Fred Ettish wants redemption... Will YAMMA give it to him?

**folkhero72** · Posted On: 4/26/2008 7:47am

I think it goes without saying that his opponent should be Kalib Starnes.

**Ke?poFist** · Posted On: 4/26/2008 7:58am

what I found amusing about Fred's performance back in the day was how he used texbook Karate/Kenpo techniques and stances, for all the world to see in a real fight.

I see nothing to mock him about it, especially since he has turned himself around in short order to train right and stop talking nonsense, but for a few fleeting minutes we saw everything from ridiculous stances, being out-struck because he attempted karate blocks thus leaving himself exposed, to trying the "high block and side kick the knee from the ground" defense when knocked down, to inevitably curling up into a fetal position as he was pounded like lunchmeat.

If he gets back in the cage, I'll be rooting for him :)

**milwaukee cop** · Posted On: 4/26/2008 8:31am

i would love to see fred win, and be redeemed, im always for the underdog.

**Steve** · Posted On: 4/26/2008 9:16am

Originally Posted by pauli

my understanding of the short story: in about ten minutes, fred went from an unwarmed up alternate not expected to fight and acting as pretty much a production assistant, to stepping into the octagon against a larger, warmed up and ready to go opponent.

all anybody at home ever saw was a fish out of water getting gutted.

1994 being part of the dark ages as it was, few ever found out the backstory, and fred is still (rather unfairly) used as a punchline.

This is correct.

Also, I just got confirmation (literally 5 mins ago) that this story is completely legit, the ball is now in YAMMA's court.

**Steve** · Posted On: 4/26/2008 9:19am

Originally Posted by Ke?poFist

what I found amusing about Fred's performance back in the day was how he used texbook Karate/Kenpo techniques and stances, for all the world to see in a real fight.

I see nothing to mock him about it, especially since he has turned himself around in short order to train right and stop talking nonsense, but for a few fleeting minutes we saw everything from ridiculous stances, being out-struck because he attempted karate blocks thus leaving himself exposed, to trying the "high block and side kick the knee from the ground" defense when knocked down, to inevitably curling up into a fetal position as he was pounded like lunchmeat.

If he gets back in the cage, I'll be rooting for him :)

Dude, you should see him today. He's a beast, his cardio alone would put most 20 year olds to shame.

**Shawarma** · Posted On: 4/26/2008 9:29am

What does he train in these days?

**Deadmeat** · Posted On: 4/26/2008 9:35am

Not sure where he trains out of these days, but it is a Miletich affiliate.

**Steve** · Posted On: 4/26/2008 9:38am

He still does Matsumura Kenpo but is much more focused on MMA (training fighters etc).

**hoodedmonk** · Posted On: 4/26/2008 10:36am

Give the man a shot already! from my understanding he has been trying to redeem himself for years. I personally would rather see him fight (even taking a one sided beating) than watch Kalib Starns run around the ring for ten minutes. Any suggestions on who he should fight? How about Scott Morris? I can't find the Ettish fight anywhere help!

**Holy Moment** · Posted On: 4/26/2008 11:07am

YEAH!

Throws hands up in the air.

YEAH!

For those of you who don't know, Ettish is a man who took a bad, bad asswhooping in UFC 2 at the hands of Johnny Rhodes. In UFC 2, John McCarthy did not have the authority to stop a fight on his own judgement, so the beating was prolonged. Still, Ettish toughed it for over three minutes of him getting his ass stomped, and only gave up when Rhodes locked in an RNC.

Over the years, Ettish has taken alot of **** (Notice this brutally outdated website: http://www.ettishfetalfighting.8m.com/ ). In these post Napoleon Dynamite years, Ettish is taking even more **** for his resemblance to Gib ( Observe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Jvsa-1O2Y ).

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