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5 More UFC Undisputed Tips!

Posted on July 21, 2009 at 11:13 AM.

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In our last article we talked about 10 ways to own in UFC!

5 More Tips to Own the Octagon in UFC Undisputed!

I used this pic before but can you blame me?

1) Make sure you know how many rounds are in the fight you are playing. Some people manually change it to 5 rounds prior to the match. (I've never seen a match be 2 min online, but still this is something you should know). If you are engaging in a 5 round match, just throwing hay-makers left and right in the first two rounds is probably a bad idea. Don't get me wrong, if a window to connect on someone the way that Dan Henderson did to Michael Bispings jaw, take it. However, if for some reason the fight goes into the championship rounds (rounds 4 and 5) you want some energy to play with. If you've ever watched a UFC championship fight, generally there is not a lot of action in the first round because they want to make sure they have some gas left in the tank for the later rounds. On the other hand, if you're matched up in the rare 2 round fight, you can go a little more balls to the wall, but keep in mind your stamina because you don't want to get caught in a situation where you are dominating and get caught in a submission attempt.

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2) Stop being predictable. Playing a person is 100x different than playing the computer. After transitioning from the ground back to a stand up position, most people try for a head kick or a superman punch/swinging hook. It works against the computer, but when you're playing another person, it usually does not. Most people, myself included, primarily defend the face rather than the body, and from playing online apparent that a lot of people try to execute head kicks or strong head punches immediately after regaining the stand up position. Meaning, you should either be ready to block this, clinch off of it, or hit the other person in the stomach! Blocking their attack with a clinch can be VERY frustrating for the opponent,and they might even stop trying that tactic all together after a couple of times. The clinch is a very underrated position in this game. If you have the right fighter, you can perform trips, tosses and slams out of this. It should cause your opponent to stop throwing wild hay-makers. If you are playing with your friends in person, watch your friends tendencies. If after every stand up Timmy is going for a high leg kick, make a mental note, expose it when you fight him, and dominate off of it.

Bald guy in the background is like mcdonalds, LOVIN IT!

3) Try to score the fight in your head. Its fairly rare online,but some fights do end up going the distance and there is a decision tobe made by the judges. When entering the third round (assuming its a three round fight), you should think about how the fight has gone so far. Who was landing more strikes? Who was in more advantageous positions on the ground? Who was controlling the flow of the fight? If you honestly feel like you're winning at that point then keep that in mind. Don't put yourself in a position to get knocked out or submitted. There is no shame in being victorious via decision. Sure knocking out the opponent or making him quit is great, however a victory is a victory. But on the other hand, if you have been knocked around like a red headed step child all fight, go for the gusto in the third round. If the fight goes the distance, then you will probably lose the decision anyways, so at this point you need to go for the home run. Go for the knockout or submission, if you end up getting caught and get knocked out, as mentioned before, you probably would have lost already, so whats the big deal? But with all of this talk about judges decisions leads me to...

4) At all costs, DO NOT leave the fight in the hands of the judges. Sure keeping track of the fight in your head and scoring it yourself is helpful, but at the end of the fight, its out of your hands. While you may or may not agree with the decision of the judges,there say is final. You may think you dominated the fight, but the judges might think otherwise. If you had the opportunity to win the fight in the middle of the last round, but held back because you thought you would grab the decision, then shame on you. Do what Master Chief did in Halo 3: Finish the Fight.

5) Not only should you know your fighters strengths, be aware of the other fighters strengths. If you are not constantly taking advantage of your opponents weaknesses you're not a fighter. One of the most popular heavyweight fighters in the game is Brock Lesnar,especially after UFC 100. If you are locking up against Lesnar, you must realize that his main strengths are power and his great wrestling. If you're squaring off against Lesnar, you should be trying to avoid the power punches, and at all costs avoid being mounted. (You should always avoid being mounted, but when fighting power fighters this is mandatory). You should NEVER pull guard against Lesnar. However, if someone is overly aggressive with Lesnar then there stamina will rapidly decline, opening a window for a very easy submission against him. Lesnar can deliver devastating punches but is extremely easy to tapout if he has low stamina. When fighting against a submission specialist make sure your stamina never goes below half. You will need some energy when trying to get out of a submission.