I have seen some good strikers in MMA fights that have a shorter reach than there opponent. Like was said earlier timing is everything. If you really want to be a good striker in MMA fights then I believe that as a fighter you need to work on your striking from the tie-up/clinch/plum. I have seen alot of fighters in this position that throw and land some really big punches on there opponent but they are usually thrown with mostly the arms. There is usually no body twisting/movement to go along with the punches. When you are in the tie up, man that is the perfect place to utilize your body to generate power to hurt your opponent...do some shifting and a little footwork and generate all that power in the punch...man that is the sweet stuff when you can do that and the land the punch right on the mark.
__________________ Tim McFatridge
Integrated Submission Grappling
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