“Ultimate Absolute” no-gi grappling tournament quick results
Over at the Hotel Pennsylvania in Midtown Manhattan, Rob Constance in conjunction with the Renzo Gracie Academie’s in the tri-state area are holding their innaugral “Ultimate Absolute NYC” no-gi grappling challenge.
The event is a one-night tournament with 16 of the top grapplers, including Daniel Gracie, Andre Galvao, M-1 Global light-heavyweight champion Vinny Magalhaes, Plinio Cruz, Davi Ramos, Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu, Gerry Rinaldi, and Abmar Barbosa. Each bout will last for ten minutes, with the winner of the tournament receiving $10,000. To sweeten the deal, for every submission the combatant does, they earn $1,000! The event starts at 5 PM EST and The Fight Nerd will be updating results of the event here on my site starting then!
Hit the jump for results as they happen, and refresh often to stay up to date!
“Ultimate Absolute”
July 30, New York City – Reporting by Paula Romero
Opening Rounds:
1. Warren Start VS David Ramos
Ramos wins via toehold
2. Rustam Chsiey VS Alexander Ceconi
Rustam wins by headlock
3. Gerri Rinaldi VS JJ Holmes
Rinaldi wins by guillotine
4. Shaheim Gafri VS Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu
Cyborg wins on points after 10 minutes, 36-0
5. Antonio Neto VS Plinio Cruz
Neto wins by triangle choke
6. Nolan Dutcher VS Andre Galvao
Galvao wins by armbar
7. Marcos “Buchecha” Almeida VS Vinny Magalhaes
Magalhaes wins by toehold
8. Abmar Barbosa VS Daniel Gracie
Gracie wins by armbar (sounds familiar)
Quarter Finals:
9. David Ramos VS Rustam Chsiey
Chsiey wins by points after 10 minutes
10. Gerri Rinaldi VS Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu
Abreu wins by points after 10 minutes
11. Antonio Neto VS Andre Galvao
Galvao wins by points after a five-minute overtime after the first 10 minute period ended in a draw
12. Vinny Magalhaes VS Daniel Gracie
Magalhaes wins by cradle submission (banana-split)
Semi-finals:
13. Rustam Chsiey VS Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu
Chisey wins by points after 10 minutes (Abreu was given a brief recovery time after an illegal slam during the match)
14. Andre Galvao VS Vinny Magalhaes
Galvao wins by points after 10 minutes
Finals:
15. Rustam Chsiey VS Andre Galvao
Andre Galvao wins after two separate overtime rounds (the first being five minutes, and the last one being a ten-minute “Sudden Death” round with the first point scored being the winning point), since the first 10 minutes went to a draw. The judges gave Galvao the fight due to “aggressiveness” in the overtime period. Magalhaes takes third place by default since Abreu was injured and unable to compete in a final match.
Galvao earned the grand prize of $10,000, with Rustam earning $3,000 in second place and Vinny earning $1,500 (excluding money made off of submissions). All of the competitors who submitted an opponent were given $1,000 as well.
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