Clowns...did you all forget about Pride Absolute?

The round of 16 happened this past saturday, and the 8 big boys have advanced to the next round. The survivors who will be pitted against eachother(brackets unreleased as yet) are:

Emelianenko Fedor(Pride Champion)
Josh Barnett
Mirko CroCop
Fabricio Werdum
Mark Hunt
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Kazuyki Fujita
Hidehiko Yoshida

I think that's a pretty f*cking good line up, except maybe Fujita. Anybody down with the round of 8 coming up July 2nd?
How about a Fedor/Barnett, CroCop/Yoshida, Nog/Werdum, Fujita/Hunt lineup?

 

Fujita can punch, big time....

 

No denying that. I just wonder if he really belongs in there at this stage of the game. But I'll keep an open mind about it. He does have the KO power. I'd like a Hunt/Fujita battle of fisticuffs.:2:

 

btw, no use calling this an open weight tourney anymore.....yet another heavyweight tourney

I like CroCop or Fedor.....

 

Minowa got raped against CroCop, as expected.

 

fuck, i havent seen the first round yet.....thats what i figured.....I have it downloading right now, so I'll watch tonight

CroCop is on of my faves....That dude hasnt been in a boring fight in his life, and is constantly improving....He is one of the hardest training guys in the sport.....To avoid being submitted or GNP'd by Fedor was an accomplishment in itself

 

CroCop is the truth. Who do you think they'll pit him against in the 2nd round? He's got alot of good opponents in the line up. CroCop/Hunt again? CroCop/Nog 2? CroCop/Fedor 2? CroCop/Werdum?

 

I bet you guys didn't know that Cro Cop is half Serbian. :holla:

 

Fedor seemed hopeless in Cro's guard the first time.

I have a hunch cro will beat Fedor if they fight again.

 

I don't care how hard Cro Cop trains his stamina isn't that good. He is tiring out much to early. I would pick Fedor with confidence in a rematch.:nono:

 

Wow, that's really going out on a limb.


TFK

 

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well, aint picking to lose:nixweiss:

 

Alot of things can happen. Who's gonna stop the rejuvenated American Express Josh Barnett?

 

where do you download this from, I'd like to see it too.

When are they gonna announced the 2nd rounds matches. with all these guys, the 2nd round is sure to be insane.

I think that hunt or Fedor will take it

 

Cro, Fedor, Nog, Fujita, Hunt, or Yoshida:nixweiss:

seriously, Barnett is a live dog, but I doubt he'll win it

 

Is he the guy that knocke dout that Asian guy during staredown?

 

no that was Heath Herring

 

I love all these guys. The 2nd round is gonna be DA BOMB!!!:2: :2:
They could make any matchups, I'm looking foward to all of em. Barnett/Fedor, Barnett/Hunt, Fedor/Hunt, Cro/Nog 2, Fedor/Cro 2, Nog/Hunt, Fujita/Hunt, Nog/Werdum, Yoshida/Werdum, Fedor/Yoshida, etc. It's all good.

 

alright hanzy, here are the fights i'd like to see......

Fedor -vs- Yoshida

Barnett -vs- Fujuta

Cro Cop -vs- Werdum

Nog -vs- Hunt

From there i'd like to see it go

Fedor -vs- Barnett or Fujita (some intrigue to either match, so it doesnt matter)

Cro Cop -vs- Nog

Then

Cro Cop -vs- Fedor, with Cro Cop pulling the upset

BTW, what happened to OPEN WEIGHT??? This is nothing more than a heavyweight tourney

Overheem, Yoshida, Minowa and one other guy who i cant recall the name of were the only non super heavy's in the tourney

Instead of guys like Minowa, Josh Thompson, Zulu, there should have been the likes of Silva, Gomi, Hendo......why didnt Coleman get invited? I thought thats why he fought Shogun???

 

Who knows how it works?:nixweiss:
I'd like to see CroCop/Noguira 2, or Fedor/Barnett

 

Are you fucking kidding me? I like crocop, he is almost always fun to watch, but fedor bashed him, it wasn't even close.

 

it wasnt very close, but he didnt BASH him....he beat him, didnt BASH

Cro Cop was MUUUUUCH better on the ground than expected for sure

 

Yes, CroCop's defense on the ground was very good I agree.

 

Fedor v Crocop

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SJNKCQK4

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M7U6T8GL

Cro needs to go for the KO if they fight again. He now knows Fedor has a hard time subbing him so he shouldnt worry if it goes to the ground.

 

he should worry about getting knocked out though, that and ending up in a bad position on the ground....to say dont worry and Fedor in the same sentence is a little overboard

 

Fedor has much faster hands and overall superior punching skills than CroCop, not to mention better conditioning. He can KO Cro or submit him in a variety of different ways. Don't let the first fight fool you into thinking Cro can be comfortable on the ground. If he does fight Fedor again, he has to keep it standing and look for the KO.

 

Fedor clearly is the better puncher but its not like crocop has a choice if he wants to win. Cro's only hope is to KO or pressure Fedor standing and that means fighting less cautious.

 

True, but there's a major problem with CroCop's stamina. He fired his conditioning coach after the Fedor fight last year if I remember correctly. Notice how much power he lost in his kick in the 3rd round of the Fedor fight? He couldn't even KO a mouse with those. He has to look for the KO either through punches or the left high kick and he needs to do it before major fatigue sets in.

 

it was a problem during the hunt fight as well.....that and the fact that hunt is "unknockoutable"

 

Hunt isn't knockout proof, he has been hurt and alot of the time he's been hurt is also due to being very tired. If somebody opens up on him while he's badly sucking gas, he's ripe for being KO'd. Maybe Fedor will be the man to do it?:nixweiss: