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RhythmAndStyle
MMA Sensei
Career record: 587-351
Season: 34-16 (#875)
Location: Oshkosh,Wisconsin
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For starters, there's the production value you hear so much about. In Japan, they don't just introduce a guy and play whatever Tupac song he's chosen for his entrance music; they make a true multimedia presentation out of it. Perhaps no one made better use of this than Akihiro Gono, who, as we already know, loves to make an entrance. His walk-out this time was like a mini-concert, which is fitting since Dynamite's main ratings competition on Japanese TV is something called "The Red White Song Battle," -- essentially a free concert featuring famous musicians, couched as a competition between an all-male and all-female team of singers.
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Post #1 1/6/10 1:29:09PM
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FlashyG
MMA Sensei
Career record: 643-332
Season: 34-16 (#387)
Location: Toronto
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I'm likely alone or close to it on this one but I wouldn't lose any sleep if they cut out the entrances all together.
To me its just another fight they could have fit into the broadcast.
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Post #2 1/6/10 2:11:09PM
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HATE ON, HATERS!
Career record: 679-341
Season: 37-13 (#387)
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
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Posted by FlashyG
I'm likely alone or close to it on this one but I wouldn't lose any sleep if they cut out the entrances all together.
Trust me...you're not alone. I agree 100%.
Entrances and nicknames. I wouldn't miss either of them.
Last edited 1/6/10 2:16PM by emfleek
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Post #3 1/6/10 2:16:17PM
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Steady MODdin'
Career record: 749-421
Season: 33-17 (#668)
Location: Milwaukee
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gotta disagree, i love that part of the japanese fight game. maybe its the lingering pride nuthugger in me, but without the crazy screaming lady and wacky entrances the fights just wouldnt be the same.
can you honestly say you dont love seeing a guy like mayhem come out to his fights? i sure cant.
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Post #4 1/6/10 2:19:16PM
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HATE ON, HATERS!
Career record: 679-341
Season: 37-13 (#387)
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
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Posted by cowcatcher
can you honestly say you dont love seeing a guy like mayhem come out to his fights? i sure cant.
I enjoy them, but I wouldn't miss them if they were gone. I hate the fact that you have to sometimes wait 20 minutes in between fights to get all of the introductions and pre-fight instructions done. Get 'em in the ring, let 'em fight and get 'em the hell out for the next fight. That would be ideal...for me, anyways.
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Post #5 1/6/10 2:35:19PM
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JUST BREED!
Career record: 742-374
Season: 39-11 (#2)
Location: Seattle, WA
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My thoughts on them would be based on what they'd be replaced with.
If it's taking the place of fights, I hate them.
If it's taking the place of hype videos and useless talk, they're a welcome upgrade.
I would think 9 out of 10 times it's filling time that would not have been spent on a fight anyways.
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Post #6 1/6/10 2:38:59PM
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Giant_Ochai
BANNED
Career record: 238-142
Season: 0-0 (#-)
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I'll take a ridiculously long entrance over annoying repeated main event previews.
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Post #7 1/6/10 3:08:39PM
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NewGuy
Bas Will Destroy Your Liver
Career record: 621-367
Season: 30-19 (#1329)
Location: The Eye MN
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Posted by Giant_Ochai
I'll take a ridiculously long entrance over annoying repeated main event previews.
Amen Brother
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Post #8 1/6/10 4:47:13PM
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jahdoug
MMA Regular
Career record: 238-155
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: Shakedown Street
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Ninja Warrior is the Jam!
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Post #9 1/6/10 7:42:50PM
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