(The previous edition can be found HERE)
Welcome
to another Match of the Week! This week's match is Roberto 'Cyborg' Abreu
vs. Bill 'The Grill' Cooper from a 2009 edition of Grapplers Quest.
Roberto
Abreu, better known in the BJJ community as 'Cyborg', is a black belt under
Francisco 'Toco' Albuquerque. He initially started training with the Nova
Geracao Team, but has since started his own team, Fight Sports. Cyborg is well
known for his very unique style of grappling and the tornado guard, which he
has since made famous.
Throughout
his reasonably long career, Cyborg has won multiple titles. He is a four time
World NoGi Champion (2012, 2011, 2010 weight & absolute), a two time
Pan American Champion (2008, 2001 blue), and a one-time ADCC (2013 absolute)
and European Champion (2005). He is also a six time World bronze medalist
(2013, 2011, 2008, 2006 absolute, 2003 purple, 2002 purple absolute) and a two
time ADCC (2013, 2011) and World NoGi bronze medalist (2008 absolute, 2007).
Obviously,
as I mentioned earlier, Cyborg is well known for his tornado guard. He is also
known for his half guard and the deep half guard position. A very unique, yet
under utilised submission which Cyborg has great amounts of success with in
competition is the reverse triangle. For such a big guy, Cyborg moves almost
like a lightweight. He is very explosive with his movements.
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| Roberto 'Cyborg' Abreu |
Bill 'The Grill' Copper, also known as simply 'Bill the Grill', is a black belt under Ricardo 'Franjinha' Millera and fights for Paragon Jiu-Jitsu. At the time he received his black belt, Bill was the youngest American ever to do so. Bill has also ventured into the world of MMA, and has competed in Strikeforce. He also holds black belts in Judo and Tae Kwon Do.
Bill has
many accomplishments to his name. He is a 27 time Grapplers Quest Champion, and
a one-time Pan American (2007 brown), Houston Open (2010 black), and Best of
the West Champion (2007 brown). He is also a two time World silver medalist
(2008 black, 2007 brown absolute), and a one time World bronze medalist (2010
black), and World NoGi Silver (2007 black absolute) and bronze medalist (2008
black).
As a
grappler, Bill is extremely well rounded. He is dangerous from anywhere. He
doesn't seem to really have a preference. Throughout his matches he is very
aggressive and always keeps the pace high. One thing I noticed is that his
cardio is phenomenal! He literally never seems to get tired. In terms of
submissions, Bill really likes the guillotine choke, especially in NoGi. The
rear naked choke is another favourite of his.
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| Bill 'The Grill' Cooper |
I
remember this match very well. This was the full grappling match I ever saw on
YouTube when I was 14 years old. I don't know how I managed to come across it,
but I remember I was blown away with what I saw. I didn't actually know who
either of the guys was.
Man, this
match is just constant action! It's just back and forth constantly. Neither guy
ever stops for a second. I usually try to sum up the match in a few lines, but
I would find it nearly impossible to do in this instance. Just watch the match
for yourself; I'm sure you'll have a blast.
The video of the match can be found below. I hope you guys enjoy!
See you next week!
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