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Hawk,
Look at the tape.. Rickson was scrambling hard just
to get gaurd, not get an arm bar. I'm in no way saying that
he couldn't get an arm, but he did make him tap with a choke
(shin across the neck) not an arm bar. The real point I was
trying to make was that it was Hazel in a strong take down
position and not Rickson.
H.S.Caterpiller,
Maybe I phrased my statement the wrong way. I'm not
saying that Royce has no heart all together, but maybe
his long absence from the NHB sceen, his loss to Wallid,
and his robbery of finishing Glamrock, put some dents
in his heart and confidence (not in jui jitsu)in himself
in which he never really recovered?. Royce definitely
had some heart in his first 4 ufcs;that is one of my main
reasons for faithfully cheering him on, and taking such
an interest in his fighting style.
To all,
I don't think strength and variety is the answer for
Royce. Does that not contradict what there fighting philosophy is all about; To rely on leverage and technique
over size and strengh. To always percieve that your opponent
is bigger,stronger and faster than you.
I think the match with SAK is a wake up call to the
present state of NHB. In a real fight there are no time
limits. Now I know some things do come in to play, like
enviroment,refs,"rules" etc., but the fact remains...
Royce lasted an hour and a half with that man, longer
than most men, I'm sure, and it was all credited to his
technique.period. No "power",no boxing, no kickboxing. Just
jui jitsu. Rickson also seems to rely mostly on jui jitsu.
Remember, SAK had to quit after 10 min. or so of his next
bout, so who knows, maybe he would have eventually fallen prey to Royce, but we will never know....
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Dave
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