Видно, что разница в росте и весе существенна, к тому же Шон на уровень выше своего оппонента по опыту, он не тратит так много сил как этот японец, да этот японец быстрый и резкий, но он слишком сильно выкладывается на удары и движения, что сразу же выдает его движения, Шон его просто читал как книжку, но почему-то он не бил апперкоты по нему.
First, it's understandable that Rukiya Anpo would be more cautious and focus on defense given that Sean is a much larger opponent and is at least 2 weight classes above him. It's only smart to respect your opponent's power in this situation. Second is that it's very likely that there was an agreement between their camps that Anpo would go light on Strickland given that he's a highly paid pro fighter from the largest MMA promotion in the world, and couldn't risk an injury from some random sparring overseas. The japanese, being a culture with integrity, respects that. I'm not discrediting Strickland but his style would translate relatively poorly in an actual boxing match. His technique is subpar.
