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Originally Posted by TastyLumpia
You guys are probably right, he did look gassed. The late notice and weight-cutting definitely did not help.
I still think that hugging legs with your head exposed is never a good idea, though.
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Well, you have a point; "hugging legs" is definitely a poor strategy, but that's a pretty prejudicial way to describe what his technique is called, i.e. applying leglocks. When you've earned submission victories with them over the likes of Gomi and Carlos Condit, applying leglocks probably looks much more reasonable. Is it a risky strategy? Yes, but so are most offense-based strategies, such as throwing punches, kicks and taking shots. Normally, Kitaoka embarks upon ripping apart the achilles fast enough so that any attempts at ground and pound by his opponent quickly end in said person being put in danger and usually submitted.
Adjusting one's strategy to avoid getting hit so much would seem a sensible alternative, but to do so at the cost of losing the fastest, most powerful and devastating weapon in one's arsenal would be tantamount to solving the "getting hit" problem by turning the back to one's opponent at the fight's start and then taking off for the nearest exit.