Back riding with strikes

The back taken with punches live: hooks in, hands busy, the choke arriving under cover of fire.

In these systems

Dagestani system Sambo + wrestling base, chain grappling against the fence, positional smothering that removes hope.

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev The system's heir: Khabib's wrestling with a finisher's submission game welded on.

Canon: Jackson's MMA (Ground Game, Stand-up Game) · Penn, Mixed Martial Arts: The Book of Knowledge · the Unified Rules judging criteria