Leozinho's run at ADCC 2011 was nuts.. whos next?

re watching my adcc 2011 matches and damn leo viera really put on a good show..

not to say he was most dominant because there was Marcello garcia and Rafa mendes who at this point both clear proof there is indeed life on other planets and some of those aliens live and compete amongst us normal people!!

But leo's went up in weight and faced quite a few young bucks and really showed some solid strategy and gamesmanship to take home that silver.. his match with Calasans.. Epic ending

with Marcello out thie year I wonder who will emerge as "The ONE"

so far its been
sperry --> JJ machado--> M.Garcia--> M.Garcia + Rafa Mendes

Gonna be a good ADCC

Ttt, verrryy excited Phone Post

Leo could win 77 this year Phone Post 3.0

<blockquote>joshjitsu - Leo could win 77 this year <img src="/images/phone/apple.png" alt="Phone Post 3.0" border="0" style="vertical-align:middle;"/></blockquote><br /> i dont see him beat lucas lepri or leandro lo<br /><br />I respect leo vieira alot but Lo would put a ragdoll beating on him if he finds his turns nogi

Have we seen Lo do no gi yet? His game seems so gi dependant, I wonder what it would look like.

Rodolfo didn't have such a good ADCC after looking incredible in the gi before that. Phone Post 3.0

^^ spot on
Everyone thought Calasans would wreck Leozinho too with his size etc. Phone Post

Leo went for it that year and didn't play as passive as he often did in the past. his match with calasans showed his experience Phone Post 3.0

I think Kron has a good shot at winning 77 this year, he ran into Marcelo the last two times and almost had him once with the guillotine

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omoplautistic - Have we seen Lo do no gi yet? His game seems so gi dependant, I wonder what it would look like.

Rodolfo didn't have such a good ADCC after looking incredible in the gi before that. Phone Post 3.0

Saw him at the 2012 no gi Brasileiros. He killed it as usual.

He's fighting Calasans in a special no gi match on the next Copa Podio on Sep 8. Phone Post

What did his game look like? I'm especially curious about his passing. Phone Post 3.0

i dunno leo is for sure one of my all time favorites and a big influence on my game developmentally but age gotta catch up with the wizard at some time.. really depends on who's going..

one major thing to keep in mind is leo is a MASTER strategist and PLAYS the Game very well.. I don't see him beating some of the young bucks with a longer time limit but he is far more well balanced in terms of standing and ground game than many and will take some heads for sure.

I could see him beating lo that fought in 2011 but im sure he has greatly improved since then..