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"The Pitbull" Andrei Arlovski
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02-23-2008, 01:29 PM
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|  Andrei Arlovski vs. Randy Couture
This is a fight I have always wanted to see.. and surprisingly, it is rarely brought up as a dream match..
Who do you guys see taking it?
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02-23-2008, 01:47 PM
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I think AA wins this and makes it look pretty easy. Brutal KO
Randy can really only win by cut but I have never seen AA have a cut that is close to ending the fight. AA's weak chin won't matter becuase Randy doesn't have the power or the skill standing to KO him, and on the ground Randy wouldn't do much damage IMO.
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02-23-2008, 05:59 PM
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AA by KO. this is possibly the worst matchup for cotoure i think. arlovski has way better hands, and cotoure would have a hell of a time trying to take a guy as big, strong and fast as arlovski down.
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02-23-2008, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by neonatural45  I think AA wins this and makes it look pretty easy. Brutal KO
Randy can really only win by cut but I have never seen AA have a cut that is close to ending the fight. AA's weak chin won't matter becuase Randy doesn't have the power or the skill standing to KO him, and on the ground Randy wouldn't do much damage IMO. | Agree.
AA ends this fight pretty fast.
He hits hard as hell an has fast hands an is great at countering. Randy likes to throw punches to be able to shoot, i think off those punches he gets dropped.
AA is a better, bigger, strong, faster , version of Chuck Liddell with better footwork, striking an blocking.
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02-23-2008, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Dork8503 Agree.
AA ends this fight pretty fast.
He hits hard as hell an has fast hands an is great at countering. Randy likes to throw punches to be able to shoot, i think off those punches he gets dropped.
AA is a better, bigger, strong, faster , version of Chuck Liddell with better footwork, striking an blocking. |
with not as good TD D and not as good of a chin.
I wouldn't say that AA's striking is better....I mean it's technically better but chuck's style is hard to deal with.
Still though...i'd go with AA
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02-23-2008, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by dbader08 with not as good TD D and not as good of a chin.
I wouldn't say that AA's striking is better....I mean it's technically better but chuck's style is hard to deal with.
Still though...i'd go with AA | AA is a much better striker.
IMO its not even a real comparison who the better striker is.
AA has more power, faster hands an is a better counter puncher then Chuck. Has better footwork and throws better combos.
He doesn't have as good of TDD as Chuck but thing is, he has a better ground game.
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02-23-2008, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Dork8503 AA is a much better striker.
IMO its not even a real comparison who the better striker is.
AA has more power, faster hands an is a better counter puncher then Chuck. Has better footwork and throws better combos.
He doesn't have as good of TDD as Chuck but thing is, he has a better ground game. | chuck has just as much power for him p4p imo and his style is hard for people to deal with...imo chuck is the better counter puncher....
neither fighter really knows how to keep their hands up...
he has a better ground game than chuck but that doesnt really matter with chuck because its hard as fuck to keep chuck on the ground....
AA would have trouble with Couture on top of him imo.
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02-23-2008, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Dork8503 Agree.
AA ends this fight pretty fast.
He hits hard as hell an has fast hands an is great at countering. Randy likes to throw punches to be able to shoot, i think off those punches he gets dropped.
AA is a better, bigger, strong, faster , version of Chuck Liddell with better footwork, striking an blocking. | I agree with all that say AA would win, I can't write anything, you have all summed it up.
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02-24-2008, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Dork8503 AA is a much better striker.
IMO its not even a real comparison who the better striker is.
AA has more power, faster hands an is a better counter puncher then Chuck. Has better footwork and throws better combos.
He doesn't have as good of TDD as Chuck but thing is, he has a better ground game. |
It isn't like AA can be taken down at will either, he has really nice reflexes and would be able to sprawl based on speed..
If Randy got a hold of AA, Randy would take him down, no question. But, I think AA would be able to defend until they were stood up, or even get up himself.
I think it would be a good fight, with AA winning by KO in 2nd
BTW, great analysis of the fight Dork
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02-24-2008, 12:19 PM
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AA via TKO round 2
Randy's head movement is great but he hasn't faced anyone in a while with striking abilities such as AA's.
As for the ground, AA won't be submitted and i highly doubt Randy would GnP him to a W.
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