tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42377311968347333042024-03-24T07:26:27.070-07:00The Grappling ConjectureA place to discuss grappling such as Brazilian Jujitsu, Judo, Wrestling, etc. Check in for new articles, instructional reviews and match breakdowns.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-20221325204555027342024-03-24T07:25:00.000-07:002024-03-24T07:25:48.353-07:00What We Learned from Polaris 27 WW GP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmF506Rljxw1TsNWrhtqq6N7tqyO7dIRtB5rMQFa9ayI44BDFz7r_lUiXTYES5uZr2AqIp0T6yFLxOMcmIRsL48nENdBLJ3k1sPwjt17wmGv-_Mf6d3IdNsA-X05VaTPkLBNRWyB4aon2mA2cXAfPLYqDcEPszar32q2M9OMcYLG3g-VNGid7FzP16GQfE/s835/chrome-capture-2024-2-23.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="695" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmF506Rljxw1TsNWrhtqq6N7tqyO7dIRtB5rMQFa9ayI44BDFz7r_lUiXTYES5uZr2AqIp0T6yFLxOMcmIRsL48nENdBLJ3k1sPwjt17wmGv-_Mf6d3IdNsA-X05VaTPkLBNRWyB4aon2mA2cXAfPLYqDcEPszar32q2M9OMcYLG3g-VNGid7FzP16GQfE/w532-h640/chrome-capture-2024-2-23.png" width="532" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This has to be one of the biggest events of the year and we got a lot of good matches. We got a welterweight GP and 2 title matches. Keith Krakorian fought Cam Donnelly for the lightweight title and Ffion Davies faced Brianna Ste-Marie for the strawweight title. Before we get into stats and other stuff, lets look at the results.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcZwH80ym8xiIYVgnAY2PgrWFvjN7MdfARTYWG-gPL-RHZiaQU7JVzaNdsWxh9d6R8885L1oHbJOIo2p5-aAN3OtjSseAKWNcP-4kigkD0xPTxsk9nIHWFskXPYH7jni8tzsoHnharCEH08KUJs6V3bU1N57tkRdTrPQLIaV10Mnnnv9cXOVI8d3bPq9n/s2160/Polaris27-GP-Brackets-Update.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2160" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcZwH80ym8xiIYVgnAY2PgrWFvjN7MdfARTYWG-gPL-RHZiaQU7JVzaNdsWxh9d6R8885L1oHbJOIo2p5-aAN3OtjSseAKWNcP-4kigkD0xPTxsk9nIHWFskXPYH7jni8tzsoHnharCEH08KUJs6V3bU1N57tkRdTrPQLIaV10Mnnnv9cXOVI8d3bPq9n/w640-h400/Polaris27-GP-Brackets-Update.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Results</span></b></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b> Keith Krakorian</b></span> def. Cam Donnelly via Armbar</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"> <span style="text-align: left;">Nathaniel Woods</span></span></b> def. Alex <span style="text-align: left;">Caceres</span> via decision</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>PJ Barch </b></span>def. Luiz Paulo via decision</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Levi Jones-Leery</b></span> def. Shane Curtis via RNC</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b> <span style="text-align: left;">Epsen Mathiesen</span></b></span> def. Max Hansen via dec</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Jozef Chen </b></span>def. Harrison Wood via Kimura</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>PJ Barch</b></span> def. Epsen Mathiesen via Inside heelhook</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Levi Jones-Leery </b></span>def. Jozef Chen via points</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Ffion Davies </b></span>def. Brianna Ste-Marie via points</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>PJ Barch </b></span>def. Levi Jones-Leery via points</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b>How People Won</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAzVNPyMK6nB9Vq4gZ98qmYWhIYEljPos2nOb2xp31t5k9dzNgl2776zpecZb6dx_d_SD1IuD8mFTo5jziPw-EMPBjYayo1dWl8Q6PgUgMJGsrVNV9gAYpkN7-32t67yYovudvq0PCsop5G38Q5R6ssLjUyltWyw3PUDEMgcoV9xpAz45nT-VqKW0w9MX/s1826/Polaris%2027%20WW%20GP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="1826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAzVNPyMK6nB9Vq4gZ98qmYWhIYEljPos2nOb2xp31t5k9dzNgl2776zpecZb6dx_d_SD1IuD8mFTo5jziPw-EMPBjYayo1dWl8Q6PgUgMJGsrVNV9gAYpkN7-32t67yYovudvq0PCsop5G38Q5R6ssLjUyltWyw3PUDEMgcoV9xpAz45nT-VqKW0w9MX/s16000/Polaris%2027%20WW%20GP.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We got 40% subs here, which isn't a great number, but it isn't too bad either. There were a lot of decisions, but 1 of the matches didn't have points, so that inflated the stat a bit. Arm locks were leading here, which is a bit unusual, but it happens sometimes. We also got 1 choke and a leglock. There were also 3 point victories as well. I think this event showed that there are times when points and monetary incentives can make people play more tactically and not go 100% all the time. That is too bad, but I understand people are doing this for a living, so I can't fault them. That said, the matches weren't really bad, but I do wish a few of the matches had more drive toward a finish. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Stats</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPL6_4RjSfnknIVLK4YawOONvdy29vr-mnkA8miBY561mf-Ml1iTVIeXvOKrWcwQ6fnmOvydgjZf5_4x1zdHF_ULF1Qv1WdmAWA9VeAe4DfafnGtJzIDCO5G8iRomqaFekUFrvJ3NNFZ42Pj8Kq0MVK2hKL-Rr8W36s1FcyJZQZTQtSxN0kkad6D-uuar/s2222/Polaris%2027%20WW%20GP%20Submissions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="2222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPL6_4RjSfnknIVLK4YawOONvdy29vr-mnkA8miBY561mf-Ml1iTVIeXvOKrWcwQ6fnmOvydgjZf5_4x1zdHF_ULF1Qv1WdmAWA9VeAe4DfafnGtJzIDCO5G8iRomqaFekUFrvJ3NNFZ42Pj8Kq0MVK2hKL-Rr8W36s1FcyJZQZTQtSxN0kkad6D-uuar/s16000/Polaris%2027%20WW%20GP%20Submissions.jpg" /></a></div></b><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There were 4 different submissions and all of them each had 1 finish. The RNC was the most attempted followed by the anklelock and the inside heelhoook. There were some outside heelhooks attempted as well, but at this event it wasn't working. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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<div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAgoutQqRstps4XV2GBfzwteAL22p4pZxZXfVTvqhVbPYvZekf1hBJCQFNrZpTiijF3K_KUiiaco3OjoTwUUpnHMGrgBENyCzyFbQUsnPj3CxQIbFaXVkUBh7sdN9GZQfGuq39XxtpO0LAQL8ZwcbDy4STCtNXOSYmt0-HjiVSJ6vMM26TdB2cLCY7YTC/s2222/Polaris%2027%20WW%20GP%20Sweeps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="2222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAgoutQqRstps4XV2GBfzwteAL22p4pZxZXfVTvqhVbPYvZekf1hBJCQFNrZpTiijF3K_KUiiaco3OjoTwUUpnHMGrgBENyCzyFbQUsnPj3CxQIbFaXVkUBh7sdN9GZQfGuq39XxtpO0LAQL8ZwcbDy4STCtNXOSYmt0-HjiVSJ6vMM26TdB2cLCY7YTC/s16000/Polaris%2027%20WW%20GP%20Sweeps.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />There were only a few sweeps, but shockingly the most common one was the berimbolo. This was mostly done by Levi Jones-Leery. Often Levi would go for the berimbolo and then once the opponent defended, Levi would just stand up and get the sweep. Many times he chained it directly into a legdrag. It should be noted that 1 or 2 of those were actually 70/30 transitions into crabrides, but I figured the berimbolo was the closest thing. </div><div><br /></div><div>There were also 50/50 sweeps, matrix sweeps/backtakes and armdrags. You can see above the breakdown of what was used. Surprisingly the single leg wrestle up wasn't working, but I beleive this was mostly due to who was on top. It is hard to wrestle up on former D1 wrestler PJ Barch. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToV0muKzEEwQ-XzW5Q-_ky4agSzDTyMciRg3Ta4e3gRiE7CCdncJuIIfJyJ4_rvMi35yMexnFzPYAxs4o1cApHdXllXRc2HmgAGkTNb1jpXC9v_KwqdsZiBnuPUcivl9HeRfAtS0lGVSQ9sCigEdmP8oT9yrZOWkCG2QnlVQtkJ1NCVS2CA-ITqJCHn9L/s2222/Polaris%2027%20WW%20GP%20Passes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="2222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToV0muKzEEwQ-XzW5Q-_ky4agSzDTyMciRg3Ta4e3gRiE7CCdncJuIIfJyJ4_rvMi35yMexnFzPYAxs4o1cApHdXllXRc2HmgAGkTNb1jpXC9v_KwqdsZiBnuPUcivl9HeRfAtS0lGVSQ9sCigEdmP8oT9yrZOWkCG2QnlVQtkJ1NCVS2CA-ITqJCHn9L/s16000/Polaris%2027%20WW%20GP%20Passes.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The leg drag and halfguard pass came out on top here. The legdrag came out of a bolo and showed this this is a viable technique in nogi to sweep and pass the guard in one smooth motion. There were a lot of torreando pass attempts, but only one actually resulted in a pass. Usually the kneeslice is a good option, but it didn't find any success here.</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQDtNDi5uXg3AfAL8J-OI6l1QA0_wvOqk8m-oFh-DQDP58S_K2WaWuT4FVGvuryRAFBWC0Nm5GuWQ-nTycenKT37EWHQmBGX8hivC7y8nzzW3nI7llstbsR8p2TY0h6z9r9FEb5i17YZhRZ9g52PzSb6JeRgjtoBnE2wV5ZmzUFbtSHfzx-Olbsf90rp6/s2216/Polaris%2027%20WW%20GP%20Positions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="2216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQDtNDi5uXg3AfAL8J-OI6l1QA0_wvOqk8m-oFh-DQDP58S_K2WaWuT4FVGvuryRAFBWC0Nm5GuWQ-nTycenKT37EWHQmBGX8hivC7y8nzzW3nI7llstbsR8p2TY0h6z9r9FEb5i17YZhRZ9g52PzSb6JeRgjtoBnE2wV5ZmzUFbtSHfzx-Olbsf90rp6/s16000/Polaris%2027%20WW%20GP%20Positions.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The back, 50/50 and side control were positions we saw finishes from here. Side control submissions seem a bit rare these days, but we got one here. There was a thread on reddit recently talking about the lack of kimuras in high level events. Well you got one here. I'm a bit surprised there were more back finishes, but perhaps the other athlete's defense was just too good. <br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_hYYnfKrSYX-ZDFdL-u_yVN26Q6AlAQxyYqnYEmPjVsTwWfOq5OKb4_Wiy_NzZtsamjl_tvR2o1lT27IQUBWZ8zdpLkme4uMjbxLIHIgzGgYLSYvuX_j8jXFDSSBl09sBiMP6YgUXSKMdJFYQI5vpi2IBxkErvBc8MX2y4jxrf0PhyphenhyphenzAGE-2cxfTQTeg/s1816/Polaris%2027%20WW%20GP%20Action.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="1816" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_hYYnfKrSYX-ZDFdL-u_yVN26Q6AlAQxyYqnYEmPjVsTwWfOq5OKb4_Wiy_NzZtsamjl_tvR2o1lT27IQUBWZ8zdpLkme4uMjbxLIHIgzGgYLSYvuX_j8jXFDSSBl09sBiMP6YgUXSKMdJFYQI5vpi2IBxkErvBc8MX2y4jxrf0PhyphenhyphenzAGE-2cxfTQTeg/s16000/Polaris%2027%20WW%20GP%20Action.jpg" /></a></div></b><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The average for last year was was 6.5 per 5min and 1.68 techniques per 5 min. This event passes both of those with a 7.63 action score and a 1.81 technique score. As you can see this was an exciting event with a lot of stuff going on. Although I did complain about the tactical play in a few of the matches, I don't think anyone was really stalling and there weren't any matches that were unwatchable. You can't ask for much more than that. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Overall</span></b></div></div><div><br /></div><div>This was a very good event and if you're looking something to watch for technical study, give this a look. Epsen and Levi showed you can use a berimbolo heavy style in nogi and give people trouble. I hope they continue to do nogi in the future. </div><div><br /></div><div>I was happy that PJ Barch finally got a big win. It seems like for the past few years he has always gotten close to the top, but something happened. This was a good event for 10th Planet with PJ and Keith both becoming champions. I'd like to see them more on Polaris in the future. </div><div><br /></div><div>I missed Davis Asare and I hope he gets his weight issues under control. Epsen, Levi and Harrison Wood all impressed me and I think they should get more matches on Polaris. Finally Ffion looked great as always. Her match with Brianna started off fairly even, but then Ffion just ran away with it and even showed a few new tricks. Ffion can play guard too and has even learned some leglocks. The women at ADCC better look out. </div><div><br /></div><div>This was a great even by Polaris and I hope they continue to do GPs, especially with the smaller competitors. -66kgs, -77kgs, -88kgs all have lots of exciting fighters that would love to compete on a big stage. Good show as usual and I can't wait until the next Polaris.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Year to Date Stats</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOznUaA8QQUfGuOIednv7ZDymOjit6DWnNEHBXhu1mtf96fX1VUs5-3i0i6dHRuiEocJM4706APxrtOcw3EioNnQzzKWlr5EjEa3Vl2UJFXy1JXODWvRTpkrobvT9k66Jl4ESSoxC2V5lbKsSlvZtj5OFCf42UFkrYPUdPqv_HaTSvDamks2MJC7ufbB6/s2346/2024%20Year%20to%20Date%20Submissions%20Mar%2024th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="2346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOznUaA8QQUfGuOIednv7ZDymOjit6DWnNEHBXhu1mtf96fX1VUs5-3i0i6dHRuiEocJM4706APxrtOcw3EioNnQzzKWlr5EjEa3Vl2UJFXy1JXODWvRTpkrobvT9k66Jl4ESSoxC2V5lbKsSlvZtj5OFCf42UFkrYPUdPqv_HaTSvDamks2MJC7ufbB6/s16000/2024%20Year%20to%20Date%20Submissions%20Mar%2024th.jpg" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-19032055004173607412024-03-24T00:06:00.000-07:002024-03-24T03:21:28.408-07:00What We Learned from Pit Submission Series 3 <p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5dFsVNNxuXp9tIUjf_r3bZhQGG3xw6gL4kCcZRzdZjvPSzoRlkR_-3VK6f_YkforXRjARWUzCaulXaIol0EY1P9bLiKinudhV66OGUKOqzGiTEUg5Hn4GKiTb5t86BbJlhLtH1WMLd6BOsz9Gq7m0yNQXsaP9r9a_DrmcIXPmE9h6xpzjZJyhVMCAo0Q/s1272/images.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="1272" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5dFsVNNxuXp9tIUjf_r3bZhQGG3xw6gL4kCcZRzdZjvPSzoRlkR_-3VK6f_YkforXRjARWUzCaulXaIol0EY1P9bLiKinudhV66OGUKOqzGiTEUg5Hn4GKiTb5t86BbJlhLtH1WMLd6BOsz9Gq7m0yNQXsaP9r9a_DrmcIXPmE9h6xpzjZJyhVMCAo0Q/w640-h320/images.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><br /><br /><span style="text-align: center;">Pit Submission Series just had its 3rd event of this year, so let's talk about it. So far this year, they have been one of the most consistent promotions and I think all of the events have been pretty good. I was excited to see Ethan Crelenstien back in action and I certainly didn't mind seeing Gregor Gracie and JZ Cavalcante. Let's take a look at the results of the 3 matches they had. </span><p></p><p><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Results</span></b></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b> Ethan Crelenstien</b></span> def. Troy Worthen via RNC</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"> <span style="text-align: left;">Gregor Gracie</span></span></b> def. "JZ" <span style="text-align: left;">Cavalcante</span> via Thunderlock</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Gillain Robertson </b></span>def. Montana De La Rosa via decision</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><b>How People Won</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9r3PMNNM87GSt4SHz59lU7-0ZcB7wDLYiune5ZLS7QGf7f05XHsYq23XybAwTLOm6HqYDgRGSjD8o1lbuuMSf4RDfKd6bfZIcPJKX5OkyVHVP3AUTDI7nOjWmzJpGJ5mjSVlNMYlAdog5d2XXcCzCuknV2mIUoBjFTzPHzyTD57ynCHF9-tAQif29OgTy/s1826/Pit%20Submission%20Series%203%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="1826" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9r3PMNNM87GSt4SHz59lU7-0ZcB7wDLYiune5ZLS7QGf7f05XHsYq23XybAwTLOm6HqYDgRGSjD8o1lbuuMSf4RDfKd6bfZIcPJKX5OkyVHVP3AUTDI7nOjWmzJpGJ5mjSVlNMYlAdog5d2XXcCzCuknV2mIUoBjFTzPHzyTD57ynCHF9-tAQif29OgTy/w640-h394/Pit%20Submission%20Series%203%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We got a 66.6% submission rate here, but that is a bit easy with just 3 matches. That said, you can't complain about a good event with lots of subs. There were no leglocks which is a bit unusual, but to be honest 2 of the matches were a bit short, so we really didn't get to see a lot of different positions. I think having 2/3 matches end in subs is about the best you can ask for to be honest. </div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Stats</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0Nx7Nv0SgOtxHP4C8swLups8jtxUU2_67fxnt_idSx83NGwynZwhMRQbwGuZ9OTL0u1NNwNoGJlMoi3Iy-fBhcAjN_WaN-dnAMZ2JPdmdngSJa9jhItd7iO8SOVkAUASRIbPwZqJYioU96GP9Th8pBRCDDuQze8iKXcXxUFI9r8g0uH70UxDaxRESdAl/s2222/Pit%20Submission%20Series%203%20Submissions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="2222" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0Nx7Nv0SgOtxHP4C8swLups8jtxUU2_67fxnt_idSx83NGwynZwhMRQbwGuZ9OTL0u1NNwNoGJlMoi3Iy-fBhcAjN_WaN-dnAMZ2JPdmdngSJa9jhItd7iO8SOVkAUASRIbPwZqJYioU96GP9Th8pBRCDDuQze8iKXcXxUFI9r8g0uH70UxDaxRESdAl/w640-h396/Pit%20Submission%20Series%203%20Submissions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We got 2 subs here, a RNC and what I recorded as an Americana. Both the sub and he attempt were actually thunderlocks, but I didn't know what to categorize those as. There were actually 3 thunderlocks tried today, so I guess it has been getting more popular this year. I always considered it more of a niche sub, but perhaps more people have found it useful now. There were a lot of guillotine attempts, but none were able to get a finish. </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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<div><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIR1KvKj8ILngtbnXRdE78G8QbJ0AA1Ul4gTcXv_I-DbpGS5mIWN3F8gsl2hFRm1oUmSOQn81ejRzSFqwLNuCCJb9_YuiU_foi6-OLOSh8R1xhlJksMLW6AN2KyEWhU-FRahBBq5GpaM84zJZ-Cv98kPM7EPJQ7GRMf3xCgeYSAcWOy1KceWXF_N3js20q/s2222/Pit%20Submission%20Series%203%20Takedowns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="2222" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIR1KvKj8ILngtbnXRdE78G8QbJ0AA1Ul4gTcXv_I-DbpGS5mIWN3F8gsl2hFRm1oUmSOQn81ejRzSFqwLNuCCJb9_YuiU_foi6-OLOSh8R1xhlJksMLW6AN2KyEWhU-FRahBBq5GpaM84zJZ-Cv98kPM7EPJQ7GRMf3xCgeYSAcWOy1KceWXF_N3js20q/w640-h396/Pit%20Submission%20Series%203%20Takedowns.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></b><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">There weren't actually takedowns, but there were 2 single leg attempts. People managed to get things to the ground, but not by using a traditional takedown. </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpsFNe8jDBg32LtL-ipmsyCWued_lSS01XhhAljutqhApxC8rc_uc0eLkxgIZ6Wz9Loh4Lg0ERIYUm8pbCmplUI0bs2MCkhUjH4EycNNq3YFIRPcTfWOUYneUhR2rksZyMJpnpeWAzH-3riKGuBYhA4ni4BDCetPau-bv2p2XNp0Abp0r4nMdH6K_iMAh/s2222/Pit%20Submission%20Series%203%20Sweeps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="2222" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpsFNe8jDBg32LtL-ipmsyCWued_lSS01XhhAljutqhApxC8rc_uc0eLkxgIZ6Wz9Loh4Lg0ERIYUm8pbCmplUI0bs2MCkhUjH4EycNNq3YFIRPcTfWOUYneUhR2rksZyMJpnpeWAzH-3riKGuBYhA4ni4BDCetPau-bv2p2XNp0Abp0r4nMdH6K_iMAh/w640-h396/Pit%20Submission%20Series%203%20Sweeps.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">As far as sweeps go, we saw a hook sweep and a hip bump. There was a single leg wrestle up, but it didn't score. The hip bump was actually off the pit wall which I think gave it a little extra something, so I'm looking forward to seeing how people can use the wall in the future for interesting moves. </div></div><div><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyj4DEhkmCm0LOIOq3R6gY0hQWXfGPFHOv3PfTINfGAHiwwgLwVaD4CpSU0A55I0sonz9ovVj9FSi3MycN0uaLyzLAsvFTXj7c3v5Tt-RE9V0xh-q6Re-3scvp24E4d_2vNBpRClytlblqkrIbiFeAKK235cuEvamu20mwNUFl-qZuzyMusKc4K0WIieqz/s2222/Pit%20Submission%20Series%203%20Passes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="2222" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyj4DEhkmCm0LOIOq3R6gY0hQWXfGPFHOv3PfTINfGAHiwwgLwVaD4CpSU0A55I0sonz9ovVj9FSi3MycN0uaLyzLAsvFTXj7c3v5Tt-RE9V0xh-q6Re-3scvp24E4d_2vNBpRClytlblqkrIbiFeAKK235cuEvamu20mwNUFl-qZuzyMusKc4K0WIieqz/w640-h396/Pit%20Submission%20Series%203%20Passes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We got a halfguard pass and a 3/4 mount pass. Both were by Gillian Robertson I believe. The other matches didn't really have opportunities for passing in them. </div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygsB8a41jSb9QjeTOMisgw8ODnWnOS5j_zUl0WaKPPQUbROQE8QDGIWIAROtRqIUjxQk9MZwnLq_IPt5ZiRh9X151ihDlJDraSUWrOt-IKwvljZQ1AyaisSxdxt-tQVDI8BDRaXxzZlOjSst0knO9GLThzeGgzNOKYu8Gl-41tEkaT3mf1XQVdcja9CzR/s2216/Pit%20Submission%20Series%203%20%20Positions%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="2216" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygsB8a41jSb9QjeTOMisgw8ODnWnOS5j_zUl0WaKPPQUbROQE8QDGIWIAROtRqIUjxQk9MZwnLq_IPt5ZiRh9X151ihDlJDraSUWrOt-IKwvljZQ1AyaisSxdxt-tQVDI8BDRaXxzZlOjSst0knO9GLThzeGgzNOKYu8Gl-41tEkaT3mf1XQVdcja9CzR/w640-h396/Pit%20Submission%20Series%203%20%20Positions%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div></b><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We got 2 finished from the back and 1 instance of side control and the mount. There isn't much more to say about that.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5H41kLlG6ZkjJf9ItmTEeq9uVyTzGUFB3zJUmv59Z4UHCdWnwmeCpZ16cqbWU53t6BpWqOR-ko1q4NvqtJcScszqOd1vEKFEpIN1l6FIHCcwhFwXXvtGTQHNcZ9rK9TRjA5OEPDSArmMKK39mkxny_ITO5NQGXozSE7Mybvlu_9u2lcAiOvsZ_3u1QpTl/s1816/Pit%20Submission%20Series%203%20Action%20Stats%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="1816" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5H41kLlG6ZkjJf9ItmTEeq9uVyTzGUFB3zJUmv59Z4UHCdWnwmeCpZ16cqbWU53t6BpWqOR-ko1q4NvqtJcScszqOd1vEKFEpIN1l6FIHCcwhFwXXvtGTQHNcZ9rK9TRjA5OEPDSArmMKK39mkxny_ITO5NQGXozSE7Mybvlu_9u2lcAiOvsZ_3u1QpTl/w640-h396/Pit%20Submission%20Series%203%20Action%20Stats%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div></b><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The action score is a bit low here and the reason is because of the last match. Gillian and Montana's match was slower and had less action than the other 2. I tried to come up with the most accurate way to do these action stats, but in cases like this where there are short matches with lots of action and then longer ones with less action, it makes the event look worse than it was. The first 2 matches were good, but the last one wasn't</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Overall</span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was a good event and the first 2 matches are worth watching. The best part is that they're free. Pit Submission Series is something that I didn't expect this year, but so far I'm enjoying it a lot. I'm hoping we get another match next month and that they get more high level grapplers. I would say more, but I need to work on the other event from today, Polaris 27. I'll have another blog coming very soon, so stay tuned. Also watch the event yourself here. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AH1DasCo4_E?si=MiL8aU6fNgB7RPL8&start=14260" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The year to date stats will come in the next post. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-32476507640964185922024-03-22T20:08:00.000-07:002024-03-23T16:27:45.423-07:00Polaris 27 Welterweight GP Play-By-Play<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGv91RIn_ZxqMRp3BepQ4fAzjffTBVTbtImH5X2GqJ1KclrBClRWaXaU9Bg8-ul3GoBPxxiGLqnFBFK6ZoToaZTYUYGlcqw2mkVwYT9zd-vNrm6gu9NfimZtjivapQBgkwvMVPXkZ6PcG0bfqnA1-I96clRQ7ptRFZL3gf1_wrN6eCjs0OItM3cejjtQf/s835/chrome-capture-2024-2-23.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="695" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGv91RIn_ZxqMRp3BepQ4fAzjffTBVTbtImH5X2GqJ1KclrBClRWaXaU9Bg8-ul3GoBPxxiGLqnFBFK6ZoToaZTYUYGlcqw2mkVwYT9zd-vNrm6gu9NfimZtjivapQBgkwvMVPXkZ6PcG0bfqnA1-I96clRQ7ptRFZL3gf1_wrN6eCjs0OItM3cejjtQf/w532-h640/chrome-capture-2024-2-23.png" width="532" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />The Polaris GP is here with a lot of interesting names, which you can see above. One thing to note however is that Davis Asare is out as he has missed weight. Shane Curtis is going to step in for him. There is also a match between Keith Krakorian and Cam Donnelly, a match between UFC vets Alex Caceres and Nathaniel Woods, as well as the title fight between Ffion Davies and Brianna Ste-Marie. Let's watch this together and please wait a day or so for my breakdown and stats post.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDYciYccCSIXFxRz4KXMHENGku3tZizao9x9Wn3x-dpxynenibRC3UXFLXFvM3aBgovEljrWkQ_o1B1asWTMsmBqIpbKAEX2FqNKujPg9KfSMzvTtHmM-NzKxhIPE6u0pbZYzrA3LRYSodza1VFw24nl-du_ZMchyz_n3oi-d5TYy34EMdy0Y0l6KkXVY/s2160/Polaris27-GP-Brackets-Update.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2160" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDYciYccCSIXFxRz4KXMHENGku3tZizao9x9Wn3x-dpxynenibRC3UXFLXFvM3aBgovEljrWkQ_o1B1asWTMsmBqIpbKAEX2FqNKujPg9KfSMzvTtHmM-NzKxhIPE6u0pbZYzrA3LRYSodza1VFw24nl-du_ZMchyz_n3oi-d5TYy34EMdy0Y0l6KkXVY/w640-h400/Polaris27-GP-Brackets-Update.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxSyli0prkOAyuuuBldFIYn_bptTuEw-gOir9REhmHGKo8zw4UCuPHGuggDsDk3NuulAN3weDUm0cfsZRT7_uo5BpVaTXSgCpclcI_SaZ0yKfeVFUiR_4tbe_5zyrsuhgHkJmg2wUWNO0sNXYqB97vy8Ocn-zRvBUVUupin20EF2ykkTvY8SzaWPNYydR9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>CAM DONNELLY vs KEITH KRIKORIAN</b></div></span><br /><br /><br />The first match here is CAM DONNELLY vs KEITH KRIKORIAN. Cam is a dangerous European that represents B-team and has an impressive leglock game. Keith is very well rounded and has recently been working on his standup game.<br /><br />Cam pulls guard and Keith moves around from the outside, looking for an opening.<br /><br />Cam is grabbing the lgs and look for RDLR and DLR. Keith looks for a heelhook quickly, but Cam gets away. There is an nose hit and they stop the action for a sec. Keith goes back to the outside passing and Cam gets to a leg and knocks Keith down, but he gets back up on top after a second. Cam enters the legs again, but he can't get anything going. Keith suddenly jumps over the guard and grabs an arm, He turns it into an armbar and gets the tap. It seems like he did a jumping shoulder crunch/arm saddle/choi bar.<br /><br />Keith wins via armbar becomes the new Polaris LW champion.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b> Alex Caceres and Nathaniel Woods</b></span></div><br /><br /> Alex Caceres and Nathaniel Woods are up next with the final prelim match. I don't think either of them have done a grappling match before. I hope this is exciting. <br /><br />They get started by tying up standing. Woods gets a quick takedown, but Alex gets up quickly. Woods gets another takedown and then plays from top. After about 30 sec Alex stands again. They tie up standing again and Woods hits another single leg. Woods goes for a kouchi gari, but Alex seeing it coming and turns it into a kosoto gari takedown. Alex plays from top halfguard, but after about 30 sec, Woods stands to his feet. A few close foot sweeps for Woods and then he accidently pokes Alex in the eye and the action stops. They start again and Woods gets another takedown. Woods is playing from top and holding Alex's legs so he can't stand up, but Alex eventually gets back to his feet. Alex shoots for a single leg, but can't get it. Woods almost hits a harai goshi, but Alex defends at the last moment. Woods hits another kosoto, but lets Alex up. There has been little ground work, but based upon standing grappling, Woods is winning. The ref warns them to push the pace. I don't feel the pace is that low, but there isn't much work on the ground. Woods hits another foot sweep and Alex pops up again. Alex goes for a single leg that is defended and then Woods gets a single. Woods is on top trying to pass now. After about a min Alex stands again, but he can't get anything going. Woods goes for a single leg again, but Alex sprawls and spins to Wood's back. Alex lock up the body triangle and is in great position with 1 min left. Alex goes for the RNC, but it isn't close. Alex tries to choke over the face, but it is easily defended.<br /><br />Nathaniel Woods wins via decision.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Luiz Paulo vs PJ Barch</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Luiz Paulo vs PJ Barch up first. They start standing and Luiz hits a quick foot sweep, but can't keep PJ down. They're hand fighting and PJ takes an off balance shot that Luiz escapes from. Luiz now sits to guard. He gets up again and PJ goes for a single and Luiz defends with a guillotine, but it looks tight, but they go out of bounds and restart on the feet. Luiz goes for a double, but it is easily defended. PJ goes for a little foot sweep, but can't get anything going. Luiz sits again and PJ is putting on pressure from half guard top. Luiz tries to enter the legs with a reap and PJ tries to counter with a Junny lock and then an outside heelhook. Luiz shakes his head and PJ comes back on top. Exciting exchange but nobody scores. PJ drops back on a leg, but Luiz tries to wrestle up off it and PJ let's the leg go to defend. PJ tries to pass and Luiz inverts under him and gets to an anklelock, but PJ defends and almost passes the guard. Luiz stands up and they move back to the center. 2 min left and still no score for either man. Luiz sits again and PJ tries some outside passing. Luiz tries to wrestle up, but PJ shuts it down. Luiz moves into a calf slicer and PJ goes to an outside heelhoook as time runs out. Neither scored, so they go to a decision.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">PJ Barch wins by decision.</span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Levi Jones-Leery vs Shane Curtis</span></b></span></div><br /><br />As expected Levi pulls guard. Shane tries a leg lock. Levi bolos left and the switches back to the right side, with a legdrag and gets on top and passes. Levi is working from north-south now and tries to isolate an arm, but as he does Shane gets his guard back. Levi hits a torreando and passes again, but Shane gets his guard back after a few sec. Levi sits down and bolos Shane again and passes. Levi is working side control and Shane is trying to hit him with something called a "goth-lock", which I can only assume is some sort of buggy choke meme submission. It doesn't seem to be working though and Levi doesn't seem to be in danger. Shane stands and after a few takedown attempts from Shane Levi sits. Another bolo into a legdrag pass and Levi is up by 3 points. Shane stands again and Levi sits. Shane tries a wrecking ball pass, but it isn't close. Levi bolos again and uses it to sweep. Shane stands again and tries to hit Levi with a quick double leg, but it doesn't work. Shane tries to play bottom, but Levi just pulls guard. Levi working the bolo again, but Shane defends this time. Shane sits to defend the bolo and Levi simple sits up and scores on him. Shane wrestles up and almost scores, but Levi stands up before getting scored on and then sits to guard. Levi is up 5-0 and is working at a relaxed pace. Levi bolos again and takes Shane's back. Levi is up 6-0 now and is trying to work the RNC. Levi gets under the chin and gets the finish.<br /><br />Levi Jones-Leery wins via RNC.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Max Hansen vs Epsen Mathiesen</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><br />Max Hansen vs Epsen Mathiesen is the next match and this might be hard to call. Max is on a run and has much more experience with nogi, but Epsen has been competing at a high level for a while.<br /><br />Epsen sits to guard and Max follows him. Epsen starts inverting quickly and Max backs out. Epsen using RDLR now and knocks Max down, but he gets back on top. Epsen goes for a kiss of the dragon and then switchs to a bolo, but Max escapes by the skin of his teeth. Max tries to pass and then drops back for a leglock, but as he does Epse comes on top and Max as to wrestle back to the top. Epsen inverts for a bolo again and almost catches Max again. Max tries to mix in some leglocks with his passing, but can't really get his game started. Epsen works his underhook DLR and knocks Max down and tries to take his back, but Max knocks him off and comes back on top. Max continues to try to pass, but every time he does he gets tangled up. Epsen goes for a bolo and spins 3 times trying to take the back, but Max slips out.<br /><br />2 min left and neither man wants to change strategy. Epsen seems to get the better of the exchanges, but hasn't scored. Epsen goes for a matrix attack and almost comes on top, but Max slips away. Another bolo attempt from Epsen is foiled. Epsen is trying to come on top for the sweep, but couldn't get it and time runs out.<br /><br />Epsen Mathiesen wins via decision.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Jozef Chen vs Harrison Wood</b></span></div><br /><br />Harrison Wood vs Jozef Chen is the last match of the first round. They start out standing and Wood is starting to get aggressive. Chen tries a kosoto gari, but can't get it, He tries a slide by deashi bari and can't hit that either. Chen hits an armdrag to kouchi gari and is now working from top position. Wood inverts and tries to catch a leg, but Chen defends. Wood enters 50/50 and tries to slow Chen's passing down, Chen catches an inside heelhook and Wood looks worried, but escapes at the last moment. They are playing in 50/50 now and trying to change up the entanglement to catch a foot. Chen escapes and is back on top. Chen gets close to a pass and Wood is able to get to closed guard and hit a lumberjack sweep, but Chen defends and then goes for a leg lock. Wood gets on top and ties things up at 1-1. Chen is still controlling the leg entanglement, but uses it to roll on top into 50/50. Chen escapes 50/50 and is up by 1 pt. Wood goes for a waiter sweep and then goes to the saddle, but Chen takes his back. Chen has the body triangle with about 3 min left.<br /><br />Wood spins and gets out, but Chen is back on top and quickly passes to side control. Chen tries to get the yoko sankaku, but then switches to the kimura and gets the tap.<br /><br />Jozef Chen wins via Kimura.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>PJ Barch vs Epsen Matheisen</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />PJ Barch vs Epsen Matheisen is coming up now. This is a very interesting stylistic match up. Epsen pulls guard and PJ is working his passing. Epsen is looking to entangle the legs and finnaly gets it as he looks to come on top with a 50/50 sweep. As he goes PJ falls back on an inside heelhook. That's all she wrote.<br /><br />PJ Barch wins via Inside heelhook.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Levi Jones-Leery vs Jozef Chen </b></span></div><br /><br />Levi Jones-Leery vs Jozef Chen is our next match. Levi sits and Chen starts getting into his passing. Levi is looking to entangle Chen's legs, but Chen is trying to keep his feet away and use Torreando's and legpin passing. Levi goes to K-guard and uses it to move to a crabride and then takes Chen's back. Levi scores and is working to get secure control of the back. Levi gets it and Chen looks to be stuck for the time being. Levi is trying to hand fight, but Chen's back defense looks solid. Levi goes for a choke over the face and Chen grimaces. Chen is trying to releive the pressure and eventully Levi gives up. Chen spins and ends up in Levi's closed guard. Levi goes back to open guard and Chen is on top trying to pass with 4 min left. Chen is moving back and forth, but getting nowhere. Levi seems to be content to just defend. Chen tries to turn up the heat and almost gets the pass. Levi's guard defense looks impenetrable right now. Levi tries to get into a bolo, but Chen does a good job blocking it. There is less than 2 min left and it looks like Levi might pull off the upset. Chen is still working his Torreando passing, but the match is getting away from him and Levi is just chilling on bottom.<br /><br /><br />Levi Jones-Leery wins via decision.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Ffion Davies vs Brianna Ste-Marie</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Ffion Davies vs Brianna Ste-Marie is the coming up and is a rematch off the ADCC finals. This is for the flyweight title. Ffion sits to guard and tries to wrestleup from DLR. Bri defends and Ffion goes back to it again and gets the sweep. Bri catches her in a tight closed guard with a toplock on the shoulder. Bri tries to tighten it, but Ffion slips out. Ffion stands up and Bri hits a lumberjack sweep, but Ffion gets back on top. Ffion stands again and defends the sweep, but then Bri goes K-guard to Matrix and sweeps and Ffion goes for an ankle lock. Ffion goes belly down for a sec, but Bri defends and escapes. Ffion tries to sweep, but can't get it, so she works DLR and tries to hit a Caio Terra ankle lock. She can't get it, so she goes back to working her DLR. Ffion goes waiter sweep and then X-guard, but can't get it, so she goes back to the ankle lock. Ffion triesd to counter with a Junny lock, but can't get the grip. Bri gets the grip and tries to rip the Junny lock, but Ffion doesn't care. Ffion spins to a Matrix and has a calf slicer with both legs. Ffion can't get it so she slides back and uses a crabride to take the back. Ffion locks up an RNC and it looks deep, but Bri escapes. 2 min left and Ffion is on the back looking for the choke. Bri is trying to shake Ffion off, but Ffion is stuck to her like glue. Ffion moves from the back into a tarikaplata, but they run out of time.<br /><br />Ffion Davies wins via decision and gets the Strawweight belt.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Levi Jones Leery vs PJ Barch</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>PJ Barch vs Levi Jones-Leery is the finals match. PJ shoots from far away, but can't get the takedown. PJ is trying to stay away to avoid Levi's guard pull(you have to have contact to pull). PJ hit a double from far away and gets the takedown. PJ is up on points and is working on getting around Levi's guard. Levi tries to go to K-guard and then the matrix, but it doesn't work. Levi with a bolo attempt and when he tries to get on top PJ stand and Levi tries to hit a wrestle up. He doesn't get it and Levi realizes that he is standing with no contact and looks worried. PJ shoots a double and gets it. PJ is up by 2. Levi goes into a bolo and almost catches PJ's back, but PJ inverts with him and resets. Levi has the leg in 70/30 and tries to get into a crab ride position. Levi gets the crabride and starts inverting. PJ shakes him off and stands to pass. PJ is moving around the outside, but Levi is following him everywhere and has frames ready. Levi goes to K-guard and then rolls under and gets into 70/30 again. Levi wrestles up and PJ flees, but Levi seems reluctant to follow him up to the feet. Levi works the bolo again and PJ pushes the legs and moves away. Levi hits the bolo and is right on the back, but right before the hooks come in, PJ spins and gets back on top. Levi goes back to the 70/30 position and is waiting for a chance to move into that crab ride again. Levi is going back to the K-guard, but there is only 30 sec left. Levi tries another bolo, but there is no time left and PJ starts smiling.<br /><br />PJ Barch wins on points and becomes the 2024 Polaris WW GP Champ and gets $20k.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-32526020399877475272024-03-11T02:37:00.000-07:002024-03-11T07:38:17.072-07:00What We Learned from the 2nd ADCC South American Trials<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNFxGPSc-ussnVgiVJUYPcSiRP0VsW-dYE8uTnc3xtcOLMk1QjiR1ehLCMOIbTsuGJFmnBFc-zTAbk2syF4K8FUWU2So7369LzdY_IedXvMMq_E7oEsXs51NphrWTbtulo0IX2cdGKOB_5FWJb9-O_Q0KBCzyXCFBT6G4kV0T0MbjnYMUA8lCoDdapiHw/s1920/SA%20trials%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNFxGPSc-ussnVgiVJUYPcSiRP0VsW-dYE8uTnc3xtcOLMk1QjiR1ehLCMOIbTsuGJFmnBFc-zTAbk2syF4K8FUWU2So7369LzdY_IedXvMMq_E7oEsXs51NphrWTbtulo0IX2cdGKOB_5FWJb9-O_Q0KBCzyXCFBT6G4kV0T0MbjnYMUA8lCoDdapiHw/w640-h360/SA%20trials%20logo.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The final South American Trials have finished and now we have 8 more people going to the ADCC championship. This one was a bit more action packed than the last one, especially the ladies. This was a pretty good event and it event had some big names. Let's take a look at who is headed to ADCC.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Results</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: red;"></span></b><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">Men's</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-66kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Fabricio Andre</span><span> (</span><i>2nd Kaua Gabriel, 3rd Fillipe Machado</i></b></span><b>)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-77kg <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><span>Alexandre De Jesus</span></b> </span><b><i>(2nd Jonnatas Gracie, 3rd Fabio Caloi)</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-88kg <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Pedro Marinho</span><span>(</span><i>2nd Gabriel Almeida, 3rd Isaque Baheinse </i><span>)</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-99kg <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Henrique Ceconi</b></span><span><b><span> (</span><i>2nd</i></b></span><b><i> Elioani Julio Braz </i></b><span><b><i>3rd Patrick Gaudio)</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">+99kg <span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Victor Honorio</span> </b></span>( <i><b>2nd Matheus Lino, 3rd Jhonatan Lopes</b></i>)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span><br /></span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Women's</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-55kg <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Ana Rodriguez</b></span><span><b><span>(</span><i>2nd Franciele Dos Santos Nascimento, 3rd </i></b></span><span><i><b>Jasmine Rocha</b></i></span><b>) </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-65kg <span><b> <span style="color: #ffa400;">Ana Carolina Viera</span></b></span><span><b><span>(</span><i>2nd </i></b></span><b><i>Gabi McComb</i></b><span><b><i>, 3rd Leilani Bernales</i></b></span><b><i>)</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">+65kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Maria Ruffatto</span></b></span><i><b>(2nd Kauane Ramos, 3rd Tamiris Silva)</b></i></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">How People Won</span></b></div></div><div><b><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSiWFmbKZqsWtRSbFk2SeHkilnggnAjMvs9AHWNvTDajDKiuaJQTBM4qQs7nMvvqG4PxihVrXHw_qx8yPWRerCEi70ag7wQ6TeMPaPnr0AI75O-iRXRqNZtFw6vvcqqzFAJ5RwVYaRUlYyHg-BFByKhI3sEQF-VX8HHI5SkW2H4dC1P3qYOj9PYB35elQ/s1816/ADCC%202nd%20SA%20Trials%20.jpg"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSiWFmbKZqsWtRSbFk2SeHkilnggnAjMvs9AHWNvTDajDKiuaJQTBM4qQs7nMvvqG4PxihVrXHw_qx8yPWRerCEi70ag7wQ6TeMPaPnr0AI75O-iRXRqNZtFw6vvcqqzFAJ5RwVYaRUlYyHg-BFByKhI3sEQF-VX8HHI5SkW2H4dC1P3qYOj9PYB35elQ/w640-h396/ADCC%202nd%20SA%20Trials%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div></b>This was pretty good with 43.3% of the matches ending is finishes. Most were chokes, but there are also a lot of arm submissions, which is rare. However 8 matches ending in decisions isn't good. There were far too many matches that consisted of people slapping each others necks and holding hands. I wish they were a little more strict with the penalties for that, but The other matches were great, so I think we can overlook those. </div><div><br /></div><div>It should be noted that these stats only cover the semi-finals, finals and 3rd place matches. <br /><b><br /></b></div><div><b><span><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Stats</span></b></div></div><div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qHzeuSHEWhdudUAqHhwHwzdhlwtKw9pPmXBQc-I0zAVxAlRqAd3ICKedD1OsGTxqu07S9Y6z6XCUaB2wIKJLtX4h1enbiALY1mbsreU_-BpwNjicTXSM7T8ufGGi9Rz7Lv-xJRal_X4kWr216Bx0-jMszq88hVco2YmR8gnF73CJa-Alg6CM4l1oGg5c/s2222/ADCC%202nd%20SA%20Trials%20Submissions.jpg"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qHzeuSHEWhdudUAqHhwHwzdhlwtKw9pPmXBQc-I0zAVxAlRqAd3ICKedD1OsGTxqu07S9Y6z6XCUaB2wIKJLtX4h1enbiALY1mbsreU_-BpwNjicTXSM7T8ufGGi9Rz7Lv-xJRal_X4kWr216Bx0-jMszq88hVco2YmR8gnF73CJa-Alg6CM4l1oGg5c/w640-h396/ADCC%202nd%20SA%20Trials%20Submissions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The armbar came out on top here, which is a bit strange. Usually the RNC is ahead by quite a bit, but here the armbar out numbered it in successes, attempts and even completion percentage. The next sub was the guillotine and following that is a number of other subs. It is always interesting to see different subs, but it seem South America loves the armbar(or at least for this event). </div><blockquote><div><br /></div></blockquote>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisIZH0Rkcfs0ABACvztd7XFQe8CUmZ6rIyem-BmU9Sf0xdglFLeDnIX2W5Pd7L6VDhlgKcaiBPG18Xo_KeYux8_qRmREYBvsvw1_R9YUJ3ZI9mRFh4hWPDvBVuZfxH5gImQ65cWjMeNrLRrrlgQddwCBeZIMeJsJ4qXDHp_CWowCZhLyGLjphm0sBbglXm/s2222/ADCC%202nd%20SA%20Trials%20Takedowns.jpg"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisIZH0Rkcfs0ABACvztd7XFQe8CUmZ6rIyem-BmU9Sf0xdglFLeDnIX2W5Pd7L6VDhlgKcaiBPG18Xo_KeYux8_qRmREYBvsvw1_R9YUJ3ZI9mRFh4hWPDvBVuZfxH5gImQ65cWjMeNrLRrrlgQddwCBeZIMeJsJ4qXDHp_CWowCZhLyGLjphm0sBbglXm/w640-h396/ADCC%202nd%20SA%20Trials%20Takedowns.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The double leg takedown came on top here followed by the single leg. It seems people were struggling a biit with the single leg as it was attempted 33 times, but was only completed 6 times. There were some other fun throws mixed in, especially the uranage/suplex.</div><blockquote><br /></blockquote><div><br /></div>
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<div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMQhC7PDDx4A4CcRIpsEXOE0kjTCGPUDNUXEVSoN4n8ZELK2l8zFMsiG_K63FNj1a37FVWxtRNGYHHTAUE5JtSHAw5twLYsUwyVeEneQV3nxbnoGHGq6lRW6t5JG4AGgzgWAn563kJ-J9NQMEoifZk9VzZNUjTQ8Ve2GhJXtCMjXW2vHLMYvxj9MVmx48/s2222/ADCC%202nd%20SA%20Trials%20Sweeps.jpg"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMQhC7PDDx4A4CcRIpsEXOE0kjTCGPUDNUXEVSoN4n8ZELK2l8zFMsiG_K63FNj1a37FVWxtRNGYHHTAUE5JtSHAw5twLYsUwyVeEneQV3nxbnoGHGq6lRW6t5JG4AGgzgWAn563kJ-J9NQMEoifZk9VzZNUjTQ8Ve2GhJXtCMjXW2vHLMYvxj9MVmx48/w640-h396/ADCC%202nd%20SA%20Trials%20Sweeps.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The sub sweep and the 50/50 sweep tied for first here. I was a bit surprised about the 50/50 sweep as those aren't as common these days, but if I remember correctly they both happened in the same match. One person swept and then after a while the other person swept back. Overall it seems like there weren't many sweeps even attempted at this event. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6EyvhMyZLJc4vVajZ-6I21_OrYthN1RmDNF8UF9wZLO1nEY8baztYe581_koccNYD1Cx1MPsUHMy7tRF_df3liY_eHH6teqaLKLfuYfZ3Xy54x39fVXUt_Yct69Co0_n9AFLXVI76ngRDteHg9TWu0S25D_IUqoAV6AKSNWEFtKEQ2TirBwC2RELt-dh/s2222/ADCC%202nd%20SA%20Trials%20Passes.jpg"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6EyvhMyZLJc4vVajZ-6I21_OrYthN1RmDNF8UF9wZLO1nEY8baztYe581_koccNYD1Cx1MPsUHMy7tRF_df3liY_eHH6teqaLKLfuYfZ3Xy54x39fVXUt_Yct69Co0_n9AFLXVI76ngRDteHg9TWu0S25D_IUqoAV6AKSNWEFtKEQ2TirBwC2RELt-dh/w640-h396/ADCC%202nd%20SA%20Trials%20Passes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The halfguard pass came out on top here with 9 passes. It seemed to be a very successful way of getting past the guard and scoring. It should be noted however that at least 2 of these were examples of people putting themselves back into half guard in order to score during the points period. Even so the half guard pass was the main weapon for the top player during these trials. <div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHgS2bGYS9mp920KZc6lwwq8NOb2fRpuhZIt1hgcwlNXLXGpCLdOL9NeWsij9Jcp4g6EFiWJss9KehpjJ452HcL6DWzr807SYRuFNPMTqD20Salzd4cExnrSWgMZZhlNTWzzEyhTkq91Wg0tnJquuB_syNG0X-nHVC61tCF77Ll4kUFaSSE-LwJJucwUc/s2216/_ADCC%202nd%20SA%20Trials%20Positions.jpg"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHgS2bGYS9mp920KZc6lwwq8NOb2fRpuhZIt1hgcwlNXLXGpCLdOL9NeWsij9Jcp4g6EFiWJss9KehpjJ452HcL6DWzr807SYRuFNPMTqD20Salzd4cExnrSWgMZZhlNTWzzEyhTkq91Wg0tnJquuB_syNG0X-nHVC61tCF77Ll4kUFaSSE-LwJJucwUc/w640-h396/_ADCC%202nd%20SA%20Trials%20Positions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>The mount actually had more finishes than the back which is very surprising. In fact these are the only 2 positions that were able to garner submissions. </div><div><br /></div>
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<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Action</b></span></div><div><span><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOm23v9qi1On30xcWB-qtl7-LOxLEYDbzz0fFhx-4dlMoK9daCNpPqIYZTFlEUptrhAuUP8cQPFmCiGbAZgQ6jK8b56AN1PW8hFN8yWliU4Ac7F0uWy0HpiB2E2FLm0DHh_f6A0rMdookY1C1sF2BkoJpVLf_wna8xm3RyX6EL0FUrkuvz3hOAYlYjRjt/s1816/ADCC%202nd%20SA%20Trials%20Action%20Stats%20.jpg"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOm23v9qi1On30xcWB-qtl7-LOxLEYDbzz0fFhx-4dlMoK9daCNpPqIYZTFlEUptrhAuUP8cQPFmCiGbAZgQ6jK8b56AN1PW8hFN8yWliU4Ac7F0uWy0HpiB2E2FLm0DHh_f6A0rMdookY1C1sF2BkoJpVLf_wna8xm3RyX6EL0FUrkuvz3hOAYlYjRjt/w640-h396/ADCC%202nd%20SA%20Trials%20Action%20Stats%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span><br /></span></div></span>The action score here was 5.96 and the technique score was 1.54, which you can compare to t<span><span>he average for last year was was 6.5 per 5min and 1.68 techniques per 5 min. This is below the average and I think it does reflect the matches I watched. There was a large deviation in the matches, with some being amazing action packed bouts and others having little to no action. A few of the matches really dragged this event down, but I still think overall this event was pretty decent. </span><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Overall</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span><b><br /></b></span></div>This was a good event and I was happy to see more people added to ADCC. I was really happy to see Ana Carolina Viera, Fabricio Andre and Pedro Marinho return to ADCC. We got some good matches and some really exciting finishes. There are only 2 trials left, the 2nd North American trials and the 2nd Asian Oceania trials. I'm looking forward to them and make sure to follow along with me. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Year to Date Stats</span></b></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58RdINGHlhZdozAs6v7zw4njFOJBO5l-s6z-kldEF5A7h77HgyI4uAT0ED0mDwaqc-7D7L6ZjGx1xvXXN5rsy88OzPBcG0jXJzBGiqw4SdJ5_gwJiAq4tjaPFEh2y2ZSODD1-vZt9hZKDUlECvlh0LwJKbrqWeElOfqgtIVXaI_ZzqdS5a1Bv24SQO9Fe/s1605/2024%20Year%20to%20Date%20Submissions%20Mar%2010th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="1605" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58RdINGHlhZdozAs6v7zw4njFOJBO5l-s6z-kldEF5A7h77HgyI4uAT0ED0mDwaqc-7D7L6ZjGx1xvXXN5rsy88OzPBcG0jXJzBGiqw4SdJ5_gwJiAq4tjaPFEh2y2ZSODD1-vZt9hZKDUlECvlh0LwJKbrqWeElOfqgtIVXaI_ZzqdS5a1Bv24SQO9Fe/w640-h396/2024%20Year%20to%20Date%20Submissions%20Mar%2010th.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-79577906452020587252024-03-04T06:55:00.000-08:002024-03-05T02:44:28.550-08:00What We Learned from Fightpass Invitational 6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0PxNwuevE1U6ewnjRSTADAyupFuCtdrmyWZo_156QEUAT4A3ZZVFY6Rjyor0S8KYs8SSAGVHA15qWm7YSRzywyWMyY_x7f3NVWMSBWMP9VjIrS2BUwFyZA8X6RxirAvQqTFHeKl7rxJsKPeRnIqvIPxOPkRwlC4VxS1F77h5ioZrhHd7okAYEZCQ6Deg/s870/chrome-capture-2024-2-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="867" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0PxNwuevE1U6ewnjRSTADAyupFuCtdrmyWZo_156QEUAT4A3ZZVFY6Rjyor0S8KYs8SSAGVHA15qWm7YSRzywyWMyY_x7f3NVWMSBWMP9VjIrS2BUwFyZA8X6RxirAvQqTFHeKl7rxJsKPeRnIqvIPxOPkRwlC4VxS1F77h5ioZrhHd7okAYEZCQ6Deg/w638-h640/chrome-capture-2024-2-4.png" width="638" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Let's cut to the chase, this event was great. There were amazing match ups, back and forth action and submissions. I think this might be the best event of 2024, but of course it is still only March. We'll see how things go, but I'll just say this was an event worth watching. Let's get into what happened.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Results</span></b></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b> Raquel Canuto</b></span> def. Karol Rosa via RNC</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Shane Shapiro</b></span> def. Ben Edy via arm triangle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Giovanna Canuto </b></span>def. Denise Gomes via inside heelhook</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Jacob "Jay-Rod" Rodriguez</b></span> def. Jonatha Alves via RNC</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Ronaldo Junior</b></span> def. Kody Steele via dec</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Victor Hugo </b></span>def. Roosevelt Sousa via RNC</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Mason Fowler</b></span> def. Pedro Marino via arm triangle</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Nicholas Meregali </b></span>def. Matheus Diniz via RNC</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Nicholas "Nicky-Rod" Rodriguez </b></span>def. Roberto Jimminez via points</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Craig Jones </b></span>def. Raphael Lovato Jr. via inside heelhook</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b></span>You see that big slice of red and little slice of blue and orange. That is what we like to see at the grappling conjecture. Lots of submissions and only 1 point victory and 1 decision. In total we saw 6 chokes and 2 leglocks. For some reason there were no arm attacks, but sometimes that happens. I'm just happy that we got an event with a 80% submission rate. I don't think that can be beaten. Especially when you consider that the matches that ended without a finish were also very good. <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Stats</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b></span></div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1FEz0vIoYczoH2vI3szxmGueLcsnMBHWCmnOYuxpbCI6njskwRMjlaM65EBNkwN5YDffDAup4-u-Nb4Sr7vkw1eVZ7C2zjfGStReqkQ7-wKaP7UxvmJDSV7G9oZie6jwHu-AmyI3yEPfEu0n59yXRx5FxU3887lfxYI_6WVh49w-2GLn-xK0hihkaz7R/s2222/Fightpass%20Invitational%206%20Submissions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="2222" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1FEz0vIoYczoH2vI3szxmGueLcsnMBHWCmnOYuxpbCI6njskwRMjlaM65EBNkwN5YDffDAup4-u-Nb4Sr7vkw1eVZ7C2zjfGStReqkQ7-wKaP7UxvmJDSV7G9oZie6jwHu-AmyI3yEPfEu0n59yXRx5FxU3887lfxYI_6WVh49w-2GLn-xK0hihkaz7R/w640-h396/Fightpass%20Invitational%206%20Submissions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span>Let's take a look at the specific submissions here. We got 4 rear naked chokes, 2 arm triangles and 2 inside heelhooks. The RNC was attempted the most, but that was mostly due to people messing it up the first time they got the back and then trying again until they got it. There were a lot of outside heelhook attempts as well, but none were able to finish a match. Jay Rod had a buggy choke that looked pretty close, but Jonatha Alves didn't want to go out like that. All in all, I was happy with the variety and the amount of submissions. This was a good card. </div><div><br /></div><div><span><br /></span></div>
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<div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TVrN8_VxV5YCQmLp5bDt22h7ObzA6rWaByIfqX0gEDNtbDVyugtYSpKqw6Mqk8XytnKYFZUtuoQnOTk0BTrGgPkVbzygmxFb7cjpvGcYYL4mkHyR7ZN9Lv3cfs4F7oBwO-qGFFoq0HKaXTn4lBRXfm7v6wzzNss06me-FC_nPDAnnN3Ln696qlOjljGV/s2222/Fightpass%20Invitational%206%20Takedowns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="2222" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TVrN8_VxV5YCQmLp5bDt22h7ObzA6rWaByIfqX0gEDNtbDVyugtYSpKqw6Mqk8XytnKYFZUtuoQnOTk0BTrGgPkVbzygmxFb7cjpvGcYYL4mkHyR7ZN9Lv3cfs4F7oBwO-qGFFoq0HKaXTn4lBRXfm7v6wzzNss06me-FC_nPDAnnN3Ln696qlOjljGV/w640-h396/Fightpass%20Invitational%206%20Takedowns.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div>The mat return came out on top here. We also got some bodylock takedowns, single legs and a great ura nage/back suplex. The big one however is the de ashi barai. Pedro Marinho hit this over and over again. Honestly it should have been 3-5 takedowns from it, but Pedro just kind of stood there after hitting them. I think Mason was trying to tire him out and not waste every, but I don't think I could have stood there and let him foot sweep me like that over and over again. Mason got him in the end, but that might have been one of the best foot sweep performances in history. There were at least 2 ippons. </span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br />
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<div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ6jGpAheoHpEm16GTsnuRbnfbTomtfzyPw_OifiEAbrIrXmX_Tuoyy8Iks1dnCuEKugpvG08EtOBabSTqwxKtZOpStYLKAig7XiH8ajhAuLq0UxK1sEGrqrmKVZLOchyphenhyphenqSeOmFd-8xa7PX_MloIsR15Ez_FmFCGrEhqSR5sZrtJs_mox9P86PWhkS_zTr/s2222/Fightpass%20Invitational%206%20Sweeps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="2222" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ6jGpAheoHpEm16GTsnuRbnfbTomtfzyPw_OifiEAbrIrXmX_Tuoyy8Iks1dnCuEKugpvG08EtOBabSTqwxKtZOpStYLKAig7XiH8ajhAuLq0UxK1sEGrqrmKVZLOchyphenhyphenqSeOmFd-8xa7PX_MloIsR15Ez_FmFCGrEhqSR5sZrtJs_mox9P86PWhkS_zTr/w640-h396/Fightpass%20Invitational%206%20Sweeps.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div><br /></div>Most of the sweeps here were wrestle ups. Nicky Rod had a good one, but I think Ronaldo Junior really stole the show with this. He used this twice on Kody Steele and showed how effective this can be if you don't want to wrestle someone on the feet. Nicky Rod also had a nice wrestle up against Roberto Jimenz.</div><div><span><br /><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzm113qCtt05LpS0K2261QQJGg0t7lwwtDl5DETRoD_eiItCa9rgt5bOEVOsoedT1oGKUS_guvuCy9F0XTTEKmGmBk5hLPtlifEgGE-ft0GwLM4JdYhJHwYBl5JAzupOqALHi7cpm0mDbfI58y6bDtfDpRJLNrtsI4hApFkaWaWamtgusJgdrZgyCBoYu/s2222/Fightpass%20Invitational%206%20Passes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="2222" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzm113qCtt05LpS0K2261QQJGg0t7lwwtDl5DETRoD_eiItCa9rgt5bOEVOsoedT1oGKUS_guvuCy9F0XTTEKmGmBk5hLPtlifEgGE-ft0GwLM4JdYhJHwYBl5JAzupOqALHi7cpm0mDbfI58y6bDtfDpRJLNrtsI4hApFkaWaWamtgusJgdrZgyCBoYu/w640-h396/Fightpass%20Invitational%206%20Passes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div><br /></div>Now when it comes to passes the toreando was king at this event. The half guard pass was the most attempted, but there was only 1 completion. We saw a good variety of passes and the 2 high step passes Nicky Rod attempted looked great, but Roberto was able to recover at the last minute. Overall I thought the passing looked good at this event and passing and sweeping seemed about event. There were 8 passes and 9 sweeps. </div><div><span><br /><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></span></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlq5d15NzBEMzIGJ2dD6ysp6yhCkRNxApEg4ZE0MV-iyjNxcZ3yuSPwrb-1-dtHEBUYg3DL8hlB5j1nSz5uKlXEpzlBgIRjAZAfQzw2grxFyWtIGFrJOzi2RqUVMoAGBFDyLC16kJ7vI07L9R_zUa208qEdM4IpRhdKF2tiuBOrzKZjQUCyy0FsnRxpMSN/s2216/_Fightpass%20Invitational%206%20Positions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="2216" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlq5d15NzBEMzIGJ2dD6ysp6yhCkRNxApEg4ZE0MV-iyjNxcZ3yuSPwrb-1-dtHEBUYg3DL8hlB5j1nSz5uKlXEpzlBgIRjAZAfQzw2grxFyWtIGFrJOzi2RqUVMoAGBFDyLC16kJ7vI07L9R_zUa208qEdM4IpRhdKF2tiuBOrzKZjQUCyy0FsnRxpMSN/w640-h396/_Fightpass%20Invitational%206%20Positions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div><br /></div>The back was the place to finish from at FPI 6. However we also got a mount and 50/50 finish. Craig didn't quite have a perfect 50/50 entanglement, but it was close enough. I'm just happy we saw so many finishes as well as good solid positional BJJ. We saw people working positions and using that to hit their subs. Just good old jui jitsu basics. <span><br /><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></span></div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDvYgPnr_FxQ_awWsbT5BarKbaEX8xC2CWh7Uieigf7jDXpZKW723iTIof35ruylXtq8D-czh6H6z4y3iRCbf9TOmcDqxOXOfeGR7sxXRdXgPTzhvJo6CTYNa5V_eWWsLjTn2EghPTEloVxiATxiNiagIYltJ9wt043FuMgh7SXcUZY0dDUokm7hKX1eI/s1816/Fightpass%20Invitational%206%20Action%20Stats%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="1816" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDvYgPnr_FxQ_awWsbT5BarKbaEX8xC2CWh7Uieigf7jDXpZKW723iTIof35ruylXtq8D-czh6H6z4y3iRCbf9TOmcDqxOXOfeGR7sxXRdXgPTzhvJo6CTYNa5V_eWWsLjTn2EghPTEloVxiATxiNiagIYltJ9wt043FuMgh7SXcUZY0dDUokm7hKX1eI/w640-h396/Fightpass%20Invitational%206%20Action%20Stats%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>The action here was amazing. We got 9.35 attacks per 5 min and 2.81 completed techniques. This is the highest I've ever recorded. There was a ton of action, movement and technique. The Good technique ratio was 0.3 which I think is respectable and shows people weren't just going for BS to look active. Everyone was going hard, trying to score and most importantly, putting on a show. This event had pretty much everything you can ask for in a grappling event. They weren't as agressive with the stalling this time around, but they didn't really need it. I hope they are slightly more agressive with them in the future, but with action like this and a 80% submission rate for the event, I can't complain. The only complaint I have now is, "Why haven't you announced the next one yet?"<div><br /><div><br /></div>
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<div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Overall</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>This was a great event and I'd even go as far as saying it is a must watch. As I'm writng this and thinking back on the matches, every single match had something I liked in it. We saw nice guard work in some. Quick submissions in others. Aggressive wrestling and throws in others, etc. Not only was it fun to watch, but I think I'll watch it again just to try to learn some of those moves. The match ups were all fairly even and the athletes themselves gave 100%. Dana White was there watching and if this event doesn't get him to invest more into pro grappling nothing will. This is the type of event that will put more eyes on the sport and increase competitors; profiles. Thank you fight pass for putting on a great event. <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><i>You can watch the first few matches here.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="522" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wLK99METJLE" width="628" youtube-src-id="wLK99METJLE"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><b>Year to Date Submissions</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwx8K-nCDjGO_qcY0PuYA_FWvR_kRTBzc_AnFRike-mpaMi2C-4u2mUpk-c5sifpMsmvUhVgBvHeR9Uv-N4vpJ0h-vWLAmwIzMgKJG5EdwJpYcFtHfbqtoAOCEPw_ypWGYH_x2CYICYGoneHmO-8uiazvrdWMdrHhm229FaUDTM90hyphenhyphenld40rj77kMvJip/s1618/2024%20Year%20to%20Date%20Submissions%20Mar%204th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1618" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwx8K-nCDjGO_qcY0PuYA_FWvR_kRTBzc_AnFRike-mpaMi2C-4u2mUpk-c5sifpMsmvUhVgBvHeR9Uv-N4vpJ0h-vWLAmwIzMgKJG5EdwJpYcFtHfbqtoAOCEPw_ypWGYH_x2CYICYGoneHmO-8uiazvrdWMdrHhm229FaUDTM90hyphenhyphenld40rj77kMvJip/w640-h396/2024%20Year%20to%20Date%20Submissions%20Mar%204th.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /><br /></b></span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-39116782026028498942024-03-03T06:49:00.000-08:002024-03-03T15:48:32.507-08:00What We Learned from the 1st ADCC South American Trials<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1s-g-ZfPWYn8YNmP81OdFJj8BymyeMrmytYF-alb3E8NO3OUDQUQkf2UllDBP-ThpFJYx-dpCKVi2pBaWdlZe9xwiYFP9t5jsuw_QnF6iEjOZkJu-4g_2Jt-rna0A9akSVtqV7FRkicf7p2zxiBZgQ0xZ84OCTOWA1s3QEUd1lo5y2tAbKqdjD60zDqFt/s1920/SA%20Trials.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1s-g-ZfPWYn8YNmP81OdFJj8BymyeMrmytYF-alb3E8NO3OUDQUQkf2UllDBP-ThpFJYx-dpCKVi2pBaWdlZe9xwiYFP9t5jsuw_QnF6iEjOZkJu-4g_2Jt-rna0A9akSVtqV7FRkicf7p2zxiBZgQ0xZ84OCTOWA1s3QEUd1lo5y2tAbKqdjD60zDqFt/w360-h640/SA%20Trials.png" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I'm back for the 1st South American Trials in Brazil. We now have 5 new people going to ADCC. We had a few big names, but unfortunately not as many as previous years. However the next South American trials are next week and I believe more people are signed up for those. Check back next week when I cover those trials.<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Results</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></span></b><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Men's</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-66kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Kenedy Maciel</span><span> (</span><i>2nd Kaua Gabriel, 3rd </i></b></span><i><b>Igor Moreira</b></i><b>)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-77kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Luiz Medeiros </span><span>(</span><i>2nd Jefferson Ponta, 3rd </i></b></span><b><i>Alexandre Joaquim De Jesus</i></b><span><b><span>)</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-88kg <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Charles Negromonte</span><span>(</span><i>2nd Gabriel Almeida, 3rd Andre Porfirio </i><span>)</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-99kg <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Cassio Costa</b></span><span><b><span> (</span><i>2nd</i></b></span><b><i> Elioani Julio </i></b><span><b><i>3rd Daniel Ladero)</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">+99kg <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Jose Inacio </b></span>( <i><b>2nd Antonio Assef, 3rd Leandro Rodrigues</b></i>)</div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b>Women's</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-55kg <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Brenda Larissa</span></b><span><b><span>(</span><i>2nd Gabriela Mendes, 3rd </i></b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><i><b>Raquel Ferreira Da Silva</b></i></span><b><span>) </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>-65kg <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b> Ana Keyla Cunha Queiroz</b></span><span><b><span>(</span><i>2nd </i></b></span><b><i>Janie Fragoso</i></b><span><b><i>, 3rd </i></b></span><b><i>Ághata Fernandes)</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">+65kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Maria Ruffatto</span></b></span><i><b>(2nd Joana Santana, 3rd Maria Mirian Costa)</b></i></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">How People Won</span></b></div></div><div><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VqJtak5EJJk6OAFXjiRSuhh5qVkhL_Ox_Y7t9hTHUcs4vDPnThHfwBAnzjqDerjb_jPAamIBPK3j-x8bPJsXre1ZxelMgZRQESXQa7ntgKBG1xvtXh1HTXgrazGG2pHC5pIr4Xu7j736fzbuDhahsNV6FExkhhu32QqrvdADm0AzvDQCDlWLiE6_A3kn/s1619/2024%201st%20ADCC%20SA%20Trials%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1619" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VqJtak5EJJk6OAFXjiRSuhh5qVkhL_Ox_Y7t9hTHUcs4vDPnThHfwBAnzjqDerjb_jPAamIBPK3j-x8bPJsXre1ZxelMgZRQESXQa7ntgKBG1xvtXh1HTXgrazGG2pHC5pIr4Xu7j736fzbuDhahsNV6FExkhhu32QqrvdADm0AzvDQCDlWLiE6_A3kn/w640-h396/2024%201st%20ADCC%20SA%20Trials%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div></b>Before we get any further, I thought I'd mention that I only tracked the semi-final, final and 3rd place matches here. Due to the amount of matches I can't do them all, but this will give you a bit of a snapshot. It should be noted that the deeper you go into the tournament the more difficult it becomes and therefore you might see fewer submissions. I feel like we got a respectable amount of subs here. 42% of the finishes were submissions with most of them being chokes, followed by leglocks and finally arm submission. This is the normal ratio that I've come to expect over the years. <b><br /></b></div><div><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Stats</span></b></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkY9Jb0aOL-b6QjJnwTck-ZmdFWYNm8jBaEZTAMIxfUzpH3SaNW8WZ6NHvP85tT5VWHea8kYxym1MW-7Z6HZBFK4A_ChoS9qBv9DZ3TIcvVNnT9iwkp23KtHKe6RmIJyMWuVEha_Lni2YN8jmvtnDvpwefJK0fwlCAYP5-TuS5Dh_idDNATTQV9ZjEWkS/s1617/2024%201st%20ADCC%20SA%20Trials%20Submissions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1617" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkY9Jb0aOL-b6QjJnwTck-ZmdFWYNm8jBaEZTAMIxfUzpH3SaNW8WZ6NHvP85tT5VWHea8kYxym1MW-7Z6HZBFK4A_ChoS9qBv9DZ3TIcvVNnT9iwkp23KtHKe6RmIJyMWuVEha_Lni2YN8jmvtnDvpwefJK0fwlCAYP5-TuS5Dh_idDNATTQV9ZjEWkS/w640-h396/2024%201st%20ADCC%20SA%20Trials%20Submissions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The RNC was by far the best submission during these trials. The inside and outside heelhook scored 2 subs each along with the armbar. The ankle lock was tried a lot, but only yielded 1 submission. Overall I feel there was a good amount of variety and the flying armbar by Gabriel Almeida was especially impressive. <div><br /><div><br /></div>
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<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOkuq4C_-seAPLHVWzi9TVmLnxDpYjbgCaF6tOiECsxC5g90Z9x-DTRUL_RrgAOn9sHz7p1xppSa72ZnQZnqIDWCJk6gv_KNtTu3Z-veZ4qSUwp_oAtelX3LxVseBsE0jsDXAubiku1DFNu9QH7LvUsby1KgY6R3FWbE8oiwxLN4eQSULHNKCLeUqCNaO/s1617/2024%201st%20ADCC%20SA%20Trials%20Takedowns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1617" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOkuq4C_-seAPLHVWzi9TVmLnxDpYjbgCaF6tOiECsxC5g90Z9x-DTRUL_RrgAOn9sHz7p1xppSa72ZnQZnqIDWCJk6gv_KNtTu3Z-veZ4qSUwp_oAtelX3LxVseBsE0jsDXAubiku1DFNu9QH7LvUsby1KgY6R3FWbE8oiwxLN4eQSULHNKCLeUqCNaO/w640-h396/2024%201st%20ADCC%20SA%20Trials%20Takedowns.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>The single leg was king here, but there were a lot of misses. It seemed a lot of people were having problems with their wrestling here. Unfortunately there was a lot of clubbing and finger entanglements, instead of solid takedown attempts throughout these matches. I hope this is penalized more in the future as I feel this strategy sucked the energy out of the event. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>We don't need this is pro grappling</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMN3XwnroNX_7IvNN6joAGqk9IZUdwM7PT5p8v9VDs5tSC_Jq4tcvWylDTrrG9PNQ1AvhY0EqKeoYGQCryM4LjaL0z2FEt715GhAxbyxZugfyfGOp5UYO6bUwyv8SF4KwiKwjszY9pDj4FJsPF4BjLVV0RB4YO7EH7-YGYEfBZCzc6UMr2yg4DLoCH5gz1/s620/test%20of%20strength.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="620" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMN3XwnroNX_7IvNN6joAGqk9IZUdwM7PT5p8v9VDs5tSC_Jq4tcvWylDTrrG9PNQ1AvhY0EqKeoYGQCryM4LjaL0z2FEt715GhAxbyxZugfyfGOp5UYO6bUwyv8SF4KwiKwjszY9pDj4FJsPF4BjLVV0RB4YO7EH7-YGYEfBZCzc6UMr2yg4DLoCH5gz1/w640-h440/test%20of%20strength.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gQAxO3alZZkLqsUoGBTUEsY2C7zT0H30J9faA8Vf4Tv5e8bjL_F8GCT1phuDd_YHhzy0pRZgStNc0j22JpBwGkVEnDApyHlIDhYcgOh4xG3XyJwqrC67ul-mgoq28mDV_gBlpOAqHOU3Q2uf84I-irm4EdR8-C7CNKUxafzWOsJ5TeuT5LCJUzAEoLOs/s1617/2024%201st%20ADCC%20SA%20Trials%20Passes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1617" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gQAxO3alZZkLqsUoGBTUEsY2C7zT0H30J9faA8Vf4Tv5e8bjL_F8GCT1phuDd_YHhzy0pRZgStNc0j22JpBwGkVEnDApyHlIDhYcgOh4xG3XyJwqrC67ul-mgoq28mDV_gBlpOAqHOU3Q2uf84I-irm4EdR8-C7CNKUxafzWOsJ5TeuT5LCJUzAEoLOs/w640-h396/2024%201st%20ADCC%20SA%20Trials%20Passes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>There were about 5 passes, with the halfguard pass scoring twice. However it failed 12 times. It is surprising that there weren't more passes, and really there weren't a ton of attempts either. It seems guard play for both top and bottom weren't very effective. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfuyEWa9ZTZYHnviH2b6BJBs2Idrwq-CpiOh_Qaf_RXR7B_osyILGliTUqpJ0AtEe34nyTFaZpco62JeraJO2naSoJWqAY8C57fwQXvYnJ1bs4tej5MBQWY8Bezd2CYpiolAlU_N_V4Lh2wqtg8yPLjgH7IxoveUDuL-ooz9WK-sLMRr9fSs02h2_t3Zd/s1617/2024%201st%20ADCC%20SA%20Trials%20Sweeps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1617" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfuyEWa9ZTZYHnviH2b6BJBs2Idrwq-CpiOh_Qaf_RXR7B_osyILGliTUqpJ0AtEe34nyTFaZpco62JeraJO2naSoJWqAY8C57fwQXvYnJ1bs4tej5MBQWY8Bezd2CYpiolAlU_N_V4Lh2wqtg8yPLjgH7IxoveUDuL-ooz9WK-sLMRr9fSs02h2_t3Zd/w640-h396/2024%201st%20ADCC%20SA%20Trials%20Sweeps.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Sweeps had 5 successes as well. Kiss of the Dragon worked twice, but they were both by the same person in the same match. There was also a roll over sweep and a wrestle up to a single leg. There were a lot of attempts at Single Leg X sweeps and half guard sweeps, but none of the attempts were able to be converted into points. <br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZEuvbocCkHlZjfwEGqY4UJQBYWREGhywxfXAmbfhXkmgEmfC_NejhHTd3-D6J_vQAb1K_BhREG009U4oc48uEia_BDXvkUn_ptfDBKjSxV0UyrMJKZI4jCLdHR8p3tvP7Qp_k_OevF1anQGs6YOs0ri2nwzT8a9ZLfGs7SRt9t7_gqo15fqn2YexJgwu/s1618/_2024%201st%20ADCC%20SA%20Trials%20Positions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1618" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZEuvbocCkHlZjfwEGqY4UJQBYWREGhywxfXAmbfhXkmgEmfC_NejhHTd3-D6J_vQAb1K_BhREG009U4oc48uEia_BDXvkUn_ptfDBKjSxV0UyrMJKZI4jCLdHR8p3tvP7Qp_k_OevF1anQGs6YOs0ri2nwzT8a9ZLfGs7SRt9t7_gqo15fqn2YexJgwu/w640-h396/_2024%201st%20ADCC%20SA%20Trials%20Positions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The back came out on top here. The back seemed like an instant win here with only 1 person escaping. 50/50 also scored 1 submission as well. The other positions were used, but mostly as transitions. <br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-4H2er_zQ1WJdKuzZyyCz3cJ8q6zmW9gHDZ6gHLhPIzm_-NwOvpk_TzTTSRIUELIlsFvoGWtrakzla_bCCcajiaXP0eYmYT4ptpEadzIXb4eYsKJbIEgu5nrrJ7epQD3VZafamRSUKG8eKu2wfZbiVJFMomsU6G-0B3yBxvvGJOScwXCFlCUyVtG1hdh/s1619/2024%201st%20ADCC%20SA%20Trials%20Action%20Stats%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1619" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-4H2er_zQ1WJdKuzZyyCz3cJ8q6zmW9gHDZ6gHLhPIzm_-NwOvpk_TzTTSRIUELIlsFvoGWtrakzla_bCCcajiaXP0eYmYT4ptpEadzIXb4eYsKJbIEgu5nrrJ7epQD3VZafamRSUKG8eKu2wfZbiVJFMomsU6G-0B3yBxvvGJOScwXCFlCUyVtG1hdh/w640-h396/2024%201st%20ADCC%20SA%20Trials%20Action%20Stats%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We got an action score of 5.15 and a technique score of 1.31. The average for last year was was 6.5 per 5min and 1.68 techniques per 5 min. This falls below that and overall I think this events was a bit less exciting than some others. There were definitely lots of good moments and matches, but there were also lots of boring matches that don't have much going on. They can't all be winners and I'm sure the earlier rounds were better in terms of action. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Overall</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This was a pretty good event, but there were definitely some bad matches in there. The men's divisions of -66kgs, -77kgs and -88kgs were fun and action packed. The others were a bit slower and had less action. I hope in the future the refs get more active with their stalling calls and perhaps we will get that next with the Fight Pass Invitational coming in a few hours. I'll be doing that tomorrow and I'll update the year to date stats at that time, so look out for that post. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-79414453385583629462024-02-28T18:03:00.000-08:002024-03-02T05:35:59.402-08:00What We Learned from the IBJJF 2024 Nogi GP<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0VqdXHNibYdLDiAGzseWZcIV157AHwwHdBV1iol6gn0gXtIIyNUVmaXvFnqrhLePYLfNcvjzsGtM_BYiYVLILFTpTrOvalCAEiD5uoBJKw363RvmxuTPt-8fQpZ6gFAgoouPMD_m8J2q4sLXnqERlRYqKRLCPqowkM-uvxBpoSfDb3aBo-D2Rd9PEsVp/s354/chrome-capture-2024-1-28.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="354" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0VqdXHNibYdLDiAGzseWZcIV157AHwwHdBV1iol6gn0gXtIIyNUVmaXvFnqrhLePYLfNcvjzsGtM_BYiYVLILFTpTrOvalCAEiD5uoBJKw363RvmxuTPt-8fQpZ6gFAgoouPMD_m8J2q4sLXnqERlRYqKRLCPqowkM-uvxBpoSfDb3aBo-D2Rd9PEsVp/w640-h518/chrome-capture-2024-1-28.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div>This is the first Nogi pro event the IBJJF has done in a while. They loaded this up with some big names, but as we all know that doesn't garuntee an exciting event. They also had some interesting gi matches as well including Kade Ruotolo's return to the gi. Let's see how it turned out. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Results</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b> Kaynan Duarte</b></span> def. Haisam Rida via arm triangle</div><div><br /></div><div> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Dante Leon</b></span> def. Elder Cruz via advantage</div><div><br /></div><div> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Giancarlo Bodoni </b></span>def. Patrick Gaudio via advantage</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Pedro Rocha</b></span> def. Roosevelt Sousa via advantage</div><div><br /></div><div> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Kaynan Duarte</b></span> def. Dante Leon via points</div><div><br /></div><div><b style="color: #ffa400;">Giancarlo Bodoni</b> def. Pedro Rocha via points</div><div><br /></div><div> <b style="color: #ffa400;">Kaynan Duarte</b> def. Giancarlo Bodoni via points</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Kaynan Duarte wins the 2024 IBJJF Nogi GP</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">How People Won</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQpsxoU4xCeNJ1_54Pp_OBt_IE1e4e_naD90DNGGCGTRp9pgETDyT1ztV9q4WM7C3cBYT71OuMaDZxExP1ZrZTdjJ6oEUlJokg56Ui1ASVFX37B7JX4vbSc6raeRxJ1wiJXge8kIeRRXEfEtkl2tm6tOQaKtBYqbQSvPWx9jp6AXqFArayjjxlpMfL-vs/s1619/2024%20IBJJF%20Nogi%20GP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1619" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQpsxoU4xCeNJ1_54Pp_OBt_IE1e4e_naD90DNGGCGTRp9pgETDyT1ztV9q4WM7C3cBYT71OuMaDZxExP1ZrZTdjJ6oEUlJokg56Ui1ASVFX37B7JX4vbSc6raeRxJ1wiJXge8kIeRRXEfEtkl2tm6tOQaKtBYqbQSvPWx9jp6AXqFArayjjxlpMfL-vs/w640-h396/2024%20IBJJF%20Nogi%20GP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div>Check out some of the matches here</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="539" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q2aiAt4pUJo" width="648" youtube-src-id="Q2aiAt4pUJo"></iframe></div><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Stats</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLY8CMgf2KftYZqrj0wIRa8fDtJPKb16K93lF75lJV8rYxkbsgE_kBHZbZGonrIr7cGB0TrlS5WI6_jB8Rc31ea2X2nQYwBHcoj2gXZJT3GpMgCBYogflZ9fbq-Ih9r3qZ8MTm5pxPt-X80iAXoV-nsZ2Oy26-PPkMhwJlARYModqHft2dwQO9kBqczOWv/s1619/2024%20IBJJF%20Nogi%20GP%20submissions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1619" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLY8CMgf2KftYZqrj0wIRa8fDtJPKb16K93lF75lJV8rYxkbsgE_kBHZbZGonrIr7cGB0TrlS5WI6_jB8Rc31ea2X2nQYwBHcoj2gXZJT3GpMgCBYogflZ9fbq-Ih9r3qZ8MTm5pxPt-X80iAXoV-nsZ2Oy26-PPkMhwJlARYModqHft2dwQO9kBqczOWv/w640-h396/2024%20IBJJF%20Nogi%20GP%20submissions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><br /></b>We only got 1 sub here. The arm triangle from Kaynan Duarte. There were a few more attempts, but overall there wasn't much submission action here. We got 8 sub attempts in 7 matches. That's shameful. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKnssy_mTvwXTXy9Qy99xioyPi53zbhyjOesMNcjz04ZiKzuQCbdkcAg_0aVo1ZTPSfpdiH07WBf28ZHwXNUj_w0p1lOW4L4p__Z-OQFniv1nPPTotKf82vQUeuqS6V9NoE_M_uW-BFmeTITgHgQCp4udx5eIlaUzpdXnsoMLgLyYhrBvc1lZOztFmZ8l/s1619/2024%20IBJJF%20Nogi%20GP%20takedowns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1619" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKnssy_mTvwXTXy9Qy99xioyPi53zbhyjOesMNcjz04ZiKzuQCbdkcAg_0aVo1ZTPSfpdiH07WBf28ZHwXNUj_w0p1lOW4L4p__Z-OQFniv1nPPTotKf82vQUeuqS6V9NoE_M_uW-BFmeTITgHgQCp4udx5eIlaUzpdXnsoMLgLyYhrBvc1lZOztFmZ8l/w640-h396/2024%20IBJJF%20Nogi%20GP%20takedowns.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Many people pulled guard, so we really didn't see too many takedowns, but there were 2 that succeeded. A throw by and a mat return were able to score and I think they both done by Giancarlo Bodoni. Surprisingly the single leg wasn't working here with 7 attempts and no success to be seen. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFo72h24pMTHHo9oLcsEtHle9Znw9tVg4M3KI81LtJh9NfSwfmFuIHvcrhqKluzbbTUZDkiohS7kRazxael8RgO37BiwEGmcv1Eb4YXvWe4T11IXTIA3Nlv4wJ7rITNynTBcioCx1ZHkr5RAuXRWVqxfLTXihtx3aFsZBbv-diM_73rfofxjwqQsMLQl0z/s1619/2024%20IBJJF%20Nogi%20GP%20sweeps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1619" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFo72h24pMTHHo9oLcsEtHle9Znw9tVg4M3KI81LtJh9NfSwfmFuIHvcrhqKluzbbTUZDkiohS7kRazxael8RgO37BiwEGmcv1Eb4YXvWe4T11IXTIA3Nlv4wJ7rITNynTBcioCx1ZHkr5RAuXRWVqxfLTXihtx3aFsZBbv-diM_73rfofxjwqQsMLQl0z/w640-h396/2024%20IBJJF%20Nogi%20GP%20sweeps.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div></b>Here is where we got some action. There were 2 wrestle ups, a half guard sweep and a roll over sweep. There were 13 attempts and 4 sweeps, which isn't too bad. There was some good activity in this category. <b><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDa57admkiSW22__nO0g6X8d9AH5PzLgwisFoeXezqIBQQKb4w2Pqj-clWmAZruyQNUUYvr7w8VidJyS76Sz5SUZt_uvnunNmClp-gViYlAlfvaqVFF8SsrN8tWfzfSFGLFcmNakW7KsYpMzunNJULYOcHQSa-0odV4F56QgvMrHu7CrLx1cSQEnT8w2L/s1619/2024%20IBJJF%20Nogi%20GP%20passes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1619" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDa57admkiSW22__nO0g6X8d9AH5PzLgwisFoeXezqIBQQKb4w2Pqj-clWmAZruyQNUUYvr7w8VidJyS76Sz5SUZt_uvnunNmClp-gViYlAlfvaqVFF8SsrN8tWfzfSFGLFcmNakW7KsYpMzunNJULYOcHQSa-0odV4F56QgvMrHu7CrLx1cSQEnT8w2L/w640-h396/2024%20IBJJF%20Nogi%20GP%20passes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b>We got 1 pass here. Kaynan hit 2 knee slices on his way to a victory over Haisam Rida. People seemed to be having some problems passing half guard. There was a good variety of passes, but nothing was really working. </div><div><br /> <b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjDYKF3y75WUW2_TIkjGGUbLtDtu83PqPu-Konu5pfYfJuQsKWBbwe7-yKVckxxx2d905WG4HniOsTSMW3TjsxlJ857iAcSI4nqnTMLPb7o0wf4-2gc9Gt1JJxF05jTSrkwnCeqmlTXLe-tNoCRnCQZK6oUijydQKV9ivFmVeKRIXulQR1_hxdc9k65F0/s1619/2024%20IBJJF%20Nogi%20GP%20positions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1619" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjDYKF3y75WUW2_TIkjGGUbLtDtu83PqPu-Konu5pfYfJuQsKWBbwe7-yKVckxxx2d905WG4HniOsTSMW3TjsxlJ857iAcSI4nqnTMLPb7o0wf4-2gc9Gt1JJxF05jTSrkwnCeqmlTXLe-tNoCRnCQZK6oUijydQKV9ivFmVeKRIXulQR1_hxdc9k65F0/w640-h396/2024%20IBJJF%20Nogi%20GP%20positions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><br /></b>Surprisingly we saw a sub from the mount, but none of the other positions produced anything. I always love to see the mount get some subs and prove it is one of the better finishing positions. </div><div><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC90bPDVvq4gVcg3ZyCkwc1a_NL_XJUM5O979Gvlnu7pJvOmrU4maqRPbxc5ZAa9dTW1i9efHO1Cf4ND7quir7282EcF8yFhFpSsMdMVywMBPxY3F39u37Xuw-kE9zFnFNHUAzmmdgnhWNhoL95Oga7rPw593-64eWe88s-hvzsHG_qRQ6hyphenhyphennYhdfgFoLI/s1619/2024%20IBJJF%20Nogi%20GP%20action.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1619" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC90bPDVvq4gVcg3ZyCkwc1a_NL_XJUM5O979Gvlnu7pJvOmrU4maqRPbxc5ZAa9dTW1i9efHO1Cf4ND7quir7282EcF8yFhFpSsMdMVywMBPxY3F39u37Xuw-kE9zFnFNHUAzmmdgnhWNhoL95Oga7rPw593-64eWe88s-hvzsHG_qRQ6hyphenhyphennYhdfgFoLI/w640-h396/2024%20IBJJF%20Nogi%20GP%20action.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></b><br /></div><div>The 2023 action average was 6.5 per 5min and 1.68 techniques per 5 min. This was the 2nd lowest action score I've seen so far and the technique score is the lowest I have on record. I haven't been doing this for long, but those are the facts. The fact that the 2 bottom scores come from IBJJ shows that there is a real problem that needs to be addressed. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Overall</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div>This breakdown was a bit shorter than some of the others due to the other 2 events coming. I'll be doing posts on those too and a video going over all of them. Now let's get into this event. I would have liked to have seen more action at this event. The Tainan Dalpra, Kade Ruotolo and Andy Murasaki Gi matches were pretty good, but many of the GP matches were lacking in action. I don't know if IBJJF wanted to show that gi can be more exciting than nogi or what, but too many of these matches were dragged out affairs with few techniques to be seen. I don't know exactly what they need to do, but this wasn't it. I've seen worse shows of course, but 1 sub in 7 matches is nasty work. The athletes weren't necessarily stalling, but they were doing a lot of nothing and not really getting into positions. I'm hoping they choose not to do heavy weights at their next GP and stick to some of the lighter weight classes. That said, I'm glad that the IBJJF is trying to do more to get people paid and they seem to be changing the rules a bit to make things more exciting. They haven't gotten there yet, but they are at least moving in the right direction. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="517" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rl_HF2ndUZc" width="622" youtube-src-id="Rl_HF2ndUZc"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>There are 2 more big events soon, Fightpass Invitational 6 and the 1st ADCC South American trials. I'll do a video for all 3 soon and there will be a blog post for each. I'll update the Year to Date stats at the end. </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-1318985913988511702024-02-19T06:01:00.000-08:002024-02-19T06:01:53.209-08:00What We Learned from the 2nd ADCC European, African and Middle Eastern Trials<div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzzKxSHsUeb15SusWX-g2AyqJZ5U0xWFgXOO56opyv1mIocoQMqTLwXyh3gnnbW8Y86PFaTRCQN8qxdG6rL_czG9Yu2EDj0sId_STPF9L4BQVTorTjfFCyApBg1sedmwb834IKQWasYmKG_C1ze-uHtZ9wOgnBea5M8GX_GPiCxqXvDkAUfKHsz-JlU6oB/s1024/EU%20Trials%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzzKxSHsUeb15SusWX-g2AyqJZ5U0xWFgXOO56opyv1mIocoQMqTLwXyh3gnnbW8Y86PFaTRCQN8qxdG6rL_czG9Yu2EDj0sId_STPF9L4BQVTorTjfFCyApBg1sedmwb834IKQWasYmKG_C1ze-uHtZ9wOgnBea5M8GX_GPiCxqXvDkAUfKHsz-JlU6oB/w640-h640/EU%20Trials%20logo.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div>The final European, Middle Eastern and African Trials have just finished and we have 8 new people going to the ADCC 2024 championship. We got a lot of new names going and many I haven't seen before. Let's look at the results and see who is going.<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Results</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Men's</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-66kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Gairbeg Ibragimov</span><span> (</span><i>2nd Yigit Hanay, 3rd </i></b></span><i><b>Ash Williams</b></i><b>)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-77kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Tommy Langaker </span><span>(</span><i>2nd Davis Asare, 3rd Oliver Taza</i><span style="color: #ffa400;">)</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-88kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Taylor Pearman(</span><i>2nd Ben Bennett, 3rd Adam Wardzinski </i><span style="color: #ffa400;">)</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-99kg <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Marcin Maciulewicz</b></span><span><b><span> (</span><i>2nd Kasper Larsen, 3rd Daniel Ladero)</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">+99kg <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Mark MacQueen </span>(</b> <b><i>2nd Fredric Vosgroene, 3rd Jean Maltese)</i></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b>Women's</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-55kg <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Margot Ciccarelli</span></b><span><b><span>(</span><i>2nd Ashley Bendle, 3rd Julia Maele</i><span>) </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-65kg <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Aurelie Le Vern</b></span><span><b><span>(</span><i>2nd </i></b></span><b><i>Nora Naomi Schultz</i></b><span><b><i>, 3rd </i></b></span><b><i>Gamila Kanew)</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">+65kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Nia Blackman</span></b></span><i><b>(2nd Salla Simola, 3rd Maria Malyjasiak)</b></i></div></div></div><div><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div><br /></div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>How People Won</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></span><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zJroqaJjB1unz83_-SDW7wjPXh139ZN885tOSdl8I5r5kdJOcytv72UYWfHVFHfLiTI0ciKEbCTmhiTuHbZKSVsJ8HK_KIDYTuf3XkLYlER-GTXO24MihdObugLfdciVZa2ZacKMQxzfwVvLvm1o2ZBLIrfToWAdDAHNovEK-rHNRJ7iNbm7kKASqsL3/s1569/2nd%20ADCC%20EU%20Trials%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1569" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zJroqaJjB1unz83_-SDW7wjPXh139ZN885tOSdl8I5r5kdJOcytv72UYWfHVFHfLiTI0ciKEbCTmhiTuHbZKSVsJ8HK_KIDYTuf3XkLYlER-GTXO24MihdObugLfdciVZa2ZacKMQxzfwVvLvm1o2ZBLIrfToWAdDAHNovEK-rHNRJ7iNbm7kKASqsL3/w640-h396/2nd%20ADCC%20EU%20Trials%202024.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span>For this event I only covered the finals, 3rd place and semifinal matches. Not all matches are included here, so as you can see the numbers a fewer than normal. Also this might bias the stats a bit since the competitors were closer in skill level. However I was still a bit disappointed in some divisions due to the amount of point victories. Some people were going for the kill the whole time, but others were coasting a bit. That said, we still got a good number of submissions although strangely no arm submissions. I'm sure some happened, but not in the semi-finals onward. Leg submissions also come in higher than chokes, which is also a bit strange. <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Stats</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></span><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUEK974SwmjZb6OTwGJbQ8F0XKQ_TfD8O8rw_7qCPpjdPmISwz3GzIsNPA7hHEntyRRhfloHW-u6QjCbA4mszM1OULhke2RHQw3jdQg2X_inGWPiaCcRZB1wudbED7H8q-bZra_5yUXuMxR4JKOtztWACd0XMEwJxv27aJNtlXDW-TXpNIh_pnFVd8Bzm/s1569/2nd%20ADCC%20EU%20Trials%202024%20Subs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1569" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUEK974SwmjZb6OTwGJbQ8F0XKQ_TfD8O8rw_7qCPpjdPmISwz3GzIsNPA7hHEntyRRhfloHW-u6QjCbA4mszM1OULhke2RHQw3jdQg2X_inGWPiaCcRZB1wudbED7H8q-bZra_5yUXuMxR4JKOtztWACd0XMEwJxv27aJNtlXDW-TXpNIh_pnFVd8Bzm/w640-h396/2nd%20ADCC%20EU%20Trials%202024%20Subs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;">The inside heelhook came in #1 here followed by the outside heelhook and the RNC. These are fairly standard, but we also got 1 calf slicer, which we don't see often. It is always nice to be reminded that these niche techniques can be useful even at the highest level. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="519" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_XkxgHggRjA" width="624" youtube-src-id="_XkxgHggRjA"></iframe></div><br /></span></div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsGsIsawYgu03EORCJKTXlkxXm-W0zvoiWAG2vDXVEeqXWi57DiiuTWODnCESaQRef_JTg5WV92v23a02zTrk8lA-K09_7W5tO0MHXxOuLwwT986RQOyCv_Wy3DxrIMTfONKbucr5G7Z32UonL65Zhua7PRyoa9brvem3L_OhIsLP8FjMVat3nbv3AJ2r/s1569/2nd%20ADCC%20EU%20Trials%202024%20Takedowns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1569" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsGsIsawYgu03EORCJKTXlkxXm-W0zvoiWAG2vDXVEeqXWi57DiiuTWODnCESaQRef_JTg5WV92v23a02zTrk8lA-K09_7W5tO0MHXxOuLwwT986RQOyCv_Wy3DxrIMTfONKbucr5G7Z32UonL65Zhua7PRyoa9brvem3L_OhIsLP8FjMVat3nbv3AJ2r/w640-h396/2nd%20ADCC%20EU%20Trials%202024%20Takedowns.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span>The double leg takedown came out on top here followed by the single leg and the bodylock. There were a number of throws here such as knee taps and uki goshis too. People seem to be finding their own style and we got to see a wide variety of approaches. This seems to be the same in all regions. <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYh8Cbnz58hQDdqDRtx4thAtJvpchhHNyYL3hzKp9x35rPeMHL-U9IKnEQ5Og7cvgo8HE5ErbHQ60TVGQrv0t-r6619hBZC2BsO1rmUEZQebTyz5XVQOQswDi9C6S-CE6dsoNaWzFVrfuoYAJ7_GbibsSMvHF7iQadDg22eoqMFQZu9-C3kD2Tn1s9aSxO/s1569/2nd%20ADCC%20EU%20Trials%202024%20sweeps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1569" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYh8Cbnz58hQDdqDRtx4thAtJvpchhHNyYL3hzKp9x35rPeMHL-U9IKnEQ5Og7cvgo8HE5ErbHQ60TVGQrv0t-r6619hBZC2BsO1rmUEZQebTyz5XVQOQswDi9C6S-CE6dsoNaWzFVrfuoYAJ7_GbibsSMvHF7iQadDg22eoqMFQZu9-C3kD2Tn1s9aSxO/w640-h396/2nd%20ADCC%20EU%20Trials%202024%20sweeps.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span>There weren't too many sweeps, but the number 1 here was the hook sweep. This might be due to Adam Wardzenski, a master of this sweep. Overall it seems that people weren't able to easily sweep their opponents, so these people must have had some good base. </div><div><br /> <div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmfvhGjzWfIls0ggIVhIvir9Mk6usYpTG0-7x21h8bnlZGtUZ4L-2eMYpirtTGcgJ15qe3h92yBJ4elzpHUpjiEoVh0P9LVeexLed-CtwSfuufHGxC2a18mdnkPcD3tSzGz9NeRxH_WX586lS397B9zWCZiG1bWkw42pFIG219GLv6mdPusag-oTgnYPZ/s1569/2nd%20ADCC%20EU%20Trials%202024%20Passes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1569" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmfvhGjzWfIls0ggIVhIvir9Mk6usYpTG0-7x21h8bnlZGtUZ4L-2eMYpirtTGcgJ15qe3h92yBJ4elzpHUpjiEoVh0P9LVeexLed-CtwSfuufHGxC2a18mdnkPcD3tSzGz9NeRxH_WX586lS397B9zWCZiG1bWkw42pFIG219GLv6mdPusag-oTgnYPZ/w640-h396/2nd%20ADCC%20EU%20Trials%202024%20Passes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><div><br /></div><br />Passing also wasn't too common with only half guard passes scoring multiple times. The bodylock is usually quite successful, but here it was shut down. The knee slice pass had the same problem, with no success in these matches. <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyH4hyWOEX6s07zAr-gclGbgOkKdDLMwjhrqMRSELujZb7U7C8e_lzcCp9Jt0sLvJKtwJF1SmWECHUfnqVUUUkqT71GwNheBKyypP8ykCPqdujtawsp_zMT-G530sXzlVqRcqeyYyLl97W9wTjki5LSbcxniB6uNRBCMwhY1jcSarUqj__wwBI-zVb_wvw/s1569/2nd%20ADCC%20EU%20Trials%202024%20Positions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1569" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyH4hyWOEX6s07zAr-gclGbgOkKdDLMwjhrqMRSELujZb7U7C8e_lzcCp9Jt0sLvJKtwJF1SmWECHUfnqVUUUkqT71GwNheBKyypP8ykCPqdujtawsp_zMT-G530sXzlVqRcqeyYyLl97W9wTjki5LSbcxniB6uNRBCMwhY1jcSarUqj__wwBI-zVb_wvw/w640-h396/2nd%20ADCC%20EU%20Trials%202024%20Positions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span>The saddle was the winner here, with as many finishes as failures. It seemed to be the place where athletes were getting put away. Leglocks seem like the finish of choice here and the saddle was the place where they were launched from. </div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Action</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBrgFyvDuH4muGOfi14h01GpJ_bhcvAIyMljrdDy4prBsNs7oKx_Qfa9vLOnn8cG_XUMBbFdcQWMpqeNaeBuVdgs9WK3sxGzK-ANtbpg_4dQhPe-EbsSaojeifKIhum7miQUyxPCNEnstpPNNY40g86W3AuybrqMAZ04xmKIua8dbXzhGwwOlg9DOVYux/s1569/2nd%20ADCC%20EU%20Trials%202024%20action%20stats.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1569" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBrgFyvDuH4muGOfi14h01GpJ_bhcvAIyMljrdDy4prBsNs7oKx_Qfa9vLOnn8cG_XUMBbFdcQWMpqeNaeBuVdgs9WK3sxGzK-ANtbpg_4dQhPe-EbsSaojeifKIhum7miQUyxPCNEnstpPNNY40g86W3AuybrqMAZ04xmKIua8dbXzhGwwOlg9DOVYux/w640-h396/2nd%20ADCC%20EU%20Trials%202024%20action%20stats.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>Above you can see the amount of action per 5 min of time. I'll give you the 2023 average as a reference. The 2023 action average was 6.5 per 5min and 1.68 techniques per 5 min. These matches fell under the Action average and the Technique average. These matches aren't bad, but I've definitely seen better. Perhaps if I included all matches, they would have faired better as you would get some of the superstars blowing through low level competition. These scores are better than the Australia Oceania trials from last year, but well below the WNO and Polaris events. </div><div><br /></div><div>I also added a new stat, the "Good Technique Ratio", which is simply the technique score divided by the action score. This tells us how often we actually see a technique succeed. That way we can see if people are just spamming moves or if they are actually able to finish their techniques. The closer it is to 1 the better, but in this case it is possible to go over 1. The close it is to 0 the worse. This is the first time I've done this, so I don't have any previous data for it. </div><span style="color: red;"><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b>Youtube</b></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><i>You can hear more on my thoughts about this event here.</i></div><span style="color: red;"><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="524" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/S_wyqOPVjos" width="631" youtube-src-id="S_wyqOPVjos"></iframe></div></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b>Overall</b></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></span>This was a pretty good event, but I don't know if it was a must watch. I think Tommy Langaker and Taylor Pearman put on great performances, so definitely check those matches out. It was great to see the development of European grappling and the improvements over the course of the last few years. There seems to be a changing of the guard and new fresh faces are in for ADCC this time. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are done, but we still have 2 South American and a single Trial for both North America and Asia/Australia. Be sure to check back for those and more. Also subscribe to my Youtube channel if you haven't done that. <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="528" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gcSrcN5xOZM" width="635" youtube-src-id="gcSrcN5xOZM"></iframe></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Year to Date Stats</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span>Not much change here, but these are the current submission stats for 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PbyCqlww1fvVil9jAkjNYDLBKzb9URydLQmC1mtSs9uquRAitSGweViV_pVojCtvx_jhQ6bpwt5gC9JX1fwvuOudHEoWyUhoD18pC5I5_ruoUV20FrC2sz2U2_LgsOQKldDuCP4dN9VXXnjUUaWaiTE2RtWDpWQWwc8Y2EA09vc4UpfTkKwNu7KYEQaG/s1569/2024%20Year%20to%20Date%20Submissions%20Feb%2019th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1569" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PbyCqlww1fvVil9jAkjNYDLBKzb9URydLQmC1mtSs9uquRAitSGweViV_pVojCtvx_jhQ6bpwt5gC9JX1fwvuOudHEoWyUhoD18pC5I5_ruoUV20FrC2sz2U2_LgsOQKldDuCP4dN9VXXnjUUaWaiTE2RtWDpWQWwc8Y2EA09vc4UpfTkKwNu7KYEQaG/w640-h396/2024%20Year%20to%20Date%20Submissions%20Feb%2019th.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-78051902687983805272024-02-11T07:16:00.000-08:002024-02-11T07:16:05.094-08:00What We Learned From WNO 22WNO 22 was the first big event of this year and we started out with a bang. I feel weird saying this might be one of the best events of 2024, but I think it might turn out to be true. We got a lot of exciting matches and I don't think there was one match where they had to warn people for stalling. If you are someone that watches matches for technical stuff, you'll love this event. There were passes, takedowns, submissions, etc. If you just want to see some scrappy matches where people are bumping heads and throwing the kitchen sink at their opponent, they had that too. Before we get into specifics, lets look at the results. <div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Results</span></b></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b> Dory Aoun</b></span> def. Kyle Chambers via dec</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Ashlee Funegra</b></span> def. Marylin Cruz via dec</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Daniel Sathler </b></span>def. Max Hanson via armbar</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Elijah Dorsey</b></span> def. Ivan Herrera via thunderlock</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Jacob Couch</b></span> def. Sebastian Rodriguez via outside heelhook</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Tainan</b></span> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Dalpra</b></span> def. Oliver Taza via dec</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Adele Fornarino</b></span> def. Amanda Alequin via aoki lock</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Deigo Oliveira </b></span>def. Dante Leon via outside heelhook</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Mica Galvao </b></span>def. Kenta Iwamoto via RNC</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Victor Hugo </b></span>def. Nicholas Rodriguez via dec</div><div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>How People Won</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1LtorhT1H4OcloQx7ydxVmX-1Jn3hqPPFaEjA9MtEldiGk1mAYuEpph-iYWhvP6pHJS6bq-7200FVPnUR3Qhu_r4v3yPjrKr-OUK-t1XRxjObxV1MTfno2erOt0xELanggOPCrfWjFSJIbLGs0qgGK6Xnl62y5LiiyMbyp_03O1HoZkpgEJGb-31bI4S/s1536/WNO%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="1536" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1LtorhT1H4OcloQx7ydxVmX-1Jn3hqPPFaEjA9MtEldiGk1mAYuEpph-iYWhvP6pHJS6bq-7200FVPnUR3Qhu_r4v3yPjrKr-OUK-t1XRxjObxV1MTfno2erOt0xELanggOPCrfWjFSJIbLGs0qgGK6Xnl62y5LiiyMbyp_03O1HoZkpgEJGb-31bI4S/w640-h396/WNO%2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span>Any time we have more submissions than points or decisions, it is a good event. In this case we got a lot more. 60% of the matches ended in submission with leg locks leading the way, followed by arm locks and finally chokes. Usually chokes are on top, but people switched things up at this event. Everyone says they are looking for the sub before the event starts, but this time they meant it. Adele Fornarino, Daniel Sathler and Jacob Couch all finished their opponents in less than 2 min. Elijah Dorsey wasn't too far behind them either. People were looking to get their opponents out of the quick. This made for interesting matches and there were tons of highlight at this event. <br /><br /><div><br /></div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Stats</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9X42rkamprbX5-Cx7Pqxo3C3HngWtL-Jsfc7iH5nF8ylENDrduVW0tSBcPmVHZLiJRK7SFSeRZfwQw0ty_yyqV_QKI4LycXYXq5tJZ2GiYsmQW_Q2rehNwHHL3dICeLDOnSVbcNPJZt29qN1Z1Uo0pkS4Ovs1fr9sCfrBfQtMdAihE4MTwcVhhyphenhyphenyBU77/s1536/Subs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="1536" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9X42rkamprbX5-Cx7Pqxo3C3HngWtL-Jsfc7iH5nF8ylENDrduVW0tSBcPmVHZLiJRK7SFSeRZfwQw0ty_yyqV_QKI4LycXYXq5tJZ2GiYsmQW_Q2rehNwHHL3dICeLDOnSVbcNPJZt29qN1Z1Uo0pkS4Ovs1fr9sCfrBfQtMdAihE4MTwcVhhyphenhyphenyBU77/w640-h396/Subs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span>We got 2 outside heelhooks at this event as well as an armbar, aoki lock, RNC and a thunderlock. The thunderlock I put under the Americana category, because I didn't want to add another category. Anyway, as you can see people were trying everything. We got a lot of attempts and a lot of action, but I'll get into that below. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>40 sub attempts and 6 finish. 15% finish rate. </b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflBOQD7bdakT5EZwzW7jX-si786E0mY-KqvYTZPH2jL4InsELdUVef9DKr5_5HwKxPFpdgDkJ8zaOFIM7-Iolvy2ZPrpk7bdzNUlg3Qyz6uQc41INqtjpH8Lht7z56XPYtFSx_AI0j6JcAOPX-CXQlyfM6zqYP_XDpJrfyjLZRGCQ5gbi2IwGG-YZoTXX/s1536/takedowns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="1536" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflBOQD7bdakT5EZwzW7jX-si786E0mY-KqvYTZPH2jL4InsELdUVef9DKr5_5HwKxPFpdgDkJ8zaOFIM7-Iolvy2ZPrpk7bdzNUlg3Qyz6uQc41INqtjpH8Lht7z56XPYtFSx_AI0j6JcAOPX-CXQlyfM6zqYP_XDpJrfyjLZRGCQ5gbi2IwGG-YZoTXX/w640-h396/takedowns.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>The single leg was the most common takedown, followed by the double leg. Most of these were actually by Kenta Iwamoto, but Tainan Dalpra contributed as well. Most of the matches didn't have any action on the feet, but those that did went all out. Surprisingly the double leg had a 100% complete rate and the single leg was right behind it. We also got a few foot sweeps with the deashi barai and kouchi gari. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>28 takedown attempts and 10 finishes. 26.3% finish rate. </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Watch one of the best matches here</i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="519" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y1U4qAcVGME" width="625" youtube-src-id="Y1U4qAcVGME"></iframe></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7J80mcx6hWARL4zlno-s6HRJwCii80rsVY990GW1UQPdRKaQTI6o-pCd3r_dHGxRCXn1RF-V7psqwyoYEk3RG19BUREMD3fis4G7u3iy6Rq53EytYiWKyU9qze7o-BX3BkrqbAZJY-x0rTz71H2wKhxhrUXduXmo_Mj6AobVH6FteSDbrx1S3ssPBlZs/s1536/Sweeps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="1536" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7J80mcx6hWARL4zlno-s6HRJwCii80rsVY990GW1UQPdRKaQTI6o-pCd3r_dHGxRCXn1RF-V7psqwyoYEk3RG19BUREMD3fis4G7u3iy6Rq53EytYiWKyU9qze7o-BX3BkrqbAZJY-x0rTz71H2wKhxhrUXduXmo_Mj6AobVH6FteSDbrx1S3ssPBlZs/w640-h396/Sweeps.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There were a few sweeps at this event and we got a good amount of variety. We got a few strangle ones like the false reap(which usually isn't a sweep), and the matrix. I should also note that the tripod sweep wasn't a traditional tripod sweep, but was actually this sweep here,</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="519" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wRI4x-ZB_jg" width="624" youtube-src-id="wRI4x-ZB_jg"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div>A lot of people were playing de la riva and reverse de la riva guard at this event. I don't know if this is a new trend on not, but that sweep was being used repeatedly to off balance people and in one case sweep. <b><div><b><br /></b></div>17 sweep attempts and 5 finishes. 22.7% finish rate. </b><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6W3ctwHBpXcI86tBAIlkipCNN5JOCG40kx5KNJ4ozvSUKbsSL2j28QrrF-KTQTJ2_i0MKFRAC1WZEG2izjw2oKxfeoOLF1Hgbv2kkBk8CMYN2bgjXX_-pSg7gLBc_MbqibwfO8E4tEEPb5JmU-8aYOyh60kt9u1PCYisKbc8L-PZM9k7sOf9gDWNnZ0zS/s1536/Passes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="1536" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6W3ctwHBpXcI86tBAIlkipCNN5JOCG40kx5KNJ4ozvSUKbsSL2j28QrrF-KTQTJ2_i0MKFRAC1WZEG2izjw2oKxfeoOLF1Hgbv2kkBk8CMYN2bgjXX_-pSg7gLBc_MbqibwfO8E4tEEPb5JmU-8aYOyh60kt9u1PCYisKbc8L-PZM9k7sOf9gDWNnZ0zS/w640-h396/Passes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The number 1 pass at this event was the half guard pass. More than half of the attempts succeeded, which is very impressive. Closely related was the knee slice pass which also had an above 50% completion rate and the 3/4 mount pass. The smash pass was also successful and the torreando was having some success as well. </div><br /><div><br /></div><div><b>37 pass attempts and 17 finishes. 31.4% finish rate. </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvd21HKN0TpLL5Fs8DujKaRzo8EAX0ZZEtoigX6Qn-SyV2LYakJj65fyF9zG8vcWWCKXwJraeEGlkM3zgUffSsQYUw4oqSfbGEp4Bz1bXptEwnR7z94e-9CA71s7le7Wek3wiY0sw_y5pAsBi7QeNl82nKpcc_1rQiX2f1YC4nVrHCiUk2eGGXIxtPJqq/s1536/Positions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="1536" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvd21HKN0TpLL5Fs8DujKaRzo8EAX0ZZEtoigX6Qn-SyV2LYakJj65fyF9zG8vcWWCKXwJraeEGlkM3zgUffSsQYUw4oqSfbGEp4Bz1bXptEwnR7z94e-9CA71s7le7Wek3wiY0sw_y5pAsBi7QeNl82nKpcc_1rQiX2f1YC4nVrHCiUk2eGGXIxtPJqq/w640-h396/Positions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>The back was the best position as always. Lots of people achieved side control, but nobody was able to capitalize on it and the same could be said for the mount. There were a lot of leg locks, but they all came from outside ashi and butterfly ashi, so we didn't see much in the way to the saddle or 50/50.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b>Action</b></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCNGUztw4DvWIBhVnZDxPw-zV-NHo3EUolZFwzgCCxy2FtULdEUn17nvjArxawALnlCVPUEDEAw9_0IoAxa0woMSrpPwzWlfthkPpCMpmt8Hi2xhR75pEh9AaBF0W7ICogjtsjxBHAG4WNhyd2nhd-x4ATsoeOGk9I5rfM25G3-ET9RiUhq5gJXemSrbi/s1536/action%20stats.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="1536" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCNGUztw4DvWIBhVnZDxPw-zV-NHo3EUolZFwzgCCxy2FtULdEUn17nvjArxawALnlCVPUEDEAw9_0IoAxa0woMSrpPwzWlfthkPpCMpmt8Hi2xhR75pEh9AaBF0W7ICogjtsjxBHAG4WNhyd2nhd-x4ATsoeOGk9I5rfM25G3-ET9RiUhq5gJXemSrbi/w640-h396/action%20stats.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span>Ok, now let's look at the action stats. These are all based off of 5 min intervals and should tell us how often certain things are happening. The way the time works is that I take the time of the matches and break them into 5 min intervals, but if there is a submission I cut the match time in half. I think this is a fair compromise, but in this case it might be skewing the amounts a bit because the finishes were so quick. So just keep in mind that things are actually a bit better than what these stats say. For those wondering the action score tells us how many moves are attempted each 5 min interval and the technique score tells us how many are completed. </div><div><br /></div><div>The 2023 action average was 6.5 per 5min and 1.68 techniques per 5 min. The technique score for this event was 2.18, which is significantly higher than the average. The action score was 7.01, which is also higher than the average. This just confirms that this was a good event. There was a lot of action and a lot of technique on display. If you want to compare the other stats with averages, please <a href="https://thegrapplingconjecture.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-year-in-nogi-grappling-2023-pt1.html" target="_blank">check out my previous post of 2023 stats.</a><span><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b>Youtube</b></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span>Here is a video breakdown of the event with videos and my thoughts on the matches. Check it out and subscribe.</div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="540" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jRMWe0NL1Ms" width="651" youtube-src-id="jRMWe0NL1Ms"></iframe></div><br /> <span><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b>Overall</b></div></span></div><div><span><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></span>As I said above, this was a great event that everyone should watch. You had everything you could ask for in an event and it was fun. I think too often people focus on names like Gordon, Craig, the Ruotolos, etc, but as you can see with this event, there are lots of talented people without big names that can put on a great show. I think they mentioed that there were going to be 4 WNOs this year. At first I thought that was too few, but considering we have 5 ADCC trials and the actually ADCC championship, it should be enough. I'll be covering most of it so stay tuned and subscrive to my youtube channel if you haven't done that already. <span><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="536" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-u0upxMl34Y" width="645" youtube-src-id="-u0upxMl34Y"></iframe></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b>Year to Date Stats</b></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXM5NzWaSBk7RS8i2fPKuCwRjwu5puM08egib5X9swRIJQdX4k4tHQZ1QKcxw73lI5JpAAyf_hLQ0EZcPawFRS0fzz_yo_oGy1oy4Jnpeahw24s3f9k463-sh7quNyA9nP3AEX384cAguewu22MgPZ_EIpPMqoaWOVAjHPUFKWAeVaROGlxU2aIbZ7HbO/s1351/2024%20Year%20to%20Date%20Submissions%20Feb%2011th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="1351" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXM5NzWaSBk7RS8i2fPKuCwRjwu5puM08egib5X9swRIJQdX4k4tHQZ1QKcxw73lI5JpAAyf_hLQ0EZcPawFRS0fzz_yo_oGy1oy4Jnpeahw24s3f9k463-sh7quNyA9nP3AEX384cAguewu22MgPZ_EIpPMqoaWOVAjHPUFKWAeVaROGlxU2aIbZ7HbO/w640-h396/2024%20Year%20to%20Date%20Submissions%20Feb%2011th.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-17911304879308690772024-02-09T06:50:00.000-08:002024-02-09T21:10:32.039-08:00WNO 22 Rodriguez vs Hugo Play-by-Play<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_IIWYdT5obtPokOV99hTP_37zk4GeNwHeXnvvB2Daby3UhF7bWna1dJ5I_0jCezJPxiBC2JBbymRd4JEZUCBMvedLloZTC6AViXree3v8xoQxZ53xhHCNEm4Kf9uexaIq3QW6-soE6DfYDpnYaI5HypYUoDwkYqDEtxQdARtntl2B4zzBmMm20NM_JWd/s814/chrome-capture-2024-1-8.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="814" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_IIWYdT5obtPokOV99hTP_37zk4GeNwHeXnvvB2Daby3UhF7bWna1dJ5I_0jCezJPxiBC2JBbymRd4JEZUCBMvedLloZTC6AViXree3v8xoQxZ53xhHCNEm4Kf9uexaIq3QW6-soE6DfYDpnYaI5HypYUoDwkYqDEtxQdARtntl2B4zzBmMm20NM_JWd/w640-h430/chrome-capture-2024-1-8.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>WNO 22 is starting and it is the first event of the year. We have a lot of matches so be sure to look down below to follow the action. This page will be updated as it happens. Until then check out the press conference down below from the Flograppling youtube channel.</p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="529" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OWVqdNXO3rc" width="636" youtube-src-id="OWVqdNXO3rc"></iframe></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Pre-Show</b></span></div><br /><br />The pre-show is getting started and we have Jake Watson, Kendell Reusing and Andre Galvao. They messed up the graphic already, having Sebastian Rodriguez vs Elijah Dorsey at heavy weight. Nothing about that is right.<div><br /></div><div>They are interviewing Richie Martinez now. I thought he was going to have some big announcements, but they just asked him about the matches. I liked it more when they had the commentators give their picks. I think that format, especially with Caio Terra, was more interesting. WNO 22 is getting start now with the first match.<br /><div><br /><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Dory Aoun vs Kyle Chambers</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>Kyle sits down and Dory moves around the outside until, Kyle pulls him into half guard. Kyle can't get anything going and Dory stands. Dory enters half guard again, but Kyle uses the kneesheild to keep him away. Kyle goes for a G-roll and tries to trip up Dory, but Kyle can't finish the sweep. Dory tries to dive over the guard, but Kyle easily inverts and defends. Dory, goes for a double underpass, but Kyle moves to an arm saddle position. He then moves to a kneebar and then the saddle. He moves to an inside heelhook, but Dory slips out.</div><br />After a brief break to remove Kyle's earrings, they get back to it. Kyle almost starts working rubber guard and then moves to closed guard. Kyle opens and Dory almost hits a quick pass. Dory tries a kneeslice, but it isn't close. Dory starts to pass from half and Kyle throws his leg over for a rubberguard gogoplata. Dory is trying to push the foot down, but this is a bad position. Kyle is ahead wih the judges, but as they say that Dory escapes. Dory tries to pick up the pace, but Kyle is countering him fairly easily. Dory hit a nice kneeslice and almost hits a pass. He gets even more aggressive and passes to NS. Kyle bellies down Dory goes for a darce. Dory moves back to side control and then Kyle recovers his guard. Dory forces Kyle to turtle and tries to take his back. Dory tries to cover the mouth, but this allows Kyle to escape. Kyle is on a leg now, with 30 sec left. Dory attacks a toehold and Kyle goes for a calf slicer, but it is pretty loose. The start was a little slow, but the later half of the match was pretty good.</div><div><div><b><br />Dory Aoun wins by decision</b>. I think his aggressiveness and action in the 2nd half of the match pulled him through. He's getting some hometown love from the crowd during his post match interview.</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Ashlee Funegra vs Marilyn Cruz</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div>They get started and are wrestling for a second and then Funegra sits and Cruz pulls guard. Funegra comes on top and then passes off of a mistake by Cruz. Funegra locks up a guillotine and moves to mount. Cruz escapes and gets her guard back. They stand up and Funegra pulls guard and sweeps again. Funegra tries to pass and Cruz uses her halfguard. Funegra passes in a few sec and then moves to north south. As Funegra tries to isolate an arm, Cruz gets her guard back. Cruz starts looking for another half guard pass. Funegra locks up a kimura and uses it to pass into north south again. Cruz gets to quarter guard, but Funegra puts the pressure on and passes again. Cruz gets to quarter guard again and then moves into deep half, but Funegra gets an underhook and passes to mount. Funegra tries an armtriangle, but Cruz is defending and then gets her guard back,. Funegra goes back to kneeslice/halfguard passing. Funegra passes again and tries an armlock, but loses it. Crus tries to move into deep half again, but she gives up the underhook again, but as Funegra goes for the armbar Cruz escapes again. Funegra locks up darce and she is passing, but abandons it and goes for a backstep into a heelhook, but can't get that either. Funegra goes to pass again, but Cruz gets her leg and goes for a leg atttack, but it isn't close. They both start going to legs as time runs out. It was a nice high paced match, but Funegra wasn't able to finish. Cruz showed great defense, but Funegra should get this fairly easily.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Funegra wins via decision.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Max Hanson vs Daniel Sathler</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Max Hanson vs Daniel Sathler is up next. I think this should be a good, exciting match. Max sits and Sathler is stalking him on his hands and knees. Max goes to K-guard and tries to get into a backside 50/50, Sathler counters with a crabride and almost gets the back, but they separate. Sathler then jumps for a flying triangle. It is close, but Max tries to slip out. Sathler switches to the triangle armbar and gets the tap. Super exciting. I'd be shocked if that doesn't get submission of the night.<br /><br /><br /><b>Daniel Sathler wins via Armbar.</b><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Elijah Dorsey vs Ivan Herrera</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Elijah Dorsey vs Ivan Herrera is the next match. They come out wrestling. Elijah jumps guard and then wrestles up on a single. Elijah then moves to an armlock as Ivan tries to turtle off of a pass. Ivan escapes and stands. Elijah gets a single leg and is on top as they reset to the center. Ivan stands up and they fake for a few seconds and then Elijah hits a double leg. Elijah goes for a bodylock pass and then moves to the back. Ivan defends by putting his arms above his head to defend the choke and Elijah hits the thunderlock. Everyone seems confused for some reason.<br /><br /><br /><b>Elijah Dorsey wins via Thunderlock.</b><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Jacob "The Hillbilly Hammer" Couch vs Sebastian Rodriguez</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jacob "The Hillbilly Hammer" Couch vs Sebastian Rodriguez is the next match. Couch pulls guard. Sebastian is working to pass from the outside and Couch pulls him into half guard and goes for a kneebar. Then he switches to outside ashi and a heelhook. Then and anklelock and then back to the heelhook and he gets it. The sub was in less than 2 min.<br /><br /><br />Jacob Couch wins via Outside heelhook.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Amanda "Tubby" Alequin vs Adele Fornarino</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Amanda "Tubby" Alequin vs Adele Fornarino is up next. The get started and Adele pulls guard/ She tries and X-guard sweep and then moves to butterfly ashi with an aoki lock. Tubby tries to spin out, but it makes it worse and Tubby taps. This might be the fastest sub in WNO history.<br /><br /><br />Adele Fornarino wins via Aoki lock.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Tainan Dalpra vs Oliver Taza</b></span></div><br /><br />Tainan Dalpra vs Oliver Taza is up next. I guess Taza is embracing his role as a gatekeeper. Tainan seems to have a good amount of size on Taza.<br /><br /><br />They start standing. Tainan goes for a kneetap, but almost falls down. Taza goes for a slow armdrag, but it doesn't work. They are both going for weak leg grabs, but neither are getting close. As I say that, Tainan picks up a leg and eventually trips Taza. Tainan is working from top halfguard. Tainan moves his hands and gets a bodylock while in halfguard. Tainan passes to sidecontrol, but Taza is getting up on his elbow and then stands and breaks the grip. Taza goes for a double on the feet, but can;t get it. Taza goes for a single and Tainan tries a deashi barai. They are standing, but don't really have much effective offense. Tainan is ahead with the judges and he goes for a single which Taza slips out of. Tainan goes for a far shot and gets stuffed and then Taza goes for a kneetap that isn't close. Tainan gets a kneetap. He quickly hits a kneecircle pass and moves to side control. Taza is defending and Tainan looks a bit unsure what to do. He goes for a darce, but Taza gets halfguard. Tainan tries to pass to mount, but decides to go back to sidecontrol instead. Taza tries to escapse and almost gets his back taken. Tainan gets close to his back, but Taza wiggles away and they stand. Tainan goes for another weak deashi and Taza goes for a single leg that doesn't move Tainan at all. Tainan goes for a fireman's carry, but it isn't close. Tainan throws another de ashi that dirupts Taza's rhythm. Taza shoots for a single and runs into a brickwall. Taza rolls to guard and Tainan kneeslices through his guard. Tainan is working from sidecontrol, but can't find an opening. Taza eventually gets his guard back, but Tainan immediately starts smash passing him to get to sidecontrol. Taza recovers guard again, but Tainan is back him from headquarters position. Tainan goes to top halfguard and works to sidecontrol. Taza gets his guard back and Tainan drops back for a leg, but after a second thinks better of it and come back up. With less than a min left, Tainan starts to go crazy with passes, but can't get anything.<br /><br /><br /><b>Tainan Dalpra wins via decision.</b><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Dante Leon vs Diego "Pato" Oliveira</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Dante Leon vs Diego "Pato" Oliveira is the next match. Pato is getting tons of love from the fans. Pato sits to guard. Dante stands and Pato works his DLR and RDLR. Pato knocks Dante down to his butt and is looking to get a leg, but Dante gets back up. Pato seems to be keeping Dante on the back foot a bit and Dante is looking to get into his rhythm so he can pass. Pato tries to go for a false reap, but Dante pulls it out then Pato switches to an opposite side K-guard and then moves to outside ashi. Dante has good defense and is able to extract his leg and stand up. Pato goes to DLR again and starts inverting. He almost gets a triangle, but Dante sees it and then tries his first pass. Dante is getting close, but Pato uses his flexability to defend. Pato goes back to the DLR, RDLR combo and it seems to be frustrating Dante. The judges are favoring Pato right now. Pato inverts, trips up Dante and then comes on top. Pato is trying to pass Dante's knee shield and Dante inverts, but Pato goes for an anklelock that looks tight. Dante escapes and comes on top, but Pato goes right back to that guard that has been shutting Dante down. Pato is switching between guards extremely quickly and then he attacks the far leg with a reap and that leads to an outside heelhook.<br /><br /><br /><b>Deigo Pato Oliveria wins via outside heelhook.<br /></b><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Mica Galvão vs Kenta Iwamoto</b></span></div><br /><br /><br />Mica Galvão vs Kenta Iwamoto is the next match. They both come out to weird music, but they're ready to rumble. They start standing and Kenta goes for a quick kouchi gari, but can't get it. Mica comes back with an ouchi gari, but almost trips. Kenta gets doublt under hooks and hits a sasae tsurikomi ashi, but as they hit the floor Mica goes for an armlock. Kenta escapes by the skin of his teeth and scrambles away. They stand and Kenta hits a single leg and Mica immediately goes to a triangle. It is supertight, but Kenta manages to get out and Mica switches to an armlock, but Kenta slip out of that too. Kenta stands again. Kenta goes for a double leg and Mica counters with a guillotine and rolls to mount. Kenta defends, but he is not in bottom half guard. Mica passes and moves to mount quickly. Kenta manages to get out and they stand again.<br /><br />Mica is ahead on the judges scorecard, Kenta goes for a kneetap, but they go out of bounds. Kenta goes for a single, but Mica defends. Now Mica goes for a trip that causes Kenta to stumble down. Mica gets on top and looks to pass with a double underpass, but can't get it. Mica moves into halfguard now. Mica tries to pass and Kenta inverts and goes to the legs, which causes Mica to retreat. They stand and Kenta goes for a single and Mica tries to hit a guillotine. Kenta escapes, Mica goes for an armlock and Kenta escapes that too. Mica is trying to work his closed guard now and Kenta stands and Mica opens his guard. Kenta is working to pass half guard. Mica tries to pull Kenta's arm in and go for an armbar, but Kenta slips out and Mica stands.<br /><br />Mica tries for a single, but it doesn't work. They both look tired, but Mica has more energy. Kenta fakes Mica out and hits an easy double leg. This is actually a fairly close match, but the judges are favoring Mica at this point. Mica goes for a monoplata, but Kenta escapes. Mica comes up on top with a front headlock and then moves to the back. Mica slips his hand underneath the chin and Mica subs Kenta.<br /><br />Mica Galvao win via RNC</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Nick Rodriguez vs Victor Hugo</b></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>Nick Rodriguez vs Victor Hugo is the last match. Nicky sits wrestles up and then goes into Hugo's full guard. Nicky gets out, and then gets into top half guard. Nicky tries to run around the guard, but Hugo was ready for him. Nicky goes back to the halfguard passing, but Hugo isn't letting him move forward an inch. Hugo is working some DLR, but Nicky doesn't like it and moves back to halfguard top.<br /><br />Nicky tries to jump around the guard, but Hugo turn it into an omoplata, Nicky tries to escape and Hugo goes after his legs. Nicky escapes again and then moves back to halfguard top. Nicky is trying to get into a bodylock, but Hugo isn't giving him any space by keeping his back on the mat and controlling Nicky's arms. Nicky stands and tries a high step, but that doesn't work either. The judges favor Hugo during the first 3rd of the match.<br /><br />Nicky gets close to the bodylock for a sec, but Hugo immediately breaks it. They are in Hugo's closed guard now. Hugo goes for an armbar and it is super deep. Nicky stand and then goes for the reverse hitchhiker escape. Nicky stalks around the outside and starts turning up the head with the passing. Hugo sits up and Nicky, wraps his head up in a front headlock. Nicky backsteps, but doesn't do anything with it and Hugo recovers. The judges favor Hugo again. Hugo elevated Nicky, but doesn't do anything with it. Nicky trying torrenado passing now, but get his leg caught. Nicky escapes and turn directly into a pass. Nicky moves to mount and Hugo just barely escapes back to halfguard. Nicky trying more torreandos and then moves to a north south pass and almost gets it. Just as Nicky settled to position, Hugo bucks him off. Nicky goes back after it and gets to side control. Hugo escapes back to guard and Nicky forces him to turtle, but Hugo rolls right back into guard. Nicky goes for a toehold with 1 min left and Hugo defends. Nicky goes back to passing and Hugo sweeps Nicky rod. Nicky turtles and Hugo almost takes his back, but Nicky rolls, gets mounted and then Nicky immediately reverses. It was a close match, but it looks like Hugo won.<br /><br /><br /><b>Victor Hugo wins via decision.</b><div><b><br /></b><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Final</span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>Thank you everyone for reading. my breakdown of the event will be out soon as well as a youtube video. Stay on the look out for that and there should be a lot more interesting events coming soon, so make sure you check back for those. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-69643120517248494832024-01-31T22:51:00.000-08:002024-02-01T05:19:34.545-08:00Ruotolo vs Langaker 2 & Pit Submission Series 1<p>2024 Is here and The Grappling Conjecture is here to cover it. So far things have been a little quiet in January, but they are going to be heating up next month. We do have a few matches that we are going to cover today though. Kade Ruotolo and Tommy Langaker had a rematch on ONEfc 165 & a new event called Pit Submission Series, had its first event. This new event was just an experiment made by Karate Combat and was hosted by the Miyao brothers. What makes it unique is the fact that it is done with inclined walls which prevent people from going out of bounds. The concept was very interesting and the walls worked as advertised. Hopefully they do more of these events in the future</p><p>Let's get into the results now.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"> <b><span>Results</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><span><br /></span></b></span></p><div><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Helena Crevar</span><span> </span></b></span></span></span>def Kaitlyn Murdock via Dead Orchard(armbar)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Vagner Rocha</span><span> </span></b></span></span></span>def Luke Griffith via dec</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Max Gimenes</span><span> </span></b></span></span></span>def Dan Mansiou via dec</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Kade Ruotolo<span> </span></b></span></span></span> def Tommy Langaker via dec</p></div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div><span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzs7e6gH-xwP5U3keblrYgOnW1d9UI02j74gpp8BPoDut3FGdfP-nOdqydC-BDGKytARrLYP6_elSBo0NA7Uel2KPndu3EOdLHDmH0BscFb0hIhOl7IkF5gQxg4Cf73ZzWdHDadDk0YBHUsErUqWwb0PuxBZHjEcN-GFVH8W125Wcg46GlPwF0_amvV3N/s1619/Ruotolo_Langaker%20&%20PSS1.jpg"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzs7e6gH-xwP5U3keblrYgOnW1d9UI02j74gpp8BPoDut3FGdfP-nOdqydC-BDGKytARrLYP6_elSBo0NA7Uel2KPndu3EOdLHDmH0BscFb0hIhOl7IkF5gQxg4Cf73ZzWdHDadDk0YBHUsErUqWwb0PuxBZHjEcN-GFVH8W125Wcg46GlPwF0_amvV3N/w640-h396/Ruotolo_Langaker%20&%20PSS1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></span>Unfortunately there weren't many subs, but that doesn't make the matches bad. That said, I'd still like see more subs. Helena got the lone sub here and I think she is getting a reputation as a finisher. This will help her in the future and I'm sure there are tons of promotions knocking down her door now. I thought the rest of the match ups were pretty good, but perhaps PSS should have chosen different people if they wanted more subs for their first event. Big Dan is known for his submissions, but Max is on a different level than the people he usually fights. Luke vs Vagner was a good match on paper, but the size difference along with Vagner's tricky game meant this was likely to go to a decision. I hope that in the future there are more PSS grappling matches and perhaps they should try some smaller guys to get more action. Overall I though they were good and they actually got good names for their first show. </div><span><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Stats</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div></span><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TbdkBiAp0YKZpfO46Z_PgMzQJA3yksZ4OCgERCVvBkwI6glHbrliTyzTCNNsK9hL7fA5JhA8xtb-Ko6M-F1tSqSb7H1KWQ22a7lWMcsKWlffP9_WdfPbROGESQ_UpMm3S01YuSqTlRQwyewOzvChPS1oM_5LtAo9R9aEoaVhooP7LH94pV1Pabbq2xXI/s1619/Ruotolo_Langaker%20&%20PSS1%20subs.jpg"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TbdkBiAp0YKZpfO46Z_PgMzQJA3yksZ4OCgERCVvBkwI6glHbrliTyzTCNNsK9hL7fA5JhA8xtb-Ko6M-F1tSqSb7H1KWQ22a7lWMcsKWlffP9_WdfPbROGESQ_UpMm3S01YuSqTlRQwyewOzvChPS1oM_5LtAo9R9aEoaVhooP7LH94pV1Pabbq2xXI/w640-h396/Ruotolo_Langaker%20&%20PSS1%20subs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span><br /></span></div></span>Let's take a look first at submissions. The Dead Orchard was the only submission in these matches. There were a number of attempts though. There were 2 darce attempts by Kade Ruotolo and 2 wrist lock attempts by Max Gimenes. There were other sub attempts as well, but to be honest most of them were by Max and Kade. <div><br /></div><div>Also I apologize for the somewhat small charts. I'm trying to work some kinks out, so bare with me. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>11 sub attempts and 1 finish. 8.3% finish rate. </b><br /><div><br /> <div><span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQ4SxzCsoe6zKC8PcQ-UlYrf-5zFCYDF_INsyvw6phD-FOiVvHa-3y1N1SWp5dntwnd4SMQ9Hen63e7PfWlGtFOdpAvxTt4EJFAr3PIfFT_AH8do5Yq6VEtqgl0t-hvDPvqY7vEX3fJ0VdhSwMXFU__w-SCi-SoRebIbB7g_-tApx5DhIZfoMjAQVBfi5/s1619/Ruotolo_Langaker%20&%20PSS1%20takedown.jpg"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQ4SxzCsoe6zKC8PcQ-UlYrf-5zFCYDF_INsyvw6phD-FOiVvHa-3y1N1SWp5dntwnd4SMQ9Hen63e7PfWlGtFOdpAvxTt4EJFAr3PIfFT_AH8do5Yq6VEtqgl0t-hvDPvqY7vEX3fJ0VdhSwMXFU__w-SCi-SoRebIbB7g_-tApx5DhIZfoMjAQVBfi5/w640-h396/Ruotolo_Langaker%20&%20PSS1%20takedown.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></span>Now we have the takedowns, which were a bit more successful. We go a wide variety of takedowns here and a few rare ones, such as the kosoto gari and slide-by. People seem to be working more on these types of takedowns rather than the standard shot, although that scored as well. Vagner also hit a throw-by on Luke Griffith against the wall, which made Luke trip. Vagner couldn't quite finish, but this was an interesting strategy that I think will be used more in the future. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>14 takedown attempts and 4 finishes. 22% success rate.</b></div><div><br /></div><span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQAFtYtgqrP8L1-HOEMTtpfTFAUeik0mn-N7YPaRDU557fyuS9BrpTCkyJvl8LB9MDk02XHWt-L0qG2rRZOwMVJRFgYhByLHDzgclyWACulipGHdFCTMza7NOir9JhM4KLwtmRtjfEu9soIbTYai2eE3-uKZ4s3N2qL4QDhYUOgS22Wf_qX0Fl0qYCLWo/s1619/Ruotolo_Langaker%20&%20PSS1%20sweeps.jpg"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQAFtYtgqrP8L1-HOEMTtpfTFAUeik0mn-N7YPaRDU557fyuS9BrpTCkyJvl8LB9MDk02XHWt-L0qG2rRZOwMVJRFgYhByLHDzgclyWACulipGHdFCTMza7NOir9JhM4KLwtmRtjfEu9soIbTYai2eE3-uKZ4s3N2qL4QDhYUOgS22Wf_qX0Fl0qYCLWo/w640-h396/Ruotolo_Langaker%20&%20PSS1%20sweeps.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></span>Just like the submissions, we only saw 1 sweep, which was a sub sweep. This came from Kade Ruotolo when he used a guillotine grip to sweep Langaker. There were a number of halfguard sweep attempts, mostly by Langaker, but none of them were able to score. Langaker also went for a number of matrix back takes, but Kade managed to wiggle away each time. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>9 sweep attempts and 1 finish. 10% success rate.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><br /><span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhWRDVy8kW79KX5jrStwYlwzRBhyphenhyphennHyvtXgjd2fNNAbzIIdTur6PASK5geRKgSTD3L8M3UGX0T2jRI45Cq0MOxrN4waUCuBR4XlZFA7Yq7wPbaR4-xNHPLo0g6rN4dkzDacSLmiRQO51fjjgZViPqiKjWnbdgem5MGr6DXHNh9-12iOtWQGUGOytcjwB7/s1619/Ruotolo_Langaker%20&%20PSS1%20passes.jpg"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhWRDVy8kW79KX5jrStwYlwzRBhyphenhyphennHyvtXgjd2fNNAbzIIdTur6PASK5geRKgSTD3L8M3UGX0T2jRI45Cq0MOxrN4waUCuBR4XlZFA7Yq7wPbaR4-xNHPLo0g6rN4dkzDacSLmiRQO51fjjgZViPqiKjWnbdgem5MGr6DXHNh9-12iOtWQGUGOytcjwB7/w640-h396/Ruotolo_Langaker%20&%20PSS1%20passes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span><br /></span></div></span>The torreando came out on top here, by a large margin. Most of these were actually Max hitting these when Big Dan was gassed out. There was also a bodylock pass by Vagner I believe. There were quite a few half guard pass attempts, but nobody was able to make it to a dominant position. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>13 pass attempts and 5 finishes. 27.7% success rate.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4pOc5m5vASTTsPSo0zvRgkxKiaeFOV5hLwH2Y4mm93Q-mRGz1Vn42FuGG-HIvGd7CE1lZPl7XTLRgHhD8vRg9gCNtYQMn-aQQvQg116M3cOvNEK6n1CwBy4yjXWdY6Cjy9r6x_QcCKgi48bcl7_ZXKio4CXTeU6gJWhXA9mZaYJcK_Bensp46VyeYqdE/s1619/Ruotolo_Langaker%20&%20PSS1%20positoons.jpg"><img border="0" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4pOc5m5vASTTsPSo0zvRgkxKiaeFOV5hLwH2Y4mm93Q-mRGz1Vn42FuGG-HIvGd7CE1lZPl7XTLRgHhD8vRg9gCNtYQMn-aQQvQg116M3cOvNEK6n1CwBy4yjXWdY6Cjy9r6x_QcCKgi48bcl7_ZXKio4CXTeU6gJWhXA9mZaYJcK_Bensp46VyeYqdE/w658-h407/Ruotolo_Langaker%20&%20PSS1%20positoons.jpg" width="658" /></a></div><div><br /></div>None of the dominant positions resulted in a sub this time. Sidecontrol was reached 3 times and the back was achieved twice. One thing I should note here is that both of the back positions were actually the crucifix. I added that position 2 years ago, however it doesn't seem like it is used much, so I decided to fold it into the back position. However in the first event this year it was used twice in one match. Maybe I'll bring it back if it becomes really popular this year, but for now I don't think it is used enough to have its own category. <br /></div><div><span><div><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Action</b></span></div></span><div><br /></div></span><div><span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfoy4oI2m7Iojm3UBaF_NNBvclFVP4y8SB44XZDPPYCA8fZPm3ePWMeJL0PFncKJAi-xB-T4Z0KJUkT61dun75-9csbq94Drkr8ChEA3bRCdBgZZ4qAE0ZgC8hbdVb-N_wN7tRE6hkAlrNqTs-Yeumm09KEZaP5jeW4MaZOG3WmgT5oqNicmY82ety7mfQ/s1619/Ruotolo_Langaker%20&%20PSS1%20action%20stats.jpg"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfoy4oI2m7Iojm3UBaF_NNBvclFVP4y8SB44XZDPPYCA8fZPm3ePWMeJL0PFncKJAi-xB-T4Z0KJUkT61dun75-9csbq94Drkr8ChEA3bRCdBgZZ4qAE0ZgC8hbdVb-N_wN7tRE6hkAlrNqTs-Yeumm09KEZaP5jeW4MaZOG3WmgT5oqNicmY82ety7mfQ/w640-h396/Ruotolo_Langaker%20&%20PSS1%20action%20stats.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></span>We have more action stats based on activity per 5 min. I think the 2 big ones are the technique per min and action per min. The 2023 action average was 6.5 per 5min and 1.68 techniques per 5 min. These matches fell a bit below this, which is a bit disappointing. In general I think if the action score is under 5, the event isn't that good. I felt these matches had a decent amount of action, but of course there were lulls in the action. Especially in the Vagner and Luke match. I hope that in the future, a stalling clock will be added to PSS. I think the Kade Tommy match was fairly action packed though. </div><span><div><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Thoughts on the Matches</span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div></span>I decided to start a youtube channel as well and I thought I'd share my thoughts on there. I'm not sure exactly what kind of content I'm going to put on there, so leave me messages telling me what you're interested in seeing. For now take a look and see what I thought of these 2 events.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="545" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6Z23c6sQ44o" width="656" youtube-src-id="6Z23c6sQ44o"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Overall</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>These were good events. I hope to see more PSS events in the future. The pit is unique and I believe it solves a problem that plagues many other BJJ events. They seem to have decent match making and I enjoyed the matches. The Kade/Tommy rematch was great. The first one was close and this one was just as action packed. Kade really showed he should have the belt and clearly took this one. I don't know what is next for him, but it looks like he is going to MMA soon. Hopefully we still get some good matches out of him. Keep your eyes peeled for new articles and subscribe to my new YouTube channel. I'll be doing year to date stats later as we get more events. <br /><div><br /></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>You can watch all the matches from PSS down below on the Karate Combat live stream. </span></div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div></div><div></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-42906355720579539212024-01-01T20:39:00.000-08:002024-01-05T04:49:44.787-08:00The Year in Nogi Grappling 2023 PT.2In <a href="https://thegrapplingconjecture.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-year-in-nogi-grappling-2023-pt1.html" target="_blank">part 1</a> we saw the overall stats, but now we will take a closer look at all the stats for takedowns, subs, passes, etc in this article. The start of the year was a bit slow, but once things started we got a lot great matches. We saw some new events as well, most notably the ADCC Open events and the AIGA promotion. We also saw the long awaited return of Quintet. 2023 was definitely one of the best years in grappling, so let's take a look at the various stats and try to draw some conclusions from them.<div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> Grossest Match of the Year</i></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="533" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DroK_yRvLH8" width="641" youtube-src-id="DroK_yRvLH8"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Stats</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuljrC1pO_Jt7SN1FjSJNctOxZURT44VvZvS-5-1w5hB0sS_KoNhlFCv_F8e4TyxoTh96BigNxuJ6rDwBIILvkmfd0deFcZs9VHLv8UgA91dL3lBvA5cpL1RU8ydmRCQ8O-cTLjVtJzSF8M0lI464DdkAD3Jhb69LRKGC0MVgcHnOfOYrU3xg-daePknWH/s1522/2023%20Submissions%20Total.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="1522" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuljrC1pO_Jt7SN1FjSJNctOxZURT44VvZvS-5-1w5hB0sS_KoNhlFCv_F8e4TyxoTh96BigNxuJ6rDwBIILvkmfd0deFcZs9VHLv8UgA91dL3lBvA5cpL1RU8ydmRCQ8O-cTLjVtJzSF8M0lI464DdkAD3Jhb69LRKGC0MVgcHnOfOYrU3xg-daePknWH/w640-h428/2023%20Submissions%20Total.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>So as you can see the RNC came out on top as always. This seems to be the #1 submission in all rulesets and is the only sub I'd recommend everyone to learn. Following this is the inside heelhook, the armbar and kimura respectively. I was a bit surprised about the kimura, but this year it seems to have been a good tool for finishing matches.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Highest Percentage Subs(With over 5 finishes)</i></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>RNC(41.8%)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Armbar(31.8)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Kimura(28.8%)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Inside Heelhook(28.7)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Outside Heelhook(15.7%)</b></span></li></ol><div><br /></div><div>There were 775 attempts and 138 submissions. That means submissions had an overall <b>success rate of 17.8%. </b><br /><i><br /><br /><br /></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="526" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cdn8w3nv63E" width="631" youtube-src-id="cdn8w3nv63E"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4pK43hL1MI2cf4_YggN5fhpdtwXiy-NCQwG0NQJhzdQtw5YSakgamDVQH5Gl8qgycEmAh_lxTSXu18Uo8umvw3acJam3x-bzfv2BPpqtokKoUh1K_za80l5SA2zVPNkkc8476YLgTztrVsvwPOMOWWquz30s7g1WzQ8VmxIOha1WsDylPk39ufptD_B8/s1522/2023%20Takedowns%20Total.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="1522" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4pK43hL1MI2cf4_YggN5fhpdtwXiy-NCQwG0NQJhzdQtw5YSakgamDVQH5Gl8qgycEmAh_lxTSXu18Uo8umvw3acJam3x-bzfv2BPpqtokKoUh1K_za80l5SA2zVPNkkc8476YLgTztrVsvwPOMOWWquz30s7g1WzQ8VmxIOha1WsDylPk39ufptD_B8/w640-h428/2023%20Takedowns%20Total.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Moving on to takedowns single leg came out on top again. The double leg was right behind it and then the mat return. Surprisingly the deashi barai has become quite popular and was used more than many other more popular takedowns. </div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Highest Percentage Takedowns(With over 5 finishes)</i></div><div><ol><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Mat Return(70.8%)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Bodylock(56%)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Throw-by(46.6%)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Kneetap(40%)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Anklepick(35.7%)</b></span></li></ol></div></div><div><br /></div><div>There were 654 attempts and 207 takedowns. That means takedowns had an overall <b>success rate of 31.6%. </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="528" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5ZcU-pZ4CDA" width="636" youtube-src-id="5ZcU-pZ4CDA"></iframe></div><br /><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruPhZSyLVKNEs5coC-wvhPixmsxAakkD7w9piGPKJ8ooAzCw8JCjELaRpNpJxjbXAYO0VB5m2cr0jtVBIJqXilDLql4cAFl-amiuAnBLnRa56LFmx7182KZOU03PuxtpENDI9I3RQvQ_CpDgqgG97Erdryq6Lrg-UplH3rbMHSMY09UanA5s_Hzr7uOen/s1522/2023%20Sweeps%20Total.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="1522" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruPhZSyLVKNEs5coC-wvhPixmsxAakkD7w9piGPKJ8ooAzCw8JCjELaRpNpJxjbXAYO0VB5m2cr0jtVBIJqXilDLql4cAFl-amiuAnBLnRa56LFmx7182KZOU03PuxtpENDI9I3RQvQ_CpDgqgG97Erdryq6Lrg-UplH3rbMHSMY09UanA5s_Hzr7uOen/w640-h428/2023%20Sweeps%20Total.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Now we are coming to sweep and here the sub sweep is on top. You might be asking, "what is a sub sweep?" This category are sweeps that are due to someone attempting a submission and it ends with them on top. This could be an omoplata that someone is forced to rollout of or a guillotine that forces a roll. From my memory however these were mostly due to leglocks. Anyway, these were followed by single and double legs from wrestle ups, as well as half guard sweeps. </div><div><br /></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Highest Percentage Sweeps(With over 5 finishes)</i></div><div><ol><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Sub Sweep(69.8%)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Double leg(53.8%)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>50/50(43.7%)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Berimbolo(42.8%)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>X-Guard(42.1%)</b></span></li></ol></div></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>There were 470 attempts and 169 sweeps. That means sweeps had an overall <b>success rate of 35.9%. </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="546" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B5o0g1DDkW0" width="656" youtube-src-id="B5o0g1DDkW0"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XiXS3O9zhJlUZyBObFAi5PmjqDPGAUP3ytdDOpwZPnBqciDIjrL8ecdEKFsuvCrie3j1mZUM2oVJea5WSnIdYhhZUJNqxa2sin7XszuqzIBh5JarN1hFQh2lR0O8l6_-OsOCgH1TJbl87QZoBhlGCilOhNcuyIEjpBQMzolQmDm6SrFWsfInnJ5402S0/s1522/2023%20Passes%20Total.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="1522" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XiXS3O9zhJlUZyBObFAi5PmjqDPGAUP3ytdDOpwZPnBqciDIjrL8ecdEKFsuvCrie3j1mZUM2oVJea5WSnIdYhhZUJNqxa2sin7XszuqzIBh5JarN1hFQh2lR0O8l6_-OsOCgH1TJbl87QZoBhlGCilOhNcuyIEjpBQMzolQmDm6SrFWsfInnJ5402S0/w640-h428/2023%20Passes%20Total.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Finally we have passes. Half guard passes came in as number one here, followed by bodylock passes, kneeslice and NS(North South) passes. I should also add that I combined the 50/50 arm pass and the duck under pass, as I feel they are just variations of the same pass. I think this will make things easier going forward. </div><div><br /></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Highest Percentage Passes(With over 5 finishes)</i></div><div><ol><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>High Step(47%)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>3/4 Mount(46.1%)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Smash(41%)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Float(37.5%)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Bodylock(32.6%)</b></span></li></ol></div></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>There were 772 attempts and 206 passes. That means passes had an overall <b>success rate of 26.6%. </b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="533" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7TCxxJ4qIIA" width="642" youtube-src-id="7TCxxJ4qIIA"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVysb8rPDP7iUVrUkX_l5C4BsSM-bKNRQh8GemM3iSCSv7Qy8eLI8ih5UbGv-6BbyvEkb59zC1lgISiLz5m9i0CYaccgZqCXenQtKRqvmnjttLbuSPWYx7RSShjD6tDL5NvzhX0SX2Ik39anQAHyoFdt380KU1PJiEP_N5gyRnAALkAGNENF2L1Ua6Nhu/s1522/2023%20Positions%20Total.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="1522" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVysb8rPDP7iUVrUkX_l5C4BsSM-bKNRQh8GemM3iSCSv7Qy8eLI8ih5UbGv-6BbyvEkb59zC1lgISiLz5m9i0CYaccgZqCXenQtKRqvmnjttLbuSPWYx7RSShjD6tDL5NvzhX0SX2Ik39anQAHyoFdt380KU1PJiEP_N5gyRnAALkAGNENF2L1Ua6Nhu/w640-h428/2023%20Positions%20Total.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The back was the best position to finish from and after it came the mount, 50/50,the saddle and finally side control. Knee on belly and the crucifix didn't have any finishes that I recorded this year.</div><div><br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Back(41.5%)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Mount(11.2%)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Side Control(5.7%)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Saddle(17.6%)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>50/50(14%)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Knee on Belly(0%)</b></span></li><li><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Crucifix(0%) </b></span></li></ul><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="522" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6mT7PPT2nU0" width="628" youtube-src-id="6mT7PPT2nU0"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Stat Analysis & Conjectures</span></b></div><br /><br />Some of these were somewhat predictable, but some things this year I was a bit surprised about. Let's get into some of the more interesting ideas.</div><div><br /></div><div>The back position is the strongest position in nogi BJJ by far. The fact that 41% of the time people got there they were able to finish their opponent, is amazing. On the other hand the mount was actually rather weak. It was achieved almost as often as the back, but the number of finishes in quite small comparatively. Both the saddle and 50/50 had higher finishing positions than the mount. Although the mount is seeing a renewed amount of popularity in nogi, it seems people haven't figured out how to convert it into submissions. </div><div><br /></div><div>The best way to sweep someone is to attack a submission. Outside of omoplatas and occasionally inside heelhooks, this isn't really mentioned much, but it was by far the most effective way to sweep people in 2023. I think this should be a new area of study as there isn't much info on it. Chaining submissions into wrestle ups, forcing people to fall to ground to defend, or forcing scrambles could be a key to victory for guard players in the future. </div><div><br /></div><div>The top vs bottom debate isn't going to be resolved this year. Sweeps were a higher percentage attack than both takedowns and passes in 2023. That means it is better to play from the bottom and sweep then right? Well maybe not. There were many more passes and takedowns than sweeps this year, so although sweeping seemed to be a higher percentage option, it didn't happen as much. This could be due to a lack to trying, in which case people should just attempt them more. However it could also be because the top players weren't giving them a chance to work. It looks like 2023 won't be the year we end this debate and for now both options seem pretty solid. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Year to Date Submissions</span></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUbga9yszMYm4-FO2FCJyCkRpnOW3eXh9f518Qf2LRqeDq_ZeSX9QRfzUELfdgQ3OlyHUKOt653O1mlGZYfJ5gxf4fqLEbOOfFv2GOcs2Ldw2cZw6niPNSSlLn2zQXzAB839puKyKrEBYorMa9XqbIu06UtFyzBjhwUeIygqDJGxET50rGOnoUOb6Uouv/s1690/2023%20YTD%20Submissions%20Dec%2016th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="1690" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUbga9yszMYm4-FO2FCJyCkRpnOW3eXh9f518Qf2LRqeDq_ZeSX9QRfzUELfdgQ3OlyHUKOt653O1mlGZYfJ5gxf4fqLEbOOfFv2GOcs2Ldw2cZw6niPNSSlLn2zQXzAB839puKyKrEBYorMa9XqbIu06UtFyzBjhwUeIygqDJGxET50rGOnoUOb6Uouv/w640-h350/2023%20YTD%20Submissions%20Dec%2016th.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Above you can see the total submission stats for the year. You might be thinking, "why are there more subs here than above". There were a few events that I recorded the submission for, but not attempts, takedowns, passes, etc. This was mostly due to the high number of matches, and thus as you can see more many more submissions here. Due to the increased number of matches covered you might see slight differences in the most common subs, but the RNC always comes out on top. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Let's take a quick look at the top submissions from last year and see if there are any <a href="https://thegrapplingconjecture.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-year-in-nogi-grappling-2022.html" target="_blank">changes compared to 2022.</a><br /><br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b> RNC</b></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Inside Heelhook</b></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Outside Heelhook</b></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Armbar</b></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Ankle lock</b></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Guillotine</b></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Triangle</b></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Kneebar</b></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Arm triangle</b></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Darce/Toehold</b></span></li></ol></div><div><br /></div>The outside heelhook passed the armbar this year to achieve its 3rd place spot. This is a bit surprising seeing as about 3 years ago people were declaring it dead. Now it is coming back and might be something people need to take a second look at if they aren't using it. The ankle lock moved up as well. We have been seeing this more and gi BJJ, but now its popularity seems to be increasing in nogi as well. This seems to have caused everything else to move down compared to last year, but the kimura completely dropped off the list. It was replaced by the darce and toehold, which tied for the 10th spot. <br /><div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Submissions through the year</i></p>
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The armbar, triangle, kimura, and arm triangle still all work at the highest levels, consistently. I think this proves it is important to not set these aside for other newer techniques, because they still work really well. </div><div><br /></div><div>The ankle lock has made it into the top 5 this year, which is surprising considering how people felt about it even 3 years ago. Until about 2-3 years ago, anklelocks were thought of as moves that didn't work at the highest level, wouldn't really cause a serious break and people could just grit their teeth through without tapping. That seems to be false now, as it garnered more wins than many traditionally sound techniques such as the triangle. It now seems to be a proven technique that works from whitebelt all the way up to the highest levels of competition. </div><div><br /></div><div>There were some things that might be slightly off in the stats such as the choi bar and the aoki lock. With the choi bar there might have been times I counted it as an armbar by accident. Due to the fact that they have the same finish, I'm not sure if I made a mistake and misattributed it to the armbar category instead. With the aoki lock, it is sometimes difficult to see what happened, so some of the ankle lock might have actually been aoki lock and I just couldn't see due to the camera angle. </div><div><br /></div><div>There were a few surprised here for me as well. I thought there would be more Z-locks this year, but it didn't really happen. There were a lot of people talking about it going into 2023, but that didn't really result in finishes(or attempts). The same can be said of the choi bar. On the other hand smoothers, texas clover leafs and Americanas seem very high. I'm guessing the smoother was popularized by John Danaher and Gordon Ryan and so more people have been trying it. I don't know why there were so many Texas Cloverleaves. This is a sub that is rarely talked about or taught, but it was hit 7 times this year. The biggest surprise it the Americana. This is known as a move that only works on people who are terrible and isn't really a viable high level sub. There were 15 Americanas this year, which beats Estima locks, Anaconda chokes, North-South chokes, inverted armbars, omoplatas, aoki locks, calf slicers, etc. Now normally you could dismiss this saying, "Well it must have been used on low level atheletes", but we saw one being used to submit a North American ADCC trials winner(Big Dan). Perhaps the collective wisdom of the BJJ community needs to give a second look to the Americana.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Overall</b></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>2023 was a great year for grappling and hopefully with these new stats we can learn even more about what really goes on in the matches. I'm hoping 2024 continues this momentum and we get more good events. I'm looking forward to ADCC 2024 and I'll be covering it all next year, so stay tuned for that. <div><br /></div><div>Also <a href="https://thegrapplingconjecture.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-year-in-nogi-grappling-2023-pt1.html" target="_blank">check out part 1</a> is you haven't already.</div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-75456598484809328122023-12-20T05:04:00.000-08:002024-01-29T04:56:38.405-08:00The Year in Nogi Grappling 2023 PT.1<p>Another year in grappling has just finished and it is time to look at what happened in nogi grappling in 2023. I've decided to split things into 2 parts and go over some of the events with action stats here in this part and the total stats in the next. Don't worry though I have a lot of new stats in this one that should be interesting and inciteful. Overall I think 2023 was a great year for grappling, but looks look at why.</p><p><i>You can now <a href="https://thegrapplingconjecture.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-year-in-nogi-grappling-2023-pt2.html" target="_blank">check out part 2 here.</a></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b> Matches</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiH62xEgZmi7OmT97zh_jCxW01x_wqpZr-eAEAsW3VgnIaQxFzD-sGMwLr3YvJMfNkpPqZHciuUm7w1sFqmsovRykIOtZM_a_60oRHNhyNFKSGOEQkVwP5SWfPUF3p3J0JmL9mhcNzcpQOiJSelDEZA_nfHB7rVzyYjKcbYL1Zb1GXkEn8LIECpijF0u0E/s1322/Nogi%202023%20Match%20Total.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="1322" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiH62xEgZmi7OmT97zh_jCxW01x_wqpZr-eAEAsW3VgnIaQxFzD-sGMwLr3YvJMfNkpPqZHciuUm7w1sFqmsovRykIOtZM_a_60oRHNhyNFKSGOEQkVwP5SWfPUF3p3J0JmL9mhcNzcpQOiJSelDEZA_nfHB7rVzyYjKcbYL1Zb1GXkEn8LIECpijF0u0E/w640-h476/Nogi%202023%20Match%20Total.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br />This year actually ended with more submission wins than points or decisions. That's actually amazing and the best result I've seen in 3 years of covering Nogi grappling. I have to say, I think over the last few years pro grappling has gotten much better in terms of action, submissions, takedowns, passes and leglocks. I hope this year wasn't a fluke and that we see another increase in action in 2024. Only 42.9% of matches ended by points or decision this year. There seems to have been a shift in the culture and people want to go above and beyond to get the submission. I think that is great and it seems like the young generation is leading the way with newer, better and more exciting grappling. <br /><br />As you can see above leglocks actually surpassed neck submissions this year. 25.2% of matches were won by leglocks, compared to 24% by neck sub and 8% arm subs. It seemed like many of these came from the ADCC opens. I don't know if it is because these are semi-pro events and the people competing have lower leglock defense or the big shows are using people who aren't know for leglocks. For the last 5 years or so people have been saying that leglocks were going to decrease in effectiveness as people got better at the defense. That does not appear to be the case. Leglocks are alive and well, but I think in general we are seeing a greater variety of submissions than before, but we'll talk about that in the next article. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPFA9JIL9BaVRlz48h7bL_iO4RhdWhGUXLogctIQTXwsc0jHuoL-Y_67OyahbtL517cn6eaKmwuFI9mEKW6_pVDApM1rpzOI1coT5Zxv3Kp7HB6mMpcnGXpaJkPuZTY8srSr39d-hDUhGWXesQw5eFfCN2NYu9zcNw090Eju3HIC0ha8pitpsxFV480T2/s1322/Percent%20submission.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="1322" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPFA9JIL9BaVRlz48h7bL_iO4RhdWhGUXLogctIQTXwsc0jHuoL-Y_67OyahbtL517cn6eaKmwuFI9mEKW6_pVDApM1rpzOI1coT5Zxv3Kp7HB6mMpcnGXpaJkPuZTY8srSr39d-hDUhGWXesQw5eFfCN2NYu9zcNw090Eju3HIC0ha8pitpsxFV480T2/w640-h476/Percent%20submission.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Here we can see what percentage of matches ended in submission at various events. If we look at the very end, we see the yearly average. On average 46.4% of matches ended in subs in 2023. This is a really solid number that shows that the athletes do understand the objective. We don't want to see long protracted sweep battles, where one person edges out a victory. Years ago this would happen every other match, but these types of matches are almost non-existent now(although we have other problems).</div><div><br /></div><div>The AIGA finals had the most finishes, followed by the Fight Pass Invitational 5. WNO 16 was the worst with only 25% of their matches ending in submission. <br /><div> <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Action Stats</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div>I had an idea a few months ago, that will hopefully be able to give a solid reason to say one event was better than another, or answer some questions such as, which matches are better, submission only matches or point matches. These are new stats, that I've been working on for a few weeks that hopefully will give some insight into what is going on in these matches and the nogi grappling world as a whole. These are all based upon what happens in 5 min of time intervals. The most important stats are going to be the total action and total technique stats which are at the very bottom. The total action you can think of a the entertainment rating of an event. The technique can be though of as how often you will see a move succeed. <br /><br /><br />These stats were calculated in the following way. I took the match time and multiplied it by the number of matches that went to decision. Then for every match that ended in submission I take half of the match time and multiply it by the number of submissions. Finally I add both of those numbers together for the base time.<br /><br /><br /><i>Ex. An event with 10min matches where 5 matches go to decisions or points and 5 wins are by submission. <br />(5 matches x 10 min) + (5 matches x 5 min) = 75 min base time. </i><br /><br /><br />From there I take the base time and divide it by 5 to get the action/technique per 5 min. In the case above it would be 15. Then I just divide the number of sweeps, passes, takedowns, etc by those the 5 min intervals(15 in the example below). </div><div><br /></div><div>This method is somewhat crude, but I think it should generally work out. One problem how ever is that OT is counted in the time, so promotions that use OT will look worse than they actually are. Also a match may end earlier than half the time of the match, which will make the stats slightly less accurate. I'm making the assumption that submission ending times follow a normal distribution and that will make everything even out in the end for the yearly average. For the individual events it is possible that this method might be off if many matches end extremely early or late. However I've found that these stats line up with my subjective evaluations for action in the events for 2023.Anyway, enough talking about the methodology. Let's look at the stats. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1ADGqSkYgoVkS0DrWP6K7DN9VSnFCMd9b8vDATyp48pEnsQ0EmJueH2tg6DYmw9PhFOzTWh4TcWdh2HMTd3Vfdygz5Zo3qjI1BKtB5cmjSxWATXL3yqCpKvQI4OJqLItNKBJ8bT1ymLUQGmnaRHdQZ5BDEO1upmbaF7RPzONKnYTTAiiuS-XJq6v6yaN/s1322/takedown%20per%205min.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="1322" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1ADGqSkYgoVkS0DrWP6K7DN9VSnFCMd9b8vDATyp48pEnsQ0EmJueH2tg6DYmw9PhFOzTWh4TcWdh2HMTd3Vfdygz5Zo3qjI1BKtB5cmjSxWATXL3yqCpKvQI4OJqLItNKBJ8bT1ymLUQGmnaRHdQZ5BDEO1upmbaF7RPzONKnYTTAiiuS-XJq6v6yaN/w640-h476/takedown%20per%205min.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>As you can see on the right the average for the year was 0.49 takedowns per 5 min and 1.7 attempts. Serval events exceed that, but I think Polaris 25, WNO night of champions and Fightpass invitational 5 were standouts. Polaris 25 had some really good takedown battles with Fabrico Andre, Izaak Mitchell and Kaynan Duarte. WNO night of champions had Mica vs Jay Rod, which was a barn burner, PJ Barch vs Andrew Tackett and Baby Shark vs Keith Krikorian. All of them had amazing takedown exchanges. FPI 5 was all around good, which lots of action everywhere. I don't think there was a bad match on the card and most matches had some nice takedown exchanges. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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<div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzRPCbLNgGCF07DeH8KBJRQkkkFykGsRE4g219YRQLPlfn63qUPPVuZZGkf-7rp9RbNvTttMXWaxNOxG8Ek5VLCaHjgThClsppNUDKDNmBkH2dN2IXCIUe-4nxgnQ5ilasurxKRmOU28FI03Y5P3KcJQ-b5rIPHTXrlQ0IrO9FiUBepT7Ymsl8K_W8GfK/s1494/tech%20&%20action%20per%205min.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="1494" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzRPCbLNgGCF07DeH8KBJRQkkkFykGsRE4g219YRQLPlfn63qUPPVuZZGkf-7rp9RbNvTttMXWaxNOxG8Ek5VLCaHjgThClsppNUDKDNmBkH2dN2IXCIUe-4nxgnQ5ilasurxKRmOU28FI03Y5P3KcJQ-b5rIPHTXrlQ0IrO9FiUBepT7Ymsl8K_W8GfK/w640-h394/tech%20&%20action%20per%205min.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br />This is the most important stat in my opinion. Here we can see the total amount of moves attempted every 5min and the total amount of techniques completed. I think of the action number as how much fun it is to watch the event. The technique number could reflect how good the event is for study purposes(assuming most who watch are grapplers). I the other stats can sometimes be misleading because a match with lots of sweeps will likely have less takedowns, because the match is mostly on the ground. Here however, I think things are fairly clear. However there is one caveat. The method I used to calculate the times can skew things if many matches are ended early and/or the match times are long. I believe most of these events are unaffected by this, but the technique score for the AIGA final seems to be a bit low due to this. </div><div><br /></div><div>Getting into it, The yearly action average was 6.5 per 5min and 1.68 techniques. I don't think these numbers are bad at all. People are making legit attempts to do something more than once a minute and on average something happens at least every 5 min. Of course I hope things improve, but I think this is an improvement from years past(although I don't have data on it). Quintet 4 had the most action and FPI 5 had the most technique. Nogi Worlds was unfortunately the worst in both categories. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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<div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Analysis</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>Now that we have some data, let's talk about some conclusions I've drawn from it. I hope these new stats will encourage people to think about the rules or even change the way they compete. </div><div><br /></div><div>Something that has been the topic of debate this year is stalling penalties. Quintet 4, the AIGA Finals and FPI 5 had what I'd call strict stalling. The others either had more lax stalling calls or none at all. If we look at all 3 of these events, they have much higher than average action per 5 min scores. In fact they are all in the top 4. They also have higher technique per 5 min scores as well, except the AIGA finals. It should be noted however that the WNO Night of Champions and the Polaris Women's GP had high scores despite having no stalling calls. That said I believe that being more strict on stalling produces more action and you'll see more techniques in matches. </div><div><br /></div><div>Let's take a look at passing vs sweeping. In years past I believe someone did an analysis and it said that sweeping was more common than passes, but in the 2023 nogi grappling scene, is that true? There were 0.43 sweeps and 0.46 passes per 5 min on average this year. Based on this I would say passing was more successful, but only slightly so. Keep in mind however that there are more passes attempted per 5 min than sweeps. Based on this it seems that trying to win by sweeping someone for points might not be the best strategy.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now let's look at something related. Takedowns vs sweeps. Is it better to standup and try to wrestle someone down or pull guard and sweep them. As noted above there were 0.43 sweeps per 5 min for the yearly average. For takedowns the number was 0.49 takedowns per 5 min. The number of takedowns attempted was also higher than sweeps. It seems here that taking someone down is yielding slightly better returns than attempting to sweep them. </div><div><br /></div><div>Do IBJJF rules make matches boring? This might actually be true. The IBJJF nogi worlds came in below average in Action, Technique, Submissions(& attempts), Passes(& attempts), Sweeps, and Takedowns(& attempts). The only thing it didn't come in below average in is sweep attempts. It came in at half the yearly average for technique per 5 min and significantly lower in action. To be fair, I don't have stats for other IBJJF events this year and I only covered the finals matches. Due to this it might not be representative of the whole event. However I only covered the finals of the ADCC Asian trials, and the AIGA finals and they didn't come out with numbers like this. I think we need more data, but it isn't looking good. If IBJJF wants to do a pro nogi event in the future, I'd recommend that they adjust the rules. </div><div><br /></div><div>Which is more exciting and brings better action points matches or non-point matches? This seems to be a toss up. If we look at the action and technique per 5 min totals it seems to be about even. Quinet and the WNO night of champions scored very high on action and technique, but so did the FPI and the AIGA finals. The event with the lowest action was Nogi worlds, which is a point event. However the 2nd lowest amount of action came from FPI 4 which was EBI rules(no points). It seems points don't seem to have much of an influence over the amount of action and technique. Perhaps in the future when we have more data we can make a definitive conclusion, but as of now, I'm not seeing much of a difference. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Off The Mats</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div>I think the athletes are finally improving their marketing. We see B-team coming about with good and most importantly consistent content. I've seen vlogs from Lucas Pinerio, Ffion Davies and Junny Ocasio this year. There are also great podcasts from the Simple men(Nicky Rod, Jay Rod, Ethan Crelenstein and Damien Anderson) and Eoghan O'Flanagan. I think these will help grow the sport by making people feel more connected to the athletes. Although not everyone has started doing it, I think people are starting to see how helpful it is. For us the viewer it also gives us an interesting look into these people's lives and makes the matches more interesting. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="502" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_xwDIbF8YIA" width="603" youtube-src-id="_xwDIbF8YIA"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>On the other hand the promotion of events has been pretty bad this year. Not only did they happen inconsistently, but they were also under promoted. I'd like to see more regular events and more of a build up before they happen. About 2 years ago there was about 1 big event every month to look forward to. In 2023 it seemed like there were months of drought followed by 2-3 big events in 1 week. I hope 2024 shows improvements in this area. </div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, I think media should step their game up. Many of the events don't have the hype that they should and people don't even realize they're happening in some cases. How can we grow the sport if people don't know when or where the events are going on? By improving coverage I think it will help engagement. People often don't want to watch matches between people they don't know, but I think the media can help expose people to some of these lesser known athletes. I include myself in those that need to step it up here. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Overall</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>This was a very good year for grappling. As you can see there was a lot of exciting action and new events popping up. The ADCC open's have been fun and have managed to attract some high level talent. The Fight Pass Invitationals look beautiful and it looks like they are very close to finding a great ruleset. The future of nogi grappling is looking bright. I can't wait for 2024, which is a ADCC year and this one might be even better than the last.</div><div><br /></div><div>I know you're saying. where are the rest of the stats, like takedowns, submissions, etc. Don't worry, they are coming in <a href="https://thegrapplingconjecture.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-year-in-nogi-grappling-2023-pt2.html" target="_blank">part 2. </a><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-70102609939137856422023-12-16T08:22:00.000-08:002023-12-16T08:22:53.043-08:00What We Learned from AIGA 2023 Final<p>It is the end of the year and AIGA decided to end it with a bang, with the AIGA champions leauge final. If you haven't followed the other events, basically there are multiple teams of grapplers of various weights. The grapplers of the same weight compete against each other and the team with the most wins, moves on in the tournament. Now we are finally at the end and we have 2 Teams meeting in the finals. Unfortunately because this event is so long, I couldn't do stats for all of event because it was 5 hours long for each day. I'm only covering the final, which consists of 7 matches. Anyway, lets get to the results.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Results</span></b></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">83kg -<span style="color: #ffa400;"><b> Mica Galvao</b></span> def. Ygor Rodrigues via RNC</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">65kg - <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Dominic Mejia</b></span> def. Kuau Gabriel via points</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">+91kg - <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Dan Manasoiu </b></span>def. Anton Dmitrakov via inside heel hook</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">60kg - <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Felipe Machado</b></span> def. Felipe Nacib via armbar</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">70kg - <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Kennedy Maciel</b></span> def. Gabriel Sousa via anaconda choke</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">76kg - <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Dante Leon</b></span> def. Johnatha Alves via triangle</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">91kg - <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Giancarlo Bodoni </b></span>def. Henrique Ceconi via guillotine</div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>How People Won</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></span><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1IQb9pYc2RridopfcM2uoiIwnZAOtlf_y1nlmxr-xSgnMuHK581dpjpLFE9YrHqNU67L8hvc5jcZZeErDRoy1EfaXo_2laaJGxz-qjYBYLCahdKDcIIutNGqrCMerpGuzz86S9C390Yvjhd2TEFkimBDrpwgOxSgNr0Hx8iRDxM_49sUiH2GamB-fr0W7/s1311/AIGA%202023%20Finals.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="975" data-original-width="1311" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1IQb9pYc2RridopfcM2uoiIwnZAOtlf_y1nlmxr-xSgnMuHK581dpjpLFE9YrHqNU67L8hvc5jcZZeErDRoy1EfaXo_2laaJGxz-qjYBYLCahdKDcIIutNGqrCMerpGuzz86S9C390Yvjhd2TEFkimBDrpwgOxSgNr0Hx8iRDxM_49sUiH2GamB-fr0W7/w640-h476/AIGA%202023%20Finals.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span>Before I said the FPI 5 had one of the highest submission ratios I'd seen. I think this is actually the highest. Of course these were only the finals matches, but there were 6 subs in 7 matches. That is almost unheard of. Chokes came out on top here, but we also got 1 arm and one leg attack. As far as submissions go, you can't ask for more than this. </div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Stats</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></span><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyF0Zo2LJsK34H5RfVTnOd2RYk3KBLfqwUMkCvW-C9VIkrfGngb9ty12s9kRKIgDFItU3CcU-ZmJmgpVBtPDvjTO8j5a0xYDhKxJtjv8FuuZ24gQiioRR01J1trnb3axQgmLu4ddqbkh0QbLAy68qMnNVuuDb_4ZPsmNka7DZPpAa42jXh16GGrZjosQud/s1311/AIGA%202023%20Finals%20subs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="975" data-original-width="1311" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyF0Zo2LJsK34H5RfVTnOd2RYk3KBLfqwUMkCvW-C9VIkrfGngb9ty12s9kRKIgDFItU3CcU-ZmJmgpVBtPDvjTO8j5a0xYDhKxJtjv8FuuZ24gQiioRR01J1trnb3axQgmLu4ddqbkh0QbLAy68qMnNVuuDb_4ZPsmNka7DZPpAa42jXh16GGrZjosQud/w640-h476/AIGA%202023%20Finals%20subs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span>First up we have submissions. Everything was tied at 1 submission each. We got a lot of the usual subs, but also an anaconda choke, which is a bit more rare. I always like seeing variety.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>6 subs, 42 attempts</b></div><div><br /></div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">
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line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0px 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C012mxotwJv/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by AIGA (@aiga.global)</a></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIvSOoO5dwXTy6zYVOh2iEArnFZ4_4G7m_rM0RIQVw5QHTJrj5FI8SuG53zEJisU8XbQ-GFch5Wir2y2WbXggvrk8cFqtUSKKyj93cJ2m-Ovk0Gl-7-LL5aO8McFuwE6dZAc4fRBuwacDbDptXqVbi5Q9Md88m5O_7eHFj-iHdpqFi1ANutvRwpH18CEY/s1311/AIGA%202023%20Finals%20takedowns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="975" data-original-width="1311" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIvSOoO5dwXTy6zYVOh2iEArnFZ4_4G7m_rM0RIQVw5QHTJrj5FI8SuG53zEJisU8XbQ-GFch5Wir2y2WbXggvrk8cFqtUSKKyj93cJ2m-Ovk0Gl-7-LL5aO8McFuwE6dZAc4fRBuwacDbDptXqVbi5Q9Md88m5O_7eHFj-iHdpqFi1ANutvRwpH18CEY/w640-h476/AIGA%202023%20Finals%20takedowns.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span>We had 4 takedowns here with the double leg being the most attempted. We got another sasae tsurikomi ashi from Mica Galvao. He seems to favor this technique a lot and he's very good at it. During these matches, I actually liked the fact the during the no points period, you could still score takedown points. Of course not everyone chooses to wrestle, but I think it did give an incentive for people to try.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>4 takedowns, 20 attempts</b></div><div><b><br /></b><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtewTzkFGVyGvQ7k3SSG9WaQG0cExKFYYNoAjDr-DUkxawbBnQDRd1YaLBgZUWvRtHjgKGrPoHS744KkH7oGmk-8mM7PZ2XUunNom9sK4DYqifAyJDszwpEqxDaXRBWyI4Xy0kHLd7kh-UiXB-56bedo7ah2TBsyzDX4bR8AzXky6UzA7zQ1Gx2MppjSG7/s1311/AIGA%202023%20Finals%20sweeps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="975" data-original-width="1311" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtewTzkFGVyGvQ7k3SSG9WaQG0cExKFYYNoAjDr-DUkxawbBnQDRd1YaLBgZUWvRtHjgKGrPoHS744KkH7oGmk-8mM7PZ2XUunNom9sK4DYqifAyJDszwpEqxDaXRBWyI4Xy0kHLd7kh-UiXB-56bedo7ah2TBsyzDX4bR8AzXky6UzA7zQ1Gx2MppjSG7/w640-h476/AIGA%202023%20Finals%20sweeps.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></span>Here we had a lot of sweeps off of submissions. This strategy seems to be a great way for people to sweep in nogi and I wouldn't be surprised if it is the most common way to sweep in 2023. There was also a nice double leg and half guard sweep.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>6 sweeps, 27 attempts</b></div><div><span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQvUcmiXGtYYa-mtLJVCxjhh8AxM26DbF5t9eEfksvXcmbtU9Qr3nNvwaKU02x7d8UTowmwNo7jWXi4c3GtsWA-SKQbVu9YhhCTFzuDtKMxEiOs1v45L8IIQLVlQPB5ps3_qjsRlOpam1AaU6TR_QQp6pHfxtFULYLbdNtxDUaR16BzjkPiodnny-IlCLM/s1311/AIGA%202023%20Finals%20passes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="975" data-original-width="1311" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQvUcmiXGtYYa-mtLJVCxjhh8AxM26DbF5t9eEfksvXcmbtU9Qr3nNvwaKU02x7d8UTowmwNo7jWXi4c3GtsWA-SKQbVu9YhhCTFzuDtKMxEiOs1v45L8IIQLVlQPB5ps3_qjsRlOpam1AaU6TR_QQp6pHfxtFULYLbdNtxDUaR16BzjkPiodnny-IlCLM/w640-h476/AIGA%202023%20Finals%20passes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div>Passes seemed to be hard to come by at AIGA. There was only one that was completed, which was a kneeslice. This was a bit surprising to me, but sometimes it happens. Many people here showed great guard work and were stifling the passers here. The kneeslice was the most attempted, followed by double under and north-south passing. </span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><b>1 pass, 20 attempts</b></span></div><div><span><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqqHXZwOHlArFTR_tCrEoBa7avQRwaWWFjBxGBIuY9M8J8UD1qGJWSTSPdIN0qpWMnnbZqcBZJ_KNtHaFMEaN-Hf5zAULZixdVuIVgERQbv0zHCwFb6tj1XJf30OPbvD51YVYC3ftCwsv29DGYWFxRCe47b8-iNgY3ksDJog2yN7sNnhB0SBGU8EfsYE3/s1311/AIGA%202023%20Finals%20positions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="975" data-original-width="1311" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqqHXZwOHlArFTR_tCrEoBa7avQRwaWWFjBxGBIuY9M8J8UD1qGJWSTSPdIN0qpWMnnbZqcBZJ_KNtHaFMEaN-Hf5zAULZixdVuIVgERQbv0zHCwFb6tj1XJf30OPbvD51YVYC3ftCwsv29DGYWFxRCe47b8-iNgY3ksDJog2yN7sNnhB0SBGU8EfsYE3/w640-h476/AIGA%202023%20Finals%20positions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The back was the position got the most finishes here followed by the mount and the saddle. It seems the mount has been making a bit of a comeback, but I guess we'll find out for sure when I do the end of the year stats. Big Dan also hit a nice inside heelhook from the saddle. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /> <span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></span><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C02KRo6tid5/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 0px 1px 10px 0px; color: red; font-size: xx-large; margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px; width: calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C02KRo6tid5/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 0; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;" target="_blank"><div style="align-items: center; display: flex; 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<div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b>Action</b></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">3.5 </span><span style="color: red;">submission attempts</span><span style="color: #ffa400;"> per 5 min</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">0.5 </span><span style="color: red;">submissions per</span><span style="color: #ffa400;"> 5 min</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #ffa400;">1.66</b><b><span style="color: red;"> pass attempts</span></b><b style="color: #ffa400;"> per 5 min</b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #ffa400;">0.08</b><b><span style="color: red;"> passes per</span></b><b style="color: #ffa400;"> 5 min</b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #ffa400;">2.25 </b><b><span style="color: red;">sweep attempts</span></b><b style="color: #ffa400;"> per 5 min</b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #ffa400;">0.5 </b><b><span style="color: red;">sweeps</span></b><b style="color: #ffa400;"> per 5 min</b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #ffa400;">1.66 </b><b><span style="color: red;">takedown attempts</span></b><b style="color: #ffa400;"> per 5 min</b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #ffa400;">0.33 </b><b><span style="color: red;">takedowns</span></b><b style="color: #ffa400;"> per 5 min</b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Total Action </span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">9.07</span><span style="color: #ffa400;"> actions per 5 min</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Total Technique(completed moves)</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">1.41</span></b><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"> techniques per 5 min</span></b></div></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b>Rules & Production</b></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></span>Let's go over the good and the bad, starting with the bad, because there wasn't much of it. The first thing that I always hate to see, is a raised stage. I think only one person fell off, but why risk it? Even though it might look slightly better, it is much more dangerous. </div><div><br /></div><div>The other problem I had, was just the length of the event. It was 2 days and about 10 hours long. Each day was 5 hours and although I love grappling, that is a bit too much. Perhaps removing a weight category or 2, removing rounds, etc would help shorten the times. The matches were great, but extending the time so much IMO lessens the experience. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now let's get to the good. The production was top notch and everything ran fairly smoothly. The camera angles were pretty good, the commentary was decent and there were no sound problems. There wasn't much to complain about when it comes to that stuff. In the middle there were some huge guys swinging swords around, but I like swords, so if they want to show off their traditional sword techniques, I'm all for it. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have to say I loved the rules. I think they were based off ADCC rules, but with somethings that I think improved them. They got rid of the ADCC turtling by giving people points if they were able to move behind people after a takedown. This is more consistent with wrestling and IBJJF scoring and I believe it is more fair. They also had a no points period at the beginning, however they allowed you to earn points by taking people down. This IMO made things a bit more interesting since people that wanted to wrestle could actually earn points for doing so and those that wanted to pull guard could do so without penalty. I think this eliminated some of the rules gaming that sometimes happens in the no points period. </div><div><br /></div><div>The other thing I really liked was the action clock. I've be advocating for this, for a while now. Instead of a penalty for stalling, they just give you 20 sec to do something or you'll lose a point. I think this is a fairer way to penalize inactivity and it is easier to understand. I also think gives people a chance incase of ref error. It wasn't used much in these matches, but when it was I felt it was effective. I'm hoping that they continue with this and other promotions adopt it as well. <br /><span><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b>Overall</b></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></span>This was a really good event. I enjoyed it a lot and I'm looking forward to season 3. It seems that season 2 wasn't really promoted until mid way into the year, but I'm hoping to get AIGA events year round in 2024. It is hard to argue with a sub ratio like we got in the finals and I think we got some good names competing, which everyone likes to see. I'm hoping even more names get involved in 2024, but it might be hard to top the action we got in these finals.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you missed it, you can watch the finals for free on youtube now. IMO it is a must watch, so check it out if you haven't already. </div><div><br /> <span><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="518" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cUZtQseNxVg" width="622" youtube-src-id="cUZtQseNxVg"></iframe></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b>Year to Date Stats</b></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></span>Here are the final stats from 2023. I'll be putting up the year end round up soon, so keep your eye out for that.</div><div><br /> <span><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESKOTHOQwFWEvrd_Ng567tm72vm4q-GEa7CcRkmsbWmhK68f8wMOiRPRGzbHkJe37HF93IDWdhhKJq1mTdSrSmU3CUSVf43ZxwSI0gh256T57noHdUp_2WXztyXeUM9Yt51XUllr0fIch5cPH2xN-g7W_hQzlDI0CcCODPtiD4twHukV_Qkh4JJ7zo6SH/s1690/2023%20YTD%20Submissions%20Dec%2016th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="1690" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESKOTHOQwFWEvrd_Ng567tm72vm4q-GEa7CcRkmsbWmhK68f8wMOiRPRGzbHkJe37HF93IDWdhhKJq1mTdSrSmU3CUSVf43ZxwSI0gh256T57noHdUp_2WXztyXeUM9Yt51XUllr0fIch5cPH2xN-g7W_hQzlDI0CcCODPtiD4twHukV_Qkh4JJ7zo6SH/w640-h350/2023%20YTD%20Submissions%20Dec%2016th.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-74336010507079542092023-12-12T04:04:00.000-08:002023-12-13T01:51:42.497-08:00What We Learned from Fightpass Invitational 5 <p> FPI 5 just finished and I have to say this was a great event. It had a lot of big names despite that fact Gordon Ryan dropped out. I think this should have been promoted more, but over on reddit it seemed to get a lot of attention. For this event they changed up the rules, which I imagine had to do with the lackluster previous events that used EBI rules. If you haven't read my <a href="https://thegrapplingconjecture.blogspot.com/2023/12/fight-pass-invitational-5-play-by-play.html" target="_blank">play-by-play, check it out here.</a> However the rules were a bit hard to understand. Here is a video explaining a bit of it.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Bmac explains the rules for FPI 5</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="544" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sOd1SDi9DCA" width="653" youtube-src-id="sOd1SDi9DCA"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Results</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b> Achillies Rocha<span> </span></b></span>def Andy Varela via points</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Hanna Goldy </b></span>def Amanda Maza via armbar</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Aaron Wilson </b></span>def Christian Guzman via armbar</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Vagner Rocha </b></span>def Victor Silverio via RNC</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Elisabeth Clay </b></span>def Luiza Monterio via inside heelhook</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Jonnatas Gracie </b></span>def Nicky Ryan via points</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Victor Hugo </b></span>def Dan Manasiou via americana</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Mason Folwer </b></span>def Haisim Rida via kimura</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Nicky Rod </b></span>def Yuri Simoes via points</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Nicholas Meregali </b></span>def Felipe Pena via RNC</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Some of the earlier matches can be seen here.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="551" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c30ahsMpPLw" width="664" youtube-src-id="c30ahsMpPLw"></iframe></b></div><b><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">How People Won</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div></span></b><div><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UFIM7hbya8pALB3GIcZ8V6xkRuT_IvawMAgpb2PkyqAp7OnNDnnYEaXSd5fTvfhJ1RjI-BEHpmdv9KpJEUFpr4Pf6TQXRW8M4Y79Zuab5SRSyXgjDHX8ukO8lF6gtaetqGceg-kfnHPbSR94C4rJwdfIMzo-5yTn96ba9AQBc4O1ULhpCtNbQtswG_iG/s1347/Fightpass%20Invitational%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="1347" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UFIM7hbya8pALB3GIcZ8V6xkRuT_IvawMAgpb2PkyqAp7OnNDnnYEaXSd5fTvfhJ1RjI-BEHpmdv9KpJEUFpr4Pf6TQXRW8M4Y79Zuab5SRSyXgjDHX8ukO8lF6gtaetqGceg-kfnHPbSR94C4rJwdfIMzo-5yTn96ba9AQBc4O1ULhpCtNbQtswG_iG/w640-h476/Fightpass%20Invitational%205.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b></span></b>This is an unheard of number of submissions. As you can see there is a 70% submission rate here. I'd need to check all my old data, but I believe this might be the highest submission rate I've ever recorded. Fightpass wanted submissions and they got them. 40% of them were arm submissions followed by chokes at 20% and finally leglocks at 10%. Only 3 matches out of 10 were won on points. I'm not sure if it is even possible to get these kinds of results consistently, but I'm glad we got them for atleast 1 event. Although I'd like to see Fightpass tweak the rules a bit, they definitely did something right here. </div><div><span><span style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div>Looking at my stats, only the Polaris Women's GP, EBI 20(Kade Ruotolo OneFC) and WNO 14(perhaps this should be thrown out since 2 matches were sub only), had a higher submission rate.<div><span><span style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Stats</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjou-Ro-S3l_PqXrubFUAj_SoTZhsz8WTSgrC22GphqBsJz1nEg1T8h5kXGvcwiwtJA3Gm-dYqN68OL-4Tg29NSiSj0Hmh-phyphenhyphentTBWR2Bb0C7ZhAOFDoPrk41pQffzdYPxLgeeHVHtDPf6k8OQl7bBtAsUGPNQU49MTg3aDKMHASmmsoJU5U_s5ACiu0Bpb/s1347/Fightpass%20Invitational%205%20sub.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="1347" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjou-Ro-S3l_PqXrubFUAj_SoTZhsz8WTSgrC22GphqBsJz1nEg1T8h5kXGvcwiwtJA3Gm-dYqN68OL-4Tg29NSiSj0Hmh-phyphenhyphentTBWR2Bb0C7ZhAOFDoPrk41pQffzdYPxLgeeHVHtDPf6k8OQl7bBtAsUGPNQU49MTg3aDKMHASmmsoJU5U_s5ACiu0Bpb/w640-h476/Fightpass%20Invitational%205%20sub.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The RNC came out on top as always, but were a variety of other submissions as well. We saw an americana which we don't see often. Some people call this a terrible move that doesn't work at the highest level, but we saw it being used to defeat an ADCC North American trials champion here. At first I thought Hanna Goldy's submission was an armbar, but watching it again it appears to be more of a dead orchard, so I put it in that category. </div><div><br /></div><div>I've decided to start doing more stats and try to assign each event an excitement or action rating(starting next year). In order to do that I need some stats and I thought I'd share some of them here. </div><div><br /></div>This event had <b>32 sub attempts</b>, <b>7 subs</b>. <div><br /><p></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAYpUl8-MJxjadUYf6gLzp8hb4INbUArBJ0UJeNV3CvIuy6cnhg_Pn87Z0B_L71OU0GSy-H8h9f0Czo5tHKJu07JpVj21WoCO_uWs0_dvY-NCkBRzTjFZpGOoJSVQo5m_aMOrpFnUlACmPVcsZ26Pj2OakjnvIOmRNlGD1JbbfnEZeNLTiwERzuKXF-x6/s1347/Fightpass%20Invitational%205%20pass.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="1347" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAYpUl8-MJxjadUYf6gLzp8hb4INbUArBJ0UJeNV3CvIuy6cnhg_Pn87Z0B_L71OU0GSy-H8h9f0Czo5tHKJu07JpVj21WoCO_uWs0_dvY-NCkBRzTjFZpGOoJSVQo5m_aMOrpFnUlACmPVcsZ26Pj2OakjnvIOmRNlGD1JbbfnEZeNLTiwERzuKXF-x6/w640-h476/Fightpass%20Invitational%205%20pass.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><b><br /></b></b></p>The 3/4 mount pass was the most successful here, but this is mainly due to Nicky Rod repeatedly passing Yuri in this manner and Yuri re-guarding. The bodylock was also working well for people along with the kneeslice. Halfguard passes and the Torreando were quite popular, but nobody was able to pass with them. <b><div><b><br /></b></div> 49 pass attempts; 15 passes</b><div><b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDtitWXSqpQgUV-Kr1ptMiKaabshOwZj9EoYxNtta1hPS86lprjiY2veQ5oTdBWP4JpSozi0GGPCx9zEW061WLY2JldTu_1VVXtFHJk-E90fnDHxwoYpjZt2tPuB0O2jCsY9t7aH9LuJUeWqKP_BK_o-gjNrjUCRpJrzQteNNU_gMB9bZUmpf1BAi6Rcq/s1347/Fightpass%20Invitational%205%20sweeps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="1347" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDtitWXSqpQgUV-Kr1ptMiKaabshOwZj9EoYxNtta1hPS86lprjiY2veQ5oTdBWP4JpSozi0GGPCx9zEW061WLY2JldTu_1VVXtFHJk-E90fnDHxwoYpjZt2tPuB0O2jCsY9t7aH9LuJUeWqKP_BK_o-gjNrjUCRpJrzQteNNU_gMB9bZUmpf1BAi6Rcq/w640-h476/Fightpass%20Invitational%205%20sweeps.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div></b><br />The single leg wrestle up and X-guard sweep were number one here. These days the X-guard sweep isn't super popular, but it proved its worth here. There were also SLX sweeps, tripod a halfguard and 50/50 sweep. We also saw a rare scissor sweep which Victor Hugo used to win his match. <b><div><b><br /></b></div>23 sweep attempts; 9 sweeps</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>
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<div><b><br /><br /></b></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZBUQdXsiAl0iphPiZo4OjBc3zkf_IzKOGUCpfyfIzQekXAohEp_pJd7uJmPsHbyZ5hO2cF56pfC1QpFmsL0uwmbTgzxhYddu8L1sk5CQRkV4r3mlfzWB0u-QTUaD1w7UX_ggM6h3GV0BsOPh5pTWJ5CLy6sD5uJMyS49osXfoxR0YwlpV-NQb7sP6uDU/s1347/Fightpass%20Invitational%205%20pos.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="1347" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZBUQdXsiAl0iphPiZo4OjBc3zkf_IzKOGUCpfyfIzQekXAohEp_pJd7uJmPsHbyZ5hO2cF56pfC1QpFmsL0uwmbTgzxhYddu8L1sk5CQRkV4r3mlfzWB0u-QTUaD1w7UX_ggM6h3GV0BsOPh5pTWJ5CLy6sD5uJMyS49osXfoxR0YwlpV-NQb7sP6uDU/w640-h476/Fightpass%20Invitational%205%20pos.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><b><br /></b></div>It seems every position achieved got at least 1 submission. The mount and back tied for first followed by 50/50 and sidecontrol. People were using any and all positions they could to get something going and I believe this had to do with the extremely liberal use of stalling calls and penalties.</div><div> <br /><p></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">The Rules</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>The biggest thing people were talking about during and after this event were the rules/ref. On the one hand myself and others have called for more action during matches and harsher stalling calls. However this might have been a bit too much. During these matches there were times when atheletes were penalized for seemingly little reason and overall it was inconsistent. There were very few times I felt penalties should have been given and they weren't, but there were numerous times where I felt that gave out penalties too fast. </div><div><br /></div><div>The other problem was the fact that there were no points in regulation, but points in OT. This combined with the penalties meant that most of the matches ended with negative points, which always looks bad. On top of that people could get negative points during the match, but couldn't earn positive points until OT. This creates a huge problem, especially in matches such as Nicky Rod vs Yuri. Nicky was clearly winning the match, but went into OT with -1pt because he pulled guard, despite that fact that he had takedowns, guard passes, the mount, etc. It is important to penalize inactivity, but it is just as important to reward grappling technique. </div><div><br /></div><div>In order to fix these problems, I'd recommend adding points to the regulation period and if you want a sub only section make it short. Perhaps 1-3 min in a 10 min match would be enough to let people pull guard, go for an imanari roll or just feel out their opponent without worrying about losing points. After people should be able to score and inactivity penalties should be available. This time I feel like everything worked out, but the way the rules are set up there is huge potential for robberies. </div><div><br /></div><div>Another thing that I believe would help would be to replace penalties with a shot clock. A 20-30 second clock that penalizes someone that doesn't attempt a scoring technique is preferable to a penalty. It gives the athlete a chance not to lose a point and it makes it harder for referees to interfere with the match. Even if the ref starts the clock on someone he shouldn't have, it can be argued that you should be trying a scoring technique every 30 sec anyway. It also stops situations where the ref just keeps penalizing someone who has been winning most of the match, in the last few seconds. I believe this would be more fair and less susceptible to bad refereeing. Admittedly this would require some thought into who would control the clock, how it would be displayed on screen and to the athletes, what constitutes an attempt and what types of actions should and shouldn't start the clock. </div><div><br /></div><div>Overall I hope Fightpass continues in this same general direction, but they tweak somethings for the sake of fairness and sportsmanship. Very few events have the guts to try a new ruleset, so I commend them for experimenting to find a more exciting ruleset. <br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Measuring</b></span></span><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"> </span></b><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Action</b></span></span></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>When I first started I just gave stats for submissions, which I think was useful. However people wanted more, so last year I expanded it to failures and successes, so you can see the success rates of techniques. Next year I'm going to try to come up with an action rating for events that will hopefully be able to give ratings on how exciting an event is. I hope this will be able to show which rulesets and events produce the most excitement in a more objective manor. I'll leave some of what I'm working on for this event down below. </div><div><br /></div><div>The matches here were 15 min, however to make things more fair, matches that ended in submission are counted as only half of the total match time(7.5 min). If we add everything together this way we get a total base time for this event of 97.5 min. If we divide that into 5min chunks of action we get 19.5 slices of time. Let's see the averages of what happened in those intervals.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">1.64 </span><span style="color: red;">submission attempts</span><span style="color: #ffa400;"> per 5 min </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">0.35 </span><span style="color: red;">submissions per</span><span style="color: #ffa400;"> 5 min</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #ffa400;">2.51</b><b><span style="color: red;"> pass attempts</span></b><b style="color: #ffa400;"> per 5 min</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #ffa400;">0.76</b><b><span style="color: red;"> passes per</span></b><b style="color: #ffa400;"> 5 min</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #ffa400;">1.17 </b><b><span style="color: red;">sweep attempts</span></b><b style="color: #ffa400;"> per 5 min</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #ffa400;">0.46 </b><b><span style="color: red;">sweeps</span></b><b style="color: #ffa400;"> per 5 min</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #ffa400;">2.61 </b><b><span style="color: red;">takedown attempts</span></b><b style="color: #ffa400;"> per 5 min</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #ffa400;">0.97 </b><b><span style="color: red;">takedowns</span></b><b style="color: #ffa400;"> per 5 min</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Total Action </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">7.93</span><span style="color: #ffa400;"> actions per 5 min</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Total Technique(completed moves)</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">2.54</span></b><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"> techniques per 5 min</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div>Hopefully this gives you a clearer view of the event and hopefully in the future I will have yearly averages of all these so you can see how each event compares to others. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Overall</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>This was a fun event to watch. It had names and it had subs. You can't ask for much more in an event. The rule changes were a bit weird, but I think they are on to something. The overall amount of action can't really be denied, but in the future these rules may yield some bad results. Here though we saw lots of takedowns, passes, sweeps and submissions. I was worried about a few matches and they exceeded my expectations by quite a bit. I expected Yuri and Nicky Rod to be a bit boring, but it was actually very good. I also expected Vagner vs Victor to be a snoozefest, but it was actually action packed and even ended in a submission. </div><div><br /></div><div>As said above the refing was distracting and IMO it did alter the matches, but in this case I think it was for the better. I'm hoping Fightpass continues to experiment with the rules until the find a better ruleset, but I think their experiment yielded a great event. </div><div><br /></div><div>As I said previously, I'll update the year-to-date stats later this week. </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-12440448061796544832023-12-10T17:09:00.000-08:002023-12-10T20:20:31.058-08:00Fight Pass Invitational 5 Play-by-Play<p> Its time for the last FPI event of the year. They've changed the rules and hopefully this will bring more action as they are using ADCC rules. Let's get to it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Andy Varela vs Achilles Rocha</b></span></p><br />Achilles Rocha vs Andy Varela up first here. They tie up and Rocha is heavy on the head. Andy hits a throwby, and Rocha tries to granby out, but it doesn't work. After a few sec on the ground they stand again. The ref is really on them and warns them to get working after about 30 sec of no action. I like this ref. They are collar tying again and Andy tries a snap that doesn't work and the ref tells them to get to work again. Andy goes for a harai goshi, but Rocha pops back up. The ref warns them again to stop handfighting. Rocha shoots for a double, but can't get it. Rocha jumps guard and then start using inverted guard which, Andy immediately passes. Rocha gets his guard back and stands. Andy gets a warning for lack of activity. Rocha gets double unders, but can't do anything with it. Andy gets another warning and then hits a slideby which goes to a scramble and Andy gets the back with one hook in.<div><br /></div>Andy is going for a full nelson, which is apparently legal, but Rocha starts rolling and then gets out and comes on top. There is no score yet with 90 sec left. Rocha puts pressure on from the top, but this lets Andy start to come to the top, but Rocha uses a leg entanglement to slow him down. The ref gives Andy -1, which I didn't think was warranted and they stand up. Time runs out and it looks like it is going to OT for some reason(Andy is down by one). I hate this raised stage. The action stops because they almost fall off the edge.<div><br /></div>Rocha goes for a double, but can't get it, Andy shoots back and Rocha rolls him over. Andy builds up and slams Rocha, but they do out of bounds. The reset in the middle. Andy messes up a duckunder and gets put down. Andy wrestles up on a single and tries to get the back standing. He falls off the front and Rocha is on top. Andy hits a nice X-guard sweep, but Rocha turtles so he doesn't get scored on. Andy on a darce, but Rocha escapes and Andy goes back to x-guard. The restart in the middle with 1 min left and Rocha looking to pass. Rocha dives for an anaconda choke, Andy escapes and jumps on Rocha's back and again falls off. Rocha is back on top with 12 sec left. Rocha goes for an armbar and then mounts Andy as the clock runs out. <b>Achilles Rocha wins on points.</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Amanda Mazza vs Hanna Goldy</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div>Next up is Amanda Maza vs Hanna Goldy. They said it is a catch weight contest and I'm guessing Goldy is the larger woman. They start with Maza pushing forward and Goldy walking back while hand fighting. The handfighting is intensifying, but they aren't getting close enough to each other to do anything. Finally Goldy pulls guard. Goldy throws her legs up, for a triangle, but it isn't close. Maza tries to jump over the guard for an armbar, but Goldy stops it. Goldy goes for an armbar, but she doesn't have a good angle. Maza tries a kneeslice, but Goldy traps her in full guard and climbs her legs up. Goldy goes for an armbar and its close, but Maza escapes and passes for a second. Goldy gets get guard back and goes back to that high guard. Goldy grabs Maza's arm and gets a somewhat strange armbar with 1 hand. <b>Hanna Goldy wins via Armbar.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Christian Guzman vs Aaron Wilson</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div>Aaron Wilson and going against Christian Guzman next. Wilson is dancing around like he is doing kun-fu and Guzman pulls guard. Guzman plays RDLR and Wilson grabs his foot for a toehold that Guzman spins out of. Wilson dives in for a halfguard pass, and it looks close, but Guzman escapes. Wilson goes for a halfguard pressure pass again, but Guzman fends him off and stands. Guzman pulls and Wilson quickly passes. Guzman turtles to avoid a score and then reguards. Wilson hits a kneeslice and gets into sidecontrol. Guzman actually got a negative point for pulling guard. Guzman gets back to halfguard. but Wilson is trying to smash his way into mount. Guzman bucks and gets back into guard with an inverted armbar. Wilson defends. They are in Guzman's closed guard and the ref gives them an inactivity warning. Wilson slams his opponent and the ref warns him not to do it. Wilson looked confused. They are still in closed guard and Wilson gets a stalling call. They are tied at -1 each now. Wilson just got another penalty after he broke the guard. I don't know why he got that. There is little time left. Wilson goes for a pass and gets to 3/4 mount. Wilson mounts, goes for a triangle and then changes to the armbar. <b>Aaron Wilson wins via armbar.</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Victor Silverio vs Vagner Rocha</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Vagner Rocha vs Victor Silverio up next. I wonder how this will go with the way the ref is calling stalling. They start things off with some heavy handfighting and Victor pushing forward hard. Vagner snaps Victor hard. Victor snaps back. Victor shoots for the legs, but it isn't close. Victor pulls guard and Vager pushing forward . Victor grabs and leg and gets the sweep with a single leg. They reset and then start arguing about the postion. Vagner playing full guard and Victor stands and passes Vagner, but can't secure it long enough to get points. Vagner goes for a leg and then uses it to sweep. Vagner pressuring forward from halfguard top. Vagner is putting a lot os pressure on and then switches side. Vagner is inching forward as he switches sides. Victor gets him off, but Vagner just gets back in there. Victor gets a warning for just defending. Vagner gets the pass and moves to side control. Victor gets his guard back and goes for an outside heelhook. Vagner slowly works his way out with about 2 min left. Vagner, puts the pressure on again and Victor goes for an ankle lock. Vagner goes for a standing toehold and Victor spins out. Vagner puts pressure on again. Vagner talks to Gordon Ryan and says he's trying to use Gordon's passing. Vagner then highsteps through Victor's guard, but can't secure side control. He then starts to pass Victor's halfguard, but time runs out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />OT starts and Victor is down by one and they are standing. Victor is exhausted and gets -1 as Vagner gets a warning. Vagner hits a double and puts Victor on his stomach. Vagner starts crabriding and gets his hooks in on the back. Victor is facedown with Vagner on his back getting smashed. Vagner gets a hand under the neck and gets the tap. <b>Vagner Rocha wins via RNC.</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Luiza Monteiro vs Elisabeth Clay</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div>Luiza Monteiro vs Elisabeth Clay up next. This should be a good one. Clay looks depressed for some reason, but hopefully she will be on during this match. They are handfighting and the ref calls for action less than 30 sec in. Clay spins down to guard and then tries to stand, but Luiza shoves her down and almost passes. They restart and Luiza tries to push Clay's legs down as Clay works DLR. Clay starts in invert and Luiza dives on a toehold. Clay counters with a toehold of her own and Luiza comes back on top with a double under pass. Luiza dives on a leg again and goes for a 50/50 inside heelhook. Clay is hiding her heel and now Clay attacks her own inside heelhook. The tables have turned and Clay hits an inside heelhook. Clay finally smiles. <b>Elisabeth Clay wins via inside heelhook.</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Nicky Ryan vs Jonnatas Gracie</span></b></div><br /><br />Nicky Ryan vs Jonnatas Gracie is the next match up. They start out wrestling and handfighting. Gracie goes for a single and gets Ryan down, but Ryan goes for a guillotine. Gracie gets out and Ryan tries to stand. Gracie keeps ahold of his leg and Ryan can't get to his feet. Ryan plays guard for a few sec, and they tries to get to his feet, but Gracie throws him right back down. Nicky goes for a leg and uses that to stand up. Gracie tries a foot sweep and then Nicky goes for a single. Gracie defends and then takes Nicky down with a bodylock. Gracie lands in halfguard and starts putting on pressure to pass with that same bodylock. The ref is starting to warn them as Gracie gives up on the bodylock. Gracie is starting to work some standing passes and Nicky tries to stand, but Gracie shoves him back down hard. Gracie gets another warning, but can't get anything going. Both men have warnings now. Gracie goes for a double underpass, and tries to take the back, Nicky gets a single and Gracie is on a guillotine. Nicky escapes and they restart in the center. They are standing and Gracie tries a single, but Nicky limp legs out. Nicky get -1 for inactivity on the feet. Gracie reaches for an ankle pick, but it isn't close. Gracie get -1 now too. Gracie looks exhausted and Nicky shoots and double the is stuffed as time runs out. There appears to be a 1 min break now.<div><br /></div>Gracie gets Nicky's leg up on a single leg. Nicky is trying to separate the hands, but is having trouble getting his leg back. Nicky goes for an uchimata and they got back to standing. Nicky gets -1 for passivity. Gracie is in on another single leg and he slams Nicky down , almost into side control. Apparently big takedowns are 4 points. Gracie is in Nicky's butterfly guard and Nicky is down by 4 even though he gets another negative. Gracie gets another negative, but there is only a min left. Gracie goes for a double underpass and forces Nicky to turtle. The ref is going crazy and gives Gracie another negative. Gracie just lost another point for some reason and Gracie is up by one. <b>Jonnatas Gracie wins via points.</b><div><b><br /></b><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Victor Hugo vs Dan Manasiou</span></b></div></div><br /><br />Victor Hugo vs Big Dan is the next fight. Victor looks thinner and in better shape than before. I don't know if that will help him or hurt him though as Big Dan looks huge.<div><br /></div>They start with some handfighting and big Dan snaps Hugo to the ground. Hugo pops back up and they continue. The ref warns Hugo and he shoots a double on big Dan. He then pulls guard and gets an omoplata and sweeps Dan, Dan scambles back to top. Dan drops back on a leg, but Hugo easily defends. Dan gets a warning and tries to high step, but can't get it going. Hugo goes for another omoplata, but he can't get it. The ref needs to stop touching them as he's messing things up. They are standing and Hugo gets a warning. Neither man is doing much now, but the ref seems to have chilled out. Dan shoots for a sloppy single, but can't get it. Dan shoots for another single and gets it. Hugo gets another warning for inactivity. Hugo goes for another omoplata, but it isn't working. Hugo hit a tripod sweep and is on top now. Dan goes for a heelhook and uses it to create a scramble and come on top. Dan tries a bodylock pass, but Dan defends. There is about 2 min left and the action has slowed, with Hugo trying to play guard and Big Dan not doing much. Dan gets -1. Hugo gets -1 as well for not doing anything. 1 min left and neither man is really trying much. Hugo tries a weak tripod sweep, but doesn't get it. Dan gets another -1 with 20 seconds left. Dan gets another -1 so it is -3 to -1 for Hugo.<div><br /></div>They head into OT now. They are standing again and Dan is pushing forward hard. Hugo gets -1 for moving backwards. Dan hits an uchimata and is screaming like an animal. They scramble and Hugo comes to turtle, so there is no score. Hugo might be slightly injured, but he continues. Hugo gets up and Dan shoves him off stage. It looked bad, but Hugo gets back in there. Hugo pulls guard, which causes him to lose a point. Neither man is doing much and one of them might get another negative. Dan falls into Hugo's closed guard and loses a point. Hugo is trying to move a bit and Dan tries to move, but they stops. Victor opens the guard and tries to get under Dan. Hugo knocks him down, but can't get in top. Dan crawls into Hugo's closed guard and Hugo opens his guard and sweeps Dan with a hip bump sweep. Hugo mounts Dan and submits him with an americana. <b>Victor Hugo wins via Americana.</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Haism Rida vs Mason Fowler</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div>Haisim Rida vs Mason Fowler up next. Usually I'd say Mason should be a big favorite, but high paced scramble heavy matches might favor Rida. They start handfighting and collar tying. The ref starts calling for action and Rida snaps Fowler to the ground. Fowler stand right back up and they go back to handfighting. Rida tries a foot sweep, but it doesn't go anywhere. Folwer is moving forward, but not doing anything. Rida gets a warning, Fowler goes for a single, but it is defended and Rida jumps guard, but misses and Rida stands up. Folwer goes for a single and Rida kicks him in the leg. Fowler goes for a double and Rida tries to counter with a flying armbar, but misses. Folwer passes with a kneeslice into sidecontrol. Fowler looks like he's moving into a kimura and Rida looks for a buggy choke. Suddenly Fowler rips a kimura and injures Rida. <b>Mason Fowler wins via kimura.</b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Nicholas "Nicky Rod" Rodriguez vs Yuri Simoes</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Nicky Rod vs Yuri Simoes up next. There is some bad blood in this one I believe, so hopefully it will be entertaining. The previous matches were a bit slow, but I don't think that will fly at this event.<br /><br />They start and Nicky sits to guard. Yuri moves forward and bit and then backs off. Nicky stands back up. I believe there are no points now, so it is ok to pull guard. Nicky pulls guard again and I guess you do lose points for pulling. Nicky gets a -1 and complains about it. Nicky almost does it again and then stands up. Nicky shoots for a quick single and gets it. Nicky is in on the bodylock now as well. Yuri gets back to closed guard for a sec, but Nicky immediately stands and tries to work standing passes. Yuri throws up his legs for an omoplata, but it isn't close. Nicky tries to run around the guard, but can't get it. Nicky pressuring in from top half and then moves to a bodylock and passes. Yuri turtles to avoid points and Nicky stays tight to him. Nicky is in 3/4 mount now and Nicky passes to mount. Yuri quickly puts him back to 3/4 mount. Nicky gets a clasw grip and is close to getting to his back, but Yuri explodes and escapes. Nicky is pressuring in from top position and Yuri gets a warning. They both turn it up and there is a short burst of action. The ref warns Nicky Rod now and Yuri works some DLR. Nicky gets out and starts moving side to side. Nicky almost passes to NS and Yuri turtles and Nicky tries to take the back. Yuri moves back to guard, but Nicky has him in a bodylock. Yuri turns and Nicky tries to take his back. Nicky in 3/4 mount. Nicky moves to mount with an armtriangle. Nicky asks the ref to give Yuri a negative point lol. Nicky tries to move Yuri's arms up, but Yuri is doing a good time staying tight. Nicky goes for another armtringle, but runs out of time. It looks like Nicky Rod is somehow down -1 despite dominating.<div><br /></div>The 5 min OT is starting after a 1 min break. Nicky shoots and gets poked in the eye, so they stop for a second. They get back to it and Yuri starts feinting. They get in each others faces and things get spicy. Nicky with a shot that is stuffed and then a hard snapdown. Nicky shoots again, but get get it. Yuri get -1 for stalling. Nicky shoots again, but can't get it and Yuri comes up with a russian tie. Yrui shoots for a single, Nicky stuffs it and moves around to the back. Yuri starts talking and Nicky shoves his hand over Yuri's mouth lol. Nicky in 3/4 mount now, but he didn't get points since Nicky initiated to takedown. Yuri gets another -1. Nicky is almost on his back and flattens him facedown. Yuri gets back on his side, but Nicky gets a bodylock and passes to mount. Nicky goes for the armtriangle, but it doesn't look like he is going to get it. Nicky is up 3 to -2 and Nicky tries a kimura trap, but Yuri escapes and time runs out. <b>Nicholas Rogriguez wins via points.</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Felipe Pena vs Nicholas Meregali</span></b></div><br /><br />Meregali vs Pena is likely the last match of the night. They grab each others' hands and start doing some handfighting. The ref stops them and tells them to stop because it looks terrible. Th ref tells Pena to work. Pena gets a good grip on Meregali, but Meregali pushes him off. They ref tells Pena to work again. Meregali shoots for a single and it takes him a while, but he gets it. Pena moves the leg into 50/50 and they stop as Meregali claims he was punched in the mouth. Meregali spins and escapes, but Pena comes on top as Meregali tries to escape. Meregali starts playing butterfly half as they reset. Meregali moves to SLX and knocks Pena over as he goes for an anklelock. Meregali escapes and comes back on top after trying to take the back. Pena gets another warning. Pena pushes forward as Mereghali tries to work his butterfly guard. Pena gets one final warning. Mergali stands, but Pena still has his leg. Pena moves to a bodylock, but the ref stops them as they get to the edge. The ref warns Meregali for slapping Pena while collar tying. Meregali goes for a single and Pena loses a point for inaction. Pena defends the single and they go back to standing. Meregali gets a warning and Pena loses another point. Pena just sits to guard and loses a point. Pena almost catches Meregali in a bear trap, but Meregali escapes and almost takes Pena's back. Pena sucks Meregaliu into 50/50 and Meregali is now sitting on top on Pena trying to smash. Both lost points for refusing to move. Meregali jumps out and almpst passes, but Pena bench presses him off. Meregali starts to turn things up and almost passes, but Pena defends. Meregali seems tired after that though. Time runs out and they're going to OT.<div><br /></div>They are starting again with Pena at -4 and Meregali at -1. Meregali looks slightly fresher than Pena and is pushing forward on the feet. Pena loses another point for moving backwards. Pena loses another point. Meregali is pushing Pena around, but not doing much. As I say that Meregali shoots in for a single leg. Meregali throws Pena off the mat. Luckily Pena is ok. They start them again with Meregali on the single, which Pena seems pissed about. They've been arguing for about 2 min now and Pena is still arguing. Meregali is starting to argue now and demands they penalize Pena. They finally get it together and Pena immediately escapes. The arguing costs Pena another point, who is now down by 6 points. Meregali gets another single leg and goes to 50/50. As Pena tries to sweep Meregali takes his back. 2 min left and Meregali traps Pena's arm and finishes him. <b>Nicholas Meregali wins via RNC.</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-26520183656128688392023-12-10T06:44:00.000-08:002023-12-10T17:07:25.587-08:00What We Learned from the 2023 IBJJF Nogi ChampionshipThe 2023 IBJJF Nogi world championship has ended and we now a number of new athletes have entered their names into the record book. We got a lot of new champions and many people who have been looking to get to the top for years, finally got their gold. I'll go over the blackbelt adult results and stats here, but because of the size of the event I couldn't cover everything. The stats in this article only come from the finals of the adult black belt division due to the sheer number of matches. Anyway, lets get into it. <br /><br /><p><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;">Results</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Men's</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rooster <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Everton Teixeiria </b></span>def Riki Yoshinaga via points</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Light Feather <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Edwin "Junny" Ocasio </b></span>def Zach Kaina via dec</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Feather <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Deigo "Pato" Oliveria </b></span>def Gianni Grippo via points</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Light <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Lucas Vallente </b></span>def Deandre Corbre via points</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Middle <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Tommy Langaker </b></span>def Mike Perez via points</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Medium Heavy <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Ronaldo Junior </b></span>def David Garmo via points</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Heavy <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Elder Cruz </b></span>def Adam Wardszinski via points</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Super Heavy <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Javier Zaruski </b></span>def Vinicius Ferreira via Triangle choke</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ultra Heavy <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Roosevelt Sousa </b></span>def Heikki Jussila via RNC</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Absolute <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Roberto Jimenez </b></span>def Roosevelt Sousa via RNC</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b>Women's</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rooster <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Mayssa Bastos </span></b></span>def Ariana Cabral via Junny Lock(inside heelhook) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Light Feather <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Tammi Musumeci </span></b></span>def Jessa Khan via points</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Feather <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Alex Enriquez </span></b></span>def Adele Fiorino via points</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Light <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Ffion Davies </span></b></span>def Amanda Bruse via points</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Middle <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Gabi MCComb</b></span><span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span></b></span>def Thamara Silva via points<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Medium Heavy <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Elizabeth Mitrovic </b></span>def Salla Simola via points</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Heavy <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Andressa Cintra </b></span>def Raphaela Guedes via armbar</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Super Heavy <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Kendall Reusing </b></span>def Mikaela Barros via armbar</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Absolute <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Ffion Davies </b></span>def Gabbi McComb via RNC</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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<div><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;">How People Won</b></div><div><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJG4SNbTQVC4SkwlIYnyiWujCFNf8aQosOxncpnAaOcgI7aoLBwLTNhcgFz1cQR4LUoLfwHRxKL4Wwt6ltP3D6MrRC8yp0YHr_d2Xp3PTUI6mTqgve_9W7MUHwhtJqIzMZwJ5OFWY3nr1SaoP1eG3UCFcO9A1Mksaj0YdRzfXzhX-iG9zSokhU0U7HuXV/s1413/IBJJF%202023%20Nogi%20World%20Championships.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="1413" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJG4SNbTQVC4SkwlIYnyiWujCFNf8aQosOxncpnAaOcgI7aoLBwLTNhcgFz1cQR4LUoLfwHRxKL4Wwt6ltP3D6MrRC8yp0YHr_d2Xp3PTUI6mTqgve_9W7MUHwhtJqIzMZwJ5OFWY3nr1SaoP1eG3UCFcO9A1Mksaj0YdRzfXzhX-iG9zSokhU0U7HuXV/w640-h476/IBJJF%202023%20Nogi%20World%20Championships.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Most of the wins were on points, which is somewhat expected for finals matches. Often times the earlier rounds of tournaments have more submissions and from the matches I've seen from this event, that holds true as well. Anyway, as you can see above, neck submissions were the most common, followed by arm subs and finally leg subs. For the most part people were trying to submit each other, but often just couldn't get it done. There were a few times people seemed to be playing for points, but it was much less common than it has been in previous years. The addition of heelhooks in the last few years and the proliferation of pro shows has helped make this event more interesting. You see more people attacking submissions, wrestling, etc than before. Overall I think this was an entertaining event. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div>
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<div><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;">Stats</b></div><div><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><i>As I said before, these stats are only for the finals of the adult black belt division.</i></div><div><i><br /></i><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPL6rObAcMpGjIKOIqqhnjhV83OU8qGcveqLVRG_i9vWfDbWckdA4OfJcK-Vo1SjS1peRj4aMeg78RhnAi3m8vdYVvRWMFzlEbDRJv7MlpdPwd9WznYIYYc69xUwe9OlQR92lTrbruN1U8RyRI7la9JkCi-gAaLtJmKfT2umax-6QjOG2hJN3Hdbe0t5I/s1413/IBJJF%202023%20Nogi%20World%20Championships%20SUB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="1413" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPL6rObAcMpGjIKOIqqhnjhV83OU8qGcveqLVRG_i9vWfDbWckdA4OfJcK-Vo1SjS1peRj4aMeg78RhnAi3m8vdYVvRWMFzlEbDRJv7MlpdPwd9WznYIYYc69xUwe9OlQR92lTrbruN1U8RyRI7la9JkCi-gAaLtJmKfT2umax-6QjOG2hJN3Hdbe0t5I/w640-h476/IBJJF%202023%20Nogi%20World%20Championships%20SUB.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here we can see the RNC came out on top again. This is almost always the number 1 submission and is the only submission I'd recommend everyone to learn, no matter what your goals. Next was the armbar, which was hit twice. There was also a triangle choke. Here I listed it as an inside heelhook, but it was actually a Junny lock. The Junny lock is a variation on the inside heelhook that can be used in certain situations. It was actually attempted several times at this event and surprisingly by people other than Junny Ocasio. For those that are unfamiliar, you can <a href="https://youtu.be/75Kliw5d1Gs?si=n5zPOn0kP5dKkluU" target="_blank">check it out here.</a><br /><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdxOcTLktpJQ7ymW9QTqoj9UKJGTpVDktb_YIVGkRIUHIoXOmuXD8gAdSx_UgVz_Xxz3gYMr0Z2k4_Qm-KPyN-TtursWerepgQE1aW32cWm6aId6XRnCrkHckJfi4B_91IFvLMLOM4UzHgs5f7dLc11qB12IfUtMjJsm8YQENn-ycEWIC7HLH0-YusQ5r/s1413/IBJJF%202023%20Nogi%20World%20Championships%20SW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="1413" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdxOcTLktpJQ7ymW9QTqoj9UKJGTpVDktb_YIVGkRIUHIoXOmuXD8gAdSx_UgVz_Xxz3gYMr0Z2k4_Qm-KPyN-TtursWerepgQE1aW32cWm6aId6XRnCrkHckJfi4B_91IFvLMLOM4UzHgs5f7dLc11qB12IfUtMjJsm8YQENn-ycEWIC7HLH0-YusQ5r/w640-h476/IBJJF%202023%20Nogi%20World%20Championships%20SW.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The sub sweep came out on top here. As I've said before, the sub sweep, is when someone goes for a submission and turns it into a sweep. Here it mostly came from leglock attempts. The next most common sweep was a tie between the berimbolo, arm drag, SLX and the single leg. The single leg wrestle up is a common sweep we usually see as it can be chained with almost any other sweep or used on its own. The berimbolo is a bit more rare these days, but we saw it being used to good effect at these world championships. The arm drag is also a solid sweep that can be hit from almost anywhere and of course we know the SLX is a powerful sweeping position. We saw 1 50/50 sweep as well and a few rare sweeps such as the matrix and tornado sweep. The tornado sweep was spectacular and I'm sure it will be used in some highlights. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gDWTeWg1ID0_z6tKlB4urz5E2qOiq6CsEf4qMtXITLsXHdigZdtYvl66egYChM96lCfGjOD4tFMlQdxzGp1CAh8iWvCLUrqzdQFDiJIxemCk0svCw-Y4cnSvuLeoPpxfjZXBzK_mwWc_aZvjXsCctC4_3wQN1Ns_6ZaMPcToFUw3ByMTivyJSII5WKPV/s1413/IBJJF%202023%20Nogi%20World%20Championships%20Pass.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="1413" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gDWTeWg1ID0_z6tKlB4urz5E2qOiq6CsEf4qMtXITLsXHdigZdtYvl66egYChM96lCfGjOD4tFMlQdxzGp1CAh8iWvCLUrqzdQFDiJIxemCk0svCw-Y4cnSvuLeoPpxfjZXBzK_mwWc_aZvjXsCctC4_3wQN1Ns_6ZaMPcToFUw3ByMTivyJSII5WKPV/w640-h476/IBJJF%202023%20Nogi%20World%20Championships%20Pass.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The bodylock and kneeslice came out on top here. This was followed by the hip switch pass. There were a lot of hlafguard passes attempted, but nobody could get one to work. The same goes for the double underpass, however some seemed to use that to expose the back, which they were able to accomplish. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4JyvtHUtbhZDFgqtw2ZeFPGtmAPPe8ViWQ7x2h-2kEB1J8NoiFG0Vx_XRK3A6GybvRpUxlKBTaBf1gnCZfNwejHZ55Gm1cgAC22dn2EF_d3jSiScCyIuwhWrR9ZkXxWOAXCShbOvnIflacHtzkjpGfIjCeyl20J62Rf_qY-vllkwV5526uHwjEhTZQ7e/s1413/IBJJF%202023%20Nogi%20World%20Championships%20TD.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="1413" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4JyvtHUtbhZDFgqtw2ZeFPGtmAPPe8ViWQ7x2h-2kEB1J8NoiFG0Vx_XRK3A6GybvRpUxlKBTaBf1gnCZfNwejHZ55Gm1cgAC22dn2EF_d3jSiScCyIuwhWrR9ZkXxWOAXCShbOvnIflacHtzkjpGfIjCeyl20J62Rf_qY-vllkwV5526uHwjEhTZQ7e/w640-h476/IBJJF%202023%20Nogi%20World%20Championships%20TD.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Since there were few rules against guard pulling, there weren't a ton of takedowns at this event. Of the ones we did see, the kneetap came in #1. I believe both were from Kendall Reusing. We also saw a kosotogari(or perhaps gake) and a mat return. There were a number of doubles and singles attempted, but none of them were close to scoring.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="553" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U7LNl60uSpM" width="665" youtube-src-id="U7LNl60uSpM"></iframe></div><br /> <br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwN2JaZFhalOy3WWj5XE4uEnxMPpH6f4MePUhnRNJGPHsfmL7agmOJdPWZaUCyD5cvwzCZ0WLnOiCDi7tO8-CdFKlSlNJGsphsBbwc_HiHHX_Hovvs_gSQ0wnqEo9n9deC014dVnpaF25vUPfWdLx-Qkjh2bazW-HBfEw-2UL1w6kGPTOZseg0GBZYaZQQ/s1413/IBJJF%202023%20Nogi%20World%20Championships%20POS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="1413" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwN2JaZFhalOy3WWj5XE4uEnxMPpH6f4MePUhnRNJGPHsfmL7agmOJdPWZaUCyD5cvwzCZ0WLnOiCDi7tO8-CdFKlSlNJGsphsBbwc_HiHHX_Hovvs_gSQ0wnqEo9n9deC014dVnpaF25vUPfWdLx-Qkjh2bazW-HBfEw-2UL1w6kGPTOZseg0GBZYaZQQ/w640-h476/IBJJF%202023%20Nogi%20World%20Championships%20POS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The back came in number one here. 4 of the subs came from that position and with a 4 out of 12 completion rate, I'd say it where these athletes wanted to be during these matches. None of the other potions had any finishes although in some cases there were many attempts. As seem here the high point value given to the back is for good reason. It really is a very dominant position.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="552" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YgFeaRfE9fs" width="665" youtube-src-id="YgFeaRfE9fs"></iframe></div><br /><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;">Overall</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div>This was a good event worth watching and you should watch all the finals, except for a few. The ones I'd recommend skipping are Ronaldo Junior vs David Garmo, Elder Cruz vs Adam Wardszinski, Gabi MCComb vs Thamara Silva. The others range from decent to really good. Roberto Jimenez was especially exciting. This event showed the IBJJF nogi events can be exciting and action packed. I hope in the future all IBJJF events rise to this level. I was also happy to see a number of big names at this event as sometimes people skip it. There were a number of ADCC vets and high level competitors here. </div><div><br /></div><div>Of course it is always possible to complain, but I didn't see too many bad calls, there was a good amount of action and there were big names competing. You can't ask for much more out of an even. I think if things continue in this way the prestige of this event might rise into the realm of ADCC(although that might take a while). I'm hoping the IBJJF looks at this and does a Nogi GP just like they've done with the gi. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Here are the some of the semi-final matches for those that haven't seen them.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="553" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gFZgNGbVUHw" width="665" youtube-src-id="gFZgNGbVUHw"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;">Year to Date</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div>The fightpass invitational 5 and the AIGA championship are later this week, so I will add those to the year to date stats later. I'll publish the final results in the year end wrap up, so be on the look out for that. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-51754029294481251402023-12-03T05:18:00.000-08:002023-12-03T05:18:24.581-08:00What We Learned from WNO 21This was the last WNO of the year and overall it was good. We got a lot of submissions and good matches. Unfortunately they weren't all good and 2 of them were pretty bad. The card was headlined by Gordon, but he dropped out a week before, however we still had 3 championship matches and compelling match ups. Let's take a look at what happened at WNO 21.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="519" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9u-rf6yu62w" width="624" youtube-src-id="9u-rf6yu62w"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Watch the prelim card here. Matches start at 1:02:00</i></div><div><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;">Results</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><br /></b></p><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Nick Mataya</span></b> def Ian Butler via kimura</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Mia Funegra</span></b> def Janice Russell via armbar</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Reese LaFever</span></b> def Estevan Martinez via dec</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Owen Jones</span></b> def Dominic Mejia via dec</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Tainan Dalpra</span></b> def Troy Russell via armbar</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Helena Crevar</span></b> def Julia Maele via dec<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Luke Griffith</span></b> def Roosevelt Sousa via inside heelhook</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Giancarlo Bodoni</span></b> def Lucas Barbosa via dec</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Deigo "Pato" Oliveria</span></b> def Diogo Reis via injury</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Mica Galvao</span></b> def Kody Steele via RNC</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Pedro Marinho</span></b> def Raphael Lavato Jr. via dec</div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><b>How People Won</b></div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztfq1b92sXTPsw5Y4UBZPURQ4G9U_HtOW4EjZl8AHGvrdAUgHP9rAPQP4veQKMDe9TI13rUzHZAoONpRskCri3W6nE5NlSRVa_E00vz0_aiwyfgYv99WRw6sKcDtbaEIY0KzrfiOuycMp9TAzkP33wgHcMAA98afcuZ0hfZ8l9ZywU4toZEzzBnMoM4_-/s1421/WNO%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1057" data-original-width="1421" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztfq1b92sXTPsw5Y4UBZPURQ4G9U_HtOW4EjZl8AHGvrdAUgHP9rAPQP4veQKMDe9TI13rUzHZAoONpRskCri3W6nE5NlSRVa_E00vz0_aiwyfgYv99WRw6sKcDtbaEIY0KzrfiOuycMp9TAzkP33wgHcMAA98afcuZ0hfZ8l9ZywU4toZEzzBnMoM4_-/w640-h476/WNO%2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: red;"><br /></div></span>We had more decisions than subs, but to be fair one of those was an unfortunate injury in a great match. Surprisingly the leading submissions were arm subs. They are usually the least common, but they came out on top at this event. 2 of them came from AOJ athletes, so perhaps that is something they work hard on. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">
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<div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stats</span></div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div></span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgbzepFwY4QAEeCE52aQzu7oVWOKFbyUirfRL6-G-x-sxDWS-0IwDDFEHyBKmUzj7jh0A2BCGk2srNdhoGBQoyQSKgZWdGBxoqe8ncKp4Q25_pSzUSvbAWJmbeYmGkTpcX0cSR0rjqUsQwBoZfF7FGbyVO3zvqtflSdDkm8fdYHKzE93GGKGfuGWdovU-/s1862/WNO%2021%20subs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="1862" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgbzepFwY4QAEeCE52aQzu7oVWOKFbyUirfRL6-G-x-sxDWS-0IwDDFEHyBKmUzj7jh0A2BCGk2srNdhoGBQoyQSKgZWdGBxoqe8ncKp4Q25_pSzUSvbAWJmbeYmGkTpcX0cSR0rjqUsQwBoZfF7FGbyVO3zvqtflSdDkm8fdYHKzE93GGKGfuGWdovU-/w640-h350/WNO%2021%20subs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><div><br /></div><br />The armbar came on top here with 2 finishes. The submissions were an inside heelhook, a RNC and a kimura. There were alot of guillotine attempts, but most of those come from the Mica match, where he relentlessly hunted the neck. Even though there were only 5 submissions as you can see there were a lot of attempts. People were going for finishes. Many of the matches were action packed, which is what everyone wants to see. </div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br />
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The uchimata was used as a single leg counter here instead of a stand alone takedown, but as you can see it worked well. There were also some nice foot sweeps in the forms of deashi barai and sasae tsurikoni ashi. <br /><p style="color: red;"><br /></p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT55URWV4gGOgQVMNOAgPXOeeqi2ijY2NE2cfzc4cv6LE24_gva2_U9_BBk8aXlih9BGNqYYnzzORUOCon-lJDgIPXDjSyoHDM-Xx7wk8UKE5MzxeBPH5lKWgKYpU5Wj5wVCpWSS6mqGAe7xTxHkYDPIdiK95kXeeqBf_-c_Rti23MBvIAD51Y5X48sich/s1862/WNO%2021%20sweeps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="1862" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT55URWV4gGOgQVMNOAgPXOeeqi2ijY2NE2cfzc4cv6LE24_gva2_U9_BBk8aXlih9BGNqYYnzzORUOCon-lJDgIPXDjSyoHDM-Xx7wk8UKE5MzxeBPH5lKWgKYpU5Wj5wVCpWSS6mqGAe7xTxHkYDPIdiK95kXeeqBf_-c_Rti23MBvIAD51Y5X48sich/w640-h350/WNO%2021%20sweeps.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The sub sweep can out on top, which is a sweep that comes off a submission attempt. The matrix backtake/sweep was next and it usually came from when someone used K-guard to enter 50/50,but couldn't get to the heelhook. The lumberjack sweet also worked well as well as the 50/50 and the double leg wrestle up.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: red;"><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></span>
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There was a variety of passes and I was a bit surprised there were so many different ones tried. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoZYBDjQ2AZ9a2_OKLm0bTbU7dg-Uk1CPgVx-TTsSFrIU3ETz7wT5xlowIufOytIN6aYUioD9AaDU17rXj5wgGNrfpjpdrhQxca78wPI5Dp7JhOQaJ3fz-qAXmdt7brBcJAMxMRxeu4SS6FasU6B8Jkh5LUcThjaY0A2JZd7Sqot-ZArGHoWJj_Bu8yCu/s1349/WNO%2021%20positions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="1349" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoZYBDjQ2AZ9a2_OKLm0bTbU7dg-Uk1CPgVx-TTsSFrIU3ETz7wT5xlowIufOytIN6aYUioD9AaDU17rXj5wgGNrfpjpdrhQxca78wPI5Dp7JhOQaJ3fz-qAXmdt7brBcJAMxMRxeu4SS6FasU6B8Jkh5LUcThjaY0A2JZd7Sqot-ZArGHoWJj_Bu8yCu/w640-h422/WNO%2021%20positions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Surprisingly mount came out on top with 2 submissions. This is a bit rare as the back is usually number 1. Sidecontrol, the back and 50/50 came in next with 1 submission each. Both mount submissions came from AOJ athletes and perhaps this is something of a specialty of theirs. In recent years the mount has become more and more popular, but many have been struggling to finish for there. That wasn't the case at this event. <p><br /></p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><p></p> <span style="color: red;"><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></span>
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line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0px 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0SxouDsQdE/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by FloGrappling (@flograppling)</a></p></div></blockquote><p style="color: red;"><br /></p><p style="color: red; text-align: center;"><b>Best Matches</b></p><p style="color: red; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Nick Mataya</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> vs Ian Butler</span></b></span></p></span>This was a quick fun match. Mataya isn't a big name, but he has recently moves to B-team and is looking to make a name for himself. Butler is an MMA fighter and is looking to get into grappling. Nick came out fast and hard and was able to pass Bulter. From there the kimura came after a bit of a struggle. This one was quick and fun. Just good basic BJJ.<span><p style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Mia Funegra</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> vs Janice Russell</span></b></span></p></span>Mia Funegra is a child prodigy that is looking to move into the big leagues. Mia looked very good and might be ready to move to the next level. Russell showed some good skills as well and put up a good fight. Mia showed good top control and was able to end the fight with an armbar. <span><p style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Reese LaFever</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> vs Estevan Martinez</span></b></span></p></span>Even though there was no finish this was a fun match. Reese was going after chokes and leg locks and Estevan was running and jumping all over the place. Estevan did and amazing job at escaping everything thrown at him and pushing the pace. <span><p style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Tainan Dalpra</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> vs Troy Russell</span><span face="Heebo, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> </span></b></span></p></span>People were wondering if Tainan could make the switch to nogi and the answer to that question is yes. Tainan's leg lock defense, guard passing and guard in nogi might still be a mystery, but he showed amazing top control and finishing ability. He was also able to get a takedown, which surprised me as I haven't seen him attempt takedowns in the gi. He should have a lot of interesting match up in the future.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="522" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g90bkpwd7hM" width="627" youtube-src-id="g90bkpwd7hM"></iframe></div><div><span><p style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Luke Griffith</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>def Roosevelt Sousa</b></span></span></p></span>This was a fun back and forth of 2 big men who like to play leg locks. Luke came out on top with the inside heelhook in this one. This was short and sweet. <span><p style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; text-align: left;"> </span><b style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Deigo "Pato" Oliveria</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>vs Diogo Reis</b></span></span></p></span>This was a really fun action packed match. Reis beat Pato previously at ADCC trials and due to him being the champion, most assumed Reis would win fairly easily. Pato came out aggressive and showed Reis it wasn't going to be that easy. Pato turned the heat up with sweeps and leglocks, a few of which looked very deep. Unfortunately the match ended with an injury, but hopefully these 2 run it back. <span><p style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Mica Galvao</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> vs Kody Steele </span></b></span></p></span>Fun from start to finish. Both of them pushed forward and wanted to put on a show. Mica looked amazing and had several close guillotines. Eventually he got to the back and sunk in the RNC. There were several good BJJ and wrestling exchanges in the match. Also I was happy the Kody wasn't intimidated and decided to go forward the whole time. Without that we might have had a terrible match, so we should thank him for his effort.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="514" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X2kM9u5qUx4" width="619" youtube-src-id="X2kM9u5qUx4"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /><span> <span style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></span>
<br /><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Terrible Matches</span></div><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div></span>This was a very good card that was marred by 2 bad matches. The other matches varied from good to great and most of the grapplers were really going for it at all times. Constant forward motion, submissions, shots, passes, sweeps, etc. However in the Lovato/Marinho match things slowed to a halt at around the 5 min mark. Lovato to his credit seemed to want to push the action, but after Marhino got those first 2 takedowns, he constantly moved backwards. Lovato was understandably frustrated and couldn't get anything going. Part of it was Lovato's unwillingness to change strategies, but also Pedro repeatedly walking out of bounds made this a frustrating match to watch. </div><div><br /></div><div>That brings us to Bodoni vs Hulk. This has to be the 2nd worst WNO match of all time. To be fair Josh Hinger vs Vagner Rocha was worse than this and had even fewer takedown attempts. That said, 95% of this match was them just clubbing each other, shoving and pulling each others head. This strategy is becoming more popular as a way to wear out your opponent. However, not only is it boring, but when one person starts doing it the other person starts doing it too. By the end of the match both people are sapped of their energy and they each go for 1 or 2 sloppy shots to get the win. Pro BJJ needs to penalize this strategy and punish those who use it for extended periods of time. This type of play is becoming like the lapel 50/50 in the gi a few years ago. Something needs to be done before it ruins the sport. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Overall</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The event was good, but IMO more needs to be done to prevent bad matches. Usually people expect an event to have a bad match and to be fair, other sports such as boxing and MMA have them all the time. However we need to do more to eliminate these, especially in main event matches. </div><div><br /></div><div>On the other side, I think this WNO setup a good 2024 grappling season. Tainan Dalpra has gotten off to a great start and I'm excited to see him again. Helena Crevar proved that she can hang with ADCC level competitors and IMO she should move up to the next level in competition. Owen Jones is someone with personality and the skills to back it up. Finally the Mica Galvao vs Nicky Ryan match is intriguing and is something fans have been waiting for. On top of that, I'm sure everyone wants to see Diogo Ries and Deigo "Pato" run it back. Hopefully we get more WNO events at the beginning of next year with these exciting competitors. </div><div><br /><span><div style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div></span></div>
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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqb2RfFSkRxT4o0ySmQl9iuB4laLwyS6peHANc_p0ezFykm3m4xI3lzI4rWEUT4GUKmVrYm_ILri0FhUOg-xn_veutV1beIIqeAcQkFn6I9xSg_0rXydZzQz37YEkv_hE1G4mpg2-FDkbFLIFfEjPL79bg_MvZDv2hY2wmpqJQ8A1fqfrN5S7Bou_9R6R/w640-h640/logo.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>The first Asian/Oceania trials have just finished and we have 5 more people headed to ADCC 2024. These trails were a bit less hyped than some others, but we still got to see a few big names in them. Let's look and see who won.<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;"> </span><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;">Results</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Men's</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-66kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Ethan Thomas</span><span> (</span><i>2nd Minoru Takeuchi, 3rd </i></b></span><i><b>David Stoilescu</b></i><b><span>)</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-77kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Kenta Iwamoto(</span><i>2nd Rys Allen, 3rd Tomoshige Sera</i><span style="color: #ffa400;">)</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-88kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Izaak Mitchell(</span><i>2nd Roberto Dib-Farias, 3rd Kaya Rudolph </i><span style="color: #ffa400;">)</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-99kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Declan Moody</span><span> (</span><i>2nd Anton Minenko, 3rd Ben Hodgkinson)</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">+99kg <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Josh Saunders </span>(</b> <b><i>2nd Ricky Luzny, 3rd Tito Carle)</i></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b>Women's</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-55kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Adele Fornario</span><span>(</span><i>2nd Kanae Yamada, 3rd Joyce Ip </i><span>) </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-65kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Wang Jue</span><span>(</span><i>2nd Shakira Pacana, 3rd </i></b></span><b><i>Thi Tuyet Trang Nguyen)</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">+65kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Hillary Loh</span></b></span><i><b>(2nd Nadine Dixon, 3rd Jyssica Lian)</b></i></div><div><span face="Uni-Neue-Regular" style="background-color: white; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><br />Izaak Mitchell cleaned house as expected. He beat a game Roberto Farias in the finals to get his spot in ADCC. Adele Fornario looks improved as well compared to her last run. Unfortunately this won't get herr a spot in ADCC, but the way she looked I'm guessing she will win her division during the 2nd trials. Kenta Iwamoto won his division again in impressive fashion. I believe this is his 3rd time winning, so can someone get this man a black belt. Josh Saunders was the favorite and won again. He lived up to expectations and beat everyone handily. Declan Moody made good use of his time at B-Team and won the -99kg division and will be going to ADCC for the first time as well. Also Rys Allen looked very good and hopefully we see more of him in the future. You know I'm a sucker for Judo.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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<div> </div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Uni-Neue-Regular" style="background-color: white; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;">How People Won</b></div><div><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1r13iXYOzgQG6BGLByJV6vF6Un19I0qkLluQhj5oIK4AxUJen72_BVc4YtjetO31WmXDuLqRSzxGAW2NsPxFSf05s3XueuBrmHubZW_G6XHUNdOigpQ1bnDwzvJwNviHeLqPgG8y7zib10HAoaqa-CpsiUA4K0wCPZvmgHM61w-23WQGWrdHHX2lxjHn/s1262/ADCC%202023%201st%20Asian%20Trials.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1262" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1r13iXYOzgQG6BGLByJV6vF6Un19I0qkLluQhj5oIK4AxUJen72_BVc4YtjetO31WmXDuLqRSzxGAW2NsPxFSf05s3XueuBrmHubZW_G6XHUNdOigpQ1bnDwzvJwNviHeLqPgG8y7zib10HAoaqa-CpsiUA4K0wCPZvmgHM61w-23WQGWrdHHX2lxjHn/w640-h476/ADCC%202023%201st%20Asian%20Trials.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">These stats are only for the semi-finals and finals, so this might not be representative of the whole event. Unfortunately this event didn't have brackets on Flo grappling, which made tracking down the individual matches much more difficult. Due to this I only did stats for a small portion of the actual bouts.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As you can see most matches were won on points. This might seem a bit bad, but honestly semi-finals and finals matches tend to be more tactical and don't usually garner as many submissions as the earlier rounds due. Here we have 4 neck submissions and 1 arm submission. There were no leg submissions and in fact very few were even attempted. This is a change from what we usually see, but perhaps these competitors wanted to try a different strategy. </div><div><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;">Stats</b></div><div><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGI0U7d2KN2OT3OMo8_qJFQKny90tzibWckLIbugpW4Xym94xSXWKFTjMV-giKtraXTXI2uOye3-8s7O3say1562mwCNvmln4xxBre4_SidGOJ9CGVPESDciti1v5RXzHf6H2EJ-agyeXiiB-CegTtxiDu8Giz6Paz81Naetb_smFPol0wIa_yAufEy8k/s1262/ADCC%202023%201st%20Asian%20Trials%20submissions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1262" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGI0U7d2KN2OT3OMo8_qJFQKny90tzibWckLIbugpW4Xym94xSXWKFTjMV-giKtraXTXI2uOye3-8s7O3say1562mwCNvmln4xxBre4_SidGOJ9CGVPESDciti1v5RXzHf6H2EJ-agyeXiiB-CegTtxiDu8Giz6Paz81Naetb_smFPol0wIa_yAufEy8k/w640-h476/ADCC%202023%201st%20Asian%20Trials%20submissions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>As I said before these are only the stats from the semi-finals, finals and 3rd place matches. Here the RNC came out on top with 4 submissions. The only other submission was the armbar. The inside heelhooks was tried a few times, but it wasn't able to be finished. <br /><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div>
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<b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTr0CPfQMyrcc5F3xcukpImQQRZMVmi9TRnk7rc_PDoDqyM79TJ_bWsbRlEe_nNLgo0jT1R4eeX5f8Coc4bbbnvCTl_b427Et2fi_AJv85e0Q0wzEVy07k1vvr-RVHeU3Vo8RThNIevNMlpqGpY7Eu72t5P6z8QyIvn9t6d_d8_WoWVzKY0dBzyrAp2sd/s1262/ADCC%202023%201st%20Asian%20Trials%20sweeps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1262" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTr0CPfQMyrcc5F3xcukpImQQRZMVmi9TRnk7rc_PDoDqyM79TJ_bWsbRlEe_nNLgo0jT1R4eeX5f8Coc4bbbnvCTl_b427Et2fi_AJv85e0Q0wzEVy07k1vvr-RVHeU3Vo8RThNIevNMlpqGpY7Eu72t5P6z8QyIvn9t6d_d8_WoWVzKY0dBzyrAp2sd/w640-h476/ADCC%202023%201st%20Asian%20Trials%20sweeps.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The lumberjack sweep was the only thing that scored at this event. There were a few other sweeps attempted, but honestly it seems like there wasn't much going on from the bottom position. <br /><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKp7G9PEWQv2dSw2yVU4YjOC_YKkERoXgjn_I5fiqV3AnisdcYccHgiaZVzGUefTqax61m1ur7EYMCM5Nymk7In4XCsz2kUp3jL_wFC8t_DK1EVwURyDqNKeiDUvD-Gjg9mXbcZiEFwDmgmGC4UYoLncZb3uT44aRa5pJH_DDZtlIUHEzfDeqdDLfg1FQi/s1262/ADCC%202023%201st%20Asian%20Trials%20passes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1262" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKp7G9PEWQv2dSw2yVU4YjOC_YKkERoXgjn_I5fiqV3AnisdcYccHgiaZVzGUefTqax61m1ur7EYMCM5Nymk7In4XCsz2kUp3jL_wFC8t_DK1EVwURyDqNKeiDUvD-Gjg9mXbcZiEFwDmgmGC4UYoLncZb3uT44aRa5pJH_DDZtlIUHEzfDeqdDLfg1FQi/w640-h476/ADCC%202023%201st%20Asian%20Trials%20passes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Passes from half guard were the most successful followed by the bodylock, float, and 3/4 mount passes. It seemed that flattening people out from half guard was the key to people's success here, however even that worked less that half the time. It seems for these trials, pressure passing was one of the key's to victory. <br /><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYmxFT5gF2mBCueAun-VhCM7DtCh6AwKC7J_wUSxwvNSQb88U1k_AhZ5AdAAAJNgKGq4j55eQUndWLlWNMChmSFQMZ66_1BzFXjXQIOk3NY9JRyIDr46k_Mcz0EEjOX5OpiG6XaiOdcZbsYzhTzb7deQ4_hd9pOd-4smZaMgBJyPv9dYKQWZQ1ngdCD5s/s1262/ADCC%202023%201st%20Asian%20Trials%20positions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1262" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYmxFT5gF2mBCueAun-VhCM7DtCh6AwKC7J_wUSxwvNSQb88U1k_AhZ5AdAAAJNgKGq4j55eQUndWLlWNMChmSFQMZ66_1BzFXjXQIOk3NY9JRyIDr46k_Mcz0EEjOX5OpiG6XaiOdcZbsYzhTzb7deQ4_hd9pOd-4smZaMgBJyPv9dYKQWZQ1ngdCD5s/w640-h476/ADCC%202023%201st%20Asian%20Trials%20positions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The back was the most successful position in terms of finishes, but also scoring. The mount has become more popular in the last 1-2 years, but it seems like most people can't turn the position into a finish. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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<div><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;">Overall</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div>The event itself was fairly good, but it lacked some names. It was great seeing people like Izaak Mitchell and Kenta Iwamoto, but many of the divisions lacked big name pro grapplers, which I think too away some of the prestige of winning. However the overall level in this region is rising and getting better every single trails. Despite the lack of names the matches were good. We got to see wrestling, leglocks, chokes, armlock, escapes, etc. The athletes put their all into the matches and perhaps some of the unknown grapplers will be "names" during the next cycle. Now that most of the favorites have won I wonder who will enter during the next Asia trials. I guess we will find out in a few months. <div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;">Year to Date</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div>There have been a few changes since the last event, but I imagine the final totals for this year will be fairly close to what we have now. Be sure to watch more my year end breakdown later this year. <div><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AqGcWBmcbMInPl4GFOEa7TogOh8fjNxGxONJafvgZO-mqqR0YFY_EqEEdVuYg53o58Pri5G7LZvmWiwTnBGvxDx6iJk-7yMvpsm5jPdsw9OztwbaERRwQISALp7c85bt8EzcB_RJ756zGH5d2I2hHl8Qm3X5GBat3skNTimKx35HZ_GHV2H5djBG4_I-/s1262/2023%20YTD%20Submissions%20Nov%2025th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1262" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AqGcWBmcbMInPl4GFOEa7TogOh8fjNxGxONJafvgZO-mqqR0YFY_EqEEdVuYg53o58Pri5G7LZvmWiwTnBGvxDx6iJk-7yMvpsm5jPdsw9OztwbaERRwQISALp7c85bt8EzcB_RJ756zGH5d2I2hHl8Qm3X5GBat3skNTimKx35HZ_GHV2H5djBG4_I-/w640-h476/2023%20YTD%20Submissions%20Nov%2025th.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-73867293427036432952023-11-07T02:16:00.000-08:002023-11-07T02:16:07.426-08:00What We Learned From Polaris 26 + OneFC<p style="text-align: left;">This week Polaris came back with Polaris 26 featuring Craig Jones in the main event. We also had Tye Ruotolo competing for the OneFC championship belt. It has been a few weeks since we've had a big event and it is always nice to see people like Tye and Craig compete. There were a lot of other good matches as well, so lets check them out. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;">Results</b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Marcin Macuilewicz </b></span>def Max Bickerton via dec</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Owen Jones</b></span> def. Bart Dubbeldam via dec</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Tommy Langaker</b></span> def. Oliver Taza via dec</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Molly McCann</b></span> def. Julia Scardone via armbar</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Kendall Reusing</b></span> def. Leticia Cardozo via dec</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Craig Jones</b></span> def. Gerald Meerschaert via RNC</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Tye Ruotolo</b></span> def Megomed Abdulkadirov via dec</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><b><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>How People Won</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtY5acRuv1fUIZr8lcCVg3d4WM4es3E8-bEkpDx0kO3Mppd5-UvnDPFxpkXzj3yTM18Rccv-0WiQDXXl4o9KOa8qwx7Ky-AD-Dxj4yIe00K0aK2yQ_-OJF9jCHrxe_PQrY0dEl6_oM1VUHn-BUt_pGzFyj60LJfDP7fIGAH3qtkfAxyOcf2uLQtI2Md7d/s1391/Polaris%2026%20+%20OneFC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="1391" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtY5acRuv1fUIZr8lcCVg3d4WM4es3E8-bEkpDx0kO3Mppd5-UvnDPFxpkXzj3yTM18Rccv-0WiQDXXl4o9KOa8qwx7Ky-AD-Dxj4yIe00K0aK2yQ_-OJF9jCHrxe_PQrY0dEl6_oM1VUHn-BUt_pGzFyj60LJfDP7fIGAH3qtkfAxyOcf2uLQtI2Md7d/w640-h476/Polaris%2026%20+%20OneFC.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span>As you can see there weren't many submissions. It should be noted that none of these matches had points, so there nothing but decisions. I definitely would have liked to have seen more submissions during these matches, but this happens sometimes. There weren't any terrible matches, but many of them were just ok and somewhat forgettable. I was happy to get another Polaris though and a Ruotolo match is always appreciated. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Stats</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7SNqPTS14K7nWf4mIApV07egmGBwntbB43oGHaduQTga0suKD4p7mMRdEouaq4DPimMtBxpd9XKpsQSVCcJoMkyK5C4oYwPKogea5q17UiufHJptsVk-H0vcWeV_tVM56SXofmk0ZKwbz72gZuSlczdSUhfJtFyONBY7r2bMi4TLiH3zcnza-jjaj-10/s1391/Polaris%2026%20+%20OneFC%20subs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="1391" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7SNqPTS14K7nWf4mIApV07egmGBwntbB43oGHaduQTga0suKD4p7mMRdEouaq4DPimMtBxpd9XKpsQSVCcJoMkyK5C4oYwPKogea5q17UiufHJptsVk-H0vcWeV_tVM56SXofmk0ZKwbz72gZuSlczdSUhfJtFyONBY7r2bMi4TLiH3zcnza-jjaj-10/w640-h476/Polaris%2026%20+%20OneFC%20subs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span>We got 2 subs here a RNC by Craig Jones and an armbar by Molly McCann. There were also a few guillotines attempted, but not none were able to get the finish. There were quite a few leglocks attempted, but people's defense was solid, so surprisingly there were no finishes. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXUtS5Xvu60Ei5WalGSDwlhiB9YbIUQjBK4VVsRjwvIR0cOPbaV1gG2GKb1IaAMDYX611RnVckeaiLqbSk_ZlqnkfuRS-7H0-_8o7gbFzHoHaExc3acBJLcZaSRRDgBP_-mKvqsB4UBGB-elHNugPdR4Z4SAjqG_eah8xdgUe5n2e79vwdpuJ9n8MX4kv/s1618/Polaris%2026%20+%20OneFC%20taked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1618" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXUtS5Xvu60Ei5WalGSDwlhiB9YbIUQjBK4VVsRjwvIR0cOPbaV1gG2GKb1IaAMDYX611RnVckeaiLqbSk_ZlqnkfuRS-7H0-_8o7gbFzHoHaExc3acBJLcZaSRRDgBP_-mKvqsB4UBGB-elHNugPdR4Z4SAjqG_eah8xdgUe5n2e79vwdpuJ9n8MX4kv/w640-h396/Polaris%2026%20+%20OneFC%20taked.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span>There were 2 takedowns achieved during these matches. An ankle pick from Kendall Reusing and an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZbf7HlnLsM&t=1s" target="_blank">Uki goshi</a>. There were a number of double legs attempts, but they weren't finished. These events allowed guard pulling at all times, so there weren't too many takedowns, unfortunately. <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9_-BzTd38kZnqzoHJFGUL-ex4hrtNs4yj1zwKe82XO94FykskC-TqECVULuh2FBSVQgiK7yOu1GBeiV9uA5SFGL1dCuT3F2M1IiP1satS2BAtQdmW107LJmItnyYVohvwU95zjCJ-IlFhWKPJGbgYzQf7-VYg3_ew5gPCpOLxD6VfTDj78x0mFhOjkuB/s1391/Polaris%2026%20+%20OneFC%20sweeps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="1391" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9_-BzTd38kZnqzoHJFGUL-ex4hrtNs4yj1zwKe82XO94FykskC-TqECVULuh2FBSVQgiK7yOu1GBeiV9uA5SFGL1dCuT3F2M1IiP1satS2BAtQdmW107LJmItnyYVohvwU95zjCJ-IlFhWKPJGbgYzQf7-VYg3_ew5gPCpOLxD6VfTDj78x0mFhOjkuB/w640-h476/Polaris%2026%20+%20OneFC%20sweeps.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span>As opposed to takedowns there were quite a few sweeps. The 2 most common were the single leg wrestle ups and scissor sweeps. The scissor sweeps weren't traditionally scissor sweeps though and more variations from places like de la riva guard. There were also halfguard, X-guard and hook sweeps as well. The sub sweep is a sweep that is due to someone defending a submission. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Y0WSgIGzRMf3iOcu8W1QZtFKHm4VwnJq5m7WxbB26-32g_F_bmghKSPuk3ecSo_I82JxAXgRQkbmN34txpF5vsACH-nAIqvflZw4YNMx58JhWcm5_svZE5hFqtOt0_ZY8Yt3JW5Y4HhvrbucHyEs7qgtoUf4IGDhGltUyk9-apOHXuhob_a51Dw2isLs/s1391/Polaris%2026%20+%20OneFC%20passes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="1391" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Y0WSgIGzRMf3iOcu8W1QZtFKHm4VwnJq5m7WxbB26-32g_F_bmghKSPuk3ecSo_I82JxAXgRQkbmN34txpF5vsACH-nAIqvflZw4YNMx58JhWcm5_svZE5hFqtOt0_ZY8Yt3JW5Y4HhvrbucHyEs7qgtoUf4IGDhGltUyk9-apOHXuhob_a51Dw2isLs/w640-h476/Polaris%2026%20+%20OneFC%20passes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div>The 3/4 mount pass was the most successful and that came from failed halfguard passes. The smashpass was also very successful and it looks like pressure passes were working very well at this event. However there was a highstep pass as well.<div><br /></div><div><br /> <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ceIIckjO5Wiw7BvNIAv4FceeRnP9qtiAA9mJouIRz9WGneMOfZETuLREs11DdMJbPjdq7j7GmotCjpVj-qdRgEa7A18OMfqVoYr6QBveUDFjIFI-y313aAxU4ihdmz-QDNP_fPNtnB5e2MM9mEpjaCgUVAusYXicW3L06d2X4VL5BIcrBq9MTn62PsdR/s1391/Polaris%2026%20+%20OneFC%20positions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="1391" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ceIIckjO5Wiw7BvNIAv4FceeRnP9qtiAA9mJouIRz9WGneMOfZETuLREs11DdMJbPjdq7j7GmotCjpVj-qdRgEa7A18OMfqVoYr6QBveUDFjIFI-y313aAxU4ihdmz-QDNP_fPNtnB5e2MM9mEpjaCgUVAusYXicW3L06d2X4VL5BIcrBq9MTn62PsdR/w640-h476/Polaris%2026%20+%20OneFC%20positions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>The only position that granted a finish was the back due to Craig Jone's RNC. It seems people couldn't get their offense going from mount and the typical leglock positions weren't yeilding fruit either. <script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Overall</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>These were 2 good events, but they weren't great. There was good consistent action, but there weren't a ton of highlights. This sometimes happens and not every event can be great. I was happy to see Craig Jones come out and use his wrestling to get a quick finish. I think if you only have time to watch a few of these matches, check out Craig Jones', Molly McCann's and Tye Ruotolo's. I think all of Polaris's cards have been solid this year and I heard something about a welterweight GP. Hopefully we will get that early next year. I'm also hoping Tye Ruotolo gets a top ranked opponent for his first title defense. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="540" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/94JVj9G1iss" width="650" youtube-src-id="94JVj9G1iss"></iframe></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Year To Date Stats</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>Here are the stats from the year so far. We only have one more month until the year ends, but a lot can happen in that time.</div><div><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUnlO2hwDBLhNWQRrbTYoJ2hce9j6q15FWn6gEBxPhcmN73Ktpqx2QaPhaxNFwQw97WcDkI7XaRNZk2VTEK82ApCOYyBpMS213TV-FcRC0Xo8shF_CYgWSH3rFznAygPDCDt0aGoNxBii-AmVz3koiPYVhaCpbyJEJTygaaEhm8mISzCOz-E257bhKqxZ/s1332/2023%20YTD%20Submissions%20Nov%207th%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="1332" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUnlO2hwDBLhNWQRrbTYoJ2hce9j6q15FWn6gEBxPhcmN73Ktpqx2QaPhaxNFwQw97WcDkI7XaRNZk2VTEK82ApCOYyBpMS213TV-FcRC0Xo8shF_CYgWSH3rFznAygPDCDt0aGoNxBii-AmVz3koiPYVhaCpbyJEJTygaaEhm8mISzCOz-E257bhKqxZ/w640-h350/2023%20YTD%20Submissions%20Nov%207th%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-52250570939403274792023-10-16T07:10:00.153-07:002023-10-17T05:27:44.308-07:00What We Learned From the 1st North American East Coast ADCC trialsThese might be the biggest trials of all time. The east coast North American trials usually attract top level talent and this year was no exception. This was a great event that had everything. We got new champions for the men's divisions and we got to see who will be in which division for the women. There were a lot of surprises and I never would have guessed who won. Let's take a look at the results down below. <p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="533" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z1kJzM6n-5E" width="642" youtube-src-id="z1kJzM6n-5E"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;">Results</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Men's</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-66kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Dorian Olivarez (</span><i>2nd Dominic Mejia, 3rd Ethan Crelinsten</i><span style="color: #ffa400;">)</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-77kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Elijah Dorsey(</span><i>2nd Nicky Ryan, 3rd Oliver Taza</i><span style="color: #ffa400;">)</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-88kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Jacob Couch(</span><i>2nd Elder Cruz, 3rd William Tackett</i><span style="color: #ffa400;">)</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-99kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Paul Ardila(</span><i>2nd Alex Grandy, 3rd Devonte Johnson</i><span style="color: #ffa400;">)</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">+99kg <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Dan Manasiou(</span><span><i>2nd Damon Ramos, 3rd John Hansen</i></span><span style="color: #ffa400;">)</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="522" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/offox-XbgRg" width="629" youtube-src-id="offox-XbgRg"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b>Women's</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-55kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Alexandria Enriquez(</span><i>2nd Jasmine Rocha, Cindy Ung</i><span style="color: #ffa400;">) </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-65kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Morgan Black(</span><i>2nd Helena Craver, 3rd Sofia Delgado</i><span style="color: #ffa400;">)</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">+65kg <span><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Amanda Leve(</span><i>2nd </i></b></span><span face="Uni-Neue-Regular" style="background-color: white; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"><span><i>Bridget McEliec, 3rd Jason Foster</i></span><span style="color: #ffa400;">)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Uni-Neue-Regular" style="background-color: white; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Uni-Neue-Regular" style="background-color: white; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Uni-Neue-Regular" style="background-color: white; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;">How People Won</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rAVVYoyTpOMjOapU-jN7GC3H94sBtxXQSbipFHxtllEW148dnkSPmtJuu8D0SZkkPIGtLf26bPNlFLIRdWrPtkk4SLllnOD_6C_7ftLv2Zh-qosxgx4W2H1SwqFOP_OaF9LRdukdWU4Y_eLVgk8FfUahH1lp_TzDmQBtABCP1qy8ggAQwOuCAP4uPIzI/s1414/ADCC%202023%20NA%20East%20Coast%20Trials%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1414" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rAVVYoyTpOMjOapU-jN7GC3H94sBtxXQSbipFHxtllEW148dnkSPmtJuu8D0SZkkPIGtLf26bPNlFLIRdWrPtkk4SLllnOD_6C_7ftLv2Zh-qosxgx4W2H1SwqFOP_OaF9LRdukdWU4Y_eLVgk8FfUahH1lp_TzDmQBtABCP1qy8ggAQwOuCAP4uPIzI/w640-h476/ADCC%202023%20NA%20East%20Coast%20Trials%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />It is hard to argue this wasn't a great event. With a 62.1% submission rate, you can't ask for much more. It is also great to see there weren't many decisions. The event follows the usual pattern and as you can see attacks on the neck came in first, followed by leg attacks and finally arm attacks. We got a large variety of submissions, which you can see below. The athletes came out of grapple and really went for the finish. In the beginning rounds almost every match ended in submission, which is common. I thought this would slow down in the later rounds, but there were still lots of subs even there. There were submissions from beginning to end here. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="527" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jBLehiPrM0E" width="634" youtube-src-id="jBLehiPrM0E"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;">Stats</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1emktuehFUmC4_gQm72HUVreRFI_8-0RmXzEpgf0aFPM1jTnLU3DrxbJX3eEWTZUU1p7_Far5Ifzt9wMXxFno-_MieV_ZtVxQ_Trc_2yXOEAl8enclDGJdMX3n3v6tURPF9TPH0r3j6oGaOyzUX55xFURu2wfU6ngcdEa1xTsq6HnQlPUMGUPcHqfNuE/s1414/ADCC%202023%20NA%20East%20Coast%20Trials%20submissions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1414" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1emktuehFUmC4_gQm72HUVreRFI_8-0RmXzEpgf0aFPM1jTnLU3DrxbJX3eEWTZUU1p7_Far5Ifzt9wMXxFno-_MieV_ZtVxQ_Trc_2yXOEAl8enclDGJdMX3n3v6tURPF9TPH0r3j6oGaOyzUX55xFURu2wfU6ngcdEa1xTsq6HnQlPUMGUPcHqfNuE/w640-h476/ADCC%202023%20NA%20East%20Coast%20Trials%20submissions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Above you can see the total submissions from the trials. As you can see there were a lot of submissions, lead by the rear naked choke. The inside heelhook came in second with 83 instances. The armbar and outside heelhook tied for 3rd. Overall we had a great variety of submissions and even quite a few rare ones. There were 8 smoothers, but I should note that 1 was from covering the mouth from the back. Another 2 were actually kesa gatame crushes, which perhaps should be a separate category. There were also surprisingly 4 gogoplatas. Check out all the rare subs that occurred. </div><div><br /></div><div>Below are some extra stats. For large tournaments I usually don't do indepth coverage of every match. Here I covered the finals and semi finals only with full stats. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJkrBY1IoDuL7V398m7Km6qusfti_XxXUvABOz64bspo3mOMcOwYczU2YyPfOgWf5N8qtGiQMnvYWC4rBUGaAzXjpEbfYMsI78cb-khueF9zxuClo0BR8e9D7DSLZ6yqP9t26NGHmeCNOd6fDx7dLBAM9OLimEq8ZWHdXFZpxbNgCBwhSj4uRtJrS8WME/s1414/ADCC%202023%20NA%20East%20Coast%20Trials%20submissions%20fail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1414" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJkrBY1IoDuL7V398m7Km6qusfti_XxXUvABOz64bspo3mOMcOwYczU2YyPfOgWf5N8qtGiQMnvYWC4rBUGaAzXjpEbfYMsI78cb-khueF9zxuClo0BR8e9D7DSLZ6yqP9t26NGHmeCNOd6fDx7dLBAM9OLimEq8ZWHdXFZpxbNgCBwhSj4uRtJrS8WME/w640-h476/ADCC%202023%20NA%20East%20Coast%20Trials%20submissions%20fail.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the submission Attempts from the finals and semifinals of every division. The RNC and guillotine both had 2 finishes and a variety of others were hit once. There are a surprising number of armbar attempts, but none landed. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="530" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8UtCiFqwBfQ" width="638" youtube-src-id="8UtCiFqwBfQ"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yYMp727QHvGYaTJAr3emLKsgfek7dMJ6XsJXh6FUP3y3cjJRYE8eLavSPLD0myN9REeo1C_fmNKaZX4YCmACj_LcP3hvBWmqTpL78_7FPUkWSArzEgr_vkmg9d6_F4DIlAyH6KEBlcsmDOxa8dTgfQn0HjliyaLGvKmXdIpyi6glZwjXDVGiN4H_AWhO/s1414/ADCC%202023%20NA%20East%20Coast%20Trials%20sweeps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1414" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yYMp727QHvGYaTJAr3emLKsgfek7dMJ6XsJXh6FUP3y3cjJRYE8eLavSPLD0myN9REeo1C_fmNKaZX4YCmACj_LcP3hvBWmqTpL78_7FPUkWSArzEgr_vkmg9d6_F4DIlAyH6KEBlcsmDOxa8dTgfQn0HjliyaLGvKmXdIpyi6glZwjXDVGiN4H_AWhO/w640-h476/ADCC%202023%20NA%20East%20Coast%20Trials%20sweeps.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>There were only 3 sweeps, a single leg, a single leg X sweep and a submission sweep. A submission sweep is when someone goes for a submission and uses it to come on top. </div><div><br /></div><div>It seems sweeps weren't having much success and perhaps athletes on the bottom should have explored other options. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpVHjlVr88pRoGkekPdF_7Ep-2HJ3ilaz3Y2eivWHBPQKQsoL0XlIDf1RXV-k6OcStmK_f63o0fxJJzGYzqQhJkZoBt1fcNvMlx2c8x6kzz5AJ0zW_-dth1tNWBK2lXIsVEA2XVDF6OUYeRm0c1ckxRafpA6Ds_Cg6JyFTNBe_pAanA2sYBL_rx0sVsmo/s1414/ADCC%202023%20NA%20East%20Coast%20Trials%20passes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1414" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpVHjlVr88pRoGkekPdF_7Ep-2HJ3ilaz3Y2eivWHBPQKQsoL0XlIDf1RXV-k6OcStmK_f63o0fxJJzGYzqQhJkZoBt1fcNvMlx2c8x6kzz5AJ0zW_-dth1tNWBK2lXIsVEA2XVDF6OUYeRm0c1ckxRafpA6Ds_Cg6JyFTNBe_pAanA2sYBL_rx0sVsmo/w640-h476/ADCC%202023%20NA%20East%20Coast%20Trials%20passes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Halfguard passes came out on top followed by bodylock and north-south passes. The later 2 passes have become more and more popular over the last few years. Many know about the bodylock, but north-south passes have been getting less attention. Many people such as the Ruotolo brothers have been using them to great success and here Dorian Olivarez used them to secure his ticket to ADCC. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="513" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lqr1DuXF-cs" width="619" youtube-src-id="lqr1DuXF-cs"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiObYttjM0jGzH1WOIrNScxFqrStIWVfjpuELyZ3c8ffkiu4DuoWwksKprh08MnB2sou_S5_-r_hv1_jGo_hEG19LqH95nZgnmm0ucsG_tgZNZueLDmBgLzCbhEtXdDKB7fJw7ToK-uZVgk1dVGPYVa8yRRngcBDN2VxFfUAltsHe1Et6LavQJpOFTtgm9/s1414/ADCC%202023%20NA%20East%20Coast%20Trials%20stakedowns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1414" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiObYttjM0jGzH1WOIrNScxFqrStIWVfjpuELyZ3c8ffkiu4DuoWwksKprh08MnB2sou_S5_-r_hv1_jGo_hEG19LqH95nZgnmm0ucsG_tgZNZueLDmBgLzCbhEtXdDKB7fJw7ToK-uZVgk1dVGPYVa8yRRngcBDN2VxFfUAltsHe1Et6LavQJpOFTtgm9/w640-h476/ADCC%202023%20NA%20East%20Coast%20Trials%20stakedowns.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The single leg was the most common and most attempted. With 12 completions, it proved to be a reliable tool. The double leg came next and it had an impressive 50% completion rate. There are a number of other takedowns as well and it is always nice to see variety. However it is important to note that in some cases people wanted to be taken down due to ADCC's finals rules. </div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrl2KXt7WWTlClrXam0BcPb3o8YGAdQR7ZhBzcvreEGZXFRjAu2WvODIvWNRDlIyywB11NU-oTG7gtVEOIGQLmF7gXB7f3MgX9OZPpSfz4JtVYUx07oeBHFn5sAKjPbQwX8decrwzB__dYnN_n9L99u-K1tN85W5QUYVcsVKzbAZjmjI_DTvDdAK5kTdiA/s1414/ADCC%202023%20NA%20East%20Coast%20Trials%20positions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1414" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrl2KXt7WWTlClrXam0BcPb3o8YGAdQR7ZhBzcvreEGZXFRjAu2WvODIvWNRDlIyywB11NU-oTG7gtVEOIGQLmF7gXB7f3MgX9OZPpSfz4JtVYUx07oeBHFn5sAKjPbQwX8decrwzB__dYnN_n9L99u-K1tN85W5QUYVcsVKzbAZjmjI_DTvDdAK5kTdiA/w640-h476/ADCC%202023%20NA%20East%20Coast%20Trials%20positions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The back had the most and highest percentage finishes. We did get finishes from all positions though. As I've said before the mount is becoming more and more popular. After years of people dismissing the mount in nogi, we are now seeing it being a pin people are using to control their opponents and submit from. People are still having problems submitting from there, but they are able to maintain it and/or transition to the mount. </div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="530" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YlcYCsZEoy8" width="637" youtube-src-id="YlcYCsZEoy8"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;">Thoughts</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div>I think everyone was happy to see Jacob Couch win trials. He seems like such a nice person and I think most people have been following his career since purple belt. He not only won, but beat everyone by submission. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="535" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/offox-XbgRg" width="644" youtube-src-id="offox-XbgRg"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I don't think anyone expected these champions. Many lesser names were able to overcome ADCC veterans to punch their ticket to the big show. How many people picked Elijah Dorsey or Morgan Black to win? Although Couch is a name and was expected to do well, I don't think many people picked him to win. These competitors showed that they belonged to be there by going through a gauntlet. </div><div><br /></div><div>Wrestling is still important. Many matches were lost because of a deficiency in the wrestling department. -66kg favorite Ethan Crelinsten was taken out by Dorian Olivarez due to a guard pull penalty. Most also Had Helana Crevar easily winning her division and she lost because of the same thing. It seems the era of relying on your guard is over when it comes to ADCC.</div><div><br /></div><div>Big Dan and Paul Ardila got it done again. Big Dan had a somewhat disappointing showing at the European trails, but he got things done here with submissions in every match. That must have been a nice birthday present for him. Paul on the other hand won with submissions in 5/6 of his matches. This will be Paul's 5th ADCC appearance, which is extremely impressive, especially considering he is a full time lawyer.</div><div><br /></div><div>Youth is key. It seems that everyone who managed to win is under 27 years old except Paul Ardila. Dorian Olivarez is the youngest at 17 years old. Some people might think that this is due to athletics, cardio, etc, but actually don't think that is the case. We are seeing more and more people that are starting as children and by the time they are in their late teens they have years and years of mat time under their belt. These young people aren't just faster than other atheles, they are also very technical and used to competing in grappling competitions. </div><div><br /></div><div>Pulling guard does not seem to be a reliable way to win anymore. Out of the winners, only Jacob Couch won by mostly pulling guard. Everyone else wrestled in their matches. Submitting people from your back and/or sweeping them seems harder than before as submission defense has gotten better and people will fight hard instead of conceding sweeps. As I said Jacob Couch made this work, but Nicky Ryan, and Helana Crevar cost themselves their matches by starting from their backs. </div><div><br /></div><div>Leglocks aren't going anywhere. If anything they have become even more prominent. One thing that has changed is the variety of leglocks we see. A few years ago it was just heelhooks and even then many people didn't want to do outside heelhooks. Things have done a 180 and now we see ankle locks, estima locks, kneebars and other submissions that weren't generally used a few years ago. Even in competitions like ADCC where hellhooks are legal, many people are opting for other leg submissions in order to throw off their opponent's defenses. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;">Overall</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div>This was an amazing event with tons of submission and big names. I'll need to rewatch a lot of the matches, but I was really happy with the quality of the event. The production itself was good and it even started on time. However it was very long. On the first day I had to tap out during the play-by-play after 5 hours. The next day I was up until 5AM. In the future I will only be covering matches from the round of 32 on as it is just too many matches. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I hope all of the other trials are this good. This is usually the biggest trials event, but it did live up to the hype. It was surprising to see some of the underdogs win the trials, but it was also heartbreaking to see some favorites not quite make it. These and the European trials are certainly a great way to start the ADCC season and I hope other trials can follow suit.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;">Year to Date </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div>Due to the large number of matches, The North American trials had a huge impact on the stats for this year.</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtmajJGz6Hb_EFzHcglecfvf4wRhXP_4wKRZDSK_eRL-EThamHbKgH8R43PtUjpPQiEU1lVkCZredUHgB0j-ZYYBSnfEDeMDWeu8JwqLBwRMQCCSsABrk2fJ-GpE1-K05FFCyOpXb_d3JixWAMFRSdeRPSQYu0FiX5uQ3jFJW_xGFkK561cMOtNzNyerr/s1414/2023%20YTD%20Submissions%20Oct%2016th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1414" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtmajJGz6Hb_EFzHcglecfvf4wRhXP_4wKRZDSK_eRL-EThamHbKgH8R43PtUjpPQiEU1lVkCZredUHgB0j-ZYYBSnfEDeMDWeu8JwqLBwRMQCCSsABrk2fJ-GpE1-K05FFCyOpXb_d3JixWAMFRSdeRPSQYu0FiX5uQ3jFJW_xGFkK561cMOtNzNyerr/w640-h476/2023%20YTD%20Submissions%20Oct%2016th.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-59506457558932375142023-10-14T03:42:00.085-07:002023-10-15T13:39:52.438-07:00ADCC North American Trials Play-By-Play<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgploQwozW0WSdZe9CM-OQwq5Xdadq6DosUSUMOYDbAGpabxsxvn66uAGIYPlGuxUdWazg_3LDCnOLle8IK0byx4xeqJUbmqpZne1v_Gxd_aLj3zWIBJkaj8PZ2nyYeGLm6IGnHft-m1KYZTThR8OHdf4HkU6r3_0HgluSpBUQ4taCkDs5A6lLzdTIyJwxN/s1024/ADCCNA.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgploQwozW0WSdZe9CM-OQwq5Xdadq6DosUSUMOYDbAGpabxsxvn66uAGIYPlGuxUdWazg_3LDCnOLle8IK0byx4xeqJUbmqpZne1v_Gxd_aLj3zWIBJkaj8PZ2nyYeGLm6IGnHft-m1KYZTThR8OHdf4HkU6r3_0HgluSpBUQ4taCkDs5A6lLzdTIyJwxN/w640-h640/ADCCNA.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I'm back with another play by play. I've been excited for the NA trials for a while and there are a lot of big names here. Unfortunately this might be a little chaotic because there are 6 matches going on at the same time. I'll try to cover the biggest names and most exciting matches, but of course I can't watch 6 matches at the same time. Also because things are so fast, I don't think I'll be able to cleanly delineate between the matches, but I'll let you know when I change matches. Anyway, let's get to it. <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>NA Trials Day 1</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p>Starting off the opening rounds don't have any athletes I'm familiar with, so I apologize for the weak coverage.<div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">-66kgs</b></div> <div><br /></div>J.Chavez just hit a nice RNC in OT.<br /><br />R.Valdivia wins by kimura. Nice sub.<div><br /></div>D.Fox just hit a hard blast double. He's up by 2 and passes. He passes a few more times and now wins on points.<div><br /></div>N.Sahf inverts from sitting guard and gets into 50/50. From there he hits an inside heelhook. Impressive submission.<div><br /></div>Dorian Olivarez is up. He gets a bodylock takedown and then quickly passes guard. He has a kimura locked up, falls back like he's going into a side triangle, but then pops the kimura out. Dorian gets the tap.<div><br /></div><div><b>I looks like we are getting into the next round for 66kg, so we will start seeing some bigger names. </b></div><div><br /></div><br />Ethan Crelinsten up now. He pulls and goes for a kiss of the dragon. he doesn't get to the back, but he gets on top. He moves into a legdrag and then puts on some heavy pressure. He moves into sidecontrol and locks up a far side cradle. As he lets it go he moves to knee on belly and as his opponent turns he gets on the back. His opponent slides down in between his legs to escape, but Ethan isn't having it. Ethan inserts the hooks and chokes over the jaw at the same time. Ethan win via RNC over J.Chavez.<div><br /></div>Suraj Budram is against Ivan Perez. Suraj hits a big double leg and tries to pass for a while, but Perez stands back up. Perez tries to pull directly into an armbar, but can't get it. He stands up again and tries a double leg on Suraj. Suraj sees it coming and uses a guillotine. Suraj Budram wins via guillotine. <div><br /></div>Gianni Grippo vs Jonathan Plazak up now. Gianni pulls and starts working his open guard. Gianni threatens k-guard and his opponent falls down to defend, letting Gianni come on top. The Jon pulls Gianni's leg in for an entanglement and immediately gets smashed. Gianni passes for a second, but Jon gets his guard back and Gianni goes into another smash pass. Jon recovers and gets into SLX. Jon Reaps Grippo and gets smashed again. Gianni passes to sidecontrol and then tries to move to mount as the points period starts, but Jon gets his guard back. Jon starts trying to work his butterfly guard, but Gianni passes and moves to mount. Gianni tries to get to a giftwrap, but loses position and has to move back to side control, but he quickly gets a kimura trap. From there he moves to the armbar and gets the finish. Gianni Grippo wins via armbar.<div><br /></div>Keith Krakorian up now against Joseph Carey. Cary pulls guard and tries inverting for the legs, but Keith stops him. Keith has him in a legdrag and is waiting for Carey to give up his back. Keith gets to the back and get the choke. Keith Krakorian wins via RNC.<div><br /></div>Gavin Corbre is on top trying to pass the guard of A.Franco. Frano tries to stand, but Gavin keeps him down. Gavin steps over the guard and almost gets in mount, but gets stuck in quarter guard. Gavin moves to the back and looks for the RNC, but can't get it. His opponent rolls and Gavin takes mount. Franco rolls again and Gavin takes the back. He rolls back and gets quarter guard, but Gavin has an armtriangle. They return to the back and Franco stands and shakes Gavin off. Unfortunately through all that Gavin didn't get any points for some reason. Franco goes for an ankle pick and gets pancaked. Gavin has his back now, but only has one hook. He gets the other one in and gets 3 points. Gavin moves to mount and he has one of Franco's arms trapped. There isn't much time left though. Gavin Corbre wins via points.<div><br /></div>Deandre Corbre vs someone from Pedigo. It was over so fast I didn't catch the name. Corbre sits, inverts, gets to the saddle and submits. Deandre Corbre wins via inside heelhook.<br /><br />Dominic Mejia vs K.Saikumar. Meijia sits and gets into SLX. He next goes to butterfly and then inverts into the saddle. Dominic Meijia wins via inside heelhook.<br /><br />Dorian Olivzrez vs Anthony Lucca. Dorian gets another bodylock and slams Lucca. Dorian looking to pass as they go out of bounds. Dorian moves to NS position and starts working some power ride stuff to tire Lucca. Dorian almost passes and Lucca tries to stand, but gets mat returned hard. They go out of bounds and restart standing. Dorian gets another bodylock and moves to the rear bodylock. Dorian hits a big suplex and takes Lucca's back. Dorian goes for the RNC, but can't quite get it and Lucca escapes. Points start and Dorian hits a double leg and Lucca turtles. Dorian gets the back and gets his points. Lucca stands and Dorian has the bodytriangle. Lucca shakes him off, but gets slammed again. Lucca turtles and Dorian surfs on him until Lucca makes a move. When he does Dorian goes for a guillotine, but het can't get it. They are back to standing and Dorian hits another double leg as time runs out. Dorian Olivarez wins via points.<div><br /></div>Ethan Crelinsten is against Tyler Buechner, Ethan sits and then comes on top as Tyler sits as well. Ethan starts trying to float pass and gets rolled. His opponent tries to bolo him, but fails. Ethan pulls him into 50/50 and goes for a heelhook, but can't get it. Ethan gets on top and passes to sidecontrol, but quickly tries to move into mount and then loses position. Ethan is back to passing and is applying more pressure this time. As points start, Ethan starts float passing, but Tyler is wise to it. Ethan tries a bolo from the top and ends up on bottom, but doesn't lose points. Ethan reaps the leg and comes on top for 2 points. Ethan is back to passing and gets passed the guard, but Tyler quickly replaces his guard. Ethan seems 1 step ahead and gets into the saddle and finishes. Ethan Crelinstien wins by Aoki lock.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="530" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jBLehiPrM0E" width="637" youtube-src-id="jBLehiPrM0E"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div>Keith Krakorian vs V. Morelli is up next. They start standing and they Morelli tries a flying attack that fails. Keith kneeslices through his guard and then armbars him. Keith Krakorian wins via armbar.<div><br /></div>Dominic Meija vs A.Ortiz starts with a double guard pull. Dom looks for an ankle lock, but doesn't get it. Ortiz tries to get to Dom's legs, but can't get anything going. Dom comes on top and switches between leglocks and passing. Dom sits again and they are in a stalemate. Dom comes on top with 1 min left and they both stand up. Dom is up by 2 and he pulls guard. Dom inverts for a sweep, but Ortiz scrambles up before he can get points. Dominic Meijia wins via points.<div><br /></div>Fabian Rameriz finishes his opponent with an inside heelhook and it looks like that is the end of 66kg for today.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">-77kgs</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div>Caleb Tackett vs Tyler Murphy. Tackett gets a double leg, but is caught in a guillotine. Tyler is really cranking on it, but Tackett scrambles out. As Tackett moves to the back Tyler taps because of what looks like an injury.<div><br /></div>Michael Salazar vs Ezekiel Clerk. Clerk sit/falls down and then inverts and tries to get an arm. Salazar defends and starts pressure passing. Salazar starts passing with a cradle, but Clerk gets his guard back. Clerk gets to full guard and the action has slowed to a crawl. Salazar stands and breaks guard, but Clerk sweeps him. Points start and Clerk is looking to pass. Salazar isolates a leg and goes for an outside heelhook, but Clerk defends and resumes passing. Clerk can't get any of his passes to work and Salazar isn't doing much either. As I say that Salazar inverts and enters the saddle. Michael Salazar wins via inside heelhook.<div><br /></div>Nicky Ryan vs Skyler Hicks. Nicky sits to guard and Nicky arm drags Hicks, but has trouble moving to the back so he goes into SLX, reaps and sweeps. On top he goes for a kneeslice then hits a hip switch. From side control he gets a kimura grip and then moves into a side triangle. Nicky Ryan wins via side triangle(yoko sankaku jime).<div><br /></div>Caleb Tackett vs Dakota Delonardis. Caleb tries to wrestle, but Dakota pulls guard. Caleb pulling on the head trying to tire him and then gets to side control in a scamble. Caleb gets to mount and tries to smoother the larger man. Caleb now tries to isolate an arm from mount, but seems to be having problems with Dakota's strength. Dakota gets back to guard and Caleb sweeps Caleb into closed guard, but it is right before the points period. They are back to standing and Dakota shoots, but runs ino a big sprawl. Caleb tries a kimura trap, but can't get it and ends up in bottom turtle. They do into 50/50 and Dakota almost scores on Tackett, so Tackett scrambles and gets caught in a guillotine. Dakota DeLeonardis wins via guillotine.<div><br /></div>John Combs vs Johnathan Wilson. Combs sits to guard and looks to sweep. Combs almost wrestles up on a double, but Wilson defends. Combs hits a DLR sweep for a second, but Wilson sweeps him right back. Combs hits a kiss of the dragon sweep and comes on top. Combs then passes half guard and immediately locks up a guillotine. This allows combs to move his legs into mount and get the tap. John Combs wins via guillotine.<div><br /></div>Keiran Kichuk vs J.Fabac. Fabac pulls guard and Kichuk passes his guard with a torreando after a few attempts. Kichuk locks up a kimura trap and moves to the back. From there he gets the choke. Keiran wins via RNC.<div><div><br /></div>Oliver Taza vs J.Squires. Taza goes to his back, but then rolls his opponent over for the sweep. As soon as Taza gets on top he backsteps into the saddle. Taza goes for the heelhook and almost gets it, but Squires gets out. Squires tries to return the favor with a leglock of his own, but Taza counters him. Oliver Taza wins via inside heelhook.<div><br /></div>Pierre Olivier Leclerc vs Anthony Salvatore. 2 B-teams guys face off and PO sits to guard. PO sweeps with X-guard and then reaps for the outside heel hook. Leclrec wins via outside heelhook.<div><br /></div>Kieran Kichuk vs W.Breget. Kichuk pulls guard and almost gets into a triangle. Breget defends, but Kichuk scrambles and geting into the saddle. Breget tries to defend, but then taps. Kieran Kichuk wins via inside heelhook.<div><br /></div>Matt Kwan vs E.Perera. Matt pulls guard and Perera is frantically trying to pass. As they get to half guard the action slows. Nothing has happened for a few minutes, but then Matt goes for a choibar. Matt knocks Perera to his back and looks to seperate the hands. As he tries Perera rolls and gets out. Back to more half guard battleing and then Matt gets a leg and goes for a belly down ankle lock. Perera doesn't tap and they go to OT. There is a good amount of wrestling in OT, but neither can score. Neither has a score with 45 seconds left. Matt Kwan wins via decision.<div><br /></div><div>Nicky Ryan vs T.Karanikas. Nicky sits to guard, grabs Karanikas's head and guilotine's him as they roll to mount. Nicky can't get it, so he rolls back to guard with an inverted triangle. His opponent is big though and Nicky can't finish him. Back to butterfly guard, Nicky uses the arm saddle to invert to the back. Once there he lock up the strangle. Nicky Ryan wins via RNC.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="535" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YlcYCsZEoy8" width="643" youtube-src-id="YlcYCsZEoy8"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>AJ Agazarm vs J.Iwamizu. They spend about 1 min handfighting. After about 2:30 of stand up without much action, they do a double guard pull. Iwamizu comes back on top. AJ almost hits a berimbolo that let's him come back on time and he gets points. Later he gets a takedown and is now up by 4. They stand and Iwamizu goes for a takedown and AJ defends with a kimuta trap that leads to a triangle. AJ Agazarm wins via triangle.<br /><br />Chris Wojcik vs Tyrell Anderson. Chris sits and Tyrell tries to leg lock him, but Chris escapes. Chris inverts under and almost gets into saddle. Chris can't get his legs in place so he switches to what I believe was an Aoki lock. Chris Qojcik wins via aoki lock. <div><br /></div>Jon Satava finishes Sid Tavolaro with an armtriangle choke.<div><br /></div>Max Hansen vs S.Viayra. Max sits and tries to enter the saddle, but his opponet defends well, but it allows Max to come on top. After a few passing attempts Max is back on bottom again. Max is hunting for leglocks, but can't quite get them. Max gets to SLX and Viarya just spins out. Points start and the action picks up. Max tries to wrestle up, but gets stuffed. Max tries a leglock and then wrestles up off of it and it works. Max is up by 2. Viayra is using DLR to keep Max completely off balance. Now they are in half guard and Max passes. Viayra tries to escape, but he gets caught in a triangle. Viayra escapes again, but then falls down into turtle. Max takes his back and is now looking for the sub, but there are only 30 seconds left. Max Hansen wins via points.<div><br /></div><b><br /><br />I think I'm going to have to tap out here. I've been at this for 5 hours and its 3 AM. Hopefully someone else takes over. I'll continue here tomorrow night for Day 2.</b></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Day 2</span></b></div><br /><br />John Hansen vs Ryan Cloud. John pulls guard and starts working from half butterfly. He gets a bodylock and tries to move to the back, but gets a sweep into side control instead. Ryan gets his guard back, but John quickly passes again. John keeps the pressure up and then moves to the back. There is a handfighting battle, but their backs are too us so it is a bit hard to see. Ryan gets out , but gets his guard passed again. John gets to the back again and again Ryan escapes. John is working from full guard now. John is up by 6 points and there isn't much time left. John Hansen wins via points.<br /><br />Pat Shagoli vs Cody Gamble. Pat sits to guard and Cody circles from the outside. Cody gets a warning for not moving forward. Pat tries to wrestle up, but he can't get it before they go off the mat. Cody tries to stack pass and Pat inverts to defend. Cody hits a quick torreando, but Pat quickly recovers. neither man has put together much offense yet. Cody passes to side control 3 seconds before points starts and get nothing. He tries to attack an americana, but Pat gets back to guard. Pat tries to wrestle up, get put back down and then suddenly taps. Cody Gamble wins by some sort of tap, perhaps injury.<div><br /></div>Breylor Grout vs Christopher Diaz. They start standing and has completely opposite body types. Right now they are just pushing each other around, until Grout pulls guard. Diaz tries to work a bodylock, but Grout uses his butterfly guard to sweep and then go for a darce. Breylor Grout wins via darce.<div><br /></div>William Tackett vs Cameron Florczak. They stand for a sec and then Will goes for a single. Cam defends and Will goes to a double and gets to the back. Will looks for the finish, but Cam escapes. Will hits a guard pass and is now in side control. Cam works back to halfguard, but Will is keeping the pressure on. Flo just cut out strangely, but I got back to the match. Points has started with Will on top in half guard looking to pass and he gets it. Will up by 3, but Cam gets back to full guard with 2 min left. Will drops back to double leg ashi and tries to get some leg locks going, but can't, so he comes back on top and works some passing. Will passes to mount, but then gets pushed back, so he goes to side control. Cam recovers and Will passes again. William Tackett wins via points.<div><br /></div>Michael Pixley vs Ben Sutz. When I started the match Pixley was on top in North-South. Sutz turns to his stomach and Pixley is trying to lock up a darce. Pixley breaks him down and goes for a guillotine, but it doesn't work. Pixley goes back to the front headlock and locks up a darce. Michael Pixley wins via darce.<div><br /></div>Oliver Taza vs Josh Bacallao. Oliver almost hits a snap down, but Josh gets up quickly. Taza pulls guard and inverts into the saddle. Taza has double trouble and works for the finish. Oliver Taza wins via inside heelhook.<div><br /></div>Jacob Couch vs Giuseppe Lamanna. Couch sits to guard and works to pull Lamanna in. Lamanna tries to cartwheel over the guard, but he doesn't get anywhere. Couch is working halfguard now, but then switches to butterfly guard. Couch inverts into the saddle and isolates a leg, switches it to the other side and attacks. Jacob couch wins via outside heelhook.<div><br /></div>Keith Krakorian vs J.Flores. When I came to this match Keith was already on the back about 1 min in and looking for the choke. After some hand fighting Keith locks the choke over the jaw. Keith Krakorian wins via RNC.<div><br /></div>Gavin Corbe vs Diallo Braithwaite. Gavin pulls and starts inverting very quickly to get into the legs. Diallo defends well and tries to work some passing. Diallo falls back on an ankle lock and Gavin then counters with an ankle lock of his won. Gavin then upgrades to the saddle and attempts to dig the heel out. Diallo is keeping his weight on the leg, so Gavin inverts for a kneebar, but can't get it and comes back to the saddle. Diallo manages to escape and stand in front of Gavin looking to pass. Gavin going for the false reap, but Diallo is defending well. Points start and they are stuck in a weird leg entanglement. Diallo goes for an ankle lock, but can't get it. They disentangle and Diallo goes back to passing. Gavin gets back into the saddle and this time finishes. Gavin Corbe wins via inside heelhook.<div><br /></div>Ethan Crelinsten vs John Chandler. Ethan sits and John goes into his half guard. Ethan gets a reverse kimura and then goes between a barataplata and a triangle until John fall to his back and Ethan comes on top. John gets into a donkey guard style position, but Ethan escapes, passes his guard and moves to mount. John tries to escape, but Ethan looks like a rock on top. Points start and John is stuck in mount. Ethan has a body triangle under his back, which must hurt, and Ethan is just casually isolating an arm. Ethan gets a wrist ride/dagastani handcuffs and moves to the back. John stands after a while and shakes Ethan off. From guard Ethan goes for a guillotine, but John escapes and tries to pass then drops back on a leglock, but time runs out. Ethan Crelinsten wins via points.<div><br /></div>Kody Steele vs Matt Kwan. Matt sits and Kody circles around and then cartwheels over the guard into north-south. After a few secs Matt recovers and Kody goes back to circling. Kody hits a Leo Viera 50/50 arms pass and moves to side. Matt turtles for a few secs and then escapes. Kody back on top working from halfguard. Points start and Kody goes for a big stack pass, but can't get it. Kody seems to have turned up his aggressiveness. Matt gets him into closed guard, but Kody escapes after a while. Kody circles and looks to try to pass, but Matt seems to be stopping him. Kody goes for a big stack that makes Matt turtle and Kody looks to get hooks in. Time runs out and we go to OT. Kody goes for a hard double leg and Matt tries to counter with a guillotine. Kody gets out and Matt tries to scramble to avoid points. Matt is going back and forth from guard to turtle, but Kody is too quick and takes his back. Kody is on the back now with a body triangle. Matt escapes the body triangle and eventually back control. Matt is down by 6 pts with less than a minute left. Kody passes and Matt turtles. Kody Steele wins via points.<div><br /></div>Kieran Kichuk vs Andrew Kochel. Kichuk sits to guard and Kochel is pressuring in from his half guard. Kochel runs away and is now looking like he doesn't want to enter guard anymore. Kichuk wrestles up and sweeps. From there he passes Kochel's guard. From side control Kichuk goes to knee on belly to get to the mount. Kochel bridges and Kichuk falls to his back and almost hits a triangle after Kochel follows him. Kochel on top as points start. The action has now slowed, but Kochel suddenly tries to jump over the guard. Kichuk defends and goes into false reap and then wrestles up. From the top he quickly passes to side control and Kichuk is now up by 5 pts. Kichuk falls to bottom in a scamble and Kochel gets 2 pts. Time runs out and Keiran wins via points.<div><br /></div>Paul Ardilla vs Daishi Goto. Paul sits to guard and Goto looks to pass. Goto goes for an estima lock, but Paul escapes. Paul woorks some butterfly guard and quickly snaps Goto into a triangle. Paul Ardila wins via triangle choke.<div><br /></div>Helena Craver vs Rebecca Kirian. Craver working closed guard and looking for armbars and triangles. She eventually works around to the back and gets a bodytriangle. Craver gets 3 points and is looking to choke over the face and Rebecca's face is bloody. Helena Craver wins via RNC.<div><br /></div>Vince Pezzuto vs Andrew Tevay. They start wrestling and Vince is pushing Andrew around a bit with his height. Vince basically just runs him over and gets on top into halfguard. Andrew tries to use halfbutterfly guard, but Vince just passes his guard. Vince then uses some power ride stuff to put andrew face down, inserts the hooks and chokes him belly down. Vince Pezzuto wins via RNC.<div><br /></div>Jasmine Rocha vs Jasmine Johnson. Rocha pulls guard and tries to work some DLR. Johnson puts some pressure on and gets caught in a triangle. Johnson escapses and Rocha goes back to working her open guard. Rocha goes for a beautiful helicopter armbar and almost gets it, but Johnson escapes. Rocha still working get guard and Johnson goes for a basic kneecut that almost gets her passed the guard. Points start and Rocha reaps and tries to get the leg lock, but Johnson defends. With 1 min left there is still not score. Rocha goes for an omoplata and then a leg entanglement, but can't get either. Rocha goes for a leglock and then wrestles up, but can't secure it before time. OT starts and Rocha hits a quick double. Johnson turtle, so there are no points yet. Rocha tries to move to the back and then gets a triangle in a scramble. Rocha tries to get the armbar, but can't finish and Johnson escapes. the score is still 0-0, but I think the judges will give it to Rocha unless something happens in the next minute. Johnson just got a penalty for something, so Rocha will win if nothing else happens. Rocha goes for another armbar and its close, but she can't get it. Jasmine Rocha wins via points.<div><br /></div>William Tackett vs Jonathan Piersma. Tackett hits a quick takedown Jon tries to wrestle up, but gets caught in a front headlock as they go off the mat. The restart standing and they are feeling each other out a bit. Tackett hits another double and Jon tries a guillotine that Tackett quickly escapes. Tackett is on top smash passing and then moves into mount. Jon shakes him off and Tackett moves to side control. Jon stands up and Tackett hits another double leg and moves to the back. Tackett seems to be having trouble with John's strength as he can't finish the choke, but time runs out. William Tackett wins via points.<div><br /></div>Keiran Kichuk vs John Combs. Kichuk sits to guard and inverts to try to entangle Comb's leg. Combs defends well and looks to take a methodical approach from the top. Kichuk is working his RDLR and looking to switch between kiss of the dragon and the false reap. Combs is now pressuring into his knee shield. . Kichuk almost sweeps and then sits back down once he realizes points haven't started. Kichuck quickly transitions into 50/50 and hits a lightening fast heelhook. Keiran Kichuk wins via heelhook.<div><br /></div>Dan Manasoiu vs Cody Gamble. Dan sits down and Cody circles from the outside. Dan wrestles up into a double, but can't finish. Dan sits back down and tries to work his butterfly guard. Dan gets to a leg and Cody taps immediately. Dan Manasiou wins via anklelock.<div><br /></div>Gianni Grippo vs Dorian Olivarez. Gianni is on his back working his guard and Dorian is passing. Doriian is moving fast, but Gianni is right with him. Gianni inverts into a kiss of the dragon, but Dorian scrambles away and Gianni is back on bottom before points start. Gianni elocks up closed guard as points start. Dorian tries to hit an inverted armbar from the top, but Gianni slips out. Dorian turns on the heat and makes gianni turtle and scramble. Gianni is turtled up and Dorian is looking to get hooks in . Gianni rolls back to guard and Dorian is kicks it into second gear. Dorian goes to north south and almost gets the pass. They reset and Dorian does it again and makes Gianni turtle. Again Dorian makes Gianni turtle. Dorian has 1 hook in and tries to insert the other in 10 sec before the time ends. Its going to OT. Gianni shoots a single leg and then stays on the ground as it fails. Gianni didn't avoid the guard pull deduction and gets -1 point. Gianni looks for a choi bar, but Dorian sees it coming and defends. 1 min left and Dorian is up by 1 pt. Dorian has Grippo in the front headlock with 30 seconds left. Dorian tries a guillotine, but can't get it as time runs out. Big upset. Dorian Olivarez wins via points.<div><br /></div>J-Rod vs Stanley Rosa. J-Rod on top and Rosa trying to catch him in a leg entanglement. Rosa with really nice entries, catches J-rod in the saddle. J-Rods's foot slips and he jumps into 3/4 mount as points start. J-Rod moves to the back and is up by 3 points. Jacob Rodriguez win via points.<div><br /></div>Jason Rau vs William Tackett. This is a rematch from about 3 years ago. Rau sits to guard and Tackett is looking to pass from the outside. Rau is getting close to some good enties. Rau knocks Tackett down and goes for an ankle lock, but Tackett goes for a Crab ride and almost takes his back, Rau reverses him and comes up on a front head lock. Tackett escapes and they go out of bounds. The restart and Rau sits and looks for leg entries. Tackett is putting more pressure on and then Rau jumps on a front headlock as points start. Tackett is trying to stand and then hits a double, which gets him out of the front head lock and gets him 2 points. Rau goes for SLX and then into a calf slicer, but Tackett defends. Rau tries to work K-guard now, but Tackett shuts him down. Less than 30 sec left and Tackett is keeping the pressure on. William Tackett wins via points.<br /><br />Keith Krakorian vs Fabian Ramirez. Fabian on top with Keith working butterfly guard. Fabian is passing and Keith goes for a leg entanglement and then comes on top. Keith passes to side control and then the back. Keith is handfighting and looking to get the choke,but Fabian is defending well. Points start and Fabian almost escapes. Fabian escapes, but Keith is working to get the hooks back in and finish him. Keith threatens the hooks and choke at the same time, but loses it. Fabian is on top now with 30 sec left. Its going to OT. Fabian shoots and Keith sprawls on him. Keith spins to the back and works to get the hooks in. Keith only has one hook and Fabian escapes. Keith almost sits down and quickly stands, so he doesn't lose points. Keith then shoots in, but Fabian catches him in a front headlock. Fabian drags him down and then Keith stands. They are on their feet with 10 sec left. Keith snaps him down, and time runs out. Keith Krakorian wins via decision.<div><br /></div>Dorian Olivarez vs Emilio Hernandez. They both come out aggressive and they are scrambling. Emilio goes for a fireman's carry and gets taken down. Dorian hits a big double leg and after a while Emilio pops back up. Dorian takes him down again and then passes the guard. Emillio pops up and Dorian takes the back and cranks the face. Dorian gets 3 points and goes for the choke again. Dorian Olivarez wins via RNC.<div><br /></div>Dan Manasoiu vs Amir Allam. Dan tries a foot sweep and then gets the 2nd. Big Dan on top trying to pass with a lot of pressure. Dan steps over into mount and start working an armtriangle and then a smoother. Amir makes space and looks for an escape route. Amir gets quarter guard and Big Dan gets to side control with an armtrangle. Dan Mansoiu wins via arm triangle.<div><br /></div>Paul Ardila vs Adrian Nez. Paul sits down and Nez comes into his guard. Paul moves to SLX and then into the saddle. Paul is trying to dig the heel and Nex goes for a running man escape, which he hits. Paul is back to playing guard. Paul gets into SLX again and then moves to 70/30 and reaches around to try to gather the other leg. Paul is very relaxed and doesn't look like he's trying hard at all. Paul enters the saddle again with a sitting kani basami, but Nez escapes. They are in double guard pull as points start and Nez tries a berimbolo that Paul easily stops. Nez stands and ups his passing pressure and make Paul stand up. There is about a min left and they are standing. Nez gets snapped down and Paul has him in a front headlock. Paul moves to the rear bodylock, then tries to take the back and then bails to pin Nez in side control and time runs out. Paul Ardila wins via points.<br /><br />Amanda Leve vs Brittney Elkin. They start standing and they're just handfighting right now. Leve hits a nice single leg and then tries to pass from half guard. Amanda passes, moves to the back and secures the choke. Amanda Leve wins via RNC<div><br /></div>Helena Crevar vs Aislinn O'Connell. They go for dueling ankle locks, but neither can get the tap. Helena goes to the Aoki lock and gets the tap.<div><br /></div>Morgan Black vs Sofia Delgado. They start standing and they're aggressive. Sofia is snapping and pushing Black all over the place. Black seems to have enough and hits a double leg. Sofia working from guard now. Black getting more aggressive with her passing and gets past the guard, but Sofia stands, but gets caught in a front headlock. Black throws her with a yoko otoshi, but doesn't score. They scramble and come back to the feet. Black hits a trip and Sofia turtles. Time runs out and they go to OT. Sofia goes for a single leg and then the double and gets it. However she is stuck in a guillotine. Morgan Black wins via guillotine.<div><br /></div><div>Jasmine Rocha vs Cindy Ung. Rocha jump guard and tries to hit a quick triangle. She gets it locked and then goes for the arm. Rocha switching between different triangle to try to get the tap. Jasmine Rocha wins via triangle.<br /><br />William Tackett vs Elder Cruz. These 2 don't seem like they should be in the same weight class. They start off standing and Tackett tries a shot and get quickly stuffed. Tackett working hard for a single leg, but it doesn't work and Cruz is on top. Cruz moves back and forth looking for an opening, but Tackett is defending well. Points start and Elder turns up the heat by almost passing twice. Cruz circles to NS and gets the pass and then Tackett rolls to his knees. As he does this Cruz traps him in the front headlock. Tackett gets out and and shoots a big double leg, but Cruz pancakes him, they stand and Cruz hits him with a double, but Tackett scrambles out before points are scored. They scramble again and Tackett ends up on bottom, but doesn't concede points. Elder Cruz wins via points.</div><div><br /></div>Nicky Ryan vs Keiran Kichuk. Nicky working from top with the bodylock. Nicky moves to a crossface and is trying to pressure through Keiran's guard. Nicky moves to mount and Kichuk tries to bridge out, but Nicky has him controlled. Kichuck gets back to halfguard and then Nicky stands to try to pass. Nicky drops back on a leg lock. After some struggle Nicky gets the tap. Nicky Ryan wins via outside heelhook.<div><br /></div>Elijah Dorsey vs Oliver Taza. Taza just got ran off the mats through a croud of people on to the floor. Then he got his back taken. Taza is down by 3 and almost hits a kneebar, but Dorsey escapes with 10 sec left. Elijah Dorsey wins via points.<div><br /></div>Ethan Crelinsten vs Dorian Olivarez. Another B-team match. Ethan sits and Dorian is moving super fast around the guard. Dorian almost passes to north south, but Ethan gets a leg in. Dorian staying aggressive and Ethan is trying to get ahold of something. Dorian dives in for and over under pass and Ethan tries to create a scramble, but Dorian backs out. Points are now active and Dorian tries to pass to NS, but Ethan defends. Ethan tries to work some butterfly guard and Dorian just pushed off his face. Ethan jump on a triangle out of nowhere and Dorian barely escapes. They go back to the same pattern as before with Dorian trying to pass from the outside and Ethan trying to pull him in. Dorian almost passes and Ethan has to scramble like crazy. Ethan has halfguard, but he is in a bad spot, but there are only 10 sec left. OT starts and they are grappling on the feet. Dorian double legs Ethan and Ethan scrambles out and Dorian goes for a single. Ethan scrambles for a bit, Dorian disengages and Ethan stays down. He thinks he's had enough time defending to allow him to stay down with no penalty. He is wrong. Ethan loses 1 point. Dorian is on top passing with 1 min left. Ethan is trying to get something going from guard, but there isn't much time left. Dorian Olivarez wins via points.<div><br /></div>Devonte Johnson beats A.Nez via points for 3rd place.<br /><br />John Hansen beats Amir Allam via points for 3rd place.<br /><br />Jason Foster beats Britney Elkins via points for 3rd place.<br /><br />Sofia Delgado beats Aislinn O'Connell via points for 3rd place.<div><br /></div>J-Rod vs William Tackett. Tackett shoots for a single, sits to guard and then wrestles up to top. Tackett drops back on an ankle lock and gets a quick tap. William Tackett wins via ankle lock for 3rd place.<div><br /></div>Ethan Crelinsten vs Keith Krakorian. They start out standing and Ethan eventually gets and underhook and a takedown. Keith inverts and gets into 50/50. Keith looks to expose the heel while Ethan defends. Ethan attacks now and they separate. Keith dives on a front headlock, but they roll and he ends up on bottom. Ethan passes the guard and Keith tries to turtle. Ethan holds him down and moves to mount. There are no points because Ethan got to mount before the points period. Keith squirms and almost gets his back taken, but gets back to mount before points are scored. Ethan tries to force the back, but Keith rolls to keep the mount position. Ethan is working a giftwrap now and gets the back. Ethan scores 3 and there are 30 seconds left. Ethan Crelinsten wins via points for 3rd.<div><br /></div>Oliver Taza beats Keiran Kichuk via points for 3rd.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b>It looks like the finals is about to start and they're breaking down the matches.<br /><br /><span style="color: #ffa400;">Dan Mansiou vs Damen Ramos</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #ffa400;">Paul Ardilla vs Alex Grandy</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #ffa400;">Helena Crevar vs Morgan Black</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #ffa400;">Jasmine Rocha vs Alex Enriquez</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #ffa400;">Jacob Couch vs Elder Cruz</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #ffa400;">Nicky Ryan vs Elijah Dorsey</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #ffa400;">Dorian Olivarez vs Dominic Mejia</span></b><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></div>Damien Ramos vs Big Dan. Ramos hits a quick double, but after a few seconds, Dan inverts and sweeps to top. Dan attempts a kneebar, but when he can't get it tried to pass halfguard. Ramos throws up his legs for an armbar and then switches to a leg entanglement, but Dan escapes. Dan works a bodylock pass and gets to sidecontrol briefly, but then loses position. Dan goes back to the bodylock and putts the pressure on. Dan passes to mount and has one arm isolated. Ramos gets back to half, but Dan is up 3 points. Dan passes to mount and seemingly puts himself back into half and then gets to mount and hits a smoother. Dan Manasoiu wins via Smoother and is headed to ADCC.<div><br /></div>Paul Ardila vs Alex Grandy, Grandy runs at Paul right after the handshake, but can't take him down and Paul smiles. Paul is baiting a takedown to get to guard and Alex bites. Paul is working from butterfly guard now. Paul is looking to off balance Alex, but Alex is stay back so he doesn't get caught. Paul gets under Alex and isolates a leg. Paul goes for the leg lock and gets it. Paul Ardila wins by outside heelhook and is going to ADCC at -99kgs.<div><br /></div>Amanda Leve vs Bridget McEliece. Leve takes Bridget down and starts steping right through her guard and then moves to the back. Leve has one hook in and works to get the other in belly down. Nasty belly down finish in about a minute. Amanda Leve wins via RNC and is the +65kg winner.<div><br /></div>Helena Crevar vs Morgan Black. They start standing and then Helena sits and loses a point. Helena goes shin to shin and tries to get something going, but Black shut it down. Black is playing a bit cagey by moving in and out. Helena having problems controlling Black and as points start, Black goes for a stack pass. Helena defends and starts working the arm saddle, but Black slips out. Helena is inverted and looking for a leg. Helena comes up on a leg and tries to wrestle up Black stops her. Helena is forced to stand now. Black goes for a bodylock and Helena tries an uchimata, but she can't get it. Black drops down for a single and puts Helena down on her back and gets 2 points. Helena almost catches her in a sub, but Black escapes. Helena has an arm, but Black escapes again. 1 min left and Black is up by 2 points and Helena has a negative point. Black looking to pass and Helena looking for a sub, but neither can get what they want. Helena tries to wrestle up at the end, but can't get it. Morgan Black wins on points and is the champion of the -65kg division.<div><br /></div>Jasmine Rocha vs Alex Enriquez. Jasmine hopping on a leg hoping Alex will take her down. Alex trips her to the ground and Rocha starts trying to work her guard. Alex circling around and looking for a pass. Rocha tries to elevate Alex, but Alex locks up a guillotine and is using it to pass halfguard. Alex passes, but Rocha gets half guard back. The reset and Alex is now in Rocha's closed guard. Points start and Rocha tries a scissor sweep, but that lets Alex escape closed guard. Alex is getting more aggressive with her passing. Alex goes for a kneeslice and almost gets it, but Rocha is able to recover.. Alex is close to another kneeslice, but there is only 20 sec left. They start OT and Rocha shoot, but gets stuffed. Rocha tries to use the shot to get into half guard, but Alex doesn't let her get offense going. Alex looking to pass half guard and Rocha desperate to get her offense going. Alex is trying to pass half guard again, but then switches to outside passing. Rocha tries to wrestle up and gets caught in a guillotine. Alex puts her on her back, but gets no points. Alex is in halfguard and is looking to pass from chest to chest. Rocha defends and Alex goes back to outside passing. 30 seconds left and Rocha locks up her closed guard. Alex drops back on a leg and they run out of time. Alex Enriquez wins via decision and wins -55kgs.<div><br /></div>Elder Cruz vs Jacob Couch. These 2 have fought many times and Elder usually gets the better of Couch. Will this time be different. Elder gets a quick single leg. Couch is trying to work his closed guard as Crus tries to slowly work his pressure passing. Couch is desperately trying to get to a leg, but Elder won't let him get close. Elder starts covering the mouth and really sinking down to apply pressure, but this lets Couch move to full guard. Couch moves to K-guard and gets to outside ashi. He goes for it. Jacob Couch wins via outside heelhook and is going to ADCC at -88kgs.<div><br /></div>Nicky Ryan vs Elijah Dorsey. Nicky has looked very good and should be fresh. Elijah isn't someone most people picked to be here, but he has looked really good. They start out standing and Elijah throwing out feints. Nicky seems more timid and perhaps he wants to be taken down. Nicky starting to turn it up though. Nicky tries a throw by, but Elijah shuts it down. Elijah goes for a single leg and Nicky doesn't fight it. Elijah on top looking to backstep pass. Nicky is switching between butterfly and half guard. Elijah gets past Nicky's guard for a second before Nicky recovers. Elijah can be explosive when he wants as can Nicky, but Nicky seems much more relaxed here. They both look like they are moving a bit more slowly until points start. Points start and Elijah increases his speed and pressure. Nicky is going for the arm saddle, but Elijah sees it coming and defends. 2 min left and Elijah is moving back and forth. Nicky is looking a bit too passive. Elijah is working his passes left and right, but he can't get around Nicky's guard. Elijah moves to NS and almost gets the pass, but Nicky defends at the last moment. Time runs out and we are going to OT. Hopefully Nicky still has something in the tank to wrestle. Elijah looking fresher as Nicky paws at him. They lock up and Nicky tries to snap. Elijah shoots and Nick stuffs it. Nicky shoots and Elijah catches him in a front headlock, but Nicky escapes shortly afterwards. Elijah feints and Nicky pushes forwards. Elijah goes for a single leg and nicky just gets out. Nicky return s the favor and Elijah gets out even more quickly and threatens from front headlock. the break and Elijah hits a big double leg. Nicky is trying to scramble and goes to turtle. Nicky goes to guard and spend enough time in turtle that he does lose points. Elijah starts cartwheel passing and running around the guard as time runs out. Elijah thinks he won and Nicky looks dejected. Elijah wins by decision and is going to ADCC at -77kgs.<div><br /></div>Dorian Olivarez vs Dominic Mejia, This is super agressive from the start. Mejia gets a single leg and then takes down Dorian, but Dorian just pops back up half a second later. Mejia tries another single and Dorian sees it a mile away. Dorian goes for a high crotch and gets Mejia down, but can't hold him. Mejia goes for another single and gets stuffed. Mejia gets a double and lift Dorian up and slams him. Dorian stays down for a bit, but this is before the points period. Dorian gets up and hits a double leg of his own, putting Mejia on his back. Mejia stays down and wants to work his guard. Mejia inverts and catches Dorian in a triangle. He switches to an armbar and Dorian barely escapes. Dorian is looking to pass from north south and then moves back to normal torreando passing. They are both going after each other aggressively. Dorian stacks Mejia and then moves to side control, but Mejia's back isn't flat so no points. Dorian moves to the back, but Mejia spins, then gets to mount, but Mejia gets back to half guard, so no score. Dorian has the front head lock now and when Mejia escapes he goes back to passing. Dorian goes to north south and passes guard, but Mejia goes belly down, so no points. Wait, they just gave him points. Dorina gets another north south pass and then tries a north south choke. He doesn't get it but time runs out. Dorian Olivarez wins by points and is going to ADCC at -66kgs.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>That was fun. Lots of great matches and good ending. I'll do a breakdown in a day or too, so check that out when its posted. Now I need to get some sleep. Have fun discussing these matches.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-2241873225354805532023-10-02T23:15:00.289-07:002023-10-03T08:11:59.851-07:00What We Learned from WNO 20 Night of Champions<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1KO9LUreZ3ddoXLmOVG9bg7_Dvd-ZxUgvbtZWJwiMDoZoUuYs41yRY5UlcZ6yGwRZKyjq8nkFo2HXRBm6Npd0pO9LiKFgTRCQxvSIBcoRuYUjuVCoy6L2dbaJLHfJItPi6JqNKn-nvGCEv8R0jsXoZFHrPCiLN1GB0WOxyACGK46D9-F_N1dMCuCfs98/s1024/NOC%20logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1KO9LUreZ3ddoXLmOVG9bg7_Dvd-ZxUgvbtZWJwiMDoZoUuYs41yRY5UlcZ6yGwRZKyjq8nkFo2HXRBm6Npd0pO9LiKFgTRCQxvSIBcoRuYUjuVCoy6L2dbaJLHfJItPi6JqNKn-nvGCEv8R0jsXoZFHrPCiLN1GB0WOxyACGK46D9-F_N1dMCuCfs98/w640-h640/NOC%20logo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>I have to say this was one of the best events of the year. I'm not sure if there was a bad match on this card. Often times with these big name matches you get boring matches that don't live up to the hype, but these for the most part did. We got consistent action, no stalling and athletes that went after each other like they wanted to win. <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;">Results</b></p><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Thaynara Victoria</span></b> def Tiffany Butler via ankle lock</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Steffan Banta</span></b> def Thomas Bracher via rear triangle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Rafael Lovato</b></span> Jr def Ricardo Evangelista via triangle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Diogo Reis</b></span> def Keith Krikorian via decision</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Gabriel Sousa </b></span>def Ash Williams via kneebar</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Andrew Tackett</b></span> def PJ Barch via decision</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Mica Galvao</b></span> def Jacob Rodriguez via decision</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Elizabeth Clay </span></b>def Brianna Ste-Marie via decision (145lbs Championship)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Nathiely De Jesus</b></span> def Rafaela Guedes via decision (HW Championship)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Diogo Reis</b></span> def Gabriel Sousa via decision (145lbs Championship)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #ffa400;">Mica Galvao </b>def PJ Barch via flying armbar (170lbs Championship)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Gordon Ryan</b></span> def Patrick Gaudio via Armbar (HW Championship)</div><div><br /></div><div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>How People Won</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZ9FtpMZPXdvjuQ3dfcm_fskyCFl8t-ZdaQCXNS6hM26vwdwBI-oJiG7mXjr2dxnk-3gT57LcP5WfQd4mksbTD4y1YEnaDG2kMjcsDlxlnMty2ILPsFG6qkM3opY-EtwHjqTEvuOIS_tKXJ2FfNOHDaD0lWA-vd8weVHzfc8XjA2pCZKW1OIjzp20pToZ/s1344/WNO%2020%20Night%20of%20Champions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1344" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZ9FtpMZPXdvjuQ3dfcm_fskyCFl8t-ZdaQCXNS6hM26vwdwBI-oJiG7mXjr2dxnk-3gT57LcP5WfQd4mksbTD4y1YEnaDG2kMjcsDlxlnMty2ILPsFG6qkM3opY-EtwHjqTEvuOIS_tKXJ2FfNOHDaD0lWA-vd8weVHzfc8XjA2pCZKW1OIjzp20pToZ/w640-h476/WNO%2020%20Night%20of%20Champions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span>As you can see there was a 50/50 split between decisions and finishes. There was a completely even split between leg, arm and neck submissions. This is actually pretty rare, but the submissions we see at events like this are largely determined by the athletes competing. Arm submissions are usually behind neck and leg, subs, but with Mica Galvao, a known armlock specialist, and Gordon on the card trying to call his finish, armlocks became just as prominent as the other holds. </div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Stats</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISmPbY2-5MkXou6wXxqJOYqyVX5gQb_sJDsvUaDNyqijxFHdaDw6BYGiekAVUeGXjTRu-gwWGsjZoP-WbFWFV-5S4qzfWCk0RwPRa2ZlBsZqcAz1q-497ZwjmZwBgU6r-fgYxldGBW46fRLM2OmijErnRMIH1k1jzvlkVJKvBak4vnkpFz69v6CAhuqiZ/s1344/WNO%2020%20Night%20of%20Champions%20subs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1344" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISmPbY2-5MkXou6wXxqJOYqyVX5gQb_sJDsvUaDNyqijxFHdaDw6BYGiekAVUeGXjTRu-gwWGsjZoP-WbFWFV-5S4qzfWCk0RwPRa2ZlBsZqcAz1q-497ZwjmZwBgU6r-fgYxldGBW46fRLM2OmijErnRMIH1k1jzvlkVJKvBak4vnkpFz69v6CAhuqiZ/w640-h476/WNO%2020%20Night%20of%20Champions%20subs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span>The armbar came out on top on this day. As I said above this was due to Mica. He hit one of the most beautiful armbars I've ever seen, on PJ Barch. The timing and technique were perfect. He ended up winning submission of the night and deservedly so. Gordon wanted to hit an armbar to promote his new instructional and he did so in style. It was a beautiful armbar from the back with perfect control. </div><div><br /></div><div>Lovato Jr. hit a beautiful triangle in his match and Stephan Banta won with a rear triangle(a reverse rear triangle to be exact). Gabriel Sousa hit a an amazing kneebar in his Match and Thaynara Victoria hit a nice ankle lock. Most of the ankle lock and heelhook attempts came from her match as her and her opponent were deep in leg spaghetti trying to submit each other. </div><div><b style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></b></div>
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This is most due to Diogo "Baby" Shark" Reis. He was a takedown machine in his match with Keith Krikorian. There were also quite a few in the match between Andrew Tackett and PJ Barch. After the double leg, the single leg was the most prominent takedown. Takedowns from the bodylock were also fairly common.</p><p>The was a surprising amount of Judo style takedowns as well such as kosoto gari, ogoshi, and sasae tsurikomi ashi. The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zORVnrrPnmM" target="_blank">tawara gaeshi</a> by Mica Galvao was also fun. </p><p> </p> <script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
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line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0px 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cx4GQvQJVfA/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by FloGrappling (@flograppling)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjoYGZAiXfXWElbnSr-zZnCFOuPDD5cNMFInB3rbZElx94Z6DBHyRJ83Y6p6jbehrFLtGme-Fq3D1SB4YpVCzM71bFD5pqsCrCOq0hPVhYQQdFw3vP3u-lVYa6dt732KsxTx08u6Y62X-fLFajUlxkNE3LniWauJNAHCN7237v_SWxlbG6MB6O87QIU_pW/s1344/WNO%2020%20Night%20of%20Champions%20sweeps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1344" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjoYGZAiXfXWElbnSr-zZnCFOuPDD5cNMFInB3rbZElx94Z6DBHyRJ83Y6p6jbehrFLtGme-Fq3D1SB4YpVCzM71bFD5pqsCrCOq0hPVhYQQdFw3vP3u-lVYa6dt732KsxTx08u6Y62X-fLFajUlxkNE3LniWauJNAHCN7237v_SWxlbG6MB6O87QIU_pW/w640-h476/WNO%2020%20Night%20of%20Champions%20sweeps.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The single leg and the sub sweep where the most common things in this category. I should explain that the sub sweep is any sweep that comes from the opponent defending a submission defense. This is usually due to leg locks, but it can come from other submissions such as guillotines, armbars, etc. as well.</p><p>Nathiely De Jesus also had some nice variations on the John Wayne sweep and the kiss of the dragon worked a couple of times as well. The good old double leg from the sitting position was also something we saw a few times. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjAX5voEU7wVaN3UEEO-NLWrVQ0OvHHDB4ye96-0erz5KRr987uB49uY9krxw7fozt-sUFsAuDYCm_H-j1bpYGTEipIVSLOVlYekO4mn8dQpySJ92mEOpDPjoQIugSh49PrkHP67GmAWlVO-WlWSSdOmaPtj_nx194ObdSuvsfCRCQIqcCmUG-vZrdLO2/s1344/WNO%2020%20Night%20of%20Champions%20passes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1344" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjAX5voEU7wVaN3UEEO-NLWrVQ0OvHHDB4ye96-0erz5KRr987uB49uY9krxw7fozt-sUFsAuDYCm_H-j1bpYGTEipIVSLOVlYekO4mn8dQpySJ92mEOpDPjoQIugSh49PrkHP67GmAWlVO-WlWSSdOmaPtj_nx194ObdSuvsfCRCQIqcCmUG-vZrdLO2/w640-h476/WNO%2020%20Night%20of%20Champions%20passes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Halfguard passes won the day here. People were working hard to get chest to chest. Not only was it a great position to pass from, but it also fatigued opponents. After that we saw lots of torreando passes. This is mostly due to Baby Shark who does them as one of his main passes. The bodylock and highstep passes followed with Gordon hitting 2 of the former in his match. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvOupT9Zv6whPiCF_oaoeqdqrf3h7w9ASrog6Mj4tYrhg-J2Xm_Fr7YbvV44Ve5C3G3Bw79UNCQYCsBoTkxz2eX6lNUzOWqBliQA02UawZKAnFgE_xUhjjPrtyRMoXsaHyympR9U3OMztc9ydDZk1ZPRAjjHG9uBOhabi7edwHGrF1v3FqpnL24q0aD7R/s1344/WNO%2020%20Night%20of%20Champions%20positions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1344" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvOupT9Zv6whPiCF_oaoeqdqrf3h7w9ASrog6Mj4tYrhg-J2Xm_Fr7YbvV44Ve5C3G3Bw79UNCQYCsBoTkxz2eX6lNUzOWqBliQA02UawZKAnFgE_xUhjjPrtyRMoXsaHyympR9U3OMztc9ydDZk1ZPRAjjHG9uBOhabi7edwHGrF1v3FqpnL24q0aD7R/w640-h476/WNO%2020%20Night%20of%20Champions%20positions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Side control was the position that was achieved the most as you'd expect. However the back had the most finishes. It seems people are having problems submitting from side control and mount recently. One reason for the lack of side control might be people preferring to move to mount instead of hanging out in side, but I'm not sure if that is the only reason. <br /><p><br /></p> <script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Matches</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Thaynara Victoria vs Tiffany Butler</span></b> - A leglock battle with constant action back and forth. Both of them were going for leglocks the whole time and they didn't stop until someone tapped. Unfortunately for Tiffany she was the one caught in an ankle lock. <br /><br /><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Steffan Banta vs Thomas Bracher </b></span>- Banta came out and wanted to prove a point. He came out quickly with a takedown and then went to work with pressure passing. He was patient and worked to cook Bracher. Once he got his chance he moved to the back and then when Bracher tried to escape he went to the rear triangle. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="519" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0c_F7w9ByvM" width="624" youtube-src-id="0c_F7w9ByvM"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Rafael Lovato Jr vs Ricardo Evangelista</span></b> - Lovato gave up a lot of size, but it didn't deter him as he shot hard to a double leg takedown and got it. From there he worked his pressure passing until he got to a dominant position and finished with a triangle. <br /><br /><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Diogo Reis vs Keith Krikorian</b></span> - A barnburner with constant action. Diogo stayed in control the whole time with relentless wrestling and sharp defense. Even though Diogo clearly won, I think this might be one of the Keith Krakorians we've ever seen. He was constantly attacking and I like how he constantly stood up to keep the pressure on Diogo. There were a lot of great moments in this one and I can't believe they kept up this high pace throughout the whole match. <br /><br /><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Gabriel Sousa vs Ash Williams</span></b> - This was another high paced match with both of them going back and forth throughout the match. Sousa seems to be constantly evolving as his wrestling looks much better and he used it to great effect in this match. He was also relentlessly attacking until he finally got the kneebar. Sousa had been switching between submissions and as Sousa grabbed his leg he extended his leg and pointed his toes. Unfortunately Sousa was going for the kneebar and not a heelhook, so subsequently Ash tapped immediately. <br /><br /><span style="color: #ffa400; font-weight: bold;">Andrew Tackett vs PJ Barch </span><span>- This was an amazing match where both men gave it their all. They fought everywhere and went back and forth the whole time. Surprisingly Andrew got the better of PJ on the feet. Andrew looked amazing, but PJ looked a bit flat. Even so this was a nice back and forth match with no breaks in the action. </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="526" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XEIV2gHUMc4" width="633" youtube-src-id="XEIV2gHUMc4"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Mica Galvao vs Jacob Rodriguez</span></b> - This was an amazing back and forth match as well. As you'd expect Jay Rod was agressive with his wrestling, but Mica didn't back down. They went back and forth until Mica caught Jay in an armbar. I thought it was over until jay, escaped, but Mica reapplied the submission. Then Jay escaped again. This happened about 3-4 times, but eventually Jay escaped. From there they kept, but Mica was firmly in the lead. Mica capped it off with a huge throw at the end. <br /><br /><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Elizabeth Clay vs Brianna Ste-Marie</b></span> - As you'd expect Liz played guard as Brianna passes. The first half of the match was just like this until Liz swept Brianna and came on top. From there Liz applied constant pressure looking for the half guard pass until time ran out. This wasn't a bad match, but it was slow compared to the rest of the card. <br /><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br />Nathiely De Jesus vs Rafaela Guedes</span></b> - this was very similar to the match above with one person playing guard and the other looking to pass until a sweep happened. The sweeps in this match ended up winning De Jesus the fight. Just as above this wasn't a terrible match, but much less exciting than the other matches. <br /><br /><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Diogo Reis vs Gabriel Sousa</span></b> - This was an amazing back and forth match with wrestling, sweeps and passes. At various points in the match I thought Sousa was going to win and then Diogo. Finally Diogo put a nail in the coffin with a few passes. Both competitors really gave it their all the whole time and left it all on the mat. <br /><br /><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Mica Galvao vs PJ Barch</b></span> - This match started with a single leg from Mica, defense by PJ and then a counter attempt by PJ that led to disaster. As they were scrambling PJ either bumped head with Mica or hit his head on the ground. Whichever it was <br /><br /><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Gordon Ryan vs Patrick Gaudio</b></span> - This match spend a few minutes on the feet and then once it was on the ground it was all Ryan. Gaudio attempted some half guard sweeps, but Ryan shut it all down. After some time Ryan passed, mounted, moved to the back and then finished with a beautiful armbar. He called his submission and then reveled his new armbar instructional would go live as he spoke. <br /><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>If you want a more detailed summary of each match, <a href="https://thegrapplingconjecture.blogspot.com/2023/10/wno-20-night-of-champions-play-by-play.html" target="_blank">please check out my play-by-play.</a><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Overall</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>This has to be in the running for the best event of the year. 2 years ago the WNO championship was one of the top 3 grappling events of all time and I think this matched it. This event has almost everything you could want in a grappling show. Takedowns, passes, sweeps and submissions were all there and there was very few breaks in the action. <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="530" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w8uk0f3eK48" width="639" youtube-src-id="w8uk0f3eK48"></iframe></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Year to Date Stats</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>Here are the stats for almost all big events this year. I've added the submissions from this event and <a href="https://thegrapplingconjecture.blogspot.com/2023/10/what-we-learned-from-polaris-25.html" target="_blank">Polaris 24</a>. I'll do a write up for all the stats at the beginning of next year. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQC-vzwPkYgrQ7sOLLq6euoUKVsH3RtZaUXchghE8ZD92fqWbHTUFqa7WK2GntjFdVL1tqcC8kvPNVDWEX6mY9OdG3nTczY0Itj3hfCjL8VYQLQ76dHo02dJDhZDwLP3F5ULNaiXbEaXmR9l7c2aa-tcqFzVckfwVCo2tOV7QeDp1EaH6Ns1HtwVzqyr1/s1332/2023%20YTD%20Submissions%20Oct%203rd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="1332" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQC-vzwPkYgrQ7sOLLq6euoUKVsH3RtZaUXchghE8ZD92fqWbHTUFqa7WK2GntjFdVL1tqcC8kvPNVDWEX6mY9OdG3nTczY0Itj3hfCjL8VYQLQ76dHo02dJDhZDwLP3F5ULNaiXbEaXmR9l7c2aa-tcqFzVckfwVCo2tOV7QeDp1EaH6Ns1HtwVzqyr1/w640-h350/2023%20YTD%20Submissions%20Oct%203rd.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-41337729151569388582023-10-01T07:39:00.034-07:002023-10-01T20:26:26.983-07:00WNO 20 Night of Champions Play-by-Play<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivE1wWJgsd7lTKlTnJI1_WgpoHE4CdPW-B9xLmWv_HIPErstjH3zcAKWji_2MXF8SqxCV9kAJRBLrG3Lbr3eVJKf3fwg_e53bHrqfjzOM-22WCLMK0Fn_XCSahj-ZjbTXLCUJ_LILpEZnEubjhOr_BX0Bx-3cosunl-_2NedH59jyiz7ik410yFneJDVzg/s1024/NOC%20logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivE1wWJgsd7lTKlTnJI1_WgpoHE4CdPW-B9xLmWv_HIPErstjH3zcAKWji_2MXF8SqxCV9kAJRBLrG3Lbr3eVJKf3fwg_e53bHrqfjzOM-22WCLMK0Fn_XCSahj-ZjbTXLCUJ_LILpEZnEubjhOr_BX0Bx-3cosunl-_2NedH59jyiz7ik410yFneJDVzg/w640-h640/NOC%20logo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>WNO is back with its biggest event of the year. 5 belts are on the line and this is Gordon's first match of the year I believe. Blow you can see the brackets for the 2 tournaments.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>
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line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0px 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CxvqwJ4p5l4/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by FloGrappling (@flograppling)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><br /></p><br /><br />On top of those we have Nathiely de Jesus vs Raphaela Guedes, Raphael Lovato Jr vs Ricardo Evangelista, and Gordon Ryan vs Patrick Gaudio all on the main card. Let's get started now with the preliminary matches.<script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">Stephan Banta vs Thomas Bracher</span></b></div><br /><br />Stephan Banta vs Thomas Bracher is up first. They tie up and get into an over under clinch. Banta hits a kosoto gake and is trying to work a bodylock from the top.<div><br /></div>Banta almost passes, but Bracher gets a leg back in. Bracher tries to stand, but Banta threatens his back, so he lays back down. Banta slows a bit a releases his pressure allow Bracher to get back to butterfly guard. Bracher gets to closed guard and action grinds to a halt. Bracker opens guard to attack and Banta immediately tries to jump over and then converts it to a body lock Banta leg rides for a bit, but then he tries to move to pass. As he releases pressure Bracher explodes into a hook sweep and Banta is on bottom. Banta is trying to get to the legs, but Bracher is showing good defense and shutting everything down. Bracher attacks a nice estima lock, but can't get the tap.<br /><br />Banta is being favored by the judges now, but he seems to be more fatigued than Bracher. Banta gets to a leg and as Bracher defends, Banta comes on top. Once there Banta goes back to the body lock. Banta is slowly but surely passing with pressure. Banta passes, but 1 second later Bracher inverts and gets back to guard.<br /><br />We have less than 5 min left and the judges are still favoring Banta. Banta is back to passing from halfguard and bodylocks. Bracher is able to reset to position, but he isn't able to get any offense going. Banta goes back to the bodylock pass and Bracher is showing frustration. Banta gets the bodylock pass and immediately moves to the back. Banta locks up the reverse rear triangle. Banta gets the tap. Stephan Banta wins via rear triangle.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b>Tiffany Butler vs Thaynara Victoria</b></span></div><div><div><br /></div></div></div>Tiffany Butler vs Thaynara Victoria is our next match. It starts with a double guard pull, but Butler quickly comes on top. Victoria goes for and ankle lock and it looks tight. Butler goes for one of her own and we have dueling ankle locks. They switch to some other leg locks such as heel hooks and toe holds. We are less than a min in and they look like they're trying to kill each other. Victoria seems like she's had enough, but Butler won't let her extract her leg. They go for dueling leg locks again, but neither can get the tap.<br /><br />Butler comes on top and Victoria gets even more aggressive with the ankle lock and almost gets an Aoki lock. Butler gets out and gives her an ankle lock in return. At the 10min mark the judges favor Bulter. Victoria is reaping the leg and is getting to good positions, but can finish. Butler gets out and gets into the saddle now. She switches to a reap and then to outside ashi with an ankle lock. For some reason neither woman is really using heel hooks. Victoria gets Butlers ankle and goes belly down and gets the tap. Thaynara Victoria wins via ankle lock.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b>Raphael Lovato Jr vs Richardo Evangelista</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><br />The match starts and they are coming out hard with collar ties and shoving. Ricardo is the bigger man, but he is getting pushed around by Lovato. So far it has been about 5 min of hand fighting with the occasional foot sweep attamlt. As I said that Lovato hits and arm drag to a double leg. Ricardo is working his closed guard and going for lumberjack sweeps. The judges favor Lovato at the 10min mark.<br /><br />Lovato moves up to half guard and applies lots of pressure for the top. Ricardo bridges hard and ends up getting mounted briefly. He gets back to 3/4 mount, but Lovato is moving around to the back. Lovato moves to the back, to the armbar to the triangle and gets it. Lovato Jr. wins via triangle.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b>Keith Krikorian vs Deiogo Reis</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>Keith Krikorian vs Deiogo Ries is coming next. They start out wrestling and baby shark is going for some foot sweeps. Reis rushes forward and Keith tries a lat drop that fails and almost get him mounted. They get up and Reis hits a double leg. Reis jumps to a guillotine and almost passes, but Keith escapes and stands. Keith goes for an uchimata, but can't get it and Reis double legs him again. After a bit of guard work Keith stands again and Reis double legs him again. Keith goes back to standing, falls , goes for a leg lock and sweeps Reis. After a few seconds Reis wrestles up on a single and sweeps Keith. This match has a high work rate so far.<br /><br />They stand again and the judges favor Reis at the 10min mark. Reis hits another double leg, but let's Keith up afterwards. Keith gets a single leg and Reis jumps to a triangle. Keith pops his head out and starts passing. Keith rotates around for a kneebar and then switches to an outside heelhook. It was a good attack, but Reis escapes. They go back to the feet and Reis hits a slide-by and Reis is on top looking to pass.<br /><br />As they stand again Reis takes Keith down with a bodylock, and then drops back for a leglock that is easily defended. Keith on top now and Reis explodes up into a bodylock sweep. Reis looks to pass for a second and then backs up allowing Keith to stand. Reis hits another slide-by to sweep, but Keith doesn't go down. Reis is ahead according to the judges.<br /><br />Keith goes for an uchimata and when he misses it he immediately goes into an Imanari roll and almost catches the heelhook. Reis escapes and almost catches the armbar. Keith escapes and Reis is on top. He almost catches a kneebar, but Reis escapes, stands and almost takes Keith's back. On the ground, Keith spins out and gets on top. They stand again and Reis hits a single leg and then passes with a Torreando pass.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Reis goes for a guillotine, but this allows Keith to get on top. Keith tries to spin on a leg, but this allows Reis to stand. Keith hits a single leg and then tries to get to a leg lock but can't get it. They stand again and Reis gets to the rear bodylock and gets the take down. Reis almost catches the armbar, but Keith gets out.<br /><br />This was a really good match. I don't think I've ever seen a match with a pace this high. There must have been 10 takedowns and 6 submission attempts. Diogo Reis wins via decision.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b>Ash Williams vs Gabriel Sousa</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Ash Williams and Gabriel Sousa up now. They start by wrestling and Sousa hits a big double. Ash locks a guillotine, but after a few seconds Sousa pops his head out. Ash is working from closed guard now. Sousa gets out and Ash stands. Ash goes for an arm drag and almost gets it, but Sousa defends. Back on the feet Ash goes for a flying omoplata, but Sousa defends on the ground and takes Ash's back. Sousa throws his arm over Ash's face and tries to crank him, but can't get it. After about a minute Ash wiggles out and gets to top inside Sousa's closed guard. At the 10 min mark the judges favor Sousa. Things have slowed a bit in Sousa's closed guard. Ash stands and Sousa goes for K-guard, but ash defends. Sousa wrestles up on a double leg and Ash gets elevated in an Iranian lift style position. Sousa gets on top and drops back on a heelhook that is close, but Ash slips his heel and comes on top. After a min on bottom Sousa hits an armdrag and comes on top.<br /><br />Sousa working a bodylock from the top and Ash uses a butterfly hook to push him off. Sousa stands and starts passing. Sousa starts going for Toreendo passes and then moves to a north south pass. As Ash defends Sousa jumps for a back take. He has Ash's back now and is looking for the RNC. Ash defends and rolls out. Ash back on top in Sousa's closed guard. 5 min left and the judges favor Sousa.<br /><br />Ash goes for a leg and Sousa counters with K-guard. Sousa goes for a heelhook, but Ash defends. Sousa goes for the other leg and locks up a kneebar. Ash is forced to tap. Gabriel Sousa wins via kneebar.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b>Jay Rodriguez vs Mica Galvao</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>Jay Rod vs Mica Galvao is next on the menu. They look to be about the same size, but Jay Rod is taller. They start out standing. They've been hand fighting for a while and feeling each other out. Mica goes for a single, but Jay Rod shuts it down immediately. Jay hits a duck under, but can't finish. He goes for a armdrag, but can't finish. Mica jumps guard, goes for a heelhook, abandones it and tries to take the back. Jay rolls to escape and Mica moves to mount. Jay kips out after a few seconds and wrestles up to a double leg. Mica stand quickly. Jay goes for a double and gets it, but mica tries a guillotine and then an armbar. Jay Rod hits the reverse hitch hiker, but Mica readjusts, then Jay does it again, then again and finally he gets out.<br /><br />They are back on the feet now and the judges favor mica at the 10min mark.jay goes for double leg, but gets stood up. Mica tries to reverse him, but can't get it. Jay snaps Mica and makes him take a bad shot. He snaps him again and hits the double leg on Mica. Jay is on top of Mica and working some side to side passing. Mica hits a kiss of the dragon and comes up on top in a single leg and Jay tries to scramble. Mica is on top now and almost passes. Jay tries to wrestle up into a double leg, but Mica catches him in a guillotine. It is very close and Mica rolls him to mount. Jay's head pops out and Mica moves to a arm triangle. Jay says he's OK, but it looks nasty and Jay has been stuck for about 2 min. Jay gets his arm out, so he isn't in danger, but he is still stuck in mount. Mica cross faces him which allows Jay to hit the kipping escape. They come back to the feet. Jay goes for a double, but can't quite get it. 2 min left and Mica looks tired, but still has something left in the tank. Mica jumps to guard. Jay Rod almost passes, but Mica defends. Mica stands up into an over over and hits a sasae tsuikomi ashi. They stand again and Mica hits a huge suplex. Jay trying to turn it up but they isn't time. Jay goes for a takedown and Mica reverses him to get on top as time runs out. Mica Galvao wins via decision.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b>PJ Barch vs Andrew Tackett</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>PJ Barch vs Andrew Tackett is up next. They come up and stand. Tackett hits a double and he's on top now. PJ spins and reverses Tackett. Tackett goes for the leg and PJ escapes and Tackett comes up on a bodylock. They attempt to throw each other and fall awkwardly, but Tackett gets to the back. They roll and PJ goes to turtle with Tackett on top with a hook in. PJ build himself up and shakes of Tackett. PJ is on top looking to pass. Tackett stands and they are back to wrestling. At the 10 min mark the judges are favoring Tackett. PJ is starting to look tired and Tackett looks as fresh as a daisy. Tackett goes for another shot and PJ reverses with a slick uchimata. The reset them on the feet and the same sequence happens again and they go out of bounds. PJ gets a single leg and Tackett twists out. Tackett goes for another double leg and it looks like he gets it for a second, but PJ scrambles to top. Tackett goes for an outside heelhook, but PJ escapes. They are standing again. Tackett gets to the rear bodylock, PJ tries to hit a switch and Tackett catches him in a crusifix, but after a few seconds PJ spins out. From standing PJ gets double underhook and throws Tackett down with a hip thrown. PJ is working from top now and tries a high step pass, but Tackett stands Tackett goes for another double leg, PJ tries to reverse with an uchimata and Tackett keeps scrambling until they go out of bounds. The reset standing and Tackett shoots and gets stuffed. Tackett shoots, PJ scrambles and almost takes Tackett's back, Tackett escapes and gets on top. PJ inverts for a kneebar and almost gets it, but Tackett escapes. PJ looks exhausted and Tackett is slowing too. PJ sits to guard and Tackett dives on him. PJ goes for a leg, but Tackett defends and they eventually stand up. PJ hits a nice double leg, but Tackett stands back up and then Tackett goes for his own double. After some scrambles Tackett gets on top. Tackett looking to pass with a few seconds left. Time runs out. Andrew Tackett wins by decision.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">Elizabeth Clay vs Brianna Ste-Marie</span></b></div><br /><br />Liz sits and starts working DLR. Liz tries to move to Kguard and Bru is trying to stop the leg from coming over. Liz switches and tries to reap, but Bri is sitting heavy. Liz moves to 50/50 and has Bri on her butt. Bri is trying to escape, but Liz has her tangles up. Bri escapes and come back on top and Liz moves to the false reap. Bri smashes her and goes into halfguard. Liz starts using the knee shield to make distance. Liz tries to go for a leglock, but puts herself into a leg drag. Liz looking to prevent the pass, but Bri is content to inch forward as she gets the underhook. It's an arm triangle leg entanglement battle. Liz gets her leg, but then Bri's arm triangle starts coming on. Liz abandoned the leg and rolls to turtle. Bri has one hook in and Liz is defending her neck. Liz wiggles back to half guard. Liz goes for a kiss of the dragon sweep and gets it. Liz is on top now and looking to pass half guard.<br /><br />Bri looks for a choi bar, but can't get any purchase. Bri goes for it again, but it allows Liz to get chest to chest from half guard. Judges favored Liz the first period and Clay the second. Clay is smashing her now from half guard. Liz is using a guillotine grip on the head and pressuring in for the pass with 3 min left. Bri trying to wrestle up, but she can't get it and Liz is still working the guillotine grip. Liz cranking now and as Bri reacts Liz tries to move to mount. Bri stops her though. Bri turtles and Liz tries to lock in a darce. Liz can't get it and moves back to the guillotine, but there is 20sec left. Bri stands but Liz still has the front headlock. Time runs out. Liz Clay wins via decision and is the new 145lbs champion.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b>Diogo Reis vs Gabriel Sousa</b></span></div><br /><br />Diogo Reis vs Gabriel Sousa up next for the 145lbs title. Reis is ranked number and Sousa is ranked 2. Reis sits and tried to wrestle up with a bodylock. Reis almost gets him down, but Sousa stands back up and Reis gets to a rear bodylock. Sousa rolls and lands on top. Reis tries to play butterfly guatf, but Sousa puts the pressure on. Sousa looks hungry for the pass. They are arguing about the restart and Reis gets to halfguard when the action resumes. Sousa is relentless with his pressure. Reis defends and gets to closed guard. Reis goes to K-guard and sweeps to the top. Sousa looking for a leg entnlw and almost kneebars Reis. Reis comes up and gets a single. Reis back on top in Sousa's closed guard. Reis stands and goes for a north south pass that he hits, but a few seconds later Sousa escapes. The judges are favoring Reis right now, but it is a close match so far. Reis trying to pass from half and Sousa defending with his kneeshield. Reis ups the passing pressure and gets the pass, but can't hold side control. Sousa stands and Reis has the rear bodylock. Reis is trying to break the quadpod now but can't get it. Sousa rolls to get away and ends in the same position. Sousa rolls for a leg lock and can't get that either. Sousa on bottom and Reis passes his guard for a second but Sousa recovers. Reis in 3/4 mount now. Reis floats over Sousa guard to side control. Sousa tries to stand and Reis takes his back. Sousa spins and ends up on top on closed guard. Sousa passes and Reis throws him off, but then Sousa goes to a kimura trap and then an armbar. Reis barely escapes. Sousa turns up the passing pressure and almost takes Reis back. Reis scrambles to the top and is looking to pass half guard.<br /><br />Sousa starts to work from open guard, but Reis is jumping back and forth over his guard. As Reis tries to pass Sousa locks up a kimura as Reis moves to his back. Sousa let's go of the kimura and Reis has one hook in. Sousa spins out and comes to his feet. Reis shoots for a double and gets stopped when Sousa jumps for a flying triangle. Reis ducks and Sousa falls to the floor. They're on their feet with 30 sec left. Sousa shoots, but Reis stops him and moves to the rear bodylock. 10 sec left and this should go to Reis. Diogo Reis wins via decision and becomes the 145lbs champion.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Noto Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Noto Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b>Raphaela Guedes vs Nathiely de Jesus</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>Raphaela Gedes and Nathiely de Jesus up now. After 1 wrestling exchange De Jesus sits. Gedes comes in to pass and gets hit in the face and the action stops. They resume and Geudes is looking to pass. De Jesus is using her long legs to frustrate Geudes. Geudes gets hit in the face again and they stop. They don't seem to be intentional, but she is checking her eye. That match starts again. De Jesus is working her closed guard. She starts working a reverse kimura, but Geudes gets her arm out. De Jesus opens her guard and tries to get something going. Gedes drops back for an ankle lock, but doesn't have anything. De Jesus tries to wrestle up, but Geudes pushes her back down. At the 10 min mark the judges favor De Jesus. Guedes is trying to pass, but gets swept instead. De Jesus gets in top and tries to get the back, she tries to throw her hooks in, but falls off the top and Guedes is back on top.<div><br /></div>Gueges pushes the passing for a sec, but can't get anything. De Jesus gets a sweep and comes up. Guedes scrambles to get away, but instead De Jesus gets her in a rear bodylock. Guedes gets dragged to the ground and De Jesus looks to break the turtle. Guedes rolls out and De Jesus is on top now as it is announced the judges favor De Jesus. Guedes goes for a halfguard sweep and gets it. De Jesus goes for a sweep and Guedes falls back for an ankle lock. Guedes comes back up and gets on top. After a while Guedes turns up the pressure and Guedes almost gets the back. De Jesus grabs a leg and gets on top with a front headlock. She has Guedes stuck with 30 sec left De Jesus tries to get to the back and tries to lock on the RNC at the last second. Nathiely De Jesus wins via decision and becomes the HW champion.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">PJ Barch vs Mica Galvao</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div>PJ replaced Andrew Tackett due to injury, so he will face Mica Galvao. They start standing and Mica almost hits a single, PJ stumbles back and Mica rushes forward and PJ hits a duck under. As they scramble PJ hits his head and it looks like PJ might have a concussion. PJ wants to continue and as they start again PJ gets an underhook and Mica hits a flying armbar. Beautiful submission. Mica Galvao wins via armbar and is the new 170lb champion.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b>Gordon Ryan vs Patrick Gaudio</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>Gordon comes out with a wooden chest and hopefully it is related to his submission. They start standing up and they are going hard with collar ties. Gaudio picks up a single leg, but he can't finish. Gaudio goes for a single and Ryan defends and hits an armdrag to a single leg. Ryan is on top in half guard. Ryan has Gaudio flattened out and is attempting to improve his grips and gas Gaudio. Ryan goes to 3/4 and Gaudio inverts to get out. Gaudio is in deep half now. Gordon passes to mount. After a while Gaudo gets back to 3/4 mount. Ryan gets out and starts riding his legs. Gaudio escapes back to guard after a while. Ryan passes again to mount. Ryan moves up the body and Gaudio turn to his side, but can't escape.<br /><br />Gaudio gets back to guard and Ryan moves to half and then passes. Ryan locks up a kimura, but let's it go. Gaudio again gets to 3/4 mount and Ryan rides his legs again. Ryan passes again and goes back to smashing. He starts moving to and arm triangle and then a gift wrap to the back. Now Ryan moves to an armbar and gets a tap with the lat juiji. Gordon Ryan wins via Armbar and retains the HW championship.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This was a great event and place check out my breakdown that should be out in a a few days. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237731196834733304.post-14656667562816958762023-10-01T07:10:00.001-07:002023-10-03T08:24:07.115-07:00What We Learned from Polaris 25 Absolute GP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tDGkZ5LcFkZllAUwen0YXw9PJ1J7TG9TnDf28sHDid-AtMuZYsczmr3gaf2NING4ygMWbLbSjduF4zvJYLIAmN7IEtu_Y1sh8bO-lnKfxta36Ps200JgXxPhy3r3bsVFytqfHVDHZP1ZYxE4MOYs57sSTYhGQ4YcWt8XUFgr-qrm3wAYEW1AXC5C2fl4/s1024/PolarisGP.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tDGkZ5LcFkZllAUwen0YXw9PJ1J7TG9TnDf28sHDid-AtMuZYsczmr3gaf2NING4ygMWbLbSjduF4zvJYLIAmN7IEtu_Y1sh8bO-lnKfxta36Ps200JgXxPhy3r3bsVFytqfHVDHZP1ZYxE4MOYs57sSTYhGQ4YcWt8XUFgr-qrm3wAYEW1AXC5C2fl4/w640-h640/PolarisGP.gif" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Polaris is back with a star filled card. Earlier in the year the had the women's absolute GP, but now they are back with the men. We have 2 ADCC champions, and multiple other veterans. I think the amount of matches was just about right and I never felt the matches were taking too long. Recently grappling events have been better when it comes to running the show and keeping things on time. Polaris has really gone big this year with its GPs and I like this new direction they're moving in. Let's take a look at the results.<span style="text-align: center;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;">Results</b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Fabricio Andrey</b></span> def Owen Livesey via points</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Izaak Michell</b></span> def. Roberto Jimmez via points</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Giancarlo Bodoni</b></span> def. <span style="text-align: start;">Marcin Maciulewicz</span> via RNC</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Kaynan Duarte</b></span> def. Jason Rau via arm triangle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Fabricio Andrey</b></span> def. Giancarlo Bodoni via points</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Kaynan Duarte</b></span> def. Izaak Michell via points</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">GP Final</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Kaynan Duarte </b></span>def. Fabricio Andrey via RNC</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><b>Super Fight</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Aljermain Sterlin </b></span>def. 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<b><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>How People Won</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJB9a0nuXIUggE8V31KRfalFU0xEhIN4ZbSEsw0nW97megtQ8sFzo78UWFUIJdpNxVLAfcdnxqOmwgxLUhMhE0vPh4CnGjsszeMq3uuB2DsR65gy3cT8YVQUfuSphfagmOFrNt3-EfnDI4z_d2cqrHzCNdZ3bXhZzqMnC1RdkueTiP5XiNzgHuihAGW0N/s1347/Polaris%2025%20%20The%20Absolute%20GP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="1347" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJB9a0nuXIUggE8V31KRfalFU0xEhIN4ZbSEsw0nW97megtQ8sFzo78UWFUIJdpNxVLAfcdnxqOmwgxLUhMhE0vPh4CnGjsszeMq3uuB2DsR65gy3cT8YVQUfuSphfagmOFrNt3-EfnDI4z_d2cqrHzCNdZ3bXhZzqMnC1RdkueTiP5XiNzgHuihAGW0N/w640-h476/Polaris%2025%20%20The%20Absolute%20GP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span>Points made up half of the wins and neck attacks filled in the rest. The only decision on the card was the super fight. I felt the fights were action packed, but it seemed like many of the athletes couldn't get to the submission. I think this was mostly due to the athletes they invited. There weren't really any leglockers, except Jason Rau, so most of the matches consisted of people working to pass the guard and submit. When worked, it worked well. In other cases people just weren't able to get into positions to submit their opponents. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Stats</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLC-YoMDGRxNjzFpnHbk1v_CZHfDo2HSi4ynPibk93g9cCt1MlscUWu6tPU_-WXz6_EMi2s-tOFO4TZMXXf7PHL-r4yNCZIp1xc5qI3UB29yEK1XkwUBeCBgfo4H7oIpOyXicd07xYkqf-zzQCI1093bVldvohu61SeSJoUYUi2eGQ6UsZklVymfB_LcW/s1347/Polaris%2025%20%20The%20Absolute%20GP%20submissions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="1347" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLC-YoMDGRxNjzFpnHbk1v_CZHfDo2HSi4ynPibk93g9cCt1MlscUWu6tPU_-WXz6_EMi2s-tOFO4TZMXXf7PHL-r4yNCZIp1xc5qI3UB29yEK1XkwUBeCBgfo4H7oIpOyXicd07xYkqf-zzQCI1093bVldvohu61SeSJoUYUi2eGQ6UsZklVymfB_LcW/w640-h476/Polaris%2025%20%20The%20Absolute%20GP%20submissions.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span>We don't have too many submissions here. We got 2 RNCs and 1 arm triangle. 3 submissions out of 9 attempts isn't bad, but the actual number of attempts were a bit low for this event. I think this is mostly due to the time the spent on their feet. Many matches were mostly of all standup affairs with little time on the ground. The submissions we did get were beautiful however. <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkn0NgQrWiuocmlViBkYUaOyewODC0fm4IraBFlbwrEjRxpbEA7PhyjRVE7NT1FIcGc5rpbqaVaefPuN76_SwmZJb4cbinrGfWbyNS7btskfgrnurefTEwxxgcJlDhyqTcDEYKLW8b1RsKrwIVXyv65AKuIzlkySIZCFTbapw8Kkb4BgwgZ2LwV9Uuods2/s1347/Polaris%2025%20%20The%20Absolute%20GP%20sweeps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="1347" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkn0NgQrWiuocmlViBkYUaOyewODC0fm4IraBFlbwrEjRxpbEA7PhyjRVE7NT1FIcGc5rpbqaVaefPuN76_SwmZJb4cbinrGfWbyNS7btskfgrnurefTEwxxgcJlDhyqTcDEYKLW8b1RsKrwIVXyv65AKuIzlkySIZCFTbapw8Kkb4BgwgZ2LwV9Uuods2/w640-h476/Polaris%2025%20%20The%20Absolute%20GP%20sweeps.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We only saw 3 sweeps as well. There were a few wrestle ups attempted, but only 1 was successful. Many people, mainly Kaynan, were putting pressure on their opponents and making sure to keep their feet off the ground. This strategy negated most of the wrestle ups. The John Wayne sweep Kaynan hit on Izaak Michell was nice and unexpected. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7nD8fYpAXV4kLIr1EqbLhPlBRxFlPtrMg5_9pall5HWGXyvts_p2VXBqPHXy-VeN5HvlGYxGMs845JLF_9gBVDR1Hz7fwJ3sTwirOOfbapfwbkKSRrwSdrDSGAxiRzfzwz7YZhWObSk800LdUPCP1RYw6QG77O05A-fC-Ru3Sh0n06NmgH3f4MziGif5/s1347/Polaris%2025%20%20The%20Absolute%20GP%20passes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="1347" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7nD8fYpAXV4kLIr1EqbLhPlBRxFlPtrMg5_9pall5HWGXyvts_p2VXBqPHXy-VeN5HvlGYxGMs845JLF_9gBVDR1Hz7fwJ3sTwirOOfbapfwbkKSRrwSdrDSGAxiRzfzwz7YZhWObSk800LdUPCP1RYw6QG77O05A-fC-Ru3Sh0n06NmgH3f4MziGif5/w640-h476/Polaris%2025%20%20The%20Absolute%20GP%20passes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br />We are back with another 3 successes. 1 half guard pass and a bodylock pass, although the bodylock could be classified as a half guard pass. Passing from close distances with pressure seemed to be the winning combination here. None of the loose passes had success at this event. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVE1TrSexGkw6Qu358RdOD5idmVIVinBy03yWA1HoavYoJb6GUYOqyDpDXKz8sVGE2wUs1m42lvNfyiwleIsVH9HhfICLnE4YAAywHP2rGlL7bPzhmDV6NMqiwDC9qIbBLZ7ccUjwIl0sN0h9VPNTrwlvoCGSEK3MkIQh6m-iD0SBU9x7hWQwm2CECxJY/s1347/Polaris%2025%20%20The%20Absolute%20GP%20takedowns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="1347" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVE1TrSexGkw6Qu358RdOD5idmVIVinBy03yWA1HoavYoJb6GUYOqyDpDXKz8sVGE2wUs1m42lvNfyiwleIsVH9HhfICLnE4YAAywHP2rGlL7bPzhmDV6NMqiwDC9qIbBLZ7ccUjwIl0sN0h9VPNTrwlvoCGSEK3MkIQh6m-iD0SBU9x7hWQwm2CECxJY/w640-h476/Polaris%2025%20%20The%20Absolute%20GP%20takedowns.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Many of the matches spent most of their time on their feet, so takedowns were the most commonly seen techniques. The mat return came in a number one followed by the single leg. Although the single leg had the 2nd most successes it also had the most failures. On the feet people were staying fairly busy and although there weren't a ton of takedowns there were a lot of attempts. Jiujitsu really needs to come up with a solution for people going out of bounds. Many of the most exciting sequences were stopped because of resets. Despite that we got a lot of good takedowns and scrambles.</div><div><br /></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Overall</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div>This was a good event. Action wise there wasn't much stalling and we got a few submissions. I would have liked to have seen more, but there were lots of fun sequences and scrambles. The star of the show was definitely Fabricio Andrey who made it to the finals despite being the smallest person there by a large margin. The way he was able to compete on the feet with those that are much larger than him was inspiring. This will definitely raise his stock. Kaynan Duarte also got a much needed win and showed that he isn't on the decline. He looked sharp in all areas and finished 2 out of his 3 opponents. I also appreciated that there weren't too many matches. I think the timing of the event was just about right((except for it being in the middle of the night for me). </div><div><br /></div><div>As much as I liked the event, it wasn't as good as the women's GP earlier this year. They mentioned a 170lbs GP coming and I'd actually be more interested in that that an absolute GP. 170lbs has tons of talent right now and it might be the most stacked division in BJJ. Hopefully this will go down on the November card.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not going to do year to date stats in this one since WNO is tomorrow. I'll combine them in the next breakdown of that event. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you want to read my Play-By-Play,<a href="https://thegrapplingconjecture.blogspot.com/2023/09/polaris-25-absolute-gp-play-by-play.html" target="_blank"> check it out here</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0