just rewatched dream 9. how do you guys think kawajiri would fare in the stacked UFC LW division? i thought he looked damn impressive againist a great fighter in JC Cavalcante givin him only his 3rd loss, the other 2 being hansen and shinya. Cavalcante did have a certain amount of ring rust though. just wondering
His fight against Alvarez was a real battle. The Japanese don't do well in the UFC. I think that is a combination of more focus on the ground game in Japan, different rules, cage vs ring and UFC is stronger than Dream is. I am hoping to see him going up against the Strike Force guys though. I am not sure how many fights Eddie has left on his contract but I am sure he will wind up in the UFC when he is done. When that happens we will have a better idea how Kawajiri would fare.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmJ7M0KhLQw
jvillain said:
His fight against Alvarez was a real battle.
The Japanese don't do well in the UFC
. I think that is a combination of more focus on the ground game in Japan, different rules, cage vs ring and UFC is stronger than Dream is. I am hoping to see him going up against the Strike Force guys though. I am not sure how many fights Eddie has left on his contract but I am sure he will wind up in the UFC when he is done. When that happens we will have a better idea how Kawajiri would fare.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmJ7M0KhLQw
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Do you think Akiama's win was really convincing? And it wasn't against a really high ranked opponent. I do think he will do better next time out though. I think his first fight in the UFC kind of had him shook up. It might have been the noise as the UFC stadiums are really loud, where as you can hear a pin drop in Japan. The 3 rounds vs the 10+5 round probably takes some adjustment as well.
jvillain said:
Do you think Akiama's win was really convincing? And it wasn't against a really high ranked opponent. I do think he will do better next time out though. I think his first fight in the UFC kind of had him shook up. It might have been the noise as the UFC stadiums are really loud, where as you can hear a pin drop in Japan. The 3 rounds vs the 10+5 round probably takes some adjustment as well.
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He had me convinced. He looked good considering he got hit in the nuts pretty damn hard, and he got his eye poked out.
And Belcher has improved quite abit.
I would like Kawajiri's chances in the UFC. Unlike most Japanese grapplers who favor BJJ, Kawajiri is a wrestler with heavy hands. He's known for his GnP. And I'd say he looks pretty big for a Japanese LW.
Lucidity said:
I would like Kawajiri's chances in the UFC. Unlike most Japanese grapplers who favor BJJ, Kawajiri is a wrestler with heavy hands. He's known for his GnP. And I'd say he looks pretty big for a Japanese LW.
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exactly, anyone who has seen this dude fight knows he is for real
Lucidity said:
I would like Kawajiri's chances in the UFC. Unlike most Japanese grapplers who favor BJJ, Kawajiri is a wrestler with heavy hands. He's known for his GnP. And I'd say he looks pretty big for a Japanese LW.
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Lucidity said:
I would like Kawajiri's chances in the UFC. Unlike most Japanese grapplers who favor BJJ, Kawajiri is a wrestler with heavy hands. He's known for his GnP. And I'd say he looks pretty big for a Japanese LW.
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I agree that of the Japaneese fighters he fits the North American model better than most. I thought he was looking at doing K1 though?
jvillain said:
Lucidity said:
I would like Kawajiri's chances in the UFC. Unlike most Japanese grapplers who favor BJJ, Kawajiri is a wrestler with heavy hands. He's known for his GnP. And I'd say he looks pretty big for a Japanese LW.
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I agree that of the Japaneese fighters he fits the North American model better than most. I thought he was looking at doing K1 though?
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he got KTFO from Masato
