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Old 10-25-2006, 08:41 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Great Wrestling/grappling in MMA

Given the nearly universal consensus among sherdoggers that wrestling is the most boring style (even wrestlers will admit it readily), I think we need an intervention.

Who is willing to cite great wrestling moments in MMA or great ground/grappling matches (involving one or more wrestlers)?

I'll begin in no particular order:

-- Randleman's vicious neck breaking slam on Fedor (followed by Fedor's almost freakish recovery)

-- Many couture take downs (say, the final big one against Lidell in their first match leading to the TKO)

-- Diaz/Sanchez ground war

-- Herman/Groves

-- Hughes Penn II

-- Hughes' many slams

-- Tito's KO of Evan Tanner via slam

-- Randleman vs. Lindland (and don't tell me that was boring!)

-- Henderson's methodical win over Vitor at Real Deal--okay, just kidding there (but I did enjoy the match).



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Old 10-25-2006, 08:43 PM   #2 (permalink)

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I really enjoyed Sanchez vs Parisyan
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Old 10-25-2006, 08:54 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I really enjoyed Sanchez vs Parisyan

Ah yes--how soon I forgot! Thanks. I never saw sherk vs parisyan--can anyone comment? I assume Karo's fights are always exciting from what I've seen.
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Hughes vs. Trigg 1&2

Tito over the Lion's Den, Tanner, Kondo, and Elvis.

Randleman vs. Ninja

Rampage vs. Igor

Coleman vs. Frye

Hendo vs. Shungo Oyama
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All the early Sakuraba matches.
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Mezger vs Sakuraba(Mezger won)
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Pretty much all of Mark Kerr's wins in MMA and his 2000 ADCC tournament win.
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Need to mention Mike Van Arsdale. He's one of the most entertaining wrestlers. MVA vs. Randy was an exciting wrestling-flavoured match-up.

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Ivan Menjivar's picture perfect bridge German Suplexes.
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