Marcelo Garcia vs Claudio Calasans

Mundial 2010 Lightweight finals

[@danielt.4330]

Seriously, Marcelo's balance, relaxation, and simple technique is always a marvel to behold. Marcelo's highlights: 3:06 X-guard sweep 3:47 wrist-lock escape 3:58 amazing balance and resists being swept from stack guard 11:27 sprawls and resists sweep attempt

[@prideneverdies1001]

Man that last resistance on that last sweep attempt was just crazy lol

[@danielt.4330]

@@prideneverdies1001 It's poetry in motion! The more I watch it, I don't even think I should use the word "resist." It's more like he's just feeling the motion in the moment and reacting to it. He's never out of place - he's always in range, always understands how to maintain the balance, keep the whizzer, and where and how to position his base so that he doesn't just have to rely on reflexes. Almost anyone would be swept there, but his fundamentals are just so strong ... it's really beautiful to watch.

[@prideneverdies1001]

@@danielt.4330 Yeah that was crazy, I understand that the sport evolved and people are following (correctly) a more systemic approach to fighting but holy shit, that was instinct like you said lol, not even resisting just reacting

[@tiagoolinto9118]

Duas lendas, Nível técnico diferenciado.

[@Souljacker7]

That's medium finals

[@user-sc7ys5qi5h]

마르셀로 최고다 ㄷ ㄷ

[@chriswong3122]

Squid Guard!