Freaky McDonald
Friday, August 28, 2009
5 amazing MMA photos
5. Keith Jardine vs Chuck Liddell
As if Keith Jardine's muscular frame, reddish-brown hair, usually bald head, pointy beard and vicious grin weren't enough. Here he is seen landing a punch on Chuck Liddell's face; but it's his own bloodied face, combined with the wicked sneer and the way that his glove, in motion, actually makes his hand look like it is equipped with a set of black talons - that make him look like a real hellspawn. Jardine's intimidating appearance is what entitled him with his nickname, "The Dean of Mean" - but in this photo he looks much worse than that.
4. Paul Taylor vs Chris Lytle
MMA moves fast. Most of the time, too fast for the eye. Fights can be sometimes over in seconds - some of the best ones are. That's one of the true attractions of MMA photography. It catches insane moments that are there, in the ring, but that involve movements too quick for the crowd's eye too catch. Sometimes perhaps even the fighters would be surpised to see what actually happened while they were busy pummeling one another. Here's one of those moments. Redefining "putting one's foot in one's mouth". Or, in somebody else's.
3. Joe Stevenson vs BJ Penn
MMA is brutal. That's one of the reasons why it's so appealing. But photos like this make us just pause for a second. In all due honesty, Stevenson's face isn't as beaten to a bloody pulp as it may seem; he is just severely bleeding from a cut in the forehead, where there are many blood vessels, and this is why he looks like this. Still, it's blood, real blood coming from a real wound, that reminds you that these fights can and will get nasty.
2. Wanderlei Silva vs Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
The angry Brazilian and the dangerous, wacky American have waged a rivarly that has taken them across three fights in two different promotions and a few years (PrideFC and UFC). Silva won the first two, Rampage the third - but they can fight ten fights more and it's doubtful that they'll generate as perfect an image of victory as this. Silva's destructive knee strikes have sent Jackson flying straight into the ring ropes and fall over in an image that looks like it's been taken from an arcade game. But it's all real. The fight itself is also great to watch, you can see it here.
1. Fedor Emelianenko vs Andrei Arlovski
This photo is a bit of an expected pick if you've been following MMA over the past few months, but it's as hard to beat as Fedor himself. Emelianenko, "The Last Emperor", an undefeated and seemingly indestructible MMA fighter has decimated contender Andrei Arlovski with one sharp hook, that left Arlovski shocked into unconciousness, while Emelianenko walks away in quiet, modest, but certain triumph.
Source: (DoubleViking)
Piranha (Razor Sharp Teeths)
While the threat this little teeth-with-gills poses to humans has been rather blown up in films – including its own self-titled horror B movie – the Piranha has a set of jaws to make any dentist nod with nervous approval. Its rows of razor-sharp gnashers are tightly packed and interlock with each other, teeth perfectly designed for the rapid piercing and shearing of meat – for which the Piranha has a rapacious appetite, as if you needed to know. The Piranha is also aggressive to its own kind and can become cannibalistic if underfed. Although the Piranha hunts in a lethal, highly organised fashion, in its defence it also eats vegetable matter such as seeds. Research also suggests its habit of forming into large groups is as much a defence against predators like caimans and river dolphins as it is a killing strategy. But despite its overblown menace – with the piranha more likely to end up as part of your dinner than vice versa – you wouldn’t want to spend too long in Amazonian waters with an open cut to whet this fish’s appetite. Feeding frenzies against larger animals do happen, and this fiend will bite and maim without a second invitation. Sounds Crazy!
Source: (EnvironmentalGraffiti)
Source: (EnvironmentalGraffiti)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
