Grapplefest 6 Results and Photos

Though it’s been just over a year since their first event, Grapplefest has swiftly found a home for themselves among the top submission only grappling showcases. With a rule set that encourages aggressive submission hunting, there’s no wonder Grapplefest has already secured some of the world’s most well-known competitors among their participants. The likes of Craig Jones, Lachlan Giles, Ffion Davies, and Gianni Grippo are just a few of Grapplefest’s notable past athletes.

Their 6^th installment drew even more first-rate competitors from across the world to Liverpool, for an evening of exciting submissions. The Miyao brothers, Frank Rosenthal, Kamil Wilk, Ben Eddy, & Masakazu Imanari headlined the event, with some of the UK’s best up and coming talent starting the show. High-level submissions and gritty decision matches defined the night, with Paul Lukowski’s split decision win over Lee Simpson earning a well-deserved fight of the night.

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Main Card

• Joao Miyao def. Frank Rosenthal via Face Bar
• Paulo Miyao def. Kamil Wilk via Armbar
• Masakazu Imanari def. Bed Eddy via Straight Footlock
• Matheusz Szczecinski def. Sean McDonagh via Outside Heel Hook
• Jack Grant def. Tom Caughey via Unanimous Decision
• Tom Breese def. Lee Chadwick via Rear Naked Choke
• Jay Butler def. Kev Corkhill via Unanimous Decision
• Adam Ellis def. Mariusz Domasat via Kimura
• Paul Lukowski def. Lee Simpson via Split Decision
• Shane Price def. Chris Regan via Unanimous Decision
• Abbie O’Toole def. Maia Holmes via Inside Heel Hook
• James Walters def. Radek Romanek via Inside Heel Hook
• Craig McIntosh def. Wing Chau Cheung via Unanimous Decision
• Ben Robson def. Dylan Scott via Split Decision

Preliminary Card

• Ciaran Brohan def. Neil Atkins via Unanimous Decision
• Josh Cherrington def. Danny Tyler via Rear Naked Choke
• Danny Hughes def. Mike Reay via Unanimous Decision
• Sam Quinn def. Ben Hills via Split Decision
• Josh Kennedy def. Josh Roberts via Armbar
• Piotr Chojnacki def. Ash Fletcher via Inside Heel Hook
• Declan Williams def. Gary Priestly via Arm Triangle Choke
• Christian Knight def. Connor Cambell via Rear Naked Choke
• Jamie Shattock def. Brett Reeve via Triangle Armbar
• Shane Curtis def. John
• Moffatt via Unanimous Decision
• Suzanne Wilson def. Hannah Garrett via Unanimous Decision
• Brad McDonagh def. Charlie Baker via Guillotine
• Brian Fitzgibbon def. Logan Keenoy via Americana
• Shea Williams def. Liam Finnegan via Guillotine

Grapplefest shows no sign of slowing down, with their next event taking place in November.

They are currently taking applications for high-level brown and black belts for Grapplefest 7.

You can find Grapplefest on Facebook and on Instagram as @grapplefest.

View more photos of Grapplefest 6 by Shawna Rodgers here and here.

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Shawna Rodgers

Shawna Rodgers is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt, yoga instructor, and professional photographer. She is currently based out of New Jersey, but travels often to cover Jiu-Jitsu tournaments and events. Shawna specializes in photojournalism and interviews, and has worked in the Jiu-Jitsu media world since she began training.

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