Mission Submission Results

Wayne “Emo” Johnson overcame a late rally by his Finals opponent to win another weight class Gold. Wayne was taken down but swept and passed his rival to win it all.

Kwami Mensah defeated two to triumph in the No-Gi although he competed in a higher weight class than his usual one. Unfortunately, Kwami fell victim to some shaky reffing in the White Belt division. Kwami secured a tight under-over pass position and was trying to rotate around his opponent’s legs. The other contestant kept pushing his head, attempting to free his trapped leg and lock on a triangle. It was a dead-even position but the referee felt differently, penalizing Kwami 2 pts and 1 advantage for “stalling”. As soon as the stalemate broke, Kwami immediately scored 2 pts but it was not enough since his foe had been given an additional advantage.

Jovie Soriano finally transitioned to the Adult age bracket after a string of successes among the Executives. Despite a quick scare from an armbar, he proved he belonged with the young guns, double-legging and then bullfighting his initial foe for the “W”. He also grappled in the Gi division where he fought a scrappy wrestler. It’s great that Jovie decided to go for the hard medal rather than the guaranteed one; they say experience is the best teacher, so look for an even better Jovie in the next competition.

A few wars were all it took to initiate Tim Stauner into the tournament scene. The officer of the law was completely unpredictable – changing up his gameplan on the fly and perfectly executing moves that he had been taught a few days before. Our teammate was pulling Greco-roman throws, slick armbar transitions, and half-guard sweeps out of his hat. We had no idea where these techniques were coming from, but they were working! Unfortunately, there was not an extra gas tank in there, and he began to slow down in the Open division after he won a Silver in the weight class. Stauner is just under 3 months of training, and he looks to mature into a serious threat as he gains more experience.

Phil Thorn crushed all his enemies who were before him. 4 matches, 4 submissions, 0 points scored against him. He used a Breadcutter to submit his first two opponents, and then changed it up with a Gi choke from the back, and then an Americana from side. Flawless performance by the Big man.

Lots of divisions were joined together so it is hard to decipher who won what.

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