The Natural Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 After that, Pride 21 isn't much of a show but it's saved by the now legendary Frye/Takayama fight. One of my favourite ever MMA fights. The opening to it is one of the biggest holy shit moments I've had watching MMA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted September 26, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted September 26, 2011 Yeah it's gotta be the craziest opening to an MMA fight ever. Paul Taylor vs Paul Kelly was up there but not on the level of Frye/Takayama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted September 26, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 26, 2011 add Sanchez/Guida to the 'craziest openings' list. oh and Alan Goes was bonkers, his KO loss to Coleman remains one of the most brutal finishes in MMA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted September 26, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted September 26, 2011 (edited) And Polakowski/Alfonso 1. That was some crazy shite at the start there. EDIT - just found the full vid of this fight. I seem to remember someone on here looking for it a while back with no joy here it is http://www.mmatko.com/olaf-alfonso-vs-john...ht-video-wec-9/ Anyone who hasn't seen it I suggest you give it a watch it's fucking mental. Edited September 26, 2011 by wandshogun09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnum Milano Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 And Polakowski/Alfonso 1. That was some crazy shite at the start there. EDIT - just found the full vid of this fight. I seem to remember someone on here looking for it a while back with no joy here it is http://www.mmatko.com/olaf-alfonso-vs-john...ht-video-wec-9/ Anyone who hasn't seen it I suggest you give it a watch it's fucking mental. My favourite fight ever; I always try to give it the props and tell people to search it out but would struggle to find it online anywhere. Polakowski's MMA debut and he took the fight on less than 24 hours notice. The second fight is equally as wild, but Olaf fucks up his hip in the first round, and although he hobbles out and wants to continue the ref and doctors wont let him. Never seen the third fight in the trilogy. Olaf was pretty much the star of the pre-Zuffa owned WEC; wild fights, on the receiving end of brutal KO's (search out (I think) the Razor Rob fight), a refusal to tap on subs and always gave it his all. Dana would've loved the guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members chokeout Posted September 27, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Picked up Pride 31, 32 and 34 on a 3 for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted September 27, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 3 for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Atkins Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 (edited) Where did you get the 3 PRIDEs for Edited September 27, 2011 by Tommy Atkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted September 27, 2011 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Olaf fought Phil Baroni a year or two back, that had me excited but apparently it was a real letdown...and to my knowledge no video has ever been released of it Olaf's KO to Razor Rob was bad, the Sakurai KO too...shocking KO's. Wonder what he's doing now? just check good ol'wikipedia and it says that Olaf retired last year due to injuries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members chokeout Posted September 27, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Where did you get the 3 PRIDEs for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXxj-proxXx Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Cheshire Oaks in Chester Think I'll take a trip over there next week when I'm off. Cheers for the heads up mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members chokeout Posted September 27, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted September 27, 2011 Just had a quick search its called Thats Entertainment. They had some 3 disc WWE releases on a 3 for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnum Milano Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Where did you get the 3 PRIDEs for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted September 28, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted September 28, 2011 Yeah Olaf vs Sakurai was a scary KO. Was on one of the last Pride Bushido shows I think. Olaf would have been great for TUF, Exciting fights and he'd be fun to watch in the house. Pride 34 wasn't much good. In hindsight I wish they'd stopped at Pride 33, going out with a bang with what was one of the best shows they ever put on along with Bushido 9, Shockwave 2004, Final Conflict 2003. Guess they wanted the last one to be in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cum Doctor Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Right, back to the PRIDE 18 stuff. Norihisha Yamamoto vs. Jan "The Giant" Nortje Jan Nortje going for the Guillotine Choke seemed to be his downfall, because when Yamamoto managed to escape from that, Nortje just had nothing to offer in the way of defence on the ground, and Yamamoto just passed the guard, looked for the arm, got it and finished it, and did so with great ease. Yamamoto looked like he might be in for a long night early when Nortje took him down with the right hand, and if he had kept the fight standing, could have won this one. Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Valentijn Overeem Stephen Quadros: "Overeem doesn't have to worry about a heel hook from Igor." How does that grab ye? Although when he said it, I was kind of agreeing with him. Then Igor gets the heel hook and you could see that Overeem was never far away from tapping out. Some good stuff on the ground from both men actually, with some good jostling for position. Enjoyable while it lasted. Akira Shoji vs. Jeremy Horn Not the best of fights there. It should be noted that Jeremy Horn was actually very good here. He was constantly working hard from the bottom looking for all sorts of shit every single time he had Akira on top, and then looking great when he was in the same position. He also managed to look pretty excellent standing. Just a top notch showing from Horn really, even if the fight wasn't that exciting. Wanderlei Silva vs. Alexander Otsuka I think that Otsuka has to be given credit here lasting against Wanderlei Silva. Especially coming off of a considerable losing streak. And at the end of the second round he actually managed to be impressive with some good work on the ground. It was an unfortunate ending to the fight, a second in a row for Wandy, but that's what happens when you smash people's faces in. Not amazing, but good to watch Otsuka really give it a go against the champion. Yoshihiro Takayama vs. Semmy Schilt Some considerable size in this fight. Takayama has this weird watchability about him. He's sloppy as fuck and he just basically walks into the left hands and kicks from Semmy at the end. He also has a hilarious attempt at a takedown early in the fight, but he just comes in and tries to fuck the other guy up. Can't help liking that quality in an MMA fighter. Anyways, weirdly fun while it lasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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