It's officially a new day here on the East Coast. I will be at work in less than 10 hours and up in less than eight. Nevertheless I am finally beginning what I have been wanting to start all day long and have only now begun.
And of course, as the title suggests, I am watching MMA on TV. HDNet.
Two guys locked on the floor. One on his back the other being held by the former's sweat soaked legs. The bell rings. And the guy with the checkerboard-red and green-colored hair is wearily throwing his arms up in the air to indicate: I'm still standing.
I'm slowly beginning to understand a little bit about this sport.
Side-control. Kimoras. Bantamweight. I understand the difference between "tapping out" and TapouT the clothing company. And if you mention the phrase "cauliflower ear" I know what you mean as well.
There are still some things I have yet to figure out.
Like, how on earth do the fighters' shorts NOT fall off? Is there a gorilla strength equivalent of Fashion Tape for MMA fighters' shorts?
But on a more technical note, I honestly haven't quite figured out the difference between Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu, and Jujutsu, and Muay Thai...
YES, I know. I'll eventually look at the links I just used to educate you, to educate myself, but at this point I'll continue to play indifferent to what's going on, on the TV in front of me.
