2009 Grapplers Quest Northeast Grappling Championships Results

Grapplers Quest 5-on-5 Team Results – Team Lloyd Irvin Wins It All!

Team Lloyd Irvin wins it all! As the promoter put it:

The Best Grappling Superfight Team in the Northeast will be crowned on Sept. 26th in Lancaster, PA.

5-ON-5 Superfight TEAM Weight Classes:
Men’s Featherweight: 150 lbs. and under
Men’s Welterweight: 150-169.9 lbs.
Men’s Cruiserweight: 170-189.9 lbs.
Men’s Heavyweight: 190 lbs. and Over
Women’s: Under 150 lbs.

Some good matches along the way, facing Jungle Gym in the semi-finals and Team Renzo Gracie in the finals but we managed to take the Gold. Great job!

Ron Stallings, DJ Jackson, Wilson Reis, Willie Leonard, Tracey Goodell Clean Up the Grapplers Quest!

Dylan Rotosky Chooses September Charity

Our Year of Giving comes to a close with Dylan Rotosky choosing the final charity. Crazy 88 BJJ decided to donate $100 every month to a charity of one of our children’s choice to get them more involved about current issues. It has been a fun and informative program for all involved!

Founded in 1991, National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) extends women’s lives through education about breast cancer and early detection. The organization provides hope to women and families affected by breast cancer through a community of caring support and encouragement that enables those diagnosed with breast cancer to have fulfilling lives during their treatment and afterward. The Foundation exists to save lives by providing access to free and low-cost mammograms for those with limited resources, increased awareness through continuing education programs and online community support programs.

Jeff Mueller Takes Elevator to Next Belt

Jeff “Flow Rida” Mueller moved up in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu ranks to Blue Belt. Jeff comes from a traditional martial arts background and began training at Crazy 88 in May 2008. He has grown to become a valuable member of the team and demonstrated his dedication to his MMA training by continuing to train when his job sent him to Florida.  Jeff would train the evenings when he could in Tampa, and after flying back to Baltimore on Friday evening, he would come into our Baltimore school for the Saturday class.  Congratulations to Jeff!

Winter 2009 – White Belt Competition Team Tryout

Black Belt Phil Proctor Working Hard

Congratulations to all the survivors of the tryout!

Jermane “Big Burr” Mathis
“Big” Zach Clark
Sean Ashby
Philip Ankney
Hernan Guadalupe
Charles “Ong Bak 2″
Robert “KenFlo” Crowell
Travis Outten
Remy (unspellable name)
Steven Malloy

American Nationals Day 2 Results – Roberto Repeats as Champion

Jon “Devastator” Delbrugge submitted Giacomo Zanini (Saulo Ribeiro) with an armbar in his IBJJF purple belt debut.  He had a very close match with Alex Cristancho (Cesar Gracie); the score was 2-2 points, with 3 advantages and a penalty for Jon and 1 advantage for his opponent.   The ref gave the bout to Jon giving him a berth in the finals vs. Dan Schon.  Schon was Blue Belt world champion in 2008 and Purple Belt world champion in 2009 and it showed as he kept Jon off the board and scored two takedowns to win the Gold 4-0.  A great opportunity for Jon to face one of America’s best grapplers and learn from it.

Roberto Torralbas repeated as American Nationals Champion, but this time at Middleweight (he had won it last year at Middle-heavy).  Roberto submitted his first opponent with a choke from the back and then entered the finals with an Ankle pick takedown.  In the finals, Roberto was on fire and submitted his opponent with an armbar halfway through the match.

Also, Mike Fowler and JT Torres both won their Adult Black Belt divisions!  It was our strongest team performance at the American Nationals so far!

IBJJF American Nationals – Day One Results

Evan “Oz” Gideon becomes the first Team Lloyd Irvin medalist at the American Nationals. Evan had a tough first bout vs. Carsell Swain (BTT) but secured a late sweep for a 2-0 victory. His second match was another 2-0 squeeker – this time vs. Guilherme Lima (Drysdale BJJ). In the quarterfinals, Evan was able to secure a pass after a sweep to win 5-0. Unfortunately, our teammate was on the losing side of a 2-0 match in the semifinals vs. a tough grappler from Rafael Lovato’s school.

“Oz” was looking forward to a rematch in the Open division; it was not to be however, as the Lovato BJJ team member would lose in a pigtail match to a lighter competitor.  The lighter competitor then faced Evan and was ahead on points before attempting an illegal leglock and getting disqualified.  In a bizarre turn of events, Evan would be ahead on points in the semi-finals before getting disqualified himself (supposedly an illegal leglock).  A crazy open division but a great performance from teammate who will be bringing back two BJJ medals back to Baltimore.

Roberto Torralbas and Jon “Devastator” Delbrugge will be first up tomorrow!

Womens Jiu Jitsu Team Grows – Ann Pratten Promoted

Bruce Hoyer, Jon Delbrugge, Keith Cebula, and Brian Neal with New Blue Belt, Ann Pratten

Hard work pays off as Ann Pratten becomes our 2nd female Blue Belt ever.  Ann is proof that you can balance family, work, and training.  She has won the White Belt division as well as the Beginner No-Gi almost a year ago.  With a positive attitude and strong work ethic, Ann Pratten will continue to improve and develop into a well-rounded mixed martial artist.