Matches Not Handshakes > Submissions Not Advantages

 

 

Lovato's movement to go for submissions not advantages should prompt another more IMHO damning trend from the Pan Ams: handshakes to medals.

Metamoris 3 Preview: Dean Lister vs Renato "Babalu" Sobral

Like that girl that comes around just often enough to bait you into caring and thinking it will go somewhere, Metamoris is back with it's 3rd installment.
As much as the negative Nancy in me knows I will be disappointed, I look at this card and I have a roaring hope that it will be awesome and be the type of event I will love and be like the UFC of sport grappling.

The first event was mired by logistical shortcomings like starting obscenely late, dragging out, and being essentially a soft ball marketing pitch for various Torrance Academy side business angles.

The second event was marred by commentary that told me Brendan Schaub non-grappling was actually the highest form of Jiu-Jitsu which turned my stomach to no end.

Despite these shortcomings, matches like Kron vs Otavio, Kayron vs Lovato, Kron vs Shinya, were thrilling to watch and well, this it the big show and essentially only show of it's kind in town.
So, I must take the good with the bad.


Can't wait.

God, I know parts of it will infuriate me....and yet.....still I come back for another beating.

 

Metamoris 3 Hype Videos: Keenan Cornelius vs Vinny Magalhaes, Gui Mendes vs Samir Chantre

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UFC Fight Night 38: Full Video Highlights and Shogun Breaks My Heart

I've been following Shogun and his TKO-soccer kicking ways since what feels like I was a kid.
I've always been a huge fan.
Seeing him lose to Forrest Griffin, the devastating loss to Jon Jones, Gustaffson, and now this lost to Henderson just.....well, it is tough.
 

Great Things Have Small Beginnings Cobrinha vs Rafa

It's interesting to see the beginnings of elements Rafa would later use to beat Cobrinha: namely 50/50, and the berimbolo from De La Riva.

 

Le Sigh: MMA's ACL Injury Curse Strikes Carlos Condit

Been there, bro, been there.

Condit is out with torn ACL.

Oh, You Fancy, Huh? My Pan Am Champion Friends, Congratulations!

This past weekend I had the awesome opportunity to work/intern referee with the always great and professional folks at US Grappling. They consistently put on a well-run, timely, clean, and enjoyable tournament experience.

On the opposite coast of the USA, 3 friends of mine and training partners from various gyms became Pan Am Champions. Awesome and great to see their hard work manifest itself in one of the premier tournaments in the world.

Brittany Senter, of Yamasaki Academy:

Thorin Oakenshield of Kurt Osiander/Ralph Gracie:



 
Chris Lewter of Graice Raleigh here in NC