Take a look at the complete outcomes and video highlights from final Friday’s WNO 23: Nicholas Meregali vs. Vagner Rocha.
Who’s Quantity One (WNO) 23 came about on Friday, March 10, and featured a heavyweight important occasion conflict between Nicholas Meregali and Vagner Rocha.
In that matchup, New Wave’s Meregali employed strong wrestling and suffocating prime management en path to a late submission end. After spending the bout’s first a number of minutes grappling for place on the toes, Meregali used an arm drag to safe a clear takedown. From there, he rapidly handed Rocha’s guard and spent the following couple of minutes alternating between dominant positions.
The end got here within the contest’s ultimate two minutes, as Meregali wrapped up an armbar from the mount.
With the victory, the 29-year-old extends his profitable streak that dates again to the 2022 ADCC World Championships and continues to seem like the highest heavyweight competitor in no-gi grappling.
Earlier than that, within the co-main occasion, younger phenom Andrew Tackett – contemporary off his gold medal efficiency on the ADCC West Coast Trials – placed on a spectacular displaying in opposition to present IBJJF no-gi world champion Tommy Langaker. Tackett made comparatively fast work of the Norwegian, passing his guard earlier than transferring to the again place the place he sunk within the match-ending rear-naked choke.
The win additional solidifies Tackett’s standing as one of many sport’s prime 77kg opponents as he continues to realize momentum forward of the 2024 ADCC World Championships.
Elsewhere on the cardboard, Rocha siblings Achilles and Jasmine every secured spectacular submission wins. On the preliminary card, 17-year-old Achilles Rocha added to his spotlight reel with an unimaginable armbar over Camron Sofa. Later within the evening, latest ADCC West Coast Trials winner Jasmine Rocha submitted Emily Ferreira with an Aoki lock.
Additionally of notice, Nicky Ryan picked up the largest win of his still-young profession with an ankle lock submission on two-time ADCC champion JT Torres; Felipe Pena earned a gritty determination win over fellow veteran Rafael Lovato Jr.; and former WNO champion Diogo “Baby Shark” Reis breezed to a submission win over Shay Montague.
Take a look at the complete outcomes from WNO 23 beneath.
WNO 23 outcomes
Predominant card
- Nicholas Meregali def. Vagner Rocha by way of submission (armbar)
- Andrew Tackett def. Tommy Langaker by way of submission (rear-naked choke)
- Felipe Pena def. Rafael Lovato Jr. by way of determination
- Nicky Ryan def. JT Torres by way of submission (ankle lock)
- Jasmine Rocha def. Emily Ferreira by way of submission (Aoki lock)
- Diogo Reis def. Shay Montague by way of submission (anaconda choke)
Preliminary card
- Achilles Rocha def. Camron Sofa by way of submission (armbar)
- Luccas Lira def. Husam Alabed by way of determination
- Cassia Moura def. Jessica Crane by way of submission (rear-naked choke)
- Evan Leve def. Marlon Tanaka by way of determination
