2010 Houston International BJJ Open Results

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Three Competitors – Four Medals so far for Crazy 88 BJJ Baltimore Jiu-Jitsu Team. 100% Medal Rate for Team Lloyd Irvin so far.

Evan “Oz” Gideon dominated his two opponents, finishing his first one off with a triangle and then submitting his second with a bow-and-arrow choke.  Due to a bracketing mix-up, Evan received a bye into the semi-finals but like they say, “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.”  The final match was especially sweet as it was against an opponent that had beaten Oz 2-0 at the US Nationals last year.  This time, Oz left no doubt as he passed, mounted, and finished his opponent from the back.

In the Open, Evan faced Daniel Robb (Gracie Humaita).  Super close match with a single advantage giving the “W” to Robb.

Evan Gideon Wins Blue Belt Medium Heavy!

Tye Ryan Murphy submitted his first opponent via triangle and outpointed the second by 20+ points.  In the quarterfinals, he faced one of Rafael Lovato’s blue belts who had taken 2nd at the American Nationals.   Tye submitted him with a Kimura and then caught the semi-finals adversary with another triangle to enter the finals.  In the finals, Tye was up 5-0 with approximately a minute left but fell prey to a Hail Mary armbar!  A tough learning experience but an easy mistake to fix.

Tye came back hard in the Blue Belt Open battling through some TOUGH early round matches.  He won his Elite Eight match 0-0 (3-2) and then gutted out a win the Final Four.  The score was 2-2 with two advantages for Tye.  Tye’s opponent locked on a tight triangle but Tye held out until the buzzer winning by one advantage!  In the Finals, Tye dismantled his opponent, mounting him and submitting him!  Congrats to Tye Ryan Murphy on a BIG win!

Tye's Muay Thai training really came through! Also, Third Law's Kevin Dalton with the Bronze!

Blue Belt Open Gold for Tye Ryan Murphy!

“Big” Al Washington defeated Orlan Lyle (Gracie Barra) by Ezekiel choke and then Edgar Perez (Gracie Barra America) via 9-0.  Final four – Al applies the Kimura to get a ticket to the Finals.  The Championship match was a war; Al gave it everything he had but came up one point short in a 7-6 barnburner!

BIG!!!

Also, congrats to Team Third Law (Florida Team Lloyd Irvin affiliate) – they had:

• Roberto Torralbas – 1st Adult Purple Middle, 2nd Adult Purple Open
• Kevin Dalton – 3rd Adult Blue Middle
• Kim Rivers – 1st Female White Feather
• Joey Ruggiero – 1st Adult White Light

It was an interesting rules meeting at the Houston BJJ Open.

Brackets for the Houston BJJ Open Posted…

Alfonso Washington wants to redeem himself after a 0-0 Judges Decision at the European BJJ Championships. Al also has a Muay Thai smoker bout next weekend so he is keeping himself busy in all areas of fighting!

Big Al's Division - White Belt Ultra

Tye Ryan Murphy and Kevin Dalton are both looking to get solid IBJJF tournament experience. Tye had a strong showing at the European BJJ Championships where he won 3 before losing on points to the eventual champion and will build upon that to get onto the medal stand in Houston.  In Tye’s way is US Nationals medalist Trevor Cowan, who should be the biggest challenge on that page.  On the other side of the bracket is Team Third Law’s Kevin Dalton, who is one of Roberto’s most active competitors and also a political activist.

Tye Ryan Murphy's Division - Blue Middle page 1/2

Tye Ryan Murphy Division - Blue Middle page 2/2

Evan “Oz” Gideon should have some good matches and is one of the favorites to win the division. Evan is looking forward to a rematch with Shiloh Roberts (Lovato BJJ) who defeated him by two points in the semi-finals of the US Nationals last year.  This is “Oz” first IBJJF tournament of the year and he is excited.  In 2009, with less than one year of training, he was able to make the Elite Eight of the PanAms and take double Bronze’s at the US Nationals – a solid foundation for the 2010 competition season.

Evan Gideon's Division - Blue Middle Heavy

Roberto Torralbas' Division - Purple Middle