Matt Mitrione plans on showing Marcus Jones 'The Darkness' on Dec. 5
by Jesse Holland on Dec 3, 2009 2:05 PM EST
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"My focus has been on submission and takedown defense, not lunging into my straight left and keeping the tempo of the fight in mind. Knowing the tempo makes me very dangerous. I train to be (a) champion. I made plenty of mistakes and have made strides from my last fight. I'm looking forward to making things happen on Saturday. It'll be an emotion-filled fight. He's going to close the distance on me and I'm going to punch him really hard in the face when he tries."
Former Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle, Matt Mitrione, plans on giving Marcus "Big Baby" Jones something to cry about when they meet at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 Finale this Saturday (Dec. 5) live from "The Pearl" at the Palms Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. "Meathead" sent Jones into a tailspin after an inadvertent eye poke forced Jones-buddy Scott Junk into eye surgery. While no punches were thrown, the incident -- coupled with some less-than-flattering text messages about the big man's chin -- irked Jones to the point of retribution. Will he get it? Or will the hard-hitting Mitrione send him into retirement?
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Big babys got this
Mitrione was tapping by the time he hit the ground. He didnt try to fight the choke at all, the window of escape was there for him but he chose to tap.
btw Jensen vs McSweeney in the bedroom was hilarious. Looked like how i would fight my older brother when i was 7
dude.....i am
I didn't watch this season, brendog. Was it any good?
by OJR on Dec 3, 2009 2:16 PM EST up reply actions
It was terrible, most of it was just Kimbo begging to fight again then in the last episode he moaned about his knee when he got the chance to face McSweeney instead of Mitrione and never had another fight after all. Dana also bashed Nelson every chance he got just for the sake of it and Rampage and Rashad argued a lot. It could have been a lot better but the whole show was based around a terrible fighter and a fight that won’t ever happen.
Marcus will submit Matt easily, he gave up against McSweeney as soon as the fight hit the ground so he doesn’t have a chance against a proven grappler with a score to settle. I still can’t believe that Rampage didn’t help Marcus work on his boxing, but Matt doesn’t have any skills and is just a hard puncher with no heart or technique.
Sums it up pretty well.
this was the only episode I watched though. But that all happened in this epsiode anyways.
dude.....i am
Marcus and maybe Schaub are the only ones from this season I’m at all excited about.
Good times and riches and son of a bitches
I've seen more than I can recall.
I dunno, the season sucked, but I actually like a few of its fighters. Marcus, McSweeny (at LHW), Shaub and Roy could all have a future in the UFC if they continue to improve. Nelson is a good addition. Hell, if Rothwell can be invcolved in a co-main event, then Nelson should be in the UFC (although Im not really a fan)…Demarcus is reeally RAW, but with a good camp, he could be ok in a couple of years!
He was looking to get out of that fight. No heart at all. Hope “The Darkness” takes him down. Still shocked that knee he gave Shaub did little to no damage.
ACTUALLY
it broke Brendan’s nose, but he said he didn’t even feel it when it happened. He actually thought the knee missed. But after the fight the doc had to pop it back in place, and he felt that!
Jones impressed me on TUF
I think he has started to fill his toolbox with the skills needed to do well. His age is against him but he has the desire to keep learning. That, coupled with his 6’-6" frame should handle Mitrione’s punching ability (really his only skill) without much trouble. Big Baby by tap out (once again before it hits the ground).
As much as I dislike Meathead and like Big Baby I think Mitrione might get this maybe TKO both suck IMO but Mitirone hits hard and Big Baby walks straight forward and wide open for big shots!!
Akiyama and Maia to WW!!
Badr Hari is about to win a GP this weekend!!
I hate the "punchers chance" theory.
Theoretically, I could walk in to the cage against Anderson Silva and somehow pull off a 1 in a million (ok – maybe 1 in 10 billion) miracle, haymaker, straight from left-field punch that KO’s him on the spot. The thing is….the odds are stacked against me. Just like they are for Mitrione. He’ll throw that punch but I think Jones has a little bit too much skill for him to get caught. Not saying it can’t happen – I think that’s what happened against Schaub – but I think Jones is the better fighter here.
Im not saying...
He has a Punchers chance, Im saying he is gonna KO/TKO Big Baby!!LOL;)
Akiyama and Maia to WW!!
Badr Hari is about to win a GP this weekend!!
That’s exactly how I see the fight going. Mitrione better hit him hard enough to put him out with that first shot though. If he lets Marcus on top he might lose a limb.
by HappyLittleTreez on Dec 3, 2009 2:32 PM EST reply actions
i think the puncher's chance is strong with this one
i’m hoping big baby pulls it out, but his stand up is pretty terrible. he stands there like a freaking totem pole waiting to fall on top of you.
Matt Mitrione plans on showing Marcus Jones 'The Darkness' on Dec. 5
Boy that’s not cliché at all….
Just buggin may as we’ll use it while ya can eh?
by daniel worby on Dec 3, 2009 5:42 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
stand up
i tink this all comes down to if Marcus went to a camp that seriously worked on his stand up rather than his already decent BJJ
This season seemed to have less drunkeness than past seasons.
by James S. on Dec 3, 2009 3:40 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Big Baby wins in what ever way he wants.
I felt like Rampage did when marchus lost. Just a sick felling. I really wanted him to meet Big Country in the final. I don’t see how anyone can saw he (marchus) is not good. Sure he has a long way to go but when I saw his first fight and how well he handles himself on the ground, I was blown away. I never would have guessed. I thought he would be like Kimbo on the ground. He lost to Shaub because he lost his balance and got ahead of himself and left a big opening, before that he was taking him and everyone else down at will and imposing his will after that. I could see big baby being a real threat in the HW division in the next two years. Just look how far he has already come in only 2 years of doing MMA. Kimbo has been doing it for at least that long or longer and he still is hardly any better then when he first made the transition to MMA.
No, that's NOT what I said... but it's probably what I meant.
NO CHIN FOOLS
Marcus Jones has no hope of being any sort of contender no matter what camp he is with, he has been KTFO now twice to no names in his short career. No chin =- No Career.
Heres the 1st KTFO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXsO0TolydY
Meat Head hits hard which is about all he can do, Jones better take it to the ground quick or he is going to sleep. Sayin that Marcus is a beast on the ground, im sure he can actually take limbs home with him if he pleased, its a shame its not a BJJ comp.
NO CHIN OR NO BOXING SKILLS?
i loved marcus on the show. i dont know if his chin is that bad but his boxing is terrible. he just flails his arms leaving his face open for bombs. he withstood the first shot he took from brendan in the opening frame pretty well.
I HOPE..
Marcus gets the W, but Matt will catch him with an overhand i’d say in the first and put Marcus to sleep. I hope the ref steps in a bit quicker if Marcus gets ko’d again, man, he took at least 4 un-necessary shots in the bout with Shaub when he was just lying out cold with his hands up in the air. I think some ref’s need to be a little quicker when stopping fighters from getting any un-necessary damage imo, other than that, looks like a good card and i’m exicited for a few fights. Bones to win by KO, Kimbo by tko(doubtful), but i hope he pulls it off just to see who he fights next, maybe Chucks comeback fight,lol!!
Matt by KO imo and Big Country for the contract i’d say, all in all i’m looking forward to what should be a good enough show, not the best fighters in the world but should be entertaining.
I"m no Ned Flanders punk!!
I HOPE..
Marcus gets his psychopathic ass knocked out and falls in a coma.
The guy’s a fcking lunatic, the “super nice guy” imagin is such BS.
Im surprised he wasnt arrested after making those death threats.
by Lester The Pimp on Dec 3, 2009 7:16 PM EST up reply actions
Good post tkkpal
Fedor is the greatest,
Pound 4 pound best ever,
Now get on your knees,
and bow down to the sweater.
He reminds me of the big dummy from the movie Of Mice & Men!!!!
Nice guy yes but definitely not all there, mood swings. One second he is talking about flowers and crying the next minute he is uttering death threats and wanting to tear someone apart, until he gets into the cage.
camps?
Besides Kimbo at ATT what camps are these guys training at?
Schaub and McSweeny both train at Greg Jacksons
Going to church doesnt make you any more Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car.
go big baby
gotta love a sensitive giant like big baby. he has a great heart and i am glad he was on this season. the part with him and the spider was hilarious. hopefully he can take meathead down and pound him out. GO DARKNESS
brock lesnar owns fedor's soul
It would be fun seeing the "sensitive giant" go crazy on you like he did on Matt
Id laugh as you pissed your pants, Oliver.
by Lester The Pimp on Dec 3, 2009 8:37 PM EST up reply actions
I really don’t think that Matt is going to be able to stuff those takedowns from Big Baby. Once Big Baby gets it to the ground Matt is either going to tap or get knocked out. But if it stays on the feet i can definetly see Matt (assuming he improved while off the show)will just tag Big Baby if he never improve on keeping those hands up! and could see another timber from The Darkness!
by bigislandboi808 on Dec 3, 2009 10:20 PM EST reply actions
I can see Matt KO'ING big baby as well.
If it goes to the ground Matt is dead meat, he just doesnt have the conditioning to get back to his feet.
I just watched the fights from Wednesday.
Loved seeing Mcsweeney get tagged and battered. Big Baby needs to go find some killer instinct, he could have won that fight if he were just a little bit meaner.
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