Road to Metamoris: Episode 2 Recap

Episode two 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 #2.

The competitors from group #2 are:

• Karl Albrektsson (Catch-Wrestling from CSW)
• Warren Brooks (Brown Belt)
• Rick Camarero (Blue Belt)
• Tony Debelak (Brown Belt)

And here are how the matches played out:

Match #1: Karl vs Warren

• Warren pulls guard, Karl passes to half.
• Warren maintains for a considerable amount of time.
• Karl spins around for a knee bar.
• Warren taps.

RESULT: Karl wins via kneebar.

Match #2: Rick vs Tony

• Heavy grip fighting on the feet.
• Rick secures an undertook and hits an outside trip, landing in top half guard.
• Tony secures lock-down, Rick passes to side control.
• Tony turtles, Rick turns him and takes the back, both hooks in.
• Rick secures the palm-to-palm RNC.
• Tony taps.

RESULT: Rick wins vis RNC

Match #3: Warren vs Tony

• Warren pulls guard, Tony unwilling to engage; Warren stands again before once more pulling guard.
• Tony attempts a rolling toe-hold.
• Warren counters with a foot crunch.
• Tony taps.

RESULT: Warren wins via foot crunch

Match #4: Karl vs Rick

• Rick attempts a snap-down, Karl secures double-underhooks and gains the front headlock position.
• Karl attempts a t-rex choke, Rick powers through and back to his feet.
• Karl trips rick and lands in top half guard.
• Karl uses a kimura to pass to side control.
• Rick turtles and attempts to stand.
• Karl pulls him back down and takes the back, securing a crossface/neck-crank on the way down.
• Rick taps.

RESULT: Karl wins via Crossface/Neck-crank.

That win puts Karl in the lead, so he moves on to the finals.

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