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Originally Posted by TheGuardian
Well great stand up in MMA might look different than what you think it might. Because a stand up guy still has to be aware of the shoot, so he can't just stand straight up and bang. Second, guys are generally a combination of boxing and kickboxing so they sort of develop their own style of stand up with those disciplines.
But there are tons of guys with great stand up so maybe you need to just watch more. Rampage, Shogun, A. Silva, etc. It's a shame that Arlovski just can't take a punch anymore because in his prime his hands were unreal. Fun to watch because for a 245 pound guy he was super fast with his strikes and very technically proficient.
Poor Andrei. Dude has to retire. 4 losses and all with him getting his ass beat.
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I understand it is different and maybe I am used to watching boxers who only defend against fists. I am amazed there are not people killed in MMA. They put pillows on boxers hands for a reason. Men still get killed from time to time~