#submission only

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Jon Jones vs. Dan Henderson in December

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By Edward Carbajal

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11/09/2016

Not long after Jon Jones received his suspension from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) it was announced that he would compete against Dan Henderson in Submission Underground 2, FloGrappling’s submission only tournament. Frontproof Media readers may not be familiar with submission only tournaments but the best way to explain it for comparison is; it’s pretty much mixed martial arts (MMA) minus the striking element.

BREAKING: Submission Underground 2 on @FloGrappling pits @JonnyBones vs @danhendo + @MieshaTate vs @jessicaevileye: https://t.co/g6D4PQuv4e pic.twitter.com/iLhoV3cMQv

— FloSports (@FloSports) November 9, 2016

That is pretty much everything you see on the ground as far as submission attempts to finish an opponent by choke, arm-lock, leg-lock etc. If you are new to MMA everything that makes a fighter tap out is what consists of a submission only tournament and it is a popular way for fighters to stay in shape while they are out of camp for any reason. Usually, if a fighter is suspended like Jones was or just wants to compete in a safer sport where less damage is taken, submission only grappling tournaments is a good way to go.

Chael Sonnen stayed active by competing in Metamoris and UrFight events where the only way to win is by tapping someone out. He did this while on suspension and in that time has been promoted to purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. It is probably the reason he started “Submission Underground” with FloGrappling to stream these types of competition. UFC Fight Pass hosts the Eddie Bravo Invitational (EBI) and it is pretty much the same thing. The list of MMA fighters that do this type of competition is endless but for Submission Underground 2, it is a pretty high profile card.

"Every fight fan has been anxious to see Jon Jones go toe-to-toe with Dan Henderson ever since their first scheduled fight was cancelled due to injury. These guys want to compete against each other, and both believe they will win. I couldn’t be more thrilled to see them face off in a submission-only format."  -- Chael Sonnen

Not only are Jones and Henderson headlining the event, it also includes former UFC Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate versus Jessica Eye. Streaming content is becoming more and more available and there is a market out there for everyone, especially in sports. The internet has always been the go-to place for MMA and especially watching some good submission only tournaments. If you are a martial arts/Combat Sports junkie like we here at Frontproof Media are, you’ll want to look into Submission Underground 2.

Check out FloGrappling’s announcement and details of Submission Underground 2 over at FloSports.

FloSports Announces Jon Jones and Dan Henderson to Headline Submission Underground 2|FloSports.tv

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Edward Carbajal is a contributing writer for MMA at Page2sports.com and Frontproof Media. You can follow Edward on Twitter @Carbazel or at his website TheBlogBoardJungle.com. Check out his podcast on Spreaker.

[submissionkingdomjiujitsu-blog]

Amazing from start to finish can’t wait for the next lot to come!

[rubberguardassassins]

Andre Galvao speaks about EBI 3, Josh Hinger and submission only tournaments.

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TUFF Invitational - Luiz Finocchio vs Michael Russell Submission Only match My coach doing what he does best. Magic Mount to Revolution Armbar!

[njitsu]

I've competed against the same people in a points match and was able to get submissions quicker because as I attack the back, they defend the hooks, and when their focusing on not getting scored on, it opens up submissions. In submission only, a guy won’t care. He’s just going to defend his neck. It’s easy to not get submitted and not get points scored. I prefer watching point’s matches over submission only. Submission only matches; I’m only interested in the outcome. In a points match, I’m curious to see everything that lead up to the outcome.

Keenan Cornelius - http://fightland.vice.com/blog/keenan-cornelius-on-metamoris-creativity-and-the-current-state-of-bjj

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Eddie Bravo vs Royler Gracie 2 from the Metamoris 3 event that took place last Saturday. This was easily the most exciting grappling match I've ever seen. As well as this absolute classic the undercard was great too. If you really love Jiu-Jitsu or grappling at all, you'll do yourself a favour and head over to www.metamoris.com buy the stream (once you buy it you have it for an entire month), help support the most exciting platform for Jiu-Jitsu/Grappling and help support Metamoris to continue to bring you the best Jiu-Jitsu players in the world and give them a platform to have exciting matches for our entertainment. One Love

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Tournament Recap (Submission Only)

5 minutes. If no submission occurs, then 1 sudden death (first takedown)

Beginner Division (<165lb) First Match: First match was really nerve wracking, but as soon as the ref started the match it calmed itself out. I immediately went to tie up with him, but he would just snap my arms off and step away over and over again. This immediately annoyed the crap out of me and so I decided to just pull guard. I hit a triangle and locked it in tight. Before he tapped (I saw the hand hover on my thigh), the ref called for a pause because he was bleeding from his nose and mouth. The ref decided to just start the match over from the beginning with full time. I did exactly the same thing except he brendan schaub-ed me, so I chased him around on my butt before I nagged a leg and tapped him with an ankle lock.  Second Match: He hit a power double and landed me clean on my ass. I quickly got my guard back and after many failed guard pass attempts, he went for an ankle lock. I managed to stand and slip my foot out and reengage. It turned into a foot lock battle before I finally got the finishing ankle lock.  Intermediate Division (155lb)

3rd match: This guy shot a perfectly timed double and took me down after a while of tying up. This guy would posture really high and be up on one leg and kept trying to pass from there, but it wasn't working for him at all. Right when he brought up his leg again I actually managed to reap his leg and get the tap via ankle lock. 

4th match: He shoots, I sprawl, and a scramble later, I'm on my back with him in my guard. If you were to ask me how many times I got this guy in a full, deep ankle lock, I honestly wouldn't know. I got this guy in a full ankle lock (both: full wrap and forearm to achilles wrap) countless times and every time I see him wince in pain he would always roll in a certain way and it would always make me eleviate the pressure off his ankle/achilles. On my 23049839483th ankle lock I managed to finally stop the roll, go belly down, and right when I'm about to crank, my 5 minutes are up -_______-. We get stood up as the ref starts the sudden death round (first takedown wins). The only takedowns I'm good at are hip throws, doubles, and the scissor sweep. I sunk in an under hook and hit a scissor sweep takedown and got the victory. I've always worked on my scissor takedown, but to hit it in competition was awesome. 

5th: My first thoughts, "holy shit, 155 pounds MY ASSS". I got completely wrecked. Got taken down by a huge double, and he passed into my half guard. Never in my life have I felt this much head and shoulder pressure, holy freaking crap. He accidentally dropped an elbow on my nose and continued to trail his head and shoulders on my eyes, nose, mouth, everryytthhiinnnggg. A couple minutes later he managed to pass to side mount and after a few failed kimura attempts, I tapped to this weird gogoplata with his knee thing. No idea what it was, but it was pretty cool lol.  6th: We both ended up sitting down and after many failed leg lock attempts, I dragged him into my guard. This guy is by far the fastest and squirreliest guy I ever rolled with. Speed and awesome technique is a deadly combo. He ended up quickly getting to mount and I was busting out all the really effective mount escapes that I normally have a lot of success with, but he wasn't having any of that. He snugged into a high mount and tapped me with a mounted triangle. I felt pretty outclassed hahaha, but it's always fun rolling with people like that. Personal Notes: 

My takedown defense is terrible

When having trouble controlling a leg for leg locks, Maybe I would have better control If I had the outside leg on his hip (not to the point of reaping, or if reaping is allowed then reap). 

It was probably not a good idea to go to a tournament with only 3 hours of sleep.

Bowl of oatmeal for breakfast is way too little.

Getting 1st place in the team tournament and getting 3rd in the individual intermediate isn't so bad.