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Daniel Cormier V Rumble Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n

DC likes to drop his level and go\u00a0for a single leg takedown.
\nWhen he secures a hold on the leg, he turns it into a “run the pipe” takedown attempt (circle away from opponent’s body, holding his leg, then bow down); he then often finishes the “run the pipe” with a high crotch, or some time of slam, throwing his opponent in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n

\"Daniel<\/a><\/p>\n

I can’t see him being able to do this against Rumble. \u00a0Not unless he does it right from inside boxing range and times it perfectly.
\nEven then, Rumble stands very square-on, and tends to use subtle side steps to avoid takedowns; and is ridiculously explosive and difficult to control.<\/p>\n

DC obviously has a chance of a takedown, he’s an Olympian, Rumble has long, relatively skinny legs, which if they weren’t so explosively powerful, would be tailor made for DC. \u00a0I just think DC and his camp may need a specific trick up their proverbial sleeve to pull it off. It’s definitely not going to be straight-forward, it will need a specific set-up and\/or finish. \u00a0Maybe something really unorthodox, like a hard inside leg kick to pick the leg off the floor, before shooting for the single.<\/p>\n

DC demonstrating ‘run the pipe’
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