Strikeforce results, recap and post-fight discussion for 'Nashville' on April 17
by Jesse Holland on Apr 17, 2010 11:48 PM EDT
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Strikeforce tonight (April 17) stormed the "Nashville" Bridgestone Arena with three featured title bouts on the line during the CBS telecast of "Saturday Night Fights" from the heart of "Music City" in the cowboy-friendly state of Tennessee.
And if there was ever a "Yee-Haw!" moment, it was definitely when Jason "Mayhem" Miller shat on the post-fight celebration of Jake Shields by demanding a rematch.
First rule of MMA: Never start shit inside the cage with the Diaz brothers present. As expected, all hell broke loose and fists went flying on national television. Regrettably, it was the most exciting action to take place inside the cage all night.
Dan Henderson looked like his old self in the first round of the night's main event, stalking the 185-pound champion Jake Shields and dropping him with a blitzkrieg of punches.
Then he just looked old.
From the second round on, Hendo was unable to recapture his fire from the first frame, eventually succumbing to the champion's effective mixture of takedowns and ground and pound.
And credit to Shields, who showed the heart of a champion by surviving the rough waters and executing his gameplan over the additional four rounds.
Who's next in line for the Strikeforce Middleweight Champion?
And what's next for Dan Henderson?
In what was supposed to be an exciting battle of well-matched lightweights, Gilbert Melendez and Shinya Aoki struggled to make their 155-pound title bout exciting for the fans as the DREAM import spent most of the time perfecting his butt-scoot.
Ever see a dog wipe its ass on the carpet with that front paw crawl?
"El Nino" tried to unleash hell on more than one occasion but "The Tobikan Judan" either circled out of danger or tied him up on the ground. I don't normally condone booing in the arena but this fight fell far short of expectations and the crowd let them know it.
Nevertheless, Gilbert Melendez holds on to his lightweight strap and told the fans in attendance after the fight that he considered himself to be "top three" in the world in his division.
Do you agree or disagree?
Gegard Mousasi and Muhammed Lawal got the CBS televised portion of the card started in light heavyweight action with the "The Dreamcather's" 205-pound title on the line.
Easy come, easy go.
"King Mo" proved that he is indeed royalty by using his powerful wrestling and stingy ground control to dominate all five rounds and overthrow Mousasi's reign as champion. It wasn't a particularly exciting fight as both men spent a good duration of the bout struggling for position, but there was no disputing the outcome.
Simply put, Mousasi was ill-equipped to handle the world-class wrestling of Lawal -- and it cost him his title. King Mo is the new light heavyweight champion. Does Strikeforce have a 205-pound fighter that can stop him?
As promised, Scott Coker found a way to shoehorn highlights of Jason Miller's TKO victory into the CBS broadcast.
Not much to analyze here, as opponent Tim Stout was clearly out of his league and did little more than give "Mayhem" a workout, who now looks to be in line for a rumored bout opposite "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler a few months down the road.
It was a decent night of fights with a wild and wacky ending.
What fighter showed you the most tonight? Will Shields defect to the UFC after this latest win? Is Dan Henderson starting to show his age? How impressive was "King Mo?"
Let's hear your take, Maniacs.
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Wow, great job Jake !!! ... Mayhem is still a douche bag...
I would love to see the replay of the fight with the 2 Diaz brothers and Mayhem. I hope UFC will sign Shields !
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Shields has one more fight with Strikeforce. He won’t leave that title.
by justbleed9999 on Apr 17, 2010 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually...
Scott Coker said that they have an option to make Jake fight one more time and that they will probably use it.
Actually..............
They had a period of time and they didn’t use it…. check your facts guys ;)
i thought he just recently said they have 1 more sheilds fight if they want it.
I get my ass kicked for money, all you gotta do is talk motherfucker.... Rampage Pride GP03
by DrewMoney$$$ on Apr 17, 2010 11:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
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After that crap…They should only let the fighters and officials be in the cage after every fight. What a load of crap.
Mayhem and the Diaz brothers are the last knuckleheads you want on network TV after a fight.
i wonder if the NONSENSE will be showed on my tape delayed showing that is just starting
I'm not afraid of dying, I'm a little bit scared of what comes after
by SouthCaliStunNa on Apr 18, 2010 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
What a joke
I’m surprised they didn’t cut to commercial sooner.
“Gentlemen,…. gentlemen,…. you’re on national television.” yeah like that was going to stop a bunch of pissed off guys in a heartbeat.
Too bad, Jake did great, I thought Hendo was going to cream him. Tough kid.
It's that arsehole Mayhem that started it
He tried to sabatoge the biggest moment of Jake’s career to date, the man is a classless piece of shit and it’s a shame that Nick didn’t got stopped before he had the chance to beat some respect into him. Nick, Nate and Gil were sticking up for their boy and trying to celebrate his huge win, it’s Mayhem who had no right being in there. They were his cornermen, Mayhem was just some arsehole who an incompetent idiot let into the ring, serves SF and CBS right for allowing that prick into the cage.
War Team Cesar Gracie. Fuck Mayhem Miller.
AND NEW UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD FRANKIE 'THE ANSWER' EDGAR
"Sham"-Rock
Frank Shamrock is terrible as an analyst. Did you hear how excited he was when Jake was tagged in the 1st.
You are soooo right, this guy needs to become much more objective.
He was stating who would be the winner in the prefight interview.
What was up with Mousasi? He didn’t seem himself. Seemed to gas early. Wished Hendi KO’D shields but props to Shields for a good game plan.
Miller disrespected Shields. It was Jakes moment and the Duaz brothers, boy watch out for them. So will CBS be airing more fights?
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Mousasi? kept waiting for his opportunity, as the minutes kept passing by. He’ll learn more from that fight than any other. He’s only 24.
by justbleed9999 on Apr 17, 2010 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
King MO impressed me
I did not call that one. I like King Mo, but I did not think he would win. Where is that stupid ass who was commenting about black guys not being able to fight.
Jake was impressive as well, and Frank made himself look like even a bigger douche bag.
Mo was not impressive at all!
Gegard was overrated and undermotivated and just didn’t show up for this fight. He was supposedly trying to gas Mo out, which he did, but he gassed himself out in the process.
Mousasi
Seemed to be relying/hoping for a Jacare style upkick fluke. It seemed to be his game plan
by Onemansyn on Apr 18, 2010 12:21 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Haters, where are you now?
Lotta people on here were completely dismissing Shields before the fight. Lotta folks also gave Mo no chance to win. I realize that Hendo apparently had back issues, but Shields still fought a solid and smart fight. Hello UFC!
was it both or just Nick? i never seen Nate
John Hathaway over Diego Sanchez
by Synyster_08 on Apr 18, 2010 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I thnk Nate too...
If i’m not mistaken he was at the weigh-ins, but I dont think he was in the cage.
nate was there
Nate was in the ring. He threw some bombs from outside the pileup, so you only saw him for a second on the screen, but he was there.
No, that's NOT what I said... but it's probably what I meant.
by DamonRexroad on Apr 18, 2010 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
nate is in this picture on the ring but their is someone between him and Miller on the floor...
"I thought I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury." – Tank after losing a decision to Dan Severn
I was the only one in the pick em pool to back shields for the win.great result.
by tap or snap bons on Apr 18, 2010 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
No you weren't
I had Jake, Mo and Gil. I guarantee that nobody else picked those 3. Boy am I feeling smug right now, this more than makes up for the 112 debacle.
AND NEW UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD FRANKIE 'THE ANSWER' EDGAR
I think most people thought that with Henderson coming down from 200+ and Jake coming up from 170, Henderson would have too much of a strength advantage to let Shields implement his ground game and would beat Jake up on the feet. It worked for a round.
I'm a pan-handlin', man-handlin', post-holin', high-rollin', dust-bowlin' daddy
Yeah looks like nostradumbass got shutout!
by Dball on Apr 18, 2010 2:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Diaz Bros + Anything Remotely Seeming Like a Confrontation = Brawl
That was hilarious. Diaz Bros strike again.
If UFC signs Jake I would love to see Shields vs Palhares first. Anyone with me?
It's funny he just beat up hendo but i don't give him a shot against Paul Harris.
MMA is a bitch.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Apr 18, 2010 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree...
There’s ‘being jitz strong’ like Shields, but then there’s Toquinho. I still don’t know how Gumby (Jeremy Horn) made out alive against him.
Shields vs Paul Harris
would be boring as FUCK! plus jake would fight at 170 anyway. he only went to 185 because strikeforce had nobody to face lawler.
The other announcers were bad! I know that one guy commented for Pride but confusing a kimura or triangle for an ambar? Do your homework people.
lol…Frank Mir is a genius…see Mir vs. Carwin.
by Il Gladiatore on Apr 18, 2010 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Mir the announcer makes these annoncers look horrible
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
battle royal live on cbs!
Millers a douche but it looked like gilbert and the diaz bro’s over reacted. Then it became the whole camp. I saw a fat white guy kicking someone on the ground.
War king mo!
I get my ass kicked for money, all you gotta do is talk motherfucker.... Rampage Pride GP03
by DrewMoney$$$ on Apr 17, 2010 11:57 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Strikeforce is Absolute Garbage
All the fights went to decision because all the fighters suck ass. Mayhem is the only fighter I like. All he did at the end was lean in and the thug brothers threw another temper tantrum.
CBS + Strikeforce = Biggest Joke in MMA and makes MMA look terrible to casual CBS viewers.
i never respond to idiots comments like this one, but dude you are a serious dumb ass for saying the fights went to a decision because the fighters suck.
by it'sT.O.baby!!! on Apr 18, 2010 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Really? Jake Sheilds mounted hendo 9 times and punched him like a school girl. That’s fucking garbage. Get off their dicks. If you can’t finish someone with 9 mounts you suck.
Melendez couldn’t finish Aoki who only landed 18 strikes in 5 rounds. GARBAGE.
King Mo and Mousassi both gassed after ROUND 2. GARBAGE.
Keep defending them though…King Mo likes to be fingered in the ass while you suck him off.
by Kevin Geary on Apr 18, 2010 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
I can't believe you are saying that Mayhem is the fighter you like.
I am not shocked so much by the Strikeforce comment… but Mayhem ??? common.
Mayhem deserves the title more than Shields. Shields is a pussy.
by Kevin Geary on Apr 18, 2010 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Really???
You could say GSP doesnt finish…or Silva…or Fitch…and theyre all top 10 P4P in the world…i wouldnt say that any of the fighters sucked tonight…Shields and Mo executed good game plans and Melendez didnt allow himself to get sucked into Aokis ground game…the fights werent the most entertaining but not one of the fighters on the main card sucked by any stretch of the imagination
I though Mo and Mousasi both sucked big time!
The LW and LHW fights were exciting , but Mo, Mousasi, and Hendo all gassed out in the second round…and Sheilds looked like total shit on the feet. Did you see those leg kicks he was throwing. It was like they were in slow motion. And what was up with the delayed reaction to Dan’s big punches. He’d get hit, and then half a second later he’d jerk and fall down. It was like watching a badly choreographed fight in a 50’s movie.
Yeah Dan looked horrible after he spent his load in the first
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Hahahahaha such the classic newbie call when you don't know what to say
I am pretty sure my english (not my first language) is better than your second language (obviously none). Or maybe you can’t read and debate…lol
Don't bother replying to morons, he's not worth it and will sod off soon
There’s always one idiot who joins just to bash a show.
AND NEW UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD FRANKIE 'THE ANSWER' EDGAR
i agree
i agree with you totally kev…im a big mma fan and i was pumped for this card but boy was it a let down an its funny how everybody was saying how this card was gonna blow the UFC outta the water…id rather watch the replay of UFC 110 then this bullshit….strikeforce is a joke
Train with the fear your opponent is training arder then you!! lol-GSP!!!!!!
by the chubbster on Apr 18, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
go pay 45 to watch anderson silva
some cards are good, some are bad. it happens to all promotions.
yea bill but you have to admit about all the hate the UFC’s cards have been getting up here for being “boring” but strikeforce was nowhere near as good as anybody thought it would be…the snoozefest was supposed to be shields-hendo but to me that was the most exciting fight
Train with the fear your opponent is training arder then you!! lol-GSP!!!!!!
by the chubbster on Apr 18, 2010 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Mr International Experience (Mousasi)
You mean all those fights he had he never fought one classic GnP high level wrestler? Either he wasn’t really prepared for Mo or he just wasn’t inspired. Either way I think isn’t ready to be Champ just yet.
Only USA has that classic fighter type....
Japan is full of judokas and guys who td from the clinch. Europe has strikers and not much else.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Apr 18, 2010 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
The Mousassi/King Mo fight proves that there are about 10 UFC LtHeavy’s that would have destroyed them.
could you imagin Bones fighing Mo? LOL!
by Il Gladiatore on Apr 18, 2010 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I can imagine Mo dominating Bones, yes. You do realize MO is about 1000x more accomplished as a wrestler than Jones, right? You need to stop drinking the koolaid especially after Shields just destroyed the UFC’s number 2 MW.
Serious? Last time I looked, wrestling isn’t the only martial art you can use in MMA. MO would be KTFO in the 1st by jones.
by Il Gladiatore on Apr 18, 2010 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Neither KOs, both from ground and pound (which requires that you take your opponent down). Thx, come again.
You can still get a KO from the ground this is MMA man
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Jones would have no problem taking Mo down.
Freestyle wrestling doesn’t prepare you for those lightning fast hip tosses and judo trips. Bones would beat the ever-loving doodoo out of Mo.
Bader would do well too, the first round would be a struggle
But Bader would keep coming
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
LMAO
alright kid we believe you.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Apr 18, 2010 3:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Itburnzwhenip?? Who you calling kid with a name like that LOL
Anyway who asked you?
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Dan is washed up…knocking out Bisping doesn’t prove anything.
by Il Gladiatore on Apr 18, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
really is that why
dana did not sign him…because he was thier number two??? come on hendo won a decision over franklin a decision over palhares and ko’d bisping that’s it in what the last 3 years sheilds was dominate as was mo , which was sad becasue alot of guys on here had mousasi beating and being top five guys and mo was gassed at the end of one and still dominated gegard wake up guys UFC is the cream of the crop when it comes to competition anyone who will not admit that is is a ufc hater
UFC is cream of the crop...so their No 2 MW got schooled by a SF WW???
I fail to see your logic here? Hendo beats 3 UFC guys and then gets dominated by an inflated Strikeforce Welterweight and that somehow makes the UFC look good????
Shields is a free agent and if the UFC can scoop him up they will really hurt Strikeforce. But regardless they let Hendo go and this doesn’t make them look bad or good they let go of a old man and thats how they will play it. Hendo lost becasue of his #1 weakness endurance.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
repeat
Ill repeat,
So Dan was number 2 cause he KOd bisping? lol
I’m sure that there at least three contenders above him. I’ll name them so you wont have to reply, who?
Vitor, Sonnen and Marquardt. + wandy
Dans number one weakness is his gas tank
And going against a grappler with great endurance that was able to force Dan to work was the difference in this fight. The first round Dan looked like himself but once Jake was able to bring him down the fight turned and turned fast.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Wasn't Matt Hammil 100x's more accomplished then Jones as a wrestler also?
"I thought I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury." – Tank after losing a decision to Dan Severn
Speaking of which
Anyone ever see this video of the smack talk fest between Mo and Rampage? No one out smack talks Rampage btw.
my bad, in the first video Rampage just talks about Mo, but here’s the video when Mo gets in the van and attempts to defend himself…and doesnt do a good job.
That video made me a Mo fan
And Rampage was funny as well, I’ve just about forgiven his past antics and am looking forward to his fight with Rashad as well as the A-Team, though I’ve become a bigger fan of Rashad so I’ll be cheering for him.
AND NEW UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD FRANKIE 'THE ANSWER' EDGAR
The rat pack are thugs
and should not be allowed in MMA.. What a joke.. Trying to get this sport more main stream and they jump Miller all because he asked for a rematch on national television.. Wow, way to go idiots.
Miller jumped in where he had no business being and stole Shields’ moment. Miller deserved everything he got ad then some. People bitch all the time about how MMA should be holier than WWE, but that shit was as WWE as it gets.
I'm a pan-handlin', man-handlin', post-holin', high-rollin', dust-bowlin' daddy
Diaz did the same thing and now he wants to get pissy about Mayhem doing it
that makes him a hypocrite. You didn’t see Rampage getting mad about Rashad stealing his moment after he won.
by dddddddddddddddddd on Apr 18, 2010 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Really? What exactly was it that made their little spat so personal then?
I'm a pan-handlin', man-handlin', post-holin', high-rollin', dust-bowlin' daddy
Rashad seemed to be the only one taking
it personal. Rampage was just being Rampage.
by dddddddddddddddddd on Apr 18, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
thats the problem
Evans coming into the Ring PAge was prepared for and something the UFC set up, were Shields and his camp did not expect Miller to be there. Either that are it was a set up?
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
rampage wasnt ready for that
on their season of TUF they showed a scene with page and rashad where rashad tells him dana instructed him to go in the cage after the jardine fight. rampage looked confused and said that no one had told him that.
No they planned it everybody knew what was going on LOL
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Thats exactly why Strikeforce wont be around very long..
Antics like this will lose them network television deals, then what do they have… Showtime? Oh well, guess the UFC will gobble up another company that doesn’t know what they are doing.. Hopefully Scott Coker, the athetic commission or atleast CBS does something about this or I doubt I will watch again.. I can go down to the local bar and watch this kind of childness.. Atleast the bar punks have some excuss.. “I was drunk”
melendez started it. who can blame mayhem for wanting a rematch he got screwed in their fight. trash talking sales fights. then the diaz scum and some old man jumped in.
i watched it on satellite over and over in slo mo. that was awesome.
If by screwed you mean that aside from one submission attempt he did nothing the whole fight other than get taken down and controlled by Jake then you're right
Mayhem didn’t earn the fight in the first place, lost fairly then beat a nobody and that makes him think that it’s right to spoil the crowning moment of Jake’s career. Fuck that guy, beat Jacare or Lawler first.
AND NEW UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD FRANKIE 'THE ANSWER' EDGAR
i cant wait for somebody to stick a rusty blade in the diaz brothers.
but you cant deny they have their buddies backs.
Shields-Gilbert -2 Diaz's and the rest against Miller
And miller is fine at the end standing up with his hands like nothing happened. I ll take miller in there next fight!!!!!! Miller did nothing wrong just asked for a rematch and got jumped by 4 pussies
Where do I?
First time I ever turned off a main event before it was over… Where do I turn in my Dan Henderson fan card? That was worse than last years TUF episodes.
by TapedUpPair on Apr 18, 2010 12:07 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Hendo Huggers where u at??
Welcome to the UFC JAKE. That was a very good performance. I’m not really a fan but I did enjoy seeing him put a whoopin on DRAMA QUEEN HENDO. All I’ve been readin on this sight is how HENDO is the only man that could give “The Spider” any compitition….I DON’T THINK SO. Let me guess….now he will prob demand a shot at the LHW title. Good ridance IMO. WTF…happened to Gegard I don’t know,but he is still young and has plenty of time to improve his game…..like the 2 years he signed with SF. Miller u dumbass,U got what u deserve 2nite. Those damn Daiz boys are frickin lunatics.
Jake?
Jake has no stand up!!!! GSP or SIlva would wreck him bro!!! And GSP’s wrestling is far better than Shields!!!
That's what everyone said about Hendo
Whilst GSP was playing it safe against an overmatched opponent and Andy was too busy pissing about to fight Jake was repeatedly taking down and mounting a multiweight world champion and top contender. He has proven himself as one of the best in the world, he’s one of the very few relevant opponents for these 2.
AND NEW UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD FRANKIE 'THE ANSWER' EDGAR
How sweet would it have been for hendo to be like ok lets quit fucking around now.
And got into the brawl with them and layed shields out
King Mo did nothing in that fight but takedown, and put his head between Mousasi’s knees. Who the hell wins a title fight while getting outstruck from the bottom? Mo actually thinks he “won” too. he didnt win the fight. he got a decision based on top position.
Gilbert was a bad matchup for Aoki anyway, but I dont think Aoki is suited for American MMA with a cage and all that. Disappointing. I wonder if the Crusher fight will go similar to this. I wonder why Gilbert didn’t turn it up on the feet a bit more. Aoki has no stand up really, so Gil should have pushed the pace a bit more. Aoki did have some good jabs and a couple standing knees there.
Nothing to be said about the Shields fight. I thought Hendo was getting the KO win, but then the rest of the fight happened. I was wondering if they were giong to give Shields a stoppage based on unanswered strikes, but thankfully they didnt.
I dont like Mayhem at all. dont think he should’ve been in there. thought the brawl was funny shit.
WAR CAESAR GRACIE FIGHT TEAM!!
one final note, C.Gracie pretty much owns SF. funny.
John Hathaway over Diego Sanchez
Bibiano Fernandes would fight him the same way methinks
John Hathaway over Diego Sanchez
by Synyster_08 on Apr 18, 2010 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
So what ur saying is
a champion should stay a champion from fighting a whole match from on his ass…STFU!! Mo did enough to take that belt,I’m not sayin it was great,but he out performed Gegard 2 nite.
by KRAZYDRIVER14 on Apr 18, 2010 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
he Guida'd him for 4 rounds
there was no winner of that fight.. it was pathetic on both parts.. belt should be vacated.. i dunno.. no solution to that, but Mo looked like shit. at least Mousasi was hitting him
John Hathaway over Diego Sanchez
by Synyster_08 on Apr 18, 2010 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
that 6 vs 1 brawl
Just shows how much a bitch the gracie camp is. I don’t blaim them though, the gracie name isn’t what it use to be. Kind of funny to go back and watch the early UFC and see how they use to treat it with such awe…
THAT SHIT WAS AWESOME!!!
HOW CAN YOU GUYS NOT LIKE THAT SHIT!!!! IT WAS NUTS!!! MILLER GOT THE BULLY BEATDOWN HAHA
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Hey dummy, that crap is bad for MMA.
by justbleed9999 on Apr 18, 2010 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Waiting for the video of the most exciting fight of the night
Miller vs Shields vs Diaz Bros vs Trainers vs All
That was so crazy!!!
My wife and I were like wtf? Then I was like oh shit get Miller!!! But I want to know where was Dan when all this went down? Was he still in the cage?
Yeah SF is a league below UFC but you guys can't compare it the UFC it's a second class organizations putting on good fights for free nothing to complain about
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
correction can't compare it to the UFC, SF is a second...
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
GAY
Wow miller wasnt any different than any other person after a title fight just who ever was in the cage was like oh im gonna f u up fn homos
Shields: Perfect for GSP
UFC has to get Shields. He will slot into the mix nicely at 170 and is the perfect person to counter the wrestling of GSP & well as destroy half of the division. So many good match ups.
Dana must be laughing. CBS exposure. A former Legend destroyed. A free agent.
I think ...
GSP, Fitch, and Kos are all much better wrestlers then Shields and all have a stand up game to boot (Which Shields still has absolutely 0 of).I don’t even know why Hendo had his hands up. He could have kept them at his side Anderson style and been a little more prepared for the takedown. I can’t believe that after 30 pro fights Shields still punches like a grandma. I give Shields lots of credit for working through those first 2 rounds (especially after the face plant in the first) but he is going to need to up his stand up game to beat the top 6 in the UFC.
"I thought I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury." – Tank after losing a decision to Dan Severn
Agreed
Jake is the man, he’s going to be a nightmare opponent for any WW. He is afraid of no man and picked up a huge win against the odds. I’d love to see him, Nick and Gil in the UFC, all 3 are world class and are legitimate threats to the world titles in their respective divisions.
AND NEW UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD FRANKIE 'THE ANSWER' EDGAR
LOL
dana white is somewhere laughing his ass off…strikeforce’s new “talent” henderson sucked major ass an he gets a new 170/185 pounder in shields an strikeforse ends up looking bad!! good day for the UFC
Train with the fear your opponent is training arder then you!! lol-GSP!!!!!!
Well
Or u can say dana wouldnt pay him enough and he got wrecked by someone that dana couldnt pay enough to fight.. I duno Just shows dana doesnt have the best talent fuck him in his ass.. Love ufc but most of the ppvs gotten lame.. Left him a voice mail in his office after ufc 100 talkin shit funny thing is got a call from his sec the next day lmao doesnt have the balls to call me himself even funnier fig his direct office line out myself lmao
by hockeyguy7382 on Apr 18, 2010 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
yea
but all the talk has been that dan is gonna destroy shields and thats gonna start a big anti ufc policy an more fighters were gonna leave….so what happens now?? lol
Train with the fear your opponent is training arder then you!! lol-GSP!!!!!!
by the chubbster on Apr 18, 2010 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Jake Shields gets some respect from the MMA community, that's what should happen now
Sign him up Dana, if you have any sense. Both WW and MW needs Jake Shields.
AND NEW UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD FRANKIE 'THE ANSWER' EDGAR
what a f**king let down
mousasi gassing
aoki seemed like a fish out of water while melendez played the U.S. rules to his advantage
and henderson couldnt finish in the 1st and gets utterly dominated. gatta give shield credit a true 170 punder putting a clinic on the bigger stronger henderson
What???
How did Melenez play the rules to his advantage?? Aoki was completely dominated? If what ur tryin to say is that they didn’t let Aoki lay on his back and hold on to a limb for 5 minutes….than yeah and thank god for that. All Aoki had was that BUTT SKOOT move and he ate a nice punch in the face for that shit.
by KRAZYDRIVER14 on Apr 18, 2010 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
hahaha
that first one was fucking hilarious!!!!
Train with the fear your opponent is training arder then you!! lol-GSP!!!!!!
by the chubbster on Apr 18, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
BAHAHAHAhahaha!!!!!
OMG…that is priceless
by KRAZYDRIVER14 on Apr 18, 2010 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Lay and pray? Are you serious?
Did you see the fight stats? Jake landed hundreds of strikes on the ground, sure they weren’t really powerful but they did damage and Jake was busy throughout. Mo may have been guilty of doing little on top but Jake certainly wasn’t, he was constantly passing guard and doing damage on top.
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Top notch gifs CerBB!
good job
A burning passion from a burning mass reaches up for the sky
by Shoguns Hairy Forearms. on Apr 18, 2010 5:36 AM EDT up reply actions
The Diaz brothers are punks
Miller was not even phased after being jumped by 5 guys. Unlike Nick Diaz after the Noons fight…when he cried the whole way back to the locker room with his little girlfriend Nate in tow.
Random thoughts...
I’m surprised by how beatable both Lawal and Mousasi looked…in the same fight against each other. King Mo looked tired a lot throughout the fight. He won, but more through positioning than any significant offense. He was actually outstruck while in top position over Mousasi in the second and possibly third rounds. That point deduction pretty much cemented the win for him. But Mousasi was too content to stay on his back. Even w/out the point deduction at the end, I had him losing rounds 1, 4, and 5.
Aoki is starting to make me think of Demian Maia…neutralize the jiu jitsu, and you almost automatically win the fight.
Both the Mousasi/Lawal and Aoki/Melendez fights were still kind of…not boring, but not overwhelmingly exciting either. Funnily enough, my favorite fight turned out to be Henderson vs. Shields, and mainly for wondering how Dan let himself lose that fight. Shields’ ground game was spot on. I still think his stand-up needs LOTS of work though. And somewhere, Dana’s smiling at Henderson’s loss, I’m sure of it.
Mayhem…the whole melee almost reeked of being staged. But seriously, watching that WWE-style brawl was almost embarrassing.
LOL Dana get Shields in the uFC. GSP vs Shields!!
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Guaranteed that my smile is wider
My 3 boys did me proud, nobody gave Jake and Mo a chance and they proved everyone wrong, while Gil proved that Aoki is an overrated bitch and got the huge win he needs to establish himself as the best in his division.
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BOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRIIIIIIINNNGGGGGGGGGG!!
Glad I didn’t pay for this crappy card!!!
off topic a little but........
was i the only one that think ea sports mma looks garbage??????
Detroit Red Wings = next Stanley Cup Champs. Howard for Vezna
yes it does to me too golddiggah…looks lik thq doesnt have anything to worry about
Train with the fear your opponent is training arder then you!! lol-GSP!!!!!!
by the chubbster on Apr 18, 2010 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I think the game looks great, Undisputed will have better presentation, fighters and graphics but I like EA's ideas for gameplay better
Until they are released we won’t know how good they are, trailers are really deceiving and should only be taken with a grain of salt.
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RED DRAGONS!!!!!!
Miller was being himself being a clown and asking for a rematch. That doesnt steal the spotlight, it only helps promote their next fight. Diaz brothers and melendez r punks and just plain white trash. Seriously jumping a guy on national tv, Look back shields took a swing at miller too. U think Dana will take action against Nate Diaz for his part in this brawl? Shields should sign with the UFC cause strikeforce gave him NO love. Every commercial all month has been Hendo. Id be pissed and would jump ship and demand a immediate shot at GSP.
Ummm Melendez, Diaz and Diaz
Brown trash. Lol. They’re ours lol. Dammit!! =\
by Onemansyn on Apr 18, 2010 1:09 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
They are not the smartest guys in the world and took Millers actions as an insult to their friend and did what they believed as a loyal thing to do
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Brent at BE thinks they should be charge with assault.
I can’t post a link from my phone but it’s easy to find.
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
You better not disagree with him, or you’ll be banned.
I'm a pan-handlin', man-handlin', post-holin', high-rollin', dust-bowlin' daddy
He said we're allowed to go to BE just the other day.
Just ask nicely.
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
Haha well fuck him then, it's Mayhem's fault that whole mess happened
He should never have been allowed in that cage, provoking Team Cesar Gracie is a stupid thing to do. Typical Mayhem, the guy is a sack of shit with a horrible personality, this is what happens when you give TV time and undeserved title shots to a pathetic person like Miller.
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whatever, that shit is just stupid
That might be how things work on the street but this is a SPORT. People talk shit to put butts in the seats. I can’t imagine people being so dumb and just think the whole thing was a page taken from WWE.
Dont get me wrong its entertaining
Just like going to youtube and watching street brawls with punks soccer kicking dudes. I like the loyalty, but come on. Loyalty is one thing but being a thug and looking for a excuse to start a brawl is another.
Hahahaha...
I bet Croker was the one to send Miller in there too stir the pot…maybe to try to get JAKE to stick around and do another fight. FAIL!!!!!
by KRAZYDRIVER14 on Apr 18, 2010 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't know
If you’re watching another sport like soccer or baseball, and a brawl breaks out it’s exciting, but if you’re watching fighting and a brawl breaks out, it just seems sad (at least to me). Especially 5-on-1.
Who?
Who was that guy that came in at the end and jumped Miller after he was already under attack from 4-5 guys?!? He was also the last one to let go. Had Miller in a headlock at the end.
by Onemansyn on Apr 18, 2010 1:11 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Who?
Who was that guy that came in at the end and jumped Miller after he was already under attack from 4-5 guys?!? He was also the last one to let go. Had Miller in a headlock at the end.
by Onemansyn on Apr 18, 2010 1:11 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
The fat guy?
He’s Nate’s babysitter.
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
Lol I don't know if he was fat
But from behind he looked looked like Matt Hughes. I know it wasn’t but for a split second I was like “oh shit son, it’s Hughes!!!” lol
by Onemansyn on Apr 18, 2010 1:18 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I've watched that brawl about 20 times now!
Mayhem is a crazy fucker!
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
Terrible Production???
Did the production look as bad on tv as it did live? After the cheesy wwe style enterance (with flames and fireworks), the 18 minute house music songs between fights, no replays or even round clocks on prelims, i could hardly handle another round of scooting and patting from mount for half the fight. What a disappointing event…..don’t think we are gonna see another production anyway after tonight’s post-fight fight.
Couldn't stop laughing...
The end was perfect. I loved the last two strikeforce shows, but this one sucked. The UFC didn’t even need to counter-program. I just heard what Dana White tweeted: :)
Hendo vs Gegard
I think Hendo can’t fight a champion right now and I have a feeling he is going to use the weight drop as a reason with his performance. They can’t put him against a nobody, I don’t think and to be honest I think his endurance is bad regardless were he fights but it’s brutal at MW. Against Anderson he looked good the first round and after that gave up a easy choke because he didn’t have anything left in him.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
They might as well fight each other
Gegard’s TDD looked terrible (that’s why I picked Mo, I called the takedowns after seeing Soko get Mousasi down pretty easily) whist Hendo’s cardio was horrible yet again. Both are big names and need a big win to get back on track, good idea for a fight. So much for the big champion vs champion match SF wanted. Good on you Jake and Mo for spoiling those plans.
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i was just thinking
Totally off topic but; man, where were the diaz brothers when brock talked so much trash after the ufc 100 fight. I just find it really funny that these guys wont let you get away with saying anything against their teammates. But being serious about the subject, this is some bad press for mma in general and i dont see why no one from strikeforce or cbs is trying to do some damage control.
What the fuck does Brock have to do with the Diaz brothers???
I'm a pan-handlin', man-handlin', post-holin', high-rollin', dust-bowlin' daddy
I think he just had one of them surgically removed from his colon.
That’s the only connection I’m aware of.
Totally agree SamoaMMA
I pretty much wrote the same exact thing on another post!
by silent assassin on Apr 18, 2010 9:42 AM EDT reply actions
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