Prediction: Da’Mon Blackshear via Submission or Decision<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blackshear is the clear side here. He\u2019s the more complete fighter, straight up. He\u2019s got clean, accurate striking when he picks his shots, he\u2019s defensively sharp, and most importantly, he\u2019s got the wrestling advantage that can completely break this fight open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grant fights like a wild man\u2014no doubt. He\u2019s all pressure, walks forward recklessly , and throws bombs with real intent. That style\u2019s fun to watch and it can<\/em> work if he lands clean. But that same aggression? It comes at a price. His defense is basically just hoping he hits you before you hit him. Hands low, head on the center line, and wide-open swings that leave him exposed both for counters and takedowns. Against a guy like Blackshear, that\u2019s a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Blackshear doesn\u2019t need to brawl to win. He can stay composed, let Grant crash forward, and start landing clean counters right down the middle. And once he gets the read? That\u2019s when the level change comes. Because Grant\u2019s not stopping the takedown, and once he\u2019s on the mat, he\u2019s not getting back up unless the round ends. Blackshear\u2019s wrestling is solid, and his control is strong\u2014he doesn\u2019t just shoot to score, he shoots to hold you there and rack up damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And that\u2019s really the story here. Grant is dangerous, but one-dimensional. He\u2019s looking for that one moment. Blackshear doesn\u2019t need a moment\u2014he can win every exchange, every round, and every position. Unless Grant lands something huge early, this is going to be a clear win for Blackshear. Expect him to stay clean on the feet, take over with his wrestling, and dominate this fight from start to finish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Prediction: Da’Mon Blackshear via Submission or Decision Blackshear is the clear side here. He\u2019s the more complete fighter, straight up. He\u2019s got clean, accurate striking when he picks his shots, he\u2019s defensively sharp, and most importantly, he\u2019s got the wrestling advantage that can completely break this fight open. Grant fights…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capmma.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}