12 Untrained Strongmen vs a Silverback Gorilla. Which side wins?

[groo]

This shit gives me cancer.

You know the answer don't you...

 

[bad seed]

If you maintain gorillas are nigh impervious to damage, provide sources. Show us a video clip of a silverback being hit by a car and shrugging it off, or being involved in a serious fight with another gorilla without taking a scratch, or anything that would indicate actual physical combat is not something that every gorilla try to avoid for the simple reason that it is very dangerous to them.

And that is "unbreakable" safety glass. If any of the strongmen were thrown at it hard enough to crack, they'd be concussed and crippled. There is nothing an unarmed man could do to a gorilla except womanly tactics like eye gouging and nutstomping.

 

[groo]

Maybe one of the strongmen could offer up to the gorilla and mate with it...thus depleting its energy and murderous rampage.

Then they could try smothering it while it had a nap.

 

[peytonlucy]

MMA rules? Cecil Peoples as ref?

 

[HockeyBjj]

I love that there is an "untrained" caveat to this scenario, like there are people who would have training in fighting gorillas in hand to hand combat, or that it would matter if they were legit martial artists... chimps rip people's faces off, a silverback gorilla would tear a man in half like peeling a banana.

Well, distance management could give a trained human a slight edge over an untrained one. Also the muscle memory of not stumbling trying to get the fuck out of the damned things way.

But using 11 people as distractions (perhaps heavyweights with the strength of strongmen could get away and not be instakilled?) to get someone like Mir or Werdum on the gorilla's back to get the eyes from there (having the skill to keep some sort of back control as it thrashes, along with 11 others valiantly trying to hold it down to limit movement) and maybe maybe maybe it's possible to RNC these things? I mean, they have necks and corrotid arteries right? Just do not let your arms slip out from under the chin or you'll never see it again.

 

[ndwolfwood]

Well, distance management could give a trained human a slight edge over an untrained one. Also the muscle memory of not stumbling trying to get the fuck out of the damned things way.

But using 11 people as distractions (perhaps heavyweights with the strength of strongmen could get away and not be instakilled?) to get someone like Mir or Werdum on the gorilla's back to get the eyes from there (having the skill to keep some sort of back control as it thrashes, along with 11 others valiantly trying to hold it down to limit movement) and maybe maybe maybe it's possible to RNC these things? I mean, they have necks and corrotid arteries right? Just do not let your arms slip out from under the chin or you'll never see it again.

You really think a man is going to take a rampaging gorilla's back? You do realize what a compact ball of destruction it's going to be. The thing isn't standing up straight trying to judge distance to throw a jab.

 

[Horse Style]

You really think a man is going to take a rampaging gorilla's back? You do realize what a compact ball of destruction it's going to be. The thing isn't standing up straight trying to judge distance to throw a jab.

I did say it's a fight to the death in the OP so that would take away some of the fear. The only way to live is to kill the gorilla. So it's either get busy fighting or get busy dying.

 

[theocean]

You really think a man is going to take a rampaging gorilla's back? You do realize what a compact ball of destruction it's going to be. The thing isn't standing up straight trying to judge distance to throw a jab.

plus long arms, gorillas have long ass arms, frank Mir would get yanked off his back so fast. Look what happened when he stole Brocks strawberries, and brock is no silverback

 

[minute bull]

If the dudes weren't untrained, numbers would probably beat instinct. As it stands now, fear would most likely obliterate their resolve. Especially when biting and socket yanking is on the table.

Essentially I see it like this:

Speed + leverage - Restraint vs Numbers + Fear
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With 12 trained men, you could form four three man formations. Surround the silverback, then as a ring stay out of arm's reach encroaching and receding as necessary. Each formation attacking in waves, one guy creates distraction while the other two strike from blindspots -- creating three points of immediate threat while maintaining the remaining nine points of stressful intimidation. Chip away until fatigue and damage set in.

It's going to look like a hate crime.

Marathon runners would prove superior to strongmen, as someone else mentioned.

 

[ndwolfwood]

If the dudes weren't untrained, numbers would probably beat instinct. As it stands now, fear would most likely obliterate their resolve. Especially when biting and socket yanking is on the table.

Essentially I see it like this:

Speed + leverage - Restraint vs Numbers + Fear
​

With 12 trained men, you could form four three man formations. Surround the silverback, then as a ring stay out of arm's reach encroaching and receding as necessary. Each formation attacking in waves, one guy creates distraction while the other two strike from blindspots -- creating three points of immediate threat while maintaining the remaining nine points of stressful intimidation. Chip away until fatigue and damage set in.

It's going to look like a hate crime.

Marathon runners would prove superior to strongmen, as someone else mentioned.

Good post. Obvious the proper tactical response.

 

[D Train]

Surely this has happened at some point in human history. I'm looking at you, Rome.

 

[Zer]

Good post. Obvious the proper tactical response.

TGF is like the Erwin Rommel of Sherdog, it's official

 

[minute bull]

Call me the Desert Fucko!

 

[RoosterShooter]

lol how is this still going

 

[D3thr0n3d K1ng]

If the dudes weren't untrained, numbers would probably beat instinct. As it stands now, fear would most likely obliterate their resolve. Especially when biting and socket yanking is on the table.

Essentially I see it like this:

Speed + leverage - Restraint vs Numbers + Fear
​

With 12 trained men, you could form four three man formations. Surround the silverback, then as a ring stay out of arm's reach encroaching and receding as necessary. Each formation attacking in waves, one guy creates distraction while the other two strike from blindspots -- creating three points of immediate threat while maintaining the remaining nine points of stressful intimidation. Chip away until fatigue and damage set in.

It's going to look like a hate crime.

Marathon runners would prove superior to strongmen, as someone else mentioned.

This is what I mentioned earlier. With an elaborate plan to gas the gorilla out they could take him while minimizing damage. Once hes gassed they dogpile him while a couple of the dudes stomp on his nuts.

Not sure if marathon runners would do better as they obviously have a better gas tank but all weigh about 130 pounds.

 

[markulous]

lol how is this still going

This is just the beginning. Next week it'll be 4 MMA-trained midgets vs. this guy

 

[RoosterShooter]

This is just the beginning. Next week it'll be 4 MMA-trained midgets vs. this guy

lmao first Legit laugh of the day.

 

[jimbob27]

I think it'd be do-able if you could change the composition of the team. I'd want a couple of bodybuilders and Peter Aerts.

The bodybuilders would be used as sacrificial cannon-fodder.

I'm going by the theory that when an animal wants to kill something, they're usually pretty focused on the job and won't stop attacking their target until it stops moving.

This is where bodybuilders have some useful traits.

1. All their muscles would mean it'd take considerably longer for the gorilla to rip them apart than a regular skinny person.

2. They're used to situations where the adrenaline is pumping and their body is under extreme stress. If you give them tons of pre-workout supplements, hopefully that means they'll be able to stay conscious and moving long enough to provide a suitable distraction.

The second part of the plan pretty obvious. Once the gorilla is distracted eating the faces off the bodybuilders, Peter Aerts sneaks up on it and kicks it square in the head. Sure, a gorilla's skull is much thicker and tougher than a human's, but when Aerts connects it's way overkill to take out a person.

I back my claims up with scientific evidence. If a goat can knock out a bull, Aerts could definitely knock out a distracted gorilla.

 

[HwoarangStyle]

This, they'll panic once one of them will get is head torn-off. What can they do anyway, punch the gorilla to death ?

lol jump on it and try to rip its fucking eyes out and bite its neck and go for the juggular.

 

[Obito Uchiha]

Gorilla wins... and easily