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Old 07-30-2010, 11:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Does Rampage have the footwork to make it out of the first round with Machida?

He has looked really stiff lately. Not moving around throwing kicks and things like he was able to do back in the day. Has time caught up with him? He had no mobility at all against Rashad. The best he could do was try to through a couple head fakes to try to get Rashad to punch so he could counter and it never came close to working. I only see things going even worse against Machida. If he just stands there flatfooted waiting for Machida to put his face right in front of him, things could get ugly quick. I predict Machida will kick him in the legs until he tries to counter and subsequently gets TKO'd.

Does anybody have any good input about his mobility and ablility to use some form of footwork to keep up with Machida. And please dont just reply saying "all it takes is one punch"

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Old 07-30-2010, 11:51 PM   #2 (permalink)

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Machidas not finishing Rampage in the 1st
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Rampage can win this fight with one punch , there is nobody at lhw that hits harder, wether he lands or not is arguable.
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I feel bad for Rampage.
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machida is not finishing him at all. dude he had not fought in a year. Lets see how this fight plays out before we talk about how stiff he was. he will do fine.
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Rampage has the power to knock Machida's fucking teeth out. Machida will have a hard time winning by anything other than a decision...
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Old 07-30-2010, 11:54 PM   #7 (permalink)

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Machidas not finishing Rampage in the 1st
Your right, he's finishing him in the second.
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Old 07-30-2010, 11:55 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Rampage will be fine trust me this is going to be one of his easier fights.
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Rampage will be fine trust me this is going to be one of his easier fights.
so nobody has anything of value to add? he has no footwork at all. I see Machida dancing around him throwing kicks until he has no choice but to rush Machida and I see that part ending badly. Look at it this way, Rashad did a Machida impersonation on Rampage and it worked like a charm. Things are only going to be worse in this fight. I think it is a very bad matchup for Rampage.

I still have yet to hear anyone say anything about how he is going to make up for his lack of footwork. Ignoring his shortcomings and just saying "hell win" doesnt cut it
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I do not see machida finishing rampage but I see him thoroughly kicking his ass.
I would put $ on rampage bulldoging for the entire fight wich will lead to him ending
up on his back a few times in the contest. Machida will literally kick the shit out
of him but will avoid the clinch. rampage is strong a fuck and he likes to fight close.
Machida is allready rangy as hell so he will pick him apart.
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