Issue 133

October 2015

Learn how to take control from a neutral position and put your opponent flat on their back

Greg Jackson with John Dodson

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1 - Greg and John are clinched in the 50/50 position.

2 - Greg pummels in his overhook underneath John’s left arm and secures a bodylock

around his lower back. 

3 - Greg keeps a hold of John and puts his right leg behind his left leg. 

4 - Greg puts his forehead below John’s chin for a dominant head position. 

5 - Staying tight with the bodylock, Greg turns his right knee into the back of John’s.

6 - As John is falling, Greg uses his head to steer his body in a clockwise direction.

7 - As John lands on his back, Greg’s legs are clear and he establishes a dominant position with side control.

IN ACTION

This technique is similar to the one used by Tito Ortiz against Evan Tanner at UFC 30. However, ‘The Huntington Beach Bad Boy’ landed straight on his opponent’s chin, which earned him a spectacular knockout.