GrappleFest 10 took place in Liverpool, England, last Saturday (November 20). It was an exciting submission-only event, with heaps of interesting matches.
Check out the full main card results, as well as the review of the tournament below.
GRAPPLEFEST 10: FULL CARD RESULTS
Dante Leon defeats Oliver Taza (Decision)
Kade Ruotolo defeats Keith Krikorian (Decision)
Tye Ruotolo defeats Nick Ronan (Decision)
Pierre-Olivier Leclerc defeats Mateusz Szczecinski (Decision)
Matty Holmes defeats Kieran Davern (Decision)
Shane Fishman defeats Ben Hills (Rear Naked Choke)
Nadine Tavares defeats Rosa Walsh (Decision)
Ellis Younger defeats Jan Stach (Decision)
Jamie Acton defeats Craig Burton (Decision)
Lee Chadwick defeats Ash Fletcher (Armbar)
Paul Lukowski defeats Chris Walsh (Rear Naked Choke)
Jorge Valladares defeats Josh Cherrington (Heel Hook)
Kevin Corkhill defeats Tommy Yip (Decision)
Jack Tyley defeats Lawrence Fitzpatrick (Triangle Choke)
Justin Burlinson defeats Edward Aitken (Arm Triangle)
Nia Blackman defeats Slavka Holubjakova (Heel Hook)
GRAPPLEFEST 10: DANTE LEON AND RUOTOLO BROTHERS DOMINATION
The main event saw Daisy Fresh’s Dante Leon dominating with his top game. He clashed heads with Oliver Taza, who is this year’s ADCC European Trials winner. Throughout the match, Leon utilized heavy pressure in order to pass Taza’s guard; whereas Taza was incapable of enforcing his signature Leg Lock game.
As the match neared the end, it was obvious that Leon will win by decision, which he earned through his aggressive guard passing efforts from top position.
In the co-main event, it was Kade Ruotolo who beat Keith Krikorian. Ruotolo maintained his dominance throughout the match, even though Krikorian was constantly threatening him with aggressive leg attacks from bottom.
Then, with a little bit than two minutes remaining in the bout, Ruotolo managed to take his opponent’s back and was extremely close to getting a Twister. Krikorian successfully escaped; however, that was insufficient, as Kade already secured a decision win.
Kade’s twin brother, Tye Ruotolo, displayed the same exciting game as his brother did. About midway into the match, his opponent – Nick Ronan – went for a Flying Scissor Takedown, after which he went on to attack Tye’s legs.
However, Ruotolo turned those leg attacks into an advantage quickly enough; as he used the entanglement into a back attack, securing Ronan’s back. After a while, Ronan escaped and then pulled guard late into the match, which led Ruotolo to win by decision in the end.
Sloth Jiu-Jitsu: you can be slow and unathletic and still kick butt in Jiu-Jitsu.