"DREAM 9" Tuesday, May 26th, Kanagawa, Japan

[kickserv]

Fight Card
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Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller
Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto vs. Joe Warren
Bibiano Fernandes vs. Masakazu Imanari
Yoshiro Maeda vs. Hiroyuki Takaya
Abel Cullum vs. Hideo Tokoro
Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri
Mark Hunt vs. Gegard Mousasi
Jan Nortje vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Jose Canseco vs. Hong Man Choi
Ikuhisa "Minowaman" Minowa vs. Bob Sapp




Yes, that's right......Jose Canseco:s4: :shocked:

 

[kickserv]

On this one now..........


Tatsuya Kawajiri beat Gesias "JZ" Calvancante $2.55 (+155) *2 Joe Rogans



I think odds too good to pass up on Kawajiri, this fight should be a "pick em" in my opinion

 

[Ghost Kid]

Haven't see odds on Canseco yet
but unless some shady business is going on here
Jose has about as much a chance as I do against Choi

He got the shit kicked out of him by a 50 year old retired football player (Sikahema) and had a draw with Bonaduce

This is actually dangerous for Canseco...and I'm the sick bastard that can't wait to see it
:mj07:

 

[kickserv]

yep.....even for Japan this is pathetic, MMA going down fast in Japan, if they gotta bring in Jose then ummm that tells ya something:scared

 

[kegray1]

I got a couple of plays on this card:

LIVE DOG ALERT:
MINOWA(+180) over Bob Sapp 400 wins 720. All I can say is WOW!!! I thought this would be close to pick'em. Bob Sapp has terrible submission defense.
The last fight for Sapp was a joke and if Minowa gets Sapp in that same position that the cartoon character(Tanaka 0-1) did(and he will) then Sapp will be submitted with severe ease.
Minowa has 41 wins with 26 by way of submission. If you are worried about punching power and size then know that Minowa armbared Butterbean back in Pride. Minowa will probably be over 200lbs going into this one and will take Sapp to the ground.

Also Kawajiri(+155) over Cavalcante for 100 wins 155.

 

[Ghost Kid]

MINOWA screwed me so bad last time out at Dream 8. But at the odds, I agree with you kegray. I actually think all the giants might lose (besides Choi who would have to collapse and have a heart attack to lose)

I wonder if Miller can do any better this time against Jacare?

 

[SixFive]

I got a couple of plays on this card:

LIVE DOG ALERT:
MINOWA(+180) over Bob Sapp 400 wins 720. All I can say is WOW!!! I thought this would be close to pick'em. Bob Sapp has terrible submission defense.
The last fight for Sapp was a joke and if Minowa gets Sapp in that same position that the cartoon character(Tanaka 0-1) did(and he will) then Sapp will be submitted with severe ease.
Minowa has 41 wins with 26 by way of submission. If you are worried about punching power and size then know that Minowa armbared Butterbean back in Pride. Minowa will probably be over 200lbs going into this one and will take Sapp to the ground.

Also Kawajiri(+155) over Cavalcante for 100 wins 155.

that does look great! We also know that Sapp brings some terrific cardio to the figt as well! :142smilie

 

[Ghost Kid]

Who the hell is this fatboy fighting Sokoudjou? Can he fight at all?

 

[kegray1]

Who the hell is this fatboy fighting Sokoudjou? Can he fight at all?

Jan Nortje is terrible and no his cardio is AWFUL.
He is big (330lbs). He has little power to speak of. He finished Sapp in :55 seconds because both were gassed about :30 seconds in.

Soko will win easy and I am adding that one.

Parlay:
Soko
Minowa
100 wins 285

Also added this parlay:
Minowa
Soko
Yamamoto
Kawajiri
50 wins 509

Did I mention I like Minowa.:mj07:
Got 550 tied up in him. If he doesn't get caught in the first 1:30 then I see no chance for a Sapp win as his cardio will not allow for any bigger punches after that point. Minowa only KO'd 9 times in 79 fights.

 

[kegray1]

MINOWA screwed me so bad last time out at Dream 8.

The loss to Shibata(3-6) was a bad loss for Minowa, but if you look at who has beat Shibata then it is hard to say how good Shibata really was.
6 losses with only 1 bad one(Min Suk Heo).
Other losses to Sakurai, Ralek Gracie, Mayhem Miller, Sakuraba, and Akiyama. No shame at all in any of those and these guys would all finish Bob Sapp.

 

[Ghost Kid]

excellent stuff kegray
I'm pretty sure on Mousasi as well (particularly with MMA rules)
maybe I will try a Mousasi-Minowa-Soko parlay

I must be twisted...but this card intrigues me!

 

[kegray1]

I think Mousasi should win as Hunt is not looking good these days.
Mousasi was able to get a triangle on Manhoef who was somewhat bigger than him and Manhoef has more power than Hunt.
I think Mousasi wil submit Hunt early 1st.

 

[kegray1]

Time change on this card as well.
It is on HDNET at 5:00am est instead of 3:00am.
I hope it is done recording before I have to leave for work in the morning. Dream cards seem to NEVER end.

 

[gardenweasel]

i see mike brown and faber are basically pick`em?.....i think brown`s just naturally bigger and stronger than faber....

brown`s only losses were by submission(...the chin must be excellent...and faber`s subs are by chokes(rear naked and guillotine)...

i keep thinking back to the video of tyson griffin overpowering and beating up faber...

brown looks like an awfully strong dude...
...

 

[kegray1]

Not sure why you are posting a WEC card in a Dream thread.
Better hope Kickserv doesn't read it or else a ban may be coming.

 

[RowdyRider]

Ahhhh, what a great card....

Gegard Mousasi is the only guy in the world, IMO, who can beat Anderson Silva right now...as in their weight classes. Even though Mousasi is moving up to LHW....

Anyways, give me Minowa, Kid, Mousasi, Sokoudjou, and JZ!!

 

[kickserv]

GW banned 57 minutes....and has to fight Jose Canseco at next WEC card.



So ummm is kegray on "Minowaman":shrug: :142smilie

 

[kegray1]

I wish I could find odds on if Canseco even shows up for this fight.
I think there is a better chance of him dropping out than there is of him fighting.

 

[kickserv]

Remember this is DREAM, Dana White himself couldn't save this organization, DREAM is almost dead, Jose is their last hope:mj07:

He better show....or maybe they'll put a mask on some guy and throw on a Oakland A's shirt and say "here comes Jose":mj07:

 

[kegray1]

If this happens to Bob Sapp against a cartton character with no fights to his credit then imagine what a guy with 26 wins by way of submission will do to him:

http://www.sherdog.com/thumbnail_cr...0090101093948_200812310532.JPG&width_size=600