"Look, if you can land 'em, good for you, but the bottom line is leg kicks aren't very effective. In kickboxing, guys quit kicking to the point where they had to institute a rule that forced them to throw at least three kicks per round. Kicks are a secondary offense but sure, if you can land 'em, why not."
Worst part is it doesn't seem like he was trolling. He gave praise to JDS performance instead of saying that Cain made the mistakes and lost that fight.
Gobulcoque - He's right for the most part. Very few fights have been decided by leg kicks and they shouldn't count for much on scorecards unless nothing else is going on ie, Shogun/Machida 1.
They are like a debuff from a video game that should allow you to set up other offense, they very rarely flat out win a fight.
Akiyama vs Belcher is the best example I can give where leg kicks shouldn't have won the fight, and didn't.
I see what your saying. But imo kicks are very effective. You just have to know how to utilize them. Jones isnt the best kicker but he was able to effectively utilities them against Rampage.
video games? wtf. That's like saying body punches don't do anything. It's not just a KO that wins fights. The more things you have to defend against the more dangerous the fight.
Most superman punches are setup with some sort of leg kick or feint. It adds fatigue, and slows people down. How is it not effective?
I believe the 3 kicks rule was from certain organizations that didn't allow leg kicks in kickboxing. They only allowed kicking from the waste up.
He is dead on about it tho. you can't just go out and throw them. Have to set them up.
Also dead on about Hendo not going for a takedown, I think he must have a bad back or something cause he never goes for the takedown. It has cost him some fights for sure.
