1 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: Oh, what's up MK fans? Luke Thomas here, how are 2 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 1: you doing? On this twenty eighth day of February twenty 3 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: twenty two, for episode fourteen of extra credit. This is 4 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 1: where we get to the fights that we didn't get 5 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 1: to on regular MK. I do a show with Brian Campbell, 6 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: we get to usually the larger set of topics. This 7 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: is where we get to some of the finer details 8 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:27,159 Speaker 1: that you guys might want us to discuss, but we 9 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: just sometimes don't have time for. Okay, on the docket 10 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: today we have a focus on the UFC card. We 11 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: really didn't get to a ton of UFC content on 12 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 1: today's show, although we did do I did do a 13 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: post fight show, so there was some content. 14 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 2: But here you go. 15 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: Here are the fights that we're going to focus on 16 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: from UFC Vegas forty nine. Of course, this took place 17 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:48,239 Speaker 1: on Saturday at the Apex in Las Vegas. We're going 18 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 1: to focus in on arminsar Yuki and taken on Joel Alvarez. 19 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: We'll talk about the Armann Petrocian versus. I thought it'd 20 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: be Rodriguez, but I guess it's Rodriguez fight. Gregory Rodriguez, 21 00:00:58,120 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: a really. 22 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 2: Action packed phenomenal content. 23 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 1: How about Ignacio Bahamundez out of Chile, incredible job against 24 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: I think it's wrong Ju and then Terence McKinney doing 25 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:12,479 Speaker 1: phenomenal work against Forerezziam and then ram Is Brahimn taking 26 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: on I guess it's still pronounced, Michael, forgive me for 27 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: the pronunciation today, Gilmour. 28 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 2: Those are the fights we'll focus on. 29 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: There was a lot of online chatter about the Priscilla catchwarify, 30 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: but I just don't want to spend a ton of 31 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: I'd rather focus on these fights. If that was of 32 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: interest to you. I understand that, I get why, But. 33 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 2: There's for me. 34 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:35,400 Speaker 1: Other topics that matter. Okay, so let's kick things off here. 35 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:37,320 Speaker 1: First things first, thumbs up on the video. If you're 36 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: watching on YouTube, please hit subscribe, and if you're listening 37 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 1: on podcast platforms, give us a nice review there as well. 38 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: Always appreciated when you do. Let's begin. First things first, 39 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: armand Saryukian. This is where we'll start. He of course, 40 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: defeats Joel Alvarez at one fifty seven of the second round. 41 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 2: I talked about this on the post fight show. 42 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: If you saw this, some of this may sound familiar 43 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: but the basic idea here was there was some concern 44 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: about well, first of all, Joel Alvarez needs to be 45 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: understood as a very very good prospect. You didn't get 46 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: a lot of evidence of that on Saturday, But I 47 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 1: would really caution you to not close the door on 48 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 1: him just yet. We still need to see There's still 49 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: lots that is unknown about him. But he has shown 50 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: flash flashes, very capable striking. He is rangey, he is lanky, 51 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 1: he tends to use it more often than not pretty well. 52 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: So understanding that you had to assess what would be 53 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: the threats to a blue chip prospect like Arminsar Yukin. 54 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: It would be he was taller, It would be that 55 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: the knees could be a problem, because Joel Alvarez has 56 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: really good use of knees and in a lot of 57 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 1: different contexts, defensive wrestling or otherwise. 58 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 2: And you know, how would he close the distance? 59 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: How would he solve the problems to get to the wrestling, 60 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 1: Because if you figured once he got there, it would 61 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: Joel Alvarez would have to show another gear of and 62 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: level of defensive wrestling he has not shown yet. And 63 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: we know that the wrestling of Saryukin has been good 64 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: since the moment of his UFC da've giving Makachev. I'm 65 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: not saying all that he could handle, but a handful. 66 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: And then, of course, what will he be able to 67 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 1: do on the ground. You would imagine he would have 68 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: to turn up the ground a pound because what was 69 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:11,799 Speaker 1: the larger knock on armins aar yuki In. It was 70 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 1: that he was obviously a phenomenal athlete, great wrestler. Some 71 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: of his other pieces of his game need to come together, 72 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: but he had a bit of an issue finishing. So 73 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 1: this fight is a kind of an important fight for 74 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:24,959 Speaker 1: a couple of reasons. Yes, he got another finish over 75 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: a in this case of another unranked but very good prospect, 76 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 1: but he did it in a very specific manner. Last 77 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: time he got to finish on the feet. This time 78 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: he got to finish on the ground. I don't know 79 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 1: if he exactly intended it one hundred percent that way, 80 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: but what he did do was he didn't just kind 81 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: of defensively wrestle guys through scramble positions for fifteen minutes. 82 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: He put it on a guy. He put him on 83 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: his back, he held him there, and then he sliced 84 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: him open, like you know. I mean, you guys saw 85 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: the evidence of that. So here we are saying he 86 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: could get He didn't have to strike with the guy 87 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: on the feet, who I think he recognized was better 88 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: than him. Although in the previous fights are did strike 89 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: his way to a finish, he recognized he would have 90 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: to stick to his strengths. But he has now added 91 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: a layer of ground and pound beyond what we had 92 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: already established was phenomenal positional control. 93 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 2: He's going to be tough to beat. 94 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: He's going to be tough to beat if they match 95 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: make him the right way, He's going to be tough 96 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: to beat when it's all said and done. He is young, 97 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 1: I think, just twenty five years old. You see the athleticism, 98 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 1: you already see the wrestling skill. You see the fight 99 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: IQ patiently thinking his way, solving his problem, solving his 100 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: way through the various challenges that he encounters, and now 101 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 1: adding a dimension of brutality frankly behind it, of real 102 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: punching with intent, Striking with intent, serious bodily harm is 103 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: what he's I mean, he is out there trying to 104 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: put it, put it on people, but not overly so 105 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: right working within the confines of what makes the most 106 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 1: sense given the relevant fighting context. Anyway, I'm rambling, but 107 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: you get the idea here. He is doing exactly what 108 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 1: he needed to in this fight to show exactly the 109 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: kind of development that he you would hope from a 110 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: prospect to level up to. That does not mean he 111 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: is in any way complete. I actually would say he's 112 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 1: still pretty green in a lot of different ways. So 113 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: I think the matchmaking by UFC would still need to 114 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: be careful, and I'm sure they see that as well, 115 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: But it's all I guess. The point I'm trying to 116 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 1: make here is you had a lot of intrigue before 117 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: and now with these last two fights, you got an 118 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: exciting finish as a fan from an entertainment standpoint, but 119 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: you saw not just growth, but growth in exactly the 120 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: ways you would hope, right, Like, what were some best 121 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: case scenarios for growth? 122 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:37,839 Speaker 2: These are pretty close. 123 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 1: To you know, I don't know best case scenarios outright, 124 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:43,559 Speaker 1: but something like that. So that was phenomenal. This dude 125 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: is is already quite good, could already beat very good fighters, 126 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:50,479 Speaker 1: and is going to be a problem. He is going 127 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:54,359 Speaker 1: to be a problem very soon, So good luck with 128 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: the people that got to fight him because you're gonna 129 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,039 Speaker 1: need it. Okay, we now moved to a fight that 130 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: was very controversial because of the decision, but I gotta 131 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: say was just excellent. How about armand Petrosian taken on. 132 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 1: I'm going to just hate how the commentator said it, 133 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 1: Gregory Rodriguez split decision, That's what kind of marked it 134 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: for people. There was one judge that had it twenty 135 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: nine twenty eight for Patrosiuan, there was another judge that 136 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: had it twenty eight twenty nine for Rodriguez, and then 137 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 1: there was a third judge that had at thirty twenty seven. 138 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: And I gotta tell you, even given my Armenian ancestry, 139 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 1: I think that's a little too generous. I kind of 140 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 1: I rewatched it today just to be sure for the podcast. 141 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 2: I sort of get it. I sort of get it. 142 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 1: You could give him the benefit of the doubt based 143 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: on activity in the first round, right second round, I 144 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 1: guess was closer, but I could see how he I mean, 145 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 1: you're squinting at that point how he edged it out 146 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:57,279 Speaker 1: because I thought I overall thought Rodriguez did the better work, 147 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: but the volume really kept him in. It really kept it, 148 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: kept Patrocian in it. That was the thing that kept 149 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:04,279 Speaker 1: him alive. And but I don't see how you could 150 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 1: give it to him for the third where he gets 151 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: basically rocked and then his back taken, has to fight 152 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 1: out of it for quite some time. 153 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 2: Now. I will give Petrosian credit, dude. 154 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 1: How about that last two minutes and especially the last 155 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 1: minute of that third round. Boy, he was pressing on 156 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 1: the gas. That was heroic because that was a that 157 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: was a tough fight to begin with, competitive but tough. 158 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: He he looked worse for the wear, although that's not 159 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: the full story every time, but he definitely was wearing it. 160 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: I mean, he had a whole face mask of blood 161 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 1: when he was really trying to press Rodriguez back at 162 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 1: the end of that third. 163 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 2: But that was commendable. 164 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 1: Man, he was putting it on him a little bit 165 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: there at the end, and uh, and so I really 166 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: commend the effort. But it's hard for me to see 167 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: how you can give all three. I understand that there 168 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: was that heroic last push from Petrosian in the third, 169 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 1: but that's that's just that's just too much for me. 170 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: But I can understand a scorecard for maybe the first two. Anyway, 171 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 1: what a fight, What a phenomenal fight. I gotta tell you, 172 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: this was exciting as hell. I really appreciate how long 173 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:06,119 Speaker 1: Rodriguez waited to patiently take his time with a stand 174 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 1: up effectively, counter strike effectively, box do a lot of checking, 175 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 1: a lot of parrying, a lot of blocking. But by 176 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 1: what he got on the ground, dude, it was he was. 177 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: It was so effortless for him. I was like, I 178 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: appreciated how much effort he has put into his craft striking. 179 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: But I guess what I would say is the overall posture, 180 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: while patient and calm, produced so many benefits. Maybe one 181 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 1: of the costs of that style was that it just 182 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 1: didn't have enough offensive urgency because you were a little 183 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 1: bit at the mercy of the volume of Petrosian. But 184 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: on the ground he looked phenomenal. That knee bar he 185 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: tried at the end that he just been called it 186 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 1: a sulo of stretch. I always thought a sulo I 187 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 1: could be wrong about this. I'm just I'm guessing here. 188 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:47,440 Speaker 1: I always thought a sulo of stretch was like a 189 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: cupping of the behind the heel versus a knee bar 190 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: where it's almost wrapped with the full arm, but anyway, 191 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 1: it was sort of set up in a similar manner, 192 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: and the fact that Patrician was able to get out 193 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:58,840 Speaker 1: of it was just absurd. 194 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:01,440 Speaker 2: I mean, this was a back in fourth dog fight 195 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 2: between these two. 196 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 1: Rodriguez had this style on the feet that was kind 197 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: of interesting, right, little Joel Romero ish ish, where there's 198 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 1: a lot of time spent being let's just be defensive 199 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 1: on purpose, but like defensive with a little bit of intent, 200 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 1: where you know you're checking kicks right, You're not just 201 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: like you know, getting out of the way of them, 202 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 1: you're actively checking them and staying right in his face, 203 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 1: pressuring him with footwork, you know, the old fainting, the 204 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:25,079 Speaker 1: whole thing, like putting them on alert but absorbing a 205 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 1: little bit, and then when it's your time to go, 206 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: you really make sure you put a lot behind it, 207 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: sometimes in volume, sometimes with power, like finding the right 208 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: one strike that they're open that you've seen. He was 209 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 1: doing that very effectively for a long stretches of this fight. 210 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: Quite commendable. I just think it put him offensively on 211 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: the back foot in terms of what he could dish 212 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:47,959 Speaker 1: out because he was kind of at the mercy to 213 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: an extent at the even though he was landing and 214 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: rocking Petrosian at times he was a bit of a 215 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: the mercy of his tempo at what he would produce 216 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 1: and do. I will say this for Petrosian, pumping the 217 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: jab really good, getting after the leg kicks, even though 218 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: there was extensive checking going back to them late. He 219 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 1: didn't quite forget about them, although there were stretches of 220 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 1: the fight where he got away from him. But dude, 221 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:09,679 Speaker 1: this was a commendable effort. I mean, you really have 222 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 1: to be quite excited about the effort you got from 223 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: both of these. 224 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 2: Both of these guys. 225 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:16,160 Speaker 1: A lot to work on for both, maybe for Rodriguez 226 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 1: and turning up the intensity a little bit sooner when 227 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: when it's needed, you know, sort of recalculating that a 228 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 1: little bit. But the skills are all there. And for 229 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: Petrosian took a little bit of damage on this one. 230 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 1: There might be a little bit of style adjustments in 231 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: terms of working on eliciting a reaction first before going again. 232 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:36,079 Speaker 2: I'm not as coach. This is just things I'm thinking 233 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:36,720 Speaker 2: of out loud. 234 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: That those decisions will be made by people who are 235 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 1: in a position to make them. I'm just sort of 236 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: thinking about things that could be incorporated to what he's 237 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 1: already doing quite well. But man, he's got a ton 238 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 1: of gas, he's got a ton of heart. I tond 239 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: of guess I'm going to get killed on Behosheena Deepo 240 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: for that. But he's got a ton of a huge 241 00:10:56,080 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 1: gas tank, excuse me, And I think just cleaning up 242 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:03,840 Speaker 1: some of the defensive things, he's going to be a 243 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 1: handful as well. Great fight, man, for a middleweight. People 244 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:09,320 Speaker 1: complain about the middleweight division, and this one has you know, 245 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:13,199 Speaker 1: no fight is perfect and has its own criticisms you 246 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 1: could make of it, but it was pretty good affair. Okay, 247 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 1: So let's go to the next one. Now we move 248 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 1: to the preliminary portion of the card. This is a 249 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 1: catchweight fight that was at one sixty. Ignacio Bahamundez taken 250 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 1: on and I hope I'm saying this right. 251 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:30,079 Speaker 2: I'm sure I'm not wrong. Jou defeats it with a 252 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 2: bravo choke. Right. 253 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 1: So instead of like an anaconda, instead of starting behind 254 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 1: the neck and then ending with the arms and the 255 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: lock behind the arm, they start behind the arm and 256 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: then the lock ends behind the neck and head. Okay, 257 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 1: you get the idea. Bahamundez is just a treat to watch. 258 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: What a fighter this guy is. He is a delight. 259 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 1: He does so many things you just have to love. 260 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: First of all, activity is there, Cardio is there. I 261 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:55,840 Speaker 1: don't think he's you know, perfected it yet, but he 262 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: definitely makes a clear effort at fighting along using his range, 263 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 1: really sticking with the jab front kicks. You know, we 264 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: always criticize the long linky guys for not doing that. 265 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: He makes a real good effort at it. You know, 266 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 1: no one's perfect, of course, it can be perfected, but 267 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:14,680 Speaker 1: he certainly is putting in solid work there. And you know, 268 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 1: has so many different gears to go to, so many stances, 269 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: so many looks. Throws a diversity of strikes, but not 270 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:22,679 Speaker 1: just for diversity's sake. Throws it for you know, as 271 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:25,440 Speaker 1: to the extent that it is useful, and then uses 272 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: the things that works and goes back to it like 273 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 1: there's a lot you gotta like. And I had said 274 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 1: on the post fight show that he takes a lot 275 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: of damage, which generally is still true. 276 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:37,679 Speaker 2: It is still true that he takes more damage than 277 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 2: he should. 278 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:42,199 Speaker 1: In fact, from a statistical standpoint, as I had articulated previously. 279 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: I'll give you this number here because it is valuable. 280 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 1: Ignacio baha Mundez is strikes absorb per minute. Now it's 281 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 1: gone down. It was in the high five pluses, but 282 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:58,199 Speaker 1: now stands at five point zero three because in his 283 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: last contest he actually did a much better job of 284 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 1: limiting the damage. So from a full context standpoint, that 285 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 1: has been something that has been a bit of an 286 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 1: issue that I have flagged again. You know, you see 287 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 1: most high level fighters strikes absorbed somewhere in the mid twes, 288 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 1: mid threes, sometimes mid four range, but that's not they 289 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:19,680 Speaker 1: usually at the very upper end of it. To be 290 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 1: above five is high. It's high. So you know, he's 291 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 1: still young, has plenty of time to work on it. 292 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: But that was one thing I would want to see. 293 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: And the good news is it came down in this 294 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 1: fight because he really put it on him. 295 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 2: This was just wrong. 296 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 1: As you had some courage. There were times he was 297 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:38,200 Speaker 1: able to mount some offense and really pushed Bahamundez on 298 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 1: the back foot. And I think obviously he's a bit 299 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: of a when you know he's dealing it's a lot 300 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 1: with ford pressure. 301 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 2: So that that was a thing he had to handle, 302 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 2: but he did, and. 303 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 1: I think this was a performance where he was really 304 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: able to round one of sort of the first corners 305 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: that you would want to see a prospect round. Like 306 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 1: guys are going to learn offense a lot. I've said 307 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 1: this before. I think this holds true again. There's gonna 308 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 1: be differences everywhere, but in general, I think a lot 309 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:08,679 Speaker 1: of people learn about specific particularly well off jiu jitsu too. 310 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: They learn offense a little bit before they learned proper defense. 311 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 1: Defense usually trails a little bit, and that can happen 312 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:17,200 Speaker 1: a long time. So his offense is dealing, it's it's 313 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 1: quite capable. In fact, strike's landed permitted. So I'm giving 314 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 1: you the story about what he absorbed strikes landed permitted. 315 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 1: How about this, folks, eight point three to three. I 316 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 1: mean he's dealing. He's dealing, there's make no mistake about it. 317 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: Takedown defense ninety five percent, strike defense fifty eight percent. 318 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 1: Because he's just trading a lot. So by you know, 319 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 1: percentage wise, it's that's actually not super it just needs 320 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 1: to be higher given his style, I'll put it that way. 321 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 1: Given his style, that's not sufficiently high as evidenced to 322 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 1: buy the fact that five is landed permitted is still 323 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 1: his going average. 324 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 2: Okay, but here's what was so. 325 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 1: Interesting about this fight again, bahaim on Thiss just really 326 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 1: had him constantly trying to close in, constantly trying to 327 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: close in, and he was just making him reset with jabs, 328 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 1: front kicks, you name it. 329 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 2: With a lot more than that. 330 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 1: It was effective circling for the most part, effective movement. 331 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 1: The interesting part was the finish. So he goes for 332 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 1: a power guillotine, right, that's the there's many names for it. 333 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: I called a power guillotine. It's basically a guillotine with 334 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 1: a rear naked choke grip right with this right no 335 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 1: arm in, So it's just that's why it would be. 336 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: It wouldn't be a arm in choke, it would be 337 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: a it would be a power guillotine. 338 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 2: And then sits. 339 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 1: His opponent bails to the inside belly up to defend it, 340 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 1: and he holds onto it. But then he begins to 341 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: turn counter he begins to turn clockwise. As he turns clockwise, 342 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: his arm actually the choking arm, actually what would you 343 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 1: consider the choking arm comes actually on top of the 344 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:46,760 Speaker 1: throat of jew and then he puts his body weight 345 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 1: on top of it. Now, I had noticed this on 346 00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: Twitter last night and I tweeted about it. It's not 347 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:56,960 Speaker 1: it's not this choke, but it works mechanically in a 348 00:15:57,000 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 1: similar way to a gee choke that is called called 349 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: the bread cutter. The bread cutter would be typically where 350 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 1: if I can remember this correctly, come under the arm 351 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 1: if you're inside control, and grab the ge with your 352 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 1: collar on this hand and then with this hand you 353 00:16:09,680 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 1: would there's a few mechanisms to get there, but you 354 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 1: would have the other grip cross collar, and then you 355 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 1: would bring your own forearm down on top of their 356 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 1: throat and your body weight on top of it and 357 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:21,000 Speaker 1: then pressing into it like you really put it. You 358 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 1: put a gangster line into it. True story, Ryan Hall. 359 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: One time I actually asked him to help me on mine. 360 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 1: This is like ten years ago or something A long 361 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 1: long time ago. I actually asked him to help me 362 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 1: with mine, and he showed me a couple of tricks, 363 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:34,960 Speaker 1: but setting up the grip, especially for the for the 364 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 1: for the pressing forearm, and I hadn't and to this day, 365 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 1: I have never had someone that size put that kind 366 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:44,000 Speaker 1: of pressure. 367 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 2: It was. It was shocking. Is to put it mildly. 368 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: I could not believe how much pressure was behind that. Anyway, 369 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 1: it's a savage choke, and there are no gee varieties. 370 00:16:57,320 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: Someone put me, someone hit me to it on social media, 371 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 1: but it's it's. 372 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:04,399 Speaker 2: Really you know, it's it works best. Let's put it 373 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 2: that way. 374 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:07,200 Speaker 1: I think it's fair to say maybe as a gee choke, 375 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:09,160 Speaker 1: you just you know, you don't see them, maybe because 376 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 1: we don't use geez it mechanically functioned. Bahamund is his 377 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 1: choke almost the same way. It's not exactly the same, obviously, 378 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:18,399 Speaker 1: there's some big, big differences. It's still, i guess tepically 379 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 1: more of a guillotine, but that mechanical function of the 380 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: arm on top and then pressing your forearm weight your 381 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:28,880 Speaker 1: body weight in a in a concerted way right into 382 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: it means what's what's finishing that choke is the jamming 383 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:34,399 Speaker 1: of the forearm into the throat through the body weight 384 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 1: which comes all the way from the toes and everything else. 385 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:40,920 Speaker 1: That looked That looked like almost like an upside down breadcutter. Anyway, 386 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: just a really weird and interesting finish. Go see for yourself. 387 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 1: Maybe you have a better name for it. I don't 388 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 1: even know what to call it. I'm just saying a 389 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 1: mechanically function in that way. So for Bahamunda is on 390 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:50,480 Speaker 1: the right track, is what I would say, on the 391 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:54,160 Speaker 1: right track. He's young, got a lot going for him. Uh, 392 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 1: this was a great performance and he should be quite 393 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:58,440 Speaker 1: proud of it. And I can't wait to see what's next. 394 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:03,879 Speaker 1: Let's just keep that train of defensive development with what 395 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 1: he's already doing, is what I would say at this point. Okay, 396 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 1: we go to the next fight on the card. How 397 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: about at lightweight Terrence McKinney. 398 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 2: This was. 399 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 1: Man defeating I hope I'm saying this one right fareziam 400 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,159 Speaker 1: via rear naked choke to eleven of round number one. 401 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:22,880 Speaker 2: Dude, what about this? This was. 402 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 1: They closed distance on each other and through an accident 403 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 1: of them throwing strikes at roughly the same time and 404 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:34,160 Speaker 1: have everything landed and it worked all it worked out. 405 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:37,879 Speaker 1: It caused this like crazy scramble where almost McKinney ends 406 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 1: up on his back, but he continues through situational awareness 407 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 1: that seemed almost instinctual. He uh scrambles through and ends 408 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 1: up on top and then proceeds to just take it 409 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:51,640 Speaker 1: to him. 410 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 2: I mean it was over from there. 411 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 1: Basically, he just had to work through the problems to play, 412 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 1: to play the chest to get to where he had 413 00:18:57,840 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 1: to go. 414 00:18:58,040 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 2: But that was it was. 415 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:05,919 Speaker 1: It was done what a job basically constantly passes, and 416 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 1: did so with phenomenal risk control, including on both sides 417 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 1: that forced Xiam to well, it was a half guard. 418 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 2: He tries to hit a scramble. 419 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 1: Then McKinney captures the wrist on both two hands on 420 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 1: the same side, I think, and was able to nearly 421 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:22,239 Speaker 1: take the back from it. 422 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 2: So that's right. 423 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 1: So Xiom rolls to mount and then from there is 424 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 1: pressured still back to his back. And this was the 425 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 1: thing that I thought was the most incredible look at 426 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 1: the finish. What he ends up doing is something quite 427 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:34,359 Speaker 1: interesting and it was purposeful, and he actually tweeted me 428 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:35,680 Speaker 1: about it, So I think I'm on the right track. 429 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:37,600 Speaker 2: He's he seemed to indicate I was correct. 430 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:42,880 Speaker 1: He puts his he has to post on the left 431 00:19:42,880 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 1: hand and then capture with the right to hold his 432 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 1: opponent's head, Zim's head so he doesn't lose his balance. 433 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 1: But then he passes right to left and when he 434 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 1: does that, he puts his left arm in front of Zim. Now, 435 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 1: why would he do that? This is all intentional. Ziom 436 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 1: does what anyone would do in that situation. He captures 437 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 1: the risk immediately right, so left hand to left hand, 438 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:01,960 Speaker 1: he captures it. Then what you notice is you see 439 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:05,680 Speaker 1: McKenny kind of look through and then dig his hand underneath, 440 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 1: waiting to post it, but doesn't do it right away. 441 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 1: What he actually does is put the hand even further 442 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 1: along waiting. I think he baited him, and he actually 443 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 1: baits a two on one. Well, why would you bait 444 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:20,679 Speaker 1: a two on one, like, you know, that's the safest 445 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 1: position you can be. And well, if a two on 446 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:24,440 Speaker 1: one is still on the opposite side, you know there's 447 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:26,479 Speaker 1: still something of a choking threat there, right. They mean 448 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 1: if they break your grip, which is hard to break. 449 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 1: But I'm just saying it's not like it's on the 450 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,399 Speaker 1: other side where there's no choke possible there. I suppose 451 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 1: they could wrap the head behind, you know what I'm 452 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 1: trying to say. But the bigger point here I'm trying 453 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:39,920 Speaker 1: to make is that Ziam's thinking he's got like the 454 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 1: perfect position possible. I'm I'm okay here, But there's a 455 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: little window where they're not. The position is not exactly 456 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:49,320 Speaker 1: established where you can act fast, and so what he 457 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 1: ends up doing is at like the instant that Xiom 458 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 1: goes for two on one, he exposes his own wrist, 459 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:59,120 Speaker 1: so there's McKinny waiting on his own right side, immediately 460 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:02,439 Speaker 1: grabs the wrist prize the hands apart, so he just 461 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:06,960 Speaker 1: essentially all in one swoop, holds the throat while pulling 462 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:08,960 Speaker 1: the other hand behind him, and then sacks him to 463 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:11,719 Speaker 1: that direction, obviously through the weight of the arm. I mean, 464 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 1: it was just this incredible handoff. It works immediately, the 465 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:18,200 Speaker 1: hand snakes through anyway, and he gets the choke right. 466 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:21,359 Speaker 1: So you showed you thought Xeon thought he was getting 467 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: the safest position possible, But it was just a bait 468 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:27,359 Speaker 1: to get risk control, break posture, slide the choke on 469 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 1: through anyway, because he acted in the narrowest windows. That's 470 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:32,159 Speaker 1: one of those things you couldn't do if like the 471 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 1: position was established and you're trying to go spot to 472 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:36,720 Speaker 1: spot to spot, there's a little window there where you 473 00:21:36,760 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 1: got to you gotta make that. You gotta pass that 474 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 1: by time. You gotta make that handoff. And he did 475 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:44,960 Speaker 1: it perfectly, perfectly unbelievable job. How about all these young 476 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:47,920 Speaker 1: guys on this on this card man just getting it done. 477 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 1: There's a lot of youth in MMA doing really, really 478 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:53,160 Speaker 1: really good things. All these guys I've mentioned so u Can, Petrosian, 479 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:58,640 Speaker 1: Bahamundez and now McKinney. I'm not sure executly Petrosian's age, 480 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:04,360 Speaker 1: but in general the point stands incredible stuff. So then 481 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:07,040 Speaker 1: we move to I think the last fight on for 482 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 1: today's conversation, and again these names are gonna trip me up, 483 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:13,199 Speaker 1: so if I mis pronounce them, I swear it is 484 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:17,439 Speaker 1: not intentional. Rum Is Braheima defeating I'm gonna pronounce it, 485 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:19,160 Speaker 1: Michael Gilmour, I hope that is correct. 486 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 2: If you have your naked choke too. Two boy, this 487 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 2: was one way traffic. 488 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:25,119 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say rum Is in the hopes that I'm 489 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 1: saying that correctly, correctly just a hammer, just to hammer 490 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:29,760 Speaker 1: this guy. 491 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:32,679 Speaker 2: You can tell he looks to be in phenomenal physical condition. 492 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 1: He was able to close the distance he got under 493 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:39,920 Speaker 1: a punch with a absolutely dynamite level change. It could 494 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 1: just be my imagination. I feel like maybe maybe there's 495 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 1: no evidence of this, Well maybe there is. It just 496 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:48,679 Speaker 1: feels like the level changes in MMA have gotten way 497 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 1: better in terms of like just just way more athleticism 498 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:55,639 Speaker 1: behind them. Maybe it's maybe it's just a function of 499 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 1: there being better athletes over time. I'd have to think 500 00:22:57,600 --> 00:22:59,320 Speaker 1: this through or just look at the tape more closely, 501 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 1: but this dude's level change was like lightning, not just 502 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:07,440 Speaker 1: getting down quickly but then getting into position, timing it perfectly. 503 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 1: He got to his hips before Gilmore had had a chance, 504 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:13,879 Speaker 1: and then from there Gilmore was actually you know, forced 505 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:15,920 Speaker 1: to turn. He takes the back. There's a hand fight, 506 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:18,440 Speaker 1: he survives the first one, and then he goes right 507 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:20,119 Speaker 1: back to it and hand fights the opposite direction and 508 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 1: gets it. This was this was I think the performance 509 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:25,520 Speaker 1: that this guy's been waiting for. I don't think he's 510 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:27,640 Speaker 1: at exactly the UFC run to date that he had 511 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:31,680 Speaker 1: imagined for himself. Not that it's been poor or anything, 512 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 1: but you know, up to expectations or something. 513 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:36,440 Speaker 2: But it's been good and. 514 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:40,040 Speaker 1: This is a great job by him. This was, you know, 515 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 1: everything he needed to do. You know, you beat someone, 516 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 1: You beat someone in a UFC fight within three minutes, 517 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:50,879 Speaker 1: you know, and not because you like ended a with 518 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 1: a knockout punch at the three minute mark, or you know, 519 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:56,359 Speaker 1: some kind of accident just all of a sudden stops 520 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:57,880 Speaker 1: the clock there. But I mean you have to methodically 521 00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:01,200 Speaker 1: work your way, dude, that is very quickly working your way, 522 00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 1: like like how fast should it look? 523 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:07,440 Speaker 2: That's that's fast. That's fast, Like you blew through that guy. 524 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 1: Uh. And you know, I in no way suggesting that 525 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 1: you know, the opponent is not quality, far from it. 526 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 1: But that was just the level of performance that he 527 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:18,719 Speaker 1: had in this in that night, and he was on 528 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:21,480 Speaker 1: and it showed. And of course he is obviously well 529 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:23,480 Speaker 1: skilled and well trained in the whole nine yards. 530 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:26,040 Speaker 2: So great jobs by them. There were other interesting fights 531 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 2: on the car. 532 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:28,159 Speaker 1: We talked obviously on the post fight show about the 533 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 1: comin event with Turman and cirkin Off. Just a great 534 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:34,240 Speaker 1: job timing the arm bar, you know, just great awareness. 535 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:37,440 Speaker 1: And there were some other good fights on this card, 536 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:38,960 Speaker 1: but these are the ones that matter the most to me. 537 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 1: The thing that I would want the folks to take 538 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:42,920 Speaker 1: home is I just believe that you've got the youth. 539 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:46,400 Speaker 1: There is just there if you have high expect if 540 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:48,560 Speaker 1: you're curious about what comes next. In terms of youth 541 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: development in MMA. There is a lot of reason for 542 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 1: excitement across many different way classes, across many different parts 543 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:57,200 Speaker 1: of the world. So a great time to be a fan. 544 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:00,639 Speaker 1: And the last thing is on these fight nights. I 545 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:02,119 Speaker 1: used to be the guy who would poop poo these 546 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 1: the most, but it was at a time I felt 547 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:05,560 Speaker 1: like there was a couple of times in the twenty 548 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:11,400 Speaker 1: tens where there was some stagnation in the technical development 549 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:13,359 Speaker 1: in the game, and then they would have these bursts 550 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:17,320 Speaker 1: of inspiration over time. I just feel like everything is 551 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 1: moving so fast with technical development these days, and you 552 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:23,119 Speaker 1: see a lot of redeeming things watching cards like this 553 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:27,920 Speaker 1: and seeing, you know, guys in their mid twenties from 554 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 1: the United States, from Russia, from Chile, I mean, on 555 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:33,520 Speaker 1: a single night turning in performances like that. That's pretty 556 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 1: or amania, however he is properly labeled. It's nice to see. 557 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 1: It's fun. There is merit to those fight nights if 558 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:44,919 Speaker 1: you know you have that kind of fandom and if 559 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:46,480 Speaker 1: you don't school and we're not judging it for it, 560 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 1: but for the folks who like that kind of thing, 561 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 1: if you care about these kinds of things, when you 562 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 1: watch MMA, you get a lot out of fight nights, 563 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 1: even ones like these, although this was obviously had someones 564 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 1: that had some gems on it, but you know, there's 565 00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:59,000 Speaker 1: a lot that are not necessarily. 566 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:02,280 Speaker 2: Okay, thank you guys so much for watching. Let me 567 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 2: know what your fights that you liked were. Leave a 568 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:06,119 Speaker 2: comment below. Excuse me. 569 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:08,639 Speaker 1: You can see there where are relevant social media channels 570 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:10,639 Speaker 1: you can give me and we'll be c a follow 571 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:13,120 Speaker 1: if you want. Morning Combat is right there. Of course, 572 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:16,159 Speaker 1: we'll be back on Wednesday live at eleven am in Theeast. 573 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:19,480 Speaker 1: Morningcombat at gmail dot com is the email for the show, 574 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:22,160 Speaker 1: and I'll be back next week for a post. We're 575 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 1: gonna have a big one for next week after UFC 576 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:27,200 Speaker 1: two seventy two, so that should be a lot of fun. 577 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 1: Stick around for that and until next time, thanks y'all, 578 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 1: enjoy the fights.