UFC on Fuel 8 in Japan: Mar 2, 2013

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A_ibxswCcAAxynn.jpg:large

Date: March 2, 2013

Location: Saitama, Japan

Venue: Saitama Super Arena

Broadcast: FUEL TV, Facebook

MAIN (FUEL TV, 10 p.m. ET)


Wanderlei Silva (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/wanderlei-silva) vs. Brian Stann (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/brian-stann)
Mark Hunt (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/mark-hunt) vs. Stefan Struve (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/stefan-struve)
Takanori Gomi (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/takanori-gomi) vs. Diego Sanchez (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/diego-sanchez)
Hector Lombard (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/hector-lombard) vs. Yushin Okami (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/yushin-okami)
Mizuto Hirota (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/mizuto-hirota) vs. Rani Yahya (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/rani-yahya)
Siyar Bahadurzada (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/siyar-bahadurzada) vs. Dong Hyun Kim (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/dong-hyun-kim)

PRELIMINARY (Facebook, 7:30 p.m. ET)


Riki Fukuda (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/riki-fukuda) vs. Brad Tavares (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/brad-tavares)
Bryan Caraway (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/brian-caraway) vs. Takeya Mizugaki (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/takeya-mizugaki)
Cristiano Marcello (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/cristiano-marcello) vs. Kazuki Tokudome (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/kazuki-tokudome)
Alex Caceres (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/alex-caceres) vs. Kyung Ho Kang (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/kyung-ho-kang)
Marcelo Guimaraes (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/marcelo-guimaraes) vs. Hyun Gyu Lim (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/hyun-gyu-lim)

[The TroutBum]

WTF, Silva... retire, man, fuck.

WAR HUNT!

[polandprzem]

Yea it's gonna be funny to see Hunto vs Sturve. Damn it's a little bit taken from the freak show just for Japanese fans.

Stann gonna put Silva away!

[dbreiden83080]

Do we really need to see Wand get KO'd again? Come on Wand...

[polandprzem]

And it's gonna be lhw battle

Brian will stay as a gatekeeper

[Brunodf]

Holy shit Wand, worse matchup ever.

[txstr1986]

Not a bad card considering it's on Fuel.

And Silva just needs to retire, he's too old to hang with Stann, who's not even that good (although I do love watching Stann fight).

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A_ibxswCcAAxynn.jpg:large

[Brunodf]

Stann by ko
Hunt by ko

[ace3g]

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/543294_10151341999567068_1277159757_n.jpg

[Brunodf]

Good matchup for Lombard, Lombard by ko

Then Lombard vs Vitor(or Mousasi) for the number 1 contender

[ace3g]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-amrCXbm08

[ace3g]

MAIN (FUEL TV, 10 p.m. ET)



Wanderlei Silva (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/wanderlei-silva) vs. Brian Stann (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/brian-stann)

- Stann by KO victory




Mark Hunt (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/mark-hunt) vs. Stefan Struve (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/stefan-struve)

- Struve by sub




Takanori Gomi (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/takanori-gomi) vs. Diego Sanchez (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/diego-sanchez)

- Can Diego make a comeback?




Hector Lombard (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/hector-lombard) vs. Yushin Okami (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/yushin-okami)

- Lombard by KO




Mizuto Hirota (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/mizuto-hirota) vs. Rani Yahya (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/rani-yahya)





Siyar Bahadurzada (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/siyar-bahadurzada) vs. Dong Hyun Kim (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/dong-hyun-kim)

- Siyar by TKO

[The TroutBum]

MAIN (FUEL TV, 10 p.m. ET)
Mark Hunt (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/mark-hunt) vs. Stefan Struve (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/stefan-struve)


- Struve by sub


Wait... what? What submission can Struve hope to possibly pull off? A choke is out of the question, since Hunt's head/neck are bigger than most guys waist. Arms? Please. Legs? Please. Unless it's some unorthodox lucky shit, a sub ain't happening.

Anyhow...


Mark Hunt (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/mark-hunt) vs. Stefan Struve (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/stefan-struve) - There is no escape for Struve here. KO, round 1.
Takanori Gomi (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/takanori-gomi) vs. Diego Sanchez (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/diego-sanchez) - I'm 0 for my last who knows with Sanchez, and I'm not giving up now.
Hector Lombard (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/hector-lombard) vs. Yushin Okami (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/yushin-okami) - Okami is so overrated and shitty that I can't pick him. Lombard is such a fuckhead pussy that I can't pick him either. I'm picking NO CONTEST.
Mizuto Hirota (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/mizuto-hirota) vs. Rani Yahya (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/rani-yahya) - Always go with old WEC guys. Love me some Yahya -- let's see if he still has it.
Siyar Bahadurzada (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/siyar-bahadurzada) vs. Dong Hyun Kim (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/dong-hyun-kim) - Siyar got lucky versus that Brazilian cop (forgot his name), but Kim is such a wooget that it's almost hard not to pick against him.

[ace3g]

Wait... what? What submission can Struve hope to possibly pull off? A choke is out of the question, since Hunt's head/neck are bigger than most guys waist. Arms? Please. Legs? Please. Unless it's some unorthodox lucky shit, a sub ain't happening.

Anyhow...


Mark Hunt (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/mark-hunt) vs. Stefan Struve (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/stefan-struve) - There is no escape for Struve here. KO, round 1.
Takanori Gomi (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/takanori-gomi) vs. Diego Sanchez (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/diego-sanchez) - I'm 0 for my last who knows with Sanchez, and I'm not giving up now.
Hector Lombard (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/hector-lombard) vs. Yushin Okami (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/yushin-okami) - Okami is so overrated and shitty that I can't pick him. Lombard is such a fuckhead pussy that I can't pick him either. I'm picking NO CONTEST.
Mizuto Hirota (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/mizuto-hirota) vs. Rani Yahya (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/rani-yahya) - Always go with old WEC guys. Love me some Yahya -- let's see if he still has it.
Siyar Bahadurzada (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/siyar-bahadurzada) vs. Dong Hyun Kim (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/dong-hyun-kim) - Siyar got lucky versus that Brazilian cop (forgot his name), but Kim is such a wooget that it's almost hard not to pick against him.



Check out Hunt's losses: http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Mark-Hunt-10668

- All but 1 by sub. Struve has won a couple of fights by sub. Struve has long arms so he can get around the neck easily. Could go either way because Struve all but 1 of his losses are by KO, TKO. Looks like Hunt is more susceptible to subs though.

[The TroutBum]

Check out Hunt's losses: http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Mark-Hunt-10668

- All but 1 by sub. Struve has won a couple of fights by sub. Struve has long arms so he can get around the neck easily. Could go either way because Struve all but 1 of his losses are by KO, TKO. Looks like Hunt is more susceptible to subs though.

You know what, ace3g? Nobody likes a know-it-all smarty pants. You fuckin' guy, you.




I'll just go sit in the corner and, you know, be pissed.

[ace3g]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5PYMAUH7hQk

[ace3g]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BWkndNH3eHI

[txstr1986]

Wanderlei Silva v. Brian Stann - Stann by KO

Stefan Struve v. Mark Hunt - I really like watching Hunt (mainly for the comedic value), but I cannot see him beating Struve.

Takanori Gomi v. Diego Sanchez - too decent fighters, but Sanchez has the edge.

Yushin Okami v. Hector Lombard - Lombard is legit and Okami is overrated

Dong Hyun Kim v. Siyar Bahadurzada

[dbreiden83080]

You know what, ace3g? Nobody likes a know-it-all smarty pants. You fuckin' guy, you.




I'll just go sit in the corner and, you know, be pissed.

:lol


MAIN (FUEL TV, 10 p.m. ET)

•Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann

WTF?? War WAND!!!

•Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve

WTF?? WAR HUNT!!!

•Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez

WTF? WAR GOMI!!

•Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami

•Mizuto Hirota vs. Rani Yahya


•Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim

I may go 0-5 on this one... :lol

[Brunodf]

Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann - Stann by ko
Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve - Hunt by ko
Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami - Lombard by ko
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim

[polandprzem]

Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann
Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve
Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez
Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim

[djohn14]

Im going with Stann, Struve, Sanchez, Lombard, and Kim

[Stringer_Bell]

Me and Poland have the same picks :p:

Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann - Stann via KO in the 2nd
Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve - Struve finally learns how to fight like a big man, wins decision via jabs
Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez - I don't even have to explain this one...
Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami - Okami will hug Lombard, then Lombard will be released from the UFC
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim - This is the only tough decision of the night, don't be surprised if Siyar wins via vicious KO, but I think Kim will be back to his usually grappling form

[dbreiden83080]

All you cowards are picking Stann.. Cowards each and every one of you.. :p:

[01Snake]

This guy is a sobbing idiot!

[ace3g]

0-1 Siyar got dominated

[dbreiden83080]

Okami should win 29-28..

[ace3g]

0-2...

[polandprzem]

Which round of the first 2 Lombard won?

[polandprzem]

0-2...
...2-0

[dbreiden83080]

Jesus SD.. MMA judging is so so so bad...

[CubanSucks]

pretty drunk right now but I thought he lost the first 2, how the fuck was that a split?

[polandprzem]

pretty drunk right now, you talking about lombard? I thought he lost the first 2, how the fuck was that a split?
One assref gave him 2 rounds

[polandprzem]

simple :D

[txstr1986]

1-1

Lombard was disappointing.

[polandprzem]

Diego fought 6 seconds. Not enough FU Sanchez spoiling my picks

[ace3g]

1-2

[polandprzem]

no way diego won!

[Stringer_Bell]

Wow....and that's all I'm going to say. No questions please.

[polandprzem]

Diego wanted to say something :)

[polandprzem]

Wow....and that's all I'm going to say. No questions please.

:grim:

[CubanSucks]

i may be tripping but that fight was leaning towards the boring side

[ace3g]

8 straight decisions on this card

[polandprzem]

I wonder what's Struve gameplan. Hunto may easily take him to dreamland if they gonna exchange

[polandprzem]

Struve standup D is awful as always. He never gonna be top5

[Brunodf]

Hunt is fucking crazy

[Brunodf]

Holy shit

[ace3g]

wow, I don't care I got that wrong, awesome ending

[polandprzem]

I fuckin knew it!

Should have picked Hunto

[txstr1986]

wow, I don't care I got that wrong, awesome ending

Ditto. My heart said Hunt, but I didn't follow it.

2-2

[ace3g]

1-3... come on Stann!!!

[ace3g]

Hunt is the UFCs DH

[ace3g]

Nelson vs Hunt would be an awesome fight

[polandprzem]

Nelson vs Hunt would be an awesome fight

:hat






:ihit

[ace3g]

Check out Hunt's losses: http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Mark-Hunt-10668

- All but 1 by sub. Struve has won a couple of fights by sub. Struve has long arms so he can get around the neck easily. Could go either way because Struve all but 1 of his losses are by KO, TKO. Looks like Hunt is more susceptible to subs though.

Glad my stats were on display for this fight, meter kept going back and forth, lol

[Brunodf]

WTF GREAT 1ST round

[Brunodf]

Wand!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ace3g]

Didn't think Stann would lose by TKO/Ko

[polandprzem]

Christ 3-2 for me :pctoss


How the fuck could Brian lose this one?

[ace3g]

1-4...

1 step forward (5-0 last week) 2 steps back (1-4 now)...

[polandprzem]

Stann wanted to go for a title run.

No chance

[txstr1986]

2-3...

Damn it Stann!

[Stringer_Bell]

In the 1st round, Wandy waved to Stann like "c'mon, bring it!!!" and Stann dropped his guard to extend his hand in respect then BAM! Wandy caught him off-guard. At least that's what I think happened.

[dbreiden83080]

Wandy is an MMA GOD!!

What a Fuckin war.. AMAZING!!! Suck it to all that picked Stann.. :p:

[txstr1986]

Nelson vs Hunt would be an awesome fight

This. But Big Country would kill Hunt.

[dbreiden83080]

Diego wanted to say something :)

Other than "I fought like shit" and nobody was interested..


1-4...



1 step forward (5-0 last week) 2 steps back (1-4 now)...


4-1.. That Title will be mine this year... Finally... :lol

[polandprzem]

Jeeeez I cannot be worse then Trout

[dbreiden83080]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/sanfeng/HybridTrainingPart153-1.gif

[ace3g]

http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/229/files/2013/03/markhuntko.gif

[dbreiden83080]

http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/229/files/2013/03/markhuntko.gif


Stefan Struve ‏@StefanStruve

Thanks for the support everybody, I wanted Herb to take the tooth out of my cheek and continue but then it turned out my jaw was broken..

[CubanSucks]

i may be tripping but that fight was leaning towards the exciting-as-fuck side

why couldn't stann win?!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/sanfeng/HybridTrainingPart153-1.gif

y u gotta do dat

[dbreiden83080]

i may be tripping but that fight was leaning towards the exciting-as-fuck side

why couldn't stann win?!



y u gotta do dat

Wand was not losing in Japan.. The doubters didn't take that into account..

[ace3g]

Who should Wand fight next?

[dbreiden83080]

Wand should retire or fight at 205 again.. Wand/Shogun would be epic..

They are friends though i think..

[Brunodf]

Who should Wand fight next?

Wand vs Hunt 2

[The TroutBum]

Jeeeez I cannot be worse then Trout

C'mon, c'mon... Feel it, feel it... Feel the vibration! (from my nut sack, slapping your chin)


Stefan Struve ‏@StefanStruve

Thanks for the support everybody, I wanted Herb to take the tooth out of my cheek and continue but then it turned out my jaw was broken..

I don't care who you are, there is nothing better than a walk-away KO like that. NOTHING. Does this put Hunt in the top 10? I can't see how it wouldn't.




Mark Hunt (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/mark-hunt) vs. Stefan Struve (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/stefan-struve) - There is no escape for Struve here. KO, round 1.
Takanori Gomi (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/takanori-gomi) vs. Diego Sanchez (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/diego-sanchez) - I'm 0 for my last who knows with Sanchez, and I'm not giving up now.
Hector Lombard (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/hector-lombard) vs. Yushin Okami (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/yushin-okami) - Okami is so overrated and shitty that I can't pick him. Lombard is such a fuckhead pussy that I can't pick him either. I'm picking NO CONTEST.
Mizuto Hirota (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/mizuto-hirota) vs. Rani Yahya (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/rani-yahya) - Always go with old WEC guys. Love me some Yahya -- let's see if he still has it.
Siyar Bahadurzada (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/siyar-bahadurzada) vs. Dong Hyun Kim (http://www.mmajunkie.com/fighters/dong-hyun-kim) -



1-0, I can't believe people actually picked Struve. He hasn't done so well against big-time strikers. It's almost like he thinks he's too tall to have to worry about it. I love it when the bigger man goes down hard. Did anyone else feel like they were watching a Peter Jackson directed fight? (I can't find any images of them in the cage together on google -- seriously?) It was like Samwise Vs. An Uruk Hai.

2-0, Sanchez didn't make weight, which was ALMOST enough for me to come change my pick, but I'm serious, he's cost me my last five picks, I'm riding that fucker until he gets cut. Got lucky, he looked like pure shit.

2-0 (still), As soon as Lombardo pisses dirty, this fight will be changed to No Contest, and I will be vindicated. Serious question, dbreiden, do you go back and change people's picks if later on it is called a no-contest? Secondly, how about we add an option that gives +10 or something for actually calling a Draw or No Contest?

3-0, I listened to Florain try and sell us on how Hirota was some sort of stud, but that was a long time ago, and I don't think he was very good even back then. Yayha looked like the 145 version of Damian Mia, which was a joy to watch. It's too bad he gassed at the end. I freaking love watching a good submission fighter go to work. LOVE it.

3-1, I'm not sure what the fuck I was thinking on this one. I totally forgot that Bahadurzada stood over Paulo Thiago with his arms up, taunting like a fucking bitch after his first UFC fight. Disrespectful, balding, fuck stick. I have never been a Dong fan, but just like Gray Maynard, it only takes one fight to make me a fan. When Kim was on top, mounted, again, I loved watching him taunt Siyar; kept letting him hit him in the face like he was nothing more than an annoyance. It's too bad he wasn't able to do any damage, although a lot of those elbows got thru, not a single one cut him. Shame. Fuck Bahadurzada, he could be my new least liked fighter.
http://www.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/siyar21.jpg <----- FAG.

So, technically 3-2, but I'm positive that Lombard will piss dirty. Now that I actually think about it, Okami won, so they won't do shit. Oh well, I still bet he pisses dirty. 1-2 in the UFC, Mr. Lombard, congrats at being mediocre, you fuck.

[dbreiden83080]

For anyone that missed the amazing Wand/Stann fight

Enjoy...

http://mmaversus.com/2013/03/03/wanderlei-silva-vs-brian-stann-fight-video-ufc-on-fuel/

[The TroutBum]

^ ^ solid.

I am not quite sure how/why I didn't pick the Wandy/Stann fight... I would have picked Stann. Must've slipped my mind.

[ace3g]

After losing 2 in a row and falling to the prelims, Okami is back to 3 wins in row; so what is next for him? For the most part he can neutralize most MWs with his grappling.

[Brunodf]

After losing 2 in a row and falling to the prelims, Okami is back to 3 wins in row; so what is next for him? For the most part he can neutralize most MWs with his grappling.
Weidman or PHilipou vs Jacare winner

[Brunodf]

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/382237_544722622224947_131138905_n.jpg

[dbreiden83080]

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/382237_544722622224947_131138905_n.jpg

What a WAR!!


After losing 2 in a row and falling to the prelims, Okami is back to 3 wins in row; so what is next for him? For the most part he can neutralize most MWs with his grappling.

Bisping is a good fight for him maybe.. Okami didn't look very good last night IMO.. That 3rd round was terrible. He gassed out and could not get the TD..

[dbreiden83080]

https://i.minus.com/i3LMYP6URskaO.gif



https://i.minus.com/ibqZ1B2nISadbG.gif



http://i.minus.com/ibsbwcNgOymhxK.gif

[ace3g]

Looking back, Stann being a nice guy, he did go in for the high five when Wand said lets go with his hand gesture; wasn't really a turning point or anything but Stann probably shouldn't have let his guard down.

[polandprzem]

That was not very well played game by Stann but he wanted to make a statnmant that he can knock Silva out. And he could but the chances are 50-50 in that kind of exchanges when both fighters are close to equal

[dbreiden83080]

It is amazing with Wandy how his style can still beat almost anyone yet he loses to almost anyone. Leben knocked him out so fast when they fought but Stann who destroyed Leben Wandy KO'd with the same style that got himself KO'd against Leben..

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BEdXu1eCIAELrGo.jpg:large

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BEeFdRKCYAEkfue.jpg:large

[txstr1986]

Now that ^^^^ is a great picture. Hunt should frame it.

[ace3g]

how the photographer got the shot:

http://www.jhedgesphoto.com/blog/2013/03/03/how-i-got-the-shot/