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Nice win for Held. His striking is slowly but surely improving. Clementi isn't a top level guy but it was a nice test and the best win of Held's career. It amazed me how Clementi chose to stay on the ground and leave opportunities for Held to work his impressive variety of leg locks. Clementi is an experienced guy and that was probably stupid. I honestly think Held is going to beat Dave Jansen in the tournament final and earn a rematch with Michael Chandler. Held is much, much improved since their first fight and it should be interesting.
I didn't know much going into this fight about Clementi (Besides the fact that he beat that Russian prospect in the opening round) and was surprised to see that he actually has wins over Melvin Guillard and Anthony Johnson. I think Clementi was too arrogant with his grappling. Even in the interview prior to the fight he said he's been grappling longer than Held's been on this planet which screamed over confidence and he paid for it. The thing I like the most about Held besides the fact is a very mature and humble young man is that he is very aggressive with his leg locks. As soon as the bell rings this guy wants to rip off your leg and get you a better parking spot. Plus he's not like one of those BJJ guys who flops around and does the crab because that's all he wants to do. Held goes at you even though his striking is weak and wild, not afraid to get hit either. Hopefully he wins the tournament and faces Chandler again. If it goes down I see Chandler being just too physically strong and big for Held and winning a hard fought decision. It sure won't be as quick as the first fight they had back in the day. That sounds rather funny considering damn Held is only 20 years old! What do you think Jansen brings to the table to beat Held ?
I actually thought Jansen lost last night. It was a close decision and he got lucky. Jansen is a solid wrestler with good power. His best chance is to use his wrestling to keep it standing and out-box Held. Even if you're a good wrestler with great top control, it's dangerous being in Held's guard. He has a great knack for being able to squirm around and grab ankles, knees and feet.
