Saturday night treated fans to some high level grappling with a bit of combat jiu-jitsu mixed in.
Faitma Kline almost became Medusa’s 1st Double Champ, as she made it to the Combat Jiu-Jitsu 135 lb. Final Round against Aislin O’Connell. The two battled it out into OT, with referee Master Vic biting his knuckles through most of the match. In the 2nd OT round, O’Connell got the RNC tap on Kline in just :20 seconds. With Kline tasked to get a submission in a quicker time, she had her work cut out as she had yet to submit O’Connell in nearly 15-minutes of grappling. Kline chose to start on the arm and quickly jumped onto a deep armbar that seemed as if it were going to get the tap. Somehow, O’Connell survived and slipped out just seconds before the :20 mark, earning her win. She won all 3 of her matches on the night by RNC.
What. An. End.#Medusa2 pic.twitter.com/hyT6xFy7q0
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) March 13, 2022
Earlier in the night, Sophia Cassella, a Tom Deblass product, earned the strawweight title under EBI rules in a final match against Kiaya Jackson, winning by straight ankle lock in less than 30 seconds.
SHORT WORK FOR SOPHIA CASSELLA!#Medusa2 pic.twitter.com/T4Uf00JGjr
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) March 13, 2022
Cassella made her way to the final round after an inside heel hook finish over Andrea Vasquez in the semifinals
// Combat Jiu Jitsu Bantamweight Finals //
Aislin O’Connell def. Fatima Kline via Submission (RNC) in OT
// Combat Jiu Jitsu Bantamweight Semifinals //
Aislin O’Connell def. Jennifer Rivera via Submission (RNC)
Fatima Kline def. Claire North via Submission (Heel Hook)
// Combat Jiu Jitsu Bantamweight Quarter Finals //
Jennifer Rivera def. Erin Johnson via Submission (Armbar) in OT
Aislinn O’Connell def. Vanessa Demopoulos via Submission (RNC) in OT
Fatima Kline def. Kayla Patterson via Submission (Toe Hold)
Claire North def. Nikki Sullivan via Submission (Triangle Choke)
// EBI Rules Strawweight Finals //
Sophia Cassella def. Kiaya Jackson via Submission (Straight Ankle Lock)
// EBI Rules Strawweight Semifinals //
Kiaya Jackson def. Sarah Elizabeth via Submission (RNC)
Sophia Cassella vs. Andrea Vazquez via Submission (Heel Hook)
// EBI Rules Strawweight Quarter Finals //
Sarah Elizabeth def. Mattie Brown via Submission (Armbar)
Kiaya Jackson def. Macy Breaux via Submission (RNC)
Andrea Vazquez def. Alesha Zappitella via Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Sophia Cassella def. Brittany Way via Fastest Escape Time after OT
// Combat Jiu Jitsu Bantamweight Superfight //
Bre Stikkelman def. Jennifer Perez via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 3:56 of Regulation
// EBI Rules Strawweight Superfight //
Randi Miley def. Alesha Zappitella via Submission (Armbar) at 4:33 of Regulation
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