[ManiacMatt1782]

Quote: Originally Posted by Stumbleweed

I'm not sure how to reverse the slams (I'm guessing it's a RS flick like last year, but I dunno if it's directional or just a timing thing), but you basically grapple block by pressing RS away when you want to stop them from slamming you or transitioning in the clinch game. Normally if I see them get to underhooks or a body lock, I start holding RS away, as the slam is coming up next. That normally stops the attempt 2 or 3 times (like ground transitions, it seems to work automatically on #3 most of the time), but you have to transition out of trouble or you'll most likely end up on the mat. I hold RS away from my opponent when they try to slam me and it stops them most of the time... haven't experimented much with the flicking. The ground reversals are the same as last year, find the proper point in the animation as it's triggering and just flick the RS to cause the reversal. I found the timing slightly more difficult for some positions, but about the same overall... I can reverse Rashad pretty much at will with Machida/Shogun, but it's a lot more difficult to reverse those guys with Rampage for example. To prevent a takedown, hold RS away from the opponent as they shoot. You have to anticipate it to some extent or they seem to always get the takedown. There is another counter (might be wrestler-specific) where Rashad will get a single hook and toss them aside, preventing the takedown. I'm not sure how to trigger that, Darlon did a trial with it and wasn't very successful at getting it to happen... might be a random "takedown stuffed" animation that comes with certain guys rather than an actual command... no idea. But yeah, as soon as you see them shoot, hold RS away and you should stuff it more often than not. Also, when they're trying to get you down against the cage (i.e. they tried a takedown but you got backed up against the cage and they have your head), I push RS away while holding LS towards them (think pushing off of the cage) and almost never lose that battle... I end up getting them into sprawl and nailing them with a few LB headshots before transitioning to back control or back to standing.

Watch rashad doesnt slam you from that. machida and shogun dont have slams from that position but rashad does and you have to time it to reverse it.

reversing a slam is just like reversing a transition