Wanderlei’s 10 Most Vicious Maulings
No. 5 - No. 1
Jake Rossen Dec 22, 2008
5. Tatsuya
Iwasaki (Pride Shockwave, 8/28/02)
Further proof that Pride executives often improvised shortly before airtime: Kyokushin karate champion Iwasaki -- who had never fought with closed-fist strikes to the head -- was thought to be a reasonable opponent for a man who takes his behavioral cues from Conan the Barbarian. If you can’t recall what happened next, you’ve probably blocked it from memory. Good thinking.
LOB: A Dunkin’ Donuts coffee lap spill.
4. Kazushi Sakuraba (Pride 17, 11/3/01)
LOB: An Olympic Judo match -- on concrete.
3. Quinton Jackson (Pride Final Conflict, 11/9/03)
Fairly exhausted from his bout with Chuck Liddell a couple of hours earlier, Jackson had little fuel in his tank for Silva’s speed. After a tussle, the Axe Murderer locked on a Thai clinch and proceeded to deliver enough knee strikes to topple a T-1000. While smiling broadly.
LOB: Childbirth.
2. Guy Mezger (Pride 10, 8/27/00)
There are moments in MMA when the immediate departure of consciousness is an alarming sight: Silva’s flip of Mezger’s “off” switch -- courtesy of a corner-located assault -- is one of those times. Going down, Mezger resembled a gunshot victim, a hint of shock registering on his face before the mind bid a hasty retreat.
LOB: An easy candidate for “Faces of Death IV.”
1. Quinton Jackson (Pride 28, 10/31/04)
Grounded for much of the first round, Jackson experienced a restless Silva’s fury midway through the second. After landing a solid blow to the jaw, a follow-up knee put Jackson lifelessly through the ropes. The sight of his defeated, deflated frame hanging over the ring supports like drying laundry guarantees a grimace from houseguests, who aren’t likely to come back for another visit.
LOB: Black Friday at Wal-Mart.
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Further proof that Pride executives often improvised shortly before airtime: Kyokushin karate champion Iwasaki -- who had never fought with closed-fist strikes to the head -- was thought to be a reasonable opponent for a man who takes his behavioral cues from Conan the Barbarian. If you can’t recall what happened next, you’ve probably blocked it from memory. Good thinking.
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4. Kazushi Sakuraba (Pride 17, 11/3/01)
Having been decimated in their first meeting, Sakuraba teased his
home crowd by going the first-round distance in the rematch. It was
delaying the inevitable: With one punishing slam, Silva was able to
snap Sakuraba’s collarbone like a breadstick. Even more alarmingly,
a puzzled Saku regarded his protruding shoulder with passive
curiosity.
LOB: An Olympic Judo match -- on concrete.
3. Quinton Jackson (Pride Final Conflict, 11/9/03)
Fairly exhausted from his bout with Chuck Liddell a couple of hours earlier, Jackson had little fuel in his tank for Silva’s speed. After a tussle, the Axe Murderer locked on a Thai clinch and proceeded to deliver enough knee strikes to topple a T-1000. While smiling broadly.
LOB: Childbirth.
2. Guy Mezger (Pride 10, 8/27/00)
There are moments in MMA when the immediate departure of consciousness is an alarming sight: Silva’s flip of Mezger’s “off” switch -- courtesy of a corner-located assault -- is one of those times. Going down, Mezger resembled a gunshot victim, a hint of shock registering on his face before the mind bid a hasty retreat.
LOB: An easy candidate for “Faces of Death IV.”
1. Quinton Jackson (Pride 28, 10/31/04)
Grounded for much of the first round, Jackson experienced a restless Silva’s fury midway through the second. After landing a solid blow to the jaw, a follow-up knee put Jackson lifelessly through the ropes. The sight of his defeated, deflated frame hanging over the ring supports like drying laundry guarantees a grimace from houseguests, who aren’t likely to come back for another visit.
LOB: Black Friday at Wal-Mart.
For comments, e-mail [email protected]
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