Originally Posted by
Jeremy Gates
I didn't realize how hard he hit his head. Props to his opponent for not takin advantage of that.
Ive knocked myself out like that a few times during college wrestling on bad scrambles and takedowns. Snapping the back of the head like he did wont knock out your cognitive thinking abilities or (luckily in this case) your true consciousness. But you WILL go temporarily blind in the form of a "black out" even though your still using your instincts. Looks to me like he snapped his head just enough to black out but didn't go limp. Most people wouldn't notice that subtle inaction of not defending the pass after the guard pull, but it probably happens more than we realize it!
Good thing Tom's a badass!
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