| Omen Looks For Better Results With Unified Martial Arts |
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| Written by Paul Fladten | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wednesday, 08 July 2009 00:00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 After deciding to begin training at Unified Martial Arts in Fond du Lac, Jake "The Bad" Omen will be looking to get back on track with a win against former training partner Chris Befera at this Friday's Wisconsin Cage Fighting card in Appleton.
Omen, 3-6 via Sherdog, last fought in March against Dan "Danny Boy" Downes. Downes bested Omen via TKO near the end of the second round. Omen said that the fight taught him an important lesson.
"I learned a lot from the loss to Downes," Omen said. "I realized that I need to react to my opponents strengths and weaknesses during the fight. If the guy can strike, I need to take the fight to the ground and vice versa. I need to do whatever it takes to win the fight."
The loss to Dan "Danny Boy" was Omen's fourth loss in his last six fights. He realized that if he was going to improve as a fighter, he also needed to diversify his training. Along with his training at Third Heaven Martial Arts, Omen decided to do the majority of his standup training under Mike Biddle at Unified Martial Arts.
"I'm super confident after making the move to Unified," Omen remarked. "The gym has more fighters, I'm getting to do some more sparring and doing all around harder training. I honestly feel that all of my areas are improving. My game is going to the next level."
His new instructor agrees. "Beforehand, Jake had decent striking, but I don't think that he necessarily knew how to use it. He never had anybody to show him any decent kickboxing. He had the raw skills, but now after training here, I can see that he is finally putting all the pieces together. From the time he came to my gym until now, he looks like a totally different fighter."
With his newfound skill set, Omen is looking forward to his fight against former training partner Chris Befera on Friday. Befera is 2-0 as a professional, and has won both fights via guillotine choke in the first round. Omen and Biddle are very aware of Befera's guillotine.
"We have been training to avoid that guillotine," Biddle said. "So far from what I've seen, Befera has shown himself to be a one-trick pony. He wins by guillotine, but Jake has a lot of reach and has improved his takedown defense. I'm really excited for everyone to see a different Jake Omen."
According to Omen, he is also excited for the fans to see his ever-improving ability. "I feel like I'm going to be able to show people a new side of me. Chris is a super tough dude, and I know he will bring his "A" game. We are good friends before the fight, and we're going to be good friends after the fight. But when the cage locks, it's a whole different ball game. I am willing to do whatever it takes to win this fight."
The fight between Omen and Befera has the makings of a very interesting battle. Differing fight styles, prior knowledge of each other's abilities, and the opportunity to climb the 145-pound rankings, should make for an intriguing fight.
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sheepman6
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... both guys are tough im sure its gonna be a war but i think omen comes out on top |
pete
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... I'm picking Befera for this one! He is just so much more talented from what I've seen than Omen. I haven't seen much of anything from Omen personally. I believe even if he wins this one, he won't be thought of as any better. |
ajones
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... My vote is for Omen. Kid is tough as nails and a cool guy. Unlike his coach. Kidding. Biddle's a cool guy too. |
Christina
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... I'm picking Omen on this one, I've seen him fight and I've seen him train and that's one tough dude. He's put alot of work into his game and has made great improvements. I can't wait to see him kick some a*s! Good Luck! |
666
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Omen for sure... omen will use his reach, and martial arts skills, along with his new striking ability, to rough this dude up. who is this peter guy, sounds like he needs to get a set.. |
Jaremba
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... I'm friends with both Jake and Chris, I have also trained with both of them many times and I think the advantage goes to Jake! Since Jake has switched up his training he has improved and I think you will see he is a better fighter on friday night! What is up with this Peter guy... |
western grip
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... Omen on this one. knowing biddle, he probably taught jake to fight really dirty and cheap. watch out chris, for the orphas penatrating, that his favorite submission. |
greeney7
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... Great luck to both guys. My hats off to swiss he's been training his a*s off!Bring it home buddy!! |
Ajudge
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... Good story! Man you guys got it together....WCS is such a treat to all midwest mma fans. |
greeney7
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... This Pete guy sounds like he knows his shit!!!!!Maybe you guys should listen to him,Knows a one trick pony when he sees one!!More like a one trick clydesdale! |
next level mma all tha way
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next level mma all tha way 5th paragraph last two words. thats all i gatta say |
pete
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... Hmmmmmmmm looks like this "Pete" guy hit that nail pretty hard on the head, wouldn't you say?  Congratulations Mr. Befera on a job well done. |
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