Finding EBI's exploit

[David Rosado]

Sweet. Time to speculate dream match-ups for EBI. Add more that you don't see on the list below.

Here's the list of the ADCC -99kg (-218lbs, the closest weight class to 205)

Male -99 kg
1. Joao Assis - Brazil (ADCC 2013 Winner)
2. Tomasz Narkun - Poland (1st European Trials Winner)
3. Kamil Uminski - Poland (2nd European Trials Winner)
4. Tobias Green - Australia (1st Asia & Oceania Trials Winner)
5. Yukiyasu Ozawa - Japan (2nd Asia & Oceania Trials Winner)
6. Tom DeBlass - USA (1st North American Trials Winner)
7. Jason Bukich - USA (2nd North American Trials Winner)
8. Roberto Alencar - Brazil (1st South American Trials Winner)
9. Cassio Francis Da Silva - Brazil (2nd South American Trials Winner)
10. Alexandre Ribeiro - Brazil (Invited)
11. Hector Lombard - USA (Invited)
12. Felipe Pena - Brazil (Invited)
13. Rodolfo Vieira - Brazil (Invited)
14. Jimmy Friedrich - USA (Invited)
15. Adam Sachnoff - USA (Invited)
16. Lukasz Michalec - Poland (Invited)

Damn, with the success of the last 4 EBI's, I think that Eddie can get a good deal of those guys to come out to play. Would absolutely love to watch Felipe Pena in EBI rules.

[Aiseop]

Don't count out the 88 kg guys either.

Yup. True. Someone like Yuri Simoes is easily at the 205.

[Kurzy]

As good as Soto is, was or could be, there is no question that he was stalling for time in overtime.

[Bryan Brown]

Maybe cancel overtime all together, make it ten min money round, if you don't sub in the money round then an unlimited time OT, bring back the hour long battle?

[Eddie Bravo]

if you get someone's back 3 times with both leg hooks and the over/under and they escape all 3 times, then it's time to sharpen up your attacks from the back, not lobby to change the rules. If Marcelo or Rafa had anyone on the planet's back 3 times he would 10000% finish at least 1 of them, most likely all 3, especially since it's in his opponent's best interest to escape as fast as possible. Look at Tonon vs Karen and Tonon vs Hinger, both matches ended in OT and both ended in submissions.

When preparing for EBI, you must spend ALOT of time polishing your back and spider web strategies AND your back and spider web escapes. THIS IS HUGE.

Remember, all you need to do is finish your opponent one out of 3 times and all that stalling/gaming goes out the door, ONE OUT OF 3 BACK TAKES! :-)