Welcome to the Versus contender page

Versus Contender is created to have a TRIAL system for athletes who want to participate in the main event of the Versus organization our VERSUS INVITATIONAL.

All athletes will have the chance to show their talent in an event where the champions will get the chance to join upcoming VERSUS INVITATIONAL events. Not only the Versus Contender champions will have the opportunity to compete at Versus Invitational, also athletes who will put up a fantastic show, showing their great skills, will have an opportunity to deserve a spot at Versus invitational. Besides bringing great skill to the table, you have to be attractive to watch, bring audience and be able to promote and sell the event. Show us what you can offer once making your way to the big stage.

Fight duration

Grand Prix Juveniles:

Qualifiers 4 minutes – 2 minutes submission only followed by 2 minutes with points.

Finals 6 minutes – 3 minutes submission only followed by 3 minutes with points.

Grand Prix Adults:

Qualifiers 5 minutes – 2.30 minutes submission only followed by 2.30 minutes with points.

Finals 8 minutes – 4 minutes submission only followed by 4 minutes with points.

Super Fights:

8 minutes – 4 minutes submission only followed by 4 minutes with points.

In case of a draw at the end of the match there will be a 40 second count down to fix the gear and catch your breath. There will be a golden score over time. This means first to score wins.

In the first half, positive points will not be scored, only negative points will be scored (disciplinary penalties). There won’t be a break between both halves, so after the first  minutes the fight will be continue with the points scoring option.

Versus contender Grand Prix TRIAL

DIVSION CAPACITY

Male division: max 8 athletes

Female division: max 8 athletes

Juvenile division: max 4 athletes

Male division (GI & NOGI)

-65.5kg

-76.9kg

-87.9kg

-98.9kg

+98.9kg

Female division (GI & NOGI)

-54.9kg

-65.9kg

+65.9kg

Juvenile 14-17 years (GI & NOGI)

-59.9kg

-69.9kg

-79.9kg

Versus Contender Super Fights

Want to get a shot in a Super Fight? Let us know via a DM on Instagram why you should get a chance. Let us know who you would like to face in which division and discipline.

All Super Fight athletes will pay 20 euro as buy-in fee and get 2 free tickets to the show for their supporters team.

PAYMENT

We are experiencing problems with the payment options in Smoothcomp. The connection no longer works, Smoothcomp is working on this, but this may take a while.You can transfer the registration fee yourself and, after receiving the full amount and the correct description, we will approve your registration in Smoothcomp.

Amount: €40,- per Grand Prix, €20,- for the Super Fight

Recipient name: MV-Evenementen

Bank account: NL93 KNAB 0257 9479 06

Description: Tournament name + participant name + division

Fight duration

• All adult qualifier fights will be 5 minutes
• All adult finals & Super Fights will be 8 minutes
• Juvenile qualifier fights will be 4 minutes
• Juvenile finals & Super Fights will be 6 minutes

All finals and Super Fights will be divided into two halves.

In the first half, positive points will not be scored, only negative points will be scored (disciplinary penalties). There won’t be a break between both halves, so after the first 4 minutes the fight will be continue with the points scoring option.

Rulesets

• All fights are contested under IBJJF rulesets adapted for Versus

Point system

2- Takedown, knee on belly, sweep, deep submission attempt

3- Guard pass

4- Mount, back mount, back take

Advantage

We will use the black belt ibjjf rulesset according to the submissions, heel hooks are allowed for the adult category.

Juveniles will use the IBJJF BLUE BELT rulesset according to submssions.

Golden score

If the match is tied at the end of the regular time of the fight, the match goes to the golden score with a 2 minute limit.

The first athlete to score a point will be declared the winner of the fight without the need for the match to reach the end of time.

Attention: if the match goes to the golden score, the athletes will have 40 seconds to arrange their fighting equipment to start the golden score, if one of the athletes is not ready to restart the golden score, he will be assigned a penalty which will lead him to a defeat.

Fight day

Doors open at 12.00 p.m..

Weigh-in for all athletes is possible from 2.p.m. Make sure to get your weigh-in done at least 30 minutes before your match starts (keep an eye on smoothcomp).

Final time to do the weigh-in will be 5 p.m.

First fighters have to be ready at 1.50 p.m..

Start of the first match will be 2.00 p.m..