PRIDE 31 Results

[no1 jobber]

Some very intresting results, I havent seen any of the matches yet but it definitly sounds like this one may actually be worth seeing.

1. Roman Zetsnov beat Pedro Rizzo by KO under 30 sec in the first round.
(poor Rizzo)

2. Quinton Jackson beat Yoon Dong Sik by decision (3-0)
(supposed to have been a very good fight with Jackson being very aggresive and physical and Yoon proving he can take the punishment and more)

3. Werdum beat Einemo by decicison (3-0)
(another good match but the flow was shaken up by constant stopping due to Einemo getting his nose busted and the doctor having to check it every other minute)

4. TK beat Mario Sperry by KO in the 1st round

5. Overeem beat Kharitonov by TKO via knees in the 1st round
(ARGHH!!!!!!!!!)

6. Barnett beat Nakamura via choke sleeper 8 min in the first
(nice to see Barnett back in form)

7. Rodrigo Nog beat Tamura by cross arm scissors in the first round
(Said to have been one sloppy one sided fight)

8. Coleman beat Shogun by ref stop in the first
(now this one ws the most intresting result...apprantley Shigun got injured during a takedown by Coleman but coleman wouldnt immedialty stop fighting when the ref tried to check on Shogun, so shogun suckered punched him. This caused the Hammer House group to invade the ring which then caused the Chute boxing group to invade the ring in an all out melee. Reports say that during the melee Vanderlei Silva knocked Coleman from behind the head. Afterwards when the refs got everything in order Coleman started yelling in Bas' mic set that the Chute academy are all cheapshot cheaters. Intresting to see how this turns out.)

9. HUnt beat Nishijima by KO in the third round
(supposidly this was a MUCH MUCH better match then any one expected. Nishijima gave Hunt a very good fight but Hunt was in control the whole time and waited till the third to deviler the heavy KO)

credit to Zach Arnold of Puroresupower.com

[Sweet Evil Jesus]

Overeem beat Kharitonov by TKO via knees in the 1st round
YES!

I just love the fact that zach shot his load at the prospect of Fedor vs Barnett.I'd just love to watch his boy get killed and see zach make excuses.

[no1 jobber]

According to Sherdog.com, during the Coleman/ Shogun match, Shogun tried to brace himself during a Coleman takedown and dislocated his shoulder. The ref tried to get Coleman off of Shogun but he wouldnt get off which got the Chute boxing academy upset and they charged the ring after the TKO announcement went into Coleman's favor. This then set up the Chute/Hammer House confrontation with now reports saying Silva swung at Phil Baroni.

[Sweet Evil Jesus]

Shogun's injury can seen in this photo

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2006022623325700032506m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200602/im00032506.jpg

it looks like he'll be out for a while,and Chute Boxe vs Hammer house I'd rather see wand fight coleman,I think a pissed wand would just about kill baroni

[no1 jobber]

One word: OUCH!!!!!!

[Justin Crast]

Coleman didn't do anything to Shogun after the ref stepped in. He, in a very Hammer House-like move, tossed the ref aside but didn't attempt to continue hitting Shogun.

Chute Boxe just ended up looking like idiots again. This is twice in like two months now that they've behaved like morons. First with Crazy Horse Bennett and now with Coleman.

It's obvious that Pride is pissed with them because they aired a Coleman post-match promo where he slammed the entire team for being "cheating pussies".

Justin

[The Loose Cannon]

I wouldn't exactly call myself a Coleman fan, but his post-match pro wrestling promo was pure gold. I think the only thing that could have made it better would have been if Papa Coleman had been pacing back and forth, tearing off layers of clothing while shouting "WOOOOO!!!!", a la Ric Flair, as his son tore Chute Boxe a new one. Bonus points for getting Rampage involved too, and Phil Baroni miraculously not being a faggotron was a nice touch too.

[no1 jobber]

Honestly I felt kinda bad for Coleman watching that promo of his... he was at one brief point the top man in PRIDE and then all of a sudden he got tossed aside for the younger stronger guys. With the age factor he must have saw this match as the one to really shut all those naysayers up... I dont think he did it considering the injury to Shogun (which is more gruesome watching it during the match) was just an accident Coleman was putting on a pretty good match with Shogun...so who knows who would ahve won.

Other thoughts....

A lighter Coleman seems to be more dangerous than a heavier Coleman...intresting to see what he does in the GP.

Baroni is an idiot and I hope they feed him to Silva or Ninja.

Barnett wasnt exactly on top of his game for his match but at least he got the win (first in PRIDE) maybe that will boost back his confidance. Though i think he will never get rid of that "baby fat" he packs.

Nog ate up Tamura and so far has been the only match that shows how lopsided the openweight GP can be.

Poor Rizzo...that 20 sec KO was just embaressing

I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE Overeem

MOTN: Rampage/Dok and Hunt/Nishijima...both matches were just slugfests with neither men given up a thing.

[Steve72]

I watched a couple fights, and it was a pretty decent show.

Coleman looked liked an idiot celebrating his "win," but as Tom Walters pointed out, he would probably do the same thing if that was his first win since like 2000. Overeem also had a pretty hollow victory, IMO. He didn't impress me at all with this win. He basically just laid on top of Kharitonov the whole time, using his power to hold him in a bad position and throw knees. I heard Kharitonov dislocated his shoulder, which may have been why he couldn't get Overeem off him. As Tom Walters pointed out again, its pretty lame that a "kickboxer" has to use his power to end a fight on the ground like that.

Rizzo and Sperry getting CHIN CHECKED was hilarious. For someone who fancies himself an "elite striker," Rizzo sure doesn't know how to box. And the Sperry fight had terrible stand up from both sides. It was like a schoolyard fight with both guys throwing wild swinging punches with their eyes closed, hoping something lands.

Honestly, Barnett looked like shit during his fight. I couldn't believe I was seeing a guy his size being physically manhandled the way he was. His striking is horrible, even all these years, he still just throws punches and rushes in. He'd get KO'd by Fedor for sure, IMO.

Hunt/Nishijima was pretty good. I don't think Hunt was ever in trouble thanks to his iron chin, but IMO, he was outclassed for the most part by Nishijima during stand up. Hunt dominated when the the fight went to the ground, and I think he did the most damage there, also combined with the shots he did land standing up was too much for Nishijima. He didn't seem to have a lot of power though, but that might just be cause he was fighting a guy with a chin like Hunt. Either way, I look forward to seeing more out of him, hopefully.

[The Loose Cannon]

What? Hunt was terrible on the ground, if anything that fight exposed Hunt's ground game and how badly he'd lose to Fedor if they ever went to the ground. I have newfound respect for Nishijima and Dong Sik for their granite chins though, those two took a helluva beating and proved a lot of people (including myself) wrong about their heart and determination. A couple times it looked like Hunt got rocked, but I think he may have been just taunting Nishijima. Plus Hunt looked like he was having a stroke by the end of Round 1, I thought it was hilarious that he basically gave up fighting and defending to just hold on to the top rope for a bit until the bell rang, good stuff there.

As for Overeem? Still a faggot. Not sure how he kept Kharitonev from moving around, but the dislocated shoulder theory makes sense, especially after seeing Kharitonev in so much pain after the fight (he couldin't move his right arm without grimacing in pain). If Overeem is dumb enough to stay a Heavyweight then I'm sure Nog, Hunt, or even Mirko would be happy to pull Overeem's head out of his ass. Sperry getting KO'd brought a smile to my face, it seemed like he lost all sense of balance when the fight went back to the stand-up at the end, he was swaying around like some drunk bastard. Rampage didn't look terrible per se in his fight, but him not being able to finish Dong Sik exposed a flaw in Rampage, he needs to regain his old killer edge if he wants to be considered one of the elite again.

[Steve72]

What? Hunt was terrible on the ground, if anything that fight exposed Hunt's ground game and how badly he'd lose to Fedor if they ever went to the ground. I have newfound respect for Nishijima and Dong Sik for their granite chins though, those two took a helluva beating and proved a lot of people (including myself) wrong about their heart and determination. A couple times it looked like Hunt got rocked, but I think he may have been just taunting Nishijima. Plus Hunt looked like he was having a stroke by the end of Round 1, I thought it was hilarious that he basically gave up fighting and defending to just hold on to the top rope for a bit until the bell rang, good stuff there.


Hunt is terrible on the ground, but Nishijima was even worse. He did his most damage when he just sat on Nishijima and threw punches until Nishijima could get him off.

[Justin Crast]

Yeah, Hunt's ground game was further exposed. That isn't a secret though. He's been thoroughly out classed on the ground in every fight he's been in. Yoshida subbed him on the ground. Once Silva realized it wasn't smart to stand and trade, he took him down at will the rest of the fight. Even Cro Cop, once he finally decided to go for a take down, got it and mounted him within a minute. In this one, Hunt could take Nishijima down at will but was clueless about how to do any damage. He passed guard and got the mount and actually did less damage. Plus, it seems pretty clear he came into the fight out of shape (what was it? 20 lbs heavier than the Cro Cop fight?), and must not have done much ground training because that is what gassed him out. He would have no chance against Fedor or Noguiera, and I'd bet on Cro Cop winning a rematch.

Rizzo is done, although I bet he can get a decent pay day in UFC by taking a rematch with Arlovski, but I dunno if he's in the mood to take another hideous KO.

Coleman looked much quicker in this fight, but who knows how effective he really is. He deservres some credit for causing the break since he was pretty tenacious in securing that take down, but its still a freak injury. Like Steve said, any win is a big win for him now.

I was actually impressed with Overeem's G&P. It wasn't exciting but he did continuous damage. The elbows to the ribs and periodic knees to the head are what did it. But yeah, maybe Kharitonov had his shoulder injury the whole time. I haven't seen any stories yet that pinpoint when the injury happened.

Nog vs Tamura's quick finish was kind of surprising to me, because they had fought in RINGS, and I believe it went to a judges decision. Too bad for Tamura, he takes the dumbest matches.

It would be hilarious to see a Silva vs Baroni match, but I think Pride would rather set up Silva vs Coleman at this point. Apparently Coleman worked Silva in that post-match brawl. Between that and Crazy Horse Bennet allegedly knocking Silva down in a locker room brawl, and his lackluster performances against Arona, he isn't doing so hot these days.

Justin

[The Loose Cannon]

The quality is bad and some idiot ass American seems to be working the camera, but in this you can see a little bit of what appears to be Coleman knocking Silva down to the ground with a couple hard rights.

Chute Boxe Vs. Hammer House Brawl (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Lsu9NUPyX3I)

I dunno, if Coleman can stay in such great shape, I'd be interested to see him fight Silva, for the title even.

[highjumpman2005]

Coleman just got lucky that Shogun broke his arm otherwise Shogun would have made minced meat out of Coleman and sent Coleman back to America in a stretcher.

Okay so Coleman won due to an Injury suffered by Shogun. After the match Coleman threw the referee aside and wanted to continue hitting Shogun even though Shogun had a broken arm .. then Ninja (shoguns brother) jumped in the ring to make sure that Coleman didn't continue to hit Shogun .. But that's when Coleman started to act like a tough guy trying to bully Ninja... When Wanderlei Silva saw this he clearly stormed the ring and the brawl broke out .. Silvia went after Coleman but Baroni tackled him before he could get there .. while being held on the floor by Baroni, Coleman kicked Silva in the face .. at the same time Ninja came in and Punched Coleman in the face .. I say lets have the Hammer House face off against the Chute Boxe... lets do this in the ring.

Mark Coleman (THE HAMMER) VS. Wanderlei Silva (AXE MURDERER)

Mark Coleman (THE HAMMER) VS. Ninja


Phil Boroni VS. Wanderlei Silva (AXE MURDERER)

Phil Boroni VS. Ninja Rua (Shogun's brother)


I think Shogun will be out for at least 1 year due to this injury.

My predictions:

Wanderlei will knockout both Coleman and Phil.
Ninja will probably murder Coleman and Phil .. hahahahhahaa

[Justin Crast]

Silva vs a quick Coleman isn't a great match up for Silva. If Arona can take him down and keep him down, Coleman should be able to do the same. Coleman's G&P is also probably better than Arona's.

Coleman is Hammer House, though. That is an important factor.

Justin

[highjumpman2005]

Silva vs a quick Coleman isn't a great match up for Silva. If Arona can take him down and keep him down, Coleman should be able to do the same. Coleman's G&P is also probably better than Arona's.

Coleman is Hammer House, though. That is an important factor.

Justin

Coleman is Hammer House? LOL

Coleman previous to this last fight against shogun, has lost like 5 in a row .. he's a big time loser. I hope he gets knocked out and I hope Silva stomps his face and hopefully Ninja will break Baronies Neck!! hahahaha

[The Loose Cannon]

First off, this is a very weak introduction for highjumpman2005 to the SCU board. Arguing with Crast in your first two posts? Tsk tsk. Even worse, is that you back up your arguement with Chute Boxe fanboyism and ignorance. Double tsk tsk.

Anyways, I agree with Crast that a match-up between the apparent "new & improved" Coleman and Silva would be a great test for both guys. Before Shogun busted his arm, Coleman took Shogun down at will, and did so again which led to Shogun's injury. If Coleman can show the same tenacity and strength in a fight against Silva, I think he would be able to control the fight pretty handedly. I think any fan of MMA knows Silva is basically rendered helpless when put on his back, so if Coleman were to take him down, that would spell trouble for Silva easily.

I don't care about Baroni though, he'd be out of his league going after LHW fighters like Silva or Ninja, so if he was dumb enough to take a match against either he'd quickly get his ass beat. And also like Crast mentioned, there's the Hammer House Factor regarding Coleman's future. For all we know this may be the beginning of a renaissance to Coleman's career similar to Couture's late UFC run, or maybe Coleman will get armbar'd within the first 5 minutes of his next match.

[Ruben]

Although I am a fan of Chute Boxe; I am also a fan of MMA.

Coleman got a much needed "win." Although it is a freakish and questionable "win" this should be the wind under his sails through at least a good portion of this year.

I've hear/read about the Crazy Horse incident and saw this latest brawl as it happened on PPV. While I can understand why Ninja jumped in; I don't understand why the Chute Boxe bench cleared. However, it was hilarious to watch Silva being held down by someones foot on his throat.

So this dude jumpman claims that Ninja (Rua's) brother would kill Baroni-- I laugh at that. Although Ninja is Rua's twin-kid-brudder, I don't think that he has the necessary preparation to fight Baroni. Although Baroni is a bonafied faggot on many levels, I still think that he is the 2nd most talented fighter over at Hammer House next to Wes Sims.

Silva vs Coleman would be a good fight because of how quick Coleman has gotten. However, I wouldn't venture too far into predicting that this fight would end in a submission by Silva. You see, Hammer House has an affinity for training its fighters to roll right IN TO submissions.

Hopefully Rua has a quick recovery and comes back to destroy Coleman.

Like Justin said: Coleman being from Hammer House is key. Not that Hammer House is this elite training team--get jumpman.