Paul Buentello Thinks Kongo Is Scared To Trade With Him
by Kelvin Hunt on Mar 16, 2010 11:35 PM EDT
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It depends on which Kongo comes out. It totally depends if he's going for the takedowns and trying to hold people down, or if it's the Kongo that wants to stand and strike. It all depends on which Kongo shows up. No matter what fight I get into, everybody knows which Paul Buentello is going to show up: It's going to be a standup war. We're thinking he's going to go for a takedown. He's not going to want to stand. That's our whole gameplan, he's not going to stand at all.
I previewed the fight earlier today, and many of you think that Buentello is going to go night night. What are your thoughts on Buentello's statement that Kongo will go for takedowns instead of standing and trading?
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He's partialy right
Kongo has never been much on exchanging at range with fellow strikers.He’s happy to do it with guys who aren’t on his level (say,a Dan Evensen),but not someone who can trade blow for blow with him.Against an Antoni Hardonk or Mirko Cro Cop,he either works a clinch game or a top game.He does NOT kickbox with them.
He’ll most likely fight this like he did the Cro Cop fight-in the clinch,with lots of knees to the bal……I mean mid section.Considering how easy Overeem was able to pick apart Buentello from there,it wouldn’t suprise me if that’s Kongo’s game plan.It would be much easier to do than take Paul down and deal with his guard,which isn’t the most dangerous ever but certainly more dangerous than Al-Turk’s or Hardonk’s.
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