Dream 2 - Apr. 29, 2008

**Fighting Cephalopod** · Posted On: 4/30/2008 7:38am

Originally Posted by UpaLumpa

How did Aoki cheat?
I found the fights on dailymotion but haven't watched yet and didn't read anything about him cheating.

Blatant punching directly to the back of the head. He does it in just about every fight and never gets called on it; it was particularly blatant against the Judoka he fought in Yarennoka.

I really want to like Aoki; his guard work is fucking awesome. He makes it hard, though.

**Kokujin** · Posted On: 4/30/2008 7:42am

Wow, no there's more drama...it seems like Aoki has got some type o injury and MAYBE won't be able to fight on the next round...making possible for JZ to take his place?

http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=12533

**PointyShinyBurn** · Posted On: 4/30/2008 7:46am

Originally Posted by fatherdog

Blatant punching directly to the back of the head. He does it in just about every fight and never gets called on it; it was particularly blatant against the Judoka he fought in Yarennoka.

Not entirely clear what the rules are in DREAM, but in Shooto the back of the head is a legal target, it's just the actual spine that's off limits.

**GrapeS** · Posted On: 4/30/2008 11:25am

pretty sure they play the same way in dream, aoki said he wanted to punish the back of his head for the back of the neck shots in the fight before, so im assuming it was legal, also that delariva with upkicks was sick.

**Kentucky Fried Chokin** · Posted On: 4/30/2008 11:39am

Originally Posted by nightowl

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...f?t=1209514780

Thank you for my new avatar.

**Scott Larson** · Posted On: 4/30/2008 6:30pm

Dammit, where the hell is Gomi?

**Kokujin** · Posted On: 4/30/2008 6:33pm

Originally Posted by Hui_Xiu

Dammit, where the hell is Gomi?

Yeah...I was forgetting about the Fireball Kid...where the heck is that guy? Is he pulling a Fedor on us? :sad11:

**Scott Larson** · Posted On: 4/30/2008 8:00pm

I swear to god, he better not. I've never seen a pro fighter with a body type and fighting style more similar to mine. It gives me a good example.

**snowman** · Posted On: 5/01/2008 2:57am

SPOLIER BELOW********

After a shot to the goods that would have made a swedish mma fighter proud Sakuraba's choke at the end was in fucking tight and quick, looked like a crossface/neck crank --> rnc, choked the other guy out, he was a sportsman though, and held his head up

<3 Saku

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