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Wasn't even a KO
Someone did a much better analysis than you.
I want you to look at Mendes's feet and pay attention to how much ground he is able to cover so quickly.
He starts at the modelo sign and ends up on the UFC fight pass sign.
Now you may ask yourself how or what was the reason? Fret no more. I have the answers for you: ) Let us begin the breakdown.
It is called shifting. Also referred to as the Dempsey Shift.
Shifting is when you punch stepping forward into opposite stance and then punch out of it back into your original stance. No reseting. It allows you to carry the momentum of your punches and keep the combination going while covering distance.
It often times catches people by suprise because they are not expecting another punch from opposite stance to follow through etc
If you want to see a modern boxer who is brilliant at this. Watch GGG.
-Mendes sells the right fake to the body and uses that to step into southpaw
-Then Mendes comes up top with the left hook from southpaw back into orthdox
Honestly a very nice KO
You will notice Jury gets caught by the left hook as he's reaching. It's honestly hard to tell what he was reaching for. Did he think the left hook was going to the body. Was he trying to parry the left hook lol. Was it a bad lackadaisical reaction? Only the fighter himself would know
But none the less, I just wanted to do a quick breakdown of this KO
You see the right fake to the body left hook combo up top a lot at the higher levels, but not many through shifting.
Interestingly enough, you saw Aldo try to attempt the same right fake to the body left hook up top combo against Conor
But there are levels to counter striking.
No one in the UFC - or in MMA history is - or ever has been on Conor's level of legit elite level counter punching boxing
FW just got very interesting with Mendes back in the fold
I personally think Mendes would be an absolute nightmare match up for Holloway. The level changing. His lower center of gravity to get in on his hips. His striking and submissions etc.
Conor is the only one who has ever made Mendes look bad on the feet. People simply forget just how next level Matrix Conor is
Mendes vs Ortega would also be interesting
Very nice KO by Mendes.
Wtf am I reading? That wasn't a fucking straight feint to td feint. Oh yeah Miles is expecting a TD which is why he leans back instead if attempting to sprawl. A good counter puncher would have thrown a right long before Mendes got the left off. It's a risky technique that works cause Miles isn't a counter puncher. Fucking mendes head was barely off the center, a straight right would have fucked that up, Miles was just too worried about getting corpsed by an overhand than counteringWhat skillspaythebills doesn't acknowledge in his armchair expert breakdown ('Jury should have planted and countered or stepped in' ...fucking LOL) is that in realtime, Mendes dipping down wasn't just about getting his head off-line and loading up on the hook - it was actually the second deception in that sequence; to Jury, the feint-dip looked like the classic overhand (feint) to TD setup ...only Mendes exploded back up with a hook instead. This is why Jury was reaching out instead of covering or attempting a counter (skillspaythe bills: 'duuuh.. dunno why he dun that??').
I want you to look at Mendes's feet and pay attention to how much ground he is able to cover so quickly.
He starts at the modelo sign and ends up on the UFC fight pass sign.
Now you may ask yourself how or what was the reason? Fret no more. I have the answers for you: ) Let us begin the breakdown.
It is called shifting. Also referred to as the Dempsey Shift.
Shifting is when you punch stepping forward into opposite stance and then punch out of it back into your original stance. No reseting. It allows you to carry the momentum of your punches and keep the combination going while covering distance.
It often times catches people by suprise because they are not expecting another punch from opposite stance to follow through etc
If you want to see a modern boxer who is brilliant at this. Watch GGG.
-Mendes sells the right fake to the body and uses that to step into southpaw
-Then Mendes comes up top with the left hook from southpaw back into orthdox
Honestly a very nice KO
You will notice Jury gets caught by the left hook as he's reaching. It's honestly hard to tell what he was reaching for. Did he think the left hook was going to the body. Was he trying to parry the left hook lol. Was it a bad lackadaisical reaction? Only the fighter himself would know
But none the less, I just wanted to do a quick breakdown of this KO
You see the right fake to the body left hook combo up top a lot at the higher levels, but not many through shifting.
Interestingly enough, you saw Aldo try to attempt the same right fake to the body left hook up top combo against Conor
But there are levels to counter striking.
No one in the UFC - or in MMA history is - or ever has been on Conor's level of legit elite level counter punching boxing
FW just got very interesting with Mendes back in the fold
I personally think Mendes would be an absolute nightmare match up for Holloway. The level changing. His lower center of gravity to get in on his hips. His striking and submissions etc.
Conor is the only one who has ever made Mendes look bad on the feet. People simply forget just how next level Matrix Conor is
Mendes vs Ortega would also be interesting
Very nice KO by Mendes.
Wtf am I reading? That wasn't a fucking straight feint to td feint. Oh yeah Miles is expecting a TD which is why he leans back instead if attempting to sprawl. A good counter puncher would have thrown a right long before Mendes got the left off. It's a risky technique that works cause Miles isn't a counter puncher. Fucking mendes head was barely off the center, a straight right would have fucked that up, Miles was just too worried about getting corpsed by an overhand than countering
Yep never boxed or trained at an mma school in my life.....oh wait. A good counter striker would have slid back slightly and committed to a counter when Mendes feinted then committed (what Myles was doing but got flustered). Would either land as a hard counter or Mendes ducking into a TD. Doesn't take away from the fact that it left mendes's chin open and he overcommitted to the left. Again Myles doesn't have the timing, speed, or composure to capitalize on it. That doesn't mean it's some amazing technique, it was a fucking straight feint to a step lunging hook. Myles hand came down slightly, you act like it was at his hips to defend a shot....he got flustered with how fast Mendes closed the distance (one of Mendes top skills, used the same speedy gap closing to land on Conor).Yeah, he was worried about being corpsed by the right, which is why he initially leans back, then, as he sees Mendes drop, his hand comes down. Where between these two beats do you see the time to sprawl or fire off laser accurate counter? You and the other basement dweller are dreaming.
Lol you're that much of a Conor hater that that's all you want to take out of this thread.
But YIKES. Conor was mutilating Mendes on the feet. Mendes gassed because of Conor's body work. How about this, Mendes only had success on the ground because Conor took a wrestler on short notice.
How many times this dude came back already?So this is yet another cleverly veiled McNut-Hugger thread.
Props for baiting me into complete nonsense TS
5 / 10
What skillspaythebills doesn't acknowledge in his armchair expert breakdown ('Jury should have planted and countered or stepped in' ...fucking LOL) is that in realtime, Mendes dipping down wasn't just about getting his head off-line and loading up on the hook - it was actually the second deception in that sequence; to Jury, the feint-dip looked like the classic overhand (feint) to TD setup ...only Mendes exploded back up with a hook instead. This is why Jury was reaching out instead of covering or attempting a counter (skillspaythe bills: 'duuuh.. dunno why he dun that??').
Yep never boxed or trained at an mma school in my life.....oh wait. A good counter striker would have slid back slightly and committed to a counter when Mendes feinted then committed (what Myles was doing but got flustered). Would either land as a hard counter or Mendes ducking into a TD. Doesn't take away from the fact that it left mendes's chin open and he overcommitted to the left. Again Myles doesn't have the timing, speed, or composure to capitalize on it. That doesn't mean it's some amazing technique, it was a fucking straight feint to a step lunging hook. Myles hand came down slightly, you act like it was at his hips to defend a shot....he got flustered with how fast Mendes closed the distance (one of Mendes top skills, used the same speedy gap closing to land on Conor).
Why would Jury reach with his right hand if he thought a right overhand from Mendes was coming?
You make no sense
You dont fake a right to the body and step into southpaw to still throw an overhand right. Which would then become a southpaw right hook. Which would've left his whole left side completely open just begging to be countered with a right straight
You really do have no idea what you're talking about. You never do. It's always the most ignorant people who are the most arrogant and vocal. So you have no business being this toxic and trying to flame me.
How can you scoff at my breakdown and yet you offer nothing and instead only go by assumption of feelings "Jury was clearly expecting an overhand right"..."therefore another great deception by Mendes"...lol talk about bending over backwards to make that KO seem like even more then what it actually was
Yet you downplay legit amazing feats of Conor's counter punching wizardry (countering Floyd in a boxing match)
You really are something else. You really think anyone takes you seriously with your kind of toxic "attitude" and bias?
Watch some boxing. Learn. Many have utilized that same combo. Feint the right to the body, left hook up top.
It all now makes sense on why Conor's biggest detractors (like you) are always downplaying him and disregarding his amazing feats...they simply don't understand striking/boxing on that kind of level to genuinely appreciate Conor