Report: False countdown ruse succeeds at Mundials
The report below says that members of Team Lloyd Irvin sought to create an advantage during the brown belt finals…
The report below says that members of Team Lloyd Irvin sought to create an advantage during the brown belt finals by misleading the opponent as to the time left on the clock. However, two things need to be kept in mind. Firstly, the Team Lloyd Irvin member, DJ Jackson, was ahead at the time of the countdown, not tied as was initially reported. Secondly, the team members may have simply been counting down mistakenly, or in an attempt to spur further action.
Team Lloyd Irvin coaches are reknowned for an encyclopedic knowledge of the rules, and there have been no previous instances of anyone from the team using dishonorable tactics to win a match.
The crowd around the nearly empty mats was entirely focused on Beneil Dariush and De’Alonzio (DJ) Jackson, as they grappled for the brown belt middleweight championship. DJ got points for a pass very late into the match and was up 4-2.
The crowd chanted the countdown as time was running out. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! When the 1 sounded in the air, Beneil stopped grappling. He stood up and began to compose himself.
What he didn’t know is that the crowd chanting was a congregation of Team Lloyd Irvin grapplers and supporters there to coach his opponent, DJ Jackson. There was actually ten more seconds left on the clock. DJ had nothing to do with the false countdown, but readily took advantage of it with a takedown and a pass into side control. Bam! Two points for the takedown and three points for the pass into side control on an unresisting and confused Beneil.
In future editions of the Mundials, there may be rules or sanctions against teams for pulling underhanded tactics like this.
