Comments on: Mike Reilly: Coming in Second http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/11/09/mike-reilly-coming-in-second/ Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: GassedOut http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/11/09/mike-reilly-coming-in-second/comment-page-1/#comment-132574 GassedOut Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:17:04 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=18747#comment-132574 What I saw was a shift of weight on his feet (and I had to slow it down and replay it about a dozen times) that told me he was going to launch a right cross (or possibly a hook). The shift in weight was negligible, and it was hard to spot for me. If that's what Fedor was referring to, he's the champ just for recognizing it on the fly like that. Of course I haven't been in a competitive fight in something like 20 years, but that's what I saw. I don't know so much about his hands being low. MMA is a lot different than boxing because of the threat of takedowns. A change in posture is a necessity, and everyone has a bit of a different take on it. Look at Machida vs. Hua. Similar fighters, but even their hands were not quite the same. I think you're right, it was an adjustment for takedown defence. What that does do is change the balance of a fighter, and that can telegraph moves differently. Just thinking out loud as it were. What I saw was a shift of weight on his feet (and I had to slow it down and replay it about a dozen times) that told me he was going to launch a right cross (or possibly a hook). The shift in weight was negligible, and it was hard to spot for me. If that’s what Fedor was referring to, he’s the champ just for recognizing it on the fly like that. Of course I haven’t been in a competitive fight in something like 20 years, but that’s what I saw.

I don’t know so much about his hands being low. MMA is a lot different than boxing because of the threat of takedowns. A change in posture is a necessity, and everyone has a bit of a different take on it. Look at Machida vs. Hua. Similar fighters, but even their hands were not quite the same. I think you’re right, it was an adjustment for takedown defence. What that does do is change the balance of a fighter, and that can telegraph moves differently. Just thinking out loud as it were.

]]> By: Angry Mike http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/11/09/mike-reilly-coming-in-second/comment-page-1/#comment-132541 Angry Mike Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:39:25 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=18747#comment-132541 Everybody loses sooner or later. The only legit question is what you learn from the loss. On that point, I'd love to hear Reilly or somebody knowledgeable comment on how Rogers got caught. In the post fight interview, Fedor suggested that something about Rogers' footwork telegraphed a punch, and Fedor got off first with the overhand right. The translation didn't come through very well, so it's hard to say for sure if that's what Fedor was saying. Is that what happened? What was the "tell", and how do you address it? Was Rogers carrying his hands too low? Looked that way to me, although it might have been because of the takedown threat. Everybody loses sooner or later. The only legit question is what you learn from the loss. On that point, I’d love to hear Reilly or somebody knowledgeable comment on how Rogers got caught. In the post fight interview, Fedor suggested that something about Rogers’ footwork telegraphed a punch, and Fedor got off first with the overhand right. The translation didn’t come through very well, so it’s hard to say for sure if that’s what Fedor was saying. Is that what happened? What was the “tell”, and how do you address it? Was Rogers carrying his hands too low? Looked that way to me, although it might have been because of the takedown threat.

]]> By: jding3 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/11/09/mike-reilly-coming-in-second/comment-page-1/#comment-132537 jding3 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:43:48 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=18747#comment-132537 Fedor wasn't the first to mention a rematch, that was Gus "dumass" Johnson. What else was Fedor supposed to say in that situation. Other than that I'm looking forward to seeing how Rogers grows and progresses from this loss. He has a lot of potential. Fedor wasn’t the first to mention a rematch, that was Gus “dumass” Johnson. What else was Fedor supposed to say in that situation.

Other than that I’m looking forward to seeing how Rogers grows and progresses from this loss. He has a lot of potential.

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