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Nah heâs 100% right. Itâs way more exhausting to waste time on the back.
This was 100% a Maxwellâs Demon scenario:
Figuerdo didnât know the correct counter to backside 50/50 off the inside spin (Ryan Hall roll variation). Flared his knee and tried to stay on top that way once he was in top 50/50, allowing Corey to break him simply on the heist.
To your point though he definitely was a counter away from doom in that particular leg entanglement. If you take someone to BS 50/50, or any 50/50 position, it just favors the guy who is better at top 50/50.
If you watch 50/50 no gi now itâs like a points hack where youâll see guys trade sweeps because itâs so symmetrical. Really getting to top 50/50 is not terribly difficult from bottom 50/50. Less backside getting played now that people like me are drilling the counters into white belts heads.
But interestingly 50/50 for MMA has been helped a lot by how much better heel slips are. Itâs basically common knowledge now that unless youâre an outlier like Keith Kreikorian, no high level black belt is subbing another high level black with a heel hook because itâs too easy to get to the hands. So now rather than heel exposure people, guys are using it to hunt sweeps, like Corey did here.
Corey just made a bet he was better at Figgy there and cashed in.
Personally I always try to get to double 50 or backside cross ashi on the inside spin. Better heel exposure and better passing options if they defend correctly.
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No offense man but this just shows you donât understand leglocks.
âUnless you are trying to reverse position or get back to the feetâ doesnât make any sense. If playing leg entanglements correctly, these things are not either or. The defenses to the heel hooks are what opens up the passing channels, and vice versa. You have to be able to break people to create the threats that allow you to get on top.
Trying to force leg subs when they arenât the correct thing to do is bad. But so is pretending an entire aspect of fighting just because itâs complicated and you donât understand it yet.
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Nah man you just found the guy in the chat who has understand leg locks, and has probably trained with some of the best leg lockers on earth.
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Edit, misread.
Definitely going to check out the comain and the main on demand today.
Hey floppy Iâve been meaning to talk shit to you for a while now
Remember back in the old Site/App when you told me Figgy was gonna beat Petr Yan
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Just watched the main event. That injury fucken sucked. Robbed us out of a good fight
Bo Nickal looked like he was making his mma debut. Wtf
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Seriously though, I have no recollection of saying that. Not saying I didnât. But I totally donât remember that. Lol
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ttb
Bo is scared to go to ground and thinks hes a kick boxer
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Iâm just not cut out for late nights anymore. Fell asleep right after the Stephenâs fight and woke up at 2:45. Didnât even get to see the good fights. Woe is me.
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Bo made a rookie mistake going for that guillotine. He was better off staying on top and working some gnp.
RDR bullied him in the clinch. Non stop attacks and Bo just wilted.
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You sound like a man of experience in the dark arts⌠Oh you just put in your mouth till the swelling goes down
I worked Saturday morning for about 5 hours. Very physical work and I didnât take a nap. Unloaded 3 box trucks and a Transit van full of electronics and had to scan every single item into their respective Bays
There was no way I was gonna be able to stay awake past midnight for a fight night card lol. Plus I was out late Friday night for a house party. I didnât get enough sleep. So yeah I was toast lol
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I got up Saturday coached a soccer game (we won, still undefeated) till about 10:30. Then went to work till 6:30. Iâm at work right now!