Lt. Al Giardello Posted September 19, 2007 Report Posted September 19, 2007 Isn't Tamden at 170? Either way he gets wrecked. No way does he stand a chance against a guy the calibre of Gono. Just curious, whats your basis on this? I'm not disputing you or anything, it's just I've talked to people who've trained with Tamden, and they tell me the kid has extremely strong wrestling at 170lbs with decent submission skills, and has damn good boxing. I haven't seen anything on the kid, but still would be interested to hear your point of view of him.
Mik Posted September 19, 2007 Report Posted September 19, 2007 That entrance was simply spectacular. I'm still rooting for the Barn Cat.
Lei Tong Posted September 19, 2007 Report Posted September 19, 2007 Isn't Tamden at 170? Either way he gets wrecked. No way does he stand a chance against a guy the calibre of Gono. Just curious, whats your basis on this? I'm not disputing you or anything, it's just I've talked to people who've trained with Tamden, and they tell me the kid has extremely strong wrestling at 170lbs with decent submission skills, and has damn good boxing. I haven't seen anything on the kid, but still would be interested to hear your point of view of him. He was getting pretty much embarassed by Spratt in most facets of the game before Pete...well, pulled a Pete Spratt. I don't remember seeing anything special from him aside from being ridiculously tall for welterweight. Also, Gono's dropping down and actually fighting guys closer to his size (weight-wise) then he has been for most of his career, which should work in his favor. Though, in addition to the new rules and cage to deal with, American scoring is not going to look kindly on a guy who's known to steal fights in the last 5 minutes of a match.
Your Paragon of Virtue Posted September 19, 2007 Report Posted September 19, 2007 LeiTong covered it, but it's mostly the fact that he was getting pwned by Spratt until Spratt, well, choked I guess. Gono meanwhile has been a top ten 185'er, and if he handles the drop in weight well, which he should, he would be a force to be reckoned with.
Lei Tong Posted September 19, 2007 Report Posted September 19, 2007 Rewatching the Spratt/McCrory fight, I have a few thoughts to add: - Tamden didn't do quite as bad as I remember, as he managed to take Spratt down and get his back pretty quickly. He also scored a takedown later in the round, and landed a few hards jabs in the fight. -On the other hand, his ground game was quite amateurish in a lot of ways, as he was throwing his legs up for subs that weren't really set-up, getting his guard passed repeatedly, and attempting to roll out as a defense constantly. As for his wrestling, he managed to pretty comically toss himself to the mat as many times as he took Pete down (it was like watching a young, Twigyy-looking Dan Severn on those attempts).
Conspiracy_Victim Posted September 19, 2007 Report Posted September 19, 2007 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=35...h&plindex=4 BOUNCE WITH ME~! Gono might now be my favorite fighter NAY.... person...... ever. I'll have to watch it again to make sure. http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/searc...-entrance_sport I don't think the UFC will let him do this. If I knew beforehand that the UFC would let him get away with even HALF of that, I'd probably buy the PPV just for that.
Darthtiki Posted September 20, 2007 Report Posted September 20, 2007 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=35...h&plindex=4 BOUNCE WITH ME~! Gono might now be my favorite fighter NAY.... person...... ever. I'll have to watch it again to make sure. http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/searc...-entrance_sport I don't think the UFC will let him do this. Remember if you do shit like that in Vegas, chances are you'll die in the ring
The Niggardly King Posted September 20, 2007 Report Posted September 20, 2007 Was Genki Sudo allowed to be Genki Sudo in the UFC?
RavishingRickRudo Posted September 20, 2007 Author Report Posted September 20, 2007 UFC isn't the place for grand entrances. His best stuff was in K1. *GENKI VAUGHN!*
The Niggardly King Posted September 20, 2007 Report Posted September 20, 2007 Unfortunately. I don't see how that would be unfortunate
Lei Tong Posted September 20, 2007 Report Posted September 20, 2007 Unfortunately. I don't see how that would be unfortunate Genki fagging it up mid-fight and letting Duane Ludwig into the bout was pretty frustrating to watch, and no amount of cosplay will make up for that (and to an extent, it exacerbates it).
Your Paragon of Virtue Posted September 20, 2007 Report Posted September 20, 2007 Not bad, though it's hard to tell. His face looks noticably different.
RavishingRickRudo Posted September 20, 2007 Author Report Posted September 20, 2007 Rockin Blue Steel again. His right bicept looks bigger because of the ring girls shiney head. But yay Ricco.
canadafour Posted September 20, 2007 Report Posted September 20, 2007 Are UFC going to be making replica UFC fighter toy figures???
RavishingRickRudo Posted September 20, 2007 Author Report Posted September 20, 2007 http://www.dailymotion.com/search/alves/vi...nthiago_extreme Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves Holy crap does Fitch thoroughly pwn Alves in this.
RavishingRickRudo Posted September 21, 2007 Author Report Posted September 21, 2007 **Loretta Hunt of The Fight Network reports that if Sean Sherk’s 1-year suspension is held up on October 31st that the Lightweight Title will be decided on December 29th with a fight between B.J Penn and Joe Stevenson. -tfn
Youth N Asia Posted September 22, 2007 Report Posted September 22, 2007 I'd rather BJ, Joe, then maybe Kenny, or Tyson, or Edgar have a mini tourney or something. Wouldn't all have to be in one night.
Lei Tong Posted September 22, 2007 Report Posted September 22, 2007 That REALLY didn't work out the last time they tried it.
Mik Posted September 22, 2007 Report Posted September 22, 2007 KenFlo has got to be next in line for the winner, right?
RavishingRickRudo Posted September 22, 2007 Author Report Posted September 22, 2007 I'd say no. 2 more wins. I'd put Frank Edgar ahead of him if he gets past Fisher. Tyson Griffin vs. Clay Guida Tyson Griffin vs. Frankie Edgar http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8...h&plindex=2 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=46...h&plindex=4
RavishingRickRudo Posted September 22, 2007 Author Report Posted September 22, 2007 Watching the weigh ins, Forrest looks absolutely shredded and Shogun is not doughy, but there isn't much definition to him. Not that this is a body building competition or anything, I am just wondering if he trained enough for the fight. At 235+ odds, I'd put money down on Forrest. Mainly because of his shreddedousity. No tricks either. No tan, no oils, no shaved chest. For a guy who was supposedly weighing 30-40 lbs heavier in his off time, I'm impressed.
Darthtiki Posted September 22, 2007 Report Posted September 22, 2007 I got to meet Couture, Rampage, GSP, Big John and Gina Carano today at the signing at Nordstrom's in Costa Mesa. I got a GSP/Affliction shirt signed by all of them. Now it's off to Honda Center for the show.
RavishingRickRudo Posted September 22, 2007 Author Report Posted September 22, 2007 I hate you so much.
Mik Posted September 22, 2007 Report Posted September 22, 2007 How was the Affliction event? I just ordered two sweet non-UFC affiliated hoodies from them. When it's $50 for a t-shirt, I found $77 for one of the hoodies not that bad.
Darthtiki Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 It wasn't bad wait wise but it was buy your shirt, get in line, have it signed, shake hands, take a picture if you have someone manning a camera behind the rope, and then go. Couture was first, then Maynard and Carano (who is absolutely stunning, even with some busted ass knuckles), Rampage (dude should do stand up), Big John and finally GSP. Also, tomorrow OTM Fight Store in Huntington Beach is doing a Grand Opening event tomorrow with Tito, Carano, Monson, Babalu, Joe Stevenson and more from 10-7
RavishingRickRudo Posted September 23, 2007 Author Report Posted September 23, 2007 There is a rumour stemming from Josh Gross that the main event for the Dec UFN is going to be ROGER HUERTA vs. CLAY GUIDA. Let the baitin begin.
Your Paragon of Virtue Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 I've done a 180 on Huerta, and would actually pick him to win that fight.
Lord of The Curry Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 I dunno, Huerta is being matched up against one of the dudes with possibly more energy then him. Regardless, should be a barn-burner. Rogers hasn't really faced anybody with the wrestling that Guida has so it'll be interesting to see how he'll react if Clay manages to impose his will. If the Evans fight from the TUF 5 finale is any indication he'll come back pissed off and wreck Guida.
Mik Posted September 24, 2007 Report Posted September 24, 2007 So...Jake O'Brien's injuries, that were once thought to be career threatening, apparently aren't and he's set to resume training in early 2008. I guess whoever the ball of sunshine it was that was glad his career is over is disappointed.
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