Tag: ADCC champion

WTF Videos of the Day: Vinny Magalhaes’ Rubber Arm and Rousimar Palhares’ Peanut Brain

It’s been a while since the finals of this year’s ADCC tournament went down, but it wasn’t until recently that a couple of videos surfaced, and we decided to let you in on ’em. Just because it’s Wednesday. The first comes from the end of TUF 8 finalist Vinny Magalhaes‘ Over 99kg gold earning effort over Strikeforce/UFC veteran Fabricio Werdum. After controlling the action for the majority of the fight, Magalhaes quickly found himself on the wrong end of a Werdum armbar.

And holy hell does Werdum crank that sucker. For about three minutes straight, “Vai Cavalo” bends Magalhaes’ arm from damn near every position, only taking breaks to re-position himself and inflict further torment. All the props in the world goes to Vinny, who manages to not only withstand the brutal hold for as long as he did, but free himself from it in as calm and collected a manner as possible. Speaking of calm and collected, let’s take a look at a man who has never, ever, been described as such.

It’s been a while since the finals of this year’s ADCC tournament went down, but it wasn’t until recently that a couple of videos surfaced, and we decided to let you in on ‘em. Just because it’s Wednesday. The first comes from the end of TUF 8 finalist Vinny Magalhaes‘ Over 99kg gold earning effort over Strikeforce/UFC veteran Fabricio Werdum. After controlling the action for the majority of the fight, Magalhaes quickly found himself on the wrong end of a Werdum armbar.

And holy hell does Werdum crank that sucker. For about three minutes straight, “Vai Cavalo” bends Magalhaes’ arm from damn near every position, only taking breaks to re-position himself and inflict further torment. All the props in the world goes to Vinny, who manages to not only withstand the brutal hold for as long as he did, but free himself from it in as calm and collected a manner as possible. Speaking of calm and collected, let’s take a look at a man who has never, ever, been described as such.

Here we have the controversial Under 88kg quarterfinal match between Rousimar Palhares and David Avellan. After the two roll out of bounds, notice the ref clearly taps them both (2:07) to signify the restart. Then, watch as Palhares continues to crank the heel hook until the ref taps him again, an ongoing problem of his. After they both stand up, Palhares thinks he has been declared the winner, another ongoing problem of his, and proceeds to embrace his foe with the subtlety of Ceasar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes. After the confusion is cleared and the fight is restarted, Palhares goes into full beast mode, and applies a gruesome kneebar (3:31), likely ending Avellan’s ability to walk on his own power ever again. Sorry, bro.

Based on Palhares’ long known hatred of appendages, I think the only person we could safely match him up with at this point is pretty obvious.

-Danga 

Technique Video of the Day: The Inverted Triangle

UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson goes down this Saturday, featuring the Cody McKenzie of triangles, Paul “Sassangle” Sass. Only time will tell if the “Sassangle” proves more successful than the “Mckenzietine,” but just in case Paul is one of our many devoted readers out there, we figured we’d let 2009 ADCC double gold medalist,  2011 Superfight Champion, and human Jiu-Jitsu highlight reel Braulio Estima demonstrate one of the many inversions of the triangle.

UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson goes down this Saturday, featuring the Cody McKenzie of triangles, Paul “Sassangle” Sass. Only time will tell if the “Sassangle” proves more successful than the “Mckenzietine,” but just in case Paul is one of our many devoted readers out there, we figured we’d let 2009 ADCC double gold medalist,  2011 Superfight Champion, and human Jiu-Jitsu highlight reel Braulio Estima demonstrate one of the many inversions of the triangle.

This take on the triangle was actually the one that Estima used to defeat current ADCC Under 88kg and Absolute champion Andre Galvao in the 2009 tournament. The choke requires a good deal of speed and precision, as it attacks the opposite side of your opponent’s head than expected. Once completed however, this version of the triangle is arguably more lethal than that of the standard, as it allows you to more easily control your opponents legs and keep them from trying to slam out of the hold.

As a bonus, I’ve also added the second half of the aforementioned 2009 match between Estima and Galvao, as well as a highlight video showcasing some of Estima’s best moves. Enjoy.

-Danga

Estima vs. Galvao – ADCC Absolute Champion 2009

Braulio Estima Highlight