Howdy- I can make excuses for Phil too- But that s BS. Sure He was bloated from being sick-cut weight too much , he had no endurance from being sick , had he been a bit less weakened from the get go he would have guillotined Matt in RD 1 and KOed him in Round 2 and 3. Maybe Lindand had an ingrown toenail too and would have Taken out Phil had he not been soaking it in epson salts. Its all "what if "...Heres the deal-
-Lindand outhustled Baroni, and Manhandled Almeida and Carter Koed Serra bro- period.
Almeida came back after his loss and Serra came back after his loss. I bet them both to win and won
.Baroni will come back too- or not. . However, I feel that baroni was underestimatedfrom day one- Since he enetred Submission he was given no chance, and at every step, won, this was his first loss, and it was not a bad one. - The odds going into that fight were a joke-If they were an indicator- Baroni should have been out in 3 minutes, and Baroni was a couple punches away from making me reall happy. Lindland was flat on his back more than once.
Hes got a good chin hard hitting hands and decent grappling- He needs stamina work, legwork on ground and more discipline, if he goes back to school and learns his lesson- Hell be better for it. Hell never have Serras or Almeidas Legwork , but he can get skilled enough to defend better
As for Serra, he needs to continue honing his striking skills - he will never be a power hitter like Phil or have that type of chin , but he can get his placement lateral movement and defense enough to avoid being drilled.
Almeida- He looked pretty sharp last time out , did the job and did it fast . But he needs more strength training. Lindland overpoewered him. Perhaps he did that last time out .He seemed impressive.
Lindland- He needs work on his kicking- he also needs lateral movemt and submission work- Yes he should have locked up Baroni, if that was Almeida on top rear mounted, Phil would not have made it out. But then again- Almeida needs strength to put Baroni there- .
Its all just a game Howdy. I hope to play you soon
Be sure to give me your opinion on some of the upcoming fights and perhaps we can "disagree" with some numbers
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Peace