by Carlos Machado
A few comments about the tournament.
Best competitor of the event: Travis Tooke. He competed in three different divisions (gi middle weight, gi open class, no gi 175 lbls). After 8 matches, he finally closed the day by winning the open class. Great future awaits this accomplished athlete.
Names to remember:
Sean Cooper (Vandry student who competed for Machado Team). Superb performance, including a reversed triangle on his first match.
Jader Cavalcante (Machado) and Felipe Espinosa (Mohler), who clashed first in the gi heavy division finals (Jader victorious), and later clashed again in the no gi (above 187 lbs) finals, where Espinoza was the winner. Great job!
Marcus Hicks (Mohler), who went till the end, competing and winning most of his matches, until facing Travis Tooke in the gi open class finals. Despite his loss to Tooke, he showed everything he's got. Congrats to him.
The tournament went smooth, with 4 mat areas and non stop action. For future events, a larger venue will be chosen. Our next competition is likely to be by late January of next year. A full year calendar will be posted on my website soon. I plan to have 4 tournaments in Texas for the year of 2003. More to come on that soon.
I want to close by thanking again the support of all the people (students, competitors from other teams, teams who supported Machado Jiu-Jitsu (Vandry BJJ, Lutter's Next Generation, Solis Martial Arts), coaches (in special Rafael Lovato, Allan Mohler, Zayas, and all the others who were there). Thanks to my crew, lead by Rodney Poldrack, all the referees (Kenny Mcclure, Orlando Waugh, David Sullivan, H.T. Young, Alan Shebaro, James Brown, Taryne Douglas, Wes Gannes, Tery Corkran).
I would also like to mention the addition of new Black Belts to my list: David Sullivan, Tery Corkran, and Roman Kilgore. Good luck to them!
-Carlos Machado
CHILDREN GROUP 1
1ST BRANDON LORENZ (MACHADO)
2ND- NICHOLAS KREIMER
3RD- TONY O
CHILDREN GROUP 2
1ST WILLIAM LORENZ (MACHADO)
2ND- JENNY THOMAS
3RD- CONNOR OWEN
CHILDREN GROUP 3
1ST JAMES SANCHEZ
2ND- MICHAEL SCHWAPPAUF
3RD- CHRISTIAN HOSEY
CHILDREN GROUP 4
1ST- TEDDY GAMBORDELLA (MACHADO)
2ND- JAKE NEWMAN
3RD- JONATHAN PRATT
WOMENS:
1ST- KATHRYN ROBERTSON (MACHADO)
2ND- BRANDY NIPPERT (MACHADO)
3RD- CHANCY MUHAMMAD (LOVATO)
WHITE ROOSTER/STRAW
1ST- JAMES SUTTER (MOHLER)
2ND- JOSH HARVEY (LOVATO)
3RD- MORGAN VIDEAN (MOHLER)
WHITE FEATHER
1ST- EMMANUEL GALVAN (ZAYAS)
2ND- JUSTIN RAINES (ZAYAS)
3RD- NATHAN ANTHONY (MACHADO)
WHITE LIGHT:
1ST- ROSS CROMARTIE (MACHADO)
2ND- JEFF ANDERSON (MACHADO)
3RD- MICHAEL WILSON (MACHADO)
WHITE MIDDLE:
1ST- ROBERT HARPER (LOVATO)
2ND- CHAD REYNOLDS (MACHADO)
3RD- SCOTT JOHNSON (MACHADO)
WHITE SUPER-MIDDLE:
1ST- DON SMITH (MACHADO)
2ND- PATRICK MCGRAW (MOHLER)
3RD- RICHARD BENTLEY (MOHLER)
WHITE CRUISER:
1ST- R L RUSHING (UNKNOWN)
2ND- JUSTIN BALL (MACHADO)
3RD- KEVIN CALLIHAN ((MACHADO)
WHITE HEAVY:
1ST- TYSON ROBINSON (MOHLER)
2ND- TOBY CHADWICK (LOVATO)
3RD- MARK ARANDA (MACHADO)
WHITE SUPERHEAVY:
1ST- ANTHONY DAVIS (LOVATO)
2ND- PAUL LAMBERD (LOVATO)
3RD- MICHAEL SONELLE (MACHADO)
BLUE FEATHER:
1ST- JACOB OROZCO (MOHLER)
2ND- COREY FRYE (MACHADO)
3RD- DAVID THOMAS (MACHADO)
BLUE LIGHT:
1ST- SEAN COOPER (MACHADO)
2ND- ROBERTO PENA JR. (MOHLER)
3RD- MARCUS RUNNELS (TPC)
BLUE MIDDLE:
1ST- CHRIS EASTER (LOVATO)
2ND- RONNIE COLLINS (LOVATO)
3RD- GABRIEL HERNANDEZ (PITTMAN)
BLUE SUPERMIDDLE:
1ST- MARCUS HICKS (MOHLER)
2ND- BRANT HICKMAN (MACHADO)
3RD- JAVIER GARCIA (MACHADO)
BLUE CRUISER:
1ST- JORY MALONE (LIVING DEFENSE)
2ND- MICHAEL NADELEY (PITTMAN)
3RD- MALCOM MUHAMMAD (LOVATO)
BLUE HEAVY:
1ST- JADER CAVALCANTE (MACHADO)
2ND- FELIPE ESPINOZA (MOHLER)
3RD- J R CHRISTY (PITTMAN)
BLUE SUPERHEAVY:
1ST- DEREK RUFFIN (GRACIE BARRA)
2ND- KEVIN RENFRO (PITTMAN)
3RD- BRANDON MCDOWELL (RELSON GRACIE)
PURPLE LIGHT:
1ST- BRANDON MULLINS (PITTMAN)
2ND- MATT LANEY (UNKNOWN)
3RD- GARY CLAXLAR (MACHADO)
PURPLE MIDDLE:
1ST- TRAVIS TOOKE (MACHADO)
2ND- WESLEY GANN (MACHADO)
3RD- LEE DOUGLAS (MACHADO)
NO GI LIGHT:
1ST- JACOB OROZCO (MOHLER)
2ND- MICHAEL MCCLAINE (CORKRAN)
3RD- DAVID THOMAS (MACHADO)
NO GI MIDDLE:
1ST- ROBERT HARPER (LOVATO)|
2ND- DANNY ALVAREZ (TEXAS SELF-DEFENSE)
3RD- RONALD COLLINS (LOVATO)
NO GI CRUISER:
1ST- TRAVIS TOOKE (MACHADO)
2ND- LEE DOUGLAS (MACHADO)
3RD- CHRIS EASTER (LOVATO)
NO GI HEAVY:
1ST- FELIPE ESPINOZA (MOHLER)
2ND- JORY MALONE (LIVING DEFENSE)
3RD- TOBY CHADWICK (LOVATO)
NO GI SUPERHEAVY:
1ST- BRANDON MCDOWELL (RELSON GRACIE)
2ND- MATT GREEN (MACHADO)
3RD- DEREK RUFFIN (GRACIE BARRA)
OPEN CLASS GI DIVISION:
WINNER - TRAVIS TOOKE (MACHADO)
RUNNER UP- MARCUS HICKS (MOHLER)
TEAM AWARDS:
GI DIVISION:
1ST- MACHADO (22 POINTS)
2ND- MOHLER (15 POINTS)
3RD- LOVATO (13 POINTS)
NO GI DIVISION:
1ST- MOHLER (6 POINTS)
2ND- MACHADO (5 POINTS)
3RD- LOVATO (3 points)