Comments on: Weigh-in results for Strikeforce: ‘Shamrock vs. Cung Le’

By: skatanicus

skatanicus — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:46:31 +0000

“As for Frank stating in interviews that he will stand with Cung, DONT BUY THE HYPE!!! Thats just Frank playing mind games. No matter what he says, he will not stand and trade with Cung Le…Thats just not going to happen.

This whole fight will come down to Le’s take down defense. If he keeps the fight standing he wins! If Frank drags him to the ground, Frank will win.”

You’re wrong on both accounts. Frank’s going to stand and trade with Cung, at least for a while- have you actually seen Cung fight, his standup is NOT THAT GOOD! He doesn’t just knock people out with one kick. I agree that people shouldn’t buy the hype, and Cung is all hype. People need to do some research before they go running their mouths. Shamrock may not finish it standing, but let me assure you, Frank has the advantage even in the standup.

By: RobH86

RobH86 — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:32:29 +0000

[quote comment="393345"]I am not jumping up and down with excitement over this event.
Frank Shamrock is unpredictable. You cant tell me he didnt illegally Knee Renzo on purpose. he wanted a way out of the fight with out really LOOSING, and he found it.

What will happen if Frank gets in trouble against Cung? Will he take his beating like a man, r will he pull some other stunt?

I am actually more excited about seeing Gilbert Melendez perform than I am about the main event.

I hope I am wrong and I hope Cung WRECKS shammy-boy!

As for Frank stating in interviews that he will stand with Cung, DONT BUY THE HYPE!!! Thats just Frank playing mind games. No matter what he says, he will not stand and trade with Cung Le…Thats just not going to happen.

This whole fight will come down to Le’s take down defense. If he keeps the fight standing he wins! If Frank drags him to the ground, Frank will win.

Lets just hope they put on a decent show.

This was supposed to be a pretty solid card, but now its just trash! No more sheilds, or Diaz…. Not too interested about this event…. I probably wont even watch it,, I will just catch it on the internet tomorrow.[/quote]

Well yeah, I can see your concern with the main event. If it remains standing people say it could be one sided in Cung’s favour, (though I believe Frank’s striking is pretty crisp in his own right) and if it hits the deck it’s Frank’s. Still, it could be really really good if we see some ground and standup. I’m excited about, I just hope it’s not a let down or ends too quickly.

By: john

john — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:36:35 +0000

I am not jumping up and down with excitement over this event.
Frank Shamrock is unpredictable. You cant tell me he didnt illegally Knee Renzo on purpose. he wanted a way out of the fight with out really LOOSING, and he found it.

What will happen if Frank gets in trouble against Cung? Will he take his beating like a man, r will he pull some other stunt?

I am actually more excited about seeing Gilbert Melendez perform than I am about the main event.

I hope I am wrong and I hope Cung WRECKS shammy-boy!

This whole fight will come down to Le’s take down defense. If he keeps the fight standing he wins! If Frank drags him to the ground, Frank will win.

Lets just hope they put on a decent show.

By: chefdaddy

chefdaddy — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:12:31 +0000

[quote comment="393058"]I think it’s very strange the way people think Cung Le has such phenomenal striking. The Sammy Morgan fight suggested it wasn’t all that stellar after all. Not to mention Cung has beat up on a bunch of losers, and not looked nearly as good doing it as the highlight reels would have you think. Watch the video on youtube of Cung Le fighting Mohamed Keita and tell me that he’s going to beat Frank Shamrock. I saw in a forum post on proelite yesterday that Frank Shamrock is claiming that he will keep the fight standing, which is not where he would do best, but I think he’s going to show people what’s really up in this fight. I read Sam Caplan’s article entitled, “Why Cung Le Will Beat Frank Shamrock” and it is laughable. All of Caplan’s predictions are, but it is just funny that people think that Le is going to ground and pound Frank, when he has expressed that he wants to avoid the ground. He wants to throw him down, then back away, and do it again and again. Caplan, and others, seem to think that Frank will not ever be able to crowd Cung Le, but watch that fight against Keita- you’ll see that it is inevitable that they will come together, and Le will not be able to use his kicks the way he wants to. I am certainly open to a rebuttal.

Prediction: Shamrock via TKO round 2[/quote]
I’ve never watched Le fight, but people were saying that Le would throw Shamrock around like a ragdoll when they trained together. Any idea if this is true or not?

By: keystone

keystone — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 04:50:42 +0000

i havent really been following this card but and have had a few drinks but am i missing something. did that jesse dude weigh in 5 pounds over and did mike kyle weigh in 20 over??

By: ro-J

ro-J — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:50:17 +0000

These are the guys brining MMA to network tv, great for MMA.

By: Pat

Pat — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:47:12 +0000

[quote comment="393096"]Am I the only one who’s really excited about Shamrock and Le? Cung is bigger than I thought compared to Frank. Hope it’s epic.

On a side note did anyone hear about Gina Carano’s next opponent, Kaitlin Young? She said that Carano is walking around at the moment at 191!!! Wtf, seriously that can’t be right can it. Sounds at bit odd that Young knows her weight to the pound. It can’t be the case. What weight’s the fight supposed to be at? 140? 145?

I’m not a betting man but it would be funny to bet on her not making weight. Btw I think Young will win.[/quote]

I hope Gina has to resort to stripping all her clothes to make weight.

Seriously though, I think Cung Le can make WW. He would be deadly at that weight.

By: oddchild

oddchild — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:11:54 +0000

Tiki, stop throwing up in the back from nervousness!

By: RobH86

RobH86 — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:10:58 +0000

Am I the only one who’s really excited about Shamrock and Le? Cung is bigger than I thought compared to Frank. Hope it’s epic.

I’m not a betting man but it would be funny to bet on her not making weight. Btw I think Young will win.

By: Jesse Holland

Jesse Holland — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:13:01 +0000

I didn’t realize the Fickett fight was contracted at 172 so his overage was actually just two pounds. But man he did not look happy to be there…