Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds: The Lightweights – LIVE RESULTS
Today, Sunday, November 29, 2020, at 3 PM PT/6 PM ET, Eddie Bravo’s Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds will be held at the Majestic Resorts Costa Mujeres in Cancun, Mexico.
The event features a 16-man lightweight combat jiu jitsu style tournament, plus three lightweight special matches to break up the action in the tournament bracket. You’ll see some returning veterans such as JM Holland, Nathan Orchard, Bobby Emmons, Keith Krikorian, and Mikey Gonzalez, as well as some fresh faces trying out the ruleset for the first time. The combat jiu jitsu ruleset allows for open hand palm strikes once the action hits the ground. There is also a “get down” rule if the match does not hit the ground for a full minute, which requires the competitors to get down on the mat and start from there to allow for the palm strikes. You can check out the countdown show to learn more about the competitors below. As usual, the event will be live streamed on UFC Fight Pass. Match results will be updated below as the event progresses.
COMBAT JIU JITSU WORLDS RESULTS
LIGHTWEIGHT TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND
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Nathan Orchard (10P Seattle) v Michael Esquivel II (Alpha Omega Jiu Jitsu)
Winner – Orchard by rear naked choke in regulation
Todd Walling (Triton Fight Center) v Cody Owens (Team Tooke/Team Torres Jiu Jitsu)
Winner – Walling by heel hook in regulation
Kim Terra (Caio Terra BJJ) v Paulo Marmund (Gracie Barra Playa Del Carmen)
Winner – Terra by toe hold in regulation
PJ Barch (10P Spring Valley) v David Weintraub (Vitor Shaolin BJJ)
Winner – Barch by rear naked choke in regulation
Kade Ruotolo (Atos BJJ) v Laird Anderson (Lowell Anderson JJ/San Rice JJ)
Winner – Ruotolo by kneebar in regulation
Danny Collazo (VRMA – Fight Sports) v Mikey Gonzalez (Caio Terra BJJ)
Winner – Collazo by rear naked choke in regulation
Bobby Emmons (Nice Guy Submission Fighting) v Thomas Fisher (Gracie Barra Playa Del Carmen)
Winner – Emmons by triangle armbar in regulation
Jordan Holy (The Holy Grail Jiu Jitsu) v Samson Phommabout (Yin Wellness)
Winner – Holy by arm triangle choke in regulation
LIGHTWEIGHT TOURNAMENT QUARTER FINALS
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Nathan Orchard (10P Seattle) v Todd Walling (Triton Fight Center)
Winner – Orchard by wristlock in regulation
Kim Terra (Caio Terra BJJ) v PJ Barch (10P Spring Valley)
Winner – Barch by rear naked choke in regulation
Kade Ruotolo (Atos BJJ) v Danny Collazo (VRMA – Fight Sports)
First match of the night to go to overtime. Ruotolo gets the full 2 minute max control time at the top of the first OT round and then escapes quickly when on defense. In the second OT round Ruotolo again banks the full 2 minutes of control time and escapes quickly on defense. In the third OT round Ruotolo opts for the spiderweb position and works hard for the armbar, which enables Collazo to escape faster this time. Collazo takes the back in the bottom of the third round and Ruotolo escapes again fairly quickly.
Winner – Ruotolo by control time in overtime
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Thomas Fisher (Gracie Barra Playa Del Carmen) v Jordan Holy (The Holy Grail Jiu Jitsu)
Emmons was injured in his match against Fisher and could not continue so Fisher moved on to the quarter finals despite losing by submission.
Winner – Holy by rear naked choke in regulation
LIGHTWEIGHT TOURNAMENT SEMI FINALS
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Nathan Orchard (10P Seattle) v PJ Barch (10P Spring Valley)
Second match to go to overtime. Barch racks up the full 2 minutes max control time in the first round and then escapes fairly quickly. The second overtime round was very close as Orchard escapes in a minute and then almost secures the choke in the bottom of the round as seen in the above clip before Barch escapes. Barch gets the rear naked choke in the top of the third overtime round and survives the bottom of the third to secure his spot in the finals.
Winner – Barch by rear naked choke in the third overtime round
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Kade Ruotolo (Atos BJJ) v Jordan Holy (The Holy Grail Jiu Jitsu)
Winner – Ruotolo by arm in guillotine choke in regulation
SPECIAL MATCHES
JM Holland (10P Bethlehem) v Cris Lencioni (Sunshine Athletics)
The match goes to overtime and Holland takes offense first, with Lencioni escaping during a transition from the back to an armbar attempt. Lencioni secures a rear naked choke in the bottom of the first overtime round.
Winner – Lencioni by rear naked choke in the first overtime round
Derek Rayfield (10P Las Vegas) v Elias Anderson (Lowell Anderson JJ/San Rice JJ)
The match goes to overtime and Anderson takes the back first. Rayfield escapes then secures a choke in the bottom of the first overtime round.
Winner – Rayfield by arm triangle choke in the first overtime round
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Keith Krikorian (10P San Diego) v Ivan Rodriguez (Batalanto BJJ)
Winner – Krikorian by TKO due to strikes in regulation
LIGHTWEIGHT TOURNAMENT FINALS
PJ Barch (10P Spring Valley) v Kade Ruotolo (Atos BJJ)
Winner – Ruotolo by “the pretzel” choke (his words – aka the buggy choke) in regulation
Kade Ruotolo of Atos BJJ is the new Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds Lightweight Champion!!
