I don't care that he's Japanese I just find his style one dimensional and boring even though I love grappling. I have been into NHB since 93 so I'm not a newb.
I love striking and i find Anderson shitty.
PatrickFreitas - On a side note...I sense a strong hatred of Aoki by many on this forum. Is it because he wins without striking? Or Is it because he's dorky, Japanese, and doesn't fit the image and stereotype of what most TUF-taught American fans have come to define as a 'typical MMA fighter?' All of the above?DING! DING! DING!
Because he's not all tatted up, juiced out of his mind, with a shaved head and goatee (which i personally sport btw) most of the romoerotic closet cases on these forums don't like him...
I mean what's the point of martial arts if the dork in the banana pants can't kick everyone's ass?
I sometimes think that 75% of the UG would root for the blond dude in the Karate Kid...
As others have mentioned, it's not that bad as he was just kind of standing in front of or over him and not in his guard or actually working on the ground.
Even if it was a mistake, I have a hard time feeling much sympathy following Aoki/JZ 1. Karma maybe?
Yuji Shimada has never been a good referee though.
Yuji Shimada has never been a good referee though.
Not true.
"I sometimes think that 75% of the UG would root for the blond dude in the Karate Kid..."
hahaha
i dont like aoki because he crys like a baby when he wins and loses - just plain embarrassing.
also he approaches the game not as a complete fighter that is there to fight. he tries to turn it into a submission tourny. its almost as if hes trying to kill mma, or at least prove that he can win with submission skills only. when he had uno all wrapped up for mins i just wanted to climb into the ring and soccer kick him in the head.
being ko'ed by hansen was poetry. just hope his next fight is against eddie, the damage will be even greater.
Haulport -
I sometimes think that 75% of the UG would root for the blond dude in the Karate Kid...
AND HOW!
DocMason -
Yuji Shimada has never been a good referee though.
Not true.
I think so. He's always been a bad referee, good for ridiculously late stoppages and unfair lapses in judgment. Thompson/Yoshida sticks out as an example.
Noguchi and Toyonaga were much better DSE referees.
Yuji will be reffing (with extraordinary Hawaii ref Chris West) at the Aug 2nd Icon Sport: Hard Times. will be awesome to have Yuji working our show again. love that guy.
juggo - As others have mentioned, it's not that bad as he was just kind of standing in front of or over him and not in his guard or actually working on the ground.
Even if it was a mistake, I have a hard time feeling much sympathy following Aoki/JZ 1. Karma maybe?
Yuji Shimada has never been a good referee though.
Good to see ya friend!
PatrickFreitas - Yuji will be reffing (with extraordinary Hawaii ref Chris West) at the Aug 2nd Icon Sport: Hard Times. will be awesome to have Yuji working our show again. love that guy.Yuji is the fucking man!