Who else thinks Anundson may cause McGeary trouble?

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This fight is a classic striker v wrestler matchup. Mcgeary is a huge dude. He's 6' 6" fighter with a long reach. He's got dynamite in his hands and feet and has extremely long limbs. He uses these long limbs to keep his opponents at bay until he can land the devestating strike. And he's done it time and time again. The issue in this fight, is that he has not fought a fighter with the skillset of Anundson.

Kelly Anundson tried out for the most recent season of TUF, he didn't get in the house because he matched up against a better wrestler, the eventual winner Cory Anderson. However, that doesn't mean Anundson is a bad wrestler, far from it. In fact against Anderson he landed the first takedown. Additionally, against Oezdmir( a devestating striker in his own right) he grinded his opponent to the ground and submitted him with a neck crank. He has good stamina and is tenacious with his takedowns.

The way this fight is going to play out is going to determine who wins. If Anundson is able to get McGeary on his back and lay and pray on top of him, he will be able to smother out a victory. If he is unable to take him down then he's going to get KOed, plain and simple. This is definitely a dangerous matchup for Mcgeary and will show whether or not he has the takedown defense to go from prospect to contender. Additionally, we haven't seen Liam go into the second round. If Anundson can grind him and sap his energy he may have an advantage in the 2nd and 3rd rounds.

I believe a reasonable opening line for Anundson would fall between +250-275. If inches into the +300 range I believe there would be value as to Anundson being able to implement his gameplan.
 
I'm predicting Liam to destroy him...but it wouldn't be the first time a hot shot striker got derailed by a rassler. So it wouldn't shock me, it would just disappoint me.
 
Kingz said:
I'm predicting Liam to destroy him...but it wouldn't be the first time a hot shot striker got derailed by a rassler. So it wouldn't shock me, it would just disappoint me.
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I also expect him to destroy him, Anundson had the harder path to the finals, but Liam looks real good.
 
From what I see from his TDD, he doesn't really have much of a sprawl.
 
Everyone here seems to be on the McGeary bandwagon but I think Anundson will be the fight to show how he does against a wrestler and convince me.
 
Pretty sure Anundson would be in the UFC right now had he not fought Corey Anderson in the elimination fight on TUF. He would have beat any other guy on the show, and really only hardly loss to Anderson.

He could beat Liam, mostly just depends on Liam's TDD.
 
I'm picking McGeary. Anunderson was getting jabbed and outstruck by Anderson (Who also had a huge reach advantage.). For those who haven't seen, McGeary has a pretty legit and active ground game as far as pure grappling goes. Also, from what we've seen in MMA he also has a pretty slick ground game. I hope Anunderson gets destroyed though, he rubbed me the wrong way in his last fight plus he embraces his grinding style which I never really like either.
 
Mcgeary is legit as shit, nobody's outside of rampage/newton/king mo/ Tito beats him
 
This is a really good test for McGeary. We're finally gonna find out how he does against a good wrestler. I hope he's pushed and taken to the limit. I want to see if this kid's the real deal.
 
spikemma said:
Mcgeary is legit as shit, nobody's outside of rampage/newton/king mo/ Tito beats him
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I like all those guys, but i think we're all hoping he can whoop those guys...and soon. He'll need to if he beats Anundson because he's right in it then.
 
Kingz said:
I like all those guys, but i think we're all hoping he can whoop those guys...and soon. He'll need to if he beats Anundson because he's right in it then.
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Everyone except rampage, I kinda love the dude lol
 
Kingz said:
I like all those guys, but i think we're all hoping he can whoop those guys...and soon. He'll need to if he beats Anundson because he's right in it then.
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Dude somebody's gotta beat newton and soon. That dude is so boring. His lame karate chops make me cringe. Is it me or is Emanuel Newton just the most unpromotable fighter ever? Dude is too weird
 
GNP45 said:
Dude somebody's gotta beat newton and soon. That dude is so boring. His lame karate chops make me cringe. Is it me or is Emanuel Newton just the most unpromotable fighter ever? Dude is too weird
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You are right, but it has almost gotten to the point it has peaked my interest, in that he seems like the worst/best fighter ever. Such a weird style.
 
Meathead Jock said:
You are right, but it has almost gotten to the point it has peaked my interest, in that he seems like the worst/best fighter ever. Such a weird style.
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As if his style wasn't weird enough, the dude is just plain weird in interviews as well lol. I'll watch him too but I definitely won't go out of my way to watch him lol he's one of those "Oh hey ____ is fighting tonight, I'll DVR if I find plans"
 
Liam's comfortable as hell on the ground and he trains his jitz with Braulio Estima. I don't see him surviving 3 rounds with McGeary.

Call it a hunch.
 
Anundson was unlucky on TUF 19, won 1st round and his cardio began to fade. Plus, he faced the eventual winner.

McGeary looks a monster, though. Great final. This is the sort of fight that made me get into Bellator, a tournament final between two in-form prospects, see which guy is ready to make the next step.
 
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