Roberto Torralbas won his 2nd match 2-0.

In the quarterfinals, Roberto faced off against Bruno Goncalves (Gracie Barra).  Goncalves scored first with a quarter-guard sweep and Roberto came back with a sweep of his own, tying the score at 2-2.  The match ended with Roberto having folded Goncalves legs.  We were confident in the referee’s decision but the official raised the other competitor’s hand.  Unfortunately, that is the way it goes if the match goes to a referee’s decision.

Jon “Devastator” Delbrugge won his first match 12-0 vs. Tulle Edman (Nacka Dojo).  Jon was able to control from the top position and repeatedly pass for the victory.

Jon Delbrugge squared off against his first opponent

Jon’s next opponent was the returning champion from last year, Janne Autio (Alliance Europe).  Most of the match was in Jon’s half-guard with Janne stabilizing the position.  Halfway through the match, Jon fell privy to a tight Kimura which forced the tapout.

Tomorrow is the Brown Belts and Black Belt Open!

Alfonso Washington lost 0-0 (-1 to -1) to Markus Plieninger (Saulo Ribeiro)

Keith Cebula 2-0 over Vitor Cardoso (Vita JJ Team) before losing 6-2 to Yann Filippi (Alliance Europe)

Tye Ryan Murphy defeated Rui Oliveira (Gracie Barra Paço de Arcos) 10-0.

Tye Ryan Murphy defeated Sergio Sanchez (Gracie Barra Sevilla) 10-0.

Tye Ryan Murphy triangled Lefeuvre Simon (Gracie Barra Rennes)

Cedric Certenais (Gracie Humaita) defeated Tye 5-0.

Tye Gripping So Fast became a Blur