Zach Maslany breaks down the Craig Jones Invitational final match between Kade Ruotolo and Levi Jones-Leary from his perspective as one of the judges.

Zach Maslany is a 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu black belt and the founder of the Finishers. Across dozens of events over several years, Maslany has turned Finishers into one of the most important professional grappling promotions in the USA. He was also recognised for his tireless efforts to grow the sport and invited to work as one of five judges at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational.

Jits Magazine spoke to Zach briefly about his personal Jiu-Jitsu journey, his MMA career, and his time training under Eddie Bravo. Zach shared some great insight in to his role as a professional grappling promoter and even gave several pieces of great advice for others in the field. He also spoke about his work as a coach, his time as a judge at CJI, and broke down the Kade Ruotolo vs Levi Jones-Leary match specifically.

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0:00 Zach’s start in the sport and MMA
3:03 Learning from Eddie Bravo
5:32 Coaching at 10th Planet & Finishers MMA
9:56 Being a judge at CJI
13:46 Breaking down the Kade Ruotolo vs Levi Jones-Leary decision
20:31 Using CJI rules at Finishers
24:22 The secret to Finishers’ success
30:51 Elite competitors at Finishers
34:22 Advice for combat sports promoters
37:40 Becoming an MMA promoter
38:08 Thanks & signing off

The catalog of phenomenal submissions from 2021 spans well over 200 notable efforts, but we’ve narrowed our list down to the top 21 – the crown jewel being the 2021 Submission of the Year Winner Grace Gundrum.

21 Andy Murasaki triangle vs Gianni Grippo | EUG Promotions
20 Micael Galvao choke vs Gustavo Telles
19 Rafaela Guedes guillotine vs Kendall Reusing | IBJJF Worlds
18 Gesias JZ Cavalcante “G lock” vs Francisco Cuneo | IBJJF Miami Open
17 Devhonte Johnson anaconda choke vs Fellipe Andrew | IBJJF No-Gi Worlds
16 Nicholas Meregali choke vs Cyborg | IBJJF Worlds
15 Thamara Ferreira toehold vs Elisabeth Clay | F2W
14 Tainan Dalpra choke vs Tommy Langaker | IBJJF Worlds
13 Tye Ruotolo seated arm-triangle vs Dante Leon | WNO
12 Luiza Monteiro armlock vs Nathalie Ribeiro | IBJJF Worlds
11 Derek Reyfield buggy choke vs Rene Sousa | EBI Qualifier
10 Matheus Gabriel 50-50 armbar vs Luan Carvalho | BJJBet
9 Diego “Pato” Oliveira kneebar vs Josh Cisneros | IBJJF Pan No-Gi
8 Fabricio Andrey triangle vs Jamil Hill-Taylor | IBJJF Worlds
7 Tim Spriggs heel hook vs Kaynan | WNO
6 Gordon Ryan triangle vs Vagner Rocha | WNO
5 Baret Yoshida assassin choke | F2W 180
4 Kade Ruotolo buggy choke vs Cole Franson | WNO
3 Joe Dierkhising vs Vinicius Trator calf slicer | No-Gi Worlds
2 Gabriel Sousa north-south choke vs Mikey Musumeci | WNO
1 Grace Gundrum twister vs Jessa Khan | WNO

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These were the fastest subs we saw in 2021 at Who’s Number One.

The fastest 12 submissions seen at WNO in 2021:

Haisam Rida vs Miha Perhavec Armbar 0:36
Amanda Alequin vs Jessa Khan Toe Hold 0:43
Craig Jones vs Luiz Panza Inside Heel Hook 0:46
Mikey Musumeci vs Richard Alarcon “Mikey Lock” 0:57
Mikey Musumeci vs Lucas Pinheiro Inside Heel Hook 1:26
Tammi Musumeci vs Danielle Kelly Twisting Arm Lock 1:43
Joshua Cisneros vs Damien Anderson Armbar 1:51
Jacob Couch vs Roberto Jimenez Inside Heel Hook 1:54
Cole Abate vs Ned Johnson Ankle lock 2:43
Micael Galvao vs Jacob Couch Armbar 2:52
Danielle Kelly vs Jessie Crane Kneebar 3:00
Craig Jones vs Ronaldo Junior Inside Heel Hook 4:15

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Ethan Crelinsten and Kade Ruotolo threw down in one of the most action packed and memorable matches in Who’s Number One history.

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After Andrew Wiltse sustained an unfortunate injury, Kade Ruotolo stepped up to compete against Roberto Jimenez at Road To ADCC and boy did they deliver. This match is certainly a contender for match of the year.

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Full Match: Kade Ruotolo vs. Cole Franson | Kade wins submission of the night at WNO with a filthy buggy choke.

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If you missed this INSANE Buggy Choke submission in the Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds final, you have to get on UFC Fight Pass and watch the entire CJJ Tournament!

Kade Ruotolo (who is only 17 years old, by the way) pulled this off against one of the toughest jujitsu competitors in the world, PJ Barch. And honestly it was a match that Kade was on his way to losing! Just an amazing, clutch submission by a great and humble young man!

I happened to be hanging out in the hotel with Kade Tye Ruotolo, Pearl Gonzalez, and a few others after CJJ Worlds, and I knew I had to get Kade to breakdown this buggy choke for you guys.

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