Nicholas Meregali vs Francisco Lo | 2023 IBJJF Absolute Grand Prix

[@billygooze7886]

5:10 in one of the training vids of Meregali, Danaher pointed out the gi grip around the lat being available to secure side control

[@MikeMace-c7l]

Indeed

[@LiamLpool]

Seen that video, thanks for pointing that out in this 😎

[@卡西学中文]

Didn't he mention it as a way to expose the person's back?

[@pedroG12345]

The accuracy of his game is just incredible, so little mistakes for opponents to capitalize from, adding to the pressure he has makes it a nightmare for everyone

[@JiuJitsuCampSJC]

Mother's milk 🍼 is the real name of this move. 🐄😃

[@BK_2016sr5]

learned it from yahhmumz

[@781tunafish]

Word to my muva

[@bryanmayfield7916]

Baby want some milk

[@samuelemeryjiujitsu]

We know

[@darrylreid8145]

This is the only move where it should be legal to bite. “Baby’s first tooth” would be the name of the defence.

[@pablon3xt]

When does a foot sweep become a strike? 1:54

[@mozes42]

Holy crap. Our 150 lbs professor can make it feel like he’s 300 lbs in mother’s milk. What in the HELL does that pressure feel like with a 230 lbs Meregali?!?

[@donjuan4925]

460lbs? Is this gonna be on the test?

[@anonymousreviewer169]

your professor is lactating?

[@xBerndat]

So imagine the Earth, then there is you, then there is the Moon crashing into the Earth with you in between. So I imagine its something like that

[@EagleTrue]

@@anonymousreviewer169 the professor is a women

[@fran9023]

Who is your professor

[@the_majnationshow]

DAMN He's good! been a fan since purple belt. Its awesome to see him grow.

[@CaquiNews]

1:54 O início de um sonho // 6:46 Deu tudo errado

[@rodolfomontagno1261]

kkkkkkkkkkkkkk.

[@BJJFan105]

Love this hold and the mouth smother.

[@markpang8847]

So,…you’re telling me that my beer belly is a potential weapon!!??? 😂

[@johannesandersson9477]

Back when I started 18 years ago there was a fat Norwegian pioneering this at competitions. Kinda looked like Thor from God of War 😅

[@danillowrt]

Francisco is a warrior

[@xfit88]

My 8 years old started doing this and named it "the blackout"

[@christianpyles1820]

Incredible dominance.

[@BJJFan105]

exactly. Dominating for such a long time. Crazy

[@Somethingsomethinglol]

pay attench the presh guys

[@MKZ808-yw8tn]

Such an underrated submission ngl

[@buckscobro1891]

He’s #1 right now both gi and nogi for his weight class?

[@hty6884]

in no gi gordon is probably better but in gi hi i s the best

[@randomdude9664]

Jeez that was a thorough steam rolling

[@jrizzy626]

That pass was sick.

[@backattackjack3857]

Amazing display of jiujitsu. Bravo

[@MarcioBrocca]

Qual o nome dessa finalização?

[@christophermoriarty7843]

Claustrophobia/panic/sense of helplessness. It’s so hard to just relax there when you’re already losing by a lot. It feels like it will never end and you’ll be trapped there forever. To be able to stay calm there in that type of situation requires so much emotional control that few high-level athletes have. For guys that are used to losing all the time in practice and have never been able to win enough to be invited to a tournament like this, it’s probably no big deal to just get smothered there. For an elite athlete, who’s used to winning (at least 75 to 80% of the time) and rarely losing (usually by slim margins), it’s a totally different ballgame. It is a tough thing to train as well. You can put yourself in shitty positions when you’re tired during practice, but to be able to stay calm under the pressure of a tournament situation like this (especially when you are the underdog against the favorite) is just different.

[@TheDentist27]

Totally. Once I had the heaviest purple belt lean on my chest in kesa gatame, I wanted to tap so bad but just couldn't bring myself to do it. I survived. Ever since then, pressure doesn't really phase me anymore because nothing is close to as bad as that.

[@JoeMcFarlaneRE]

Why are their belts so long?

[@raiklaub975]

is it not possible to turn the head to the side in that position to avoid being "suffocated", or is that not possible because your arms are too close to your head and prevent you from turning?

[@Coffenstein]

I think its more than just having your face smothered, Lo's face is right between each of Meregali's pecks so even if he does turn his head he is still being smothered, if he is able to turn his head to a 90 degree angle he would still be getting smothered by his own arms and/or the gi constantly breathing in his own carbon dioxide, it is such a miserable place to be that just slowly sucks the life out of you.

[@raiklaub975]

@@Coffenstein Thanks for the answer. I didn't think about the gi's of both of them, which impede the fresh airflow on all sides. Even if the pressure isn't that strong and Jo can turn his face, all the fabric around the face prevents him from breathing. I prefer Nogi. Does that also work there, just because of the relentless pressure?

[@rtasi2000]

@@raiklaub975 in no gi its much more common especially from meregali's team at new wave who specialize in it. go look up daniel manasoiu of new wave ( nicholas's team mate ) and he has done it countless times in no gi matches. its much more common in no gi. meregali is the only one in gi that does it and has submitted a couple people so far in the gi with it.

[@808BJJ_Black_Belt]

Wow!

[@ianmachado4096]

eu adoro ver a confiança dos adversarios indo embora lentamente lutando contra o Nicholas kkkk

[@denismichael1787]

bateu no apavoro 😮

[@christianarias851]

How insanely good you must be to make Lo looks like a Purple Belt?

[@Darko1.0]

Francisco looked like he had mentally checkout of the match after the first reset.

[@Handsomeshrek]

I agree. It looks like he gave him that second arm in the final sequence.

[@nickc3250]

Time stamp?

[@paulon8959]

essa escolha de música do meregali foi boa kkkkk

[@MikeMace-c7l]

Como se chama essa musiquinha?

[@paulon8959]

@@MikeMace-c7l Falador Passa Mal do Originais do Samba

[@Naf_]

Qual a musica que toca na entrada do Francisco?

[@paulon8959]

@@Naf_ He Man do Trem da Alegria

[@rickdeckard9810]

That's gotta be one of the more humiliating chokes in BJJ.

[@PauloBerni699]

That’s why I just cover their nose and mouth with my hand, it accomplishes the same thing with less humility.

[@BJJFan105]

@@PauloBerni699I love doing that, too. Cover mouth and nose at the same time

[@juanperez-og9kk]

Damn 😮

[@benhallo1553]

Sick

[@imeakpan]

Is that move legal for blue belts?

[@solsist3989]

Yeah. Just a basic choke

[@RAJ-zo8cu]

@@solsist3989it’s not a choke

[@jhetrohhilario1537]

nicholas made him like a kid

[@odanabunaga2505]

yea good stuff

[@agenecrobiosis]

I hate it when I get smothered like that against low level black belts imagine against the goat....

[@jonathancampos1978]

Anyone know what song Francisco Lo came out to?

[@UnskilledGrappler]

I’ve got friends in Lo places

[@negatonnoxxx514]

Just listen that músic...what u will wait

[@BK_2016sr5]

It's called Dark Room. Pressure on the face arms trapped, no air drop weight

[@allseeingeye33]

Mother's Milk

[@kerpal321]

@@allseeingeye33 the shocker

[@stefanocioni2587]

Monster

[@Thefrenchsavagery]

Please 😢 Stop spoil us in the thumbnail

[@MS-jk6gj]

Boss Hog

[@ricardo82shadow123]

Nem enforcou nem encaixou Ezequiel bateu tomando chave nas asas dos braços eu hein bateu e desistiu pq recusou em choque kkk nunca vi essa chave kkk😂😂😂

[@alyssondasilva4484]

Nao é chave nenhuma, vc impede o oponente de respirar, nao tem como virar a cabeça

[@professorskilz]

Damn

[@kerpal321]

bill cosby and harvey weinstein used this technique a lot too

[@danielassis5502]

Acho tão estranho ver um brasileiro sendo apresentado como um gringo!

[@cheyennemeredith1174]

Who's the bird in the audience calling for both of them to pass? They called first for Lo and then they did it again for meregali. Three whistles for a three point move

[@samuelemeryjiujitsu]

The idea of putting the full name of a human on the screen is so God damn stupid. We know them both Just put their known name. Wtf. 😅

[@levihen3]

Ez

[@David-nu8nq]

Pero que cojones tío ?

[@TheRealEricRose]

Damn not the smother finish…that sucks

[@BJJFan105]

sorry, must have missed something. Wasn't that a smother choke? Or did you mean a mouth smother?

[@TheRealEricRose]

@@BJJFan105 I was meaning it just sucks getting finished by that move infront of everyone…kinda embarrassing. Like for someone to actually get finished that way basically means you got physically dominated.

[@BJJFan105]

oh, get it. Oh, yeah, this is a really dominating position. I like how he intentionally draws it out a bit. I think at least. Definitely embarassing for the bottom guy. Well, this and the mouth smothers are still my favorite though as they make up for my lack of skills :)@@TheRealEricRose

[@커터-g4h]

😂

[@alangonzalez8389]

🐐

[@oldeenglish64]

You shouldnt tap to that.. Period.

[@B.C.61]

You would escape?

[@oldeenglish64]

i wouldnt tap@@B.C.61

[@jonzwikk1582]

how to escape?

[@oldeenglish64]

bridge and get to your side..then start bringing back one or both of your arms. watch out for the head arm. @@jonzwikk1582

[@gra5223]

When you train with The King, other folks are child’s play.

[@felipefalcao6303]

Merega deixou ele sonhar e depois emrrabou ele