Here's a cool little moment from Yadong vs Figueiredo on the UFC this past weekend. Over time as we advance in combat Sports, we learn better and better tools for dealing with certain situations. If every time someone throws a strike, our only answer is to step away from them. We lose the ability to counter and maintain pressure. It is the same thing in all of our grappling positions. We need to have answers that don't always require giving our opponent space.
Specifically here we are looking at single leg X Guard. By turning away and fleeing the position, we are conceding a reset and while that may be the tactically correct choice in a particular fight over time, we want to develop the skill set so we can stay in the engagement and force other options.
This particular scenario let Figgy know Yadong was hip to his leg lock game. Later on in the fight he gets in another scrambling scenario and pursues a wrestle up instead which allowed yadong to sn**ch the neck and get the finish via Arm-in guillotine
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Common position - head is wrapped against the cage
Main goal should be to get their shoulder or back on the mat without exposing your neck for the gilly.
Here's some ideas - get some feel for the position so you know when to attach, stay out, or bail out
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