they were clueless at the time.I remember seeing this when van clief fought royce around 1994/95.He really had no idea how to prevent the clinch or deal with the ground.Very few people in america did bjj at that time.
scarred10 I remember saying is this fight a joke! One is a movie guy the other is a killer! Lol and laughing while Taimak was in his corner cheering him on.... and it lasted 1minute lololol
I'm sure these two can look at this video and see how far they've both come, in reference to ground fighting. Spreading the toes was pretty silly... effective for the tap, if nothing else.
