Following the debut of sister organization Medusa Jiu Jitsu yesterday, the Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds returns today with Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds 2021: The Middleweights. The event is coming live from Cancun, Mexico.
For those unfamiliar with EBI tournaments, the rules are simple. There are no points or advantages, with a winner only determined with a submission. If no winner is determined during the 10-minute regulation time, there is are three overtime rounds. Much like Submission Underground, each fighter will be given a starting position in either an armbar position or back control. The fighter that gets a submission from their position quickest is declared the winner. If there is no submission, the grappler with the longest ride time will win the match.
Combat Jiu Jitsu adds an extra wrinkle to the rules- open palm strikes. The strikes can only be made to the body and head once both fighters are grounded. This adds the TKO as a potential method of victory.
The event features a sixteen-man tournament in the middleweight division to determine the organization’s champion. Competitors include MMA veterans Felipe Fogolin, Mikey Gonzalez, and Matt Secor, Polaris vet Ben Dyson, previous Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds competitors Jorge Tax and Nick Greene, Submission Underground and Combat Jiu Jitsu mainstays Hunter Colvin and Kyle Chambers, and others.
Stay tuned to MMA Sucka for live updates on Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds 2021: The Middleweights. The action begins at 6pm ET/3pm PT on UFC Fight Pass.
Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds 2021: The Middleweights Results
Championship Match
Ryan Aitken def. Derek Rayfield via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), Top Half of Second Overtime
Semifinal Round
Ryan Aitken def. Kyle Chambers via Fastest Escape Time After Three Overtime Rounds
Derek Rayfield def. Ben Dyson via Submission (Armbar), Top Half of First Overtime Round
Quarterfinal Round
Ryan Aitken def. Hunter Colvin via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), Top Half of First Overtime Round
Kyle Chambers def. Calon Sabino via Submission (Armbar), Top Half of Third Overtime Round
Derek Rayfield* def. Matt Secor via Fastest Escape Time After Three Overtime Rounds
Ben Dyson def. Felipe Fogolin via Submission (Armbar), 3:35 of Regulation
*Rayfield enters tournament due to Gonzalez injury
Opening Round
Hunter Colvin def. Jorge Tax via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke), 4:40 of Regulation
Ryan Aitken def. Nick Greene via Submission (Heel Hook), 1:02 of Regulation
Calon Sabino def. Victor Rodriguez via Submission (Armbar), Top Half of First Overtime
Kyle Chambers def. Eduardo Nava via Submission (Heel Hook), 0:19 of Regulation
Matt Secor def. Adrian Nez via TKO, 10:00 of Regulation
Mikey Gonzalez def. Carl Boudro via TKO, 3:01 of Regulation
Ben Dyson def. Rodrigo Rafael via Submission (Triangle Choke), 3:08 of Regulation
Felipe Fogolin def. Ivan Leyva via Submission (Japanese Necktie), 4:58 of Regulation
