Murasaki Out, Alves In vs Levi Jones-Leary In IBJJF FloGrappling Grand Prix
Murasaki Out, Alves In vs Levi Jones-Leary In IBJJF FloGrappling Grand Prix
With Murasaki injured, Johnatha Alves will try to solve the puzzling guard of Levi Jones-Leary at the 2022 IBJJF FloGrappling Grand Prix.
Three-time IBJJF Pans champion Johnatha Alves will replace Andy Murasaki in the upcoming IBJJF FloGrappling Grand Prix in a superfight against 2019 IBJJF Pans and European Champion Levi Jones-Leary.
Murasaki has backed out of the matchup citing an injury. Alves, one of Art Of Jiu-Jitsu's most accomplished black belt competitors, has stepped in to replace him against Jones-Leary, maintaining the theme of guard-passer vs guard-player.
Unity's Jones-Leary has been most successful in his career when playing off of his back, using his berimbolo-heavy style to defeat world champions like Lucas Lepri, Matheus Gabriel and Renato Canuto. In recent years, he has introduced unorthodox shoulder locks such as the baratoplata and tarikoplata, adding a dangerous submission component to his position-attacking guard.
Alves has proven well-rounded, but has taken to the AOJ style of calculated, precise passing. He has not been submitted in competition as a black belt, and was on a 31-match win streak in gi competition before his recent loss to Tye Ruotolo at the World Championships. Jones-Leary has been hot and cold since his breakout year in 2019, but will be looking to capitalize on a huge rebound opportunity against one of the top lightweights in the world in Alves.
See the full lineup for the two brackets and the superfights at the IBJJF FloGrappling GP here.
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