Felipe Pena reminded the grappling world how dangerous of a competitor he is, as he submitted multiple-time EBI champion, Gordon Ryan. Studio 540, in conjunction with FloGrappling, presented a series of super fights featuring three Danaher Death Squad members in compelling matches. At the end of the day the team would go 1-2 at the event in matches that were high-paced from the very start.

Pena and Ryan got off to a fast start in their much anticipated contest. Both men went for multiple attacks before Pena found a way to Ryan’s back; locking in the fight-ending submission. Both men were very active during the match that lasted more than 40 minutes. This is a big win for Pena as Ryan has become known as an expert in submission-only competitions as he’s won a number of big matches throughout 2016.

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Much was made about this super fight in the days leading up to it due to the growing conversation around “smack talk” in the professional grappling circuit. Pena’s win over Ryan bolsters his resume that includes wins over men such as “Xande” Ribeiro, Jackson Souza, and Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida.

Garry Tonon was the only victorious member of the DDS when he submitted Kim Terra via arm in guillotine during regulation. Tonon used a transition based on a kimura grip to move to Terra’s back. Terra tried to counter by bellying down, but fell into Tonon’s choke to end the match. Tonon and Terra were also involved in a lot of verbal back and forth before their match which translated into a quick pace of action from the very start.

Gordon’s younger brother, Nicky, also competed on the show but was unable to get the victory as he fell to Kennedy Maciel in overtime.