A legendary performance by Absolute MMA South Yarra’s Lachlan Giles in the Eddie Bravo Invitational!
Lachlan went into the 16-man elimination comp as an unknown, the bookmakers listing him with the highest odds to win the tournament. With his performance today though he has certainly announced his arrival on the world stage!
He drew one of the favorites for the his first match, Eddie Bravo blackbelt Nathan Orchard. Lachlan managed to win after overtime, scoring 9 more seconds of “ride time” under the EBI rules!
In his next match he faced ADCC World Champion and current UFC fighter Rani Yahya, winning via armbar in under 5 minutes! For people who didn’t know Lachlan this would definitely be considered a massive upset but for us at home it’s something that we knew Lachlan had in him!
In the semi-final Lachlan faced tournament favorite Garry Tonon and unfortunately was submitted with a reverse triangle. Tonon went on to win his 3rd EBI tournament.
Well done Lachlan! An inspirational performance and one that puts Lachlan and Australian BJJ on the map!