I finally got around to watching the UFC on FX 6 from the weekend - kind of a bummer. I was pulling for George Sotiropoulos in the main event. In the past I loved seeing him implement his slick jiujitsu game with some nice finishes & is one of the few guys out there that has displayed the usefulness of the rubber guard in the UFC (see his fight against Joe Daddy Stevenson). Sure he was on a bit of a skid & had a lot of time off with injuries but I was expecting a comeback here.
G-Sots boxing is good but he was obviously losing the stand up fight with Ross Pearson. I suppose even he knew this & worked hard for the take-down but only really had success once at the end of round one. Noteworthy that when jiujitsu finally came into play he dominated & nearly finished Pearson.
He was knocked down several times & what I just can't understand is why he was so quick to get back to his feet when he was obviously wobbly, losing the stand up fight & already demonstrated his grappling was superior. You see a lot of jiujitsu killers happily lay on their back for 15-20 seconds to let some cobwebs clear & if their opponent wants to try some GNP - they put their jiujitsu up to the test & work from bottom guard position. But G-Sot didn't even attempt to fight from his back, not once - and predictably got KTFO.
Did anybody else notice this & wonder WTF G-Sot was thinking? I mean I understand wanting to avoid GNP & it's better to grapple from the top in MMA - but risking GNP vs a solid jiujitsu game seems like it would have been a hell of a lot better of an idea than standing up on rubber legs (repeatedly)!
At least we got Vinny back in the UFC collecting arms!
G-Sots boxing is good but he was obviously losing the stand up fight with Ross Pearson. I suppose even he knew this & worked hard for the take-down but only really had success once at the end of round one. Noteworthy that when jiujitsu finally came into play he dominated & nearly finished Pearson.
He was knocked down several times & what I just can't understand is why he was so quick to get back to his feet when he was obviously wobbly, losing the stand up fight & already demonstrated his grappling was superior. You see a lot of jiujitsu killers happily lay on their back for 15-20 seconds to let some cobwebs clear & if their opponent wants to try some GNP - they put their jiujitsu up to the test & work from bottom guard position. But G-Sot didn't even attempt to fight from his back, not once - and predictably got KTFO.
Did anybody else notice this & wonder WTF G-Sot was thinking? I mean I understand wanting to avoid GNP & it's better to grapple from the top in MMA - but risking GNP vs a solid jiujitsu game seems like it would have been a hell of a lot better of an idea than standing up on rubber legs (repeatedly)!
At least we got Vinny back in the UFC collecting arms!
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