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Well just got done with Grapplers Quest (which was my first tourny) and boy did I enjoy it.
I competed in the Men's Novice No-Gi Cruiserweight (180-189.9) and I came in at 189.4 after cutting a few lbs.
The weighin's last night were really quick and it felt great to get some damn food finally.
Ok now with the tourny,
My first match was against a guy from Cobra Kai and I def. think he was sandbagging. This was his 3rd tournament, so his nerves were a lot more calm then mine were. The match started, and he clinched and he pretty much pulled guard, at first I was going to walk out of it, but did't know if that was under stalling rules, so I engaged. I kept in real close and heard his cornber yelling for submission, I stayed close and felt 3 time that he moved to the left for a sub, so I postured up, and made sure to cirle left. I tried passing his guard by prying his legs to no avail, so I suicide passedit (put 1 arm in his legs anticipating a triangle and to work the pass, instead he goes for the arm and I get side control, and he regains half guard before I get my points. We do the same thin again, this time I go for mount (before I got my 3 pts in side control) he reverses position and tries to Brabo Choke me to no avail (at this point score is 0-0 1-1 advantage). I get out sprawl on him and sink in a deep brabo, the thry call time (I wil 2-1 adv thanks to the last Brabo)
Next match was with a guy from team MICA. We clinch up, he puts his head down, I sink a deep guiltine, and drag hime down to force the tap.
3rd and final match (I got a bye due to injury) I go against a guy named sam from City Boxing. He was a freaking ATHLETE. We clinch and I get a good thai clinch and wear him out a little, let go and he stands straight up. Back to the clinch I try to whip him around a try to take the back, we have a scramble back to the position. We clinch I double pump see he stands up again, so I shoot and sink in a deep deep double and take him down in his side control. Get my points and about 8 seconds later gain mount, I throw in some grapevines and my knee pops, it pops back in, and feels so/so. I keep the vines in and really stay heavy (didn't want to lose position with my bum knee) he knee elbow escaped and I sink in a pretty deep brabo, and I have it locked up and I hear my coach yell 30 seconds, so I don't turn into the Brabo and chance losing position, I let him back up and we clinch until time is up. I won 9-0.
Overall I went 3-0 w/ 1 injury bye. I took first in my division and was really happy.
My team overall went 1-2-2 and no plave (4 competed)
Joe Stevenson was the paper person on my first match and I got to talk to him quite a bit, he's pretty cool.
Other people there was Jeff Monson, Kendall Grove, Eddie Bravo, Mark Laimon, Tyson Griffin and it was pretty cool.
Eddie came up to me and gave me a big congrats and said he I did grat and that he hopes my knee heals (I got it wrapped by medical)
Whelp that is enough typing on my Blackberry..... Now it's VIVA LAS VEGAS TIME
I competed in the Men's Novice No-Gi Cruiserweight (180-189.9) and I came in at 189.4 after cutting a few lbs.
The weighin's last night were really quick and it felt great to get some damn food finally.
Ok now with the tourny,
My first match was against a guy from Cobra Kai and I def. think he was sandbagging. This was his 3rd tournament, so his nerves were a lot more calm then mine were. The match started, and he clinched and he pretty much pulled guard, at first I was going to walk out of it, but did't know if that was under stalling rules, so I engaged. I kept in real close and heard his cornber yelling for submission, I stayed close and felt 3 time that he moved to the left for a sub, so I postured up, and made sure to cirle left. I tried passing his guard by prying his legs to no avail, so I suicide passedit (put 1 arm in his legs anticipating a triangle and to work the pass, instead he goes for the arm and I get side control, and he regains half guard before I get my points. We do the same thin again, this time I go for mount (before I got my 3 pts in side control) he reverses position and tries to Brabo Choke me to no avail (at this point score is 0-0 1-1 advantage). I get out sprawl on him and sink in a deep brabo, the thry call time (I wil 2-1 adv thanks to the last Brabo)
Next match was with a guy from team MICA. We clinch up, he puts his head down, I sink a deep guiltine, and drag hime down to force the tap.
3rd and final match (I got a bye due to injury) I go against a guy named sam from City Boxing. He was a freaking ATHLETE. We clinch and I get a good thai clinch and wear him out a little, let go and he stands straight up. Back to the clinch I try to whip him around a try to take the back, we have a scramble back to the position. We clinch I double pump see he stands up again, so I shoot and sink in a deep deep double and take him down in his side control. Get my points and about 8 seconds later gain mount, I throw in some grapevines and my knee pops, it pops back in, and feels so/so. I keep the vines in and really stay heavy (didn't want to lose position with my bum knee) he knee elbow escaped and I sink in a pretty deep brabo, and I have it locked up and I hear my coach yell 30 seconds, so I don't turn into the Brabo and chance losing position, I let him back up and we clinch until time is up. I won 9-0.
Overall I went 3-0 w/ 1 injury bye. I took first in my division and was really happy.
My team overall went 1-2-2 and no plave (4 competed)
Joe Stevenson was the paper person on my first match and I got to talk to him quite a bit, he's pretty cool.
Other people there was Jeff Monson, Kendall Grove, Eddie Bravo, Mark Laimon, Tyson Griffin and it was pretty cool.
Eddie came up to me and gave me a big congrats and said he I did grat and that he hopes my knee heals (I got it wrapped by medical)
Whelp that is enough typing on my Blackberry..... Now it's VIVA LAS VEGAS TIME
