Rampage Jackson vs Matt Hamill
The fight that nobody was really expecting, the fight between Rampage Jackson and Matt Hamill. I’ll try and break down the analysis of this fight into different pieces.
Rampage Jackson Is excited?
The question that a lot of people have been asking, is Rampage excited for this fight? This was raised as people felt that Matt Hamill was not a serious enough challenge for Rampage and therefore, Rampage would not be excited for the fight. However, in the press interviews, Rampage seems to be really relaxed and calm.This came off as him not being excited.
Rampage went on to say that reason for this was that “this is my job”. He likened the experience of fighting to that of being a teacher. A teach does not get excited for everyday that he or she goes to school, because it is their job. Fighting is Rampages job and therefore, he no longer feels excited when it comes time to fight.
That is not to say that Rampage hasn’t been training, in fact, he stated in another interview that he is in the best shape of his life, better than he was for the Rashard Evans fight and definitely better than the Lyoto fight (where he was criticised for being over weight).
Wrestler vs striker
We all know that Rampage is an exceptional striker, but how is his wrestling? He is fight Matt Hamill, who is one of the best wrestlers in the 205 division. That being said, how would Rampage fight this fight?
In my mind, it is quite simple, he cannot afford to be taken down by Matt. The way I see Matt fighting this fight is to go for the take-down, go for it hard and once he has gotten it, keep Rampage down. In Rampage’s recent fights, especially that one against Evans he has not really shown that much skill off his back. This is something that I expect Matt Hamill to exploit to the best of his abilities.
You may be thinking that I am counting out Rampage’s wrestling, well we all know that is where Rampage started his career, as a wrestler. However over the years he as moved away from that style and started to become more of a striker, something that I believe may cause him a defeat this Saturday. Hamill is aware of this and will try and exploit it.
On the flip side, I think that Rampage has a rather large striking advantage over Matt Hamill. Rampage needs to avoid the take-downs, Hamill needs to avoid the power punch of Rampage.
Who will win?
The odds on favourite is Rampage Jackson and I would agree with that. However, I would not count out Matt Hamill – I think that if Matt Hamill can get the fight to the ground, tire our Rampage, then he will pull of the win. That being said, I do not think that Matt Hamill can avoid the power punch of Rampage, if Hamill shoots in he will get caught.
I am excited for this fight, Rampage is in line for a title shot if he wins.
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