Originally Posted by
Serge Bunimovich
One guy tried to engage from BTFLY guard, another tried to pass.
Seems like a valid strategy to me. Eddie is a known leg-lock guy, right? So his strategy was obviously "you can come sit down with me and we'll play footsey. Or you can keep your legs back and try to get around my butterfly. Your choice"
In a real fight you kick the guy in the face at that point. In MMA you step back and make the ref stand him up. In this ruleset, you gotta choose one of those first 2 options, play footsey or keep your legs back and try to pass.
Seems valid to me.
I guess there was a 3rd option... step back and taunt the guy. "Cmon pussy, stand the fuck up and fight me like a man". "You trying to have a fuckin tea-party or something, stand up!"
In this case Denny tried to pass. Valid approach. But he ended up getting caught in that body triangle and had to fight Eddie off. He managed to get out which was awesome! He fought like hell and got out.
Then he made I think his 1 big mistake. Instead of rest, relax, regroup, he went right back into the fire. Eddie switched to attacking the legs, and BAM, game over.
I really feel like if Denny had just stepped back at that point. Slow the breathing, relax, regroup. Take as much time as you want at that point. That would have made Eddie's strategy weak, because it relied on Denny doing something. If Eddie continues to sit on his butt, Denny can fully rest back up and all the advantage Eddie had from all that work is lost.
If Eddie was smart, at that point when he seens Denny just standing back and breathing, he probably stands up and engages, right?
Cause if Eddie backs up and starts resting, Denny can either let him rest, or stand up, right? The onus is now on Eddie to press the action since he has a cardio advantage at that point.
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