Thats a great GIF. Im saving this. I think That's exactly what John McCarthy sees, thats what makes him so great . Listen, I really don't care if AA has a glass jaw or not, but this punch was harder and more accurate than Fedor ever landed on ANYone. That is considering AA helped him by jumping right into it.
This also shows that Fedor is a damn robot. He is so damn programmed to do certain things in certain situations, that is just unbelievable. First off... he starts throwing that right before AA even leaps, because he knows what AA is about to do before AA knows. Second, he knows that the left hook is supposed to follow in that sequence so his body just does it even though Arlovski is already past him on the way down. Then, as AA drops on his face, Fedor is immediately looking to lunge on top with a left hook to the downed Arlovski (you can tell by the way that his shoulder is cocked, and it would have been the right punch from that position).... Big John jumps in to save Arlovski, and as he forces Fedor's body to turn to the side, you can see Fedor focused, and still visualizing his opponent... turn his right hand up into the hammerfisting position which would be the proper shot from him in that position after Big John moved him. He can't even control his instincts... the man is not human.
i like arlovski, but hate him cause he thinks he can beat fedor like he's just gonna run right through him.
You can look at it two ways. You can either say that it is extremely frustrating... because it is... that Arlovski has so much talent, and that he can't keep his composure and throws it down the toilet at times by fighting too overly aggressive. However.... then when he doesn't, you have people in his ear saying that he is too cautious... just because he is good enough to keep the fight standing, and most of his opponents won't go on the attack when Arlovski is on his standup game. They sort of go into a shell, can't take him down... and Arlovski just outstrikes them. So, he is caught up in trying to be exciting for the fans... and had he landed that flying knee, and knocked Fedor out... people would be raving about it. As far as what you are saying... I think that it shows great confidence in himself that he is so comfortable in the ring, even against someone like Fedor.... that he will attempt such a dangerous move. I actually felt that it was great to see someone step into the ring against Fedor, that wasn't beat before the bell sounded. Arlovski was in there imposing his will, and it was working... until Fedor does what he always does best and capitalized on AA's mistake.
Even though it has been shown before, that fight with Babalu showed just how appalling Sokoujou is on the ground. I didn't realise it was that bad. He did **** all the ground and sat there and let Babalu slap on that choke. I could have put up more of a fight. I mean at least squirm or something ffs!
The obvious would have been to push him away with his legs. The guy just simply sat that and got "Darced". Loosing interest in Soko. Its no wonder Dana let him go. And to think he hard balled with the UFC!
I'll admit i was one who got caught in the hype. Seems his wins in Pride were perhaps flukes after all.
To be honest all i thought when he was in PRIDE was yea great new addition to 205 and fresh meat. But how on earth can you win the US open and be completely useless on the floor?
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