zorg1000 said:
Johnw1104 said:
I still don't understand what happened; it's like she decided she wanted to out-box a boxer. You'd think a couple minutes in when that strategy was going terribly she mighta switched it up, but no, let me try to outbox a former boxing champion.
Very strange, Rousey seems like she likely could have won if she stuck to her strengths. Still, I like this Holm girl and the rematch should be fun :)
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The thing is, Ronda is a Judoku, in order to perform Judo throws u have to be in a clinch, the only way for Ronda to get into the clinch is to come forward or for her opponent to come forward. Holm is way too technical of a boxer to come rushing forward like Ronda's last few opponents, she used great footwork to maintain distance and used straight punches & kicks to keep Ronda away so she had no choice but try brawling.
That's why wrestling is a faaaaarrrrr superior form of grappling for takedowns in MMA compared to Judo, u don't have to be in a clinch to initiate a takedown, u can level change and go for the legs so u can actually score takedowns from a distance in addition to throws.
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That's interesting, didn't know that. I feel like I've seen her just bum rush girls in the past with almost 100% success, but she was probably fearing a punch or knee to the face lol
Still, Rousey didn't so much look like she was trying to back her into a corner or close the gap as she did like she was straight up boxing her. There never seemed to be any desperation as she was getting hit; she really stuck to her gameplan even when it was clearly not working.
