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Originally Posted by RB87
Come on man you contradict yourself in the same post.
"Karolina isn't an easy fight"
"How you can think Karolina can win this fight is beyond me!"
Your right that Karolina is very hittable but Waterson doesn't have the power in her hands to keep her at bay. She might be evasive but its hard to keep someone closing the distance if you don't have the power to back them up.
I could very easily see Karolina implementing the same gameplan she used against Rose. Closing the distance with volume and outworking Waterson in the clinch.
Ended up backing Jennifer Maia at 2.38 for £100.
This is a combination of following steam as she has been backed into 2.27 on Pinnacle and also based on the opinion of a few people that have good records betting MMA.
Watched some tape of the two and can see that its not a bad matchup for Maia as she usually struggles with fighters that can shoot under her and get takedowns. Davis though is much clinch orientated with her takedowns and will probably be happy to stay on the feet for long periods of time.
Its most likely going to be a scrappy brawl that could go either way so don't mind taking the underdog here.
Perhaps a bit of a contradiction. I meant more that she's tough and can take a beating, but also somewhat a tough fight for most because she's so durable, but that does not mean that I suddenly think she can win.
Wonderboy has no power but he will out point you all day long, Tony has no power, Holloway has no power, Nate is a volume fighter, does that mean that a sloppy brawler is going to do something to them???
Do they need power in their hands to keep them at bay? I don't agree with your line of thinking, Michelle doesn't need power, stick and move is enough, a jab a 1-2, her kicks are amazing and she can strangle you at any moment.
I'd be surprised by anything other than a sub (25-50%) or dec(50-75%) win for Waterson. I think its super unlikely that Karolina wins by tko (this is what you're suggesting right?) Some of the time Karolina wins by dec but she needs a strong performance, if she's not perfect forget about it.
Again I disagree with your assessment about Karolina's volume and clinch. Sure her clinch is good but she's not outworking Michelle nor is she going to man handle her and get easy clinch work in, just don't see it happening. Karolina has a slight gas tank issue imo as well, and if she goes too fast too soon, you will see her slowdown a lot in the 3rd.
Karolina is much slower with much less skill imo. She's a dog everywhere the fight goes except perhaps the clinch, why would I bet on Karolina exactly?