Art of War 6: global thoughts
read the event report: first part / second part
This event made me realize why China might have a much better chance on the international MMA scene than most people think. Almost all of the chinese fighters fighting today were profesionnal Sanda athletes. They were already spending all their time training kickboxing and wrestling before having ever heard of MMA. Sure, Sanda rules are different, you can't get guillotined or kneed when shooting for a takedown, there's no ground game, the list goes on. But that's simply a matter of adapting to new rules and new techniques.
The invaluable asset that the chinese Sanda fighters already have is just that: they're fighters. They already have the conditioning, the heart, and the intensity required for MMA. No matter how good your jujitsu or boxing is, if you can't keep up with the pace, you'll get overwhelmed and knocked down. Almost all the foreign fighters looked tentative and lost once the bell sounded, while the chinese fighters were focused and clearly knew what they were there for.
The reality of Sanda in China is that you won't earn that much money competing in it. Plus, it's a strictly Chinese sport. MMA offers so much more opportunities, like going abroad and earning a whole year's salary in just one night. You better believe that more and more Sanda fighters are going to make the switch just for that reason.
This event was a good showcase of China's top fighter's abilities, even if it was mixed in with sub-par performance from fighters who were obviously not prepared. The drawback to this was that all the fights were pretty one-sided, with the designated winner clear even before the bell rung. This is because the organizers want to protect the chinese fighters, as they are probably afraid that the public will lose interest if the chinese guys are not winning. The organisation was pretty good too, except for that one reffing mistake.
Altogether Art of War is shaping up to be a pretty interesting organisation, but it now needs to recruit higher level fighters and put on more competitive match ups.
7 comments:
Most of your comments are on point, but I must just clarify/add on a few items.
The fighters from Shanghai (Canada, Italy and Japan) are gonna be back. Two were last minute replacements (3 days and 1 day respectively)and it showed, mainly in knowing about their opponents (style, dominant hand etc).
As for Mr Mazzocca, he was a 2 time German National Kickboxing Champion and is more than qualified to hand out lessons in striking to most people in the event.
Thanks for the clarification. It doesn't surprise me that the fighters were late replacements. I didn't know Mr Mazzocca's background, but this does explain how he won such a decisive victory over Zhao Zilong.
Actually, would you or the fighters agree to be interview for this blog ? If you think I overlooked or misjudged anything, this would allow you to set things straight.
And I would be very interested in getting your impressions about the event.
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