Ruotolo vs. Tackett had everything: suspense, non-stop action, submission attempts, close finishes, escapes, wild scrambles, and stakes.
Ruotolo was the No. 1 seed in the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI), and he had to get through Tackett to reach the finals to win $1 million. Both grapplers are 21 years old and at the top of their game.
Incredible match! I was pulling for Tackett though.
At First I thought it was Drew Fickett LOL
Definitely match of the tournament, ,the ramp made things even better.
I know they hate each other but why didn’t Gordon Ryan enter this to win that money?
He wasn’t invited.
Now Nicky Rod called him out. $1MM v. $1MM.
As good as this match was, the Levi match was awful, and not because of Kade. I hope they change the rules about buttscooting.
I’ll be surprised if Gordon accepts. He doesn’t seem to in the same form as his fully roided-up version against Galvao 2 years ago. I think he’s had ongoing health issues preventing him from being in top training form.
Great match for sure
AMEN…
Best at h between two young stars… who I think we’ll be seeing more of for years.
Might have just started the best New Age rivalry last night
The butt scooter is everything that is wrong with bjj
I like Gordon and I will be shocked if he accepts, and if he doesn’t that will always put an asterisk on his legacy.
It’s crazy, though, that we had two major BJJ competitions going on at the same time and they both had hugr players in the game. I think spectator BJJ is growing faster than we realize.