Grappling Report: Diego Oliveira emerges victorious at EUG 3

Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira managed to take home the $10,000 grand prize at Evolve Ur Game 3 by defeating three elite grapplers in his weightclass. The first round saw him defeat Alika Villiatora by racking up a significant point-margin while Gianni Grippo managed to defeat the B-Team’s Damien Anderson. The semi-final then saw a much closer contest between Oliveira and Gabriel Sousa, one that he won by judge’s decision.

In the other semi-final, Grippo continued his dominance by putting up over a dozen points against Liam Hill. When Grippo and Oliveira met in the final match, neither man could really get his game going. Oliveira landed an early takedown and tried to pass guard for a prolonged…