In the immortal words of a drunken 280 lb. T Rex at his own bachelor party - Ahhhrlovvskiiii?
This Saturday night in the world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Andre "The Pit Bull" Arlovski will be yet another man attempting to take down the most dominant heavyweight fighter we have ever seen, Fedor Emelianenko.
I normally support the UFC only, but you can bet I will be glued to the TV watching this on Saturday night. Both fighters are of Russian descent, both have great footwork and knockout power and both have some prowess on the ground (submissions etc..) Let's break this down:
Knockout power - Edge to Fedor - I have never seen any fighter who has mastered throwing his whole body into every punch.
Boxing - Edge to Arlovski
Submissions - Fedor - loves the armbar.
Gas in the tank - edge to Arlovski - only a slight edge.
Strength - although it doesn't look it by their physique, I say this one goes to Fedor who has, what I like to refer to, as farmboy strength. If you want to say retard strength, fine.
Experience - Fedor - has been competing professionally in Russian Sambo for many years before MMA.
Toughness - big edge to Fedor. Arlovski has shown a suspect chin in few of his fights, and if he makes a mental mistake, it's all over for him. Weak chins and mental mistakes do not mix.
Quickness - Arlovski - can he stay away from Fedor's power and pick him apart?
Conclusion - Arlovski's only chance in this on is to maintain distance and fire out jab upon jab. If he can control the fight and turn it into a 3 round boxing match, he wins. This blogger does not see that happening though.
What will happen, however, is that Fedor will take him to the mat, rough him up a bit and then armbar him in the 2nd round. You heard it here.
This Saturday night in the world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Andre "The Pit Bull" Arlovski will be yet another man attempting to take down the most dominant heavyweight fighter we have ever seen, Fedor Emelianenko.
I normally support the UFC only, but you can bet I will be glued to the TV watching this on Saturday night. Both fighters are of Russian descent, both have great footwork and knockout power and both have some prowess on the ground (submissions etc..) Let's break this down:
Knockout power - Edge to Fedor - I have never seen any fighter who has mastered throwing his whole body into every punch.
Boxing - Edge to Arlovski
Submissions - Fedor - loves the armbar.
Gas in the tank - edge to Arlovski - only a slight edge.
Strength - although it doesn't look it by their physique, I say this one goes to Fedor who has, what I like to refer to, as farmboy strength. If you want to say retard strength, fine.
Experience - Fedor - has been competing professionally in Russian Sambo for many years before MMA.
Toughness - big edge to Fedor. Arlovski has shown a suspect chin in few of his fights, and if he makes a mental mistake, it's all over for him. Weak chins and mental mistakes do not mix.
Quickness - Arlovski - can he stay away from Fedor's power and pick him apart?
Conclusion - Arlovski's only chance in this on is to maintain distance and fire out jab upon jab. If he can control the fight and turn it into a 3 round boxing match, he wins. This blogger does not see that happening though.
What will happen, however, is that Fedor will take him to the mat, rough him up a bit and then armbar him in the 2nd round. You heard it here.
4 comments:
You can't have a weak AND make a mental mistake. Impossible. The universe would explode.
I really need to get into this fighting stuff but I don't know which organization to support. Which one is better: UFC or MMA?
MMA (Mixed Martial Arts.) is the term used for the sport itself. They call it mixed martial arts because various different facets of martial arts are utilized: boxing, wresting, kickboxing, jiu jitsu, Judo etc... UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) is an organization that holds MMA events. There are 5 weight classes in the UFC and many rules designated to keep the fighters safe and keep it competitive. Try watching UFC Wired or UFC Unleashed (Spike TV) on cable to get a feel for the matches. I TIVO both shows. At this point, no need to shell out $45 for PPV. A good number of bars also carry the PPV's as well. There are also a number of UFC and MMA blogs that are decent - sherdog.com and MMAjunkie.com.
Also, there are other MMA organizations out there besides UFC: Affliction, Cage Rage, M1 Global, the now defunct EliteXC, where Kimbo Silce was. Tons of regional smaller companies as well.
IMO, UFC has the best overall talent as well as the best production.
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