second round matchups

FightDoctor · 05-05-2006, 08:01 AM

My thoughts on the first rd:

1 Zentsov has a great left hook
2 Overeem is a gasser
3 TK has a good chin good show old man
4 Aleks needs to work on his cardio and ground game
5 Thompson needs to keep his chin down
6 Expected
7 Expected
8 Expected

NOw to the matchups:

CC VS Yoshida (he can't fight Werdum, and he's already fought everyone else, some twice)
NOg VS Werdum (let's see who's the best grappler in MMA, and who will represent Brazil)
Fujita VS Hunt (the unstoppable force--Hunts fist--meets the immovable object---Fujitas head)
Fedor VS Barnett (Payback bitch)

semifinal rd:

CC VS Nog 2
Fedor VS Hunt

Final:

Fedor VS CC 2

oh yeah

let's hear yours

Matt Vasgersian · 05-05-2006, 08:06 AM

Fujita/Hunt, awesome standup war, great chins & great fists.

Nog/Yoshida, awesome ground war.

Fedor/Barnett, someone talked some smack and will pay for it.

Werdum/CC, kind of stuck this with this one to avoid rematches and to keep other good matchups.

3rd round;

Fedor/Hunt
CC/Nog

Final;

Fedor/Nog

MrCoffea · 05-05-2006, 08:19 AM

I like your pics, they make sense as well

Pride can set up a lot of exciting fights with these fighters. I just hope they don't blow it

Crazy Feet · 05-05-2006, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrCoffea

I like your pics, they make sense as well

Pride can set up a lot of exciting fights with these fighters. I just hope they don't blow it

No way they match CC with Werdum. CC is fighting again Hunt for sure. Might be a rematch, but CC wants this fight....as I'm sure most fans would.

MrCoffea · 05-05-2006, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crazy Feet

No way they match CC with Werdum. CC is fighting again Hunt for sure. Might be a rematch, but CC wants this fight....as I'm sure most fans would.

I was speaking about the original thread starter's picks, not the guy who posted above me. Guess I should have made it clear

EckY · 05-05-2006, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FightDoctor

NOw to the matchups:

CC VS Yoshida (he can't fight Werdum, and he's already fought everyone else, some twice)
NOg VS Werdum (let's see who's the best grappler in MMA, and who will represent Brazil)
Fujita VS Hunt (the unstoppable force--Hunts fist--meets the immovable object---Fujitas head)
Fedor VS Barnett (Payback bitch)

let's hear yours

I had it exactly the same as you. Just discussed this after the event and came to these exact same matchups for the exact same reasons.

And I dont particularly want to se CC vs Hunt again they already fought twice and all CroCop did both times was kick and run to a decision.

ukemi · 05-05-2006, 08:38 AM

Second round:

Fedor vs Barnet
Nogueira vs Yoshida
Cro Cop vs Fugita (3)
Hunt vs Werdum

Semifinals:

Fedor vs Werdum
Cro cop vs Nogueria

Finals:

Werdum vs Nogueira

Winner:

Werdum

I now, I am a Werdum fan.
Maybe Pride will put Hunt and Yoshida together so a japanese has posibilities to go to semifinal.