Acosta Didn't Clinch

[ATG Fighter]

Big mistake. When he was tired he could get some time so that he can get some air and continue to move. Also, it would get him out of some trouble on the ropes. His lack of clinching is one of the reasons I felt Rios would get to him after the 6th round.

[TuRoK'em]

WTF..he was clinching the whole damn fight

[ATG Fighter]

WTF..he was clinching the whole damn fight

Well not nearly enough imo. Many times he was standing there and trading as well

[Rick Grimes]

Agree 100%, everytime he got in trouble is because he spent too long on the ropes trying to trade. He should have been doing what his corner kept telling him to do and that's tie Rios up.

[Instinto]

Usually most of the guys at LW and below don't clinch, that's why I respect lower weights more.

[goblin213]

He couldn't because Rios was overpowering him. He was wasting more energy by clinching.

[BigStereotype]

He was trying to wrap up and Rios just kept hitting him. It wasn't like he didn't know to clinch, he just couldn't actually get his arms around Bam Bam consistently enough to save himself.

[ManOfVictory]

Well not nearly enough imo. Many times he was standing there and trading as well

U should of switched it over to the UFC fight if u wanted to see dry humping!

Rios ***ed him up!

[Pullcounter]

Big mistake. When he was tired he could get got some time so that he can get some air and then continue to move. Also, it would get him out of some trouble on the ropes. His lack of clinching is one of the reasons I felt Rios would get to him after the 6th round.

acosta was clinching a lot, but cortez was breaking them up alot so he didn't get much rest.

plus, rios was always busy and working. even the pushing and shoving was taking it's toll on acosta.

rios looks stronger than acosta.

[koolttt]

WTF..he was clinching the whole damn fight

my thoughts exactly...acosta was doing a lot/all of the holding