Jason Nolf Grappling

[Hofman19]

I am not necessarily a Downey fan (kind of indifferent to him)...

But he did look pretty good in disposing of former UFC Champ, Rockhold!

Three round to zero shutout!

It could be that LR is just washed up; or Downey might be a serious sleeper!

Will find out tomorrow, I suppose!

 

[hlstone]

I am not necessarily a Downey fan (kind of indifferent to him)...

But he did look pretty good in disposing of former UFC Champ, Rockhold!

Three round to zero shutout!

It could be that LR is just washed up; or Downey might be a serious sleeper!

Will find out tomorrow, I suppose!

When do Nolf and Kerk grapple?

Is there a link to watch

 

[zzs006]

Kerk just lost by decision. He was never really close to anything offensive but he defended really well against a high level bjj black belt. He fought off multiple triangles, armbars, and got out of a rear naked choke. His opponent had his back and was looking for a choke but Greg was somehow able to reverse the position. The result was never in doubt but the announcers talked up Kerk quite a bit for doing as well as he did with little to no submission grappling experience

 

[zzs006]

When do Nolf and Kerk grapple?

Is there a link to watch

Watch Craig Jones Invitational live stream video (Day 1)

Watch Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) live stream video (Day 1) on YouTube for the Aug. 16-17 grappling tournament at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, going head-to-head with Gordon Ryan and ADCC 2024.

www.mmamania.com

I’m watching the stream here

 

[Hofman19]

Watch Craig Jones Invitational live stream video (Day 1)

Watch Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) live stream video (Day 1) on YouTube for the Aug. 16-17 grappling tournament at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, going head-to-head with Gordon Ryan and ADCC 2024.

www.mmamania.com

I’m watching the stream here

Also have a direct youtube link:

 

[Hofman19]

Kerk just lost by decision. He was never really close to anything offensive but he defended really well against a high level bjj black belt. He fought off multiple triangles, armbars, and got out of a rear naked choke. His opponent had his back and was looking for a choke but Greg was somehow able to reverse the position. The result was never in doubt but the announcers talked up Kerk quite a bit for doing as well as he did with little to no submission grappling experience

I am not an expert on grappling...

Can you explain why round 1 went 10-9 for Andrew?

Rounds 2 and 3 were more explainable; but other then some failed triangles (none of which looked overly close); he pretty much just scooted on his butt for five minutes doing very little!

Kerk did not do much either; but at least he had top control!

 

[WEAREPSU_LI]

They said Nolf is moving to Austin?

 

[zzs006]

Nolf just got submitted in the 3rd by kneebar. Really fun match. The Ruotolo brothers are my favorite submission grapplers and this match is a perfect example why. He stood and wrestled with Nolf the entire match. Never once pulled guard or went to his butt even though he would have been much more dominant in those positions. Nolf had a few beautiful take downs but the second they hit the mat Jason just let him go. He didn’t want to grapple on the mat at all and I don’t blame him. The Ruotolo’s are straight killers.

 

[zzs006]

They said Nolf is moving to Austin?

I didn’t hear that but I heard that he does go and train there often with the B Team guys

 

[zzs006]

I am not an expert on grappling...

Can you explain why round 1 went 10-9 for Andrew?

Rounds 2 and 3 were more explainable; but other then some failed triangles (none of which looked overly close); he pretty much just scooted on his butt for five minutes doing very little!

Kerk did not do much either; but at least he had top control!

First round was definitely the closest and I could see an argument for Kerk but the main criteria is trying to finish the fight or submission attempts. Kerk had top control but was just content to sit in guard. Never passed and even though he defended perfectly he kept getting caught in loose triangles. Those were really the only submission attempts in that round. I think if Kerk attempted to pass and didn’t just sit in his opponents guard he would’ve won the first round but that also would’ve put him in positions where he could’ve been submitted. He played it safe which gave him no real chance to win but did see him survive the entire match

 

[WEAREPSU_LI]

Nolf just got submitted in the 3rd by kneebar. Really fun match. The Ruotolo brothers are my favorite submission grapplers and this match is a perfect example why. He stood and wrestled with Nolf the entire match. Never once pulled guard or went to his butt even though he would have been much more dominant in those positions. Nolf had a few beautiful take downs but the second they hit the mat Jason just let him go. He didn’t want to grapple on the mat at all and I don’t blame him. The Ruotolo’s are straight killers.

Tye and Kade are the best of the best and are so young. It's wild how good they are at bjj and grappling. They would have likely been top tier wrestlers. So, so, good.

 

[Hofman19]

First round was definitely the closest and I could see an argument for Kerk but the main criteria is trying to finish the fight or submission attempts. Kerk had top control but was just content to sit in guard. Never passed and even though he defended perfectly he kept getting caught in loose triangles. Those were really the only submission attempts in that round. I think if Kerk attempted to pass and didn’t just sit in his opponents guard he would’ve won the first round but that also would’ve put him in positions where he could’ve been submitted. He played it safe which gave him no real chance to win but did see him survive the entire match

I appreciate the feedback!

 

[zzs006]

Wow! Kade Ruotolo with the sick submission in the first round. These 2 brothers are something else. There is a good chance they will meet in the finals and it won’t disappoint. They will 100% go after each other. I hope it happens

 

[zzs006]

Tye Ruotolo goes down by decision. Pretty boring match overall. Leary just played guard and Ruotolo could never pass. No real submission attempts either way. Big upset though. Tye was the number 1 seed

 

[Hofman19]

Tye Ruotolo goes down by decision. Pretty boring match overall. Leary just played guard and Ruotolo could never pass. No real submission attempts either way. Big upset though. Tye was the number 1 seed

Watching that match made me want to see anyone but Leary win the $Million!

The more I watch; the more I am learning and appreciating the subtleties of grappling and understand that from a tactical perspective; he did exactly what he needed to win!

But that having been said; that strategy was boring as hell and quite frankly would make me NOT want to watch again if I was the average casual fan giving the sport a shot to capture my interest!

 

[Hofman19]

Watching that match made me want to see anyone but Leary win the $Million!

The more I watch; the more I am learning and appreciating the subtleties of grappling and understand that from a tactical perspective; he did exactly what he needed to win!

But that having been said; that strategy was boring as hell and quite frankly would make me NOT want to watch again if I was the average casual fan giving the sport a shot to capture my interest!

On the flip side; Ruotolo and Tackett have styles that would absolutely make me want to watch again!

 

[Hofman19]

Again; total neophyte here....

But of the eight respective semifinalists; Andrew Tackett was the one I enjoyed watching the most in his two matches1

 

[zzs006]

Again; total neophyte here....

But of the eight respective semifinalists; Andrew Tackett was the one I enjoyed watching the most in his two matches1

For sure. Him vs Kade Ruotolo in the semis should be a really great and fun match

 

[pish69]

Didn’t watch this event but my main take away is thank God Kerk didn’t get hurt in this meaningless event. I understand Nolf as he’s out of college and has more training. Kerk made no sense.

Just shows though..Cael let’s the boys be boys without too much restriction

 

[railbirrd]

FYI if anyone wants to watch it, Nolf vs Tye Ruotolo begins at the 5:27:34 mark of this video:

 

[El-Jefe]

Didn’t watch this event but my main take away is thank God Kerk didn’t get hurt in this meaningless event. I understand Nolf as he’s out of college and has more training. Kerk made no sense.

Just shows though..Cael let’s the boys be boys without too much restriction

He got $10k just for showing up.

 

[backdrft76]

 

[wrestlingfan22]

 

[PSU Mike]

Rest of the world with a huge sigh of relief.

Mitch says “not for long.”

 

[Nitlion1986]

He got $10k just for showing up.

He'll he could have beat that just filling out an application

 

[pish69]

He got $10k just for showing up.

Yeah..Is that worth potentially getting injured? This isn’t a non contact sport we’re talking about here.

If you had a first team All American basketball player, you think they’d let him participate in a grappling tournament a few months before season?

It worked out, he got his $10k. Just Thank God he didn’t get injured or the tone of this thread would have been worse

 

[El-Jefe]

Yeah..Is that worth potentially getting injured? This isn’t a non contact sport we’re talking about here.

If you had a first team All American basketball player, you think they’d let him participate in a grappling tournament a few months before season?

It worked out, he got his $10k. Just Thank God he didn’t get injured or the tone of this thread would have been worse

I trust Cael to figure out that balance, and to help his guys devise a strategy to minimize injury risk.