Daniel Manasoiu put in a great performance this past weekend at the latest edition of the Emerald City Invitational. The promotion brought together eight talented grapplers to compete in their very first absolute division, and the John Danaher student won all three of his matches by submission, two of which came inside the regulation time while one came in EBI overtime.
Manasoiu went to EBI overtime in his opening round match against Kyle Myers and managed to lock up a rear-naked choke against Maxim Cote in the semifinal. On the other side of the bracket, Austin Baker submitted his first two opponents with an armbar and an arm-triangle choke.