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Originally Posted by GodsGladiator
Mariusz Pudzianowski is for real....
Mariusz Pudzianowski faced off against fellow MMA newcomer Marcin Najman in a heavyweight match-up in Warsaw, Poland as the headliner for KSW XII. Mariusz won the fight in 0:43 of the first round by tap-out due to strikes.
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If by "for real" you mean he put in more effort than Jose Canseco did for his MMA fight against HMC, then yes. If "for real" means he's even a B-level fighter, then no. That was horribly sloppy standup, throwing heaving leg kicks with his hands at his waist, and the "clinch", if you could call it that, was a mess. Kimbo looks better than that.
I'd like to say the sky is the limit on his eventual ability, but I don't think I can. We know that size and brute strength alone are not enough (see Bob Sapp). He's already 32. He doesn't have a background in any applicable fighting art. And, IMO, he did it for the pay day (~$70K for this fight). I'd like for him to prove me wrong, but I have a suspiscion that he will fight as long as the money is good and then be done with it.