CRwrestling
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He had an arm with the head, that wouldn't have been illegal in a wrestling match, right? I can't imagine how he got a front headlock tight enough to make a guy pass out.
Matt Hughes' front headlock
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AustinMNHawk
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He used the arm in to cut off the carotid artery, the way Almeida went out it was a blood choke.
Dave Schultz has to be proud.
Where did Hughes find that headlock? Let's ask Dave Schultz - Cagewriter - UFC - Yahoo! Sports
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRysH6Md6ig&feature=player_embedded]YouTube - Dave Schultz wins his first Olympic Gold in 1984 #1‎[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO5fqqESZSA&feature=related[/ame]
Dave Schultz has to be proud.
Where did Hughes find that headlock? Let's ask Dave Schultz - Cagewriter - UFC - Yahoo! Sports
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRysH6Md6ig&feature=player_embedded]YouTube - Dave Schultz wins his first Olympic Gold in 1984 #1‎[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO5fqqESZSA&feature=related[/ame]
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AustinMNHawk
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Great Breakdown here. Gifs are too big evidently so here is the link to the article so you can see them:
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/8/9/1613467/bloody-elbow-judo-chop-matt-hughes
As explained in this gif, Hughes immediately goes for an arm-in front headlock control. It's difficult to tell from this angle but he may have Almeida's chin in a chinstrap grip while is other hand looks like it might be going to block Almeida's knee to stop him standing back up.
http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/518205/hugheschokept01_medium_medium.gif
Fairly self explanatory. It's difficult to see what grip is being used, but it's likely a C-grip / finger-grip or a gable grip / palm grip. Hughes maintains a straight back throughout.
http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/518172/hugheschokept02_medium.gif
Hughes tripods again to put more weight on Almeida's neck and shoulders, rotating Almeida's head enough for the blade of his forearm to compress the carotid artery. Hughes shifts his hips down to add more pressure but Almeida is already out and the ref is already moving in to stop the fight.
As you can see, the sub wasn't pulled off with brute force as a lot are reporting, but was largely down to Hughes' knowledge of weight distribution, leverage and hip movement which comes from years of wrestling.
http://cdn0.sbnation.com/imported_assets/518187/hugheschokept03_medium.gif
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/8/9/1613467/bloody-elbow-judo-chop-matt-hughes
As explained in this gif, Hughes immediately goes for an arm-in front headlock control. It's difficult to tell from this angle but he may have Almeida's chin in a chinstrap grip while is other hand looks like it might be going to block Almeida's knee to stop him standing back up.
http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/518205/hugheschokept01_medium_medium.gif
Fairly self explanatory. It's difficult to see what grip is being used, but it's likely a C-grip / finger-grip or a gable grip / palm grip. Hughes maintains a straight back throughout.
http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/518172/hugheschokept02_medium.gif
Hughes tripods again to put more weight on Almeida's neck and shoulders, rotating Almeida's head enough for the blade of his forearm to compress the carotid artery. Hughes shifts his hips down to add more pressure but Almeida is already out and the ref is already moving in to stop the fight.
As you can see, the sub wasn't pulled off with brute force as a lot are reporting, but was largely down to Hughes' knowledge of weight distribution, leverage and hip movement which comes from years of wrestling.
http://cdn0.sbnation.com/imported_assets/518187/hugheschokept03_medium.gif
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pin2win
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hughes is a mammoth
