F2Win Pro 104: Lovato vs Yuri Simoes & Modified Judo Rules Match wi Sainjarga

Was cool to see Sainjarga (bronze medalist at the world level in Judo) on the mats, in a format different from Judo. He was biding his time looking for a deep solid entry and found it a few minutes in. Was  cool to see some mat work and actually Sainjarga use a lapel strangle from top/turtle attacking to get the finish after a full Ippon throw then continuing to the mat. I've seen some aggressive choke hunting from Mongolian players in the last couple years (it's been interesting to watch them battle in some of the most hotly contested/competitive divisions in Judo in recent years), with some great entries to attack finishing by trapping the arm (ezekiel style) or scooping the leg and getting a brutal looking extension.

Sainjarga hit an attack from turtle after an Osotogari with the leg/and I think a seio shoulder grip if I recall correctly.

Nathiely de Jesus hit a convincing choke/submission finish on Talita Noguiera after some solid scrambles for position and control.

Formiga Barbosa was all over Nick Greene from early on, and eventually consolidated control to finish with an inverted/crunch armbar from mount. 

Ribamar defeated the as per usual boring AF DJ Jackson who got on both knees and refused to try to pass in any other posture. Head in the crotch, brief double under attempts but refusal to get off both knees and add any angle changes or mobility to ever even get close to half-guard. Ribamar fed the lapel and combined with DJ's refusal to switch up his passing style....this plus the lapel grip thwarted any chance. DJ normally forces his way to half-guard and can potentially pass, but was shut down from even getting to that and chose to ride out not even getting to half-guard rather than open up and try to pass. If you're going to be a competitor who refuses to play from bottom or ever be on bottom, you've gotta basically be more than 1 dimensional in your passing.

I'd literally rather watch anything else than a boring competitor on both knees refuse to actually take any chances in passing. Another forgetting superfight by the TLI long-time member.

Yuri vs Lovato: not surprised this was basically each guy on top for a bit, and both guys unwilling to use any positions other than their more confident passing places of safety. What that means is each guy tried to slap on a submission attempt in the waning 30 seconds, then acted like they definitely won the match in convincing fashion. Blase blase blase.