What was the best ground fight ever?

Overpressure said:
There's one fight that immediately comes to mind... I just can't recall the participants. It was largely chained subs and reversals and escapes, lots of technical rolling, it was a clinic on both sides, just beautiful.
Someone will name it and I'll go "that was it!"
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Newton / Vassell

Ortega / Tavares
 
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Glove said:
As the good man stated above me.....i concur.

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Such a crazy grappling match. Two ridiculously skilled grapplers, a ton of mutual respect, and a few good sub attempts and rolls before the kneebar. I love that fight.
 
Strychnine said:
If you just want to see a grappling clinic.. IF you can find it..

Carlos "The Ronin" Newton Vs. Kazushi Sakuraba in Pride.

They started out throwing a few punches here and there, but they just decided to just grapple.

EPIC.
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I should have read, like, 5 posts before I bothered to post the same thing. That fight was glorious, and you can definitely find it online.
 
BForrester said:
I should have read, like, 5 posts before I bothered to post the same thing. That fight was glorious, and you can definitely find it online.
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I posted it on the first page if you would like to view it.
 
Glove said:
I posted it on the first page if you would like to view it.
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Mental Note: Read the first damn page of a thread before going straight to posting.

Thanks for putting the vid up. I haven't seen that fight in ages and this thread immediately made me want to watch it again.

Edit: fights like this are evidence for the reason I preferred the "no elbows on the ground" rule. The grappling exchanges in Pride were often epic, partially, as a result.
 
Strychnine said:
If you just want to see a grappling clinic.. IF you can find it..

Carlos "The Ronin" Newton Vs. Kazushi Sakuraba in Pride.

They started out throwing a few punches here and there, but they just decided to just grapple.

EPIC.
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Yes. Came to say this. There is no other correct answer
 
Starman said:
Yes. Came to say this. There is no other correct answer
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And the Japanese crowd added so much to fights like this. How they'd watch, quietly, and erupt as soon as someone made a small postion change that opened up possibilities. God I miss Pride...threads like these remind me how much I miss it...
 
branvan16 said:
It's been so long I can't recall the whole fight.. but I remember Nog vs Couture being a great fight. It was mix stand up and ground. More specifically I remember Nogs ground game being so damn good in that fight. Nog was smooth and one step a head, where as Randy did a good job escaping and doing just enough to stay a live.

I should rewatch. Sometimes things aren't always as you remember.
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Loved that fight

Nog had couture in all sorts

Dacre choke arm triangle mount gnp etc
 
branvan16 said:
It's been so long I can't recall the whole fight.. but I remember Nog vs Couture being a great fight. It was mix stand up and ground. More specifically I remember Nogs ground game being so damn good in that fight. Nog was smooth and one step a head, where as Randy did a good job escaping and doing just enough to stay a live.

I should rewatch. Sometimes things aren't always as you remember.
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Good mention on the Big Nog vs Randy fight.

BTW - whatever happened to the girl from your av? Is she still around. Remember her being a huge sensation back in like 2004-2005ish.
 
I know it might not have been one of the best ground fights but I really did enjoy Gunnar Nelson vs Damian Maia.
 
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