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Here's my immediate reaction - I was disappointed.
Tim Elliott is a tough guy, but he is not an elite fighter. Tim has been on a good run since being cut from the ranks of the UFC, but he has lost every time he's faced a solid Flyweight fighter - and that is a fact.
Tim is unorthodox, but he's also sloppy, very sloppy. He's good in scrambles, but showed that he isn't great off of his back. DJ passed guard like there was no guard to pass, and as much as Tim prevented a submission he didn't offer much of anything once taken down.
Demetrious should be finishing guys like Tim, and if he can't do that, he should be putting a beating on him.
DJ was dropped by a looping left-hand, and was taken down several times by a guy he really has no business getting taken down by. I keep hearing "Tim is so much bigger", well he's taller, yes, but he's not some giant of a man - Benavidez and Bagautinov are very similar size to DJ and they dealt with him with relative ease.
Losing 1 round of a 5 round fight is nothing to be ashamed of, but he was dominated in that round. If Tim had some actual coordination to his striking he genuinely might have been able to win more rounds or even threaten a finish. Demetrious didn't tap, and didn't look all that close to tapping, but that D'arce was fucking tight - I genuinely thought we might see an upset there for a split second.
I don't expect the "Pound for Pound best fighter in the world" to be struggling with a guy who's arguably not even in the top 10 of the division, I also don't expect said fighter to essentially lay and pray to a victory. You have to offer more than just passing guard and trying for armbars for 4 whole rounds, I didn't see much of anything standing up and that was shocking. Never felt like Tim was in danger of being finished on the ground either, whether it be strikes or submissions.
I thought that Demetrious didn't really look like the great fighter that he is last night - he looked average. I say that because I think most Flyweights could have done that to Tim last night, Tim is not great.
My grade for DJ: C+
Demetrious losing a step? Took Tim for granted? Cruising at this stage of his career?
What do we think? and how would you grade that performance last night?
Tim Elliott is a tough guy, but he is not an elite fighter. Tim has been on a good run since being cut from the ranks of the UFC, but he has lost every time he's faced a solid Flyweight fighter - and that is a fact.
Tim is unorthodox, but he's also sloppy, very sloppy. He's good in scrambles, but showed that he isn't great off of his back. DJ passed guard like there was no guard to pass, and as much as Tim prevented a submission he didn't offer much of anything once taken down.
Demetrious should be finishing guys like Tim, and if he can't do that, he should be putting a beating on him.
DJ was dropped by a looping left-hand, and was taken down several times by a guy he really has no business getting taken down by. I keep hearing "Tim is so much bigger", well he's taller, yes, but he's not some giant of a man - Benavidez and Bagautinov are very similar size to DJ and they dealt with him with relative ease.
Losing 1 round of a 5 round fight is nothing to be ashamed of, but he was dominated in that round. If Tim had some actual coordination to his striking he genuinely might have been able to win more rounds or even threaten a finish. Demetrious didn't tap, and didn't look all that close to tapping, but that D'arce was fucking tight - I genuinely thought we might see an upset there for a split second.
I don't expect the "Pound for Pound best fighter in the world" to be struggling with a guy who's arguably not even in the top 10 of the division, I also don't expect said fighter to essentially lay and pray to a victory. You have to offer more than just passing guard and trying for armbars for 4 whole rounds, I didn't see much of anything standing up and that was shocking. Never felt like Tim was in danger of being finished on the ground either, whether it be strikes or submissions.
I thought that Demetrious didn't really look like the great fighter that he is last night - he looked average. I say that because I think most Flyweights could have done that to Tim last night, Tim is not great.
My grade for DJ: C+
Demetrious losing a step? Took Tim for granted? Cruising at this stage of his career?
What do we think? and how would you grade that performance last night?
