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Re: Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale
Ok some thoughts about Branch/Attonito:
-Branch had a pretty offensive guard against Harris..which will be different for Attonito compared to Natal. Natal had a very lackluster guard and was using it to stall the majority of the time. Attonito has a loss by armbar from Isidro Gonzalez but I cannot find video so I don't know if it was from the guard or what. Gonzalez has 13 sub wins and 9 sub losses for the record.
-Attonito seems to have some heavy hands, and Branch's chin still hasn't been tested from what I've seen. Attonito takes awhile to get going in the stand up with taller/longer reach opponents (such as Natal and Yager). Branch is taller, but I cannot find Branch's reach.
-Attonito looks to be well conditioned, and Branch was slowing down against Drawl, even in a stalemate of a match up.
-Branch wasn't able to takedown Harris, but Harris is a good wrestler..Branch was able to take down Drawl and control him the entire fight. I am not sure how Attonito will be from his back against Branch, since I've only seen him on his back against Natal (He was taken down easily and recovered from half guard into full guard to close out the first round).
-Branch was throwing a good amount of kicks against Harris, and Attonito was getting a little susceptible to kicks from Yager and Natal.
-Branch landed most of his TDs against Drawl from the fence, when they were on the feet his TDs were pretty slow, uncommitted, and telegraphed (Like Natal's against Attonito)
So with some random shit out of the way, I think this fight is going to be pretty close, and Branch has the edge on paper. I think the stand up is close, and I think Branch is the better grappler. I just don't know if Branch can put it together in a fight to make it effective against Attonito.
Thoughts?
Ok some thoughts about Branch/Attonito:
-Branch had a pretty offensive guard against Harris..which will be different for Attonito compared to Natal. Natal had a very lackluster guard and was using it to stall the majority of the time. Attonito has a loss by armbar from Isidro Gonzalez but I cannot find video so I don't know if it was from the guard or what. Gonzalez has 13 sub wins and 9 sub losses for the record.
-Attonito seems to have some heavy hands, and Branch's chin still hasn't been tested from what I've seen. Attonito takes awhile to get going in the stand up with taller/longer reach opponents (such as Natal and Yager). Branch is taller, but I cannot find Branch's reach.
-Attonito looks to be well conditioned, and Branch was slowing down against Drawl, even in a stalemate of a match up.
-Branch wasn't able to takedown Harris, but Harris is a good wrestler..Branch was able to take down Drawl and control him the entire fight. I am not sure how Attonito will be from his back against Branch, since I've only seen him on his back against Natal (He was taken down easily and recovered from half guard into full guard to close out the first round).
-Branch was throwing a good amount of kicks against Harris, and Attonito was getting a little susceptible to kicks from Yager and Natal.
-Branch landed most of his TDs against Drawl from the fence, when they were on the feet his TDs were pretty slow, uncommitted, and telegraphed (Like Natal's against Attonito)
So with some random shit out of the way, I think this fight is going to be pretty close, and Branch has the edge on paper. I think the stand up is close, and I think Branch is the better grappler. I just don't know if Branch can put it together in a fight to make it effective against Attonito.
Thoughts?
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