Post Your Fav Kimura, Armbar, Ankle/Leg or Choke!

[Soulbane]

I know these threads have come and gone before, but admit it guys, it's good ol' reminiscing fun. Besides it'll give a chance to kiddos new to MMA to research some great fights from the good old days. Not a thread to argue which ones are the greatest ever, but just which ones are your personal favorites and why. =D

Please post your favorite display of the following and why:

1. Kimura

2. Armbar

3. Leg or Ankle Lock

4. Choke

Mine:

1. Kimura - Sakuraba vs. Renzo Gracie. Why? Because the setup came on the feet and the execution was a thing of beauty.

2. Armbar - Fedor vs Coleman Part 1. Why? Fedor proved that he can pull off an armbar from the guard as quick as lightning. The fluidity of that arm bar was astounding and nearly impossible to counter when executed, even if his opponent was Coleman.

3. Leg or Ankle Lock - Ken Shamrock vs Patrick Smith. Why? Because it was UFC 1 and everyone in the audience was wondering how the heck he won. Showed people giving up your legs is a very very very bad bad bad thing. Further solidified to effectiveness of submission fighting.

4. Choke - Fedor vs. Fujita. Why? Because simply it was the most viscous RNC I have ever seen. The facial expression on Fujita's face while Fedor was choking him clearly showed to me how painful it must've been. Plus Fedor pulled it off after getting dazed with a lottery hook.

[Piranesi]

Kimura - Matt Hughes vs Joe Riggs. Extention = win.

Armbar - Fedor vs Coleman I - From that position = win.

Choke - Jeff Monson vs Brandon Lee Hinkle - Funny that he didn't get out, but it looked good.

Leg lock - Bas Rutten vs Maurice Smith (kneebar) - Pancrase and sexy.

[Evaristo Medrano]

Kimura = Nick Diaz on NEER
Armbar = Nog on SAP
Choke = NOG on Heath Hearing
Leg lock = Rio Chonan on A Silva

[Soulbane]

Originally Posted by WingChunMan

Kimura = Nick Diaz on NEER
Armbar = Nog on SAP
Choke = NOG on Heath Hearing
Leg lock = Rio Chonan on A Silva

The Chonan vs Anderson Silva leg lock was....... un.believable... Sheer WOW factor.

[Ninjawarriorxxx]

Originally Posted by Soulbane

4. Choke - Fedor vs. Fujita. Why? Because simply it was the most viscous RNC I have ever seen. The facial expression on Fujita's face while Fedor was choking him clearly showed to me how painful it must've been. Plus Fedor pulled it off after getting dazed with a lottery hook.

It wasn't a RNC, it was a forearm-choke, crushing Fujitas windpipe. Far more painfull (and dangerous, banned in most mma orgs) than a RNC

[Bullitt68]

Originally Posted by Soulbane

1. Kimura=Kazushi Sakuraba/Royler Gracie. After tooling him on the feet, brutalizing his legs, and dropping him with a high kick, Sakuraba added embarassment to the humiliation in going to the ground and finishing Royler with a Kimura, beating him at his own game.

2. Armbar=Kazushi Sakuraba/Vernon White. This was the coolest set-up to an armbar I have ever seen. Sakuraba was on his stomach with a grip on Vernon's arm but he couldn't break his grip to extend the arm, so he went for the Kimura to force Vernon to roll over, at which point he transitioned to the armbar. Such fluid grappling.

3. Leg or Ankle Lock=Ken Shamrock/Leon Dijk. Ken went for the kneebar and when Dijk rolled, he quickly transitioned to the inverted heel hook and just cranked his ankle. Sheer brutality

4. Choke=Nogueira/Schilt. Nog faked the armbar from the top to get Schilt to roll over, and when he did, Nog quickly switched to the triangle and choked him out.

And while they aren't my personal favorites, they are unquestionable classics:

The Flying Armbar


Rickson by Armbar

[muaythaiguy3]

yoshida over frye-armbar
kerr over otavio- kimura
penn over hughes / fickett over kos - choke
chonan over silva-leglock

[La Pinata]

Stevensons suckcessful kneebar over Neer. What a monster Neer is.

[TUMADRE]

kimura - parysian vs. strasser. beautiful technique on Karo's part.
armbar - Lutter vs. Cote. again, beautiful execution.
choke - Nogueria vs. Herring. Very slick.
leg - Chonan vs. Silva. A beautiful combination of athleticism and technique.

[Ninjawarriorxxx]

1. Kimura - Sakuraba vs. Renzo Gracie
Only Sakuraba could pull off such a beautifull kimura like this, executed perfectly from the standing position while Renzo had his back.


2. Armbar - Fedor vs. Coleman 1
Pure perfection, Coleman had no idea what was going on, the speed at wich fedor spins his hips is unreal.



3. Leg or Ankle Lock - Chonan vs. Silva
This is the best heelhook ever, nuff said


4. Choke - Fedor vs Fujita
The survival, the comeback, the combo and the finishing choke, this one is a legend too.