Rory and the Imanari roll

What's up with Rory and the Imanari roll that he has used against Mousasi and Wonderboy. Both fights it worked out badly for him. It reminds me of Weidman vs Rockhold, where Weidman was losing but was still in the fight, until he went for that spinning kick and then got murdered on the ground. Rory was losing but did land some shots and wasn't busted up badly, until he purposefully put himself on the bottom using that roll, then Mousasi killed him.

Dude, sealed his own fate. The roll failed and Moose ended up falling knee-first, smashing into Rory's nose.
 
Poor decision from a man not fit to fight. Frozen, stiff, wanted a way out.
 
in this fight it did exactly what he wanted. which was to initiate ground work when it was clear he was getting outclassed on the feet. pulling full guard on someone who doesnt want to let you is not trivial.
 
Rory strongly identifies with being a martial artist rather than an athlete or a fighter. It's not an unreasonable move against someone who does not even know what 50/50 guard is.
Accurate
 
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