View outcomes for Karate Fight’s Pit Submission Collection. Vagner Rocha and Max Gimenis scored massive upsets.
Karate Fight has now formally entered the world of submission grappling.
On Friday, January 26, at Karate Kickback 1, the group held its first three matches of Pit Submission Collection, hosted by legendary BJJ rivals Paulo and Joao Miyao.
Every match consisted of 1, 12-minute spherical of submission-only motion, with all submissions and slams allowed.
Watch these matches beneath
Pit Submission Collection outcomes
- Helena Crevar def. Caitlin Murdock by way of submission (Lifeless Orchard armbar)
- Vagner Rocha def. Luke Griffith by way of choice
- Max Gimenis def. Dan Manasoiu by way of choice
Within the first matchup, teenage phenom Helena Crevar showcased her dynamic and harmful guard sport, first attacking from the open guard earlier than shifting closed guard the place she secured a Lifeless Orchard armbar submission over Pedigo Submission Preventing’s Caitlin Murdock.
Subsequent, veteran Vagner Rocha took on New Wave Jiu-Jitsu’s current ADCC Trials winner Luke Griffith. Regardless of giving up important age and measurement benefits to the South African, Rocha displayed wonderful grit, endurance, and wrestling to attain a call win.
Whereas Rocha discovered himself in a few troublesome spots early, he turned up the tempo because the match went on, scoring an enormous takedown and clear back-take within the closing minutes to solidify the choice in his favor.
And within the third match, New Wave’s “Big” Dan Manasoiu squared off with veteran black belt Max Gimenes. Manasoiu got here out aggressively however shortly misplaced steam, and Gimenis spent a lot of the competition passing guard and controlling from prime place to say the choice win.
When the match was over, Manasoiu limped off the mat, having seemingly suffered a knee harm early on.
