I know the UFC is in the business of selling fights but c'mon Jake Shields is good but he isn't as good as GSP. Or am I just crazy?
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Jake shields isnt exactly shit either. While my money is completely on gsp what are they ment to do go.
"GSP VS.....who gives a fuck GSP is gonna win."
That a wont sell any fights. Also its MMA anything could happen -
agreed, i dont give him a chance but fuck they have to have him fight someone.Comment
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He might surprise....or they might bore each other to death. Double-mortality TKO.Comment
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Basically, yes.
That's not to say, if he puts GSP on his back, GSP is gonna be in some trouble, but that's much easier said than done.
So, yeah, GSP by "whatever he feels is the safest, most guaranteed, sure-fire way to get the W" - cause he's smart.Comment
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I think you are crazy, my money is on Shields.Originally posted by tlhota View Post
Jake shileds is a elite grappler, with titles like:
Strikeforce Middleweight Champion
Elite XC Welterweight Champion
Shooto Middleweight Champion
Grappling Accolades:
2005 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships Bronze Medal
2005 Pan American Championships Gold medalist
2005 Gracie open superfight champion
Grapplers Quest advance champion (three times)
He is on a 15 fight winning streak since 2005.
I think this is a pretty good resume vs GSP, I dont think it will be a easy fight but I believe Jake Shields will be the dominate fighter on the ground and will pull off a second round submission.
Now to just hope I'm right.Comment
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I'm less afraid of it being a mismatch, than a zzzfest. They're both great athletes. I just hope they're ready to do the damn thing.Comment
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Shields is worthy of the hype.
He may be one of the most boring fighters to watch but the fact that...
a. He's on a 15 fight winning streak.
b. He has World Class Jiu Jitsu.
c. He went up to middleweight and dominated Dan Henderson - Everybody's talking about GSP's wrestling but if Hendo could'nt keep the fight standing GSP may struggle also.
All go to show he could well be the guy to beat GSP (at Welterweight).
Dont get me wrong If i had to put money on it I would always go with GSP but Shields is more than a worthy opponent.Comment
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hendo was basically a cripple in that fight dude. his back was fucked, couldnt get off the ground. he was walking around like my grandma before the fight even began.Comment
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Shields has a good chance chance on the ground, if he manages to get a hold of GSP, get him down, and keep him down. Which isn't going to be easy considering Shields' standup couldn't kill a fly, and GSP has stuffed or gotten right back up from guys with wrestling at the level of Koscheck and Fitch. And let's be realistic, Shields isn't invincible on the ground either considering Mayhem was about 5 seconds from putting him to sleep if the bell didn't save him.
I'm saying GSP by TKO in round 3.Comment
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You know what this means to GSP? NOTHING!!!!Originally posted by Like_A_Boss View Post______
Xiao Ao Jiang Hu Zhi Dong Fang Bu Bai (Laughing Proud Warrior Invincible Asia) Dark Emperor of Baji!!!
RIP SOLDIER
-Gene, GODHANDDidn't anyone ever tell him a fat man could never be a ninja
You can't practice Judo just to win a Judo Match! You practice so that no matter what happens, you can win using Judo!-Daniel ToshThe key to fighting two men at once is to be much tougher than both of them.Comment
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Did you write the Jake Shields vs GSP commercial?Originally posted by Like_A_Boss View PostComment
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Does Jake Shields deserve all his hype? quite simply yes...and Hell Yes!
Is he on a 15 fight win streak being undeafeted since 2004? Yes!
Is he one of the top five welterweights in the world? Yes!
And of the top welterweights in the world isn't he the only one who hasn't already lost to GSP? YES...if you don't include Nick Diaz.
So he undoutedly deserves all of his hype, but his chances of actually winning the fight are another matter. This fight will come down to two things: Can Shields get GSP to the ground ,and is he better on the ground? In my opinon yes. Jake Shields has the better grappling credentials, and if you look atthe Dan Hardy fight you see that GSP has great takedowns, but dosen't show the same level of potional control the Jake Shields does! GSP may be bigger then Shields, but Shields has faced Okami at welterweigtht as well as, Miller ,Lawler, and Henderson at middleweight so I don't think GSP's size and strength will overwhelm him. Now GSP is light years better than Jake Shields in terms of stand-up in fact if GSP can keep the fight standing he wins period. I say if he can, because even though GSP said he knows what Shields want to do in the fight, take him down and control him, Everbody knows thats whats Shields does. It's what he always has done, but for the past six years no one has been able to do anything about it.
Thats the scariest thing about Jake Shields. Nobody has been able to stop him from doing what THEY KNOW HE WANTS TO DO, because he is just that good, and if GSP dosen't recognise that then Shields is good enough to beat him!Last edited by korean dragon; 4/15/2011 9:02am, .Comment
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Like most, my money is on GSP. However, I could definitely see GSP taking a loss soon, but not because the competition is better than him. Based on comments he's made, I think he's really starting to feel the pressure to make his fights exciting.
He hears all the talk about boring fights and he really wants to finish. I wouldn't be surprised to see him start deviating from his usual watertight gameplans and taking more risks. If he does, it won't be long before he takes a loss.Comment
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This.Originally posted by Gezere View Post
GSP has managed to make elite level grapplers look like spazzing noobs time and again. It's disgusting. So disgusting that I tried to hate him for a while. I couldn't make it stick, though, since he's usually very humble and down to earth in his interviews. He comes off as cocky every once in a while, but I think that's mostly because he isn't as proficient with English as he is with fighting.Comment
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