Quote:
Originally Posted by Fabien Barthez
.
So, was that brilliant Fedor, the perfect display of patience skill and timing, or was that one lucky fat russian, who just swung an arm and hit the jackpot.
|
It was half brilliant Fedor and half andrei being stupid.
I dont hate fedor and against anyone else I would root for him but andrei is a personal friend so that wasnt going to happen in this case.
Who knows what would have happened had andrei stuck to the plan and never got "flashy" like he put in his post-fight interviews. Id like to see them fight again because you know andrei wouldnt do something stupid again, but then again he might turn into andrei from post-sylvia which I really hope he doesnt do.
Watching the fight, fedor looked like he was greatly out classed in there. I really challenge anyone to disagree. Ive said it on here before that andrei has the strongest clinch Ive ever felt and he used it to negate a fedor takedown and even put pressure on fedor to take him down. That was something that everyone was banking on fedor having 100% advantage.
However, the counter fedor had was for lack of a better term brilliant. He saw the opening and delivered with lightning speed. You cant make mistakes against him or else you will pay the price.
One things for certain though, when andrei said he wasnt intimidated by Fedor at all he meant it because you dont even think to try a flying knee against someone you have reservations against.
I dunno, Im real disappointed and hope he can see the positives of this fight and bonce back from this.