Media Was Gane really going for the leglock or did he got sweep ?

[JSF]

100% Gane went for a leglock IMO. The knee popping up into the centre to try to isolate the leg is a giveaway. Its just that Gane still had the bloody left side underhook and still went for it, which effectively pulled Francis up on him giving him a sweep. There really wasn't a sweep there for Ngannou thus I don't think anything was initiated by Ngannou, it seemed to me like a poorly attempted leg attack initiated by Gane which had him end up on his back with no way to re-sweep.

There was no sweep there until Gane tried (poorly) to isolate the leg and attempt a leg attack of some kind. At least that's how I saw it

Horrible fight IQ

You are 100% incorrect

going for leglock how, with his wrist controlled like that?

For all you grappling noobs who think it was a failed leglock attempt instead of a sweep;
- TAKE NOTE OF THE GRIPS.
- TAKE NOTE THAT FRANCIS LEG IS TOO FAR PAST THE ARMPIT FOR ANYTHING
- TURN COMMENTARY OFF

 

[po_thead]

I think it was a combination of both

 

[ejazahmednit]

Could be both simultaneously happening

 

[DarkneT]

I personally thought Gane got swept, but since Joe is a 10th Planet black belt, I didn’t question it.

i bet you our view of it was better than joes though

 

[Coconutwater]

i bet you our view of it was better than joes though

Looking back, I agree; our view is better for sure. Dude got swept.

 

[kenetics]

I think he had that submission in mind, but got swept during the set up. It's a normal occurrence.

This. As a Blackbelt in bjj, he was going to sit back for leg lock but got swept by Francis before he did .

 

[SuperNerd]

Whatever it was, it was sloppy

 

[Jean-MMA]

This. As a Blackbelt in bjj, he was going to sit back for leg lock but got swept by Francis before he did .

Would he have been swept if he didn't went for the leg locks ?

 

[humdizzle]

shades of Lewis vs Ivanov. timestamped

 

[chs140]

wtf are you talking about. it was a textbook sweep, Francis swept his base. Are you blind?

Hard to see from gif on phone.

 

[kenetics]

Would he have been swept if he didn't went for the leg locks ?

Most likely not.

 

[Jean-MMA]

Most likely not.

@JSF this fellow black belt is backing up this idea

 

[Kwic]

Clearly a sweep.

 

[JSF]

You are 100% incorrect

going for leglock how, with his wrist controlled like that?

For all you grappling noobs who think it was a failed leglock attempt instead of a sweep;
- TAKE NOTE OF THE GRIPS.
- TAKE NOTE THAT FRANCIS LEG IS TOO FAR PAST THE ARMPIT FOR ANYTHING
- TURN COMMENTARY OFF

Here's a good breakdown video

 

[chardog]

either way, gane tried to mount an attack, and got swept