Kongos Comeback Is Why I Love MMA
by ProfessorBLove on Jun 29, 2011 3:42 PM EDT
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Over the weekend we where given the amazing gift of watching one of the greatest comebacks im MMA history. Cheick Kongo was practically unconscious, his eyes rolled back, his legs wobbly and Pat Barry still throwing bombs at his head. But Kongo reached into a place only few people know of, he dug deep into himself and pulled out a vicious uppercut that caught Barry while his hands where down. Barry’s lights went out immediately and he hit the canvas to suffer his first KO loss. This highlights something thats special to very few sports: one on one competition. When Kongo was in trouble there was no runningback to hand the ball off to, no star teammate to pass the ball to in hopes they can make the winning shot. All the responsibility lied in Kongos hands. Had he lost, he’d have no one but himself to blame. The solitary aspect of MMA is one I find to be the most interesting about the sport. Sure fighters depend on a team of people to train for a fight, but once the door to the cage closes…You’re on your own.
Like I’ve said before, there was a time I looked at fighters as superhuman people capable of just about anything. To me, my favorite fighters where unbeatable. But as I learn more and talk to more fighters, I realize that they’re just people. People who work hard and people who are capable of losing. But what makes me truly love MMA is how inspirational it can be. I cant help but personalize every fight, right now my legs are wobbly and my back is against the cage. Life is throwing serious bombs in my direction, but I have to go where Kongo went, Ive gotta dig deep into myself and find a way out of this situation. Im in pain, but atleast Pat Barry isnt throwing bombs at my head. Im gonna be ok.
Thanks MMA.
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Kudos man
I completely agree. I am a much bigger Kongo (and Barry) fan after this fight.
If heavyweight isn't the toughest division in the UFC, then why doesn't someone that can kick their asses move to it? They don’t even have to cut weight!!
this is the money quote
“Like I’ve said before, there was a time I looked at fighters as superhuman people capable of just about anything. To me, my favorite fighters where unbeatable. But as I learn more and talk to more fighters, I realize that they’re just people.”
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Agreed
"All the time he's boxing, he's thinking. All the time he was thinking, I was hitting him." - Jack Dempsey
by Drunken cutman on Jun 30, 2011 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I was fucking misty by the end of that post.
You spit fire, my friend
Great post.
First time I’ve hit the link at the bottom.
Keep up the good work Professor.
It takes great work and thinking to keep from doing work.
by tito (eight and oh) on Jun 29, 2011 5:01 PM EDT reply actions
"The solitary aspect of MMA is one I find to be the most interesting about the sport."
Agree completely, great write up.
It’s no secret that the only sport I give a damn about is MMA. I couldn’t tell you anything about any other sport.
I watch the Superbowl for the awesome commercials and the hopes of seeing a debut TV spot for an upcoming blockbuster…I could give a damn who wins.
I get completely invested in MMA, when I geniunely favor a guy, I get invested on an almost emotional level to the point where it is annoying.
Lyoto knocking out Couture, Cro Cop choking out Barry, Struve KO’ing Morecraft, Diaz knocking out Daley, Anderson submitting Sonnen…these are moments that literally made me jump up out of my chair and cheer.
Machida getting caught by Shogun, Fedor getting tapped by Werdum, Barry getting caught by Kongo, Liddell getting Ko’d by Franklin…these were crushing moments that just made me want to scream out in depression…but the great moments make me just as much a fan as the bad moments.
Georges St-Pierre vs. Anderson Silva
Fan-fuckin-tastic. Rec'd to the rafters
Not to steal your premise, but this post is what I love about BE: a well thought out, articulate piece from a person who truly loves the sport, and who (mostly) uses correct grammar.
"Maybe, you throw some pepper at him."
-Bas Rutten
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Short but nice read, gonna check your page.
From the days of bare knuckle fighting and no limits on the number of rounds until today, nothing encapsulates the combination of self-reliance on wits, courage, resolve and physical ability like fighting. You have to respect even the guys of limited ability who will never contend for a title because, face it, it takes a whole lot of guts to step in the cage or the ring and face an opponent determined to physically dominate you.
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Cutting down to 145 to avoid the great comments at 155.
special place
I don’t think Kongo knows where that special place is either. I kind of felt bad for Thundathighs on that one.
The old “Ref, WTF rule” for stoppages would have held true there.
Great
I agree with all the points in your piece. I love individual sports, they reveal character so much more than team sports. I think that is why I feel a personal connection to so many fighters, and could not care less about NFL, NBA, and other sports’ athletes.
Reminds me of a Yoshizo Machida saying
“You’re born alone, you live alone, and you die alone.” Paraphrasing, “So in the cage, it’s all you.”
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