Combat Wrestling

[Elber Carneiro]

http://www.bjjee.com/articles/combat...nament-format/

This looks interesting... Any thoughts on their ruleset? Judging by the highlight reel, the submissions seem to come fast and furious, but it could just be that they cherry-picked the best fights.

[Josh Passini]

[Craig Murray]

Seems like the refs will have lots of control over outcomes... 1-4 points based on the amplitude and impact of a landing? Points for how long you ride a pin?

I don't think I like it. Submission only FTW!

[NameLikeNoOther]

No Close Guard, and no Heel Hooks are a bit of an issue for me.

[Andrew Maxwell]

Seems like the refs will have lots of control over outcomes... 1-4 points based on the amplitude and impact of a landing? Points for how long you ride a pin?

I don't think I like it. Submission only FTW!

They are implementing some freestyle wrestling rule sets. The refs won't have to much impact on scoring. Points for throws will likely be based on how high the person being throwns hips are lifted and the arch of the throw. More points are given if the hips rise above the throwers head, less for chest level and even less for a trip with no hip elevation. Pins will be scored based on time held in the pin, this won't be at the refs discretion it will be a specific amount of points for a set amount of time, there are time keepers usually by the mat keeping track. Sub only is my preference for tournament format, but I like this format too, it will help evolve grappling in different ways having more styles competing under different rule sets, and most sub only tournaments don't allow you to slam your opponent like a rag doll.

[Nick Paul]

I don't like the no points for back mount, but looks interesting