2009 Grapplers Quest All-Star Pro Challenge battle between Tom Manelski of Team Bill Scott BJJ and Efrain Ruiz, Jiu Jitsu Instructor at Freestyle Fighting Academy on June 27th, 2009. GRAPPLERS QUEST.
In the Men's All-Star Pro Division, Tom Manelski went 3-1 for the day competing against the top grapplers in the world. 1st match he defeated BJJ Black Belt, Efrain Ruiz. His 2nd match he defeated UFC Veteran Matt Arroyo. The 3rd match he defeated BJJ Black Belt, Bill "the grill" Cooper and was unscored upon in all 3 of those matches.
Tom met in the finals Pablo Popovich who is the #2 grappler in the world in his weight class and lost by points. Video of the All-Star Pro Divisions can be purchased through grapplersquest.com.
