Paul Buentello: Cheick Kongo is not going to want to stand with me
by Jesse Holland on Mar 16, 2010 11:12 AM EDT
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It depends on which Kongo comes out. It totally depends if he's going for the takedowns and trying to hold people down, or if it's the Kongo that wants to stand and strike. It all depends on which Kongo shows up. No matter what fight I get into, everybody knows which Paul Buentello is going to show up: It's going to be a standup war. We're thinking he's going to go for a takedown. He's not going to want to stand. That's our whole gameplan, he's not going to stand at all.
UFC heavyweight power-puncher Paul Buentello isn't preparing for French fisticuffs when he gets down and dirty with Cheick Kongo at the UFC on Versus event scheduled for March 21 in Colorado. "The Headhunter" is coming off a majority decision loss to Stefan Struve at last December's UFC 107 event and likely needs a win here to keep himself from getting bounced from the promotion. The UFC has transformed its heavyweight division with powerful up-and-comers like Todd Duffee, Pat Barry, Junior dos Santos and two guys you've probably never heard of named Cain Velasquez and Shane Carwin. Is there still a place in this division for Buentello -- or even Kongo for that matter?
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I'm pretty sure he will want to stand Paul...call it a hunch
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
disagree mac
i think we are gonna see a copy of the herring fight.ive picked buentello in your pool and think he can hurt kongo if he keeps it standing but we all know pauls tdd and tank isnt the best and even though “STUPIDGAMEPLANSLAIR” isnt the best i expect kongo to go for takedowns.
I've got Paul too...I just don't think Kongo can follow a gameplan at all after watching him lose to Cain
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
by McArthur... on Mar 16, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
really guys?
I have to admit it’s not an automatic for either guy. But I have to believe Kongo can beat Buentello… but … but… I def’ see Paul coming in with a much better strategy and much stronger in ring “mindset”.
I’ve got to vote Kongo just for the physical gifts he has over Paul. Despite coming off the brutal loss to Mir, I don’t think Buentello is going to hit near has hard and expect to see him get finished in the early 2nd stages after narrowly suriving rd 1.
TKO Kongo.
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by Bigger Zino on Mar 16, 2010 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm shocked by this too.
I think Kongo will kill Paul.
Fedor played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won... but still avoids the UFC!
I agree Kongo aint all that
I just have very little faith left in Kongo these days. However I still think he can hang with the likes of Buentello, and I think he’ll be very aware of the fact that he needs a win. As will Paul, Paul has also had the toughest camp he’s had in a LONG time. I still think Kongo is the more talented striker, but both guys REALLY need this and either could knock the other out. could be fight of the night material.
Fedor with a gun... ULTIMATE DANGER!!!
by Spinning Fat Kick on Mar 16, 2010 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Who's Buentello gone to?
Has he switched camps altogether or did he just get it sorted with AKA?
I think Buentello’s going to sleep in the 2nd. He’ll get gassed and then Kongo will get his TD and ref is gonna have to step in
My dream match-up to see
BJ Penn vs Nick Diaz!!!!! Would only be unreal
He's at the grudge training centre
training at high altitude with Shane Carwin and Brendan Schaub, also hired Mike Van Arsdale to train wrestling. He sasy it’s the most organized training camp he’s ever had
Fedor with a gun... ULTIMATE DANGER!!!
by Spinning Fat Kick on Mar 16, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Nice
Especially with Carwin’s biggest fight coming up so I’d imagine he may be somewhat ready
But every one says it has been the best camp of all time etc. So I won’t have faith in him not gassing until I see it. This fight has every chance of ending in the first for both but I think it’ll happen like I said above
My dream match-up to see
BJ Penn vs Nick Diaz!!!!! Would only be unreal
so both are already training in the high altitude?
i was hoping buentello had the heads up in that area…
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by DrewMoney$$$ on Mar 16, 2010 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
i agree with the whole game plan analysis Mac
but if Buentello wasn’t able to put Struve away with all those shots he landed I don’t think he has a chance at beating a better striker than Struve in Kongo. For some reason I’ve NEVER had faith in Buentello, maybe it was after Arlovski destroyed him in 8 seconds or what but I have no love for Buentello. In my mind I’ve got Kongo taking this one rather easily.
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by Blunt n' Beer on Mar 16, 2010 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Hard fight to call. Kongo has the physical tools but cannot adjust during the course of a fight. Paul is an overachiever who tends to brawl but is slightly better than average. Kongo is multi-dimensional with his leg strikes and is stronger. Kongo FTW.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Leg strikes to the body and Knees in the clinch.....
Paul has a very good jab but it’s hard to establish it when kongo will keep going to the body. If it stays standing i get teh feeling that body shots will be the major factor in this fight. They will burn him out and he’s prone to gassing as is when guys turn it up on him. I imagine Kongo is gonna try to gnp him into oblivion.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Mar 16, 2010 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
if anyone fits the description of a non mma fighter its buetello
if some how buetello gets passed kongo which I highly doubt I hope they put him in with R nelson a true mma fighter who will chew him up and spit him out
Kongos bad
But better than Buentello, and I actually predict a dominant performance from Cheick
by theworldismine on Mar 16, 2010 11:24 AM EDT reply actions
yea right..
u only say he sucks because he lost to mir, all this is just to take away from his win, just like how u all hate griffin after the silva fight..
For what profit is it to man if he gains the world , and loses his own soul?
- Matthew 16:26
if u are stupid enough
to train at wolfslair where ur wrestling coach is zach light and ur bjj coach is mario neto than u suk period
Kongo's
got great stand-up and power, But he is TERRIBLE at gameplans and putting them to action in his fights!
He’s like Sherk, great wrestling but choses to stand, except in reverse.
Why he goes for takedowns is BEYOND me!
Still tho, i’m sure Kongo will want to stand,
Kongo via Tko
The Good Die Young
by SouthCaliStunNa on Mar 16, 2010 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
hmm..
great point, but i don’t think he sucks, i just think he needs to go with gj or att, someplace who can help him fill in his missing pieces..
For what profit is it to man if he gains the world , and loses his own soul?
- Matthew 16:26
Kongo at AKA would do him wonders!
Maybe Xtreme-Couture!
The Good Die Young
by SouthCaliStunNa on Mar 16, 2010 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
and i don't think he "sucks," either
just not strong at ALL on the floor, coupled with bad gameplans!
The Good Die Young
by SouthCaliStunNa on Mar 16, 2010 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
i’ll chalk up buentello’s last performance ot crazy bob cook being pissy Buentello actually wanted a manger to “manage” him, and not a trainer who gets a cut to also manage him…..so maybe the headhunter comes in more prepared….but Cheick is just a long, tall dude.
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by theworldsoldestsport on Mar 16, 2010 11:26 AM EDT reply actions
best bet of the card. Kongo wins very easily.
I was a fool to think Bisping had any chance against the Axe Murderer, and even more foolish to bet agaisnt the great Puck Head.
Is that because he trains with Bisping?
Fedor with a gun... ULTIMATE DANGER!!!
by Spinning Fat Kick on Mar 16, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
The UFC...
wants Kongo to stick around the heavyweight division. That’s why they give him this can. He needs a win badly…and he’ll get one with this fight.
They want him to attract the newer fans
Who don’t like/understand BJJ, wrestling or anything but straight stand-up.
Kongo just goes in and bangs so casuals can look and enjoy his fights when he fights opponents like Buentello. Even his G’n’P was pretty brutal against Al-Turk
My dream match-up to see
BJ Penn vs Nick Diaz!!!!! Would only be unreal
I think you’re right about Congo attracting new fans. His bodybuilder look has appeal and when new fans see a guy that looks as good as Kongo get stomped by other heavy-weights then it will help generate interest in the guys that are really good.
Didn't look at it in that way
But that does make sense. Only if the newer fans get that interested in seeing him loose. But appearance would have a lot to do with it I’d imagine. I mean if you saw a dull body poster of Kongo V Buentello, and had no MMA knowledge, you’d assume Buentello’s getting an ass whooping
My dream match-up to see
BJ Penn vs Nick Diaz!!!!! Would only be unreal
Buentello FTW via Big Country's GnP.
But a true champion, face to face with his darkest hour, will do whatever it takes to rise above. A man fights, and fights, and then fights some more. Because surrender is death, and death is for pussies. - Kenny Powers
Paul Buentello’s ground game won’t be better than Cheick’s so if he ends up on his back it could get nasty.
there's still something so unifying about sport in it's purest form, when athletes rise above themselves and touch greatness and in doing so remind us all that we also have greatness inside of us.
It will get nasty
Especially if it’s a gassed Paul. Kongo’s gonna stop him in the second after both get a bit gassed from trying to finish each other in the first. I think it’s gonna go that way anyhoo
My dream match-up to see
BJ Penn vs Nick Diaz!!!!! Would only be unreal
Kongo's got what?
An 83 inch reach or something like that? If he wants to, he’ll stay out of range and land his shots. Of course, he has to be smart enough to do that, which he hasn’t shown lately.
Hadoken!!
i got Kongo.
Buentello hasnt shown the same level of impressiveness as Kongo has. Using MMA Math, Kongo would have destroyed Struve on the feet in less than a round. and Paul would’ve got put away just as easy as Mir did to Kongo, and Cain would have killed Paul in the 1st. Point is, Kongo has faced WAY better fighters than Buentello, and should win this fight on the feet, and then finish on the ground with some Al-Turk-ish GNP and elbows. War Kongo.
BTW, Kongo’s mean face is better than anyone in MMA.
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I See It Like This
Kongo is going to be very cautious after being dropped by Mir. Buentello is a much more technical striker then Mir and as we have seen before Paul can paw away for a three round decision. Kongo is a very dynamic guy with explosive striking. Kongo wont have to worry about the wrestling of Paul so he will be more comfortable to let his hands loose. With that said Kongo will win ig he just keeps his hands up and does over commit in the pocket.
Pauls family should be afraid for his well being
This isnt a good match up for paul at all, Kongo is gonna hurt and finish him in devastating fashion.
Thats a Bit Pretentious
Considering I have never seen Kongo finish someone via devastating fashion or hurt anyone other then a fighters nuts.
by AintNoSunshine on Mar 16, 2010 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
You have never seen him hurt anyone?
Well 9 of his 14 wins are by ko, watch his fights with al turk and hardonk and you will see him hurt someone.
Who??
I get your point and I hope you get mine.
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I chuckled, ANS.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
The way Guru States
Sounds like he is going to decimate Paul. I have never seen Kongo do that. Sure most wins have come from KO/TKO but vs Al Turk if im not mistaken didnt he knee-ball and poke him prior to the finish? Hardly devastating… hurt maybe. Hardonk… for some reason I cant remember anything devastating about that either. Maybe its just me?
by AintNoSunshine on Mar 16, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Not you at all. Its true.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
He is a good striker but an average to below average MMAist...if that makes any sense.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Aha! Eres Latino, ANS?
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
LOL
Possibly or just a Huge Velasquez Fan
by AintNoSunshine on Mar 16, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
*digging through my detective kit and pulling out a notepad* ANS = Latino. Check.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Haaahaa =D
Dam right shadow!!! I hope Paul knocks him out!
by d*locc on Mar 16, 2010 3:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
If Buentello gasses then I’ve got Kongo by tko. Both need to win, too many other heavyweights needing air time
Wonder if Beuentello has been watching any Pacquiao fights like Mir did?
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by Jimi_kiss the sky on Mar 16, 2010 2:51 PM EDT reply actions
i didnt read all the comments so i dont know if anyone has already made this point
but this is just a ploy from paul to get into kongo’s head to convince him to stand….basically paul is doing this: “hey if i call kongo out and tell him hes too much of a bitch to stand with me maybe it will keep him from trying to take me down and he’ll stand the whole fight to prove me wrong and i can trade without having to worry bout takedowns”…
cause as bad as kongo’s ground game is, its still better than paul’s…..kongo is ugly as shit on the ground, but he could smother out an ugly boring decision over paul if he wanted to…
but i just think kongo’s strinking is more technical…when he’s not fighting ground guys hes a fucking monster…5 of his 7 wins in the ufc have been by tko…hes a monster when hes standing……and dude has had 11 fights in the ufc and mir is the only person who has ever finished him….
so i think paul is gonna get his dick pushed in…and turned into a vag
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