Rolling Back Takes All Night at WNO 19

Meregali shoots on Duarte and locks his hands around him. He shucks to the back and hooks Duarte’s leg before rolling to the floor. Duarte tries to counter with a leg lock but Meregali comes on top and stops Duarte’s attempt.

_{Nicholas Meregali vs Kaynan Duarte}

Ryan high steps out of half guard before cupping Sousa’s left shoulder with his right arm. Ryan hops over Sousa for the roll and his left leg wedges beneath Sousa’s back to prevent him from rolling away. Ryan secures a seat belt and keeps Sousa between his knees. As they fall away from Ryan’s right arm, Ryan throws his left hook in, and locks legs over the hip to secure the position.

_{Nicky Ryan vs Rene Sousa}

Tacket shoots low on a single and climbs up to the hips. Russell tries to throw Tackett after Tackett locks up a body lock but Tackett’s hips are too close so he stays standing. Tackett lifts Russell before shucking to the back and rolling to back mount. Tackett does an excellent job digging his arms under Russell’s while keeping his head high to ensure Russell can’t stand and Tackett can finish securing the position.

_{Andrew Tackett vs Troy Russell}

As far as what to do next, a good answer for rolling back takes could come from wrestling. Standing Granbys and Peterson rolls could provide interesting counters to open your opponent’s hands and end on top before they can roll.

Here Askren hits a Peterson to escape rear waist lock.

_{Ben Askren Demonstrating}