***** OFFICIAL STRIKEFORCE NASHVILLE thread - Sat. April 17th - Henderson/Shields

[BigFish999]

Aoki with the pride of the Japanese nation on his shoulders? Too much pressure!

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

http://www.youtube.com/user/strikeforcefilms#p/a/u/1/v4d9YPmsrPQ
http://www.youtube.com/user/strikeforcefilms/

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Aoki with the pride of the Japanese nation on his shoulders? Too much pressure!

I always find it interesting to watch fighters transition from a RING format to a cage or octagon ... always neat to see how people adapt.

I think one of the biggest examples of not adapting too well in recent memory = CRO COP. So feared in Pride ... then so lackluster in recent years in the UFC.

 

[Deltronz]

Asian fighters don't win MMA matches...all this time we've been told they can kick so much ass, and it's a lie.

But seriously, I have yet to see a japanese fighter win outside of Pride...and Lyoto is Brazillian so he don't count.​

I guess you haven't seen DREAM then.

Note: There are companies outside of the US that also feature non-Asian fighters where Japanese fighters regularly beat foreign fighters. I don't get how Aoki should be discredited considering he won his current championship by beating a tough foreign fighter to begin with.

 

[Makkonnen]

here's some questions
is mousasi not as good as we thought?
is he as good as we thought but Mo is better?

who else in strikeforce/dream is there for mo to fight?

i think ramp would go to strikeforce and fight him when his ufc contract is done

 

[Saabiyr]

WTF !!! this looks like a UFC fight LOL

 

[Makkonnen]

i think aoki is gonna get KOd

sakuraba pt 2

 

[Saabiyr]

Yall better call Home Land China this dude is done!!!

 

[ron_mexico]

Asian fighters don't win MMA matches...all this time we've been told they can kick so much ass, and it's a lie.

But seriously, I have yet to see a japanese fighter win outside of Pride...and Lyoto is Brazillian so he don't count.​

Aoki is getting beat so far as well...

 

[Makkonnen]

dana white has to be shitting bricks
this card is good

and freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[Saabiyr]

He wants to quit !!!!!

 

[Kentaro]

man....I should have laid money down on Melendez. Aoki aint built for this Amercian MMA shit!!!

 

[BigFish999]

Melendez is dominating but it only takes one slip one to get Submitted! He needs to just keep swinging and he'll knock Aoki out!

 

[Deltronz]

I can't believe it. The usually perfect wrestlingbay is acting up. I'm not seeing any of this Aoki fight For those outside of the US, like myself, what stream are you using?

 

[Makkonnen]

i wish this was like wba wbc etc so we could see just how good melendez is

 

[Saabiyr]

If they crack that cage door Akoi will run out!!!!

 

[Saabiyr]

I can't believe it. The usually perfect wrestlingbay is acting up. I'm not seeing any of this Aoki fight For those outside of the US, like myself, what stream are you using?

MOVE TO THE US

 

[Kentaro]

Melendez is dominating but it only takes one slip one to get Submitted! He needs to just keep swinging and he'll knock Aoki out!

Man fuck that shit! Aoki aint built for this shit!! Melendez kickin homey in the ass now.........

 

[Makkonnen]

i want aoki to sub him just for the fuck of it

 

[Deltronz]

MOVE TO THE US

They pay me too well over here in Japan

 

[Saabiyr]

They pay me too well over here in Japan

And still you dont have a good feed for the fight

 

[Deltronz]

And still you dont have a good feed for the fight

I use wrestlingbay which always has crystal clear/smooth streams...but the streamer tonight apparently lost his connection after the King Mo fight So I'm struggling right now to find another stream. JustinTV is a no go, among others

 

[BigFish999]

Melendez Whooped that ass!

 

[Kentaro]

Aoki aint built for this shit!!!!!! He had that fool running for his life in the last 15 seconds

 

[Makkonnen]

damn man aoki aint shit

he gonna get off the plane and the imperial executioner is gonna be at the airport waiting on him

 

[Makkonnen]

I use wrestlingbay which always has crystal clear/smooth streams...but the streamer tonight apparently lost his connection after the King Mo fight So I'm struggling right now to find another stream. JustinTV is a no go, among others

http://myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=73368&part=sports

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Melendez Whooped that ass!

He's always been a tough dude. Some of his best fights are his 2 with JOSH THOMPSON

 

[Saabiyr]

I use wrestlingbay which always has crystal clear/smooth streams...but the streamer tonight apparently lost his connection after the King Mo fight So I'm struggling right now to find another stream. JustinTV is a no go, among others

Just joking!!!! but the fight is over Akoi got beat 5/0

 

[^SpiderMan^]

where does he train?
yeah i wondered if he hurt mous or just wore him out wrestling - mousasi got the best of the ground but the takedowns look bad and score and he did some good things standing
Yeah cant kick the shit out of a wrestler who will shoot soon as he sees it coming

Trains with Antonio McKee in Orange County.Antonio was a really good wrestler who won but was boring as hell.Lately he has been training with Dean Lister in San Diego as well.Comin up....JAKE SHIELDS....my other teamate is gonna get this huge upset.You heard it here first!

 

[Kentaro]

If they had Fedor fighting on this card too......Dana would kill himself.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Trains with Antonio McKee in Orange County.Antonio was a really good wrestler who won but was boring as hell.Lately he has been training with Dean Lister in San Diego as well.Comin up....JAKE SHIELDS....my other teamate is gonna get this huge upset.You heard it here first!

Yes - looking forward to this HENDERSON/SHIELDS

 

[Deltronz]

Just joking!!!! but the fight is over Akoi got beat 5/0

It's all good. Too bad about Aoki. I guess this just wasn't his night. Based on the comments in here it looks like a similar case with BJ Penn in his last fight. The real Aoki, based on his fights prior to this one, didn't show up tonight.

 

[^SpiderMan^]

I always find it interesting to watch fighters transition from a RING format to a cage or octagon ... always neat to see how people adapt.

I think one of the biggest examples of not adapting too well in recent memory = CRO COP. So feared in Pride ... then so lackluster in recent years in the UFC.

Yup....Aoki is alot more dangerous in a ring.Gil wouldn't be able to put him against the fence which limits his attack.In a ring,they restart you in the middle of the ring which is the best place for a guy on the bottom to be.

 

[^SpiderMan^]

It's all good. Too bad about Aoki. I guess this just wasn't his night. Based on the comments in here it looks like a similar case with BJ Penn in his last fight. The real Aoki, based on his fights prior to this one, didn't show up tonight.

Honestly it was a mix of things he had to adapt to.He usually fights in a ring,he usually fights with "grappling pants" which increase friction for his guard game,plus Gil is just a very bad matchup for him(better striker and MUCH better wrestler with excellent takedown defense).

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Yup....Aoki is alot more dangerous in a ring.Gil wouldn't be able to put him against the fence which limits his attack.In a ring,they restart you in the middle of the ring which is the best place for a guy on the bottom to be.

Yeah - it's a whole different world. I've always meant to check but just never gotten around to it ... what are the SPECS like for the size of the rings in PRIDE / DREAM-type organizations, as opposed to the octagon/cage dimensions used in STRIKEFORCE/UFC/WEC/BELLATOR, etc?

It's always tough to tell (as we're given so many camera angles).