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Originally Posted by John L Sullivan
If Seth Petruzelli is in your top 10, it's time to pick a new TMA.
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Petruzelli, although not the best mmaist, is a great striker, It's amazing the lack of respect laymans throw out there. Pls watch other combat sports fans. These guys bleed for your sport and are willing to throw spinning back kicks in mma comp just to entertain YOU. Petruzelli himself stated that Sakuraba was his favorite fighter due to the fact that he preformed and fought at the same time. If you ask me, that's an admirable trait in a fighter. A fighter that's game to fight anyone at that.
I definately thought about moving chuck up the list. Lyoto just hasn't done enough for me to be #1. I still think GSP's wrestling is a bigger factor than the few things he still retains from kyokushin.
Check out the way Chuck drops his hands to chamber a punch. Watch him tee off on ortiz against the cage and than watch a kyokushin-kai like Midori blast somebody in comp - very similar. His snap-kicks are underestimated as well. Guys from the pit really just use a hybridized hawaiian kempo style. Glover is very similar in style as well. Chuck does retain some god given talent of course.
I think this list was more useful to actually explain karate techinique and why these schools exist than for the rankings. I was hoping to educate.