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Tomorrow, in japan's Pride fc cruiserweight boxing fighter Yosuke Nishijima http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=022476
Will be fighting under Pride fc rules. (meaning that kicks,knees,stomps,soccer kicks,slams,knee strikes on a downed opponent, submissions, chokes etc..are all allowed.)
Here's his impressions of mma , his training and some other stuff.. (pre fight interview)
He said...
The open finger glove is light and easy to punch with, and it's hard so there is more impact. In my fight don't just look for a slugfest but watch for my boxing technique. If it's boxing technique I'm confident I won't lose anyone in Pride
about training kicks..
I went to Croatia, US, and Holland. Did some light sparring with Mirko, on the feet and some on the ground. He taught me a little about kicks too. I learned the dangerousness of Mirko's strikes too.
(mirko is a well known pro kickboxer/mma fighter of Pride fc)
His observation about boxing & mma style...
If it was straight punching then boxing is more fearsome, but in MMA there's tackles and kicks and it's hard to maintain focus just on punching, and if I get punched in that state then the result may be devastating. Receiving a punch like that, even if it isn't a very strong punch, can knock you down.
About the ground..and kicks combos
Ground work is fascinating. The balance when you're on top of someone is difficult too. It's fun for me to advance to a level where if I'm mounted I can figure out a way to escape. When things you weren't successful at first start to come to you, I feel some progress. At the Takada dojo they taught me some joint locks but it's far from a level where I can apply it in a real match.
In Holland Lucian Calvin (Alistair's coach) taught me. Fedor was there too, although his hand was injured and he didn't practice. Calvin taught me kicks and knees, and also some punch combinations.
(lucien calvin is a famous kickboxing trainer from holland, "alistair" is a pride fc fighter , and so is Fedor. Who also happens to be the most dangerous sambo fighter in mma history).
Well, win or lose..I hope He's gonna win this. His opponent is very heavy (132kg) but He's no ground fighter. So this gives an advantage to the boxer. However, the other guy is very good with his knee & kicks combos. His boxing technic is not very good ,However He has real KO power and his chin is very good.)
So it's gonna be interesting because this time, the pro boxer won't have to deal witht the ground phase of mma.
Will be fighting under Pride fc rules. (meaning that kicks,knees,stomps,soccer kicks,slams,knee strikes on a downed opponent, submissions, chokes etc..are all allowed.)
Here's his impressions of mma , his training and some other stuff.. (pre fight interview)
He said...
The open finger glove is light and easy to punch with, and it's hard so there is more impact. In my fight don't just look for a slugfest but watch for my boxing technique. If it's boxing technique I'm confident I won't lose anyone in Pride
about training kicks..
I went to Croatia, US, and Holland. Did some light sparring with Mirko, on the feet and some on the ground. He taught me a little about kicks too. I learned the dangerousness of Mirko's strikes too.
(mirko is a well known pro kickboxer/mma fighter of Pride fc)
His observation about boxing & mma style...
If it was straight punching then boxing is more fearsome, but in MMA there's tackles and kicks and it's hard to maintain focus just on punching, and if I get punched in that state then the result may be devastating. Receiving a punch like that, even if it isn't a very strong punch, can knock you down.
About the ground..and kicks combos
Ground work is fascinating. The balance when you're on top of someone is difficult too. It's fun for me to advance to a level where if I'm mounted I can figure out a way to escape. When things you weren't successful at first start to come to you, I feel some progress. At the Takada dojo they taught me some joint locks but it's far from a level where I can apply it in a real match.
In Holland Lucian Calvin (Alistair's coach) taught me. Fedor was there too, although his hand was injured and he didn't practice. Calvin taught me kicks and knees, and also some punch combinations.
(lucien calvin is a famous kickboxing trainer from holland, "alistair" is a pride fc fighter , and so is Fedor. Who also happens to be the most dangerous sambo fighter in mma history).
Well, win or lose..I hope He's gonna win this. His opponent is very heavy (132kg) but He's no ground fighter. So this gives an advantage to the boxer. However, the other guy is very good with his knee & kicks combos. His boxing technic is not very good ,However He has real KO power and his chin is very good.)
So it's gonna be interesting because this time, the pro boxer won't have to deal witht the ground phase of mma.
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