Romulo Barral is an all time great, and Gordon made him look like a blue belt. The skill of Gordon Ryan is like the original rain man levels at a casino damn, nothing he does is difficult for any ordinary blue or purple belt but the timing, the precision, the hip pressure and switches dang so amazing
Incredible how slippery rumolo is from the bottom of side control with the body lock. Gordon has trouble climbing him past the hips. But that jump to pass and take the back was just incredible. He compensated for the inversion+rotation that rumolo was in the process of doing. Top 3 things to take from this imo 1. Gordons spacial awareness and his ability to put himself in the spot with the angle needed to mount the back successfully. 2. Gordon's handfighting. He uses push and pull and specific grips to get specific leverage and encourage specific reactions. So so so much subtlety in his handfighting and grip breaking tactics as well as John's techniques. 3. Weight placement. load and unload. He is able to maintain balance when sliding over the knee. He is at the edge of balance and tipping over but he knows where his opponent is loaded and or unloaded, thus able or unable to tip him any further in that direction.
This is insane what he did to Romulo, Gordon had been training like 6-7 years at this point, Romulo had been a black belt longer than that, and he had nothing against Gordon...
@@jedimaster291 I'm a "old school black belt" and there nothing for the purple belt when they fight against me... Don't compare Gordon to anyone, the same for Rômulo... Just to remember you abou Rômulo: Main Achievements: 1st Place ADCC World Championship (2013) 1st Place IBJJF World Championship (2014/2013/2012/2009/2007) 1st Place IBJJF World Masters Championship (2016 Master 1) 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2007**) 1st Place IBJJF European Open (2016**) 1st Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2006/2007) 1st Place IBJJF World No-Gi Championship (2009) 1st Place IBJJF European Open (2013) 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship (2016/2014/2011/2010**/2009*/2007*) 2nd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2016/2009) 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2017/2006) 3rd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2017/2013/2013*/2006)
It really just highlights the difference of training no-gi all the time versus just dabbling in no gi for ADCC. Different mentality between the generations. Talking to Romulo he wasn’t expecting the back take because at that point Gordon was primarily known as just a leg locker.
That body lock pass has been like a cheat code since for me. Hearing Gordon talk about passing Tom DeBlass more times in one day than all other times combined was quite a statement. Likewise I’ve passed people consistently with it that I normally wouldn’t have been able to otherwise. A 10 hour instructional sounds excessive, but it’s been incredibly useful and one of the best instructionals I’ve ever bought.
@@oldeenglish64 I go for the bodylock in butterfly often and rarely get swept. Keeping them flat makes it difficult for them to elevate because they lose the rocking motion. At least in my experience.
At 45 seconds in that’s what I’m talking about, they have both butterfly hooks I’m but you’re smashing them flat. Typically I sprawl to clear on leg and passing to the left they still have the right leg in and you do a move that looks like a dog pissing on a fire hydrant to step over. Even if they opt to try to get their right leg in for half guard I have the body lock which I slide the right arm up to an underhook and left arm to a cross face which you’ll all but certainly pass because you have them in flattened out with a cross face and underhook in.
@@oldeenglish64 also in rolls if I’m starting standing and they’re on the ground I’ll hand fight to distract a bit and dive in to the body lock which works a number of times until your training partners catch on. It’s really incredible, it’s felt like a cheat code to be honest.
One thing Gordon showed is that if you dedicate yourself to a goal that you are truly passionate about and stick with it relentlessly you can change your life very quickly. Unfortunately most people stick with things that are harmful to them and their lives rapidly spin out of control.
you don't often see gordon do these kin of moves, explosive fast pace, hes style lately is been pretty slow paced but eventually he destroys everyone. its nice to see him move like this but i understand why he isnt doing it anymore..
A lot of his matches since 2019 have been exhibitions though, and he's been treating them as exactly that, an exhibition. He's aware of the skill gap in most of these matches, and instead of trying to finish as quickly as possible, he's displaying more flair and showing different parts of the new ground game that DDS/New Wave have been developing.
10 mins vs 30 mins WNO match, different rules different styles. Plus hes so much better now 5 years later its a joke for him. Literally tried to tap double gold champ with a smother lol He's toying with top shelf competitors now.
Which is why Pena still deserves SOME credit for beating this version of Gordon. The guy ran through everyone and was about to double gold except for Pena stopping him in the final match. It’s not like he sucked in 2017.
@@tacosdelamor1306 yea. I don’t think Pena has been as good as his 2017 self and Gordon appears to have evolved immensely. But this match needs to happen. I also hope they meet in their bracket in September under ADCC rules.
Been doing Jiujitsu 25 years. The worst and most memorable asswhooping I ever got- in any sport or game, was rolling with Romulo. Truly awful. Watching this match, especially in 2017, hurt. Gordon Ryan is one of a kind. Unbelievable.
Perfectly allowed most competitors just dont do it because points arent recorded the first 5 minutes and the length of an adcc match means people wanna pace themselves more. Big throws esoecially because they dont give points but expend energy to set up . Women like kendall reusing and ffion davies have some cool match and looked good with those judo throws. Pulling guard or judo trips/sacrifice throws are more preferable. Takedowns would come later in the match after points is recorded. Slams are allowed but im sure slam knockouts dont count.
@@isuskrist420 ok I was wondering cause I’ve never been quick enough to grab a leg like that, they always sprawl so fast, so Brazilian guy didn’t even try to sprawl?
@@titanwilkins4044 no points from a takedown the first 5 minutes most bjj people are fine with the single because you end up in half guard or half butterfly after the takedown. In ADCC2022 you can see gord let nicky rod and galvak both hit takedowns on him , but neither wanted to pursue him into the guard so they reset.
Gordon always seems to be so much bigger than his opponents would love to see him against somebody his own size. Not sure it would make any difference though
@@GuluMammadli he was already a black belt in 2016 I believe. But yea everyone is on the sauce at ADCC. It’s basically expected, no matter what weight class haha
@@GuluMammadli Agreed. Romulo is a legit ADCC legend and probably on the açaí as well here. It’s hard to understand just how good Gordon is. It’s scary that he’s far better now than he was in 2017.
Posta a luta do Gordon com o Felipe Pena… Vcs são tendenciosos ao extremo, sempre enaltecendo os feitos americanos e desmerecendo os lutadores de outra nacionalidade!
@@nathantheophilus4856 except Nicky rod, all those people were successful ahead of time. Where are the rest of the squad? Tonon? Nicky Ryan? Ethan? Taza? Saying Meregali medaled because of danaher is like saying seagal REALLY DID teach Silva the front kick.
@@aplus1080 successful but not at that level. Meregali had only transitioned to no gi in like, under a year. Bodoni has drastically improved in like the last year... nickt ryan is b team right. The rest of the squad are also pretty high level
@@nathantheophilus4856 Meregali is one of the highest rated gi competitors. Danaher is not responsible for his success. Just like Pedigo isn't responsible for the medal that Musumeci got after training there for like 3 weeks. Danaher's legion of students are very good but none of them are anywhere near Gordon's level. Garry didn't even get through the first round. 19 year old kade ruotolo has had more success p4p than everyone from danaher.
The way he passes Romulo like it’s nothing blows my mind. And that back take 😳
Exactly - Romulo is an absolute beast and he handled him so easily…
Unreal
Exactly what I thought too. He just.....passed him.
most impressive is thats 5 years ago gordon
You know what’s even crazier to think about….that this was Gordon 5 years ago…..imagine him now!
Romulo Barral is an all time great, and Gordon made him look like a blue belt. The skill of Gordon Ryan is like the original rain man levels at a casino damn, nothing he does is difficult for any ordinary blue or purple belt but the timing, the precision, the hip pressure and switches dang so amazing
Incredible how slippery rumolo is from the bottom of side control with the body lock. Gordon has trouble climbing him past the hips.
But that jump to pass and take the back was just incredible. He compensated for the inversion+rotation that rumolo was in the process of doing.
Top 3 things to take from this imo
1. Gordons spacial awareness and his ability to put himself in the spot with the angle needed to mount the back successfully.
2. Gordon's handfighting. He uses push and pull and specific grips to get specific leverage and encourage specific reactions. So so so much subtlety in his handfighting and grip breaking tactics as well as John's techniques.
3. Weight placement. load and unload. He is able to maintain balance when sliding over the knee. He is at the edge of balance and tipping over but he knows where his opponent is loaded and or unloaded, thus able or unable to tip him any further in that direction.
Thnx for breaking it down for us, bro lololol
@@tjm9565 anytime my man. Have a radical day. Fistingstein... out.
Respect to the guy who took 5 years to edit this video, great dedication.
This is insane what he did to Romulo, Gordon had been training like 6-7 years at this point, Romulo had been a black belt longer than that, and he had nothing against Gordon...
Old School Black Belt is Purple Belt now
@@jedimaster291 I'm a "old school black belt" and there nothing for the purple belt when they fight against me...
Don't compare Gordon to anyone, the same for Rômulo...
Just to remember you abou Rômulo:
Main Achievements:
1st Place ADCC World Championship (2013)
1st Place IBJJF World Championship (2014/2013/2012/2009/2007)
1st Place IBJJF World Masters Championship (2016 Master 1)
1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2007**)
1st Place IBJJF European Open (2016**)
1st Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2006/2007)
1st Place IBJJF World No-Gi Championship (2009)
1st Place IBJJF European Open (2013)
2nd Place IBJJF World Championship (2016/2014/2011/2010**/2009*/2007*)
2nd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2016/2009)
3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2017/2006)
3rd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2017/2013/2013*/2006)
@@jedimaster291 the reason of this type of winning is because Ryan is Ryan, and not because Rômulo is weak or purple belt level...
It really just highlights the difference of training no-gi all the time versus just dabbling in no gi for ADCC. Different mentality between the generations. Talking to Romulo he wasn’t expecting the back take because at that point Gordon was primarily known as just a leg locker.
@@saulowarrior true!
That was a clinic
No other way to explain it.
Excalty he's amazing to watch! Beautiful back take
That body lock pass has been like a cheat code since for me. Hearing Gordon talk about passing Tom DeBlass more times in one day than all other times combined was quite a statement. Likewise I’ve passed people consistently with it that I normally wouldn’t have been able to otherwise. A 10 hour instructional sounds excessive, but it’s been incredibly useful and one of the best instructionals I’ve ever bought.
You got to get the body lock from half guard right? If you get the body lock when in butterfly isnt easy to get swept?
@@oldeenglish64 I go for the bodylock in butterfly often and rarely get swept. Keeping them flat makes it difficult for them to elevate because they lose the rocking motion. At least in my experience.
At 45 seconds in that’s what I’m talking about, they have both butterfly hooks I’m but you’re smashing them flat. Typically I sprawl to clear on leg and passing to the left they still have the right leg in and you do a move that looks like a dog pissing on a fire hydrant to step over. Even if they opt to try to get their right leg in for half guard I have the body lock which I slide the right arm up to an underhook and left arm to a cross face which you’ll all but certainly pass because you have them in flattened out with a cross face and underhook in.
@@oldeenglish64 also in rolls if I’m starting standing and they’re on the ground I’ll hand fight to distract a bit and dive in to the body lock which works a number of times until your training partners catch on. It’s really incredible, it’s felt like a cheat code to be honest.
@@oldeenglish64
It can be. If you're going up against someone who specializes in the butterfly guard then it can be risky, but most people don't.
One thing Gordon showed is that if you dedicate yourself to a goal that you are truly passionate about and stick with it relentlessly you can change your life very quickly. Unfortunately most people stick with things that are harmful to them and their lives rapidly spin out of control.
you don't often see gordon do these kin of moves, explosive fast pace, hes style lately is been pretty slow paced but eventually he destroys everyone. its nice to see him move like this but i understand why he isnt doing it anymore..
He was much lighter by the time and his game looked like Gary's. Now he moves like a true HW.
A lot of his matches since 2019 have been exhibitions though, and he's been treating them as exactly that, an exhibition. He's aware of the skill gap in most of these matches, and instead of trying to finish as quickly as possible, he's displaying more flair and showing different parts of the new ground game that DDS/New Wave have been developing.
@@rituel5724 10 kg isnt that much
@@davidoconnor1773 even at 2019 ADCC he moved differently. Much more methodical.
10 mins vs 30 mins WNO match, different rules different styles. Plus hes so much better now 5 years later its a joke for him. Literally tried to tap double gold champ with a smother lol He's toying with top shelf competitors now.
This is just fundamental pure jiu-jitsu on display. Great Technique
Hip switch pass to the far side back take was money! 💰 🔥
The King👑
Insane how even the comments section has evolved.
0:30 - fall
1:08 - 1a guard pass
2:18 -2a guard and back pass. 👑
He makes it look so easy its mindblowing
Two legends!!!
Barrai was stunned.. Gordon cut through him like a hot knife through butter, Barrai couldn’t even slow him down.
Congrats Gordon from brazil your is Very good 🙅🏽♂️
Coming in 5 years later with the footage lmao thanks flo
Sick transition to the back. Amazing.
Anyone else here bc GR referenced this fight in his guard retention instructional?
Fucking scary this was 2017 Gordon
Which is why Pena still deserves SOME credit for beating this version of Gordon. The guy ran through everyone and was about to double gold except for Pena stopping him in the final match. It’s not like he sucked in 2017.
@@Stephen981cs Absolutely, just wild how one goes one way and one the other since, I feel bad for Peña in 2022 lol
@@tacosdelamor1306 yea. I don’t think Pena has been as good as his 2017 self and Gordon appears to have evolved immensely. But this match needs to happen. I also hope they meet in their bracket in September under ADCC rules.
That back take
Olha essa transição para as costas. Coisa absurda
You can see the level of Gordon is in another galaxies
So sick
Basic guard pass! He did so easily
Sou fã do jiu-jitsu de Rômulo Barral, mas esse gringo tirou ele pra nada literalmente.
Un. Be. Lievable!
I think he's been practicing that move
What was the finish? Didn’t look like standard RNC, was it a gift wrap or jaw crush?
Say what you want about Gordon, but this kid is the truth!!!!
Muita pressão e técnica
Esperou
Não poderia ter esperado
Teria que se impor
Gordon is insane in this match... seriously wtf. This dude is on another level.
How was it 0-0 when GR passed to side control and took back?
Been doing Jiujitsu 25 years. The worst and most memorable asswhooping I ever got- in any sport or game, was rolling with Romulo. Truly awful. Watching this match, especially in 2017, hurt. Gordon Ryan is one of a kind. Unbelievable.
that back take was crazy
damn gordons a beast he whooped his arse in 4 mins
Those upper leg muscles:O
...back when Nicky Rod was still pumping gas back in Jersey.
I would like to see him against Roger or Braulio
Ryan vs Khabib would be banger
There’s levels and levels and then there’s Ryan.
Gordon is a true savage, that guy had no chance 😂
Idk anything about grappling but are u allowed to slam them or judo throw your opponent?? Like I said, idk anything. Please understand lol.
Perfectly allowed most competitors just dont do it because points arent recorded the first 5 minutes and the length of an adcc match means people wanna pace themselves more. Big throws esoecially because they dont give points but expend energy to set up . Women like kendall reusing and ffion davies have some cool match and looked good with those judo throws. Pulling guard or judo trips/sacrifice throws are more preferable. Takedowns would come later in the match after points is recorded. Slams are allowed but im sure slam knockouts dont count.
This is my favorite version of Gordon. The current Ubereem version just looks... unnatural.
No kidding; dude looks unhealthy
He just weighs like 10 kg more now, it’s not that much
@@LOLLYPOPPE lmao atleast 10kgs more, and pure muscles
@@LOLLYPOPPE this was 88kg. He’s going 99+. Way more than 10kg for this years ADCC
@@Stephen981cs he was cuttin to 88kg though.. hes 25lbs larger now but thats not a lot hes a big dude with a big frame
Romulo estava doente ? Com medo ? Não foi o mesmo !
Gordon Ryan passou o carro nesse ADCC e perdeu na final para o preguiça, mas agora é luta casada, 5 anos depois, vai pegar fogo.
@@bigfather7285 vai , sei não mas o alemão tá um tanque
holy fuck that back take is so slick.
Why no points on the takedown, guard pass and back mount wit hooks?
No points first 5 minutes
10 min fight, first 5 min no points, the other half u get points
Qual o significado daquela tornozeleira rosa ????
Caralho maluco tirou o romulo pra nada 🤯
Easy work.
Dude passes Barral's scary guard as if it was nothing. Shit!
Hot knife... damn
the back take says genius
Is Romulo afraid?
He said he was worrying too much about his leg locks. He didn’t expect the back take. Gordon was primarily known as a heel hook expert at the time.
It also seems to me. Ryan is a beast but Romulo looks like he was defeat before the fight. Very sleepy attitude.
Crazy how much bigger Gordon is 5 years later.
& Better
Gordon was (and is) amazing, but don't forget that Romulo was past his prime at this point
How did he just grab that single like that …..
bjj guys have awful wrestling especially brazilians
@@isuskrist420 ok I was wondering cause I’ve never been quick enough to grab a leg like that, they always sprawl so fast, so Brazilian guy didn’t even try to sprawl?
@@titanwilkins4044 he didn’t bother because there are no points, he can counter off of that single
@@titanwilkins4044 no points from a takedown the first 5 minutes most bjj people are fine with the single because you end up in half guard or half butterfly after the takedown. In ADCC2022 you can see gord let nicky rod and galvak both hit takedowns on him , but neither wanted to pursue him into the guard so they reset.
Gordon beat of the best!!!!
punked him ... really ...it is scary to think that he is even better now ...
Back take was nuts!
Ref...take your shoes off!
Chill brother. He is wearing wrestling shoes. Lol
Ir malhar na academia teria mais trabalho
completely dismatled.
Body lock passing before it was cool.
even in 2017, people were saying "he sucks lol leg locks are all he's got" =/
Gordon’s dedication to his strength training played a huge role in his success. He wouldn’t have been able to do what he did without it.
Steroids helped too
AND black crowes in the background!!
romulo was never good. Just juiced tf up
Gordon always seems to be so much bigger than his opponents would love to see him against somebody his own size. Not sure it would make any difference though
This is the 88kg division of adcc. You can't weight over 88kg...
He beat bigger opponents in adcc just recently.
What’s the first song ?
Sounds like Remedy from the Black Crows
Gordon Ryan is the worst guy to watch as someone new to BJJ. He makes it look too easy
The problem for Romulo is that a huge part of his game was spider guard, without a gi he is average.
Yea just your average ADCC champion. Wtf are you talking about?
This is literally Windows XP vs Windows 10
Thats not how the word literally works tho
pre roid days
Pre roids? Lol 😂
Nope. Even here there was roids. Come on. It’s ADCC.
Let’s not pretend Romulo wasn’t on the açaí as well.
@@kogrady2409 everyones natural in ADCC to the haters..
Never even awarded any points. It’s like they knew he was gonna win anyway.
What’s with the goofy music?
Pre-roid Gordon > Roided Jiu-Jitsu Giga-Chad
I think he is on 'Açaí' here as well
@@GuluMammadli your probably right... maybe it was less than it is now though... a man can dream
@@AbdullahMikalRodriguez Totally man! On Roid or not, he did THIS to Romulo at his first black belt year. Doesn't get anymore impressive..
@@GuluMammadli he was already a black belt in 2016 I believe. But yea everyone is on the sauce at ADCC. It’s basically expected, no matter what weight class haha
@@GuluMammadli Agreed. Romulo is a legit ADCC legend and probably on the açaí as well here. It’s hard to understand just how good Gordon is. It’s scary that he’s far better now than he was in 2017.
Ryan SUB
Barral
Rediculous guard pass
Posta a luta do Gordon com o Felipe Pena…
Vcs são tendenciosos ao extremo, sempre enaltecendo os feitos americanos e desmerecendo os lutadores de outra nacionalidade!
Qvacilo paia
Micael Galvão???😕 Felipe Preguiça Pó ena???😕😕😕🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒
F'ing master clinic. Why is he so good but his crew isn't?
He uses much better tactics. He has 5+ follow up moves to every attack he uses where everyone else has like 2.
His crew both old and new are getting medal placements in adcc 2022. Bodoni, jones, nicky rod, meregali all have top 3 finishes
@@nathantheophilus4856 except Nicky rod, all those people were successful ahead of time. Where are the rest of the squad? Tonon? Nicky Ryan? Ethan? Taza? Saying Meregali medaled because of danaher is like saying seagal REALLY DID teach Silva the front kick.
@@aplus1080 successful but not at that level. Meregali had only transitioned to no gi in like, under a year. Bodoni has drastically improved in like the last year... nickt ryan is b team right. The rest of the squad are also pretty high level
@@nathantheophilus4856 Meregali is one of the highest rated gi competitors. Danaher is not responsible for his success. Just like Pedigo isn't responsible for the medal that Musumeci got after training there for like 3 weeks. Danaher's legion of students are very good but none of them are anywhere near Gordon's level. Garry didn't even get through the first round. 19 year old kade ruotolo has had more success p4p than everyone from danaher.
Wow.