Contemporary off his win over Philip Rowe, Craig Jones raved about Karate Fight’s Pit Submission Sequence as the way forward for grappling.
Karate Fight has held only a handful of grappling matches however is already making waves within the submission grappling world.
Two-time ADCC silver medalist Craig Jones not too long ago competed and gained at a Karate Fight occasion and, in a latest YouTube video, defined why he believes the group’s Pit Submission Sequence is the way forward for grappling.
Final Friday, Jones made comparatively fast work of UFC welterweight Philip Rowe, utilizing Karate Fight’s pit wall to safe a flying triangle submission. Earlier within the evening, veteran black belt Joao Miyao used the pit wall to arrange his heel hook end on UFC bantamweight Ricky Simon.
In response to Jones, the pit’s distinctive slanted partitions make it the best area for grappling matches.
He defined:
“The pit partitions are one of the best stage for grappling… I just like the pit wall as a result of in MMA, in opposition to the cage, the man can again up in opposition to the cage and have fairly good defensive posture, however as a result of the pit wall is angled backwards, you’re falling backwards barely, so you’re fairly weak there. Nice for grappling as a result of in case you again up, you don’t simply hit the vertical platform, you fall backwards. You really really feel fairly weak. It has fully solved – the answer of stalling in grappling.”
Past loving the pit enclosure for submission grappling, Jones raved in regards to the expertise of competing for Karate Fight:
“Going ahead I doubtlessly may solely compete in Karate Fight as a result of, once more, they care for me, it’s a f****** enjoyable occasion… The distinction between working for them and, say, working for Flo or one thing is evening and day. It’s a completely enjoyable expertise and I’ll be again.”
What’s extra, the B-Group chief plans to proceed to advertise Karate Fight and Pit Submission Sequence, which he believes will develop into a pacesetter within the submission grappling area:
“I’m gonna be part of this, we’re gonna blow this s*** up. We would doubtlessly dethrone the whole lot within the sport by means of using the pit and correct matchmaking and truly treating the athletes properly…
“Going ahead, Karate Fight, prefer it or not, and I’m not being paid to say this, might be the way forward for grappling. They haven’t had a single boring grappling match but.”
The group held its first Pit Submission Series matches in January when elite rivals Vagner Rocha, Max Gimenes, and Helena Crevar every picked up spectacular victories.
