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Discussion Topic: Sadulaev over Taylor
Hank Kornblut added to this discussion on October 30, 2024
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Taylor just never got going and Sadulaev seemed to know what to expect. Sadulaev utilizing a simple butt drag (3 times!) while pushing Taylor's head down was amazing to witness. As incredible as Taylor is, Sadulaev's defense is incomparable. He made Taylor look ordinary.
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Discussion Topic: Sadulaev over Taylor
Casey Talbott added to this discussion on October 30, 2024
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Discussion Topic: Sadulaev over Taylor
Rex Holman added to this discussion on October 31, 2024
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It's more than a difficult task to get to Sadulaev's legs and once there maybe an even more difficult task of finishing.
For Taylor to beat Sadulaev, probably no to coaching a major program and a better strategic game and some new skills from the mat. He spent a lot of time on his knees which is advantage Sadulaev. I'm fairly comfortable saying that no one was able to emulate that type of countering in his preparation.
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Discussion Topic: Sadulaev over Taylor
Ben Golden added to this discussion on October 31, 2024
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Sadulaev looked like... the Russian Tank.
Reminded me of Taylor's early matches with Yazdani, where Yazdani would get up early but Taylor would keep pressing and eventually break him for a win. Seemed like perhaps that was the strategy here too--and going in I thought Taylor might have a significant advantage being first match off the scale and Sadulaev coming down in weight from 97 kg.
Sadulaev never wore down, though, and the dominance was impressive.
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Discussion Topic: Sadulaev over Taylor
Hank Kornblut added to this discussion on October 31, 2024
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Nice job by Taylor to bounceback for bronze over another former world champ.
Same for Arujau.
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