After we weighed in and attended the rules meeting a group of us went out for breakfast at Village Inn, where we discussed creating a Jiu-Jitsu system based around car terms. We hurried back to catch Tyler and Chris's matches.
Tyler was bumped up to the adult division and he did great. Won his first match with a cross collar choke but lost his second to an ezekiel choke. Chris did well in his first tournament. He was in a dominant position for the majority of both of his matches but eventually got put on the bottom and submitted. I didn't see much of David's matches I think he might have lost 2 matches. Bauer did no gi against Patrick (I think that was his name). It was a fairly quick match that ended with Bauer getting caught with a toe hold. Then our division finally started Fuji and Bauer faced each other but I didn't pay much attention. I think Fuji caught him with something from side control.
My first match was against Patrick. I looked for him to grab my right sleeve and then went for my cross guard pull into omoplata. I could have probably swept but I decided to go for the submission instead. I was close with it but let his elbow get out of it too much. I ended up on the back of turtle and then back mount and attempted some collar chokes and finally an armbar as he attempted to escape the position. A toe hold presented itself so I went for that and we rolled around as he also went for a leg lock. He ended up cinching up a straight footlock and turned over too his belly and got me to tap. I'm happy with my performance I just wish I could have finished one of those sub attempts.
Fuji went up against Patrick next and worked his way into side control and finished with the brabo. I faced Bauer for 3rd and we went the distance. It seemed pretty even, I had some good positions and some submission attempts but I don't think I ever put him in real danger. We went to the overtime round and he was able to escape my armbar and then armbar me on his turn. Mike had a really fast paced technical no gi match with his purple belt opponent. Mike ended up losing but they put on a good show.
So no hardware to bring home this time. My ankle is a little sore as I wasn't able to tap as quickly as I wanted to, but it's nothing serious. I'm still trying to figure out what I need to focus on next. I'll consult with Greg and see what he thinks, but here are a few thoughts:
- Work on finishing submissions
- Omoplata sweep and rolling to another omoplata
- Mount attacks
- Ankle Locks
Second Match part 1
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