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Topic: Eddie's Tribute to Asskickery

While recording the upcoming commentary for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," Teague was brave enough to admit his ignorance of all things fighting.  This is not his fault.  It is mine.  I have failed in imparting the knowledge of true ass kickery.   I'll take this opportunity to celebrate my favorite Martial Artists, Fighters, Instructors, and all around Ass Kickers.  This will be a thread I bump from time to time with examples of asskickers who you, like Teague, may not know of. 

And who better to start with than the man that many (myself included) consider the greatest combative sportsman who has ever lived, Fedor Emilianenko. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVVrNOQtlzY

Fedor has said that he doesn't like to engage in a pre fight stare down because, "It gives me too many unhappy feelings," and doesn't watch too much television because it's "Too negative." Keep that in mind as you watch.

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Re: Eddie's Tribute to Asskickery

I flirted with the idea of making a "Kyle's Tribute To Fake Asskickery" thread, but instead I'll merely say that if this thread doesn't see Dan Severn, Volk Han, Brock Lesnar, and Bas Rutten (not a wrestler but should have been), I will be in my corner, rioting.

And yes.  I don't follow MMA, but there may never have been a man as dangerous without a weapon in his hand as Fedor.

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Re: Eddie's Tribute to Asskickery

I just want to bump this to ask Eddie: after what we just saw against Carwin, and taking into consideration what just happened to Fedor... how do you see a Brock/Fedor fight going?  I admit, I don't have nearly the MMA expertise as many who disagree with me, but from what I've seen I really think Lesnar might have the tools to beat him.

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Re: Eddie's Tribute to Asskickery

OK, so Kyle, I've been wondering about something for a bit. Your signature.

At first, I was taking it as, "I'm a ridiculous person—I jump around in a leotard pretending to be a badass—so sometimes I say ridiculous stuff. Just take it in stride."

But now, I'm starting to think you meant "I'm a badass. Check out my beard. Before you call out my stupidity, keep in mind that I can pulverize you."

So…um…which is it?

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Re: Eddie's Tribute to Asskickery

I'd guess the latter.

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Re: Eddie's Tribute to Asskickery

Kyle wrote:

I just want to bump this to ask Eddie: after what we just saw against Carwin, and taking into consideration what just happened to Fedor... how do you see a Brock/Fedor fight going?  I admit, I don't have nearly the MMA expertise as many who disagree with me, but from what I've seen I really think Lesnar might have the tools to beat him.

A totally legit question.  One that I'm not sure I can answer.

I think to beat Brock you're going to have to inflict sustained damage to him.  I know Fedor can inflict that damage.  I also know that Fedor usually only walks around at 225 and Brock has to CUT to 265 from 280.  I also know that if Brock wants you down, you're going down.  While Fedor's submissions form the bottom are slick, I think Brock is a little too saavy now to get caught in the kind of armbars Fedor throws up.

I think Fedor can be Brock, but I also think Brock can beat Fedor.  The match I'm MORE interested in seeing, is Brock vs. Allistair Overeem.  When I met Overeem in 2002, I was filming a documentary that involved Chuck Liddell training with some of the guys in Holland.  Holland, has a tradition of strong Muay Thai fighers (Rob Kaman, Ramon, Dekker, etc.) and I thought at the time "Wow, this skinny tall kid is gonna be sharp someday." 

This was before Allistair consumed nothing but horse meat and turned into UBEREEM.  I think Allastairs combos would keep Brock guessing, and most importantly, I think Allastair would use footwork to keep Brock moving enough to where he couldn't settle in for a takedown. 

Its not gonna happen any time soon, and yes, Cain Velasquez is gonna make Brock WORK to keep that title, but I like Overeem/Lesnar as a matchup.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nxXbCz1SAM

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Re: Eddie's Tribute to Asskickery

Ahh!  I've actually been secretly mortified for a bit that someone might take that in the latter sense.  I in NO WAY think I'm a badass or a tough guy at all- and I'm not saying that because real badasses and touch guys say that a lot.  What I do is intrensically a wild combination of ridiculous, illogical, and exceptionally gay.  I've no delusions that doing it makes me any kind of shoot fighter or anything- in fact, my brain is wired to throw punches that you feel and look mean but don't hurt you, and on the ground I know how to grab a lot of holds (with a willing "opponent") that I either don't know how to apply correctly to tap someone out or if I did, wouldn't because they're a bunch of bullshit anyway.

So what the sig is saying is that getting upset because I of all people said something dumb is like getting upset that someone said something less than logical in a youtube comment box.  It's gonna happen, bear with me.  tongue

As for Eddie, you make this shit sound fascinating.  Mind if I shoot you an IM sometime and we talk about kickpunching?

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Re: Eddie's Tribute to Asskickery

Oh, good to hear, Kyle.

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Re: Eddie's Tribute to Asskickery

Kickpunching.

What the hell is kickpunching?

No, don't tell me.

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Re: Eddie's Tribute to Asskickery

Kickpunching has nothing on Punch-Kicker.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ61XxFd7U8

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Re: Eddie's Tribute to Asskickery

BrianFinifter wrote:

Kickpunching.

What the hell is kickpunching?

No, don't tell me.


Screw you, Brian, I'm GOING to tell you!

It's when you kick and punch.

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Re: Eddie's Tribute to Asskickery

Not a problem at all Kyle.  My AIM is Astroninja1978

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Re: Eddie's Tribute to Asskickery

Kyle wrote:
BrianFinifter wrote:

Kickpunching.

What the hell is kickpunching?

No, don't tell me.


Screw you, Brian, I'm GOING to tell you!

It's when you kick and punch.

Heh.  You mean like an angry kid with Downs?


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Re: Eddie's Tribute to Asskickery

Okay, time for an update.

This is a rather old highlight video about a true legend of Dutch style Muay Thai, Ernesto Hoost.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWCwad29yCM

He was nicknamed "Mr. perfect" not because he was undefeated or anything, but because in every fight, win or loss, he demonstrated near perfect technique in everything he did, and at blazing speed.  I had the honor of filming him train a little in 2002 in Holland, and I have rarely seen technique, of any discipline, done so cleanly.

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