Absolute Masterclass - Garbrandt vs Cruz

Dude so good, thank you. I can see Willie Pep footage in my head when reading that lovely summation on counter punching, "By adopting the role of the matador, Garbrandt also gave himself the opportunity to stop in his tracks and create a collision. So much of counter punching is in getting an opponent to take extra steps—to anticipate your retreat and commit to running through the space you’re standing in because you have already given ground several times. Retreat, retreat, retreat, stand and counter. In this way, a fighter can run his opponent onto severe blows."

This is gold Jack! Love the addition of the figures. That must have been a lot of work! It kinda looks to me like Cejudo caught Cruz with the knee when he was backed up against the cage in a reverse of Fig 5. C.

I was giving claps at the end of the audio

Great work Jack! Would you ever consider doing something on what potential things Garbrandt to do up his game to perform at the level of this fight more consistently?

Thanks

I loved this fight, amazing breakdown. Thanks!

Fantastic piece about an incredible fight.

This is my favourite piece to date. Thanks Jack.

Some of your best work yet! Excellent read Jack