GUARD is the eighth fighter skill. It is the jiu-jitsu game off your back: pull guard, keep it, sweep to the top, and hunt submissions from the bottom. Taking down a good guard player is no longer a free round.
THE MAT HAS TWO SIDES NOW
- On your back, your guard is either intact or passed.
- With the guard intact, you can sweep, attack submissions, or work back to your feet.
- A pass shuts down your sweeps and most of your submissions until you hip out and recover guard.
- A sweep flips the fight. You come up on top, and the judges score it like a takedown.
- Ground Game is now the top game: passing, riding and ground-and-pound. It is the wrestler's answer to a good guard.
SIX NEW TECHNIQUES
- Sweeps (Guard): Hip Bump Sweep, Butterfly Sweep
- Passes (Ground Game): Knee Cut Pass, Pressure Pass
- Defense (Guard): Technical Stand-Up, Guard Retention
Each one levels up to Mastered, and every mastery unlocks a perk. Pull Guard runs on Guard now too. Pull it on a good passer with sloppy grips and you land already passed.
BUILD A GUARD PLAYER
Every style has a Guard base. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has the best one, learns Guard at 35% off, and starts with Hip Bump Sweep. Spend your XP on GUARD from MY FIGHTER. Already have a fighter? They already have a Guard rating, based on their ground game and submissions. BJJ fighters get a bonus.
IN THE CAGE
- ADVANCED strategy has new ground calls: PULL GUARD, HIP BUMP, BUTTERFLY SWEEP, KNEE CUT PASS and PRESSURE PASS.
- Camps with a level 2 MAT ROOM unlock the LIVE GUARD fight boost.
- The fight stats card now counts SWEEPS and GUARD PASSES.
- Sweeps, passes and guard recoveries are all on the play-by-play, and the booth has new lines for the mat game.
Out now on iPhone, Android and the web.
