Pudzianowski's first MMA fight
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My ego had Couture tapping out like a woodpecker ...Did he have trouble pinning your massive ego?
Thats cos your a lazy fat knacker
you wouldn't recognise me now sid, But thanks for the compliment.
He is very very strong no doubt but when fighters have had a chance to look at him in a few bouts it will even things out as they will then know his weakness. For a starter his hands are very low and he looks to have poor cardio and bad ground work. He will do better in the US as they favour stand up more, even though it might be UFC.
It would be good to see him against Royce Gracie in Japan as they have better rules. (Not sure if Gracie is retried yet?) My money would be on Gracie.
Also K1 is a total different game to UFC and you cannot get away with low hands:
Regardless is it cool seeing what sheer strength can do and it does make for good matches.
It would be good to see him against Royce Gracie in Japan as they have better rules. (Not sure if Gracie is retried yet?) My money would be on Gracie.
Also K1 is a total different game to UFC and you cannot get away with low hands:
Regardless is it cool seeing what sheer strength can do and it does make for good matches.
He won't be fighting Gracie I'm afraid even though it might be good to watch.
But...as for suggesting UFC is somehow more forgiving than K1 in allowing fighters to drop their hands?
I don't think that's true at all, there are more than enough fighters in UFC who will punish you if you drop either hand during a bout; I have seen many fights in the UFC decided by knockout blows being given to guys who drop their hands.
The classic confrontation of brute strength going up against skilled technician has always been entertaining and Pudzianowski's trump suit is always gonna be his strength.
He needs to be schooled in wrestling and Ju-Jitsu to take advantage of that strength for when he goes to ground.
If he learns how to cover his chin and trains with some good Ju-Jitsu fighters, he'll do well I think.
Should be interesting to say the least ....
But...as for suggesting UFC is somehow more forgiving than K1 in allowing fighters to drop their hands?
I don't think that's true at all, there are more than enough fighters in UFC who will punish you if you drop either hand during a bout; I have seen many fights in the UFC decided by knockout blows being given to guys who drop their hands.
The classic confrontation of brute strength going up against skilled technician has always been entertaining and Pudzianowski's trump suit is always gonna be his strength.
He needs to be schooled in wrestling and Ju-Jitsu to take advantage of that strength for when he goes to ground.
If he learns how to cover his chin and trains with some good Ju-Jitsu fighters, he'll do well I think.
Should be interesting to say the least ....
Yes you still need your hands up in UFC but there is more opportunity and incentive to close the gap which would suit his strength more and leave him less exposed. There are big hitters in UFC but as you know there are lots of different fighting types in UFC and some are not explosive hitters.
In K1 the obvious tactic would be to lure him in to dropping his hand and then trying for the big shot. At heavy weight nearly all K1 fighters are knockout merchants as there is no ground fighting allowed.
Royce might not fight him but it’s not beyond one of the Gracie’s. They are known to like to try their technique against vastly heaver and stronger opponents. This is the type of fight the Japanese like to put on just to see the match of styles.
It would be good to see him against a top ground fighter or craft standup guy. After all no one is going to compete on grounds of strength alone.
There are some top fighters out there who will exploit his weakness. Tactics will greatly depend on the rules of the completion and the country he fights in.
However, he is a monster and will be more than a handful for anyone.
In K1 the obvious tactic would be to lure him in to dropping his hand and then trying for the big shot. At heavy weight nearly all K1 fighters are knockout merchants as there is no ground fighting allowed.
Royce might not fight him but it’s not beyond one of the Gracie’s. They are known to like to try their technique against vastly heaver and stronger opponents. This is the type of fight the Japanese like to put on just to see the match of styles.
It would be good to see him against a top ground fighter or craft standup guy. After all no one is going to compete on grounds of strength alone.
There are some top fighters out there who will exploit his weakness. Tactics will greatly depend on the rules of the completion and the country he fights in.
However, he is a monster and will be more than a handful for anyone.
I agree with much of what you said Wongo and I think there are many Ju Jitsu practitioners other than the legendary Gracies who could hand out similar lessons to Pudzianowski ... they'd be queuing up for a fight like that as you know ... after all, it would be a big money fight and that's why they do it.
As for that video example of that guy getting kicked when he dropped his guard?
He committed a most basic of all fighting mistakes in dropping the other hand when punching.
A lot of guys when they start boxing drop their left hand when punching with their right hand [orthodox]; some of them never seem to get out the habit for some reason ... a lot of them, just get knocked out though
http://sherdogblog.craveonline.com/blog/2009-12-17
Didn't think it would take M1 long to jump on this as a possible freak fight for Fedor...
For all the obvious skill and power Fedor has I still find it hard to see him as p4p #1 with his record as padded as it is. More so when he refused to sigh for the UFC and signed for Strikeforce... sadly though I think he will end his career fighting 2nd rate fighters in 2nd rate events...
Didn't think it would take M1 long to jump on this as a possible freak fight for Fedor...
For all the obvious skill and power Fedor has I still find it hard to see him as p4p #1 with his record as padded as it is. More so when he refused to sigh for the UFC and signed for Strikeforce... sadly though I think he will end his career fighting 2nd rate fighters in 2nd rate events...
But the reasons he wouldnt sign for the UFC is because of a few reasons Dave.
Fedor (supposedly) has principles for one (although these may easily be bought at the right price), Dana has always gone on about how his record is padded and that he hasnt really fought many top opponents. Dana publicily slated Fedor resulting in Fedor saying he would never sign for the UFC. Plus the fact Fedor likes to co-promote fights to take a bigger sharing of the TV pot and this wouldnt be allowed by the UFC (whereas Strikeforce are allowing it)
M1 and there co promotion demands are mental though. hey will happily co promote and take any profits but not any losses (see the death of Affliction as an promotion for example). The UFC has a proven revenue stream and has no need to copromote.
The money made in a PPV cut as with all of the UFCs top paid fighters would eclipse anything Strikeforce could have offered financially.
Sadly though I think when you get stubborn people like Dana White and Fedors management butting heads a compromise is never going to be reached.
To be fair there are only a couple of people in the UFC HW division I think could make a decent fight with Fedor. Lesnar being one, Mir and Dos Santos being possibilitys. I think the rest of the HW div like Carwin, Cain etc would all be on the wrong end of a TKO pretty quick.
The money made in a PPV cut as with all of the UFCs top paid fighters would eclipse anything Strikeforce could have offered financially.
Sadly though I think when you get stubborn people like Dana White and Fedors management butting heads a compromise is never going to be reached.
To be fair there are only a couple of people in the UFC HW division I think could make a decent fight with Fedor. Lesnar being one, Mir and Dos Santos being possibilitys. I think the rest of the HW div like Carwin, Cain etc would all be on the wrong end of a TKO pretty quick.