Episode one of Road to Metamoris is out now.
In case you missed the format of the tournament, it is as follows:
- 16 competitors.
- 4 groups of 4.
- Round-Robin
- Each match is 15 minutes long.
- Whoever gets the most submissions in the group, becomes that group’s finalist.
- The four finalists create a new group which is then fought as a Round-Robin.
- The winner faces Jeff Monson at Metamoris 6.
This week’s episode showed the matches from group #1. The episode in it’s entirety was 13 minutes and 46 seconds long.
The competitors from group #1 are:
- Travis “Newaza” Warner (Purple Belt)
- Joseph “Moku” Kahawai (Brown Belt)
- Adam Wheeler (Black Belt)
- Justin Colburn (Brown Belt)
Without further explanation, here are how the matches played out.
Match #1: Newaza vs Moku
- Moku immediately gets double-unders, lifts and drops Newaza right into bottom side control.
- Newaza quickly recovers half-guard.
- Moku passes to mount and attacks with an americana.
- Newaza rolls Moku, who counters with and armbar, but Newaza defends and rolls into Moku’s guard.
- Moku sets up a triangle and locks in a Kimura on Newaza’s inside arm.
- Newaza taps.
RESULT: Moku wins by Kimura.
Match #2: Wheeler vs Colburn
- Colburn comes out wearing wrestling shoes.
- Wheeler trips Colburn, and passes his guard with a double under.
- Colburn turtles, Wheeler takes the front headlock position before dumping Colburn back into bottom side control.
- Colburn recovers guard and gets the triangle set-up position.
- Wheeler once again passes and Colburn turtles.
- Wheeler attempts to roll Colburn into his guard and gets one hook in before transitioning back to side control where he attempts a head and arm choke.
- Colburn escapes and recovers guard.
- Wheeler passes guard again as the round ends.
RESULT: Draw/No Submission
Macth #3: Wheeler vs Newaza
- Newaza comes out aggressive, but pulls guard anyways.
- He quickly gets the triangle set-up, but Wheeler passes and attacks with a Kimura from top half-guard before taking side-control.
- Newaza escapes; both men return to their feet and Newaza pulls guard again, immediately getting the mission control position.
- Wheeler passes, and Newaza recovers and attempts a final triangle as the round ends.
RESULT: Draw/No Submission
Match #4: Moku vs Colburn
- Colburn heavy on head-control
- Moku performs a slide-by and gets a full-bodylock before lifting and dropping Colburn into bottom side control.
- Colburn attempts to escape side control by sitting straight up, only to be sucked back down by Moku on each attempt.
- Moku takes north-south and locks in a Kimura.
- Colburn verbally submits.
RESULT: Moku wins by Kimura.
And with that, no other competitor can hope to tie up the score with Moku, so he is group #1’s finalist.
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