As Tom said, we were at the show covering it for Bullshido. There was nothing inappropriate about that submission. Bussade had been hunting for leg locks the whole fight! Lennox, did ok escaping/defensing up to that point, and honestly, I did not think Bussade was going to get one based on all the previous escapes. But, Lennox gave it to him that time…he stood right up into it…straightened the leg for Bussade. Why? who knows…over confidence? Whatever the reason, Bussade got a nice sub and the W.
The scream was pretty serious! Echoed in the arena. I am curious as to the nature of the injury too. Knee stuff is painful (from experience).
awesome pic.
In our gym, unless we are super comfortable with our rolling partner, we normally stear clear of kneebars and heel hooks. Straight ankle locks are bad, but there are only a few guys who i will even position a heel hook with, and still never cranking them. By the time it hurts enough for you to tap, you already did damage. I am a white belt in bjj and a black belt in tapping out really fucking fast.
Lennox had already successfully defended, escaped, and/or reversed what was becoming an absurd number of leg lock attempts by Bussade during that match.
When others suggest that “when a BJJ blackbelt latches on to your leg, you should tap and fight another day rather than risk a serious or career ending knee injury”, I don’t think it is unreasonable to suggest that anything over one attempt is an absurd amount.
1: ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous <an absurd argument>
2: having no rational or orderly relationship to human life : meaningless <an absurd universe>; also : lacking order or value <an absurd existence>
3: dealing with the absurd or with absurdism <absurd theater>
So by your logic, more than one kick or one punch is absurd. One throw is absurd, one shot is absurd, etc.
If a boxer noticed that his opponent drops his left when he throws a hook, that boxer is gonna come in with his right. Sometimes it’s blocked, sometimes it’s not. To try it more than one time, is not absurd.
I guess when you don’t think like a grappler, going for submissions is absurd.
This is retarded. Three or four leglock attempts in quick succession is highly unusual. So unusual that to many people it seems absurd.
Jabs are neither.
There was forethought in the attempts, a weakness in his opponents game or some other reasoning behindit then it automatically becomes less absurd, but until then it sure is weird. Entertaining and all, don’t get me wrong, but to do something unusual again and again in a fight, well it’s verging on absurd.
