FPI 4 Absolute Tournament Final: Nicky Rod vs Big Dan Manasoiu | June 29, 2023 

With a normal, same-size, same strength guy, it would have been hairy; but with another elite who is 50lb heavier and much stronger.... and Nicky Rod's able to pull his twisted arm out of the situation & went on to immediately use that arm to tap the 280lb big guy the next 30 seconds... wow!

ehh those brothers escape every armbar ever lewl, they will have toasted shoulders when they grow old

Ye lost again in the fighting pit. Once a junior always a junior

Those boys are flexible af

true but tbh Dan made some terrible mistakes on the arm bar as well. He tried to secure the arm bar with his hands instead of his legs. Isolate the should, stop the guy from moving than crank. Dan basically did the opposite. Allowing Nick to even move a inch is enough and he did nothing to prevent that. TBH, this might be because dan is so used to facing guys who are so much smaller that they tap much easier he might not have learned the proper mechanics.

Looks like the escape may have gotten to him too

@@stuff4232 well he is just a junior after all.

@@stuff4232100%. He's surprisingly not very technical. Shows how far size can take you, and why weight classes are a thing.

Certainly needs to stop sitting down.

New wave my ass. Junior lost again in the fighting pit 😂

@@mubarkqardas46 he would not out wrestle nicky tho.. and i think he knows that. that being said he is playing a bottom game kinda weird. I feel like he should be looking for wrestle-ups or commiting to the legs

who thinks he is crazy? Sheeps? He is just questioning everything he is far from crazy he has his business life, family life,friends all sorted out that aint crazy its actually oposit 😂

@@denisla3546 Haha, well I know a lot of people were questioning him when he was going hard with flat-earth theory. It didn't bother me any, but I trained there for a good number of years so I know what kind of person he is. I've trained at some really nice gyms (for years at a time), and 10th Planet HQ was honestly the best time for me.

Crazy like a fox.

@@johnb4467I got in an argument with Bryce Mitchell on instagram over flat earth, honestly made him more endearing to me😂

@@-MRN-hahah I see you! Lil Callen reference 🤙🏼 I miss the old fight companions with Eddie and Bryan

Did he now

Man he was getting his face crunched that whole time he really grinded this one our it's extremely impressive he was able to pull this off.

Is Nicky Rod in the room with us right now? @@wes0906

They gotta marinate that shit, and they're masters at it. It won't be happening soon, but it definitely will at some point in time again.

Nicky just took another L this weekend

He deserved to lose just for that. 50lb weight advantage and you pull guard immediately??? Shameful.

He also looked comatose the entire time. No energy, no commitment to anything he attempted (which wasn't much). Just completely uninvested and content to lose.

Just seems like he thought he could easily sweep Nicky like Gordan sweeps everyone. He wanted to out class and lost.

But hey you gotta try right? Only up from here. ​@@DR-jz1es

The dude is huge and just concedes top position instead of using his physical advantages

I think that last match...he did!

​@@VinchenzoChello no

Wow….I never would have guessed!

Gordon doesn’t want anything to do with Nicky anymore. Scared to loose in general but terrified of loosing to him specifically.

@@generallobster already beat him in less than a minute.

They are big dickriders of Danaher and Gordon, ridiculous

definitely dont think they were this is adcc silver vs trials winner

its like losing to ur little brother

He knows gordon is gonna roast him

Danaher already demoted him

@@Bernedhot😂

@@BernedhotDid he really 😅??

I don't think that's it, but probably after this, he will start working on it if he isn't already. He has a very good guard, but Nicky made it look easy to pass. I think for 30k on the line, Big Dan could have brought the heat a big more. He was as chilled as ever, but with that kind of dough on the line, get mad!!

Manlets seethe at Big Dan's guard skills

I know it is his style, but feels weird to see such a big guy pulling guard straight away in every single fight from second 1. I prefer watching other styles like Diogo Reis or Mica Galvao.

Lmao you guys and your wrestling. It never works against a dialed in practitioner

@@anorginalname805just did

ego mainly, definitely damaged that arm on that one

@@MrNormallannah it looked worse than it actually was. And he damaged it that “badly” he wouldn’t have been able to pull off that rear necked choke

Rod won who gives a fuck

If only Big Dan was more savage😅

Gordon Ryan tops them, but there is no question whether he'll win or not. The Rods are exciting because we just don't know but they come out and put on a show.

Mica Galvao and all the AOJ guys are probably the best athletes

Dam was definitely getting squeezed that’s why when someone starts putting strong leverage on you it’s gonna look like ur confused

Leg pummel

he was def confused on how nicky was able to pull that shit off lol

Manlets seethe at Big Dan's Big Heart

@@dp9629 that second one was insane.

He’s quite honestly the weakest mentally of everyone in the sport

I’m the same , I miss it , but not feeling fragile all the time ….

Just take it slowly when rolling...even if you learn 10 instead of 100 you still show up, learn more, get better every day. Maybe not as much as others but still

I had to fold at 1 stripe blue also, I am disappointed but I felt like paper before I quit. I'll go box instead

thanks for the status update on your plans

I just started again at 36 and it is for sure tough not to get injured. My new goal is to consciously use as little athleticism as possible and just focus on the techniques and movements. It is fun.

he is kinda lame overall for a grappler his size

Manlets seethe at Big Dan's Gentle Art

Yes

ittle guys? dude is 6 3" 230

@@iainsprigman7614 little according to tinder preferences loooool

Except that Gordon is 2-0 against him. He holds the cards for this

Nah black belt. He's so fundamentally good with the explosiveness it's a nightmare. Nicky just knows how to play the game but now he's starting to sub people instead of wrestle fking in the older days.

No, I completely disagree.

Yeah I always skip overtimes and consider the match a draw. 10 minutes of stalling to get to overtime, this ruleset blows hard

@@lostexodusid imagine if you saw what Helio was doing back in the day, you would call it stalling too.

@@jakeh2049 obviously you easily find a counterargument in hyperboles. An average black belt match in IBJJF worlds is boring af too. There should be a way to reward the active and exciting grapplers and I don't think overtimes are doing that.

@@lostexodus I get it but my point is that being overly worried about being “boring” is a good way to turn bjj into just another sport, or worse some kind of entertainment-focused thing. Bjj is fundamentally supposed to be about the art of self-defence, period. In this case the winner not only survived but managed almost all of the offence against a much larger opponent, which is exactly what the art is about. If you want entertainment you can watch WWE, I’m ok with bjj remaining niche and “boring”. This is just my opinion.