Blue Belt DQ’d After Powerbombing Opponent
3x No-Gi world champions Josh Hinger sent us a video of one of the dumbest moves that we’ve seen in a competition lately. His blue belt student Tanner Williams, was competing in a recent IBJJF match.
With 30 seconds left, Williams was down 16-2 and needed a submission to win. He was able to pull guard into a triangle choke, and it looked like he had it locked up.
What happened next was one of the dumbest moves we’ve seen in a while. His opponent decided to lift him off the ground and give him a pro wrestling powerbomb.
This led to an immediate disqualification, and Tanner went on to win the match. All this blue belt had to do was defend the choke for less than 30 seconds, but chose to powerbomb Williams.
Hinger posted the video yesterday and wrote this:
“What do you guys think about my guy Tanner Williams getting powerbombed in the semis? He was down 16-2 with 30 seconds left on the clock, so he jumped a triangle and sticks it!
His opponent picks him up over his head and straight bombs him into the mat. Instant DQ. All good though-Tanner rallied and took gold.”- Josh Hinger.
Check out the video below.
Bobby is martial artist for almost 20 years with a BJJ black belt under Professor Sergio Miranda. He is also a karate black and former combat sports athlete, who loves all things grappling.