Need Judo Chop Help on Torres-Mizugaki

by Kid Nate on Apr 6, 2009 12:19 AM EDT

I'm going to do a JC on that awesome title fight, but welcome any suggestions for notable striking exhanges, footwork, defensive work that should be focused on.

In a five round fight that went to decision its very hard to decide on the definitive moment so anyone who noticed anything cool let me know what round and what time and what you saw.

Gifs are encouraged of course, post em in the comments.

thanks much.

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No exchange on particular comes to mind, but they did a lot of close-in striking. Most fighters just throw the occasional body shot in the clinch, while these two used knees, body shot, face strikes, elbows, whatever they could swing. Maybe do something on the options available from that (lack of) range.

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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 6, 2009 1:09 AM EDT reply actions

Yea awsome idea

by JaTinkles on Apr 6, 2009 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions

woops pressed post to early
Yea the Dirty boxing from both of these fighters was top notch tonite and a real treat to watch.

by JaTinkles on Apr 6, 2009 1:27 AM EDT up reply actions

Adding to that…. Miguel’s close distance boxing defense was incredible. He dodged a lot of heavy blows from Mizugaki with some good ol’ fashioned bob and weave, but he seemed to time it perfectly while pushed into the cage.

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by Leland Roling on Apr 6, 2009 1:26 AM EDT reply actions

yea the inside boxing was very back and forth by both guys which was awsome.

by JaTinkles on Apr 6, 2009 1:27 AM EDT up reply actions

You couldn’t really do a Judo Chop on it but man Torres fight stamina and pace for 5 rounds is amazing. Those guys were going at it hard at close range and Torres wasn’t even breathing hard.

I could also see all sorts of stuff for a Judo Chop coming out of the Curran vs Benavidez fight, both those guys pulled some impressive stuff off in there, the upkicks Curran was throwing were pretty vicious and that kind of stuff rarely gets much attention.

by who me on Apr 6, 2009 1:48 AM EDT reply actions

Clinch work

I have to say that Torres won that fight by controlling Mizugaki on the fence with positioning and then effective knees and strikes in that position. So reversing when he was against the fence was key in addition to controlling Mizugaki in that position while throwing strikes.

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by achengy on Apr 6, 2009 1:54 AM EDT reply actions

My thoughts exactly. Torres’s work in the clinch was awesome. He kinda reminded me of what Breen and Luke were saying about Kyle Baker: he looked like he was swimming, pummeling in, using the cage, striking occasionally, and just generally grinding Mizugaki down. I really dug the shoulder shucks; they looked like they caught Mizugaki completely off guard a couple of times (I know I certainly didn’t see them coming).

My only other comment of any worth would be that I would ask that you don’t totally focus on Torres. His performance was awesome to say the least, but I was very impressed with Mizugaki as well (his vicious body shots, closing distance on Torres, and nice phone booth strikes).

Nix that, one more comment: please mention how ridiculously biased Mir’s announcing was. I know Rogan and Goldberg can get carried away sometimes, but that was downright absurd.

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by Rundownloser on Apr 6, 2009 3:05 AM EDT up reply actions

phone booth strikes

Excellent way to describe close-in combat, like Torres and Kyle Baker – let’s hope it catches on.

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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 6, 2009 3:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Yea Mir seems to of developed a man crush on Miguel Torres

by who me on Apr 6, 2009 3:25 AM EDT up reply actions

He’s not the only one, Torres is awesome. But yes, you could just see Mir seething and pining for more submissions from fighters.
I’m okay with it though, everyone has some sort of bias, as long as Mir et al wear it on their sleeve and not try and pretend it doesn’t exist.

by pr0cs on Apr 6, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Watched the fight again, Torres in close control against the fence was really what defined that fight. Mizugaki’s hooks to the body were pretty tight but the story of the fight really was Torres control against the fence.

by who me on Apr 6, 2009 3:02 AM EDT reply actions