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rashad's speed/quickness advantage was just too much. not to mention the conditioning factor, man rashad's got a great tank. unfortunately he doesn't have a very good chin (he's been knocked down/out in his last 3 fights). rampage was doing well early on defending the take down attempts, but no doubt that took a lot out of him and he eventually gassed after the flurry in round 3.

 

was really hoping for shogun vs rampage II but meh it wasn't meant to be. stylistically, i actually think evans has a much better chance of defeating the newly crowned LHW champ than rampage. we all know how weak shogun's take down defense is, and i don't see evans utilizing any other game plan besides taking shogun to the canvas. we can expect that to happen through 5 rounds.

 

lil nog vs brilz was a very entertaining fight. lotsa back and forth ground action, it was a real fun fight to watch. i thought brilz won that one but i'm not surprised lil nog got the decision. credit to brilz though for taking the fight to lil nog, no one (myself included) expected him to even go past the first round.

 

...and a huge LOL at tod duffee hahahahaha. funniest fight i have ever seen in my entire life. WTF was that?! hahahahaha! a ton of respect and credit to russow for hanging in there and pulling off the HUUUUUUUUUGE upset. he was also very humble in the post fight interview so that's always a bonus.

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Once again a briliant game plan by the great Greg Jackson. I knew Sugar was gonna go for something of a cross between what he did to both Chuck Lidell and Thiago Alves. Constantly staying outside Rampage's effective boxing range and using his speed to get in punches when he could and takedowns if possible. Rampage despite being able to fend off takedowns by such wrestlers as olympian like Dan Henderson and former ufc champ kevin randleman was not able to stop Rashad's takedowns (albeit but one in the first round when both of them were clinched on the fence).

 

There were differences in the matches he had with both those two wrestlers and this one that made those takedowns possible. First off is how Rashad takes people down... you see unlike Dan Henderson who mostly operates in the clinch Sugar's takedowns are low and come from well beyond Ramapage's effective range (Henderson is also a bit undersized for someone like Rampage). And unlike the fight with Randleman which was done in a ring... this fight was done inside a cage where again Greg Jackson's man used the 'press and fatigue' approach similar to what GSP used against BJ Penn to tire out Rampage Jackson. This together with that straight up boxing stance Rampage has makes him prone to low double and single leg takedowns. Apart from the near KO in the third... Sugar hardly took damage in any of the other two rounds.

 

Very smart. Very effective. Not quite as entertaining but got the job done right.

 

And oh yes... stylistically Sugar does have a great chance of getting a decision win over Shogun Rua given the kind of takedown defense that he has. but... then again the difference in that fight and this fight he just had with Rampage is that'll be a championship fight and thus will be 5 rounds. the longer it is... the more chances Shogun has of catching him with a knockout punch or kick or knee (just like the one Melvin Guillard gave his opponent tonight).

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i'm a little disappointed with lil' nog's game, he is having a hard time with his opponent.

i think that goes to show that wrestlers are a handful. and i agree with joe rogan when he says wrestling is the best base to have when crossing over to MMA. with wrestling, you're able to dictate where the fight takes place.

 

i just wish wrestling (as well as barbell strength training) were part of PE in schools here.

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my insights

 

1. Diego should stay at LW, he got manhandled by Hathaway and he will get manhandled by the newer 170 guys

 

2. Lil Nog's gameplan got thrown off since he was originally preparing for a striker. Kudos to Brilz though for giving us a heck of a show

 

3. Hands up and stop winding your punches or get KTFOs like Duffee

 

4. Miller forgot to use the "jersey style" of fighting which is rough up your opponent and scrap.

 

5. Rampage lacked the gas and didn't pick his shots when he had the opportunity. Good gameplan by Evans

 

and yes, Stylistially, Evans has a good chance of beating Shogun. But then again, let's see what Shogun will bring since he surprised us all with how he beat Machida

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