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I dont think any fighter not at the super highest Nog level sweeps would want to beon the bottom woth someone landing clean full elbows on you. There was no ropeadope on the mat. You dont take elbows to let someone gas out, you mae them carry your weight or up, down, up, down.
Sounds like I'm mendes bumming, Im not I just think when it was o the ground, Mendes was hurting Connor bad. Not a walk over or intentionally getting pounded on.
When the fight was upright again, Connor did exactly what he does, pin point kick to the body and used that long very accurate left. Both fighters looked done by second, Connor pushed and pushed when he saw or must have felt mendes dip a little, he pounced, exactly what he needed to do.
You maybe right too and i agree he didnt want to take that many elbows they were nasty and yes no sane person want to be under a powerful wrestler while they drop elbows.
I guess i should say letting him work and making him work while in guard more so he uses more energy i dont think conor was hurt that bad though but he did look a little rattled at times even though he says he wasnt.
I was not feeling confident that he would win for a lot of the fight. But Mendes was definitely gassing even when in guard because he was taking deep breaths when they stood up on more than 1 occasion and like you said Conor was on him in a hearbeat when they stood up giving him zero rest and fucking his body up.
I know you can gas in guard though because i am living proof lol at my gym there are people that do that to me i know im not a pro athlete and just a bum that train mma a few nights a week but me and 2 week camp Chad do have 2 things in common we can gas in guard and i last about 2 rounds too lol.