Took Gold in my First Tournament

[LivnLaVidaChoka]

This Saturday I competed in the Renzo Gracie Invitational. This was my first tournament. I took gold in the White Belt Super Heavy (200 - 215).

Overall my team had 10 guys compete. 7 of 10 medaled.

What a great experience. I cannot describe the feeling of accomplishment standing on top of the podium.

I even got to fight a fellow Sherdog grappling forum regular in the finals. Mike, my appologies again for puking on you in the finals ha.

 

[IChinaManI]

!? was that you in that video.....?

 

[damit2hell]

!? was that you in that video.....?

no, not that video, he only puked on me a little... lol, yea good match, once the video is uploaded, ill let u know

 

[Goat Meal]

wat

 

[LivnLaVidaChoka]

I downed a huge glass of NO Explode when they called my name to the warm up area. Little did I know that there was no warm up. Seemed like everyone had ample / excesive warm up time except for my division. I was walking to the bathroom to take a leak when they made a last call for my name. So I started competing with a gut load of fluid and puked about a shot glass amount of said fluid on damit2hell in the finals.

Rookie mistake.

 

[Prokofievian]

hahahahahaha

 

[Newcastle]

Congrats! How long have you been training?

 

[Trickster***]

I downed a huge glass of NO Explode when they called my name to the warm up area. Little did I know that there was no warm up. Seemed like everyone had ample / excesive warm up time except for my division. I was walking to the bathroom to take a leak when they made a last call for my name. So I started competing with a gut load of fluid and puked about a shot glass amount of said fluid on damit2hell in the finals.

Rookie mistake.

Hahaha I gotta see that video....congrats on your medal! What school do you train at? Soca's? Serra's? SOunds like you guys did well.

 

[LivnLaVidaChoka]

Congrats! How long have you been training?

Prob a little over a year. I have not kept track very well bc I changed schools and was off an on at my first school. I've been very consistent since mid December.

 

[LivnLaVidaChoka]

Hahaha I gotta see that video....congrats on your medal! What school do you train at? Soca's? Serra's? SOunds like you guys did well.

I train with Joe D'Arce (Renzo BB). Yeah we did really well overall. As far as the video, I played it off real well so I don't know how much you will see regarding the puking incident ha.

 

[damit2hell]

Yea from what people told me, it looked like you just drooled on me...a lot, i didn't even know until you told me

 

[itlnheat]

lol awesome, oh and good job on gold!

 

[TKMaxx715]

hahaha wow thats hilarious!

but congrats on the gold! you should be really proud. You too damit for getting to finals!

 

[Knots619]

i got silver in my first tournament a few months ago, it was a no gi sub grappling tournament.

i grappled this guy in the final, i lost via gillotine choke

http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?FighterID=23247

 

[Jimmy Cerra]

Congrats! Renzo's is a really good school, so I'm sure the level of competition was high. So winning first is impressive. Awesome job man!!!