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11-16-2006, 12:40 AM
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Examples of 1 fighter being afraid of another
What examples come to mind when you think about one fighter being afraid of another? It could be once one fighter got hit and his whole gameplan and confidence went to shit, or maybe a fighter knowing he was outmatched from the beginning, maybe a fighter realizing he was not "on" that day, etc.
One example the comes to mind is Pride 2 when Mark Kerr fought Branko Cikatic. It wasn't quite as obvious before the fight, but as soon as the bell rang, I don't recall seeing so much nervous energy in a fighter. Branko was elbowing kerr's back, grabbing the ropes, doing whatever he could to keep Kerr from doing anything.
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11-16-2006, 12:44 AM
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Kerr vs Branco Cikatic surely is one.
Another good example is Kerr vs. Hugo Duarte. Hugo wanted NO part of Kerr and complained the whole fight before squirming out of the ring. Pitiful.
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11-16-2006, 12:46 AM
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Franklin vs Silva
Walking to the ring he looked beaten before the fight began, I even said to my friend... "shit guys, Rich is fucked" they had no clue why I said that randomly when before I called it a toss up fight.
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11-16-2006, 12:46 AM
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11-16-2006, 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Bizz
Franklin vs Silva
Walking to the ring he looked beaten before the fight began, I even said to my friend... "shit guys, Rich is fucked" they had no clue why I said that randomly when before I called it a toss up fight.
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Wow. No way dude.
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11-16-2006, 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Bizz
Franklin vs Silva
Walking to the ring he looked beaten before the fight began, I even said to my friend... "shit guys, Rich is fucked" they had no clue why I said that randomly when before I called it a toss up fight.
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Agreed.
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11-16-2006, 12:49 AM
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Crocop vs Fedor....crocop looked kinda scared to kick and strike....He's usually so fluid but not in that matchup.
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11-16-2006, 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Bizz
Franklin vs Silva
Walking to the ring he looked beaten before the fight began, I even said to my friend... "shit guys, Rich is fucked" they had no clue why I said that randomly when before I called it a toss up fight.
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you took the words out of my mouth I was thinking the same thing
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11-16-2006, 12:49 AM
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I have to say Ortiz looked very nervous when he fought Chuck for the first time(almost scared),i wonder if he will look the same this time...
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11-16-2006, 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by DeepCover
What examples come to mind when you think about one fighter being afraid of another? It could be once one fighter got hit and his whole gameplan and confidence went to shit, or maybe a fighter knowing he was outmatched from the beginning, maybe a fighter realizing he was not "on" that day, etc.
One example the comes to mind is Pride 2 when Mark Kerr fought Branko Cikatic. It wasn't quite as obvious before the fight, but as soon as the bell rang, I don't recall seeing so much nervous energy in a fighter. Branko was elbowing kerr's back, grabbing the ropes, doing whatever he could to keep Kerr from doing anything.
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if you like that you would like kerr hugo duarte as well, hugo was literally trying to crawl out of the ring.
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