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by Nick Thomas on Apr 29, 2011 11:20 PM EDT
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Georges St. Pierre prepares to face the most dangerous opponent of his career - the underrated and relentless Jake Shields. See both men prepare on Countdown to UFC 129.
Jake Shields - "I'm going to go out there and make it my fight, not (Georges St. Pierre's). I'm going to go out there and decide where the fight is going to be. I'm consistently attacking, pressure and trying to finish. I think once I get on top of him, I'm going to pass and put him away, get mount and choke him out."
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This is going to be an awesome event.
Can’t wait for GSP to beat up on a Cesar Gracie guy. Although I like Shields, I can’t stand the rest of their stupid camp. I see them getting taken out one by one.
People who don't have the patience for the technical aspect of MMA should think about getting into another sport. THIS ONE requires BRAINS.
by i_am_awesome_o on Apr 26, 2011 7:03 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Can't wait for him to finally lose
gives me tingles hee hee!
People who don't have the patience for the technical aspect of MMA should think about getting into another sport. THIS ONE requires BRAINS.
by i_am_awesome_o on Apr 26, 2011 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Count me in.
I wanna see him against Mr. Anderson, he will stand a bigger chance than Geogres…
From China with love.
And rice. A lot of.
Well
It’s rather I have no faith in Geogre than I have in Jake.
Nothing against Geogre, I just think he’s too small for Silva, the wrestlers able to wrestle-fuck Silva should be at Sonnen’s size.
As for Jake, part of me is afraid the best thing he can pull is a Maia-like five round…
But then again I kinda fall into Rogan’s hype line, “the guy is a winner”, if he can get the win against Okami and Hendo(both are successful UFC MW), I think he should be a better option to take out Silva, rather than a welterweight, even the WW is GSP.
From China with love.
And rice. A lot of.
Ok
I interpreted your comment wrong, just forget I posted at all.
You thought I was saying Jake>GSP?
No : )…GSP is better than Jake, I just think style-wise it’s Jake should be fighting Silva, not GSP…
From China with love.
And rice. A lot of.
at first yes,
I read it kinda quickly, and then you pretty much hammered the point home in your response
That would be bad for me
Jake just doesn’t have the tools to make the fight as interesting and well, for lack of better word, meaningful.
People who don't have the patience for the technical aspect of MMA should think about getting into another sport. THIS ONE requires BRAINS.
by i_am_awesome_o on Apr 30, 2011 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Why is this on so late?
frickin 11p central time, what happened to 9? is spike pissed about something
if and when...
Contract is up at the end of the year
I think the UFC is sick of manswers
http://unintelligentdefense.blogspot.com
by MattParker117 on Apr 26, 2011 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Me thinks
there is no way in hell Jake is going to make the master of taking the fight where he wants it to be(GSP) somewhere he doesn’t want to be.
I'm gonna give you three seconds; exactly three-fucking-seconds to wipe that stupid looking grin off your face or I will gouge out your eyeballs and skull-fuck you!
At least Shields has an out now.
If he wins, he can say the fight took place exactly where he wanted it, and if he loses, he can say he wasn’t able to get the fight where he wanted it.
Just Breed!
by ScoreCardOTN on Apr 26, 2011 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Dag nabbit Jakey
You’d think with all that time you spent with the Diaz bros you’d have a better mean mug!
I also thought he was holding in a fart
"Every time I talk on the phone with someone who doesn’t know me, they call me "ma’am"." - Scott C. Broussard
by Earl Montclair on Apr 27, 2011 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was leaning
towards the face my two year old daughter makes when she’s trying to be mad at me
I maybe crazy but I thinks I see a resemblance...
http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000e1F_dB.Tq8U/s/750/Jake-Shields-076.JPG
is he looking like this guy?
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Arts/Arts_/Pictures/2011/1/20/1295516424232/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-in—007.jpg
But in no way am I saying Jake is a Terminator
coffee's for closers only.... the leads are weak? Fucking leads are weak? You're weak... I've been doing this 15 years... "Oh yeah whats your name?" Fuck You! thats my name!
by Ian Reeves on Apr 27, 2011 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’m going to go out there and make it my fight, not (Georges St. Pierre’s). I’m going to go out there and decide where the fight is going to be
How many times have we heard that exact statement from one of GSP’s opponents?
Well what else you want them to say? “Georges is going to bully me around the octagon and I’m really banking on a lucky punch.”
:P
fair enough
but it’s getting a little old, I mean, I hate Sonnen to the core of my soul, but atleast he’s got stuff to say.
really need an edit button
I meant to say, Sonnen has new stuff, or even remotely interesting stuff to say.
Who really cares what they have to say though? A fighter before a fight is a complete liar by necessity. Sonnen’s a liar by pathology.
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Apr 27, 2011 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
"hasnt been knocked down in 11 years... ive only heen rocked once"
Wow apparently Dan Henderson didn’t rock him?
by rscott94 on Apr 27, 2011 12:19 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Didn't Dan drop him?
"Every time I talk on the phone with someone who doesn’t know me, they call me "ma’am"." - Scott C. Broussard
by Earl Montclair on Apr 27, 2011 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Hendo knocked him out in the first round
But Shields landed head first, and the impact brought him back. It was a damn shame, if he would have landed another way it would have been the end of the fight.
Still on the Charles Oliveira bandwagon!
by SmokinJoe86 on Apr 27, 2011 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
my point exactly
I was being sarcastic asking the question
by rscott94 on Apr 27, 2011 12:32 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah Shields, these weren't knockdowns at all...
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on Apr 27, 2011 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions 9 recs
thank you for this
Shit if anything I would be like “hell yeah I ate the h bomb… and came back to win the fight”
your more of a man if you do it that way imo
by rscott94 on Apr 27, 2011 1:23 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 3 recs
As Brookhouse pointed out,
the UFC is marketing GSP/ Shields as a very competitive fight. And while I agree that it is, they’re obviously glossing over each man’s flaws.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on Apr 27, 2011 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions
If I hear rogan say “if you were to create a guy to beat him it would be a guy thats good at (insert skill here) and that fighter is (insert next opponents name here)” hes used it for every main event it seems.
by mikeI981j on Apr 27, 2011 2:00 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
He is right sometimes.
Rogan did call it when he said Machida’s toughest fights would be against the elite strikers of 205.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on Apr 27, 2011 2:16 AM EDT up reply actions
It can be true at times, but he used it both times for leites and maia when they fought silva, its a good line but its like its a mad libs line for him and hes just filling in the blanks each fight.
I hear you man.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on Apr 27, 2011 3:55 AM EDT up reply actions
When anderson finally gets beat it will be by an elite bjj black belt.
Anderson was so cautious during those fight because there was such a real chance of losing.
"Many have the will to win. Few have to will to prepare to win."
" A black belt only covers 2 inches of your ass. The rest is up to you." - Royce Gracie
"Wanderlei eventually got to his feet and stalked Fujita like a Japanese octopus in an all-female prison." - Sean Baby Cracked.com
by the-gentle-way on Apr 27, 2011 10:28 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Elite grappler.
Having a BJJ black belt is nice, but doesn’t necessarily mean you are instantly a grappling superstar. Maia didn’t have the chops to get Anderson down, and he’s as elite a BJJ black belt as they come. I think Jacare has the takedowns and athleticism to get Anderson on his back consistently, and the ground striking + submission chops to really threaten Ando.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on Apr 27, 2011 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Anderson was in Maia's head.
Maia Can get him down. They will fight again.
Jacare and Anderson are Homies. I don’t think they will ever fight. But I agree with what you are saying.
And about having a black belt. I am completely aware of what it means. Depending on who a belt is from means a lot. Name a Fabio Gurgel or Cesar Gracie black belt that isn’t a wiz on the mats. I am not gonna call out schools…. but there are some schools that the belts are kinda for sale. It cheapens the art imho. I wish they wouldn’t do that.
"Many have the will to win. Few have to will to prepare to win."
" A black belt only covers 2 inches of your ass. The rest is up to you." - Royce Gracie
"Wanderlei eventually got to his feet and stalked Fujita like a Japanese octopus in an all-female prison." - Sean Baby Cracked.com
by the-gentle-way on Apr 27, 2011 11:08 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
or name a Team Balance Black Belt isnt a wiz on the mats.
"Many have the will to win. Few have to will to prepare to win."
" A black belt only covers 2 inches of your ass. The rest is up to you." - Royce Gracie
"Wanderlei eventually got to his feet and stalked Fujita like a Japanese octopus in an all-female prison." - Sean Baby Cracked.com
by the-gentle-way on Apr 27, 2011 11:11 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
* that isnt
"Many have the will to win. Few have to will to prepare to win."
" A black belt only covers 2 inches of your ass. The rest is up to you." - Royce Gracie
"Wanderlei eventually got to his feet and stalked Fujita like a Japanese octopus in an all-female prison." - Sean Baby Cracked.com
by the-gentle-way on Apr 27, 2011 11:11 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I hear you man.
I know Jac and Anderson probably won’t fight, especially considering that SF won’t be folded into the UFC for a while, and Ando seems to be a few fights away from retirement. Stylistically though, i see him as being one of the few men who could get him down and actually accomplish something from there.
However, I have to disagree when you say Maia couldn’t get Anderson down just because he had “gotten to Demian’s head”. Anderson’s footwork and distance control are second to none, and that was the real reason Maia couldn’t get Ando down. And with how their first fight went, I don’t see the UFC giving Maia a rematch for quite some time. I think the GSP superfight is much higher priority.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on Apr 27, 2011 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Maia took Chael down....
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
by RolloTomasi on Apr 30, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree. Barring guys dropping down from 205, Jacare is by far the most serious threat.
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Apr 27, 2011 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Rashad or King Mo at 205
Could be a threat to take Anderson down repeatedly, but they would have to be very careful.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on Apr 30, 2011 7:37 AM EDT up reply actions
But honestly
is it really going out on a limb to say that pretty much anyone’s toughest fights will be against the elite strikers of their division? Unless it’s someone like Chael, whose toughest fights are against the elite strikers and average jiu jitsu practitioners of the division.
This comment is intended for entertainment purposes only. Any resemblence to the actual truth is entirely coincidental.
Not really...
If you’re a guy with great takedowns and top control, I would say an elite striker wouldn’t be as much of an issue as someone who can present danger on the mat, and can stuff those takedowns (or potentially get takedowns of their own). Maybe if it’s an elite striker with elite takedown defense in this example.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on Apr 27, 2011 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Paul Daley is less dangerous than Jake Shields and Josh Kos
Cheik kongo is less dangerous than frank mir or Brock.
Jon fitch has two wins over Thiago Alves. ( I couldn’t bring myself up to the task of calling Jon Fitch dangerous.)
An elite take down and ground game is what makes kickboxers wake up in cold sweats at night.
“I am a Shark,The ground is my ocean and most people don’t even know how to swim” – Draculino
"Many have the will to win. Few have to will to prepare to win."
" A black belt only covers 2 inches of your ass. The rest is up to you." - Royce Gracie
"Wanderlei eventually got to his feet and stalked Fujita like a Japanese octopus in an all-female prison." - Sean Baby Cracked.com
by the-gentle-way on Apr 27, 2011 10:46 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Meh,
as far as fight ending ability goes, I would definitely consider Daley more of an immediate threat. He has the power and the technique to put out your lights. Shields’ only real homerun finisher is his guillotine, and Koscheck’s is his right hand (which is much less reliable than Daley’s striking IMO).
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on Apr 27, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
you realize jake armbared daley right?
Do you realize how useless punches are when someone is mounted on you?
Bjj and good takedowns > Kickboxing or boxing.
If a kickboxer or wrestleboxer has great td its a game changer.
This is not an argument it was proven along time ago. I was just trying to be a sport and educate the previous poster.
"Many have the will to win. Few have to will to prepare to win."
" A black belt only covers 2 inches of your ass. The rest is up to you." - Royce Gracie
"Wanderlei eventually got to his feet and stalked Fujita like a Japanese octopus in an all-female prison." - Sean Baby Cracked.com
by the-gentle-way on Apr 27, 2011 11:30 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I certainly do,
but the head to head matchup says little about each man’s actual “danger” factor. But really, they just pose different kinds of threats.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on Apr 27, 2011 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Neither knee was a knockdown. The first one you can see in your gif that he reaches for the takedown a split second before the knee. He was going for it and Kampmann kneed, that wasn’t a knockdown. The second was also a takedown in reaction from the knee. Most wrestlers intinctually go for takedown when they get hit hard, but definately not a knockdown. The third one is of course a knockdown but that same punch puts most folks to sleep.
I think both of those rung his bell;
they definitely landed. And if neither of them were knockdowns, then Shields sure was doing his best impression of getting knocked down.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on Apr 27, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
he was reaching for the double the whole time. i dont think they were knock downs either.
The Hendo one, was a knock down. But to be fair. If I got hit like that by Hendo. I wouldn’t ever wanna talk about it again. Jake probably gets instant migraines if he even thinks about that moment, let alone talks about it.
There is also a strong chance Jake has no recollection of that entire round. ….. and half of the second.
"Many have the will to win. Few have to will to prepare to win."
" A black belt only covers 2 inches of your ass. The rest is up to you." - Royce Gracie
"Wanderlei eventually got to his feet and stalked Fujita like a Japanese octopus in an all-female prison." - Sean Baby Cracked.com
by the-gentle-way on Apr 27, 2011 10:54 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I just find it suspicious
that Kampmann lands the knee flush, and Jake drops like a sack of potatoes, instantly. Maybe he did just eat the knee and drop for the takedown, but I will go with the obvious assumption that a flush knee from a Muay Thai champion is enough to drop Shields. If it looks like a duck, it’s a duck.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on Apr 27, 2011 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah it could be i suppose?
I just think he didn’t wanna eat another one and dropped to his knees on the mat (I hate that rule) while he worked his td.
"Many have the will to win. Few have to will to prepare to win."
" A black belt only covers 2 inches of your ass. The rest is up to you." - Royce Gracie
"Wanderlei eventually got to his feet and stalked Fujita like a Japanese octopus in an all-female prison." - Sean Baby Cracked.com
by the-gentle-way on Apr 27, 2011 11:58 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Either way,
it shows that the knee was damaging, and Jake couldn’t/ wouldn’t continue standing. Personally, I thought Kampmann won that fight easy.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on Apr 27, 2011 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I was thinking the exact same thing…
Anderson Silva, Edson Barboza, Jose Aldo, Charles Oliveira, Thiago Alves = Muay Thai wrecking machines!
by SentientAndroid on Apr 27, 2011 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions
As excited as I am for this fight
I look at both Jakes and Gsp’s records and can’t help but think that GSP is gonna do what he alwyas does. GSP’s list is the who’s who of the WW division, Sheilds on the other hand is mostly stacked with second tier fighters. Call me crazy, but I think that Jake should have fought once more after the far from impressive Kampman fight.
Problem is
what’s GSP gonna do in the mean time?
Some hardcore fans always want a contender to be well proven, beating a certain number of ranked opponents before getting a shot at the title. These fans never take into consideration marketability, talent already shown, and business reality. These are the same fans who complained about Jones getting his shot and Brock getting his shot. Same ones complaining about Phil Davis fighting Rashad (not even a title shot!). They don’t seem to realize that MMA is a business, you have to strike while the iron is hot.
Can't argue with the logic
so I’m not even gonna try.
Deark Mark Hominick,
Perhaps a better game plan than “go out there and be mark hominick” might be:
A. Go out there and be Jose Aldo
B. Go fight more guys named Yves
by RightTriangle on Apr 27, 2011 12:41 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I think its kinda funny
They forgot to mention that mark homonick has never beaten a top 10 oppenent. Not an easy selling point I guess….
by TrueTillDeath on Apr 27, 2011 12:59 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Not like FW rankings really mean much anyways...
Fitch is awesome, I don't care what you think...
Bones Jones, future greatest MMAist ever.
Good thing you're not a promoter
Because you’d be terrible at building up a contender.
www.hottopicwithphil.com
For the love of god someone gif the snippet of Shields working the pads
Where it’s in the POV of the trainer holding the mitts.
its just…. awful
I'm starting to thing Jake naturally secretes botox or something
Dude can’t express with his face
I hired one of my slave artists to create a rendition of a slightly angrier promo
Sigh… another slave to the furnace I suppose.
by Pyrgz Krum on Apr 27, 2011 3:07 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Somehow
that made Shields look like he just changed out of drag, and forgot to take off his makeup.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on Apr 27, 2011 3:56 AM EDT up reply actions
His titties have tats now?
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
by RolloTomasi on Apr 30, 2011 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Considering the buyout
Will Jake Shields be announced as “The former Strikeforce MW champion,” by Buffer?
Sean Salmon's Flying Crane Kick.
Hopefully
"All the time he's boxing, he's thinking. All the time he was thinking, I was hitting him." - Jack Dempsey
www.badlefthook.com
by Drunken cutman on Apr 27, 2011 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
“Of course I think I can beat GSP. If I didn’t, I would’ve stayed in Strikeforce beatin’ people up.”
I wonder how his boy Nick feels about that.
Nick's coming to the UFC dude.
Dana is gonna talk with him after tomorrows fights.
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
by RolloTomasi on Apr 30, 2011 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Shields CANNOT FINISH ANYTHING..
unless its in grappling. Watch the Hendo fight where he has Dan Henderson in mount for 2 minutes pounding him with his pillow hands. I want him to win but its not likely.
it never ceases to amaze me how passionate the Canadian fans are.
they truly seem like a great crowd.
by Victor Rodriguez on Apr 27, 2011 11:20 PM EDT reply actions
Ya, they love their MMA, eh?
People who don't have the patience for the technical aspect of MMA should think about getting into another sport. THIS ONE requires BRAINS.
by i_am_awesome_o on Apr 30, 2011 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
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