Marius Zaromskis was a complete underdog at the Welterweight Grand Prix Dream 10 MMA Championship in the Saitama Super Arena in Japan this Monday. All bets were on his opponents yet he sent them both to the land of always growing daisies for the night. After Marius Zaromskis knocked out Hayato Sakurai in the semifinals fight of the Dream 10 welterweight Grand Prix by a vicious kick to the head, he was lined up to fight Jason High in the finals.
Prior to the Marius Zaromskis vs Hayato Sakurai fight, experts were saying that Japanese organizers let Hayato Sakurai fight Marius Zaromskis because they wanted to see a Japanese fighter advance to the finals and it was generally believed that Marius Zaromskis could never measure up to Hayato Sakurai. They were wrong. One kick to the head sent Hayato Sakurai down to the ground and referee atop of Marius Zaromskis to stop him from annihilating his opponent who looked like he didn’t know where the eff he was. Since ref interrupted the beat down, this win counted as TKO for Marius Zaromskis.
But that was just the beginning. The best was yet to come a few hours later when Marius Zaromskis entered the ring to fight Jason High for welterweight belt. 2:21 into round two, Marius Zaromskis delivered brutal kick to the head of Jason High followed by a devastating punch knocking Jason High the eff out of this world for a good while. Jason High was frolicking with daisies in the land far far away while Marius Zaromskis was celebrating victory. Mixed Martial Arts fans all over the world were shocked and Marius Zaromskis carved his name deeply into the annals of the MMA. Video of his fight against Jason High with brutal knock out is below. Great fight for any fan of mixed martial arts:
Hélio Gracie is regarded as founding father of today’s Brazilian Jiu Jitsu – one of powerful combat sport techniques frequently used in popular Mixed Martial Arts championships, such as UFC or Pride. Formerly known as Gracie Jiu-Jitsu after Hélio Gracie, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu focuses on fighting your opponent on the ground using choke holds and joint lock. Use of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu can allow a smaller person to defeat a stronger or bigger person.
Hélio Gracie was the only bearer of the 10th degree belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and aside from that, he was also a 6th dan in judo. Born on October 1, 1913 Hélio Gracie 95 year old. Today sad news hit the internet claiming that Hélio Gracie – Founder of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu passed away. I was not able to verify this information 100%, however greats like Hélio Gracie deserve recognition on pages of Beer Steak Blog and as fan of Mixed Martial Arts I would like to pay homage to one of the best fighters of the 20th century. If rumors are true, then I would just like to say RIP Hélio Gracie
Not sure how many of you are fans of mixed martial arts, but Affliction: Day of Reckoning fight which is scheduled for January 24, 2009 and takes place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California will be the shit. Fedor Emelianenko will be taking on Andrei Arlovski and these both fighters are the best in MMA there is.
Fedor Emelianenko is without doubt the greatest MMA fighter to have ever walked this earth. He’s still undefeated, has never been knocked out and the only loss in his professional MMA career was because of the cut on his face. At the time the competition had the rules that if one fighter is bleeding, the fight is stopped and the opponent is declared winner (kind of stupid and they have changed it since). This basically means that Fedor Emelianenko has never actually lost the fight. Vast majority of his fight were won before the end either by KO, or by submission. Fedor Emelianenko is hands down the shit.
And then we have Andrei Arlovski who wants the heavy weight title for himself and is eager to make name for himself like no other. If Andrei Arlovski defeats Fedor Emelianenko he will be set for good. He will be remembered as the only fighter to have managed that and that will carve his name on to the proverbial MMA walk of fame for good. Andrei Arlovski is the beast and if anyone has any chance at defeating Fedor Emelianenko, it’s him. However, let’s rephrase this again – we’re talking about Fedor Emelianenko here, not just some other fighter.
One thing is for sure – while Andrei Arlovski possesses immense striking power, speed and endurance, he doesn’t have what Fedor Emelianenko has – super strong mental power. This fight is everything for him and that may make him nervous. Fedor Emelianenko doesn’t work like that. His massive mental strength will keep him relaxed and focused and that will be the end of Andrei Arlovski. It will be an interesting fight for sure.
Affliction: Day of Reckoning video is below.
