How AgentMMA breaks down Steve Garcia vs Yair Rodriguez
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The fun part about Yair Rodriguez against Steve Garcia is that they might both like the look of the same position. Garcia stopped Kyle Nelson with elbows from half guard, while Rodriguez caught Josh Emmett in a triangle off his back. If Garcia lands on top, give it a second before you decide who's had the better of the scramble.
- Garcia found room for elbows even with Nelson holding half guard.
- Emmett was on top when Rodriguez caught him in a triangle.
- Pitbull and Kattar both took these guys all the way to the scorecards.
Late in the opening round looks especially interesting because a close stretch on the feet could give way to a scramble with little time to settle.
There's a good reason to keep watching Garcia when an opponent goes down. He put David Onama away with punches on the mat in the opening round, but his fight with Diego Lopes went the other way when Lopes stopped him with punches from guard in the second. The detail worth watching is whether Garcia has room to punch when they land or has to spend that first beat sorting out his position.
They could also spend a whole round on their feet and leave us waiting for that exchange. Rodriguez beat Patricio Pitbull by unanimous decision, and Garcia went the distance with Calvin Kattar and got every judge's vote too. That's the other bit I like here: if the first round is close and a late scramble gives one of them top position, does he go looking for something big or settle there and make the other guy work?
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The fun part about Yair Rodriguez against Steve Garcia is that they might both like the look of the same position. Garcia stopped Kyle Nelson with elbows from half guard, while Rodriguez caught Josh Emmett in a triangle off his back. If Garcia lands on top, give it a second before you decide who's had the better of the scramble.
- Garcia found room for elbows even with Nelson holding half guard.
- Emmett was on top when Rodriguez caught him in a triangle.
- Pitbull and Kattar both took these guys all the way to the scorecards.
Late in the opening round looks especially interesting because a close stretch on the feet could give way to a scramble with little time to settle.
There's a good reason to keep watching Garcia when an opponent goes down. He put David Onama away with punches on the mat in the opening round, but his fight with Diego Lopes went the other way when Lopes stopped him with punches from guard in the second. The detail worth watching is whether Garcia has room to punch when they land or has to spend that first beat sorting out his position.
They could also spend a whole round on their feet and leave us waiting for that exchange. Rodriguez beat Patricio Pitbull by unanimous decision, and Garcia went the distance with Calvin Kattar and got every judge's vote too. That's the other bit I like here: if the first round is close and a late scramble gives one of them top position, does he go looking for something big or settle there and make the other guy work?
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