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Japanese MMA Discuss Japanese MMA in here, such as DREAM, Shooto, and World Victory Road and any other Japanese MMA federation.
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04-26-2008, 02:56 PM
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Damn, I'm having trouble deciding on...
Kang vs Mousasi.
Kang hasn't looked so great lately, but Gegard has been putting on some really good performances, with a 7-fight win streak.
My brain says Mousasi, but my gut says Kang! Who are you guys picking, and why?
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04-27-2008, 05:31 AM
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Middleweight
Join Date: Sep 2006
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This is definetly a step up in competition for Mousasi, very interested in this fight - if I had to pick then i'd pick Kang based on who they've fought but I wouldn't be suprised with a Mousasi KO.
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04-27-2008, 10:24 AM
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Lightweight
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Same for me F>A! They're both highly skilled and well-rounded, but I think Kang takes this one due to his experience against top competition. From his recent interviews, it sounds like he's taking this fight very seriously which means a dangerous Kang. Cool avatar btw.
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04-27-2008, 03:03 PM
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Flyweight
Join Date: Nov 2006
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i'm taking gegard because i believe he's a little better on the ground and hes definitely no slouch on the feet. kang just got KO'd pretty bad by akiyama so maybe that'll play a part in him wanting to trade.
the betting lines are good on gegard btw, if someone wants to risk making some cash
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04-27-2008, 04:44 PM
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Thanks for your opinions guys! This could definitely be fight of the night. Gegard is really good standing, and his ground game has improved a lot. I'd give Kang the experience and ground advantage, but I think if Akiyama gave Denis problems standing, Gegard could knock him out for sure.
After thinking it over, I think Kang will play it safe and win a decision, but I would not be shocked if Gegard pulled off the win via stoppage. Should be a great scrap.
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04-29-2008, 02:14 PM
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Wow, did not expect that ending at all. 
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04-29-2008, 03:26 PM
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attention whore
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Branson, Missouri
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Wow, Kang looked bad. Mousasi isn't even that great on the ground, and it seemed like Kang just wanted him to triangle him.
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04-29-2008, 03:39 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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where are you guys watching this ?
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04-29-2008, 04:18 PM
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The Axe Murderer
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Damone
Wow, Kang looked bad. Mousasi isn't even that great on the ground, and it seemed like Kang just wanted him to triangle him.
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I wouldn't say he looked bad.
He looked quite good for the majority of the fight, nice 1-2 then a takedown, then a nice sub attempt.
But followed by one of the dumbest things I've ever seen him do, in basically triangling himself, jesus.
He was looking good for 90% of the short fight, but for that other 10% bad is an understatement, that was horrific.
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04-29-2008, 04:32 PM
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attention whore
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I don't know, but Kang, a solid BJJ guy, shouldn't be caught by bangers. Sure, you can get caught by a rapid sub, but this was not a rapid sub; Kang could've gotten out of it. I don't know, just weird. If he were caught and KO'ed, I wouldn't really mind. I mean, yeah, he got caught, fighters get caught, it happens. But to not get out of an obvious triangle attempt by a guy with little ground skills, wow.
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