Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Francois Botha

Event: K-1 Premium 2004 Dynamite!!

Date: December 31, 2004

Location: Osaka, Japan

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• MMA
• Mixed
• Martial
• Arts
• Boxing
• Judo

[Thydeepestfear]

its not that people are becomeing better takedown defenders, its the fact that akiyama wants to be a knockout artist. i honestly dont mind the fact that he wants to stand and bang but for gods sake stick to your strongest attributes.

[MysticNinjaJay]

@Thydeepestfear Akiyama does like standup but it is also true that fighters are getting better at defending takedowns. Their overall ground games are also getting better to the point where national and world champion grapplers can get submitted by guys who are not even Black Belts. Your natural athleticism and dedication to training matter in a fight at the elite level more than your credentials do.

[henh32]

The days when Akiyama used Judo in his fights are gone

[MysticNinjaJay]

@henh32 He used Judo against Leben. The reason it's becoming less so is because his opponents have better takedown defense now.

[ThomasMin1988]

@Blahb27 well yeah the main spectators in the usa, usually the drunk american, tapout wearing fan doesn't know shit about grappling. They just want to see blood and brutal ko's.

In japan it's somewhat different though, most of the viewers are educated in grappling and doesn't start booing when there's a longer period of groundfighting. You also hear applause in japan when a fighter gets from half mount to side control.

Well if I want to see skilled standup then I watch K-1 not mma

[MysticNinjaJay]

@SanguineBullet667 Then this sport isn't for you.

[JESUSISGREATEST]

@ThomasMin1988 But it wouldn't matter if it's about grappling or not right because in a real fight blood and brutal ko's are expected to happen.

[1024joaquin]

@oO0xXJSXx0Oo Porque alguien que golpea en el suelo es maricon? Segun vos si alguien se entreno a lo largo de su vida en un arte marcial de grapling no tiene permitido utilizar lo que aprendio porque es de maricon?

[vardalos1980]

@ThomasMin1988 well saied, my friend!

[oO0xXJSXx0Oo]

son maricones los que pegan en el piso....

[sovietamerican2]

@mercilessMarksmen 

A boxer would kill an MMA fighter in a boxing ring, while the MMA fighter will break the boxers limbs in a MMA match.

[vicdem20]

akiyama was pretty flawless in that fight but botha is a boxer sooo...

[markywestside]

@SanguineBullet667 akiyama used botha's weakness, why would you stand and trade punches with a pro heavyweight boxer who out weighs you by 40+ pounds. akiyama used his judo and it's botha's fault he doesn't know how to defend off of his back. he knew what he was getting into, its a mixed martial arts match. Im a botha fan but he should have stuck with boxing and k1, or trained extesivley off his back or atleast to be able to get back to his feet where he could used his strength which is boxing.

[kanguesso]

@SanguineBullet667 So what do you suppose that says about you and your fighting abilities if you let someone with "gay bar fighting abilities" as you say, beat you? what does that say about you?

[chopstik321]

@SanguineBullet667 then go watch k1 or boxing or something