rico would have done better if his reactions were slightly faster, when aqua did the standing fk, rico could have punished and countered with cr. mk CoD everytime
Bit of a gay matchup. When in doubt, Gief can always Lariat and Abel has almost nothing to punish. Considering that, Rico Suave did really well against Aquasilk.
A number of things can punish lariat from the correct distance, wheel kick, standing mp, a few neutral jumps, EX TT, even EX CoD from the right distance.
The problem is that good Zangiefs don't use the lariat in a way for it to be punished, they use it as a counter to punish you. Rico has such a great Abel though, a few too many roll mixups while in close against Gief for my taste but I learned a learned a few tricks to add to my game from this.
Silky smooth ending.
IndigoR 2 years ago
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this match up is worst for abel than it is for gief when he fights sagat, gief is OP, i hate the lariat, noob friendly shit
Udermench 2 years ago
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god rico needs to learn sagat lol, tired of seeing him struggle in this lame ass matchup. counterpick niggas like mariodood lol.
SolidSnake616 2 years ago
the 2nd round dude started off fuckin' badass....watching zang eat that focus and get blasted away....fuckin' awesome o__O
koopa1981 2 years ago
Two of my favorite street fighter characters and my favorite players what more can i ask?!
angelf1 2 years ago
@angelf1 a coca cola
12Thewower 8 months ago
this was a fucking amazing match
dammitman 2 years ago
fawk! Aqua scares me... always coming forward... like WTF u gonna do?!? HUH???!! HUUUUHHHH!!!??? LOL
dfw0jay 2 years ago
anyone know how to do that spin kick with ryu where you can go really high out of the corner? it makes alot of space like flying
Viewmast3r 2 years ago
do the tatsu extremely early when jumping, like right off the ground, and you'll get the "escape spin kick"
shiken 2 years ago
thank you
Viewmast3r 2 years ago
rico would have done better if his reactions were slightly faster, when aqua did the standing fk, rico could have punished and countered with cr. mk CoD everytime
thatwaskindofrude 2 years ago
Zangief is pretty gay,
But I must admit, aqua plays a mean Gief..Its scary when he just walks towards you when you're knocked down
7583476 2 years ago 2
Bit of a gay matchup. When in doubt, Gief can always Lariat and Abel has almost nothing to punish. Considering that, Rico Suave did really well against Aquasilk.
toemaetoe 2 years ago 2
A number of things can punish lariat from the correct distance, wheel kick, standing mp, a few neutral jumps, EX TT, even EX CoD from the right distance.
The problem is that good Zangiefs don't use the lariat in a way for it to be punished, they use it as a counter to punish you. Rico has such a great Abel though, a few too many roll mixups while in close against Gief for my taste but I learned a learned a few tricks to add to my game from this.
Pazuzoo360PSN 2 years ago
I have never seen a game between good players where one would go for mixups against Zangief :P
toemaetoe 2 years ago
LOL wow Rico did so good
sakeido 2 years ago
3:09 ...
2ossy 2 years ago
Who sent Sanford to losers? You always see him in winners finals.
FlyThruDAir 2 years ago
he was late
FallenPatriotic 2 years ago
lol figures
FlyThruDAir 2 years ago
No one. He showed up to the tournament an hour late so they put him in losers.
thewinkingsamurai 2 years ago
aquasilk vs sanford was the finals right? or who went against Aquasilk after this match?
bolognaman67 2 years ago
wiffing that standing roundhouse into command throw is sooooo gay haha
FeeldaFia 2 years ago
this is like rocky 2, with the ending of the first one being the beginning in the second lol
patetarr 2 years ago
what a match
juangarcia2007 2 years ago
its called FRAME ADVANTAGE lol
Ffamran1283 2 years ago
arias, i take it back. THAT AIN'T FAIR!!!! *cries*
seanw23 2 years ago
AquaSilk feelin himself? good shiiiiiiiiiiiit lol. Rico almost had him with his tricks but Gief is just a bully in this match lol
JavitsArias 2 years ago
it's all fair.
seanw23 2 years ago
WTF at 0:00...
blues1110 2 years ago
3:10 lol @ orgasme combo ? :O
malgab 2 years ago 2
lol OH OHHH! AHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
kevinng14 2 years ago 2