Vai Cavalo is Portugese for "Go Horse."
Fabricio "Vai Cavalo" Werdum is probably the happiest man in the world this week. After barely even being discussed in the media week leading up to his clash with Fedor Emelianenko, Werdum shocked everyone with a 69 second submission victory over the once-beaten Russian.
Fedor came in early looking strong and determined to win quickly. Showing no respect for Werdum's stand up, Fedor jumped in throwing caution to the wind and landing a few glancing hooks before Werdum ditched his standing position for a more familiar one, his back on the mat.
Fedor followed Werdum down, defended an armbar nicely, looked to pass to side control, and then...it began. Werdum grabbed hold of an arm, walked his legs up and attacked with an armbar. As Fedor defended, Werdum adjusted his position to lock his legs. He locked in the figure four and worked to tighten the choke while still attacking the arm. "Vai Cavalo!" which the Werdum team described as Fabricio's ability to attack with multiple submissions at once, was the key to victory. Without the armbar, the triangle wouldn't have been enough to force the tap and vice versa.
The stoic Russian tapped a single time on Werdum's leg and Big John saved him from unconsciousness. It was the Russian's first loss in over nine and a half years. It was Werdum's biggest win to date and he happily offered a rematch in Russia.
What a shake up, Lesnar vs Carwin will now determine the top heavyweight in the sport. Buckle up.
Fabricio "Vai Cavalo" Werdum is probably the happiest man in the world this week. After barely even being discussed in the media week leading up to his clash with Fedor Emelianenko, Werdum shocked everyone with a 69 second submission victory over the once-beaten Russian.
Fedor came in early looking strong and determined to win quickly. Showing no respect for Werdum's stand up, Fedor jumped in throwing caution to the wind and landing a few glancing hooks before Werdum ditched his standing position for a more familiar one, his back on the mat.
Fedor followed Werdum down, defended an armbar nicely, looked to pass to side control, and then...it began. Werdum grabbed hold of an arm, walked his legs up and attacked with an armbar. As Fedor defended, Werdum adjusted his position to lock his legs. He locked in the figure four and worked to tighten the choke while still attacking the arm. "Vai Cavalo!" which the Werdum team described as Fabricio's ability to attack with multiple submissions at once, was the key to victory. Without the armbar, the triangle wouldn't have been enough to force the tap and vice versa.
The stoic Russian tapped a single time on Werdum's leg and Big John saved him from unconsciousness. It was the Russian's first loss in over nine and a half years. It was Werdum's biggest win to date and he happily offered a rematch in Russia.
What a shake up, Lesnar vs Carwin will now determine the top heavyweight in the sport. Buckle up.
