UFC 100 Preview: The Main Card
July 12th, 2009 -- Posted in I know | No Comments »The most intensively anticipated rematch in the tournament Today definitely comes to fruition, as Lesnar looks to avenge his offering impairment to Mir at UFC 81 and simultaneously uncut his improbable run to the UFC’s obvious heavyweight championship. Not much has changed since the fundamental dustup; Lesnar’s still built like a cross of Alexander Karelin and Megatron, while Mir relies on his meekness savvy and surprising striking. This stint really hinges on what Lesnar will do with his hugely superior wrestling. If Lesnar’s percipience is as powerful as his hyperactive mouth, he will use that pedigree to protect this bout from turning into a grappling meet.
For all of Lesnar’s corporeal dominance and pure talent, he still botched a underlying kneebar Defense in his spree with Mir, and that suspect submission Defense remains a responsibility until proven otherwise. While this scrum is a coin flip on the mat — it would come down to Lesnar’s adrenaline-injected ground-and-pound and Mir’s timidity bold — Lesnar’s speed and strength Makes him the far more risky striker. If Lesnar has the discernment to turn this into a kickboxing match, Mir will be stuck annoying to survive the onslaught while searching for a takedown. Odds are Lesnar’s fist will realize Mir’s gray be important long before Mir ever finds that takedown.
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