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Originally Posted by Afro
Well lets not forget that JZ is only a purple belt, and the fight will probably take place on the ground.. I think Aoki can sub JZ
hes a well rounded fighter, but theres certain style matchups that can give him real hell.. Aoki really isnt that bad of a matchup for him but Aoki can exploit the one weakness in his ground game or rather the one aspect where Aoki has the huge advantage.
On top of that, hes gonna have to face Kawajiri afterwards.. Kawajiri isnt as bad of a matchup as a Takanori Gomi would be.. but a guy that can keep JZ standing and outstrike him would give him hell as well.. and Kawajiri has good TDD and hes a great striker with a lot of KO power.
So this is a real test for JZ, if he wins the whole thing no doubt is he the #1 LW in the world right now.
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I think JZ might be able to power his way out of a lot of Aoki's sub attempts with his strength advantage, and if he starts dropping hands on the ground like he did with Monma and others I see Aoki getting rocked and JZ getting the stoppage.
I also think (provided he doesn't get caught clean on the button and ko'd) that he can handle the power of Kawajiri's shots on the feet reasonably well should he go through to fight him.