Keenan Cornelius VS Adam Wardzinski / European Championship 2020

[@theodt]

Wow that was a master-class on both sides.

[@nikolaj4925]

Adam is too underrated as an athlete. Ive seen him compete multiple times live and I tell you this guy sweep, pins and finishes other BBs and makes it look very effortlessly. Thank you for the upload of this match.

[@sawoszao]

that aged very well with Adam winning panams

[@kubabrmbl6298]

@@sawoszaoeven better when he became world champ

[@kenn3250]

@@kubabrmbl6298 Haha i was gonna say the same. What a lad he is

[@kubabrmbl6298]

@@kenn3250 im curious if he could defeat keenan or Meregali now. I would love to see them compete against each other. But keenan doesnt compete anymore:(

[@kenn3250]

@@kubabrmbl6298 I reckon Keenan yes, Meregali maybe? Meregali is at the top of his game at the moment like Adam.

[@iana5411]

Keenan won with that trip. Having a basically impassable guard, Adams sweeps just couldn’t be enough.

[@mikoajkoecki5854]

5:08 wow that's some nice sh*t... spin

[@OwenL2020]

Im sure there are other fights and better fighters in his history, but that's about as evenly matched I've ever seen Keenan. Good for both opponents. Great, technical match.

[@noturnleftunstoned72]

Fantastic !! Both Big Hair and Keenis match up so well. Thanks IBJJF cause Flo Grappling can go kick rocks.

[@FoxMalabar]

Social Keenan vs Metal Head Keenan

[@Kphyl]

And Meregali is evil Keenan

[@kairoswave]

Adam makes those hook sweeps seem easy! I am a huge worm guard fan and definitely will be studying Keenan's game on this match because he had very nice transitions and grips.

[@alinemilhomens_]

I didin't know that Berry from Bee Gees knows jiujitsu. Nice. Stayin' alive.

[@WonderKid33]

Keenan does the polish worm rider on Wardzinski at the end. Ironic hahah. Good match.

[@jonlau7937]

you beat me to it...polish worm rider against the best European athlete, from poland :P

[@AnGhaeilge]

That sweep is sweet.

[@lc-cf2db]

🇮🇪

[@ChesterKoong]

7:31 what advantages????????????????

[@etdrefiel]

0:48 7:37 He hit the same sweep twice wow

[@mathew66]

10:55. Your welcome 😉

[@msdunkel]

Thanks the sweet baby Odin Keenan and his boring stall-guard have faded to nothing while Adam now reigns supreme.

[@andreadaponte6675]

Adam is my favourite

[@tricyclemishap]

What's the name of the sweep Adam uses to sweep Keenan? Looks like a single leg shin to shin x guard type sweep. Whatever it is, it definitely works.

[@giovaniveras8729]

Raspagem de gancho.

[@MatChronicles]

I’m not sure but I’m hoping it’s in his next butterfly instructional

[@poconagean]

@@giovaniveras8729 not everybody speaks mexican

[@giovaniveras8729]

@@poconagean , as a matter of fact, nobody speaks Mexican

[@giovaniveras8729]

And if you want to learn BJJ then "se vira pra entender português, porra"

[@Osiriswear]

Label guards seem to be effective against people who don’t know how to deal with them, the other me: that applies to every guard 😂. Kudos to Keenan on the win and what he has done for the sport.

[@thelifeofpieman]

Not taking away from Keenan and his talents and innovations, but for me worm guard massively devalues BJJ as a combat sport and martial art

[@origonalcreamcheese]

How so?

[@vibovitold]

@@origonalcreamcheese it takes bjj further away from its self-defence roots. it sucks the dynamics out of a fight too.

[@thelifeofpieman]

@Porrada Everyday I actually started in 2009, but I went mia for 15 years :) I'm not taking away credit to the skill and ingenuity, but I'm allowed an opinion.

[@vibovitold]

@Porrada Everyday I started in 2007 or 2008, can't remember now. Either way I'm not that new to bjj (although I admit it feels like that sometimes). Of course bjj is a sport and it's not trained predominantly for self-defence, I don't expect that. What I'd like is just not severing the connection completely. I wouldn't play a de la Riva guard to subdue an actual opponent, sure - while I use it in competitions. There is a difference between some of the "non-practical" moves though. Some of them fit in as just elements of the game - but they're not good for stalling. You'll be using them at an opportunity, and inevitably switching away from them. Others tend to BECOME THE GAME. The "worm guard" falls into that category to me. It's not the same thing. And of course it's not the only example. I don't particularly like the new school of "sit down on your ass and start playing with eachother's feet for ten minutes until you win on an advantage". It's a good thing, if overdue, that they took an action against it (penalties for passivity come much more quickly now). You can ruin a sport doing everything by the book; it happened before.

[@model84]

like fighting in pijamas is a combat sport, you got no gi for that (ADCC/MMA). Gi jiu jitsu went sport all the way and this funky stuff is to counter other high lvl control jiu jitsu on this lvl, they still know the 'basic' working shit

[@grantgrant8554]

Is cyborg talking about the fight in this video?

[@RoloSolis81]

Best worm guard advertisement right there!

[@Crunchy166]

Ma man Keenan with the clutch win!

[@etdrefiel]

Veteran move by Keenan with those first 2 points. He should not have received them though imo

[@veganworldorder9394]

Agree. You should receive points when you successfully pass a move on someone. Not with this BS

[@user-vc6]

Thé points were part of the rules and deserved… as for the concept- this punishes sloppy un technical guard pulling and at least raises the technical bar.. I know it’s a ground grappling art but stand up should at least get some respect

[@25stron25]

Very good fight

[@piggypoo]

Keenan Cornelius vs Barry Gibb

[@nbvw3]

Well, that took exactly one second for the BJJ go-to attack move of falling on your butt to be employed.

[@keyboardprowrestler]

It is a pity adam make mistake when pull guard His modified butterfly sweep is cool he knows everbody will prevent him to insert the hook He just sweep at rdlr and shin on shin postion with butterfly sweep

[@sfothomas]

agreed, super cool hook sweep variation

[@vibovitold]

he didn't make a mistake, the ref made a mistake. there's no way it should count as a takedown.

[@vibovitold]

@@jackthompson852 i've read the rules. it doesn't matter if Keenan advanced, sneezed or levitated. the rules are quite clear: the opponent has to FORCE you to the ground. not the case here. any takedown attempt must be initiated BEFORE a guard pull in order to count. against, not the case here (watch it in slow motion). there isn't any explicit distinction of advancing vs retreating in IBJJF rules - certainly not among the ones that apply to takedowns. if you question any of that: please quote the rulebook.

[@jackthompson852]

vibovitold kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnzEaJ2KibOZY8U 2:50 You are absolutely correct. Just rewatched the IBJJF Takedown Tutorial.

[@vibovitold]

@@jackthompson852 thanks, appreciate it! In ref's defence, it was a tough call - I have the luxury to watch the replay,, they didn't

[@AbsoluteADCC]

Adam should've won that. Keenan wouldn't trip him unless Adam pulled guard. But, these are the rules of the game and props to Keenan for realizing exactly how Adam would come out and execute that perfectly timed "trip".

[@hermanmelville3871]

Adam doing his best Joel Tudor cosplay.

[@808BJJ_Black_Belt]

Adam sweeps 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@emanuelaguiar8761]

Jesus do jiu jitsu?

[@joshuapillar]

I'm a fan of both these guys, but after seeing how much a stall worm guard is I think I'll stick with butterfly guard. I would be embarrassed to win a match like that.

[@model84]

so i understand that if you win olimpic gold in judo with koka/penalty you skip the medal?:)

[@stateofnomind]

Don't worry u never will

[@joshuapillar]

@@stateofnomind LOL. Calm down Miha :)

[@ola_eboda]

Like we don’t see people stall in closed guard lol

[@ricardoalvarez8552]

Im a huge keenan fan but man he should have never leave atos. 2 years ago he would have murder this dude. (All respect to the dude, he fought very good)

[@spiros7477]

they kicked him out. you can search the whole thing just by googling it have a nice day

[@erickcosta2238]

Great match bro

[@nightbird9853]

Buterfly vs worm

[@CountryPup1]

Nature

[@2soop]

ㄹㅇㅋㅋ

[@veganworldorder9394]

The first 2 points are BS. You should have points when you successfully pass a move, not with little trick like that. wtf?

[@elmundir]

I am surprised how bad the posture of adam was against the worm guard like Braulio said he had the worst posture possible bending the trap knee

[@BMX_55]

0:40 7:30

[@user-nananatsu]

5:05

[@franemisetic6220]

Those were not 2 points at the beginning, what a joke.

[@Ric_1985]

Those are the rules, it's the risk of pulling guard

[@denisbejtja9937]

I don’t understand the first 2 points

[@joshleondaris8664]

DENIS BEJTJA Keenan kicked Adams leg as Adam pulled guard so Keenan gets 2pts for a take down (foot sweep)

[@denisbejtja9937]

@@joshleondaris8664 thank you, it was so fast and smooth that I thought he just pulled guard as normal

[@holdenmuganda97]

The danger of guard pulling

[@vibovitold]

@@joshleondaris8664 but he didn't. you can watch it in slow motion here on YT. Adam was already off his feet by the time Keenan's leg even touched him (it wasn't a kick, and certainly didn't affect the movement). it is perhaps an excusable mistake on the ref's part - you do need slow motion to tell for sure. but a mistake nevertheless. these points shouldn't have been awarded.

[@denisbejtja9937]

@@vibovitold interesting, that's why I wasn't sure about these points

[@impolitikful]

Adam wins next time.

[@kevkingjj]

Good video to fall asleep

[@kamilr5779]

Szacun Adam szaaacun ! ! Keenan byl confused ;d

[@kitman]

Keenan used Polish Jiu-jitsu against Polish

[@thiagovalquerizofranco1055]

Fico pensando o que o grão mestre Hélio Gracie diria dessa luta, especialmente após ouvir que o Kenan chamou ele o o Rickson de faixas roxas 🤣 🤣 amarrou e ganhou por vantagem, não sei qual é a graça dessas lutas, pra que finalizar, montar ou mesmo ir pra cima, se agora a luta pode ser definida por quem amarra melhor e näo quem é melhor de fato. Abc.

[@VilemKlika]

Jesus did not taped

[@ethicalroyaloil]

Lapel guard is a stall tactic and ruins the rule set. Stop rewarding stalling!

[@ola_eboda]

Nah

[@smasher1234]

Dude three years ago Keenan would have scored 15 points one this guy. I think Keenan is trying to rely on the worm guard to much

[@alexneville8168]

I think he tries to win with it to sell DVDs.

[@PlugThePull]

Wardzinski is way better now

[@fritzdagger]

@Porrada Everyday Im building a gym and managing a business that will provide for me and my family for a lifetime. there is nothing lazy about focusing on things that last longer than a brief career in a sport that doesnt pay you to compete. gordon will see this when hes approaching thirty too.

[@smasher1234]

@keenan thank you for responding I am a great fan. I do see what you are talking about because I’m in my 40s and no disrespect I have made some changes in my game because of you. All I wanted to say is that if you use some traditional stuff along with your new guards then I think you could be on to something good. But keep up the good work

[@James-yi1vk]

@@fritzdagger great to see your insight Keenan. I completely agree. While I'm only a purple belt, I'm 33 and you really start putting things into perspective when you get to your thirties. Hopefully by then people start to play the long game because time is a commodity you can't get back.

[@cassiorafaelguimaraesnasci3864]

Lutao

[@CountryPup1]

Butterfly and a worm

[@umeda26]

2024 Adan is the world champion and Keenan is retired...

[@vstar9553]

Keenan’s game is just annoying to watch let alone go against it

[@tornjak096]

Adam was better

[@jessewallace12able]

This isn't fighting but ok.

[@traviswright3343]

Jesse this is The Worst of The Worst terrible

[@lgonzalez8635]

Jiu jitsu used to involve actually practical tactics. I hate all the lapel guard garbage.

[@ola_eboda]

Yeah totally like butterfly guard is practical in a real fight

[@ola_eboda]

You don’t like it because you either can’t do it or learn it

[@jokeer14]

That lapel shit is so lame

[@노의훈]

세상에서 젤 까다로운 가드인 듯.

[@jiujitsuquantum711]

라펠은 너무 더럽다 ㅜㅜ

[@EllTorn]

Keenan is EASILY the most boring person to watch. Worm guard, no doubt powerful is a fucking snooze fest. 2 points for a "trip" lol Everything that's wrong with IBJJF on show here. Still a shit show 3 years later.

[@shaguin84]

🤦🏻‍♂️

[@traviswright3343]

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