Mid-Year Awards: 10 Best MMA Submissions Of 2009
by Kelvin Hunt on Jun 25, 2009 9:00 AM EDT
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A while back we talked about if MMA was heading more to ultimate kickboxing and leaving the ground game to die off or something. After doing a little homework, we found out that the ground game and submissions in general haven't really fallen off at all. In fact, we've seen some pretty dope submission in the first half of 2009. Let's check out MMA4Real's 10 Best MMA Submissions of 2009 in no particular order:
- Toby Imada vs. Jorge Masvidal, Bellator 5 via Inverted Triangle Choke
- Demian Maia vs. Chael Sonnen, UFC 95 via Triangle Choke
- Joe Lauzon vs. Jeremy Stephens, UFC 17 via Armbar
- Jake Shields vs. Robbie Lawler, Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields via Guillotine Choke
- Seth Dikun vs. Rolando Perez, WEC 41 via Flying Triangle Choke
- Brock Larson vs. Mike Pyle, UFC 98 via Arm Triangle Choke
- Cole Miller vs. Junie Browning, UFN 18 via Guillotine Choke
- Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Brian Stann, UFC 97 via Kimura
- Terry Etim vs. Justin Buchholz, UFC 99 via D'Arce Choke
- Jason Dent vs. Cameron Dollar, UFC 19 via Anaconda Choke
.Gif's of some of these are after the jump. Feel free to give your thoughts and post your own favorites.
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Toby Imada
that inverted triangle was SIIICK!!!!!!!! I couldn’t believe it when I saw it. When Masvidal dropped to the mat, asleep, I lost my marbles!
by LeonDaLion on Jun 25, 2009 9:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
imada/masvidal. not only was it impressive but it was a big upset.
by nigelzackit on Jun 25, 2009 9:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Imada for sure...
...some call me "el mexicutioner"...
by _Felix_ on Jun 25, 2009 9:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Put me down for the Toby Imada submission. He gets points for creativity. All of the ones that you listed were good.
by SlickRick00 on Jun 25, 2009 10:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Word
That jawn was sick…my personal fav. is the Maia one though…simply because I dislike Sonnen….a lot.
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by Kelvin Hunt on Jun 25, 2009 10:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah the Maia one is my favourite. The Imada one is awesome but fairly opportunistic, whereas Maia’s seemed like a done deal from the moment Maia threw Sonnen.
by brad23 on Jun 25, 2009 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m one of those people who enjoy a fundamentally sound RNC over some crazy flying armbar or such.
Bloody hell.
by 3PA on Jun 25, 2009 11:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yea
I can appreciate a good RNC for sure.
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by Kelvin Hunt on Jun 25, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Imada, for sure.
Honorable mention…Jake Shields…because he was “supposed to” get KTFO by the mighty Lawler.
by The Real T-Bone on Jun 25, 2009 11:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
bellator's imada get,s my vote
i’ve seen some pretty sick submissions in my time but i imada’s inverted triangle choke blew me away. i quickly called direct t.v and ordered espn deportes. they were like you will get six spanish channels also, i was like i don’t care i need more of bellator fighting championship bro. submissions and learning spanish, what else can a black man ask for
by valtheguy on Jun 25, 2009 4:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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