Bochecha attacks Roger Gracie’s arm at the end of the Metamoris 2012 main event. Photo by John Lamonica/GRACIEMAG.
The inaugural Metamoris Pro event had the Jiu-Jitsu fans who watched live in San Diego, California, or over the internet captivated last Sunday, for the riveting supermatches held under rules whereby neither points or advantage points determined the winner.
With stars of the gi packing the match areas and stands, the event proved to be a bona fide Jiu-Jitsu clinic, like in the main event between Marcus Bochecha and Roger Gracie, where the current world champion even got hold of the Gracie’s arm and nearly tapped him out as the match drew to a close. Roger again showed why his defenses are considered some of the most solid in the sport.
The three winners of the night were Kron Gracie, Rafael Lovato Jr. and Caio Terra, each awarded an extra 5,000 dollars for getting a tapout before the 20 regulation minutes were up.
Check out the photos taken by John Lamonica and the complete results below.
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METAMORIS PRO
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, USA
OCTOBER 14, 2012
Roger Gracie and Marcus Vinicius “Bochecha” fought to a draw;
André Galvão and Ryron Gracie fought to a draw;
Dean Lister and Xande Ribeiro fought to a draw;
Kron Gracie tapped out Otávio Sousa via armbar;
Rafael Lovato Jr. tapped out Kayron Gracie via Kimura lock;
Caio Terra tapped out Jeff Glover via armbar.