RavishingRickRudo

It's not in this thread anywhere??

I loved those fat flying knees of Riccos Ricco controlled the fight (which is something that is indicative of Nogueiras fights, as it's typical BJJ), but he didn't push the fight. He had the opportunities and he didn't make use of them. Nog had opportunities, and he did make use of them, Ricco just was able to stop them. Standing, Ricco was backing off more than he was advancing. The only elements that are similar was that Ricco was in Nogs guard, what he and Fedor did in it are different. Yes, Ricco was striking but he wasn't striking to finish it. Fedor knocked Nog silly on the mat and had it been most men they would have been out on the mat (he caught Nog on the chin like 3 straight times). Fedor kept constant on the ground, controlled and advanced on Nog several times. Two different fights.

No it didn't. Fedor ROCKED Nogueira and legitimately had him in trouble on more than one occasion. Fedor was the aggressor in that fight, he tried to finish it on the ground, and made use of the opportunities given to him way better than Ricco did.

Fedor HighLight Video Here, for BPS's benefit.

Plus House Show attendance is down.

I can't wait to see Bas' new movie. El Guapo vs. The King of the Streets?!

Not that I know of. Aside from "Wrestler Bios". I don't believe there is any extra footage on the shows. And the Mich Pro 6 man isn't near *****. It's fantastic, but it's not *****'s. Maybe in the top 15 matches of the year.

ECW Event DVD's aren't really worth it as you can buy the video's and get the same shit.

That's a definite possibility, but the next show is in November, 3 months away, can you fake an injury for THAT long? Nog vs. Cro Cop at the next show and Coleman vs. Fedor would be acceptible.

His name is Mirko Filipovic, his nickname is Cro Cop. He's a member of the Croation (Cro) Anti-Terrorist Unit (Cop). At least, that's what I think it means...

In the Nog pre-fight interview, he mentioned training with Peter Aerts and how they were trading knowledge as Aerts was looking to get into MMA. How can you not see Nog (7-1 in Pride) getting a fight with Fedor, but you can see Cro Cop (2-0 under Pride rules) getting it. Hype much? I mean, I know his fight was impressive (against a MAYBE top 15 fighter, arguable top 20) and I know Nogs wasn't (against an arguable top 10 fighter - I think we all forget that Ricco beat Randy Couture not-so-long-ago) but lets not let that cloud reality. Cro Cop is on a roll, he looks indestructible, but in terms of standings - Nog, the former champ, deserves his rematch more than Cro Cop deserves his title shot. And how does Dan Henderson play into this? He's barely a middleweight, let alone heavyweight (the Nog fight was purely based on their RINGS history). If you want to pair Cro Cop up against a wrestler, it should be Coleman - or maybe Randleman (thus setting up a possible Coleman match in the future). I think Fedor proved tonight that he learned from his Fujita right and that he wouldn't give the same opportunities to Filipovic as he did Kazy. It's amazing how hype can effect minds. Let Cro Cop fight someone in the top 5 before giving him the title shot. Now don't get me wrong, I would fucking love to see Cro Cop vs. Fedor, but I don't want it blown so quickly.

He should be dammit.

Wait, are you saying that MMA isn't popular in the US? That's crazy. I never knew that. And are you also saying that a Japanese-based Promotion has gotten little interest as well?

Nog at least has a respectible record and as former champ deserves a rematch. Fedor had experience in RINGS. Plus convincingly beat Herring - who went the distance with Nog. Yes, Cro Cop did as well, but that was AFTER Herring lost to Fedor (stock goes down). I'd say set Cro Cop up with Coleman (which I doubt the Hammer would take, but it's worth a shot).

The best bet for DS is to have Silva vs. Liddell and Rampage vs. Yoshida. Simply because it's more likely for Rampage to grapple with Yoshida and there's the chance for a submission. Against Silva Yoshida is FUCKED. He couldn't even handle TAMURA'S pressure. Liddell was the obvious choice looking at the line-up, but after tonight and how poorly Yoshida handled Tamuras strikes, Pride should be worried about putting him in there with Liddell. Unless they work it. Say, have Liddell job in exchance for Pride talent going to the UFC.

I'd save Cro Cop vs. Fedor a lil while longer. Have Cro Cop beat one more guy (Sapp?) and have Fedor/Nog at Final Conflict (that's it, right?). You already have the potential Silva/Rampage match at FC, save the other well built up storyline for the Vegas show It will also set up the Heavyweight Grand Prix.

BPS, you have to watch Fedor vs. Herring and Fedor vs. Nog. You don't know GnP until you know Fedor.

Yoshida is fucked. Pride is fucked. Yoshida looked like he didn't belong in the tourny (cause he doesn't) and now Pride must be scrambling around trying to find the least deadly poison to match up against their Golden Boy.

Questions wise. Fedor solved his problem. In the Fujita fight he waited around too long, he played with Kazy like a cat and paid for it. This time he was all business and had to hit HARD for Gary to be completely thrown out of the loop. Liddell took a lot of punishment from Overeem and kept at it and got the knock-out. He didn't look _bad_ at all and showed composure and picked his spot. With Couture he couldn't get past Randy advancing the fight as he did, in this fight he was able to fair well against a better striker. Silva was fucking FAST! Did you see those combinations he was throwing? Sak threw 2 and Silva threw like 5. Sak kept going for the takedown and Silva denied him. The knees seemed to hold up well to me. The only question surrounding Cro Cop was "how fast".

Ah the Cro Cop bandwagon continues to grow lol. The only real fighter he beat has been Herring, and Herring was jumping around like he was on speed or something in that fight. I don't think Cro Cop should get a title fight with Fedor, I think Nog should get his rematch first.

GASP! No! Pride is about the purity of fighting dammit! That's why we got Sapp vs. Tamura!

Yeah, in terms of contact and impact Cro Cop's high kick was better. But Sak falling really made Silvas knockout.

Knockout of the night: Silva nailing Sak Cro Cop kicking Vov ??

If you think the Gi is an advantage for whom ever wears it, watch Sakuraba vs. Royce Gracie from the last Grand Prix.

Nog attempted to finish it. Ricco didn't really do that.