while a choke out is a momentary loss in consciousness and realistic long term consequences are not that severe.

I <3 Fedor, but this is really pissing me off.

I love that the UFC is putting on so many shows and is gathering up a bunch of talent... But.... I miss PRIDE so much... The UFC ain't gonna set nuthin to Con Te Partiro. http://www.dailymotion.com/torihada/video/...3-opening_sport Life is not easy. But. Life is not bad. http://www.dailymotion.com/torihada/video/...fumetsued_sport http://www.dailymotion.com/torihada/video/...debushido_sport http://www.dailymotion.com/search/nogueira...ing-movie_sport

I like Fightsport.

Watching UFC 1 right now. First time in a long time, and the first time watching it throughout rather than FFing. Kathy Long (commentator) pwns so many fighters in this. Kevin Rosier vs. Zane Frasier is the absolute tits. Kevin Rosier is my new favourite fighter. He's the Tom Arnold crica 1991 of mma. Or even better, Chris Farley doing Tom Arnold crica 1991

Yeah, you know what, you're absolutely right. If I walk into any BJJ club I won't see anyone on their back. What a silly thing for me to think.

http://75.ufc.com/ A few interesting notes thus far regarding the official websites of the next two UFC events: - There is a focus on the light heavyweight division, which is superdope. There's about a dozen fighters profiled, from Shogun to Sakura, where you can click on each fighter and get some video clips, photos, and interviews. Also, you can see a web of all the fighters where their fights interconnect. Really cool stuff. - For UFC 76 they have as the main featured bouts: Liddell/Jardine, Rua/Griffin, TYSON GRIFFIN/THIAGO TAVARES. HO LEE FUH HUCK

All props for a good fight by GSP aside (of which he deserves a great deal), you're again missing the point. YPOV never said that Koscheck's proficiency in BJJ should be measured by what he can or cannot do off of his back. If going solely by that measure, GSP's BJJ must sucks ass too, considering the only signinficant thing he's ever done from there was get submitted by Hughes. As for the stand-up, again, YPOV only ever stated that Koscheck would probably be able to use his stand-up well enough to set-up a takedown. Given that he only attempted a single shot in the fight that I can recall, it's a toss-up as to whether this reflects more on Kocheck's impotence standing or inability to take the initiviative tonight. Also, while a bit drunk and fucking sick of telling people all nigh thtey're violating dress code, I'm fairly confident in saying that I'd take GOnzaga in a rematch, if only because I think him bustung his nose up only happens 1/10 times Randy nails that high crotch. No. His Striking is Really Good His BJJ is Really Good Both said. Both wrong. As evidenced by the fact that when GSP took away Joshes wrestling, Koscheck looked like an amateur in the fight.

They will bring Babalu back, if only to have him fight Shogun.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=21...h&plindex=0 Couture vs. Gonzaga

This was probably the best performance out of Randy Couture that I have ever seen. He was a killer. Maybe the second Pedro Rizzo fight or the fight against Chuck, but even then, damn... Randy is in the business of breakin people.

Man, I dunno what I'm most impressed by. Koschecks amazing jiu jitsu ability to do dicknothing off his back, or his superbulous stand up skills that consisted of loading up and throwing overhand rights. I was completely wrong about the guy. I truly do know nothing about this sport.

Yeah, it's more like "jab and flab".

To be fair to Gomi, he rarely ever keeps his hands up. Shoguns peek-a-boo style of blocking and delayed counter-punching leaves himself open to hard punches that, if put in the right combination, could be a game changer against him. However, with Forrest playing it safe now, as well as his more technical, tight, boxing style, he may not be able to capitalize on it. I think he has enough on his feet to give Shogun some fits, but ultimately Shogun is too varied in both striking and grappling for Griffin, IMO.

DAE HAN. TOMMY LEE.

FIST OF LEGEND 1. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=30...h&plindex=1 Chen Zhen enters the dojo of the man who killed his master in battle. He fucks shit up. 2. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=36...h&plindex=1 Chen Zhen just wanted to study. Fuckin Japanese won't let that happen. He fucks shit up. 3. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=25...h&plindex=7 Hou-Ting runs 'tings. Chen Zhen brings the new style that all the kids love and Hou-Ting hates that the kids love it. Zhen doesn't want to embarrass Hou-Ting and pulls his punches, but when he realizes his bitch is watching and thinks her man is weak, he commences with the up shit fucking. And then Hou-Ting is like "What? Why is my shit all fucked up?" 4. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3...h&plindex=2 IMO THEEE best fight scene in Fist of Legend. Chen Zhen fights his bitches Uncle, whose kind of a big deal. MUAY THAI, AKIDO, and of course, WRESTLEMANIA 7 GIMMICK STYLE. It fucks your shit. 5. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8...h&plindex=5 Chen Zhen vs. The Big Motherfucking General.

Taking about passing guard and mounting reflects BJJ training, yes, because there are many BJJ-specific guard-passes one can be taught. But the majority of that success would come from his wrestling base, literally. It's hard to move someone when they are trying to pass guard if they have a strong base, and wrestlers are trained to keep guys on their back, so I would say that more reflects being a good wrestler than anything else. Mark Coleman, who you single out, did what you talk about without a lick of training BJJ yet that part of his game is still considered, rightfully so, weak. Or would you call his BJJ "really good" as well? Do you seriously think that's all Jiu Jitsu he's using? Not addressing Fitch has to do with not going out on tangents, especially with strawmen. Fitch has proven in different fights to be more dimensional than Josh Koscheck The Joslin/Koscheck fight stands out largely because people forget how shitty Koscheck was in it - which seems to be a running theme where people just remember the outcome of a largely uninspired performance and continue on with the dicksucking and admiring Joshes "athleticms". Joslin is a very good fighter, no doubt, but he still got banged up against Fitch standing, so it's not like Fitch did a Koscheck and run away from the striking. Koschecks performance against Joslin was so lame, at the time I thought you could make a case for Joslin winning, because all Koscheck had were takedowns, while at least Joslin had the fight standing and attempted to finish. Also, GSP has nice technical striking, but the dude isn't a brawler. What BJ and Serra did was brawl with him. It's a weak part of his game, but he has proven himself in the striking dept. before, so he can earn the distinction in being a good striker. When Koscheck is on his back and he's subbin guys, or doing anything that doesn't come from him being a strong wrestler, but rather, using pure BJJ, he can earn the distinction of having good BJJ. How is he good at the stand up? His striking with Diego was shit. Shit. Made worse by the fact that Diego was a sitting duck and Koschecks "much improved" striking consisted of some crosses, most of which missed by a mile. If you want to talk about not addressing points, how about you not responding to me breaking down his stand up against Diego? How do you define "good striking" (actually, I think your words were "really good")? Low percentage punches with little variation? Koscheck is getting hype that he hasn't lived up to. That's my bias against him. If he actually showed being anything more than being a really wrestler, while everyone else is creaming over how well rounded he is, then I wouldn't have a problem. As it is, everything you've said about how really good he is at varied parts of the game STILL revolve around him being a really good wrestler. Yawn.

Oh bullshit. Koschecks standing isn't good at all. He basically has backing up, and circling away; pawing with his left and throwing a cross; and a high kick he throws a mile away. He stays completely out of the pocket and was essentially going against an easy target in Sanchez and did ridiculously little despite the fact that Diego was doing remarkably less. He may throw a jab, but that's only on a back step to keep someone away. Let's count the varied type of punches he throws with any sense of hitting his target... Uh. One? Compare this with Frank Trigg and Sean Sherk who you said Koscheck was another level above in striking. Koscheck probably "threw" 30 punches against Diego in the first round and maybe 4 had any realistic shot of landing, the rest were complete airballs. Which either suggests Koscheck has shitty depth perception, shitty striking, or feels more comfortable with a gap of 10 feet in between him and his opponent for the entire fight. It's very hard to say that his striking is "good". As for how he fairs on the ground. His wrestling makes up a large part of that, because a guy with a strong base is going to be hard to move around on the ground, which makes things like sweeps and submissions very difficult. But then again, if you look at his record, the guys who he has faced with strong ground skills he didn't necessarily show all that strong ground skills against. The only reason Joslin didn't tap him out with a triangle was because the clock saved him; Fickett tapped him; and for the brief period they were on the ground, Diego swept him. So even then, it's a debatable point. But hey, he subbed Pete Spratt...

Sherks size has little to do with his combinations and technique standing. The effectiveness of his striking, yes, but not enough to say Koscheck is a better striker. Koscheck wanted none of Jeff Joslin standing and against Diego I thought he looked like shit and the only reason why anyone says otherwise is because the whole time Rogan and Goldberg were jerkin eachother off over it. Trigg has shown better striking in his fights against Charuto and Hallman than Kos has shown, also. Do you honestly think that Koscheck is stronger than Hughes? GSP shrugged off Hughes like it was nothin. Kos may have quickness, but he rarely ever uses it. All Kos's vaunted athleticism allows him to do is take guys down. He's only explosive in his takedowns. Other than that, he plays it rather safe. Saying his striking is better because he sets up his takedowns better with his strikes goes again to putting over his takedown ability than his actual striking ability. In essence, all you are really saying, and all this comes down to, is that he has really awesome takedowns. Which I won't argue against. But his game aside from that is still pretty weak.

I disagree. Kos's wrestling may be better, but in terms of athleticism Hughes and Sherk are freaks of nature, and Trigg ain't a creampuff either. Striking-wise... when did Koscheck become a great striker? Not better than Sherk, technically, and Frank has some mean GnP. Let's stop drinking the Roganaid when it comes to Kos being anything more than a guy who loads up on his right.

Wouldn't that have passed off to Travis Lutter after Lutter tapped Cote out? Which, of course, means that Anderson Silva is one with all living things.

Your pregnant wife is so gay.

Damian Maia has been apparently signed by the UFC. Late breaking news . . . U.F.C. just signed current ADCC U87Kg Champion Demian Maia to a contract to fight in the 185 Division. Demian has a brief but very successful MMA career and U.F.C. saw his potential especially after his ADCC win. Demian's statement: "I am so happy that I signed with U.F.C. This event was very influential in me pursuing a fighting career and Jiu-Jitsu. i already trained karate back in the days and watching Royce Gracie fighting in U.F.C. I inspired me to this career. I am thankful to the Fertitta Brothers, Dana White and Joe Silva for the opportunity and their confidence in me. I promise to give my all to the event and the pursuit of the belt, I want to thank the fans as well and all my students and friends especially Paulo Vasconcellos for their support"