Taken from JRE MMA Show #135 w/Paul Felder:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ClFXu8O1iVfaf2IAPIUtK?si=0e9d3d38af2f4742

Well, I think the casuals got woken up to it in the Dustin Poirier-Conor McGregor fight.

And that fight, where you just see how he's just so compromised.

And even fights where you don't think that the guy's compromised, like Adesanya Pejera.

Israel said after the fight, he's like, you fucked my leg up.

I didn't notice it even because I was upstairs watching it.

And then when they started showing the highlights later on, I was like, well, he like went down from the 1 check too.

So he checked it really weird and he got cat-kicked.

He kind of like tripped over his foot and then went down So we said oh, he just stumbled, but it was really cuz his leg wasn't working well already

I went and I've watched that fight several times and

apparently so his Alex Paredes yeah made Glover watch it every time he comes over he put apparently he puts it on yeah

I watched it again, and it's that first round that first round he fucking really chops at it He's got a Very strange style.

Yeah, the stand-up style, it's very different.

He's just freakishly long and big for that weight class.

You ever see some of those guys like when you look at certain skinny guys, and I'm not calling him He's not like he's lean, but he's lean and you call in Lee those guys are the guys I worry about Because it's those guys that hit freakishly hard that it's the big muscle guys You know that guy's gonna hit you hard, but it's these sneaky tall lean guys

and they just they when they turn into those hooks his left hook

so much torque and leverage His fucking left hook is a thing of beauty man.

It really is I mean his Everything is fucking sick scary.

He's such a scary guy and the high-level kickboxing experience that he has like coming over from glory I'm you know, I'm very interested to see what Israel does different in the second fight, but I'm really interested in seeing him against someone who can wrestle That's what I'm really interested in.

I was just gonna say it's kind of working out perfectly for Alex where You get another you get another shot.

Yeah, you know you get to go and face Israel again that's the best matchup for you got a guy that is probably gonna stand with you for as long as the fight lasts Yeah, when he's really gonna get challenged is when he has somebody that's gonna say

Yeah pressure you up against the fence and for guys like Vittoria.

It's got to be like alright Hey, they want him to stay the champ

because is he already had their number and he's been there But as long as potatoes in there another kickboxer, But with a different style maybe not as much experience in the grappling department.

They're chomping at the bit to get in it well

Fucking scary Robert Whitaker, you know Whitaker's very well-rounded.

Yeah, he's an interesting matchup for him.

There's there's a very good matchups in that 185 pound division, but in my opinion what's interesting is He's a specialist.

Yeah, I mean he's he can grapple a little bit But that's not what he wants to do.

He wants to knock your fucking head into the bleachers.

Yeah, and you know it going in you know that's What he wants to do to you.

We just try to I mean is he was winning that fight and mm-hmm He's still got him out of there.

I couldn't believe it I remember even saying that People were watching it up in the ESPN desk were like man Could you imagine if he pulls it off here in the end and he can did it?

Yeah, he did it Is he was probably ahead 3?

Well, what how many rounds do you think he was ahead going into that?

that was the fifth And I think even that round was was that who I don't remember now

Well is he definitely won the first and almost knocked him out.

Yeah, it's hard to say I'd have to go back and try to score it

People are always like, what did you think?

When you're scoring a fight, you should shut your mouth.

So Izzy had 3 rounds on Eric Colen's card.

is move around yep all you do is not get caught

not get caught and he wins that fight Wow I'm very interested in the rematch very and because you got to think is he almost had him out in the first round, man.

If he could avoid getting that leg compromised like he did in the first round of that fight.

And he also had some great moments grappling, which surprised a lot of people.

If there's a time that you're gonna pull out some grappling, it's in that matchup.

And he's been at it longer than potato So it's like that's the time to show and he did yeah both guys did both guys I think scored takedowns at 1 point or another in that fight I remember being like oh now there now the wrestlers in here you get 2 guys that know they can knock the crap out Of each other and suddenly everybody knows how to do a little bit of wrestling

Just keeping someone guessing over load overload their brain

Yeah, 25 minutes of avoiding that left hook

whoo Scary proposition everything man everything he hits you with is hard.

Those lean guys like that, you know those shins hurt.

They're similar build, but Alex has more muscle on him.

I mean, I think Pejeta, when he actually weighed into the fight, was above 220.

When he was inside the octagon for the fight was above 220, whereas, you gotta remember when Izzy fought Jan Bohovic for the light heavyweight title, he was only 194.

And even when he wanted to go up to light heavyweight, he's like, I'm not cutting any weight.


Speaker 0: The Jorogun experience.

Speaker 1: Well, I think the casuals got woken up to it in the Dustin Poirier-Conor McGregor fight. Yeah. And that fight, where you just see how he's just so compromised. And even fights where you don't think that the guy's compromised, like Adesanya Pejera. Mm-hmm.

Israel said after the fight, he's like, you fucked my leg up. My leg was useless.

Speaker 0: You watch it in the replay. I didn't notice it even because I was upstairs watching it. Mm-hmm. And then when they started showing the highlights later on, I was like, well, he like went down from the 1 check too. So he checked it really weird and he got cat-kicked.

Speaker 1: He kind of like tripped over his foot and then went down So we said oh, he just stumbled, but it was really cuz his leg wasn't working well already

Speaker 0: Yeah, yeah,

Speaker 1: it was the first round. I went and I've watched that fight several times and

Speaker 0: apparently so his Alex Paredes yeah made Glover watch it every time he comes over he put apparently he puts it on yeah

Speaker 1: I watched it again, and it's that first round that first round he fucking really chops at it He's got a Very strange style. It's very uniquely his. Pereira? Yeah, the stand-up style, it's very different. Like his hands, he stands like this.

Speaker 0: He's just freakishly long and big for that weight class.

Speaker 1: And his power's preposterous.

Speaker 0: You ever see some of those guys like when you look at certain skinny guys, and I'm not calling him He's not like he's lean, but he's lean and you call in Lee those guys are the guys I worry about Because it's those guys that hit freakishly hard that it's the big muscle guys You know that guy's gonna hit you hard, but it's these sneaky tall lean guys

Speaker 1: Tommy Hearns looking yeah,

Speaker 0: and they just they when they turn into those hooks his left hook

Speaker 1: so much torque and leverage His fucking left hook is a thing of beauty man. It really is I mean his Everything is fucking sick scary. He's such a scary guy and the high-level kickboxing experience that he has like coming over from glory I'm you know, I'm very interested to see what Israel does different in the second fight, but I'm really interested in seeing him against someone who can wrestle That's what I'm really interested in.

Speaker 0: I was just gonna say it's kind of working out perfectly for Alex where You get another you get another shot. Yeah, you know you get to go and face Israel again that's the best matchup for you got a guy that is probably gonna stand with you for as long as the fight lasts Yeah, when he's really gonna get challenged is when he has somebody that's gonna say

Speaker 1: that Marvin Vittori

Speaker 0: I'm yeah, I'm gonna grapple your ass. Yeah pressure you up against the fence and for guys like Vittoria. It's got to be like alright Hey, they want him to stay the champ

Speaker 1: Yeah,

Speaker 0: because is he already had their number and he's been there But as long as potatoes in there another kickboxer, But with a different style maybe not as much experience in the grappling department. They're chomping at the bit to get in it well

Speaker 1: Fucking scary Robert Whitaker, you know Whitaker's very well-rounded. Yeah, he's an interesting matchup for him. There's there's a very good matchups in that 185 pound division, but in my opinion what's interesting is He's a specialist. He's like a pure specialist. Yeah, I mean he's he can grapple a little bit But that's not what he wants to do.

He wants to knock your fucking head into the bleachers.

Speaker 0: Yeah, and you know it going in you know that's What he wants to do to you. We just try to I mean is he was winning that fight and mm-hmm He's still got him out of there. Yep. I couldn't believe it I remember even saying that People were watching it up in the ESPN desk were like man Could you imagine if he pulls it off here in the end and he can did it?

Speaker 1: Yeah, he did it Is he was probably ahead 3? Well, what how many rounds do you think he was ahead going into that? Fifth round

Speaker 0: that was the fifth And I think even that round was was that who I don't remember now

Speaker 1: Well is he definitely won the first and almost knocked him out.

Speaker 0: I think he had probably 2 or 3 rounds

Speaker 1: Yeah, it's hard to say I'd have to go back and try to score it

Speaker 0: Which I'm terrible at man. People are always like, what did you think? I'm like, I'm calling the fight. Yeah, you can't call

Speaker 1: and score at the same time.

Speaker 0: They don't get it.

Speaker 1: When you're scoring a fight, you should shut your mouth. Okay, here we go. So Izzy had 3 rounds on Eric Colen's card. On Sal Diamante's card, he had 3 rounds. And he also had

Speaker 0: 3 rounds

Speaker 1: on Mike Bell's. Yeah, so he

Speaker 0: had that. All the same too.

Speaker 1: All he had to do is move around. Yep.

Speaker 0: All he

Speaker 1: had to do

Speaker 0: is move around yep all you do is not get caught

Speaker 1: not get caught and he wins that fight Wow I'm very interested in the rematch very and because you got to think is he almost had him out in the first round, man. He almost had him out. If he could avoid getting that leg compromised like he did in the first round of that fight. And so he's got his movement. And he also had some great moments grappling, which surprised a lot of people.

When he had Pereira's back.

Speaker 0: If there's a time that you're gonna pull out some grappling, it's in that matchup. It's

Speaker 1: with that dude.

Speaker 0: And he's been at it longer than potato So it's like that's the time to show and he did yeah both guys did both guys I think scored takedowns at 1 point or another in that fight I remember being like oh now there now the wrestlers in here you get 2 guys that know they can knock the crap out Of each other and suddenly everybody knows how to do a little bit of wrestling

Speaker 1: well Just you know the mixing it up. Just keeping someone guessing over load overload their brain

Speaker 0: Yeah, 25 minutes of avoiding that left hook

Speaker 1: whoo Scary proposition everything man everything he hits you with is hard.

Speaker 0: That's what I'm talking about. Those lean guys like that, you know those shins hurt. You know if he lands an elbow on you. Same as Izzy. They're similar build, but Alex has more muscle on him.

Speaker 1: He's quite a bit bigger. I mean, I think Pejeta, when he actually weighed into the fight, was above 220. Yeah. When he was inside the octagon for the fight was above 220, whereas, you gotta remember when Izzy fought Jan Bohovic for the light heavyweight title, he was only 194. Yeah.

Izzy is 1 of those guys that...

Speaker 0: He's not cutting that much weight.

Speaker 1: He's not cutting any weight. And even when he wanted to go up to light heavyweight, he's like, I'm not cutting any weight. I'm going to fight as I fight.

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