May 17, 2005

  • I've recently started watching the PRIDE fighting championships. So far, I'm really enjoying it.  I've never got into the Ultimate Fighting Championship
    so I honestly can't compare the two. But one thing though,
    mixed-martial arts competition is pretty brutal. There are rules that
    help protect the fighter, like referees intervening if it's getting too
    dangerous, but for the most part I'm just waiting for a guy to get
    killed.

    Just like any competitive sport on TV, iconic fighters are the norm in
    PRIDE. I myself have a couple of favorites already, like the great Kazushi Sakuraba, the quiet brute that is Igor Vovchanchyn, and the Gracie family always peaks my interest.

    The thing about mixed-martial arts competitions is that the fights
    almost always end up in two different ways, standing strikes, or ground
    grapples. Now, I like my fights standing up, but there's a lot of
    ground grapples here which I can find a little boring most of the
    times. Overall though, I like seeing martial art fights that are more
    realistic than a kung fu movie, and PRIDE delivers there.

    oh, there is one thing that I seem to enjoy doing when watching
    PRIDE.  I like announcing the fighter's names, just like how they
    do it in the show. It'll be something like "IGGOOORRRR
    VOVCHAANNCHYYNNN!!!!" or "KAZUSHIIII SAKURABBAAAAA!!!!!" yeah, I have
    fun with that.