HEMISFEAR
01-04-09, 05:56.13 PM
According to cagepotato
Top videos link http://www.cagepotato.com/top-10-submissions-2008
I hadn't seen a couple of these, but I agree with most.
9. Yoshiyuki Yoshida chokes out War Machine (5/24/08)
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t127/MMANut/yoshidawarmachine.gif
"Japan’s Yoshiyuki Yoshida made his UFC debut at UFC 84 against the man then known as Jon Koppenhaver. Yoshida locked up an anaconda choke less than a minute into the first and Koppenhaver, alpha male that he is, declined to tap and instead took a pleasant little nap. Okay, so it’s only a technical submission, and not the fanciest finish you’ll ever see, but damn was it satisfying. War (or Mr. Machine, as he’s known down at the bank) would later get chucked from the UFC for making stupid comments about Evan Tanner’s death and for refusing a fight with Brandon Wolff. Yoshida would go on to get knocked into a Zen-like peacefulness by Josh Koscheck."
7. Fedor Emelianenko makes a commercial out of Tim Sylvia (7/19/08) BdTjbpYSH78
"Maybe not the craziest submission ever, but it makes the list for sheer domination factor. Fedor Emelianenko needed just thirty-six seconds to tap out Tim Sylvia, first landing a few punches to put him “on queah street,” in Tim’s words, then finishing it with a modified, trachea-crushing rear naked choke. Sylvia would later admit to not knowing exactly what kind of choke it was, but admitted “it hurt like hell.” I’m sure Affliction would say the same thing about what it felt like to pay you $800,000 for that performance."
6. "Jacare" Souza cranks Zelg Galesic's arm (9/23/08)
<div><object width="420" height="339"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x6uk48" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x6uk48" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="339" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x6uk48">Ronaldo Souza vs. Zelg Galesic - Dream.6 MW GP 2008</a></b><br /><i>by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/moltisanti87">moltisanti87</a></i></div>
"It's no secret that Jacare knows his way around a submission, but this one against Zelg Galesic at Dream.6 was particularly pretty to watch. It starts with Souza just owning Galesic on the ground, working his way into mount like it's just part of his warm-up routine. It's when Galesic thinks he's escaped that things get rough. The leg comes over and next thing you know Galesic is doing his best telegraph operator impression: tap, tap, tap"
3. Demian Maia’s triangle choke poundage of Ed Herman (4/19/08)
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t127/MMANut/maiaherman.gif
"It was a given that Maia would make this list. The only question is, for which sub? We like this triangle choke with a side of face-smashing that he pulled off against Ed Herman. It’s the most efficient way of ensuring that for one reason or another, your opponent will either quit or lose consciousness. Herman decided on the latter, and that’s his choice, you know?"
1. Dustin Hazelett turns a whizzer into an armbar (6/21/08)
http://i29.tinypic.com/2aesglg.jpg
"As part of his attempt to win more Submission of the Night bonuses than anyone else, Dustin Hazelett pulled off this beauty against Josh Burkman at the TUF 7 Finale. It starts with a whizzer/ankle pick takedown, then Hazelett figures, what the hell, and jumps into an armbar. Honestly, they just don’t come much slicker than that."
Top videos link http://www.cagepotato.com/top-10-submissions-2008
I hadn't seen a couple of these, but I agree with most.
9. Yoshiyuki Yoshida chokes out War Machine (5/24/08)
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t127/MMANut/yoshidawarmachine.gif
"Japan’s Yoshiyuki Yoshida made his UFC debut at UFC 84 against the man then known as Jon Koppenhaver. Yoshida locked up an anaconda choke less than a minute into the first and Koppenhaver, alpha male that he is, declined to tap and instead took a pleasant little nap. Okay, so it’s only a technical submission, and not the fanciest finish you’ll ever see, but damn was it satisfying. War (or Mr. Machine, as he’s known down at the bank) would later get chucked from the UFC for making stupid comments about Evan Tanner’s death and for refusing a fight with Brandon Wolff. Yoshida would go on to get knocked into a Zen-like peacefulness by Josh Koscheck."
7. Fedor Emelianenko makes a commercial out of Tim Sylvia (7/19/08) BdTjbpYSH78
"Maybe not the craziest submission ever, but it makes the list for sheer domination factor. Fedor Emelianenko needed just thirty-six seconds to tap out Tim Sylvia, first landing a few punches to put him “on queah street,” in Tim’s words, then finishing it with a modified, trachea-crushing rear naked choke. Sylvia would later admit to not knowing exactly what kind of choke it was, but admitted “it hurt like hell.” I’m sure Affliction would say the same thing about what it felt like to pay you $800,000 for that performance."
6. "Jacare" Souza cranks Zelg Galesic's arm (9/23/08)
<div><object width="420" height="339"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x6uk48" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x6uk48" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="339" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x6uk48">Ronaldo Souza vs. Zelg Galesic - Dream.6 MW GP 2008</a></b><br /><i>by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/moltisanti87">moltisanti87</a></i></div>
"It's no secret that Jacare knows his way around a submission, but this one against Zelg Galesic at Dream.6 was particularly pretty to watch. It starts with Souza just owning Galesic on the ground, working his way into mount like it's just part of his warm-up routine. It's when Galesic thinks he's escaped that things get rough. The leg comes over and next thing you know Galesic is doing his best telegraph operator impression: tap, tap, tap"
3. Demian Maia’s triangle choke poundage of Ed Herman (4/19/08)
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t127/MMANut/maiaherman.gif
"It was a given that Maia would make this list. The only question is, for which sub? We like this triangle choke with a side of face-smashing that he pulled off against Ed Herman. It’s the most efficient way of ensuring that for one reason or another, your opponent will either quit or lose consciousness. Herman decided on the latter, and that’s his choice, you know?"
1. Dustin Hazelett turns a whizzer into an armbar (6/21/08)
http://i29.tinypic.com/2aesglg.jpg
"As part of his attempt to win more Submission of the Night bonuses than anyone else, Dustin Hazelett pulled off this beauty against Josh Burkman at the TUF 7 Finale. It starts with a whizzer/ankle pick takedown, then Hazelett figures, what the hell, and jumps into an armbar. Honestly, they just don’t come much slicker than that."