You Can Thank Dominick Cruz For A Dominant Win By Matt Mitrione |
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DCRage
Representin' The MA's
Career record: 453-339
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: Maryland
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That's basically what Mitrione said at the UFC FFTT 2 post-fight presser. "He's so elusive. He uses his athleticism to make everybody else have to change their game. I mean, Scotty Jorgensen is a tough, tough little fella and Dominick made him look like a child. You know what I mean, took him down at will, head strikes coming from every angle whatsoever, finised with beautiful leg kicks or head kicks, whatever it was. The way Dominick's gameplan is and the way that he makes everybody so uncomfortable with his movement because it's so herky-jerky and so unpredictable, then poof comes a right hand or left uppercut or whatever the hell is coming. I love the way he fights man. I respect it and I told him beforehand, 'this is, I'm going to try to fight like you.' Granted, like I said, I started out a little slower than I wanted to but I'm pretty damn athletic, the second most athletic heavyweight around. As a result, I need to make people fight my game."
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Post #1 1/23/11 1:27:26PM
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Chael_Sonnen
Heavyweight Champ
Career record: 521-343
Season: 17-7 (#819)
Location: Global Sensation
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Mitrione is growing on me 
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Post #2 1/23/11 7:25:39PM
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State_Champ
MMA Sensei
Career record: 930-568
Season: 19-5 (#268)
Location: The Blue Sphere near the Red Sphere
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Posted by Chael_Sonnen
Mitrione is growing on me
He has a strange charisma about him, I think.
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Post #3 1/23/11 8:35:53PM
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tmas
In Full Mount
Career record: 742-643
Season: 16-8 (#1079)
Location: Indiana
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dude is strangely goofy @ times like i am, sometimes i think douche sometimes i think haha cool and he is really improving im impressed.!
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Post #4 1/23/11 10:05:15PM
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Combat Sport and Fitness
Career record: 375-265
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: Mean streets of Enumclaw, WA
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its funny how everyone talked so much smack on TUF and now he's 4-0 in the ufc. i like the guy. hes strange but he puts people away. i dont think he looked too much like cruz but he did have good movement for 260lbs.
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Post #5 1/23/11 11:57:30PM
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sbulldavid
MMA Sensei
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My early prediction was that he'd be a little better than Heath Herring, I think he could have even more potential than that if he can improve his wrestling because I'm fairly certain his stand-up is going to be near the top of the division in a couple of years, and he has great composure and that is his most impressive feature.
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Post #6 1/24/11 8:21:06AM
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mattjonesy
Standup Guy
Career record: 961-560
Season: 18-6 (#604)
Location: South Wales , UK
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Hated the guy on the show but hes also grown on me alot, I thought he would have 2 fights in the UFC tops but he has really shown how much he loves the sport. I would give him a chance against most of the heavyweight divison now!
Mitrione vs Kongo/ Barry next please!
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Post #7 1/24/11 9:23:58AM
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Career record: 651-410
Season: 19-5 (#490)
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Posted by mattjonesy
Hated the guy on the show but hes also grown on me alot, I thought he would have 2 fights in the UFC tops but he has really shown how much he loves the sport. I would give him a chance against most of the heavyweight divison now!
Mitrione vs Kongo/ Barry next please!
Excuse me if i'm wrong but i thought Barry and Mitrione train with each other which makes Mitrione Barry a long shot
But i would love too see Kongo Vs Meathead 
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Post #8 1/24/11 10:14:59AM
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Boo_Radley21
Heavyweight Champ
Career record: 573-405
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: Ontario
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I've become a fan of Mitrione even though he kind of freaked me out on the show. I would also like to see him face Kongo, or Cro Cop even.
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Post #9 1/24/11 11:09:41AM
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The Anti-pansy
Career record: 1031-567
Season: 22-2 (#166)
Location: PA
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Haha...an "elusive" Dominick Cruz is much different from an "elusive" Lyoto Machida, no doubt. I'm no Machida hater, but Dominick's fights aren't lacking action, that's for sure. An unexpected source of inspiration, coming from Matt Mitrione.
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Post #10 1/24/11 11:51:51AM
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pmoney
Heavyweight Champ
Career record: 524-304
Season: 19-5 (#343)
Location: PD, CA, USA
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Two of my favorite fighters are Mitrione and Cruz. Cruz has looked like a phenom at 135. Faber will be a big test for Cruz, assuming that fight happens at some point.
Kongo would be a huge test for Mitrione! I don't know if the odds would be in his favor on that one, but he has gotten better with every fight.
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Post #11 1/24/11 2:23:49PM
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mattjonesy
Standup Guy
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Season: 18-6 (#604)
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Posted by jjeans
Posted by mattjonesy
Hated the guy on the show but hes also grown on me alot, I thought he would have 2 fights in the UFC tops but he has really shown how much he loves the sport. I would give him a chance against most of the heavyweight divison now!
Mitrione vs Kongo/ Barry next please!
Excuse me if i'm wrong but i thought Barry and Mitrione train with each other which makes Mitrione Barry a long shot
But i would love too see Kongo Vs Meathead
Yeh ure right mate but i would still like to see that fight. Thinking about it now I wouldnt mind seeing Barry/Struve got a bit of a freak show feel to it! Mitrione/Struve would be great to.
EDIT - forgot Struve is fighting Browne
Last edited 1/24/11 9:01PM by mattjonesy
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Post #12 1/24/11 8:11:17PM
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pmoney
Heavyweight Champ
Career record: 524-304
Season: 19-5 (#343)
Location: PD, CA, USA
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Posted by mattjonesy
Posted by jjeans
Posted by mattjonesy
Hated the guy on the show but hes also grown on me alot, I thought he would have 2 fights in the UFC tops but he has really shown how much he loves the sport. I would give him a chance against most of the heavyweight divison now!
Mitrione vs Kongo/ Barry next please!
Excuse me if i'm wrong but i thought Barry and Mitrione train with each other which makes Mitrione Barry a long shot
But i would love too see Kongo Vs Meathead
Yeh ure right mate but i would still like to see that fight. Thinking about it now I wouldnt mind seeing Barry/Struve got a bit of a freak show feel to it! Mitrione/Struve would be great to.
EDIT - forgot Struve is fighting Browne
I actually just read an article saying Mitrione is down to fight Pat Barry, and another article saying that match should be made.
#1 I think those writers were misinformed
#2 At this rate, I feel Mitrione would destroy Barry. I thought Pat was supposed to be this bad ass kick boxer, yet I thought he looked terribly unimpressive against Beltran.
I'd take Mitrione all day in that fight
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Post #13 1/25/11 12:31:50AM
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machodog76
Belt Contender
Career record: 925-583
Season: 18-6 (#302)
Location: portland
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I think Pat's inability to KO Beltran has more to do with Beltran's heart and chin, than any lack of strikinng ability on his part.
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Post #14 1/25/11 1:26:11PM
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