At about 5:02 in this video Machida uses rubber guard in what appeares to be an attempt to prevent Rampage from using any G&P. The arm is trapped, the knee is hugged but he never clears the neck/head.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4NPt...eature=related
I'm pretty sure he was just going for an omoplata. You could see how he was trying to turn to get the angle for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrew Maxwell
I noticed that too, I wouldn't be shocked to find out Machida added some rubber-guard work to his game......He may have had it all along his ground game is pretty impressive from what I know of the guy.
But I couldn't tell if he was attempting to pull rubber-guard or was just looking to sweep Rampage with a omoplata because he sort of slids out to the side more then you would expect from someone trying to lock in rubber-guard for defense but that could just be do to possible inexperience with it.
Would be nice if someone asked him about it to find out if he was going for an omoplata or was trying to hold rubber-guard to defend the GnP.
omaplata
lol exactly what I was thinking OMOPLATA attempt not rubber guard
He should have brought Eddie in and not Steven Seagal ;)
It looks to me like he was just holding on at the end of the round just preventing any damage, he doen't really have time for the omoplata sweep or sub. Plus Rampage is doing a good job of tucking his head away and defending.
looked like a free new york to me but i'm pretty sure that was purely coincidental, I don't think Machida studies the rg
Cool post. I missed this fight. Looks like Machida might have just used it to control Rampage from posturing up. Maybe he didn't want to get punched anymore. And he did hug the knee, which was cool to see.
Lyoto Machida won this fight.
The third was definitively his round. But the first two rounds might have gone to Rampage.Quote:
Originally Posted by dstolf
He already got a free win over Shogun... So even if Rampage said that he got his ass whopped - he won!
if he got the omaplata that would have been awesome.
well it was the end of the round and as you can see, machida was going for any submission he could - armbar, heelhook, omoplata. I think he knew he was going to lose and that's the reason for the desperate attacks, so there's no reason he would just hold him in the RB. he was trying to spin around for the omoplata but rampage was clearly trapping his other leg.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrew Maxwell
there was an aokiplata right there for the taking...