Espen stretched Jaakko Vilander’s arm to win gold.
Espen Mathiesen, the Norwegian black-belt representing team Kimura, has left his mark in the competitive scene once more, this time at the IBJJF’s Dublin Open, held early this month in the Irish capital.
A bronze medalist from this year’s World Championship, Mathiesen again put his dangerous guard to the test as he faced Jaakko Vilander in the middleweight final.
With a relentless game of legs and technical grips, Mathiesen ended up catching his opponent in a triangle, but the choice to finish on the arm came as a solution in order to produce the tap-out sooner.
Check out Mathiesen’s adjustment and execution right here:
