Hey Guys! AJ here from the Extreme Grappling Open~
I just want to thank everyone for coming out to the Louisville Tournament this past Saturday. It ran very smoothly, and there were some great matches! Congrats to our invite winner Tom Feister! He took home a championship belt and $500!
I'm working on typing up the full results now, and James will have some video online for you ASAP.
Also ~ be sure to save the date for October 18th. We'll be doing our SUPER EGO and there are going to be lots of excited things happening! Stay tuned for details.
Thanks again,
AJ Clingerman
Tournament Director
ego@extremegrapplingopen.com
Congrats Tom! Let me guess... triangle chokes?
Actually, Tom won the first and last match with armbars. He did win his second match with a triangle!
LOL
Team Results
Gi
1st Mario Roberto
2nd Derby City
3rd Nashville MMA
No-Gi
1st Mario Roberto
2nd Derby City
3rd Big Bully
Invite
1st Tom Feister Relson Gracie
2nd David Reilly Shawn Hammonds
3rd Mike Craycraft Eclectic
Kid’s Gi
Light
1st Josh Johnson Mario Roberto
2nd Nathan Baumgardner Mario Roberto
Heavy
1st Brianna Hurley Mario Roberto
2nd Tony Mariano Mario Roberto
3rd Logan Hurley Mario Roberto
Teen Gi
Girls
1st Kayla Ryan LMAA
2nd Brianna Hurley Mario Roberto
Light
1st Jose Perez Torres
2nd Kory Brown Cruz
3rd Chad Hardy Derby City
Heavy
1st AC Smith Derby City
2nd James Kramer Mario Roberto
Men’s White Belt
131 – 144 lbs – Super Feather
1st Con Namvong Bowling Green Judo Club
2nd Kory Brown Cruz
3rd
145 – 158 lbs - Feather
1st Luke Worley Core
2nd Jason Bishop Nashville MMA
3rd Ryan Walker Nashville MMA
159 – 172 lbs - Light
1st Eugene Tsozik Highlander
2nd Chris Courson Derby City
173 – 186 lbs – Middle
1st Nate Dennis Mario Roberto
2nd James Kramer Mario Roberto
3rd Mike Pantone Mario Roberto
187 – 200 lbs – Light Heavy
1st RJ Miller Highlander
2nd Michael Moran Mario Roberto
3rd Angelo Robles Sr Mario Roberto
201 – 214 lbs - Heavy
1st Ronald Francisco MZA
2nd Mark Anton Reed Academy
3rd Zach Scoville Mario Roberto
Masters (30-39) White Belt
Light
1st Jason Bishop Nashville MMA
2nd Ryan Walker Nashville MMA
3rd Con Namvong Bowling Green Judo Club
Light Heavy
1st Mike Pantone Mario Roberto
2nd Tim Hensley Cincinnati BJJ
3rd Jarrett O’Hearn
Men’s Blue Belt
131 – 144 lbs – Super Feather
1st Robert Smith Torres
2nd Eddy Hidalgo Nashville MMA
145 – 158 lbs – Feather
1st Mike Colley Derby City
2nd Chris McKarski Mario Roberto
159 – 172 lbs - Light
1st AC Smith Derby City
2nd Justin Curtis Mario Roberto
3rd Robert Setree
201 – 214 lbs - Heavy
1st Robert Turner Highlander
2nd Mike Elliott BG Judo
Master’s (30-39) Blue Belt
Light
1st Mike Colley Derby City
2nd Eddy Hidalgo Nashville MMA
Middle
1st John Wortley Core
2nd Joel Blanton Mario Roberto
Kid’s No-Gi
Light
1st Josh Johnson Mario Roberto
2nd Nathan Baumgardner Mario Roberto
Heavy
1st Logan Hurley Mario Roberto
2nd Brianna Hurley Mario Roberto
3rd Tony Mariano Mario Roberto
Teen No-Gi
Light
1st Hunter French Derby City
2nd Angelo Robles Jr. Mario Roberto
3rd Steven Mulliniks Derby City
Middle
1st Dalton Million SIMA
2nd Jose Perez Torres
3rd Kory Brown Cruz
Men’s Novice No-Gi
131 – 144 lbs – Super Feather
1st Nick Carter Jorge Gurgel
2nd Steven Mulliniks Derby City
145 – 158 lbs – Feather
1st Tyler Middleton Mario Roberto
2nd Jay Harrington Big Bully
3rd Jason Bishop Nashville MMA
159– 172 lbs - Light
1st Bobby Emmons Big Bully
2nd Anthony Sudduth Big Bully
173 – 186 lbs - Middle
1st Nate Dennis Mario Roberto
2nd James Hutchings Full Force
3rd James Kramer Mario Roberto
201 – 214 lbs - Heavy
1st Robert Turner Highlander
2nd James Evans Team Disposal
3rd Eric Lucas Derby City
Master’s (30-39) Novice No-Gi
1st Jarrett O’Hearn
2nd Michael Moran Mario Roberto
Men’s Beginner No-Gi
131 - 144 lbs – Super Feather
1st Robert Smith Renato Tavares
2nd Dalton Million South Indy MMA
3rd Cody Kessinger Highlander
145 – 158 lbs – Feather
1st AC Smith Derby City
2nd Tim Cook Full Force
173 – 186 lbs – Middle
1st Markous Smith Fearless
2nd Mike Pantone Mario Roberto
201 – 214 lbs - Heavy
1st Richard Swiney
2nd RJ Miller Highlander
3rd Ronald Francisco MZA
Unlimited
1st Nathan Marks Armta
2nd Wesley Monroe
Master’s (30-39) Beginner No-Gi
Light
1st Jason Richards Boiler Room
2nd Ryan Walker Nashville MMA
Light Heavy
1st Ronald Francisco M2A
2nd Mike Pantone Mario Roberto
Men’s Intermediate No-Gi
187 – 200 lbs – Light Heavy
1st Jeremy Ashly
2nd Mike Colley Derby City
3rd Tim Hensley Cincinnati BJJ
Master’s (30-39) Intermediate No-Gi
Light
1st Mike Colley Derby City
2nd Frank Gercak Advantage G Force
Men’s Advanced No-Gi
159 – 172 lbs - Light
1st Dustin Neace Boiler Room
2nd Josh Lee Eclectics
Master’s (30-39) Advanced No-Gi
Middle
1st John Wortley Core
2nd Joel Blanton Mario Roberto
AJ,How is Luke Wortley competing as a white belt? are you aware that kid is a judo black belt,ranked nationally I believe.John Wortley,his dad,competing as a blue belt? He is a 4th or 5th degree judo black belt.
Thanks for the heads up. It's something to look into. It's hard to know what people's back grounds are in other martial arts. I'm sure that there are several Judo black belts out there that are white and blue belts in jiu-jitsu. Although being able to throw someone is helpful, it doesn't always mean that you are good at jiu-jitsu. However, due to there experience in judo (just as it would be with a wrestler), they are required to compete in a more advanced division in the no-gi. I have to assume that the rank that they are given in jiu-jitsu by their instructor is what they deserve and is the rank at which they should be competing.
Hope that answers your question.
Thanks!
AJ