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Grappling World Championships Dec 11th-13th
I just got back from Disney and I hear there's a spot for a 145 lb fighter. I jumped all over it, signed up the next morning and started cutting weight right away. It was a hard cut. Over 15 pounds in about a day. I met some great people while I was in the sauna chilling, talking to them made the weight cutting not as bad and make the time go by quicker. It was tough waiting until like 6:30pm to weigh-in but it was sweet when I made it. Then just went home, ate some Pizza Fusion and chilled with Lian. I went to sleep fairly early and got a good rest. It was hard to find the place at first, I was a nervous wreck I remember.. lol. I didnt know what to expect. I was thinking it was USA vs brazil or whatever.. I realized when i got there that its a tournament between all the countries, which is what I should of figured. I just rested up and chewed on some bread and took a lot of pisses and etc lol..
My first match was pretty even, I went for a balls out flying armbar and almost had it and at the end of the round the score was tied 1-1. We went to overtime and I went for another balls out flying armbar and just held it for the entire overtime, I started screaming while i was holding it cause i was getting so tired. I ended up winning the match ^^!!!
My dad then came to me, he saw the match so that was cool, he was all happy for me and gave me some special drinks and food to eat and drink which really re-energized me and filled my tank back up.
My second match was coming up against the guy who won the trials earlier in the year. He was a stud wrestler who was also a black belt in jiu jitsu. We had a pretty sick match going on, I was able to get him to closed guard without losing any points and I had him in a triangle for a little while there. He ended up passing my guard due to a ballsy sweep I was going for, its alright though. I ended up replacing and the match ended 2-1 for Tom Lecuyer. I have mad respect for that guy, tough as they come.
After that match I found out that I'm up for Repecharge or whatever its called. Which is basically where you fight for 3rd and 4th. So I was set to face the other guy that Tom beat and he was being cool with me and telling me what the French guy likes and what I should watch out for and etc. So that was mad straight of him.
There was a big break between finals and repecharge. So we all went to a pizza place and ate some tasty brick oven pizza, bread and a salad. Which was just what I needed ;D!!!
We then went back to the warm up area and it was completely empty so we just slept on the mats for a couple hours until they were about to start up again.
So my match was against the french guy Karim Saki was his name. Shark came from the belt testing and was all happy for me that I was in the finals section and was showing me a bunch of stuff to try and do. So I was telling him my gameplan and my energy just went up. It was great having him there helping me out with my gameplan and having his enthusiasm, got me all pumped up and ready to go.
When I went in there I looked around while I was on the raised stage, took it all in and was ready to go. We started the match and I was working to try and get to guard without having to lose a point. I failed at that lol, got to closed guard but he got the point. Almost the whole match he was working for a leg lock on me and I kept defending then when match was almost over he held me in his closed guard mad tight. I remember Shark told me before that match "remember to go out of bounds when you're in trouble." So I got up and took him out of bounds on purpose. They then reset us in open guard and there were less then 10 seconds left. I went to half guard and stayed madddddd tight and passed to mount the last couple of seconds. The ref put up his hand for the points right as the buzzer went off. I looked and saw that I got the points. I fucking lost it after that man.. I got up and started screaming at the top of my lungs and the crowd was just feeding my energy. I was yelling so much and man it was awesome... Greatest win out of any of my fights by far....
So I got 3rd in No-Gi in the worlds biggest grappling tournament for trying to get the sport into the olympics. I feel honored just competing in this tournament... People came up to me just congratulating me and saying there all big fans of my matches and etc. THEN Shark called me to the side and pulled out a purple belt and slapped that shit onto my waist and was like "ya.. I dont think you need to test.". Perfect time... Day before gi and everything. One of the best days of my life.
That was just No-Gi day. I get home at 12 or so then sleep by 1 to get ready to do it allll over again on sunday lol.. I thought it was USA vs Brazil or whatever, but apparently thats like a separate thing that they were doing in between the gi tournament. So Sunday is just like no-gi except with a gi on pretty much.
First guy I'm facing in gi is a black belt, this guy Rudy who i think placed 3rd in the trials. He's a real nice guy who came up to me and said he was a big fan of all my matches and etc. I was telling my self that I have nothing to lose in this match since im just a fresh purple and all these guys in my weight are black belts and shit.
So I'm talking to Shark and we come up with a sharp gameplan to beat this guy. So the match started and I am just frustrating this guy stnading and stuffing his attempts at takedowns. I push him out of bounds enough times and got a point. That frustrated him enough to where he pulled guard and gave me another point, and I just stayed tight and stood up when I could and ended up winning the match by points. The guy was mad cool and he knew I played a smart gameplan and hopefully wasn't to upset over it. He was a good guy, I hope for nothing but success in this guys future fights.
Shark was mad happy with my gameplan and etc. My next match is against Renato Tavares so I'm talking to Shark about a smart gameplan to beat this guy. I take my dads concoctions and special snacks lol. That shit re-energized me right away lol.
So when im walking on the mat to face Renato I was pretty nervous at first but man I just told myself, "I just have to stick to my gameplan and I know I can beat this guy using the rules to my advantage." So the match starts and im just playing tight and tryign to grip fight with him. It's hard grip fighting with a guy so experienced. His grip felt so deadly, he kept trying to judo throw and sweep me. It wasn't working though, I kept trying to circle around him and push him out of bounds. I think he knew what I was up to from seeing my last match and set me up dirty. He let me push him back and got me in a dirty Judo throw. He then got my back from there and was setting up a choke, I defended well and when he went to mount I went to half-guard and started replacing. He then passed and went for an armbar, a tight one. I defended that shit textbook and got back into his closed guard which gave me a point, then I started fighting to get back up to my feet. He caught me in a beautiful cross sweep variation and I started trying to work de la riva then he backed up and I got up and went for a flying armbar and he just backed up and I held on to the sleeve and faced him and got up and ran towards him for the takedown and the buzzer went off... It was a tough match... Im happy I survived against Renato in a gi lol.. That guys a Jiu jitsu legend, all the Brazilians respect that guy like Liborio and shit..
After that I found out that I'm facing the French guy Saki I beat for 3rd and 4th again. So I know that hes mad pumped up to try and beat me. So I'm just resting up and drinking a lot of my dads concoctions.
I talked to Shark and our plan was to do the same game plan. I was feeling him out a lot and he must of seen my match against Rudy to lol.. Cause he threw me with the same exact sweep that Renato got me with earlier that day. So he got points for that shit, so thats a little frustrating. I'm circling with him and he got me with the same throw but I got up right away and he went for a takedown and I defended and pushed him out of bounds. So I feel like I'm losing time here so I go for a flying armbar and almost had it. I lost it and he was holding on to my leg to go for another straight leg lock. I slipped my leg through to the triangle and got that shit tight. Saki got up and deliberately walked out of bounds, so the ref called the match there and said it was a catch. I completely forgot about that rule lol.. But man it felt good to get the win via submission even if it wasn't technically a tap ^^!! So that sealed the deal for 3rd place Gi 66kg.
It felt good to be on that podium with all those tough guys... My dad was there to and mad happy for me so thats really cool that he was there. My moms upset that she didnt come but its alright I know that she was super exhausted with everything thats been going on with her and etc. Liborio was mad proud of me to saying stuff like "2.. you have nooo idea how proud I am of you, I am soo proud of you!". It was an honor to receive so much praise from so many of world class coaches. Shark was mad happy for me to.
Great weekend, great tournament. I think I qualify for next years championships not sure.. but im part of the team man, top 3 in the world gi and no gi!!!! I feel great man.. I really stepped it up and put myself out there and im mad happy... One of the best weekends of my life..
My first match was pretty even, I went for a balls out flying armbar and almost had it and at the end of the round the score was tied 1-1. We went to overtime and I went for another balls out flying armbar and just held it for the entire overtime, I started screaming while i was holding it cause i was getting so tired. I ended up winning the match ^^!!!
My dad then came to me, he saw the match so that was cool, he was all happy for me and gave me some special drinks and food to eat and drink which really re-energized me and filled my tank back up.
My second match was coming up against the guy who won the trials earlier in the year. He was a stud wrestler who was also a black belt in jiu jitsu. We had a pretty sick match going on, I was able to get him to closed guard without losing any points and I had him in a triangle for a little while there. He ended up passing my guard due to a ballsy sweep I was going for, its alright though. I ended up replacing and the match ended 2-1 for Tom Lecuyer. I have mad respect for that guy, tough as they come.
After that match I found out that I'm up for Repecharge or whatever its called. Which is basically where you fight for 3rd and 4th. So I was set to face the other guy that Tom beat and he was being cool with me and telling me what the French guy likes and what I should watch out for and etc. So that was mad straight of him.
There was a big break between finals and repecharge. So we all went to a pizza place and ate some tasty brick oven pizza, bread and a salad. Which was just what I needed ;D!!!
We then went back to the warm up area and it was completely empty so we just slept on the mats for a couple hours until they were about to start up again.
So my match was against the french guy Karim Saki was his name. Shark came from the belt testing and was all happy for me that I was in the finals section and was showing me a bunch of stuff to try and do. So I was telling him my gameplan and my energy just went up. It was great having him there helping me out with my gameplan and having his enthusiasm, got me all pumped up and ready to go.
When I went in there I looked around while I was on the raised stage, took it all in and was ready to go. We started the match and I was working to try and get to guard without having to lose a point. I failed at that lol, got to closed guard but he got the point. Almost the whole match he was working for a leg lock on me and I kept defending then when match was almost over he held me in his closed guard mad tight. I remember Shark told me before that match "remember to go out of bounds when you're in trouble." So I got up and took him out of bounds on purpose. They then reset us in open guard and there were less then 10 seconds left. I went to half guard and stayed madddddd tight and passed to mount the last couple of seconds. The ref put up his hand for the points right as the buzzer went off. I looked and saw that I got the points. I fucking lost it after that man.. I got up and started screaming at the top of my lungs and the crowd was just feeding my energy. I was yelling so much and man it was awesome... Greatest win out of any of my fights by far....
So I got 3rd in No-Gi in the worlds biggest grappling tournament for trying to get the sport into the olympics. I feel honored just competing in this tournament... People came up to me just congratulating me and saying there all big fans of my matches and etc. THEN Shark called me to the side and pulled out a purple belt and slapped that shit onto my waist and was like "ya.. I dont think you need to test.". Perfect time... Day before gi and everything. One of the best days of my life.
That was just No-Gi day. I get home at 12 or so then sleep by 1 to get ready to do it allll over again on sunday lol.. I thought it was USA vs Brazil or whatever, but apparently thats like a separate thing that they were doing in between the gi tournament. So Sunday is just like no-gi except with a gi on pretty much.
First guy I'm facing in gi is a black belt, this guy Rudy who i think placed 3rd in the trials. He's a real nice guy who came up to me and said he was a big fan of all my matches and etc. I was telling my self that I have nothing to lose in this match since im just a fresh purple and all these guys in my weight are black belts and shit.
So I'm talking to Shark and we come up with a sharp gameplan to beat this guy. So the match started and I am just frustrating this guy stnading and stuffing his attempts at takedowns. I push him out of bounds enough times and got a point. That frustrated him enough to where he pulled guard and gave me another point, and I just stayed tight and stood up when I could and ended up winning the match by points. The guy was mad cool and he knew I played a smart gameplan and hopefully wasn't to upset over it. He was a good guy, I hope for nothing but success in this guys future fights.
Shark was mad happy with my gameplan and etc. My next match is against Renato Tavares so I'm talking to Shark about a smart gameplan to beat this guy. I take my dads concoctions and special snacks lol. That shit re-energized me right away lol.
So when im walking on the mat to face Renato I was pretty nervous at first but man I just told myself, "I just have to stick to my gameplan and I know I can beat this guy using the rules to my advantage." So the match starts and im just playing tight and tryign to grip fight with him. It's hard grip fighting with a guy so experienced. His grip felt so deadly, he kept trying to judo throw and sweep me. It wasn't working though, I kept trying to circle around him and push him out of bounds. I think he knew what I was up to from seeing my last match and set me up dirty. He let me push him back and got me in a dirty Judo throw. He then got my back from there and was setting up a choke, I defended well and when he went to mount I went to half-guard and started replacing. He then passed and went for an armbar, a tight one. I defended that shit textbook and got back into his closed guard which gave me a point, then I started fighting to get back up to my feet. He caught me in a beautiful cross sweep variation and I started trying to work de la riva then he backed up and I got up and went for a flying armbar and he just backed up and I held on to the sleeve and faced him and got up and ran towards him for the takedown and the buzzer went off... It was a tough match... Im happy I survived against Renato in a gi lol.. That guys a Jiu jitsu legend, all the Brazilians respect that guy like Liborio and shit..
After that I found out that I'm facing the French guy Saki I beat for 3rd and 4th again. So I know that hes mad pumped up to try and beat me. So I'm just resting up and drinking a lot of my dads concoctions.
I talked to Shark and our plan was to do the same game plan. I was feeling him out a lot and he must of seen my match against Rudy to lol.. Cause he threw me with the same exact sweep that Renato got me with earlier that day. So he got points for that shit, so thats a little frustrating. I'm circling with him and he got me with the same throw but I got up right away and he went for a takedown and I defended and pushed him out of bounds. So I feel like I'm losing time here so I go for a flying armbar and almost had it. I lost it and he was holding on to my leg to go for another straight leg lock. I slipped my leg through to the triangle and got that shit tight. Saki got up and deliberately walked out of bounds, so the ref called the match there and said it was a catch. I completely forgot about that rule lol.. But man it felt good to get the win via submission even if it wasn't technically a tap ^^!! So that sealed the deal for 3rd place Gi 66kg.
It felt good to be on that podium with all those tough guys... My dad was there to and mad happy for me so thats really cool that he was there. My moms upset that she didnt come but its alright I know that she was super exhausted with everything thats been going on with her and etc. Liborio was mad proud of me to saying stuff like "2.. you have nooo idea how proud I am of you, I am soo proud of you!". It was an honor to receive so much praise from so many of world class coaches. Shark was mad happy for me to.
Great weekend, great tournament. I think I qualify for next years championships not sure.. but im part of the team man, top 3 in the world gi and no gi!!!! I feel great man.. I really stepped it up and put myself out there and im mad happy... One of the best weekends of my life..
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