Hesitation the name of the game at Bushido 13

DeadlyHobo · 11-06-2006, 03:36 AM

Worst Bushido event I've seen so far.

It started out a little slow with Gegard Mousasi hanging on to Hector Lombard's back for the better part of 15 minutes without being able to put him in trouble. Both fighters still need to work on what we already knew they need work on; subs for Gegard and conditioning for Hector.

Filho was very impressive in his victory over Misaki. Superb technique and balance, and he stayed very active with punches as soon as he had established enough balance to be sure Misaki wouldn't reverse him.

I, like everyone else, was expecting Kang to run through Gono like a freight train. After the excruciating 25-minute intro with a strange manwoman talking to the audience and worse dancing than his previous intro, I couldn't wait to see Gono take a real beating.
Kang disappointed however, as he respected Gono far more than seemed necessary. Neither fighter showed any will to deal damage to their opponent, and halfway I started hoping Gono would win just because Kang shouldn't have let it go halfway in the first place. By the time the bell ended the second round, I was kind of hoping there wouldn't be a winner.

Bustamante vs Sik was slightly more entertaining, as Murilo put on numerous nice armbar attempts. His guard game was impressive, but he is the type of fighter who can explode when he needs to save himself from bad positions but not when it comes to finishing the opponent. The Dong was slippery, and while he showed good defense, that was all he could really show.

Buscape vs Obiya was highly entertaining. Both fighters used a lot of energy, but Luiz's technical superiority didn't allow Obyia to showcase much aggression as he was constantly forced to defend himself. Great fight, good decision. Hoping to see more from Firmino.

Before the start of Pearson vs Maeda, it seemed to me like Maeda was far more calm while Pearson had an expression of strong anxiety. That didn't turn out to matter at all, and I hope to see more of Pearson in the future.

Minowa vs Mike Barton was a joke from the beginning, but the decision was even worse than the matchup. Gassed or not, Barton hit Minowa with some very solid shots and put him on queer street more than once. He dealt more damage by far, and should have been awarded the decision. I cannot wait to see Minowa take a real beating in a fight.

Ishida's positional domination was impressive to see. His takedowns were lightning fast, and there was simply nothing Bielkheden could do to get him off. Not for lack of trying, though. The finish was very cool, with the GnP outside the ropes reminding me of Kid Yamamoto's infamous highlight.

Aoki looked less impressive than I expected him to, French put on a good show. Of course, Shinya's guard game is still amazing to watch, but I'm interested in seeing him fight someone with good wrestling and who has true KO power on his feet.

Maximus vs Gomi II was terrible. In the pre-fight interview, Aurelio had stated that he had nothing to lose, and that all the pressure was on Gomi. He certainly didn't fight as if he had nothing to lose, though, and neither did the champ. The whole battle revolved around Marcus being too scared to shoot and Gomi being too scared of the tackle to open up on his feet. Blagh.

Misaki vs Kang was a great, great fight. Mousasi should have had Misaki's place, but then again that would leave no chance of a Japanese GP winner. Thanks DSE. Anyway, I agree with the judges' decision. Misaki dealt more damage with strikes. Both fighters had knockdowns, but it seemed like most of them were more due to balance than from actually being rocked. Kang fought like he was hurt, and in the end there was no truly deserving GP champion.

There, I had to get that off my chest. Discuss if you want to.

Foxx_MMA · 11-06-2006, 04:51 AM

I agree with some of what you said but aoki wasnt impressive? Disagree there aoki almost subbed him out in 90 seconds than got a a solid triangle a minute later i thought that was quite impressive. Side note did anyone else see Buscape in prime poistion for an anaconda choke 2 times i figuring being from BTT he would know to do that but he let it go twice.

DeadlyHobo · 11-06-2006, 04:55 AM

Aoki was impressive of course, but not relative to how I thought he would look. His standup defense looked so-so. Regardless, he got the job done in just the 2nd try with a beautiful sub.

turbozed · 11-06-2006, 05:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeadlyHobo

Misaki vs Kang was a great, great fight. Mousasi should have had Misaki's place, but then again that would leave no chance of a Japanese GP winner. Thanks DSE. Anyway, I agree with the judges' decision. Misaki dealt more damage with strikes. Both fighters had knockdowns, but it seemed like most of them were more due to balance than from actually being rocked. Kang fought like he was hurt, and in the end there was no truly deserving GP champion.

There, I had to get that off my chest. Discuss if you want to.

Would you have liked to see Mousasi vs. Kang instead? I think it was a good decision to put Misaki in instead. Out of they coulda picked, Mousasi beating a hurt Kang would just screw things up more in the division.

Imagine chillin in the audience thinking your night is over and then getting called out to fight again. Misaki gets mad respect.

EckY · 11-06-2006, 05:02 AM

Something is wrong when the only fight not to go decision is the fight involving Paulo Filho.

Just joking but was a strange nite, bit of a letdown. Main event was an excellent fight though.

DeadlyHobo · 11-06-2006, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by turbozed

Would you have liked to see Mousasi vs. Kang instead? I think it was a good decision to put Misaki in instead. Out of they coulda picked, Mousasi beating a hurt Kang would just screw things up more in the division.

Imagine chillin in the audience thinking your night is over and then getting called out to fight again. Misaki gets mad respect.

Yes, that's what I said. Mousasi vs Kang would have made more sense. Why hold a reserve bout if you aren't gonna use its winner when an advancing fighter gets injured?

Misaki deserves respect for taking the fight and winning of course, but he shouldn't have been put in there in my opinion.

ChuChuChu · 11-06-2006, 05:43 AM

I thought Aoki was class... Dong Sik got robbed... Gomi during the opening ceremony didn't even look confident and it showed in the fight... Misaki showed guts in winning the GP even though he lost to Filho...

IllWil · 11-06-2006, 10:51 AM

Agree on basically everything.
Most boring event I've seen so far, glad I didn't pay for it.
Some nice things about it was Filho continues to look so dominant, watching the first Swede in PRIDE, and Aoki's magic. But then Filho couldn't continue and Bielkheden lost (didn't expect him to win though, he did allright).
Very boring 2 and a half hours, and then I went to see Borat and was dissapointed at that too.
But I'm still a happy man because I didn't have to watch Gono's entrance

Punch Perm · 11-06-2006, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeadlyHobo

Aoki was impressive of course, but not relative to how I thought he would look. His standup defense looked so-so. Regardless, he got the job done in just the 2nd try with a beautiful sub.

You expected him to look impressive standing? Seriously, you were setting yourself up to be disappointed. He has a black belt in Judo AND BJJ, He's hardly the striker.

Give him time.

vpance · 11-06-2006, 11:49 AM

Anyone think Aoki's Bruce Lee pants are kinda cheap? Makes it much easier for him to get better sub grip, while less all the disadvantages of a standard gi since the opponent can't really grab onto it. They do look cool though

But regardless of the pants i still like Aoki's amazing grappling.