ABC Fight Corner

[GodsGladiator]

link of the fight....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0dRjA8hMG0

a link of knockouts for kicks....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVlgnm-b7u4

[HardCory]

Originally Posted by GodsGladiator

Mariusz Pudzianowski is for real....

I wouldn't jump to that conclusion yet, it was his opponents first MMA fight as well. His standup needs a lot of work, he looked really sloppy.

[GodsGladiator]

Originally Posted by HardCory

I wouldn't jump to that conclusion yet, it was his opponents first MMA fight as well. His standup needs a lot of work, he looked really sloppy.

well what i really ment by it was he knows the basics, he is not kimbo, better said lol? and for as big as he is, im sure he moves quicker than brock, i think this match was superheavyweight, he weighed over 265, around 285.

[maverickBU]

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.

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.

[Trench]

Penn wins via destruction and Frank Mir wins via beefing up and kicking your tail with superior skills. THANK YOU MMA GODS!!!

[klosey]

Originally Posted by maverickBU

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.

mariusz fighting background - fourth kyu green belt in Kyokushin kaikan
amateur boxer

[GodsGladiator]

Rumor:

It has been speculated that Mariusz will be signed by the UFC by the end of 2009 and debut in early 2010 against TUF 10 veteran Wes Shivers.

source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariusz_Pudzianowski

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[GodsGladiator]

Originally Posted by klosey

mariusz fighting background - fourth kyu green belt in Kyokushin kaikan
amateur boxer

he looked pretty flexiable and quick for someone who weighs 280+

[HardCory]

Definitely nobody in the lightweight division currently that can contend with BJ Penn with his current dedication to training. Florian look good last night too.

[GodsGladiator]

Originally Posted by HardCory

Definitely nobody in the lightweight division currently that can contend with BJ Penn with his current dedication to training. Florian look good last night too.

do you think if faber put on 10lbs hed be a threat in the lightweight divsion over in UFC?