Gilbert Durinho against Vinicius Bohrer at WOCS 20 / Photo: Pingo de Souza/publicity
Jiu-Jitsu black belt Gilbert Durinho was unstoppable last Friday. In the cage at WOCS 20, the Gi and No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu world champion needed just two minutes to get the takedown, take back-control and finish Vinicius Bohrer with a rear-naked choke. The performance caught our readers’ attention, and they wrote in asking for the gi-clad warrior now carving out a name for himself in MMA to teach the takedown. “I repeated that takedown so much, it comes automatically to me now. The footwork is from judo; you have to take a step and turn your hip, getting the opponent to walk with you,” he explained just after the fight. He didn’t leave it at just theory, though, demonstrating the position exclusively for GRACIEMAG.com.
Durinho will again see MMA action this coming Saturday, when he takes on Paulo Nego Trama in the Brazilian state of Bahia.
Champion Pro MMA Fights
August 4, 2012
Bahia Cafe Hall, Salvador, Bahia
+93kg Ewerton Teixeira [BA] vs. Raul Bazanes [SC]
-77kg Edilberto Crocota [BA] vs. Manoel Conti [PR]
-77kg Gilbert Durinho [RJ] vs. Paulo Nego Trama [BA]
-57kg Bruno Menezes [BA] vs. Alvino Torres [DF]
-66kg Marcio Velaminho [BA] vs. a definir
-66kg Renato Velame [BA] vs. Rogerio Wolverine [SE]
-77kg Junior Orgulho [BA] vs. Vicente Luque [DF]
-61kg Hengel Andrade [BA] vs. Isaac Souza [SE]