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CHULA VISTA, Calif. — MMA Fighting spoke to Tatsuya Kawajiri about his lightweight title fight against Gilbert Melendez at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley, how last month’s tragedy in Japan affected him, why he chose to not train in a cage and why Japanese MMA fighters haven’t found success in America.
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CHULA VISTA, Calif. — MMA Fighting spoke to Tatsuya Kawajiri about his lightweight title fight against Gilbert Melendez at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley, how last month’s tragedy in Japan affected him, why he chose to not train in a cage and why Japanese MMA fighters haven’t found success in America.
Main Card Welterweight Championship bout: Nick Diaz (c) vs Paul Daley Its no secret, I’ve made it known on this blog, that the Diaz brothers are in my favorite fighters of all time list. Nick Diaz can take punches and Paul Daley can deliver them. Diaz also a puncher, but he is the kind that […]
Its no secret, I’ve made it known on this blog, that the Diaz brothers are in my favorite fighters of all time list. Nick Diaz can take punches and Paul Daley can deliver them. Diaz also a puncher, but he is the kind that wears you down with a relentless pace. Frank Shamrock has said the punches hurt even though they don’t look like there is anything on them. When Jake Shields fought Paul Daley he quickly took him down and submitted him via armbar. I expect the same scenario from Nick Diaz. However, Diaz won’t take him down so quickly. The reason is because he wants to put on a show, like he always does and show Daley who the champ is.
Pretty much the only way Daley stops Diaz is by KO. Daley doesn’t have a good record going the distance and his takedown defense better have improved because imo, as good as Jake Shields is on the ground, Nick Diaz is right there with him. They train together so maybe that’s why?!
Nick Diaz can win this in the first round if he wants to, so I’m taking Diaz easily.
Both of these guys are straight wrestlers from the beginning of their careers. However, Melendez has a better all around game. Kawajiri hasn’t fought well on US soil and I’m thinking Melendez wins this one via decision. Kawajiri is very tough and can absorb punishment and I think he will be a sponge and absorb all Gilbert Melendez puts on him.
I’m going with the upset here and taking Jardine. The reasons are Mousasi hasn’t fought a guy like Jardine and he doesn’t fight guys as big as Jardine regularly. However, Jardine has fought bigger guys before and has excellent cardio. I think Jardine has enough striking and ground game to give Mousasi problems. More particularly is that this is a 3 round fight. This is important because when Mo Lawal fought Mousasi, Lawal was very aggressive and Gegard was fighting backwards and had trouble. Jardine is a very aggressive fighter and i think in 3 rounds, Gegard may not have enough time to turn the fight around.
Shinya Aoki is a submission specialist and I’m not sure that term is enough to describe him because that is pretty much all he does. He has weak kicks and crappy punches, but his submission game is top notch. He is an expert at getting his opponents in completely vulnerable positions where he can either pound out a win or submit the guy. Lyle Beerbohm on the other hand is a wrestling specialist and a grinder. He is excellent at escaping submissions and reversals. His striking is better than Aoki’s as well.
I don’t see Aoki winning this fight and am going with the underdog Beerbohm.
Takaya
Pass
Taking the UFC vet, Duarte.
Pass
Pass
Pass
Yes, we’ve spent some time lately waxing on about how compelling this Saturday’s Strikeforce is looking, as not only is the card looking pretty sweet, there’s also some very interesting storylines behind the event. Unless you’ve been wandering the wild aimlessly for weeks searching for ‘Big Foot’ (no, not the dude that beat down Fedor), […]
Yes, we’ve spent some time lately waxing on about how compelling this Saturday’s Strikeforce is looking, as not only is the card looking pretty sweet, there’s also some very interesting storylines behind the event. Unless you’ve been wandering the wild aimlessly for weeks searching for ‘Big Foot’ (no, not the dude that beat down Fedor), you’re probably aware of the recent tragedies that occurred in Japan.
This Saturday, three of Japan’s more noteworthy fighters in Shinya Aoki, Hiroyuki Takaya and Tatsuya Kawajiri will be fighting on the Strikeforce card, with the latter taking on Gilbert Melendez for the promotion’s lightweight championship. So yeah, there’s no question that a few victories, or even some badass performances from any of the three, could lift some spirits back home. When asked about how the recent disasters affected Kawajiri’s training camp, the powerful lightweight told MMA Fighting:
“In the beginning I lost my concentration a little bit, but I had friends who helped me train and work out,” Kawajiri said, via a translator. “We’re still getting light earthquakes, and water’s cut off. We’re lacking gasoline, and for a while food was hard to get. Things have gotten better day by day. I have friends who helped me train and workout, and now I am in the best shape. Now I’m concentrated on the fight.”
And while we’re on the subject, DREAM released a really cool promotional vid about this weekend’s bouts featuring Kawajiri, Aoki and Takaya. You can check it out here. To wager a little money on this Saturday’s action head here.
CHULA VISTA, Calif. – It’s hard enough to get in a cage and fight another man for money on live TV when everything back home is nice and safe and boring.
But this weekend Shinya Aoki and Tatsuya Kawajiri will have to do it while their homeland is in …
CHULA VISTA, Calif. – It’s hard enough to get in a cage and fight another man for money on live TV when everything back home is nice and safe and boring.
But this weekend Shinya Aoki and Tatsuya Kawajiri will have to do it while their homeland is in a state of disarray and the future of MMA in Japan looks increasingly grim.
The two Japanese fighters on Saturday night’s Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley fight card left a country still suffering from the effects of massive earthquake and tsunami damage, but their reactions to the situation back home – at least while in the public eye – have so far proved to be as wildly different as their personalities.
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CHULA VISTA, Calif. — MMA Fighting spoke to Gilbert Melendez about Saturday night’s lightweight title defense against Tatsuya Kawajiri at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley, his new facial hair, fighting for Zuffa, his take on Kawajiri not training in a cage,why Japanese fighters haven’t found success in America and and his year away from fighting.
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CHULA VISTA, Calif. — MMA Fighting spoke to Gilbert Melendez about Saturday night’s lightweight title defense against Tatsuya Kawajiri at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley, his new facial hair, fighting for Zuffa, his take on Kawajiri not training in a cage,why Japanese fighters haven’t found success in America and and his year away from fighting.
Filed under: StrikeforceIn what promises to be a highly entertaining fight card, Strikeforce is back in action Saturday night with its welterweight and lightweight titles on the line, and two more live fights that promise to be exciting. We’ve got the …
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In what promises to be a highly entertaining fight card, Strikeforce is back in action Saturday night with its welterweight and lightweight titles on the line, and two more live fights that promise to be exciting. We’ve got the full preview right here.
What: Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
Where: San Diego
When: Saturday, the Showtime televised card starts at 10 PM ET.
Predictions on the four televised fights below.