This is going to be really different type of blog. Just going to tell some things on my mind.
1. Upcoming fight cancelled
OOOOOOO Antonio Rogerio Nogueira….I understand man, I really understand but you are really going to deny some great MMA fans in Saint Louis. I was really looking forward to a very special fight for me and some of my friends and family.
2. MMA versus Boxing.
I hate this conversation. I just hate it. This is just absolutely stupid. Boxers say all the time “well, if I fought so and so in a boxing match, I would totally dominate.” Well so and so (the one usually brought up is Forrest Griffin and Hendo) isn’t a boxer. So try and keep that fight standing in an MMA fight. No offense boxing gangsters, your sport is dying if not already dead. So get over the fact that after Pacquiao-Mayweather, they may have a funeral for what’s left of your sport.
The fact is that MMA is no longer brawling, its very much the most technical sport on the planet where in the fact that you don’t go in with the ‘well, I am just going to knock him out game plan,’ you go in with the areas of what to attack where to attack and how to attack. And If you have a problem. I still have my deal up, you want a piece, come get a piece because as long as the ref allows me to dirty box a little, I will destroy any man who is put in front of me for as long as I want to. It doesn’t matter if you are roy jones jr. I will fight you and fight you hard.
3. The muay thai perceived advantage
Muay thai is not as deadly as it sounds. Every person who uses muay thai is known as a studly striker or is good in the clinch. Now as a fighter it is weird because as a boxing, kickboxing striker I actually have been told well dan better take this fight to the ground Joshua Clark clearly is the better striker than him. “Dan while having superior striking and a chin that rocky may envy is in trouble standing in this fight.” Was the exact quote. Mr. Clark, I know you read this. You are a hell of a fighter and I look forward to that rematch as long as you promise to not butt scoot that first round, Deal? Now for those who weren’t there for what turned out to be one of my most interesting and important victories. Early in the second round we started striking hardcore in what the announcer called, “This is by far the biggest showing of power speed and accuracy I have ever seen in two fighters at the same time.”
The fight continued and I am not going to lie, I was on clear street after a pretty good right hand by Joshua. Joshua put me in said muay thai clinch and kneed me in the face three straight times as the same guy said “It was only a matter of time before OOOOOOOO MY WORD ITS ALL OVER GREENWELL KNOCKS OUT CLARK WITH A HEAVY FRONT HAND HOOK.” The clinch actually was devastating but with regular striking it may have actually finished the fight where I actually found a way to recover and see the opening that was him dropping his hands after I pushed the clinch off.
That’s all I got, thank you for my five dollars ok later everybody!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
UFC 107: the breakdown
So I am here to breakdown UFC 107.
First lets start with my Stefan Struve versus Paul Buentello
Stefan, you’re my boy, you know that. This will be a tough fighter for you though buddy. I see the striking being a clear advantage for Buentello. I know you Stef, you got the skills….
Stefan Struve wins by submission cable choke. Submission of the night.
Jon Fitch versus Mike “I am hear to take my ass whooping and then go home “ Pierce
Fitch has a clear advantage in every position in this fight in my opinion. Everyone forgets Fitch is a former Purdue wrestling captain and can still throw people around quite easily.
I expect Jon to use his reach standing up and fight smart and Grapple even smarter. People forget because of that fight with GSP that this guy is one of the winningest fighters in UFC history and unfortunately Mike Pierce has nothing but takedowns… this may be funny!
Jon Fitch wins by absolute domination and not in the sexy or kinda cute way.
Kenny “KenFlo” Florian vs Clay Guida.
This is what I call a storm versus a technician. Guida is absolutely insane This guy may actually like getting hit in the face. Just sayin’. He always tends to be lulled into a fight though, and if he does that against Kenny, Kenny will have one of those moments that you hear on UFC Undisputed a million times during your career mode that you can quote a millions times…ooooo the sound of Joe Rogan’s voice…
Kenflo via KO Fight of the night honors and KO of the night
Frank Mir versus Cheick Kongo.
If Cheick Kongo wins this fight, he better take a lotto ticket whilst he is in Memphis. I see Kongo trying to keep this fight up and then getting slammed on his head. Cheick, don’t put your hands up like you did against Velasquez, that’s an armbar. For all of you who think Mir has a big mouth, he pretty much backs it up.
The main event: B.J. Penn against Diego Sanchez to defend his belt
I think maybe Diego has bit off a little more than he wants in this fight.
Standup:
I think BJ is much faster and much more accurate than Diego who is extremely inaccurate.
Advantage PENN. How much? A lot
Ground game:
This one is a bit of confusion for me. Do you take the guy who when on top is very very good? Or do you take the guy who is questionably not just the best at Jiu Jitsu in MMA but the best in the WORLD? Oh derrrrrrrrrrrr my bad….
Advantage BJ
Intangibles:
Most fighters fight for money. BJ’s family is one of the richest in the world. BJ fights for greatness. Yeah, ‘nuff said.
Advantage BJ
I don’t know if I can really predict this one without sounding like an idiot with the power of Sanchez possibly catching a lucky shot.
I pick BJ by submission in the fourth via rear naked choke.
First lets start with my Stefan Struve versus Paul Buentello
Stefan, you’re my boy, you know that. This will be a tough fighter for you though buddy. I see the striking being a clear advantage for Buentello. I know you Stef, you got the skills….
Stefan Struve wins by submission cable choke. Submission of the night.
Jon Fitch versus Mike “I am hear to take my ass whooping and then go home “ Pierce
Fitch has a clear advantage in every position in this fight in my opinion. Everyone forgets Fitch is a former Purdue wrestling captain and can still throw people around quite easily.
I expect Jon to use his reach standing up and fight smart and Grapple even smarter. People forget because of that fight with GSP that this guy is one of the winningest fighters in UFC history and unfortunately Mike Pierce has nothing but takedowns… this may be funny!
Jon Fitch wins by absolute domination and not in the sexy or kinda cute way.
Kenny “KenFlo” Florian vs Clay Guida.
This is what I call a storm versus a technician. Guida is absolutely insane This guy may actually like getting hit in the face. Just sayin’. He always tends to be lulled into a fight though, and if he does that against Kenny, Kenny will have one of those moments that you hear on UFC Undisputed a million times during your career mode that you can quote a millions times…ooooo the sound of Joe Rogan’s voice…
Kenflo via KO Fight of the night honors and KO of the night
Frank Mir versus Cheick Kongo.
If Cheick Kongo wins this fight, he better take a lotto ticket whilst he is in Memphis. I see Kongo trying to keep this fight up and then getting slammed on his head. Cheick, don’t put your hands up like you did against Velasquez, that’s an armbar. For all of you who think Mir has a big mouth, he pretty much backs it up.
The main event: B.J. Penn against Diego Sanchez to defend his belt
I think maybe Diego has bit off a little more than he wants in this fight.
Standup:
I think BJ is much faster and much more accurate than Diego who is extremely inaccurate.
Advantage PENN. How much? A lot
Ground game:
This one is a bit of confusion for me. Do you take the guy who when on top is very very good? Or do you take the guy who is questionably not just the best at Jiu Jitsu in MMA but the best in the WORLD? Oh derrrrrrrrrrrr my bad….
Advantage BJ
Intangibles:
Most fighters fight for money. BJ’s family is one of the richest in the world. BJ fights for greatness. Yeah, ‘nuff said.
Advantage BJ
I don’t know if I can really predict this one without sounding like an idiot with the power of Sanchez possibly catching a lucky shot.
I pick BJ by submission in the fourth via rear naked choke.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Ortiz-Griffin II: Breakdown
Ooooooooooo Tito Ortiz versus Forrest griffin….I know you want the breakdown and so do I so here we go!
Ground game: Depends which way you favor….Forrest is clearly good from his back with his Jiu-Jitsu background. But Tito is dominant from the top, I give Tito the edge here.
Standup: Clearly this is a major advantage for Forrest. His Kickboxing skills are top tier in the sport and when allowed to fight the way he likes to grind out things, are unstoppable. While Tito is an effective striker, he’s not explosive and has, in the past, left himself wide open after attempting to throw a bomb. Advantage Forrest
Clinch game: The only one I have ever truly seen throw a knee, is Forrest, this is a draw I doubt Knees will be used in this fight. Draw
Smarts: Tito clearly has the advantage in this department but, don’t discount Forrest. Advantage Tito
Heart: Forrest is the Rocky of MMA. Nuff said. HUGE ADVANTAGE Forrest
I predict Forrest will dominate an older and less dominant Tito in an easy fight for him.
In parting…
All I have to say is Antonio “Rogerio” Nougeira is a little woman, and if he pusses out after his fight this Saturday I will hunt him down. ‘Nuff said.
Ground game: Depends which way you favor….Forrest is clearly good from his back with his Jiu-Jitsu background. But Tito is dominant from the top, I give Tito the edge here.
Standup: Clearly this is a major advantage for Forrest. His Kickboxing skills are top tier in the sport and when allowed to fight the way he likes to grind out things, are unstoppable. While Tito is an effective striker, he’s not explosive and has, in the past, left himself wide open after attempting to throw a bomb. Advantage Forrest
Clinch game: The only one I have ever truly seen throw a knee, is Forrest, this is a draw I doubt Knees will be used in this fight. Draw
Smarts: Tito clearly has the advantage in this department but, don’t discount Forrest. Advantage Tito
Heart: Forrest is the Rocky of MMA. Nuff said. HUGE ADVANTAGE Forrest
I predict Forrest will dominate an older and less dominant Tito in an easy fight for him.
In parting…
All I have to say is Antonio “Rogerio” Nougeira is a little woman, and if he pusses out after his fight this Saturday I will hunt him down. ‘Nuff said.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Concentration is a fighter's friend
Ahhh concentration over strength.
Everybody hears that crap all the time and thinks “yeah, whatever.”
Sad to say this, but it’s true.
Technique in fighting is much more important than raw strength. I am not the biggest nor the strongest man on this earth but my technique is good enough where, if need be, I can knock out someone out who weighs up to 50 pounds heavier than I.
Also technique really allows the strategic part of your game to play out, if you do not have this strategic part of fighting, then it’s not a fight, its a brawl.
I really do not like brawling even though I recommend it for fighters who are outmatched in the boxing skill when it comes to ability levels. It’s very easy to just press a boxer into making a mistake than to pick him apart. Boxers, a lot of the time, want to stand back and throw two or three punch combos to find openings when, in reality, you have to keep him busy and force him to start throwing stupid punches to make him make a mistake.
Chris Lytle is a boxer most commonly found to brawl if you talk him into it.
Speaking of boxing, I thought I would continue my thoughts on it.
I love how people call MMA human cockfighting but boxing matches lead to much more brain damage than MMA. It’s doctor proven and mother approved that MMA is better for you because there is more large blows instead of a million smaller blows.
So just shut up Lou Dibella, your sport’s dead and let me say this: I have top-tier boxing skills and boxers think us MMA guys cant stand with you guys. I challenge any boxer near my weight.
I will fight you in any ring, any time. Bring it.
Everybody hears that crap all the time and thinks “yeah, whatever.”
Sad to say this, but it’s true.
Technique in fighting is much more important than raw strength. I am not the biggest nor the strongest man on this earth but my technique is good enough where, if need be, I can knock out someone out who weighs up to 50 pounds heavier than I.
Also technique really allows the strategic part of your game to play out, if you do not have this strategic part of fighting, then it’s not a fight, its a brawl.
I really do not like brawling even though I recommend it for fighters who are outmatched in the boxing skill when it comes to ability levels. It’s very easy to just press a boxer into making a mistake than to pick him apart. Boxers, a lot of the time, want to stand back and throw two or three punch combos to find openings when, in reality, you have to keep him busy and force him to start throwing stupid punches to make him make a mistake.
Chris Lytle is a boxer most commonly found to brawl if you talk him into it.
Speaking of boxing, I thought I would continue my thoughts on it.
I love how people call MMA human cockfighting but boxing matches lead to much more brain damage than MMA. It’s doctor proven and mother approved that MMA is better for you because there is more large blows instead of a million smaller blows.
So just shut up Lou Dibella, your sport’s dead and let me say this: I have top-tier boxing skills and boxers think us MMA guys cant stand with you guys. I challenge any boxer near my weight.
I will fight you in any ring, any time. Bring it.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
VLOG COMING!!!!!!!!
soon I will start my video blog which will be showing the techniques I use to be successful in the ring. I know there are some amateur fighters who have asked me to roll with them and to do some sparring. Sorry everybody I cant make it to all of you at once but, if I cant make it to you I can show you some of my favorite techniques....But now worries Nougeira nothing I give you will be good enough for your weak ass to beat me.....
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Mental preparation > Braun
Mental preparation is important for what I call a physical contest of which brains are more important than braun. When mentally preparing for a fight I get very nervous like everyone else. Anybody who says they don’t get nervous is a liar and an idiot.
The first thing I do the day of is do as little as possible. This is more physical than mental, saves my legs for when I need them. Secondly, I drink a whole shit ton of water. This makes me think I don’t have to over hydrate myself cause there is nothing in the world worse than trying to fight on a full bladder, taking a Muay Thai knee to the body and then pissing my pants is one of my worst fears.
Once I get to the venue, the animal begins to come out. But very quietly in small things, I think to myself, he’s just a man, men can be injured, men can be mamed, men can be KTFOed, men can be submitted. Furthermore I think to myself hes just a man whats he going to do to me because for sure he isn’t going to kill me.
That’s when every fighters most mentally challenging moment happens, when you get your hands wrapped. You think about what you got to do.
Then the most breath taking moment is when you put your gloves on. I start to think about everything I had trained to get there. Then I do what every fighter does, go over the game plan. Some guys you want to press them and put serious pressure on them because if you don’t they will pick you apart other guys you need to do the opposite because they bigger stronger and will knock you out if you get into a brawl. Other guys you have to take the ground cause they are not experienced there.
Lets say my current strategy for my next fight is my current opponent a brazilian jiu jitsu master that has ok boxing skills. I am going to work with my coaches on wheeling away from takedowns and never stay planted in the same place. Also I am going to plant traps that I have setup in my mind to really jump on him and give him a real pain. During these times when I am working the mitts I sometimes in my minds eye imagine my opponent and how he will react to what I throw at him.
Then I sometimes listen to things that get me pumped such as:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1o6onPr02M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fnQavGcwCo
I know these are about football but I just listen cause when that guy is like I AM A CHAMPION AND I KNOW MY OPPONENT DOES NOT EXPECT ME TO WIN. I am used to that as throughout my career I have been the will portion of the skill vs. will classic showdown. With a record of 10-0 I am used to overcoming that.
Then the classic moment of seeing your opponent before you walk out and the stare down. THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. Show no sign of fear. I usually do the neck side to side thing and smile. Fighters are like sharks, if they smell blood they strike.
Then the walkout music which is usually important to the tempo of your fight, I like these ones:
Liddell’s theme music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQJV-MpJf-s&feature=fvw
My recent theme music, best used if you have a personal vendetta to settle and he screwed with friends family or in my case all of the above.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajx6Tg4orMQ&feature=PlayList&p=B5777B6FBACD87C9&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=20
As I walkout, I walk normally cause I hate that stupid jumping shit. This for little idiots who believe it helps them watch the really good fighters, (Forrest Griffin, Anderson Silva and Georges Saint Pierre) none of them do it. It just tires you out, do it in the cage for about a minute, and you good.
High five some fans and avoid getting hit in the face with a beer thrown from the third row. I stand at the edge of the cage or ring and enter it. Do one lap around the place where my opponents blood is about to be splattered. Then wait for the announcer.
He does his normal hoopla blah blah blah Daniels opponent DOUCHEBAG MCGEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Then comes my favorite part and the part where I go a little crazy... “IN THE BLUE CORNER!! This man is a Mixed Martial Artist with a perfect record standing 6 foot 2 and 205 pounds, fighting out of Mount Vernon, Indiana” This is the point of this where I may point at my opponent and say your next or raise my hand to the crowd who knows what I am feeling, “Daniel ‘THE ANGEL OF DEATH’ Greenwell!!!!”
The ref will then tell us to come to center and say “ Alright boys you got the instruction in your dressing rooms I want a clean fight now touch gloves and come out swinging.” This is the point where if I don’t like the guy we both walk back to our corners without touching gloves and you get the great quote from the announcers of, “THESE GUYS DON’T WANNA TOUCH GLOVES THEY WANNA KILL EACH OTHER!” I walk back cross myself and then the important part happens…..
Now my contest of the week…….
If someone can name 8 fighters in this video and what their description is I will buy you a large whatever drink at Burger King in the commons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hKYZZclPwg
I am off to swing and sting like Apollo Creed,
Angel of Death
The first thing I do the day of is do as little as possible. This is more physical than mental, saves my legs for when I need them. Secondly, I drink a whole shit ton of water. This makes me think I don’t have to over hydrate myself cause there is nothing in the world worse than trying to fight on a full bladder, taking a Muay Thai knee to the body and then pissing my pants is one of my worst fears.
Once I get to the venue, the animal begins to come out. But very quietly in small things, I think to myself, he’s just a man, men can be injured, men can be mamed, men can be KTFOed, men can be submitted. Furthermore I think to myself hes just a man whats he going to do to me because for sure he isn’t going to kill me.
That’s when every fighters most mentally challenging moment happens, when you get your hands wrapped. You think about what you got to do.
Then the most breath taking moment is when you put your gloves on. I start to think about everything I had trained to get there. Then I do what every fighter does, go over the game plan. Some guys you want to press them and put serious pressure on them because if you don’t they will pick you apart other guys you need to do the opposite because they bigger stronger and will knock you out if you get into a brawl. Other guys you have to take the ground cause they are not experienced there.
Lets say my current strategy for my next fight is my current opponent a brazilian jiu jitsu master that has ok boxing skills. I am going to work with my coaches on wheeling away from takedowns and never stay planted in the same place. Also I am going to plant traps that I have setup in my mind to really jump on him and give him a real pain. During these times when I am working the mitts I sometimes in my minds eye imagine my opponent and how he will react to what I throw at him.
Then I sometimes listen to things that get me pumped such as:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1o6onPr02M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fnQavGcwCo
I know these are about football but I just listen cause when that guy is like I AM A CHAMPION AND I KNOW MY OPPONENT DOES NOT EXPECT ME TO WIN. I am used to that as throughout my career I have been the will portion of the skill vs. will classic showdown. With a record of 10-0 I am used to overcoming that.
Then the classic moment of seeing your opponent before you walk out and the stare down. THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. Show no sign of fear. I usually do the neck side to side thing and smile. Fighters are like sharks, if they smell blood they strike.
Then the walkout music which is usually important to the tempo of your fight, I like these ones:
Liddell’s theme music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQJV-MpJf-s&feature=fvw
My recent theme music, best used if you have a personal vendetta to settle and he screwed with friends family or in my case all of the above.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajx6Tg4orMQ&feature=PlayList&p=B5777B6FBACD87C9&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=20
As I walkout, I walk normally cause I hate that stupid jumping shit. This for little idiots who believe it helps them watch the really good fighters, (Forrest Griffin, Anderson Silva and Georges Saint Pierre) none of them do it. It just tires you out, do it in the cage for about a minute, and you good.
High five some fans and avoid getting hit in the face with a beer thrown from the third row. I stand at the edge of the cage or ring and enter it. Do one lap around the place where my opponents blood is about to be splattered. Then wait for the announcer.
He does his normal hoopla blah blah blah Daniels opponent DOUCHEBAG MCGEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Then comes my favorite part and the part where I go a little crazy... “IN THE BLUE CORNER!! This man is a Mixed Martial Artist with a perfect record standing 6 foot 2 and 205 pounds, fighting out of Mount Vernon, Indiana” This is the point of this where I may point at my opponent and say your next or raise my hand to the crowd who knows what I am feeling, “Daniel ‘THE ANGEL OF DEATH’ Greenwell!!!!”
The ref will then tell us to come to center and say “ Alright boys you got the instruction in your dressing rooms I want a clean fight now touch gloves and come out swinging.” This is the point where if I don’t like the guy we both walk back to our corners without touching gloves and you get the great quote from the announcers of, “THESE GUYS DON’T WANNA TOUCH GLOVES THEY WANNA KILL EACH OTHER!” I walk back cross myself and then the important part happens…..
Now my contest of the week…….
If someone can name 8 fighters in this video and what their description is I will buy you a large whatever drink at Burger King in the commons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hKYZZclPwg
I am off to swing and sting like Apollo Creed,
Angel of Death
Sunday, October 4, 2009
A look back at UFC 103
Watching UFC 103 I realized something… Boxing is completely and utterly dead. Is it completely and utterly lamitude that Vitor Belfort and rich franklin can outdraw the best showman in boxing (floyd mayweather) shows you that there’s no chance in heck that when Lesnar and Carwin throw down with Couture in the same Pay per view.
Winners from this weekend:
Vitor Belfort looked like champ this weekend with fast hands, and patience.
Josh Koscheck yay for knocking out a WAYYYYY past his prime Frank Trigg. But Koscheck was gracious in victory and called out Matt Hughes, that would be an AWESOME fight.
Paul Daley Rookies in the UFC never win against vets! And he knocked out Martin Kampman.
Losers
The fan- these fights were absolutely horrible. Sorry I almost fell asleep during one of them. Sad thing is, it still beat boxing.
Frank Trigg- your old get over it.
I am out like Martin Kampmans title shot!
Winners from this weekend:
Vitor Belfort looked like champ this weekend with fast hands, and patience.
Josh Koscheck yay for knocking out a WAYYYYY past his prime Frank Trigg. But Koscheck was gracious in victory and called out Matt Hughes, that would be an AWESOME fight.
Paul Daley Rookies in the UFC never win against vets! And he knocked out Martin Kampman.
Losers
The fan- these fights were absolutely horrible. Sorry I almost fell asleep during one of them. Sad thing is, it still beat boxing.
Frank Trigg- your old get over it.
I am out like Martin Kampmans title shot!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Knees really suck--so does conditioning
W00t! Its been a solid couple of months of training and I am back at school once again. Training for my next MMA fight in December has challenged me but I have been getting extremely conditioned and ready to beat some booty.
For those of you out there who don’t know who I am, I am Daniel Greenwell, professional Mixed Martial Artist. I have a third-degree black belt in Taekwondo and am a solid boxer with some Brazilian Jiu Jitsu background. In competition, I am 10-0 with 9 Knockouts and a submission on strikes.
I just passed my conditioning test today, and that, for you workout buffs out there, looks like this:
-5 minute jog at 5 mph
-5 minute sprint at 7.5 mph
-Set of 20 pullups, 50 Pushups, and 50 full body squats
-5 minute jog at 6 mph
-5 minute sprint at 8.5 mph
-Set of 25 pullups, 65 pushups and 60 full body squats
-5 minute jog at 6 mph
-Fall on the floor and die.
-End of conditioning test
Now let me say, I didn’t start at that. It’s taken a lot of hard work to push through that pain to make myself physically able to do that.
Tell me this isn’t cool and this will be one of the things that happens to you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zhuacdZ2ow
I’m not going to lie on this next videoit’s one of those things I have actually thought about doing before and I am taking votes on which one you think it was. It’s quite funny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApoYNepEb7s
If you can get this one right I may give you some sort of prize like a pack of gum or a water from George’s.
I have actually only taken around 21 pills today so I am pretty proud of that.
On that note, I am out like Todd Duffee’s last opponent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9h-Ymmd9RQ
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