What's bothering me

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!

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.