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Old 01-13-2009, 03:27 PM   #11 (permalink)
Bohica

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If MMA offers more "realism" and "seeing which techniques are superior" as the TS put it, then Machida's style would be the ultimate self-defense. Because if he were in a fight in the real world, people wouldn't pursue him so much. They would get punched or kicked a couple of times and quit chasing him around.

I guess all counterpunchers would be that way.



With Machida, I appreciate the technical aspects of his game, and he is certainly a great fighter. But I wouldn't call him "exciting". I will always enjoy watching him fight, but he doesn't get the adrenaline pumping like more aggressive fighters do.

I would rather see Wand go balls to the wall and get knocked out 5 times to every Machida decision victory.
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