2019 Kasai Pro 6

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• ▸ The 2019 Kasai Pro 6 ran across two days at The Showboat in Atlantic City, built around a 135 lbs Grand Prix that pulled in names like Joao Miyao, Geo Martinez, Ash Williams, and Jon Calestine. If you were following the bantamweight nogi scene ahead of ADCC, this was one of the cards to watch.
• ▸ Across 31 recorded matchups, 17 were decided on points and 10 by submission, for a submission rate of 32 percent. That points-heavy split tells you how much of this bracket came down to grip and positional grinding.
• ▸ When the finishes did come, the rear naked choke led the way with 4 across the event. Heel hooks accounted for 2, with an armbar, kneebar, guillotine, and baratoplata each showing up once.
• ▸ Edwin "Junny" Ocasio put together 5 recorded wins at the event, more than anyone else, and he did it without a single submission. That is a full run built on points and control rather than hunting the finish.
• ▸ Joao Miyao took 4 wins on the way to the final against Junny Ocasio, and 2 of those came by submission. It is a reminder that even a guard player known for entanglements was closing matches multiple ways here.