MMA: Mariusz Pudzianowski loses his third fight to… fitness!

Tim Sylvia beat Mariusz Pudzianowski at the Moosin MMA event in Massachusetts last night, as Mariusz tapped out in the second round. So… what happened? Basically Mariusz did two great leg kicks, then grappled with Sylvia, throwing him to the ground. Sylvia got back to his feet and then tied up Pudzianowksi’s arms and lent his weight on him for a couple of minutes, to drain Mariusz. Mariusz could literally hardly stand for the rest of the round as he was so gassed. Towards the end of the round Mariusz fell over and Tim tried a bit of ground of pound, for the last 30 seconds of the round. Round 2 and Mariousz had not recovered from a fitness point of view, so again he fell to the mat and Tim Sylvia laid on him and did a few head punches, until Marius Padzianowski tapped out.

Verdict on Both Fighters

So, what is the verdict on both fighters? Well, Tim Sylvia used his experience to tire out the stronger fighter, leaving Mariusz in a state where any MMA fighter could have beaten him, so well done Tim for sticking to the plan. Mariusz Pudzianowski showed he has a tremendous leg kick, but he didn’t throw any big punches, which was a bit of a let down for the crowd. It is unlikely Mariusz will be able to retain his size and strength and get fit as well for future MMA fights, as he already consumes a massive amount of food, i.e. 10 eggs, 3 packs of bacon and a protein shake for breakfast and doing cardio would strip away Mariusz’s muscle quicker than shit off a shovel, unless he consumes about a kilogram of protein per day, but how many protein shakes would that be? I think this is unlikely to happen and a change of tactics along with his experience gained from last night are more likely to increase his MMA performance for future fights.

Poor Tactics By Mariusz, or Lack Of Experience?

As a strongman, Mariusz has always trained at full intensity for sets lasting 30-60 seconds and I think he would have had a better chance of winning against Tim Sylvia if he had just thrown as many punches as he could, as fast as he could for the first minute of the fight. I think he would have taken out Tim Sylvia. Instead, he did a couple of kicks, then got into a clinch lasting several minutes, by which time he had no chance. Mariusz will have known his fitness was lacking, so why did he take the fight? Well, I’m sure his Pay-Per-View pay day was a lot better than his strong man pay days and if he had delayed the fight for long enough to get fit, do you think Tim Sylvia would have taken the fight? Maybe… maybe not. Tim needed a win to get back into MMA after a couple of losses in his last fights and I reckon he knew a fight against Mariusz was a guaranteed win if he could last longer than the first two very scary minutes, which Tim managed to tame somewhat.

What will Mariusz Pudzianowski Do Next?

So, what will Mariusz do next (other than Bodypower 2010 at Birmingham NEC on 23 May)? More strongman, or more MMA? Maybe neither. Perhaps he will become a film star, then go into Politics… sound familiar?

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World’s Strongest Man

If you were watching last year World’s Strongest Man (WSM) competition, you will remember that Mariusz Pudzianowski just managed to beat Derek Poundstone on the final event, the Atlas Stones. Although Mariusz has shown unbelievable power and consistency in the WSM, it seems that Derek Poundstone may be the favourite for this year’s tournament. However, Mariusz seems to just get better and better every year and may prove everyone wrong again.

Now, here’s a surprise… remember who beat everyone by a mile on the Atlas Stones at last year’s WSM final? Yep, Arild Haugen, who looked to be a definite WSM contender for the coming years. Well, according to various websites, including Wikipedia and his own personal website, he has taken up boxing. This may be old news to some people, but to others I’m sure you would all be as eager as myself to see him in a boxing match with any of the supposed heavy weight boxers out there at the moment. I would expect Arild Haugen to either knock his opponents heads off within 1-2 rounds, or just run out of steam after 3-4 rounds and lose from tiredness, due to carrying so much muscle. I’m guessing there is one major difference between WSM contenders and boxers, i.e. steroids! Hopefully Arild will be able to make his boxing debut without losing any size or strength to keep things interesting. If anypne knows any more about this, please reply to the post.

Note: no details have been released about dates or venues for WSM2009 just yet, but when they are, I will provide information on the blog.

Mr Olympia 2009

The Mr Olympia 2009 contest will be held in Las Vegas between 24-27 September. Tickets for the contest can be purchased from the official Mr Olympia website. Ticket prices vary from $15 to $100+. Other contests will be also be held, i.e. Ms Olympia, Fitness Olympia, Figure Olympia, etc.

It looks as though Jay Cutler and Dexter Jackson are the obvious favourites for this year’s contest, but personally, I think I will be more interested in the Bikini Model Search on the 25 September.

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