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IMO that was a pretty sloppy match. Loose positions, loose sub attempts. These guys were a little too anxious. They had some decent transitions here and there. The kneebar was one of the worst kneebars I've ever seen. There's a reason why it didn't snap his knee, because it was done wrong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnSQxE4GfmE
Look at this kneebar compared to the fighters kneebar. Night and day.
wow, christea actually crossed his legs low on the body while he had nakamuras back and nakamura continued attacking the low percentage straight armbar instead of the easy ankle lock. that's some beginner stuff right there. Entertaining match? Yes. Technical masterpiece? Far from it.
I actually train with Christea daily and that guy is a freaking psycho. He never taps. I catch him with the electric chair and i feel like hed rather die than tap. The only thing I can do is practice positioning with him.
It should also be said that Christea is still only a white belt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ericp
It's very dangerous for guys to not tap. You might assume that your technique is off or you're not trying hard enough when in reality it's on the breaking point, and you go further and SNAP. That said, he's very impressive for a white belt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ericp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBe0k4_T9bQ
check it out, this guy tokoro rolls nakamura into the truck at 3.37, but sadly gets armbarred. there is just to many levels to his armbar
Fights like that just make nervous. I appreciate that Christea is super flexible, and I guess knows his own threshold better than anyone, but it's such a fine line between escaping the tap and getting something badly broken. Obviously it's him that's in there putting in the line, so I'm not criticising - the guy's got courage for sure!
good shit
I remember this match! Just crazy! You get some good fights in M1. If I remember correctly Nakamura won by decision didn't he?
That's one fucked up armbar.Quote:
Originally Posted by mordecai