I think you might be right he was going for a hip throw and white initiated first by lifting the hooked inside leg. If that’s the case, genius set up from Dzhebov.
That's a good observation from the slow mo it does look like things go wrong for abe and he tries to throw in the uchi mata as a last ditch/oh shit moment
You're getting down voted but you're right. If you watch closely right as Abe stabs his leg, white hooks Abe's leg and elevates it in a weird reverse kosoto/kouchi gake.
What I'm not sure of is whether Abe tries to ride it and turn it into uchi mata, but his original intent was his split-step hip throw entry.
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u/Rosso_5 Jun 14 '25
Somehow the fact the he used uchi mata surprised me more than his defeat