This is why I personally think Craig is the 👑 king he got a deep armbar in Gordan Ryan, I think he was just too nice, if he didn't care about his opponents he would of pelvic thrusted and break that arm.
@@Zhcwu Exactly, I've said the same. The only reason Gordon beat Craig, is because Craig slowly turned on the arm bar instead of using full force and speed and snapping Gordon's arm.
@@smallswideawake I completely agree. Craig put on the pressure to give Gordon time to tap instead of just snapping it. I've rewatched that sequence multiple times and Craig was just being a good dude. Gordon definitely should've tapped.
This is my favorite submission of all time and it got no attention what so ever. You guys did hear it snap when Craig got him the first time? The first sound is them posting on the ground and immediately after you can hear the worst snap ever. I wanted to hear the MMA/BJJ world talk more about this. I keep coming back to this for my BJJ fix when there's nothing else to watch. Craig's hand placement and technique was impeccable.
At 3:07 I hear “it’s terrible” like Craig doesn’t want to wrench his ankle anymore and vinny responds “it’s already fucked” Edit: fixing time, thanks guys
That's a great point Chael made. Heel hooks aren't like most other submissions. You don't really feel pressure being applied before consequences like with toe holds or anklelocks. The consequences just kind of happen if you don't stop the problem fast enough. It goes from "that feels a little funny" to *POP*
@@JensenParkour Nah you feel that pressure immediately, it is just a much different feeling than a straight ankle or calf slicer. But because the ROM is much less on a heelhook than other leg attacks if you don't know what you are doing it may come on quicker because you don't know what to feel.
Inside heel hooks are nasty, but Vinny didn’t tap because he was arrogant and said that leg locks wouldn’t work on him not because he didn’t feel the pressure. I think it’s a bit overstated how dangerous heel hooks are. Look at what happened to Ethan Crelinsten’s kimura, arguably an even worse break
Leave your ego at the door right? In this case it would've protected him. Dude got caught not once but twice and he still wanted to keep going because his ego couldn't admit that he was wrong. Every instructor will tell you to tap if you're caught. You don't want to ruin your ability to enjoy doing what you love just because you're too proud to admit defeat. Guys like this drive me nuts! It's your knees bro! Take care of them.
Dude, you dont seem to know who Vinny is. He himself used leg locks to a great extent during his career. You think he doesnt know the dangers of getting caught in such a dangerous submission and not tapping? Let alone when he is up against a guy who made a name for himself destroying competition with heel hooks? Its not the first time Vinny chose not to tap to a fully locked sub, Fabricio Werdum had him in a fully locked armbar once and he fought through it. The whole ''tap early, tap often'' mantra applies only to hobbyists and not to cream of the crop professionals. A pro will absolutely let his shit break to continue fighting. Money and fame are on the line. Jacare, Romulo Barral, Bia Mesquita and many more suffered broken limbs in competition. Did all of these athletes act solely on ego and pride?
@@imightdeletethislater3810 Yea yea yea. Just like when the whole fam called Ryron and yelled at him about tapping vs Josh Barnett. I couldn't care less about that nonsense. It's your body and the damage from a heel hook or ankle lock is going to last and effect you a lot worse that a simple Jacare armbar. Bottom line, it's stupid. Yea rep is on the line, but you also get and keep respect when you admit you were wrong and move forward.
@@Presence_o_Mind Its in the nature of the job. Football players gamble with everlasting brain damage, boxers too. Should they all give up on the first signs of trouble? Most of the pros gave up everything to get to the top. Nicky Ryan dropped out of school to train JJ. Jacare was piss poor and was travelling on one way tickets to tournaments, buying his ticket back home with the prize money he won. It doesnt matter if its an armbar or a heel hook, both are dangerous subs, a good armbar can leave you with bolts on your arm for a lifetime. When it comes to amateur competitors, i absolutely agree, you get caught, you tap, you wont get anything out of fighting out a match with a broken arm, only to win a plastic medal in the end. Jacare got his arm broken against Roger, but in the end he won the absolute and defeated the greatest competitor of all time. You know a lot of people that hold a win over Roger?
@@imightdeletethislater3810 yeah but the end result is he still lost. So you either tap and lose or don’t tap and get real damage done and guess what? STILL LOSE. It is stupid, he got caught twice, and his pride and ego got him hurt, bottom line
@Bob Carter I'll tell you what screams ''cream of the crop professional''. 1st place in ADCC 2011. 1st place NoGi Worlds 2007. 1st place Masters Worlds 2016. Get going, case closed.
0:46 just listen to those fucking crunch and tearing sounds in that order, that is 100% his knee pulling apart inside, I'm gona google the extent of the injury because I bet everything was torn ligaments, tendons and cartilage
I watched this live and saved it onto my computer. Watched it over and over. A few days later I was eating a rotisserie chicken and twisted off the leg. I paused after i removed the leg from the torso of the bird.....that sound. The sound in the first submission is like the sound a chicken leg being removed from the body but amplified. Absolutely sickening. What a sport.
Bro, he is an adult person and a pro fighter with multiple titles on the highest level and experience in many martial arts and fighting formulas. He probably knows better than you how to decide about his own life, lol 🤣🤣🤣
2:52 you can hear snap crackle pop 3:00 Craig let's go in disbelief 3:06 Craig says "its terrible" 3:09 Vinny says "the choice is yours" From the 1st timestamp watch Vinny's Left foot go lifeless
What Chael was saying is that Heel Hooks aren’t necessarily felt in the moment they occur.. especially when you are rolling and your adrenaline is through the roof.. heel hooks are felt after.. its why when you get caught in a Heel Hook, most people tap immediately cause its better to tap than to “Thug it out”
Craig said it’s terrible, Vinny said it’s already fucked your choice, so I’m assuming he was debating on whether or not to keep going since Vinny wouldn’t tap
@@FireFun63 crazy that he continued the match after it happened within the first minute though. vinny had said multiple times before this that leg locks “don’t work” and that he doesn’t tap to them
This is what happened. Craig popped vinnys hill preety bad. Adrenaline did not let pain set in until a few moments when vinny realized hes hill was damaged. After that people retire usually from the sport.
Word from Jones is yes. He said this when he was on Joe Rogan in May 2021 talking about this match. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PsLfOoCxFzM.html
i used to take privates with Vinny 4 or 5 times a week back in the day when i was fighting in small MMA shows.. his only requirement to train me was that I wouldnt tap in a fight or comp.. not saying it is smart but just the old school mentality
Lol what’s comical is how Craig can’t believe how much damage he did, at one point he has his foot completely reversed lmao and Craig didn’t realize he went past the danger zone, that’s why he’s continuing to work the heel…