Yves' Standup against Ikemoto

[tamburello]

Yves looked good against Ikemoto. He was a little tentative with his hands, and didn't let his fists really fly but he showed good hand speed and put together a few decent combos. His movement was a little too linear, he should have circled more and moved in and out. But he did well overall.

I didn't see his fight with Hominic so I can't make any comparisons.

Oh, and did anyone see his stomp fake to stomp attempt? I bet the Chute Boxe guys were watching and thinking, "How come we never thought of that"?

Anyone care to comment?

 

[Tommy Seoul]

He was content to pick on the outside, he didn't put together any combos and he never got into the clinch to do some real damage.

 

[devante]

i think yves did not want to get tied up or muscled around, the guy has reach; but was slower and lacked overall mobility, so yves took the easy route picking him apart and flashing those fast hands and feet.

good strategy, if faced w/an opp who pressed more or who had a better skillset he might have had to do more; but based on who was in front of him he was fine.

 

[peregrine]

Yves boxing is very talented for an mma fighter. i respect his footwork even more.

 

[meng_mao]

Oh, and did anyone see his stomp fake to stomp attempt? I bet the Chute Boxe guys were watching and thinking, "How come we never thought of that"?

It certainly is very creative and could do a lot to catch someone off guard.
But stomping straight into the mat and then doing another off the other leg is pretty slow, and there's a good time window for the down fighter to see it.