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The largest ladies’s match in blended martial arts historical past will come to an epic conclusion at ONE: WINTER WARRIORS this Friday, 3 December.
That night, former kickboxing and Muay Thai queen Stamp Fairtex will meet wrestling icon Ritu “The Indian Tigress” Phogat within the ONE Ladies’s Atomweight World Grand Prix Championship Remaining.
Each opponents overcame adversity within the quarterfinal spherical after which produced dominant performances within the semifinals.
Now, they’ll collide for the match’s prestigious silver belt and the following shot at reigning ONE Atomweight World Champion “Unstoppable” Angela Lee.
The entire world shall be watching this conflict – particularly Stamp and Phogat’s fellow ONE Championship superstars. Right here, they analyze the intriguing matchup and make their predictions.
“It’s an ideal matchup. Ritu versus Stamp – two nice personalities with a giant [fan] following. Two completely different talent units – one’s a striker, one’s a grappler. You already know all fights begin standing, that’s what’s in Stamp’s favor. So the longer Ritu can preserve Stamp on her again and impose herself on that side to be able to get in and keep secure, the extra success she could have.
“As for Stamp, she’s received to sprawl-and-brawl and keep off her again. She is aware of Ritu shall be closing the gap. She’s received to have the ability to strike going backward, preserve her at vary, and simply preserve choosing her off.
“Who do I believe will win? I received to go together with Ritu. She’s the queen of Indian MMA, and it’s about time we received a king and queen there to unfold this sport and blow it up. I believe she’s going to win, after which I hope in her subsequent combat, we’re on the identical card collectively.”
“This closing spherical may be very thrilling as a result of Stamp is there, and clearly, she’s my good friend. She’s some of the wonderful and most harmful strikers within the division. Ritu is superb together with her wrestling.
“It’s onerous to name this bout. If Stamp dominates Ritu within the hanging division and retains this combat from hitting the mats, I believe she’s going to win palms down. She has nice takedown protection and her floor sport may be very properly developed. And I’m possibly a bit of biased right here, however I believe Stamp wins this combat as a result of she’s a extra full fighter.”
“For some motive, I need to lean towards Ritu, however you may’t rely Stamp out. However I simply assume that Stamp form of waits a bit of bit an excessive amount of and Ritu is extra head-on, so far as the wrestling goes.
“She’s going to have the ability to take Stamp down, and so I’m going to lean towards Ritu. However Stamp has an ideal probability towards Ritu due to her caliber of hanging. I consider she’s had like 100 fights since she was a child.
[Stamp is] very skilled, and one punch or one kick can end the combat, or one elbow or one knee may end the combat. It’s a really fascinating matchup, and I sit up for it.”
“If I had to decide on, I’m going to say Stamp. I personally wish to see Stamp combat Angela. Ritu is absolutely thrilling, too, however coming from me being a striker and liking to face up and stuff, I’m going to go for the striker.”
“I received to go together with Stamp Fairtex as a result of she [starting to] combine her Muay Thai with different martial arts, and it’s going to be good. And I believe she’s going to win by factors.”
“I’m going to go together with Ritu simply because I believe that she has actually good wrestling, and I really feel like she’s going to win through choice.”
“If I needed to decide one, I’m going to go together with Stamp Fairtex. I believe she’s simply large for the load class. I believe she’s greater, a greater striker, and clearly, Ritu is an outstanding wrestler, however I actually really feel Stamp is simply actually huge for that division. So, I’m going to go together with Stamp. Good luck.”
“I’d wish to predict Ritu versus Stamp. I like Stamp loads – she’s made a variety of progress in her MMA, however her grappling continues to be too restricted for Ritu, and Ritu is simply going to take her down time and time once more. So, I’m going to have to offer this one to Ritu. Good luck to each.”
“It’s the bottom sport versus hanging. It’s onerous to inform, however I really feel like Stamp will win.
“I’ve seen how a lot she’s improved on the bottom [in the quarterfinals against Alyona Rassohyna], who’s additionally an excellent grappler. Now, Stamp has all of it. She will defend on the bottom, she has punches and kicks, and that’s why I’m taking her.”
“They’re each good. They’re super athletes with completely different experience. If this match goes to the bottom, it’s Ritu, and Stamp takes it on the ft.
“However my wager is on Stamp Fairtex. I consider that her hanging is so significantly better and that her floor sport has improved and is trying increasingly more polished in every combat.
“That is simply my opinion, however I really feel like Stamp is extra skilled than Ritu. However I’m not discounting the truth that Ritu can win and submit her, given her power and grappling. I’m taking Stamp. Let’s simply wait and see.”
“I believe Ritu may be very good. I believe that she might be going to take this.
“She’s in all probability going to handle to deliver Stamp to the bottom. Stamp’s groundwork has improved tremendously, however nonetheless, I believe Ritu will be capable of trigger her hassle downstairs.
“She will in all probability take it to the bottom and drown her there.”
“It’s undoubtedly one in every of my favourite tournaments that I’ve watched to this point. It’s enjoyable to observe high-level ladies put all of it on the road.
“It form of shocked me how Ritu received out of the primary spherical towards Meng Bo, however she did, then she received her second one and now she’s within the closing. It form of baffles me.
“Stamp, I knew she was a prime expertise, one of many prime two to be in there. It’s been a tremendous Grand Prix to observe, might the most effective woman win.
“If I had to decide on, I’d say Stamp, simply being the larger woman, being stronger. However don’t get me incorrect – Ritu can win as properly. Her wrestling is legit. Stamp must be on level. In any other case, it’s going to be a grind to the choice through Ritu.”
“I believe Stamp will win. I believe Ritu received’t get the takedown and can find yourself getting smashed up by [Stamp’s] hanging. I believe the standard of Phogat’s hanging and Stamp’s are completely different, so far as I can inform.”
“On this closing between Ritu and Stamp, from what Ritu has been displaying within the Grand Prix, I consider she is the winner on this closing. Ritu is a really powerful athlete, very versatile. She has very sturdy grappling.
“So, in my view, she would be the winner of this closing. However will probably be a really powerful combat, so I consider this combat will go to the judges’ choice.”
“I believe that Ritu has a critical probability. As everyone knows, all wrestlers can dictate the place the combat goes. Stamp has wonderful stand-up, however in the event you’re fearful of the takedown at all times, you’re at all times going to be tentative to the place you throw.
“And that’s the place Ritu’s benefit is – that she will be able to scare her, realizing that Stamp may be taken down and she will be able to dictate the combat the best way she desires.
“However I wouldn’t sleep on Stamp both. [She has] wonderful stand-up, wonderful hanging. It’s going to be a very good combat for her, and it’s actually going to point out who’s among the best.”
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