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I mean Taylor isn't going to say Seidel was just better but...

Seidel was very disciplined on his feet and didn't respond with a natural handfight when jax "lazily" went for the overhand tie with his right which is his way of setting up his slide-by. Instead Seidel recognized and timed those perfectly to change levels and shoot instead of falling into a trap. Elevated immediately when he got to a leg not allowing for an extended scramble. The Ayala and Kyler Larkin match were impressive but both got hit with a slide-by, both found themselves scrambling which isn't where you want to be against Jax. I don't know if he can do it again but Seidel is on his third match against Jax and successfully avoided Jax's best positions aside from a momentary lapse which is a big reason "he didn't have his best day." Not to mention Seidel is also very formidable in a scrambling situation. I'm sure they realize this and he's making adjustments but if they're just chalking it up to a bad day and moving on he's going to have another one when he sees Seidel again.
Posted: 03/11/2026 at 06:27 PM ET
(In response to this post by GreenvilleVT)

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Comment during Forrest-Larkin match
Bburg Native 03/11/26 03:40 PM ET
Well based on his body of work this season and over the last couple of
GreenvilleVT 03/11/26 05:53 PM ET
Well, if you come up against someone who is your equal or, maybe...
TomA 03/11/26 07:06 PM ET
Maybe better? Aaron has come along way but to be the man you have to beat
GreenvilleVT 03/11/26 09:09 PM ET
I mean Taylor isn't going to say Seidel was just better but...
donjfs3 03/11/26 06:27 PM ET
The Kabuki Theater around redshirting Forrest is so tired
Hokiemacho 03/11/26 04:12 PM ET
Makes sense and seems like a reasonable conclusion to me...**
HokieGAK 03/11/26 03:59 PM ET