Two more matches ahead of the semi-finals.
Road To The Title Episode 6
On today’s episode, we have the last two quarterfinal matchups as Team Musumeci’s #3 Lightweight Danilo Moreira takes on Team Gabriel’s #6 seed Mauricio Rios. Up first, in the Welterweight division, Team Musumeci’s #7 seed Nathan Haddad battles Team Gabriel’s #2 seed Andy Varela.
In the first round, both men hand fought and tried to grab holds in the standing position. With thirty seconds left in the round, Andy Varela took down Nathan Haddad after taunting a ‘sand throw’ and stole the round off that takedown. In round two, Andy gets a quick takedown and was able to take the back, he trapped Nathan’s left arm with his legs and sunk in the rear-naked choke to get the quick tap.
- Andy Varela def. Nathan Haddad via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke, Round 2)
In the second match-up, Lightweight’s battle as Team Musumeci’s Danilo Moreira takes on Team Gabriel’s Mauricio Rios. In round one, Danilo gets a quick takedown, but Mauricio is back up fast, the two both take the mat and start trading foot locks, with no success, despite trying a few times. Danilo Moreira tried to take the back, but Mauricio Rios was able to roll out and back to trading foot locks until the round ended.
In round two, Danilo tried to pull guard right away, but Mauricio was hip to it. Again, they both started trying foot locks’s and eventually transitioned to Mauricio in top control. Constant leg lock attempts from both men kept them in constant movement until they both locked in foot lock’s on each other to end the round.
In the third and final round, both looked for ground control right away, but Danilo ended up on top in full mount, but Mauricio was able to reverse into a mount of his own. Both continued to transition into different leg lock attempts until the round ended. We head to a judges decision in a close fight. Danilo Moreira gets the win via Unanimous Decision.
- Danilo Moreira def. Mauricio Rios via Unanimous Decision.
With each coach getting a win from their team members, Mikey Musumeci’s team is still ahead with a 5-3 record. In the next episode, we head to the semi-final rounds as Welterweight’s clash a Team Gabriel’s teammates battle each other when Andrew Tackett takes on Elijah Carlton. Then, in the Lightweight division, Team Musumeci’s teammates clash as Kyvann Gonzalez takes on Danilo Moreira.
The last four Lightweight’s are all Team Musumeci, meaning his team will win the Lightweight finals. But, he has only one team member left in the final four Welterweights.
On June 25, the main event of UFC BJJ 1 will feature UFC BJJ: Road to the Title coaches Mikey Musumeci and Rerisson Gabriel competing for the inaugural UFC BJJ bantamweight championship, while the welterweight and lightweight finalists meet each other for gold in their respective divisions.
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