Crusher vs Black Mamba

HUSH · 03-15-2008, 06:47 AM

So yeah, Mamba was dominating the stand-up, but Crusher wasn't doing much on the ground when he passed Mamba's guard.

I think Mamba was robbed of a decision, and Crusher knew it. You could see it in his eyes.

sunthunder · 03-15-2008, 06:51 AM

Uh, I don't think so. Mamba didn't land anything really significant standing and he couldn't stop Kawajiri taking him down. Kawajiri took him down multiple times, had his back and was close with several submission attempts. The best thing Mamba did was land a knee from his back when Kawajiri was inside, and his defensive groundwork was quite impressive.

HUSH · 03-15-2008, 06:52 AM

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Uh, I don't think so. Mamba didn't land anything really significant standing and he couldn't stop Kawajiri taking him down. Kawajiri took him down multiple times, had his back and was close with several submission attempts. The best thing Mamba did was land a knee from his back when Kawajiri was inside, and his defensive groundwork was quite impressive.

Multiple times? Um, yeah right. Mamba was defending 80% of the take downs.

sunthunder · 03-15-2008, 06:54 AM

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Multiple times? Um, yeah right. Mamba was defending 80% of the take downs.

He did get him down multiple times, I can recall atleast 3 but I'll have to rewatch the fight.

HUSH · 07:09 AM

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He did get him down multiple times, I can recall atleast 3 but I'll have to rewatch the fight.

And how many did he go for? Twenty? If defending take downs, and out striking don't count as much as take downs, and blanketing your opponent like they do in the UFC, then I don't know what to say.

hikki · 03-15-2008, 07:23 AM

I agree. Even Kawajiri was telling Black Mamba that Mamba took it.

But, looking at it, you can see that Kawajiri was the aggressor, going for the finish. While he was making the main effort to end the fight, Mamba negated everything Kawajiri was throwing at him.

I thought it would've been a relatively easy bout for the Crusher, but Mamba deserved the win, in my opinion.

TmastaT · 03-15-2008, 08:31 AM

wouldn't suprise me if Mamba was screwed in the decision, just like they try to screw him on match ups every time in Japan. Japan uses Mamba to build up their own fighters, but it doesn't always go as easy as they would hope. certainly doesn't surprise that Kawajiri couldn't do anything effective, nor would he be willing to stand. dont under estimate Mamba.

latino_power · 03-15-2008, 09:05 AM

HUSH are you iNDIAN ?/

Fact is MAMBA didnt do anything significant to gain the victory.

kawajiri was the aggressor.

**wamrage** · 03-15-2008, 02:05 PM

I definitely think Kawajiri deserved the decision but it wasn't a very impressive performance

HUSH · 03-15-2008, 02:56 PM

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HUSH are you iNDIAN ?/

Fact is MAMBA didnt do anything significant to gain the victory.

kawajiri was the aggressor.

No, I'm not Indian, and I was actually rooting for Crusher to win this match, but he was underwhelming, and couldn't strike with him, and had so much trouble taking him down.