My favorite guy vs my favorite gal....
KITANA
I haven't lost a Kitana vs Cage match with her in over a year, and I bet
MIKECALDWELL would say the same thing for his Kitana.
With IAFs, it is one of the easiest matches for Kitana. Trading off air fans for green balls = Kitana comes out ahead.
Cage can't do anything vs a ducking Kitana other than bait her with his green balls
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His strength of course is up close, but vs the girls that is a risky proposition because of their long/fast sweeps.
Jab pressure is rough because neither of them connect well with the other up close.
Buffering the fan raise from crouch is a great play in this match, as Cage can't do anything to pressure her and keep her honest.
CAGE
I win this match about 95% with Cage, but NOT by getting in close (and obviously not by playing elite Kitanas often LOL).
I let Kitana come to me.
AaHK her jump-ins, aaHP/shadow kick her square waves from afar, mix up high/low green balls.
Then if I get a healthy lead, I will start to take it to her up close. He really has his work cut out for him here though.
If you can get in safely, crossovers work well to pressure Kitana. Mix in a shadow kick amidst the crossovers and it usually connects with her as she tries to jump away, etc.
Johnny eats it big time vs both ladies. This one is a bit more manageable than vs Mileena though. At the highest level, this will be a close contest, but Kitana's sweeps and huge fan raise combos will be the swaying votes.
8-2 for Kitana.