ADCC Official 77 KG East Coast Trials Highlight - Elijah Dorsey Takes Over

In a stacked 256 man division at ADCC East Coast Trials, including Nicky Ryan of B-Team and Oliver Taza of New Wave, Elijah Dorsey came out on top to qualify for the biggest tournament in jiu-jitu.
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[@AlanGuerrero4]

Technically Nicky Ryan really won since he got 2nd. Goal accomplished

[@rationalthinker9612]

🤣. Are you saying in true B-team fashion?

[@Sharkistas]

@@rationalthinker9612 complete with Craig jones' accent i can imagine 🤣

[@TheTrinityWOLF]

Adcc makes their highlight videos right. Nothing but hype and intensity

[@bolt.22]

These weight category highlights are fantastic

[@Amethystmantis]

Happy for Elijah he seems like a humble brother hope he goes on a tear at adcc

[@QuangNguyen-it3ub]

He is mike eastons cousin

[@andrewnorwalt7643]

Seemed like he took the “ it’s a wrestling match w/ some sun grappling strategy.” Rule set works for dudes like that.

[@JoshuaHalvatzis]

Madness! amazing performence from Dorsey. Didn't know he was that good!

[@andrewsullivan1523]

hes not a leglocker just a very strong athletic wrestler

[@knghtxeno1]

@@andrewsullivan1523 Let me get this straight. A high-level black belt that has won a TON of titles both gi and nogi all throughout the colored belts AND just dominated one of the toughest East Coast Trials we've ever seen at -77kg is "just a very strong athletic wrestler"? Are you a troll or just a hater?

[@Chinorific]

Kody was the highlight of these trials! The Kody show! 🔥🔥🔥

[@markpatterson766]

Carpet wars is ridiculous. ADCC needs to care about its athletes and just have buffer space with mats around the "normal" mat space. Career ending injuries are far more likely off the mats.

[@J-J-Jude]

I hate this attitude they are demonstrating. At 5:35 in the video, Mo says ADCC is more intense and exciting than other events and it cuts to Alejandro getting injured. People getting injured is not the reason bjj is exciting. Fuck Mo and fuck ADCC, this is toxic.

[@JuicyG_]

Wah wah

[@flingflang69]

the cartwheel passing by Elijah at the end was pretty slick

[@ajhd95]

What are the rules with weight cutting for ADCC? Do you have to weigh in at/ under 77kgs on the day? Do people weight cut and rehydrate before comp? Just curious. A lot of those dudes looked heavier than 77kgs. Hard to tell through a camera though ofc! Regardless, great rolling and unbelievable show of skill. You love to see it.

[@j_crust4582]

Kody always puts on a great show

[@kkmoon5691]

New star is born

[@kgill99]

NICKY GO TO 66!!! He's way smaller than all the rest at 77 and could defo take out Dorian and Mejia at 66

[@kamenmatov8772]

5:36 what was that sub? Did he get injured or something? How did that guy submit him from bottom mount?

[@AsianClanNumeroUno]

Kind of looked like the same ankle lock submission, if someone crosses their ankles when they have back control. Looked like the tapper was trying to go to mount but his ankles got trapped.

[@Rafael-mo5cs]

Looks like the guy had a body triangle locked to the other side and bottom guy stepped over the leg and used his hips to finish a kind of ankle lock.

[@troycarollo9676]

What was the sub at 5.37?

[@HRTLJune]

Dorsey a G

[@thegrappleclub558]

Kody is a crazy man! 😂😂

[@Lockdown335]

Elijah is DEC machine. What a shame on that result lol good on him regardless

[@grantmitchell741]

Does all this not take its tole on your knees long-term? particularly not rolling on mats

[@Rob-J-BJJ]

Kody was an absolute animal

[@lennieleng9679]

1:54 i want whatever Vagner is taking 😄😄

[@kneedrag]

can someone tell me what happened at 5:37 he had side body triangle from what it looks like why did he tap couldn't he have just let go i see the guy was pushing on his legs but i don't know if that's a submissions what am i missing

[@MichaelLugo-zn7jf]

That was me in the video. Ankle lock counter to body triangle

[@jjeoy]

@@MichaelLugo-zn7jf I had to watch that like 5 times. Thank you for commenting.

[@juanekeoghjiu-jitsu6212]

What was the submission at 5:35

[@weedmanallanful]

It was a counter to the body triangle. That is why when you do the body triangle, you should have the triangle locked on the opposite side (opponent's hip) not on the "floor side", or the hip that is touching the floor, if that makes sense. For the defensive person you want to move the body lock towards the floor to escape or possibly do this counter which becomes a foot lock.

[@OrthodoxforGod]

Im new to BJJ, Can someone explain to me how 3 cartwheels won him the match

[@shotbymatias9324]

LFG!!!!

[@bonsuer1]

if elijah has a rematch with nicky, I think it will end very differently, dude got subbed by taza few months back in adcc open dude definitely came with a strategy but mostly scrambling oriented grappling and not much actual jiu jitsu the whole bracket was crazy, but the finals was kinda meh

[@knghtxeno1]

What IS "actual jiu jitsu" then, genius? Enlighten us. Guy certainly absolutely DOMINATED a bunch of BJJ guys with whatever it was he was doing 🙄

[@bonsuer1]

@@knghtxeno1 ok

[@mraBJJ33]

Looked to me like he wasn't wanting to engage much and just played a loose outside passing game and stayed active. Like you said his strategy was solid, just not very exciting of a style to me to watch

[@grademployment]

not sure why Nicky stayed on his feet and have not sit down right from the start like he did in all 6 previous matches

[@masaboy808]

Very true. Dude gonna get smoked in the first match at ADCC. he won most his matches by points dude couldnt even sub a subway sandwhich..

[@nosho409]

Damn Jon Blank is not fooling around once he catches a heel.

[@brianlenbien4281]

Let them go off the mats if submission involved.. not for scrambles.

[@matthewthompson7012]

8:50 What's the reason to grapple without the goal of a submission? Honest question.

[@peteypablo09]

Is that timestamp related to your question?

[@jotornado117]

You don't have to win by sub in BJJ, pin in wrestling, or KO in boxing. Loser mentality.

[@stevenhan1811]

I'm enjoying the sodium levels in the comments

[@SameOlHim]

Just seeing men all over each other… sheesh! 😂♥️🔥

[@haraldgucci3887]

What happened at 05:40?

[@neo9117]

so nicky willn't be at adcc?

[@ams5572]

I guess Taza is back to juniors

[@jhetrohhilario1537]

that means nicky too

[@Rob-J-BJJ]

He’s been in juniors

[@Lockdown335]

@@jhetrohhilario1537 Nicky has nothing to do with that Cult now bud

[@lennieleng9679]

Anyone know that track at 3:00 ?

[@redweber7011]

Every guy that got a sub made the best sub in BJJ History based upon their actions. Cute.

[@dynamitehopper]

I like ADCC rules in general, but I think the refs are a little too lenient with letting the action go when the guys are way off the mats. Like when guys are grappling on the carpet I think it's time to just reset them - it's not worth someone getting a major injury

[@nujxad]

5:36 what was that?

[@thegrappleclub558]

dunno! something weird

[@adcc-official]

someone let us know!

[@hunterfarhat8487]

I'm almost certain it was a straight ankle lock. Shirtless guy has a body triangle locked up, blue shirt hooked shirtlesses right leg with his own and pulled it towards his butt. Then blue shirt hipped up to put pressure on shirtless left ankle as it was locked in behind the right knee, adding the necessary torque. No other sub from that position seems possible.

[@Nobody-lx8uq]

He tried to come on top with the body triangle still locked because with the right angle on mount a top body triangle can be super suffocating. As he rotated on top, his heel started slipping out but his toes stayed in the body triangle lock, so pushing down on the knee from bottom and, as the bottom player, trapping the bottom foot of your opponent (you can't see from this angle) will over externally rotate the ankle. If you wanna feel the kind of pressure it gave, from sitting on a chair, rest your ankle over your other leg with your foot dangling past your thigh, and push down on your foot at where your big toe begins while pushing up under your heel. If you do it right it should hurt a bit, which you can imagine would hurt a lot more if the pressure came from a double tricep extension and one leg of bridging power, as is shown in the video.

[@MichaelLugo-zn7jf]

@@adcc-official it was an ankle lock. I stepped over the leg, get my shoulders to the mat, push his leg outwards and drive my hip into the triangle lock to create the pressure.

[@kaibe5241]

7:40 - guy was asked to stop, but kept going to get position, surely that should be a point deduction?

[@vandalgonz]

Does ADCC only have enough money for 4 mats? I can donate some if they need them, holy shit. Rolling around on carpet doesnt make me think these guys are more bad ass or better at jiu jitsu, just a lack of rules ususally put in place to steer the action to the mat. You never see wrestlers rolling off the mats lmao

[@Iron_Edge_Ltd]

Kody Steele, dawg.

[@Gleepglurp]

What was the sub at 5:38

[@peteryozell7325]

I think his opponent had the body lock on the bottom and he locked his leg over it, probably injured the other guys knee

[@nujxad]

Theres some savages on the east coast

[@adcc-official]

Seriously high level

[@Rob-J-BJJ]

Thank you

[@oldmanjudo6241]

What's the point of having the mats then? if you can continue the match outside the mats, make the whole freaking floor of the event a giant mat. Make it safe for the fighters, this is not a bar fight, they can more professional. That's just my view.

[@segan9521]

No one cares about ur view tho

[@ghagzor]

There is no fix. People will run away as far and more than you allow even if a giant full room

[@SuperRadChad]

@@ghagzor take away points if they run?

[@gordonfrimann246]

yeah its ridiculouse, someone will probably have to die before they implement mat escape penaltys

[@JG-uw3ch]

Do you need to apply a negative for backpedaling or at the very least give a positive point for the opponent otherwise it only benefits you to have your feet at the very back edge of the mat the whole time.

[@Lockdown335]

Seems like Thor is that 10P kids (Fat Shellgoally) favorite Avenger lol I wanna hurt people too, just like Thor!!!

[@Petepato3]

Why is Brandon wearing a suit?

[@enriqao20]

If Nicky could just take care of his cardio… he would be a machine… also he’s in the wrong weight class lol dude is like 5’6” 😂

[@copyninja8756]

Nah just a tough match up for him.

[@dillonread5885]

all this wrestling off the mat is cool until there's a Million Dollar Baby moment...

[@motow3031]

Thank god proper fight no sit downs jusmashchu

[@mitcHELLOworld]

its insane how badly Nicky Ryan's progression has slowed since moving to B team. I really wish he was still with New Wave. He has so much potential.

[@Lockdown335]

I'm sure having no knees for a long time didn't help huh, he also doesn't take it nearly as seriously as his brother and was doing about aswell as the others on the team to be fair..... 6 finishes and hes still not progressing as much as you want to see LOL

[@mitcHELLOworld]

@@Lockdown335 yes because hes literally fighting nobodys.. He has the opportunity and could have the skillset and preperation to be winning ADCC but instead hes just losing ADCC trials. Sorry if that hurt your feelings, its just the truth.

[@Lockdown335]

@@mitcHELLOworld Of course you have to add that pathetic copy paste line at the end LOL Again 6 subs and choked in the final... Hes not his brother lil man but hes still extremely talented. Taza lost to the same guy and hes actively training at Autism Wave too and has been competing considerably more? Helena lost too with the same story? Any more New Wave deep throating or are you done now? gluc gluc gluc gluc...... They aren't gods. I care more about the lad being happy and having good people around him then him being stuck under his brother and JDs thumb like you would prefer.

[@DontbeanNPC]

Agreed, unfortunately. I like Nicky and met him recently when I went to visit B Team but he's just not producing like he used to for whatever reason. Obviously, his injuries have a lot to do with it but maybe there's more to it like a mental block maybe? I'd definitely like to see him doing better and getting his own ADCC gold at some point.

[@inyourfacedunk]

Yeah man. He came second at trials against some of the best on the world. So bad.

[@justinurbina6871]

Thought black dude in beginning of video was JiDion

[@grademployment]

Why you call this a highlight video if you don't show anything from the final and instead show us all this interviews where guys feel great, honoured etc.?

[@user-pd9ti1uu9z]

All I see is EPO

[@elee717]

7:25, what a joke. Eventually dudes are going to be grappling in the bathroom.

[@JohnDoe-uj4ij]

Finals need to be no time limit.

[@lexluthor4405]

Dorsey has no chance at the finals

[@motow3031]

Heel hooks are getting a bit much

[@thegrappleclub558]

some of them are so savage

[@DontbeanNPC]

Found the dude who can't do or defend heel hooks.

[@nintendogamer5472]

​@@thegrappleclub558and breaking someone arm or shoulder isn't, maybe you should take up basket weaving.

[@Azurech]

Knee has far less range of motion@@nintendogamer5472

[@Anthony-id6gu]

getting thrown out of bounds into objects and not stopping the match is just dumb lol. There continuation and then there just stupidity

[@rundymc]

The Dorsey/Taza finish is just dumb. If you're going to allow action out of bounds, dont position spectators on the perimeter. Or better yet, institute pushout points on the feet and just restart. This will have the added benefit of incentivizing action since both competitors have to move forward.

[@motow3031]

Sit downs are just embarrassing

[@masaboy808]

Elijah gonna get smoked in adcc... If your happy by winning based on points then you have a loser mentally

[@loso2751]

He quite literally got subs in this video, also you play within the rule set.

[@user-xg5kv2yp6g]

No way the dude who won is 170.

[@rationalthinker9612]

Nicky is in the wrong weight class, those guys are way bigger than him