Thanks to everyone who joined us last night/this morning for the only live DREAM.2 play by play on a major English language MMA site. Our next live round by round will be on May 11th, when the DREAM light heavyweight GP tournament continues. The next month is going to be HUGE for MMA [...]
Via Michael David Smith, easily the sharpest tool in the shed that is the AOL FanHouse:
We’ve discussed the coming business model battle for the future of MMA–that would be the “promoter centric” model favored by the UFC and similar to the WWE in pro wrestling vs. the “fighter centric” model that Affliction and others are [...]
We reported on the debut of the World MMA Awards recently. The awards are a partnership between the UK newspaper “The Sun” and the UK MMA magazine “Fighters Only”. Nominations are now underway, and we’ll give you the link to nominate your choices at the end of this post. The deal is [...]
Good article about Mac Danzig, the guy with the best MMA name ever. He’s an interesting character in addition to being a top-notch fighter. The article focuses more on his fighting career and background, but that’s only half of the story when it comes to a guy I consider to be on a list [...]
Sakuraba vs. Andrews Nakahara is up next. As I’m sure you’re aware, Sakuraba is a legit legend in Japanese MMA. He’s kind of got a Evander Holyfield thing going on as he’s a legend that’s hung on *way* too long. Frank Trigg had some comments this week about how he had no [...]
Mousasi enters first followed by Kang, both using nondescript instrumental music. Where’s the PRIDE theme song when you need it? Bell rings and the two men exchange strikes before Kang takes it to the ground. Mousasi has half guard with Kang looking for the reversal and throwing some elbows from the bottom. [...]
Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Masakatsu Funaki is up next. There are some DREAM girls dancing in the ring so it may be an intermission of some sort. TV broadcast cuts to commercial and we’re treated to the same batshit crazy multicolor cellphone commercial again..
OK, back after a 20 minute intermission. Masa Funaki [...]
Taking a commercial break during the video montage for this fight. We get to see what looks like a commercial for cellphones that come in every color under the rainbow. Then a commercial for a savings and loan and a completely inexplicable commercial that I have no idea what its for. Hyundai Capital [...]
ROUND 1:
I’m going to call the first named fighter “Mago” for obvious reasons. Galesic gets in Mago’s guard and tries to pass. He spins into side control and locks in a wicked looking arm bar. Mago tries to stand up to break the hold but Galesic goes with him holding on like [...]
Korean judoka Yoon Dong Sik takes on Shungo Oyama. Oyama enters the ring first to another slightly downtempo techno song from the Sirius “Chill” channel. Yoon Dong Sik enters next, Lene Hardt aka the “crazy English announcer woman” does a great job trilling “Korea” like its a Spanish word. I have no [...]
