Comments on: Why Jardine Is a Real Threat http://www.total-mma.com/2009/03/03/why-jardine-is-a-real-threat/ Completing the perspective on Mixed Martial Arts Fri, 18 May 2012 06:27:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dave Walsh http://www.total-mma.com/2009/03/03/why-jardine-is-a-real-threat/#comment-23979 Dave Walsh Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:09:26 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=597#comment-23979 This is pretty awesome, Alan. This is pretty awesome, Alan.

]]> By: mmaninja http://www.total-mma.com/2009/03/03/why-jardine-is-a-real-threat/#comment-23957 mmaninja Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:19:14 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=597#comment-23957 Jardine's legkicks will definitely be a factor and a threat but so will Rampage's power and improved hands. Jardine’s legkicks will definitely be a factor and a threat but so will Rampage’s power and improved hands.

]]> By: Fraser http://www.total-mma.com/2009/03/03/why-jardine-is-a-real-threat/#comment-23949 Fraser Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:54:22 +0000 http://www.total-mma.com/?p=597#comment-23949 I'm actually surprised more people aren't picking Jardine in this. You outline the reasons quite well, but just to re-emphasize 2 of them: 1. LEG KICKS. Jardine is killer at them and Rampage sucks at them. This is huge, and can not be understated. Leg kicks. 2. I said it after the Vera fight, but Jardine is a guy who it is not so hard to plan for. If you rush him and decide that this fight is not getting out of round 1, then one of you is going down and there's a decent chance it will be Jardine. If you sit back and kickbox with him, he'll beat you on the scorecards. I expect Jackson to, sadly, employ strategy #2 as he fights not to lose. And finally - on a more nebulous level - Jardine is a guy who always screws up the UFC's plans. Always. He is fed to Forrest as a decent fight to build Forrest and wins. So they give him a softball rookie in Alexander and he loses. So they give him to Liddell to build Liddell and he wins. So they give him a high profile fight against Wanderlei and he loses. Here, they're practically pre-printing Rampage v. Rashad posters - count on Jardine to spoil their plans yet again. Jardine, DEC I’m actually surprised more people aren’t picking Jardine in this. You outline the reasons quite well, but just to re-emphasize 2 of them:

1. LEG KICKS. Jardine is killer at them and Rampage sucks at them. This is huge, and can not be understated. Leg kicks.

2. I said it after the Vera fight, but Jardine is a guy who it is not so hard to plan for. If you rush him and decide that this fight is not getting out of round 1, then one of you is going down and there’s a decent chance it will be Jardine. If you sit back and kickbox with him, he’ll beat you on the scorecards. I expect Jackson to, sadly, employ strategy #2 as he fights not to lose.

And finally - on a more nebulous level - Jardine is a guy who always screws up the UFC’s plans. Always. He is fed to Forrest as a decent fight to build Forrest and wins. So they give him a softball rookie in Alexander and he loses. So they give him to Liddell to build Liddell and he wins. So they give him a high profile fight against Wanderlei and he loses. Here, they’re practically pre-printing Rampage v. Rashad posters - count on Jardine to spoil their plans yet again.

Jardine, DEC

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