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Petrosyan vs Superbon

What leads to the KO heard around the world? Its not what Petrosyan did in this fight necasarrily but what he's shown in previous fights that lead to this devastating KO. Know thy self is the key t...

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Petrosyan vs Petchmorakot

Petrosyan still likes to slip his head to the outside vs a same stance opponent in order to lead with his upper cut. In this close fight its Petrosyan's ability to identify what's landing first and...

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Gordon vs Gaudio Commentary

Half guard once again is a crucial part of Gordon's top game strategy. In this commentary you'll see a couple recurring themes such as cross face/post/block or under hook/post/knee cut. These two p...

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GGG vs Canelo 2 Rounds 9-12

It takes a lifetime of training to be able to push through the thresholds of both mental and physical fatigue. What you see happen in these later rounds are a combination of G's efficiency, experie...

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GGG vs Canelo 2 Rounds 5-8

Same recurring themes as the first 4 rounds. Look at G's jab and how Canelo deals with it. Ring Craft to look at are Canelo's pressure behind his head movement and G's lateral movement and ring awa...

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GGG vs Canelo 2 Fight Study RNDS 1-4

In the highest level fight with everything at stake what are the main takeaways? First lets look at G's signature shots in the first 4 rounds. To keep it simple it is a step back jab and his shovel...

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Landin F SS

In breaking this match down it's important that we understand that there are different grappling identities and paths a person can go. I have a bias toward an MMA and Wrestling path and for that re...

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Colton vs Chase SS

This match comes down to wrestling fundamentals. Hand fighting and not allowing your opponent to pull you out position would change the trajectory of the match. the initial defensive response is im...

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Crawford vs Brook Commentary

Crawford's ability to switch stances and and his effectiveness of his lead hand lead to a quick KO. Crawford although he gets hit with quite a bit of clean jabs and right hands is still able to giv...

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Jose vs Mitch

A quick first walk through of the full fight. 3 big take aways are having better discipline on sealing off the hips, using the guard as an effective way of standing up needs to be part of the Gamep...

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Inefficient Stand Ups

Another good case study to help us see and understand which layers are important at what times during your defense. Early and late stage defense need to blend together by finding certain staging po...

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Effective Stand Ups

This fight has many good examples of being able to wrestle from everywhere as opposed to having 'gaps' in your stand ups. We see recurring themes like a 2on1, elevators, quad pods, and cage stand u...

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Vanessa Chavez's Pro Debut

Here are the main take aways from this one. First, understanding where you need to move when and why are all part of ring craft or ring generalship. Without this we can move but with no purpose. Se...

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Yesenia Turcios Debut

In an action packed back and forth match up Yesenia shows good poise as she deals with adversity and weathers an early storm to get the victory. Copy and paste the whizzer frame of under hook frame...

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Jackson Nielsen's Debut

A classic tale as old as time, a striker vs a wrestler. In this one Jackson was a able to utilize lateral movement to avoid exchanges with Esai and get into his shots. After getting to the ground J...

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Whizzer Frame

The whizzer frame position is a solid staging position if you're having a hard time fighting or inside head position. Getting to your overhook/whizzer frame not only gives you options to escape wit...

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Commentary Richie vs Kegan Agnew

Great fight to watch. This one was closer than expected and here's why. Kegan has developed other areas of his game and didn't concede top positions in this fight like he has in the past. He racked...

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The Modern Half Guard

Bottom Half Guard is dead. A competent grappler will use top half guard to stall and tire out an opponent before advancing or fully committing to a submission.

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Master Class: Short Cut

What makes most technique strong at the higher levels is not always the efficiency of the technique itself but most often how it is set up. The short cut in particular works best when you use a str...

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Elite Takedown Defense Reaction Time

If you want to be elite then you need to have layers to your takedown defense. Your foot work is your first layer then its your hands, head, hips. The trick identifying correctly and responding ins...

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2nd Kegan Agnew Commentary

With slight improvements in his wrestling Kegan still shows the tendency to concede top positions and play jiu jitsu off his back. His ability to stand up on the cage or out in the open is basicall...

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Mitch vs Tony Commentary

In this match up we see an obvious disparity in strength and wrestling. Mitch likes to shoot with his head to the right side and settle into half guard. We get a good look in this fight at some pot...

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Mitch vs Sean Commentary

Story of the fight is positioning or lack there of. Hitting your angles to exit or to enter is key and becomes a major factor in this match up.  Sean allows Mitch to pressure him into the cage...

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The Suga Show

The suga show consists of lateral movement by circling, j'ing out, or shifting stances. The staples to the suga show are rhythm disruption via feints and changing angles. This allows Sean to limit ...

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LAPILUS VS BASHARAT

In this fight you'll see some good aspects of takedown defense such as stuffing the head and funneling to the single but a lot of missing gaps in between. Giving up your back needs to be a staple o...

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PARK VS MUNIZ

In this match you'll see plenty of examples of where understanding your exit strategy and the underlying principles will help make you more efficient. Likewise on top your control will become more ...

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Sean Brady vs Kelvin Gastelum

In this breakdown we see some great execution in a lot of the topics we've delved into in previous videos. Sean does an incredible job riding legs and putting Kelvin through defensive cycles from m...

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Landon's 1st and 2nd loss vs the same opp.

Stick to the basics. You can't have your cake and eat it to, either defend the takedown or fully commit to the sub. Stuffing the shot should take priority over getting the sub. Other fundamentals s...

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Colton's 1st & 2nd Matches w/ Same Opponent

Biggest take away is stand up to pass and stage your passing from half guard. In close back and forth matches like these its usually the person who establishes control for extended periods of time ...

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Brielle Match 1 Commentary

From total domination to a momentary lapse in focus leads to a blown lead. Dealing with the knee shield can be tricky but leaning on it and making sure they don't get underneath you will prevent th...

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