Yes, no butt shooters, please. I know that's part of jiu-jitsu, but we're talking about going mainstream. I thought Greg wouldn’t allow guard pulling unless there’s a really meaningful connection. To be honest, unless the bottom guy is actively trying to sweep or submit, they should be told to stand up, even if just for 30 seconds. We need rules to make it more exciting while still letting guard players play the guard with real attempts. Playing guard would still be sick if the bottom guy is forced to constantly go on the offensive-like they have to keep moving forward or pull their opponent into their guard, not just lie down and wait to counter the top player's guard pass.
I pray that Craig and the boys survive the afterparty. Jiu Jitsu needs this to happen again. The format worked, the pit worked, the announcers were great, the vibe, the matchups, Tackett energy, heck even the sideshow stuff actually worked. I expected a little Fyre festival, but this was awesome!
the biggest take away for me is CJI took care of the competitors. This is how you get respect that builds a genuine loyalty. What a fantastic show. Congratulations to all.
I don’t think I can watch a jiujitsu tournament without this ring layout. No more running out of bounds bullshit!!!!!! You have to engage! Loved it. ADCC is probably history.
If it's a professional event, with money on the line, there is no excuse to not use the pit. Let the yoga mats be relegated to the local YMCA weekend warriors.
same man! I've never watched a bjj event before, but Craig's vlogs got me interested in CJI and after watching this event i'll definitely be keeping up with bjj
This is an embarrassing compared to UFC and actual combat sports. Guys just laying on their backs, waiting for another guy to get on top of them. Tragic.
Holy shit that Kade Vs Tackett match was one of the best matches I've ever seen. Non stop action and attacking. Love this CJI ruleset, makes everyone push and not hold on to position and no stalling
this whole event and marketing was a beautiful thing to witness. Thank you Craig and crew! This not only grew the sport, but also another thing or two.
2:14 Event start, day 2 10:10 Nicky Rodriguez v Adam Bradley 31:01 27x World Champion Renato Laranja 40:42 Fillipe Andrew v Inacio Santos 1:14:23 Levi Jones Leary v Lucas Barbosa 1:43:42 Kade Ruotolo v Andrew Tackett 2:08:56 scan code to donate fair fight foundation (w/Renato Laranja) 2:30:35 Mackenzie Dern v Ffion Davies 2:51:33 Craig Jones v Gabi Garcia 3:18:08 Over 80kg Final 3:30:12 Under 80kg Final Cheers, @openmatjj
10 times better experience than adcc Previously I thought the production will take a hit but it probably was the best home experience i have had watching a bjj event. Camera quality ,camera angles ,matt quality ,format of the show and all the fun it brought were all top tier Congrats to Craig and all Bjj community
Bro I was just tuned in for craig garcia match, ended up watching both days all, was watching in between rounds of ufc on Saturday, watched everymatch 😅😂❤
Nicky Rod was a man on the mission the whole weekend, and the call out of Gordon Ryan was perfect. CJI was the best Jiu Jitsu tournament of all time! Props to the unanimous donor, props to Craig Jones and everyone else involved. This was a home run
they were good, just sometimes wanted them to stick closer to the action. Like Nicky Rod's win he was getting a beautiful entry to the back and they were talking about some other random shit
@@kali9779 Casual bro... Craig was in the fight for his life in there. He almost died multiple times and had to resort to cheap tactics to pull of a razor thin victory.
He fought no top guys in that division. The only guy who could take on him was Hugo and he got eliminated. Guys like Flipe, Gordon, Kanyan etc who actually have a win over him were never in it so its predictable
She was never hated... maybe misunderstood, but always respected. Thank you Gabi, for making so many children lives better! You're amazing and I bow to your beautiful heart! Much love 🥰🙏
100% due to her massive size and juice she always seemed like a massive ´bully’ or w\e… she was just hard to cheer for it’s like cheering for the meragali when He fought kade or Ricco rod when he fought Marcelo …. She also came off this way in interviews. Like drago in Rocky 4 ´ if she dies, she dies’. Type sheit…. I never hated on her personally but I would have never cheered for her until I saw what a amazing human she is
@@az8039 the initial idea was for Craig to do a seminar before adcc to help raise money for the first round exit of adcc competitors. But the investor said they might aswell run their own tournament. According to Craig on the podcast. Perhaps you're right. We'll never know, regardless the event was spectacular for everyone. Big win for everyone and charities
Same, practive BJJ myself but never watched a full comp, just matches here and there. Format works, scoring may need a little tweaking, the hype was there, really enjoyed it.
for how I see it, this format is the future of grappling. It's so nice to have rounds where people go all-in, rest a bit, and go all-in again ... instead of having two dude sit bending their feet for 40 mins. The pit gives so much action. It's freaking entertaining. Ruotolo vs Tackett was awesome to watch
This was the greatest grappling event I have ever watched and Kade vs Tackett was the most amazing competitive grappling match I have ever watched. Congratulations Craig! You deserve it.
Andrew vs Kade has to be one of the sickest JJ match of all time. So many upsets, so many great exchanges that makes the CJI the biggest event of this year, bigger than ADCC this for sure in my eyes as a fan. May CJI live long and prosper!
Wanted to leave a comment thanking everyone who made this event happen, for paying the competitors so well, and for releasing it to the fans for free. I don't quite know how you did it, but you sure did it!
Hope we find out who this "anonymous benefactor" is one day. Mad props to Craig and his team as well though, so much work went into this. Production was amazing but not over the top with antics. The amount of hands on promo Craig did was absolutely insane. Hope we get this again next year with another division or two!
@@1fitRN When it was first announced everyone was saying it was probably Zuck and if I remember correctly Craig came out and said it wasn't him, for whatever thats worth.
Amazing event, loved the angled walls, they paid the athletes properly, they raised money to charity. Finally a combat sport event I feel good about it. Biggest respect to Craig and all the people behind. What a beautiful celebration of bjj.
As somone who is not into BJJ, has never grappled outside of messing around, and would never put on a tournament like this I have to say this was a smashing success. Craig was on all the big podcasts which is where I first heard about this and then that all time video with Craig and Gabby really pulled me in. Probably the funniest one on one interview I've ever see by a large margin. Incredible marketing and incredible work by the team and athletes. Congratulations to all involved.
The COMMENTARY is the one thing I loved the most about this from all points. Craig and the staff created stories throughout the night even when talking about CJ vs. Gabi the commentary truly shines through as navigated the audience brilliantly through the night. Way more professional than most jiu jitsu presentations.
Yes, no butt shooters, please. I know that's part of jiu-jitsu, but we're talking about going mainstream. I thought Greg wouldn’t allow guard pulling unless there’s a really meaningful connection. To be honest, unless the bottom guy is actively trying to sweep or submit, they should be told to stand up, even if just for 30 seconds. We need rules to make it more exciting while still letting guard players play the guard with real attempts. Playing guard would still be sick if the bottom guy is forced to constantly go on the offensive-like they have to keep moving forward or pull their opponent into their guard, not just lie down and wait to counter the top player's guard pass.
Love the call out by Rodriguez. Usually no one calls out Ryan without it being a lot more lopsided than just requesting it being broadcasted on their RUclips channel. I think he'll actually accept that.
Idk man, he has to put up 1 million. And more than that, if he loses, which is large if, his cache as being the best grappler diminishes. He has a lot more to lose than win.
@@ZOROASTED I think he's a big enough favorite that he's willing to take that risk. He's beaten Rodriguez twice recently after all. But maybe he would request it to be a no time limit match and Rodriguez would require it to be a short match so he can win on points, and it wont happen because of that.
I must say, this CGI format is insanely fun and active....love it! The KADE RUTOLO VS ANDREW TACKETT was a heartstopper! And the 1 MILLIOM dollars callout from Nicky Rod to the King?.....I'm hooked :D
I love that the sport I grew up playing is finally getting this type of exposure and hopefully it keeps growing. I love jiu jitsu and this event showed why
This format was soo much better than traditional matt and 500 stoppages per match. Production values on this were also so much higher than watching ADCC on FlowGrappling. After watching CJI I watched >99kg bracket of ADCC and was hard to watch, chalk and cheese for quality and entertainment! CJI needs to come back for 2025!
I've never paid a dollar to watch a grappling or MMA event, but I watched every minute of this one. Y'all are amazing. Thank you so much for putting this one. Very, very good job. Everyone involved should be extremely proud of what they were able to accomplish.
Night 2 was definitely better man. I actually watched this over UFC. Everything was great about the show. I only have one criticism. If you could find a way to make the first night as long as the second night, it would be perfect. Maybe one weight bracket per event or something and do multiple days or multiple events. The first event went on way too long. Props to those who were in attendance for that long.
Never did I think, as an MMA fan that I would be turning the volume down of UFC 305 to be fully focused on CJI 2024. Congratulations to Craig and his team! You put on a show that will be solidified in history!
Incredible event. Kade vs Tackett was the most entertaining grappling match i've ever seen. Ffion was amazing, hip throw into an armbar and Nicky Rod just destroyed everyone. I loved this event and I am total bjj noob
I'm a black belt training since 2007 and I've never watched a full ADCC or IBJJF event. Watched a couple EBI but CJI is the only event I've actually watched every match. I love the alley / wall keep up the good work.
@@vividvisions693 yea, I have never seen him getting so many submissions or even threatening so many subs...i think he broke through a level that he was at for a few years now with his prep and performance for this event
Kade preferred Levi to play guard and wrestle with him. Then after trying to pass, he said, "Fine, I'll play guard. You pass." Levi started putting on his passing. Then Kade said "Nope." What an amazing event tho! Andrew Tackett was definitely my favorite in that weight bracket. Couldn't believe he ran through Nicky Ryan the way he did. He is special. Always been one of my favorite grapplers. 🙏🏼
He didnt successfully pass Kade's guard, though. If he had continued to try playing top, he could have taken the final round. He chose to go back to a passive strategy.
@@LocalChoker I agree. However, there was something to learn from that. I think the argument is that Levi wanted to stay on bottom and engage and Kade wanted to stay on top and engage. Levi knew Kade was a threat in standing. So he chose to play bottom. Kade realized fast that Levi was a threat passing so he did not play guard. Kade's action to play guard and let Levi pass told him real quick, he was a threat there so he stood up. So yes, Levi wanted no part of the wrestling. But, likewise, Kade wanted no part in Levi's passing game. Ultimately, can't be mad at someone for choosing their A game in a tournament whether it's top or bottom. You just have to deal with it. It's all apart of it. It was a chess match for sure. All around amazing event and definitely a tough match to call cause they are two totally different players.
Kade ruotolo and Andrew Tackett is a exactly what modern day bjj should look like and in my opinion it’s the best no gi match I’ve ever watched super high level fast paced and entertaining it was like a fucking movie!!!
Amazing event! Kade and Nicky Rod deserving winners! Tackett stand out matches! I do feel abit deep for Levi! Incredible run. Insane guard and display of Jiujitsu. Pushed Kade all the way. Razor thin. Deserved a little bonus 🪙 for that run. One of the best guards in the game! Levi instructional. Cash in lad!
@@adammesheia it’s just an in thing atm to rag on people who don’t wanna stand. But collar ties for 10 mins is boring as hell too. Lots of facets to the game. Appreciate it all. Casuals don’t like guard
goddamn that tackett ruotolo match was so friggin high level! non-stop action. perfect bjj for the massive free audience on youtube, well done craig and all involved at cji
What!? They stripped her because she did a publicity match in another event? Disgusting move, all the hard fights in ADCC is still done, she has earned that hall of fame spot.
@@corbinjohnson2793 ya that would be great but I highly doubt it. One just wants a small handful of stars they can grow by feeding them lesser competition, doubt they'd sign multiple stars in the same division. The Tackett bros deserve to get some big paydays. Think the bonuses they did should have been reversed, $50k to the most exciting fighter and $20k for best sub. Tackett deserved that $50k but I'm biased.
@@caseyjones38 wasn’t one of Kade’s CJI matches a rematch of a one championship match tho? I don’t totally disagree though about trying to build up their stars
Love you Craig and Gabi. BJJ is so special to so many people. Even for those of us who may not be active anymore. The love of BJJ is so incredible and this show is literally everything that all of us love about this sport
I do not roll. I watched this with the interest and emotional investment that other people show around their favorite baseball/football teams. I was straight up emotional when Craig and Gabi hugged. I wanted to cry too Gabi 😅. Thank you Craig and thank you for everyone involved in getting light on this sport for people like me to find it and fall in love with it.
Amazing event! I am not a practitioner, came in just because of the fun and banter of CJ and watched the whole thing! I am a fan of the sport now, this was better than UFC305!
What a beautiful event! The pit, the energy, the mma scoring system and especially the commentators killed it! Everything matched! Hopfully this will continue!!
Hands down the best Grappling/BJJ event ever put together. Such a positive vibe, absolutely incredible match-ups helped by a rule-set that rewards action and with donations flying in to charities. All the while the competitors got handed their worth.
Amazingly successful event. I’ve been a fan of MMA for decades, but never once watched a BJJ tournament before. This had it all, sport, skill, humour. Congrats to all involved. Also think this was brilliant for Gabi’s perception by the community, I think she has gone up in almost everyone’s estimations.
Levis guard is so technical and it’s beautiful jiujitsu to watch. It’s so important to see this style of jiujitsu as it’s a clash of styles. The wrestling style is exciting to watch but Levi’s style is pure jiujitsu.
Huge success. Craig Jonesy put together the best grappling tournament to date because of smart marketing and business practices. If he has the same investors, then next year will be even bigger because more grapplers will elect to do the CJI and make it even more competitive and lucrative. Excellent work.
What a epic show! By far the best and most entertaining Bjj tournament in history. From beginning to end! Great athletes, amazing commentators, the pit is such a great setting for the fights. Finally no interruptions every 5 seconds! What a fantastic day for our sport! Thanks to everyone who participated in making this happen!!! We love you Craig ❤
Such a great event! Really have to give it to CJI....the mat setup, scoring system, round system, commentary, athletes' performance were all exceptional. I can't wait for the next event! I think we could see several more epic matches between the Ruotolo brothers and the Tackett brothers!
I can't believe it...,Craig Jones pulled it off. His show (CJI) was better than ADCC.
The slanted walls really kept the action going was watching adcc along and I was getting pissed at all the resets an adcc match has.
Was better than the ufc tonight too.
@@Jesse-hk8lsNahhh
Ofcourse it was, all you need is a free youtube stream and a freak match. I don't know how they're going to profit from this though.
@@eNoqfOuadvertising makes a lot
#1 bjj event ever
Without a doubt! Craig killed it!!!
Agree, Ossss 🤙🔥
Yes, no butt shooters, please. I know that's part of jiu-jitsu, but we're talking about going mainstream. I thought Greg wouldn’t allow guard pulling unless there’s a really meaningful connection. To be honest, unless the bottom guy is actively trying to sweep or submit, they should be told to stand up, even if just for 30 seconds. We need rules to make it more exciting while still letting guard players play the guard with real attempts. Playing guard would still be sick if the bottom guy is forced to constantly go on the offensive-like they have to keep moving forward or pull their opponent into their guard, not just lie down and wait to counter the top player's guard pass.
Craig first place promoter
That nobody cares about and won’t happen again.
I pray that Craig and the boys survive the afterparty. Jiu Jitsu needs this to happen again.
The format worked, the pit worked, the announcers were great, the vibe, the matchups, Tackett energy, heck even the sideshow stuff actually worked. I expected a little Fyre festival, but this was awesome!
Except I would like it to be someone like Joe Rogan instead of Renato
I hope Nicky Rod doesn’t waste it all on partying! Well, a little maybe.
Ap vlogs are gonna be unhinged af
@@nickmills8476He had his son born a week ago, so I’m really happy that it’s him who won that million.
😂❤
This being on RUclips and not behind a flo pay wall is INCREDIBLE. Thank you Craig
YES!!!
Yes! Refresshing!
the biggest take away for me is CJI took care of the competitors. This is how you get respect that builds a genuine loyalty. What a fantastic show. Congratulations to all.
I don’t think I can watch a jiujitsu tournament without this ring layout. No more running out of bounds bullshit!!!!!! You have to engage! Loved it. ADCC is probably history.
If it's a professional event, with money on the line, there is no excuse to not use the pit. Let the yoga mats be relegated to the local YMCA weekend warriors.
Absolutely! I was watching the adcc and it felt so lackluster.like something important was missing
@JustSomeBloke-g4v I mma as well.
@@Both-Barracuda#YAMMA
Seriously this what great
as non BJJ practitioner, I was watching this the whole time and had UFC open on the side. great job
same man! I've never watched a bjj event before, but Craig's vlogs got me interested in CJI and after watching this event i'll definitely be keeping up with bjj
This is an embarrassing compared to UFC and actual combat sports. Guys just laying on their backs, waiting for another guy to get on top of them. Tragic.
Same bro this weekend was sick to watch fights
@@taylorrenee4880blame LEVI ahaha but he lost so it’s good
Same Fr
Holy shit that Kade Vs Tackett match was one of the best matches I've ever seen. Non stop action and attacking. Love this CJI ruleset, makes everyone push and not hold on to position and no stalling
this whole event and marketing was a beautiful thing to witness. Thank you Craig and crew!
This not only grew the sport, but also another thing or two.
Gabi thank you for playing your part
She's such a legend
Much love to her, took a kiss for the cause!
Much love to her, took a kiss for the cause!
Craig did a beautiful job hosting this event.👍
💯💯💯
2:14 Event start, day 2
10:10 Nicky Rodriguez v Adam Bradley
31:01 27x World Champion Renato Laranja
40:42 Fillipe Andrew v Inacio Santos
1:14:23 Levi Jones Leary v Lucas Barbosa
1:43:42 Kade Ruotolo v Andrew Tackett
2:08:56 scan code to donate fair fight foundation (w/Renato Laranja)
2:30:35 Mackenzie Dern v Ffion Davies
2:51:33 Craig Jones v Gabi Garcia
3:18:08 Over 80kg Final
3:30:12 Under 80kg Final
Cheers,
@openmatjj
Thanks, gave your channel and insta a follow. Much appreciated 🙏
4:24:45 lmao commentator slip up
Lej
The Ruotolo v Tackett match starts around 1:51:51
For the replay, subtract 2 min and 30 sec.
10 times better experience than adcc
Previously I thought the production will take a hit but it probably was the best home experience i have had watching a bjj event.
Camera quality ,camera angles ,matt quality ,format of the show and all the fun it brought were all top tier
Congrats to Craig and all Bjj community
thats what happens when everything is just focused on the athletes and good shows
Adcc is more focused on ADCC higher ups lol fk them
I feel like the commentators of CJI are also better too !
@@Philip-dy3wweverything was better. Then gabi Craig and Renato to finish it off
The only clear negative was some of the cameramen zooming way too close, especially closer to the end of the event.
Bro I was just tuned in for craig garcia match, ended up watching both days all, was watching in between rounds of ufc on Saturday, watched everymatch 😅😂❤
Nicky Rod was a man on the mission the whole weekend, and the call out of Gordon Ryan was perfect. CJI was the best Jiu Jitsu tournament of all time! Props to the unanimous donor, props to Craig Jones and everyone else involved. This was a home run
Unanimous, is that a joke that went over my head or should it be anonymous?😂
@@FlatTruther Good point, I was tired as shit when I wrote that 😅 My bad
Joe Rogan
Where did you watch the nicky rod championship match? Its not on the stream
The three commentators did an amazing job. Marathon, and then a Triathlon, and the entire time they killed it. Hats off to you three fellas.
Thanks man! It was a lot but honestly, I loved every minute of it ❤
Ye they made the show for me, felt like I was sitting beside them the whole time, great job.
they were good, just sometimes wanted them to stick closer to the action. Like Nicky Rod's win he was getting a beautiful entry to the back and they were talking about some other random shit
Gabi was graceful in celebrating with him. That's the heart of a winner. He won the match, but she won my heart.
It was a fake match….
@@kali9779 no way!
@@kali9779 it wasn't, it just wasn't close so Craig had to take it easy
@@benbryson6598gabi really iw just a juiced monster with no technique
@@kali9779 Casual bro... Craig was in the fight for his life in there. He almost died multiple times and had to resort to cheap tactics to pull of a razor thin victory.
Nicky Rod came out like Terminator 3 no emotion just action.
He fought no top guys in that division. The only guy who could take on him was Hugo and he got eliminated. Guys like Flipe, Gordon, Kanyan etc who actually have a win over him were never in it so its predictable
Why terminator 3 😭
He did amazing beating nobody’s.
@@TheJKDub420 Tell me you know nothing about JJ without telling me you know nothing about JJ
Not an democrat but still lowIQ
Then he shouted out God.
Gabbi went from pretty much hated to universally loved by the Jiu Jitsu community.
She’s so nice.
She was never hated... maybe misunderstood, but always respected. Thank you Gabi, for making so many children lives better! You're amazing and I bow to your beautiful heart! Much love 🥰🙏
I don't know anyone who hated Gabi wtf lol She was just always a big crazy brazillian badass lol
@@glitchdigger Nah people used to talk mad shit about her only winning because of size and steroids.
Wait she's still disliked for being a dick at her academy right?
100% due to her massive size and juice she always seemed like a massive ´bully’ or w\e… she was just hard to cheer for it’s like cheering for the meragali when He fought kade or Ricco rod when he fought Marcelo …. She also came off this way in interviews. Like drago in Rocky 4 ´ if she dies, she dies’. Type sheit…. I never hated on her personally but I would have never cheered for her until I saw what a amazing human she is
Man I don't know how they are gonna top that for next year, but this is the future of our sport. CJI just made History.
Mayweather vs Rousey is the only way to top it
Superfights with Zuckerberg, Tom Hardy and other celebrities that may not be blackbelts and professionals :D
Adding palm strikes!
Never thought I would get emotional watching CJI. Cried after the Tackett-Ruotolo semi, and cried after Gabi's speech.
I love Gabi. That was a great speech!! ❤😊
I feel bad for people defending adcc and doubting this event. Cji exceeded all expectations. Craig and seth made this event in 3 months. That's wild!!
I have a strong feeling this was in the works long before that
@@az8039 the initial idea was for Craig to do a seminar before adcc to help raise money for the first round exit of adcc competitors. But the investor said they might aswell run their own tournament. According to Craig on the podcast.
Perhaps you're right. We'll never know, regardless the event was spectacular for everyone. Big win for everyone and charities
What's Seth's background? Was it his capital?
Ive never watched a bjj event until b-team. First quintet, then 9 hours straight yesterday and another 5 hours today. Beautiful.
That's awesome
caught the bug 😂
i have never watched a bjj tournament all the way through, this was fun as fuck. im a fan.
Same, practive BJJ myself but never watched a full comp, just matches here and there. Format works, scoring may need a little tweaking, the hype was there, really enjoyed it.
for how I see it, this format is the future of grappling. It's so nice to have rounds where people go all-in, rest a bit, and go all-in again ... instead of having two dude sit bending their feet for 40 mins.
The pit gives so much action. It's freaking entertaining. Ruotolo vs Tackett was awesome to watch
This was the greatest grappling event I have ever watched and Kade vs Tackett was the most amazing competitive grappling match I have ever watched.
Congratulations Craig! You deserve it.
Andrew vs Kade has to be one of the sickest JJ match of all time. So many upsets, so many great exchanges that makes the CJI the biggest event of this year, bigger than ADCC this for sure in my eyes as a fan. May CJI live long and prosper!
Wanted to leave a comment thanking everyone who made this event happen, for paying the competitors so well, and for releasing it to the fans for free. I don't quite know how you did it, but you sure did it!
Hope we find out who this "anonymous benefactor" is one day. Mad props to Craig and his team as well though, so much work went into this. Production was amazing but not over the top with antics. The amount of hands on promo Craig did was absolutely insane. Hope we get this again next year with another division or two!
@@caseyjones38I hope Craig eventually shares who the mysterious benefactor is
Oil money
Zuckerberg? He loves JJ and he can afford it easily.
@@1fitRN When it was first announced everyone was saying it was probably Zuck and if I remember correctly Craig came out and said it wasn't him, for whatever thats worth.
Amazing event, loved the angled walls, they paid the athletes properly, they raised money to charity. Finally a combat sport event I feel good about it. Biggest respect to Craig and all the people behind. What a beautiful celebration of bjj.
Oh wow. You respect
How much were they paid?
@SpyroTek 10k to show and 1 million for the winners
@@japiro14 $10,001 brother, $10,001.
As somone who is not into BJJ, has never grappled outside of messing around, and would never put on a tournament like this I have to say this was a smashing success. Craig was on all the big podcasts which is where I first heard about this and then that all time video with Craig and Gabby really pulled me in. Probably the funniest one on one interview I've ever see by a large margin. Incredible marketing and incredible work by the team and athletes. Congratulations to all involved.
The COMMENTARY is the one thing I loved the most about this from all points. Craig and the staff created stories throughout the night even when talking about CJ vs. Gabi the commentary truly shines through as navigated the audience brilliantly through the night. Way more professional than most jiu jitsu presentations.
Great work Craig, this was pro AF!
Ha, crazy to see TheArtofGuitar here.
I see him on so many grappling channels and it’s awesome every time
Yes, no butt shooters, please. I know that's part of jiu-jitsu, but we're talking about going mainstream. I thought Greg wouldn’t allow guard pulling unless there’s a really meaningful connection. To be honest, unless the bottom guy is actively trying to sweep or submit, they should be told to stand up, even if just for 30 seconds. We need rules to make it more exciting while still letting guard players play the guard with real attempts. Playing guard would still be sick if the bottom guy is forced to constantly go on the offensive-like they have to keep moving forward or pull their opponent into their guard, not just lie down and wait to counter the top player's guard pass.
Love your channel dude!
Love the call out by Rodriguez. Usually no one calls out Ryan without it being a lot more lopsided than just requesting it being broadcasted on their RUclips channel. I think he'll actually accept that.
Idk man, he has to put up 1 million. And more than that, if he loses, which is large if, his cache as being the best grappler diminishes. He has a lot more to lose than win.
Nicky challenged him to 50k before. He won’t do it
@@ZOROASTED I think he's a big enough favorite that he's willing to take that risk. He's beaten Rodriguez twice recently after all. But maybe he would request it to be a no time limit match and Rodriguez would require it to be a short match so he can win on points, and it wont happen because of that.
Nicky Rod is great and all but,
Gordon gonna win that mil easy. Any rules.
Nicky Rod doesn't have $1M to put up. He owes about $400k in taxes.
I really like Gabie she handled all this so well, rolled with the jokes, played along.
She was a good sport! Plus Craig’s Aussie humour is modern marketing gold!
Seeing as Craig brings the jokes for all the bjj community, she literally rolled with the jokes!
Her speech was emotional and gangster.
Bravo Craig Jones. Perfectly executed. You outshined ADCC and you put it out for free to the public. This is how its done, folks.
I must say, this CGI format is insanely fun and active....love it!
The KADE RUTOLO VS ANDREW TACKETT was a heartstopper! And the 1 MILLIOM dollars callout from Nicky Rod to the King?.....I'm hooked :D
Craig Jones just made Gabby Garcia a star, and so rightfully deserved by her. Love this shit. Booger beers on the house tonight
100% dude, she got the shine she deserves
I love that the sport I grew up playing is finally getting this type of exposure and hopefully it keeps growing. I love jiu jitsu and this event showed why
Ruotolo vs Tackett was insaaaaane 🔥🔥🔥
Highlight of the event. Amazing energy.
Craig jones singlehandedly made me and a lot of others a bjj fan what an amazing tournament and some absolutely entertaining "fighters"
Just call them competitors or grapplers. 😅
@@tenacminotauro9541 yeah haha
This format was soo much better than traditional matt and 500 stoppages per match. Production values on this were also so much higher than watching ADCC on FlowGrappling. After watching CJI I watched >99kg bracket of ADCC and was hard to watch, chalk and cheese for quality and entertainment! CJI needs to come back for 2025!
Kade and Andrew was the best grappling match I’ve ever watched ! I’ve been watching Jiu Jitsu for 20 years
Man that was something special for sure.
I would say buchecha vs rodolfo Vieira 2012 was better. But not by much.
@@adamabbas1487 their are a few matches I have in my top 5 , the one you mentioned is in there. Also Gary Tonin vs Palhares and a few others.
@@adamabbas1487 DQ for the cotton prisons
Craig Jones is Goated
Craig Jones owes me child support.
Expect nothing less from the Mexican Ground Karate Perennial Bridesmaid
@@DannnyAK47 the absolute goatse
As a Melbourne man from AUstralia, CJ is doing us proud, what a pisser. A true entertainer. That moment with the pants brought a tear to my eye.🤣
The man's an artist.
The alley is the answer for bjj superfights. No stoppages is why people stay watching. Well done CJI.
I've never paid a dollar to watch a grappling or MMA event, but I watched every minute of this one. Y'all are amazing. Thank you so much for putting this one. Very, very good job. Everyone involved should be extremely proud of what they were able to accomplish.
Night 2 was definitely better man. I actually watched this over UFC. Everything was great about the show. I only have one criticism. If you could find a way to make the first night as long as the second night, it would be perfect. Maybe one weight bracket per event or something and do multiple days or multiple events. The first event went on way too long.
Props to those who were in attendance for that long.
Never did I think, as an MMA fan that I would be turning the volume down of UFC 305 to be fully focused on CJI 2024.
Congratulations to Craig and his team! You put on a show that will be solidified in history!
For real. Did the same. 😂
First time I’ve watched a BJJ event and it was super entertaining. Great commentary, too.
This. was. unreal. Shoutout to everyone on that credit roll. Phenomenal event! This was a huge moment for the sport!
The pit/alley is great, I watched ADCC on the Sunday and couldn't get over how many times they went out of bounds and were reset.
"David & Gabaith", "Alfalfa males", "Hoth IRA"
Renato Laranja is the absolute 🐐
Scan the Q “H” code.
Jokes went way over the crowd's head lmao
Caralho
I’m glad I’m not the only one who appreciates his contribution to this thing. He’s so funny. Cario
Bro he had me cracking up out loud at work. Calling her a shela 😂
Incredible event. Kade vs Tackett was the most entertaining grappling match i've ever seen. Ffion was amazing, hip throw into an armbar and Nicky Rod just destroyed everyone. I loved this event and I am total bjj noob
Nicky rod had no competition was set up for him to crush cans for 1 million
@@dubstepXpower yeah right, only cans in this competition. smh keyboard warrior
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Ive been watching jiu jitsu for 8 years. No event i e seen previously has comd close to this. Incredible work by all involved.
I'm a black belt training since 2007 and I've never watched a full ADCC or IBJJF event. Watched a couple EBI but CJI is the only event I've actually watched every match.
I love the alley / wall keep up the good work.
Same but I'm a white belt and train less
Tackett and Kade was the best scrap I have ever seen. Fkn warriors man
Amazing show. I could watch CJI weekly.
Nicky rod has evolved.
That dude looked like an animal in this tournament just whopping everyone with ease.
@@frankiecal3186 Right - not 1.. not 2 but all 4 subs by Rear naked choke, dudes an animal.
@@vividvisions693 yea, I have never seen him getting so many submissions or even threatening so many subs...i think he broke through a level that he was at for a few years now with his prep and performance for this event
@@konstantinosfilippou526 Ya, facts. He was a man on a mission that couldn't be swayed. That match with Gordon is much more intriguing now...
He was insanely focused. Pure business, no emotion until job was done.
Kade preferred Levi to play guard and wrestle with him. Then after trying to pass, he said, "Fine, I'll play guard. You pass." Levi started putting on his passing.
Then Kade said "Nope."
What an amazing event tho! Andrew Tackett was definitely my favorite in that weight bracket. Couldn't believe he ran through Nicky Ryan the way he did. He is special. Always been one of my favorite grapplers. 🙏🏼
stood up real quick lol
@@m.douglas5406 the difference is kade got up as soon as he wanted to. Levi wanted no part in the wrestling.
He didnt successfully pass Kade's guard, though. If he had continued to try playing top, he could have taken the final round. He chose to go back to a passive strategy.
@@LocalChoker I agree. However, there was something to learn from that. I think the argument is that Levi wanted to stay on bottom and engage and Kade wanted to stay on top and engage. Levi knew Kade was a threat in standing. So he chose to play bottom. Kade realized fast that Levi was a threat passing so he did not play guard. Kade's action to play guard and let Levi pass told him real quick, he was a threat there so he stood up. So yes, Levi wanted no part of the wrestling. But, likewise, Kade wanted no part in Levi's passing game. Ultimately, can't be mad at someone for choosing their A game in a tournament whether it's top or bottom. You just have to deal with it. It's all apart of it. It was a chess match for sure. All around amazing event and definitely a tough match to call cause they are two totally different players.
@@m.douglas5406 Agree!
Kade ruotolo and Andrew Tackett is a exactly what modern day bjj should look like and in my opinion it’s the best no gi match I’ve ever watched super high level fast paced and entertaining it was like a fucking movie!!!
The pit = bjj tournament game changer. CJI is the best competition theres ever been. Brilliant. Thank you Craig Jones!
Renato coaching made this even more epic!
Renato is super talented 👏...but this is the first time I've ever seen him nervous. He still killed it tho. Poja cariho!!!
His coaching really started working when he began speaking Aussie 😂
@@FabianBarajascoming from an Aussie, his accent was actually pretty good too 😂 most foreigners struggle with it but Renato did a good & hilarious job
@@frankiecal3186yeah I noticed he was nervous, but glad he pulled through
Amazing event! Kade and Nicky Rod deserving winners! Tackett stand out matches!
I do feel abit deep for Levi!
Incredible run. Insane guard and display of Jiujitsu. Pushed Kade all the way. Razor thin. Deserved a little bonus 🪙 for that run.
One of the best guards in the game!
Levi instructional. Cash in lad!
No one likes guard players bro… but definitely willing to watch his guard instruction dvds
@@adammesheia it’s just an in thing atm to rag on people who don’t wanna stand. But collar ties for 10 mins is boring as hell too.
Lots of facets to the game. Appreciate it all. Casuals don’t like guard
Yeah honestly he was relentless and methodical
I was ashamed by all that guard pulling, gives a stupid image to jiu-jitsu. He didnt even make contacg, just sit and scoop
@@Javr175 go pass his guard then
First time wathed whole bjj turnament. Every minute of it. CJI is a game changer and pit is extremely good idea. Incredible
Craig is a legend. Did any look at the credits. He’s literally shouting out everyone. Love this dude.
goddamn that tackett ruotolo match was so friggin high level! non-stop action. perfect bjj for the massive free audience on youtube, well done craig and all involved at cji
Been into jj for a long time, best event I have ever watched. Hopefully the metrics are good enough to have a CJI2.
Gabi being stripped of her hall of fame place is absolutely scandalous. ADCC should hang their heads in shame.
wow I had no idea. Thats bogus.
@@Supertoxie1it took them far too long to induct her. She might as well be the first inductee to the CJI HoF.
What!? They stripped her because she did a publicity match in another event? Disgusting move, all the hard fights in ADCC is still done, she has earned that hall of fame spot.
Oh and they will after how they’ve been outclassed.
Craig did an event of the same caliber but paid the athletes this time. Epic
gaydcc 😆
Well done Nicky Rod. We was robbed of a Pat Downey vs Nicky Rod rematch. Perhaps they can do a super fight on the next one? Amazing show!
Realize this event, at this quality; for free!!! Thank you guys 🙏
Craig shot down ADCC. Now time to shut down IBJJF
Amazing event. Andrew Tackett was definitely my favorite. 🙏🏼
He was amazing so aggressive
Hope one championship signs him so we can see a rematch 🤞🏻🔥
@@corbinjohnson2793 ya that would be great but I highly doubt it. One just wants a small handful of stars they can grow by feeding them lesser competition, doubt they'd sign multiple stars in the same division. The Tackett bros deserve to get some big paydays. Think the bonuses they did should have been reversed, $50k to the most exciting fighter and $20k for best sub. Tackett deserved that $50k but I'm biased.
@@caseyjones38 wasn’t one of Kade’s CJI matches a rematch of a one championship match tho? I don’t totally disagree though about trying to build up their stars
"If Kade hits me, I'm going to hit back" and he fucking meant it. Whole tournament he was amazing.
Love you Craig and Gabi. BJJ is so special to so many people. Even for those of us who may not be active anymore. The love of BJJ is so incredible and this show is literally everything that all of us love about this sport
Craig has done more for BJJ in 3 months than anyone else ever fairplay to him what a character.
Amazing. Thank you Craig, Gabi.. and everyone. So much fun watching the two nights shows
My favorite match was David vs. Gabiath.
😅😅
First time ever watching a BJJ event. I’m hooked
I do not roll. I watched this with the interest and emotional investment that other people show around their favorite baseball/football teams.
I was straight up emotional when Craig and Gabi hugged. I wanted to cry too Gabi 😅.
Thank you Craig and thank you for everyone involved in getting light on this sport for people like me to find it and fall in love with it.
Amazing event! I am not a practitioner, came in just because of the fun and banter of CJ and watched the whole thing! I am a fan of the sport now, this was better than UFC305!
This nicky rod callout is CRAZY!! I love it
What a beautiful event! The pit, the energy, the mma scoring system and especially the commentators killed it! Everything matched! Hopfully this will continue!!
I just woke up in Europe time zone and watching this CJI, instead of UFC 305.
Same here mate
Absolutely fantastic event!!!! I can’t wait for next years. Tackett brought insane energy, Nicky Rod did his thing and the production was fantastic!
Also Uncle.Renatch. You too are a legend. Gabi also. Ffion also. McKenzie too for doing MMA and this, amazing.
Hands down the best Grappling/BJJ event ever put together. Such a positive vibe, absolutely incredible match-ups helped by a rule-set that rewards action and with donations flying in to charities. All the while the competitors got handed their worth.
Amazingly successful event. I’ve been a fan of MMA for decades, but never once watched a BJJ tournament before. This had it all, sport, skill, humour. Congrats to all involved. Also think this was brilliant for Gabi’s perception by the community, I think she has gone up in almost everyone’s estimations.
Hell yea Craig Jones! Good for you brother! The world needs more people who will stand up to the system like you!
"Nvm that Eddie bravo bullshid" LOL 2:56:13
Why does the time stamp keep changing,.. like 2 times I changed it back to where it's said
Levis guard is so technical and it’s beautiful jiujitsu to watch. It’s so important to see this style of jiujitsu as it’s a clash of styles. The wrestling style is exciting to watch but Levi’s style is pure jiujitsu.
Huge success. Craig Jonesy put together the best grappling tournament to date because of smart marketing and business practices. If he has the same investors, then next year will be even bigger because more grapplers will elect to do the CJI and make it even more competitive and lucrative. Excellent work.
What a epic show! By far the best and most entertaining Bjj tournament in history. From beginning to end!
Great athletes, amazing commentators, the pit is such a great setting for the fights. Finally no interruptions every 5 seconds! What a fantastic day for our sport! Thanks to everyone who participated in making this happen!!!
We love you Craig ❤
My first time watching a bjj event and this was so exciting to watch. Definitely will watch the next CJI
First chimey I've ever seen uncle Renatch nervous.
It was probilly excitch. Not nervos
First time I ever watched a bjj tournament my whole life! This was an amazing show! 🎉🎉🎉
Such a great event! Really have to give it to CJI....the mat setup, scoring system, round system, commentary, athletes' performance were all exceptional. I can't wait for the next event! I think we could see several more epic matches between the Ruotolo brothers and the Tackett brothers!
That was by far the most exciting and entertaining grappling event I've ever watched.
This was so epic - congrats Craig, Nicky Rod, Kade & all the other savages!
Tackett!!!! I was already a fan but he's one of my fav grapplers currently now
Gabi!
This was by far the best BJJ competition ever held!!! Let's go Craig!! ✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼
Shout out to the commentators - knowledgeable, entertaining and no bs
Packed stadiums and the free live streams was so awesome, please bring this back again!
Craig you are the epitome of the everyday man the loose unit who has a gift we will definitely know each other and collaborate in the future
This event you put on is 🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆