Gimme a name (either one of you) and I'll get all over him. Unless he was specifically asked to fight down a couple divisions just to give somebody a match (I think I saw them do that last year).
It was definitely sparse. I competed in 4 divisions this weekend and only had 3 guys in each division (took 2nd in all 4, although one loss was by coin toss).
From graciefighter.com
"Northern California's best grapplers were pitted against each other today at Half Moon Bay's, California Open. For the 2nd year in a row our team outpointed the field and won the overall team competition. At the end of the 2-day event it was time for the 8-man professional division.
In the first round Paragon's Bill Cooper faced off against #1 ranked Shooto fighter, Gilbert Melendez. The 2 men put on a show of outstanding technique that had the crowd on their feet. With the match tied ,Melendez got to Cooper's back and sunk in the hooks to secure a great win over a very talented grappler.
Next to compete was tournament regular and fan favorite, Jeff Glover. Jeff is a multiple time Grappler's Quest winner . He would be facing Nathan Diaz from our academy. The 2 traded sweeps for points and at 6 minutes in and 4 points up, it seemed as if Glover had another win guaranteed. Diaz however was able to tie the score up and sink in a deep choke that forced Glover to tap out.
Fight #3 had Vini Magalhaes defeating Claudio Franca representative, Paul Schreiner, by the score of 6-0.
In the fourth match Jake Shields faced off against Half Moon Bay's best grappler, Raul Castillo. Castillo fought valiantly however he had no answer for Shields and eventually succumbed to a tight armbar.
The second round saw all four Cesar Gracie fighters in the semis, with Shields defeating Diaz by points and Magalhaes armbarring Melendez at the very end of a highly contested match.
The finals were set: Shields vs. Magalhaes.
This matchup was a technical fight with Magalhaes displaying an excellent guard and Shields incessantly trying to pass. With a few minutes left Shields passed and eventually mounted to take the match and the $1,500 prize money.
Congratulations to our entire team and everyone that competed."
