[quote]thebigdogbarks wrote:
His “functional” training methods from Santana look impressive, but are misguided. He gassed because he tried to condition by “mimicking” fighting rather than by actually fighting. In my opinion - and this is something I learned from Dan Gable - he should have conditioned by hard bouts of fighting and then when his technique deteriorated finished with the alternative methods, e.g. sprints, tires, truck push, etc. As he learned, Sylvia wasn’t just a long arm sticking out there. Suprise, suprise, he could sprawl! But guys like Santana need gimicks like “machines most people can’t afford” to APPEAR like their training is better. It is likely that hooking Jeff up to those resistance pulleys while he was mimicking takedown shots actually interefered with the mechanics of his shot and slowed it down.
From a wrestling perspective, Monson’s takedown attempts were pathetic - no set ups and crappy attempts at finishing. He relies too much on strength and not enough on technique.[/quote]
I agree as well. Take what Bas said about the Crocop/Fedor fight. The the simple change of Crocop being pushed backwards instead of him generally pushing forward affected his endurance noticibly.
That and he should have tried a high crotch take down. Sylvia’s decent sprawl combined with the vast height difference just made his shot a no chance.
As for when he got him down, well he was too tired by that time to actually work his submission game.