TUF 10: Marcus Jones Talks His Striking Game
by Kelvin Hunt on Nov 10, 2009 11:00 AM EST
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My striking is one of the things that I have to work on most. It’s getting a lot better. At times I feel like a big robot when I’m throwing punches, I just have to learn how to relax and not be so tense when I’m throwing.
I know a lot of you, as well as myself are curious as to what Jones looks like in the striking department. We didn't get a chance to see any of it in his fight against Mike Wessel due to the quick submission win from Jones. He's actually pretty accomplished on the ground and submitted a couple of guys at the TUF tryouts to get into the house if I'm not mistaken. I know he's 36 years old. However, if he can develop any semblance of a striking game, he could possibly make some noise since he's stands at 6'7". He'll be facing Darrill Schoonover in his quarterfinal matchup on TUF, and we'll get to see if "The Dawkness" makes it to the next round
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Like with anything else, repetition will help. The more sparring and fighting experience he gets, the more natural it will seem. It’s been said that, like running the ball in football, half of striking is “wanting to.” If you go into a fight making up your mind to get in there and remain mentally tough and exchange, you’re chances of faring better go up a lot. At this level, though, it will be tough to get his striking where it needs to be in a short amount of time. With his age, time is not on his side. I’m rooting for him.
Yup. It will be years before he will be able to put things together, get loose, confident and comfortable. Many fighters just revert to their natural instincts come fight time.
At least he knows he has a serious problem in the striking department. He’s going to go up against some one and get decapitated with his robot approach.
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by VeeisAnimated on Nov 10, 2009 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
Saw the only fight that he lost on Youtube…he does look VERY robotic and stiff when he throws punches….if he did relax, he’d probably be an absolute beast
by Charles Walker on Nov 10, 2009 12:07 PM EST reply actions
I have watched all his fights and I am not very confident with his chin
by Erich Vowell on Nov 10, 2009 1:35 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I haven’t watched all his fights. His chin is ripe for the picking.
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by VeeisAnimated on Nov 10, 2009 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
Kelvin, compared to most guys, what would you rate his BJJ skills? That arm bar he caught on Wessel blew me away. That shit had to made Joe Rogan have an orgasim.
by The Bronzeville Bully on Nov 10, 2009 12:36 PM EST reply actions
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I’m not sure….I honestly haven’t seen that much footage of him…like I said, I think he subbed like two guys at the TUF tryouts…so it’s safe to say he’s no rookie on the ground…
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From my understanding, the folks at Gracie Tampa are pretty high on his skills. Like Michael Westbrook before him, Marcus is a pro football player that proved to be a fairly quick learner when it comes to jiu-jitsu. I think there is definitely still much for him to learn, but he’s getting really good coaching and his coaches and other stablemates like Matt Arroyo speak highly of his skills.
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