It was clear from the very moment that the Who’s Number One (WNO) Championships were first announced that the results were going to be an incredible weekend of high-level grappling action. There was a huge number of surprises and plenty of upsets as many less experienced or disadvantaged competitors managed to pull out the win. Perhaps the most surprising of all came in the opening round of the women’s Heavyweight division when Amanda Leve dominated Gabi Garcia despite a phenomenal weight disadvantage and took the unanimous decision win. Despite this impressive performance, Leve lost in the next round to the eventual winner Rafaela Guedes
That wasn’t the only overachieving performance in the women’s brackets though as Grace Gundrum managed to outclass two elite opponents in Danielle Kelly and Jessa Khan in the Strawweight division, before falling in the final to Mayssa Bastos. In the men’s Lightweight division there was another pair of shock upsets in the first round when Gabriel Sousa submitted Mikey Musumeci with a north south choke and the young teenager Cole Abate outworked Geo Martinez to a decision victory. Sousa emerged victorious when the pair met in the next round but couldn’t make a dent in the unstoppable run of Kade Ruotolo.
His brother Tye Ruotolo performed just as well in the men’s Middleweight division by submitting Dante Leon and Johnny Tama before winning a decision in his toughest match of the night against Mica Galvao. Pedigo Submission Fighting’s Jacob Couch had a great night in the same division by going 2-2 and ending up with third-place, owing in part to Jon ‘Thor’ Blank being injured in their match. The men’s Heavyweight division of the WNO championships delivered equally surprising results as the eventual champion turned out to be ADCC veteran Tim Spriggs, who defeated divisional favorite Kaynan Duarte in the final.
WNO Championships Full Results
Women’s Strawweight (115lbs) Opening Round
Grace Gundrum defeats Danielle Kelly via Unanimous Decision
Jessa Khan defeats Jessica Crane via Submission – Heel Hook
Mayssa Bastos defeats Alex Nguyen via Unanimous Decision
Tammi Musumeci defeats Amanda ‘Tubby’ Alequin via Unanimous Decision
Semi-Finals
Grace Gundrum defeats Jessa Khan via Submission – Twister
Mayssa Bastos defeats Tammi Musumeci via Split Decision
Consolation Bracket
Amanda ‘Tubby’ Alequin defeats Alex Nguyen via Submission – Kneebar
Danielle Kelly defeats Jessie Crane via Submission – Heel Hook
Amanda ‘Tubby’ Alequin defeats Jessa Khan via Submission – Toe Hold
Tammi Musumeci defeats Danielle Kelly via Submission – Armlock
Third-Place Playoff
Tammi Musumeci defeats Amanda ‘Tubby’ Alequin via Unanimous Decision
Final
Mayssa Bastos defeats Grace Gundrum via Unanimous Decision
Women’s Heavyweight (115lbs+) Opening Round
Amanda Leve defeats Gabi Garcia via Unanimous Decision
Rafaela Guedes defeats Elisabeth Clay via Unanimous Decision
Ana Carolina Vieira defeats Amanda Loewen via Submission – Arm-Triangle Choke
Kendall Reusing defeats Erin Harpe via Unanimous Decision
Semi-Finals
Rafaela Guedes defeats Amanda Leve via Unanimous Decision
Kendall Reusing defeats Ana Carolina Viera via Unanimous Decision
Consolation Bracket
Erin Harpe defeats Amanda Loewen via Submission – Kimura
Elisabeth Clay defeats Erin Harpe via Unanimous Decision
Erin Harpe defeats Amanda Leve via Unanimous Decision
Third-Place Playoff
Elisabeth Clay defeats Erin Harpe via Unanimous Decision
Final
Rafaela Guedes defeats Kendall Reusing via Submission – Guillotine Choke
Men’s Lightweight (155lbs) Opening Round
Gabriel Sousa defeats Mikey Musumeci via Submission – North South Choke
Cole Abate defeats Geo Martinez via Unanimous Decision
Kade Ruotolo defeats Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira via Submission – D’Arce Choke
Josh Cisneros defeats Damien Anderson via Submission – Armbar
Semi-Finals
Gabriel Sousa defeats Cole Abate via Split Decision
Kade Ruotolo defeats Josh Cisneros via Injury due to Scissor Takedown
Consolation Bracket
Diego Oliveira defeats Damien Anderson via Unanimous Decision
Third-Place Playoff
Diego Oliveira defeats Joshua Cisneros via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Final
Kade Ruotolo defeats Gabriel Sousa via Submission – D’Arce Choke
Men’s Middleweight (185lbs) Opening Round
Tye Ruotolo defeats Johnny Tama via Submission – D’Arce Choke
Dante Leon defeats Jon Blank via Unanimous Decision
Jacob Couch defeats Roberto Jimenez via Submission – Heel Hook
Mica Galvao defeats William Tackett via Unanimous Decision
Semi-Finals
Tye Ruotolo defeats Dante Leon via Submission – Guillotine Choke
Mica Galvao defeats Jacob Couch via Submission – Armbar
Consolation Bracket
Jon Blank defeats Jacob Couch via Submission – Inverted Triangle Choke
William Tackett defeats Dante Leon via Submission – Calf Slicer
Third-Place Playoff
Jacob Couch defeats William Tackett by Unanimous Decision
Final
Tye Ruotolo defeats Mica Galvao via Split Decision
Men’s Heavyweight (185lbs+) Opening Round
Kaynan Duarte defeats Kyle Boehm via Unanimous Decision
Mason Fowler defeats Giancarlo Bodoni via Unanimous Decision
Aaron ‘Tex’ Johnson defeats Orlando Sanchez via Disqualification due to Illegal Slam
Tim Spriggs defeats Haisam Rida via Submission – Inside Heel Hook
Semi-Finals
Kaynan Duarte defeats Giancarlo Bodoni via Unanimous Decision
Tim Spriggs defeats Aaron ‘Tex’ Johnson via Unanimous Decision
Consolation Bracket
Haisam Rida defeats Orlando Sanchez via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Third-Place Playoff
Haisam Rida defeats Giancarlo Bodoni via Unanimous Decision
Final
Tim Spriggs defeats Kaynan Duarte via Submission – Inside Heel Hook
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