Sounds like a great summer plan!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Campagnola
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Sounds like a great summer plan!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Campagnola
Great event! Hinger was impressive, his control is top notch, but Tonon is a hard motherfucker. The way he took that shoulder crank, fuck!
The length that he controlled Tonon in overtime was impressive too. I don't know how long it really was, but it felt like he controlled his back for a very long time before Tonon finally escaped.Quote:
Originally Posted by derrick hornick
Once again, EBI was an awesome event.
I watched with a bunch of my students (who only do grappling) and a few other guys who are way more into fighting MMA than they are into grappling. Even the MMA guys really liked it.
EBI is definitely making big strides toward turning grappling into a spectator sport.
I'm surprised that Darragh was so slept on. He was the only guy on the whole card that had a submission win over Tonon (guillotine at the BJJ Kumite). His game is a problem for anyone. He's a big student of Marcelo Garcia's website, and probably the best example of someone that has used that site to its full potential, and he's said he's learned almost as much from Marcelo as anyone else. His north south choke is disgusting, and as soon as he started going for Boogey's arm I knew it was a setup for him to fall back on the choke. He got Sean Roberts with that at the Kumite, he got another guy with that recently at the Nogi Europeans.
Darragh's cross knee series to the guillotine/darce/far side armbar is so refined. Once he's past he's so good at getting the north south choke or the back. I was surprised that he didn't get put out by Boogey's JNT and darce series, because all 4 or 5 of those looked very tight, but I guess Darragh had just enough space.
I really enjoyed the Tonon/Cummings match.
100% agree on O Conaill. He is a bad dude.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Nall
I've been saying since day one GRACE IS THE TRUTH!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Campagnola
Jacob is good now, he was beating himself up yesterday! He said "I wasnt being choked, I've been worse spots, I could have escaped.... I just panicked". I feel he learned far more from this loss than if he'd ran through Demian like he does most kids his age. Just be ready for a hungrier, fiercer Jacob than previously seen ever before!!
That kimura setup for the north-south was, for me, the highlight of the event (sorry, Boogey, I love you too). I'm going to add that to my game ASAP.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack Hanley
The kids' matches were incredible. Being honest, pre-event I thought it was "nice" of Eddie to be giving these kids a showcase, but I was arrogantly disinterested in watching the actual matches. Shows my ignorance; the 3 superfights were action-packed and supremely technical. It shows the potential for greatness if we inculcate the aggressive submission mentality in our competitors from a young age.
Was it just me or did Nate Orchard look tiny out there?
By far liked the teens matches better. They were so impressive and I feel like they think outside the box better than adults. Adults was great, but I'd like to see a top teens division. How about a guys bracket and girls then the champ from both go against each other ? Lol.