The event was sponsored by: HCK Kimonos (www.howardliu.com), Outkast Fight Gear (www.outkastfightgear.com), One Stop Nutrition, Success Fitness Training, Ouano (www.ouano.com) and Arizona Combat Sports (www.azcombatsports.com)
BJJ Team Results:
1st place – Ruff &Tucson BJJ (57 pts)
2nd place – Santa Fe BJJ (52 pts)
3rd place – AZ Combat Sports/Gustavo Dantas (36 pts)
4th place – Megaton (27 pts)
5th place – The Ultima (20 pts)
Submission Wrestling Team Results:
1st place – AZ Combat Sports/Gustavo Dantas (30 pts)
2nd place – Santa Fe BJJ (11 pts)
3rd place – Ruff & Tucson BJJ (10 pts)
4th place – Megaton (9pts)
5th place – The Ultima and Chris Lopez (3 pts)
Kids Results:
1st place – Megaton (50 pts)
2nd place – Santa Fe BJJ (31 pts)
3rd place – Chris Lopez (19 pts)
4th place – Machado (9 pts)
5th place – The Ultima (3 pts)
WHITE BELT
Super Feather
1st – Peter Estrada (Elias Martial Arts)
2nd – Larry Manuelito (AZ Combat Sports/Gustavo Dantas)
Feather
1st- Joey Medina (Megaton)
2nd – Dayne Aristizabal (Advance Martial Arts)
3rd – George Roop (The Ultima)
Light
1st- Santino Noveli (Ruff & Tucson BJJ)
2nd – David Boehme (Megaton)
3rd – Amos Sotelo (AZ Combat Sports/Gustavo Dantas)
Middle
1st – Scott Degraffenral (Pedro Sauer)
2nd – Jaime Varner (AZ Combat Sports/Gustavo Dantas)
3rd – Adam Sliger (Laurita)
Middle Heavy
1st - Don Ortega (Santa Fe BJJ)
2nd – Matt Nixon (AZ Combat Sports/Gustavo Dantas)
3rd – Eric McGregor (Prescott)
Heavy
1st – Ray Steinbeiss (AZ Combat Sports/Gustavo Dantas)
2nd – Chance Warner (The Ultima)
3rd – Frank Pierson (Ruff & Tucson BJJ)
Open
1st – Don Ortega (Santa Fe BJJ)
2nd – Jaime Varner (AZ Combat Sports/Gustavo Dantas)
3rd – Chance Ward (The Ultima)
WHITE BELT MASTER
Light
1st – Patrick Calang (Ruff & Tucson BJJ)
2nd – Tommy Gallagher (Megaton)
3rd – Merchant Adams (Santa Fe BJJ)
Middle
1st – Jeff Morgan (Chris Lopez)
2nd – Ignacio (Ruff & Tucson BJJ)
3rd – Randy Dunkelbarger (AZ Combat Sports/Gustavo Dantas)
WOMEN
Light
1st – Sarah Boyd (Santa Fe BJJ)
2nd – Betty Rosthenhausler (The Ultima)
BLUE BELT
Feather
1st – Jake Fry (Ruff & Tucson BJJ)
2nd – Ben Sandoval (Santa Fe BJJ)
3rd – Nick Tolisano (Santa Fe BJJ)
Light
1st - Thomas Wisnieswski (Santa Fe BJJ)
2nd – Chris Richard (Laurita)
3rd – Anthony King (AZ Combat Sports/Gustavo Dantas)
Middle
1st – Isaac Vallie-Flagg (Santa Fe BJJ)
2nd – David Klein (Ruff & Tucson BJJ)
3rd – Joey Rivera (Tucson Judo)
Middle Heavy
1st – PJ Pages (Ruff & Tucson BJJ)
2nd – Paul Nava (AZ Combat Sports/Gustavo Dantas)
3rd – Darrell Flunker (Ruff & Tucson BJJ)
Heavy
1st – Brad Peterson (Megaton)
2nd – Steve Villa (Ruff & Tucson BJJ)
3rd – Carlos Carvalho (Ruff & Tucson BJJ)
Open
1st – Dusty Alexander (The Ultima)
2nd – Andy McDonald (The Ultima)
3rd – Thomas Wisnieswski (Santa Fe BJJ)
PURPLE BELT
Middle
1st – Gene Folgo (AZ Combat Sports/Gustavo Dantas)
2nd – Jay Pages (Ruff & Tucson BJJ)
I had a great time on Saturday. This was a very well run tournament.
SUBMISSION WRESTLING
Feather
1st – Jake Fry (Ruff & Tucson BJJ)
2nd – George Roop (The Ultima)
3rd – Nick Tolisano (Santa Fe BJJ)
Light
1st – Amos Sotelo (AZ Combat Sports/Gustavo Dantas)
2nd – John Vieira (Chris Lopez)
3rd – Merchant Adams (Santa Fe BJJ)
Middle
1st – Jacob McClintock (AZ Combat Sports/Gustavo Dantas)
2nd – Isaac Vallie- Flagg (Santa Fe BJJ)
3rd – Ian Tilford (Ruff & Tucson BJJ)
Middle Heavy
1st – Drew Fickett (AZ Combat Sports/Gustavo Dantas)
2nd – Don Ortega (Santa Fe BJJ)
Heavy
1st – Brad Peterson (Megaton)
2nd – Gary Matsch (AZ Combat Sports/Gustavo Dantas)
3rd – Benjamin Basaldua (Jiu-Jitsu Mexico)
Thanks to all schools who supported the 5th AZGC:
AZ Combat Sports/Gustavo Dantas
Ruff House
Tucson BJJ
Santa Fe BJJ
Megaton
Cobra Kai
Machado
Chris Lopez
The Ultima
Laurita
Jiu-Jitsu Mexico
Advance Martial Arts
Golden Cobra
Elias Martial Arts
Prescott BJJ
Pedro Sauer
Tucson Judo
Any comments or suggestions please contact gdjiujitsu@hotmail.com
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It was a fun tournamnet. Thanks to the promoter Gustavo Dantas for giving us a means of competition.
Jay