Fight Night

I don't get to show this side of myself often; I like not being arrested. But after watching "Million Dollar Baby" tonight (and yes, I think I'm adding that to my movie list) I couldn't resist doing this...

I found a movie of a fight between a lion and a tiger... it's NOT STAGED. Like, it was a DEATH MATCH. So this is what I'm gonna do... I'm gonna put this here link up for you to watch the fight, and then I'm gonna give you my official technical and philosophical breakdown! Sound like fun? Warning: animal rights activists, I had nothing to do with the filming of this AWESUMMM fight. It was filmed before, and probably you, were even born. Which brings me to my first point:

Sometimes you gotta let it go, lol.

Lion vs. Tiger: The Frik-kin Main Event!!! Get Those KIDS OUTTA HERE!!!


Okay, you've seen the fight. Here comes the technical breakdown...

Now, in the opening of the fight the tiger was OWNING the lion. But part of this was because he opened the fight on the higher ground. He basically started the fight on the lion's friggin head. AFter that, the tiger demonstrated that he was the more agile animal, striking the lion repeatedly from a raised position and maintaining a strong offense, which kept the lion on the defensive. But it went further; the tiger eventually closed in on the lion and OVERPOWERED it by turning it on it's back. To finish the job, the tiger went in for the kill, locking it's jaws onto the lion's throat in classic finisher style.

So what went wrong? The lion had a secret weapon: the definitive trait of all male lions... his mane. His mane was the only thing that prevented the tiger from ending the fight right then and there. Because of the mane, the tiger could not effectively grip the lion around the throat. Not only this, but the mane absorbed several of the impacts of the tiger's paw flurries, reducing the damage potential of such wild and unfocused attacks. This was the turning point of the fight.

With the tiger facing an opponent who had survived his best attack, the tiger was obviously knocked off-guard. Notice how the tiger begins to retreat; he is surprised that the lion is still alive. Not only this, but he gave up his advantage of controlling the space of the cage. Notice how the lion moves into the center of the cage and begins to reduce the tiger's running room. Then cames the fatal mistake; in retreating, the tiger exposes his backside. Whereas tigers execute prey by going for the jugulars in their necks, lions execute their prey by breaking their backbones. Once the tiger's back is exposed, the lion never allows it to protect itself. Eventually, the lion sinks his teeth into the tiger's back and rips it's backbone apart; you can hear the crack if you listen.

Fatality - Lion Wins

Now for the philosophical breakdown. Notice the critical points of the match; in spite of all the activity in the opening of the fight, there were only four noteworthy parts. They were as follows: the opening pounce, the neck bite by the tiger, the tiger's retreat, and the back bite by the lion. There's a reason why the Bible says "A wise man speaks little." There's a reason why starters don't play in exhibition games. There's a reason why samurai carry blades with only one edge. The theme behind it all: excelling at the small things helps us make it to the finals, but execution in the critical things brings us victories.

All LoveB-J