Thursday, March 09, 2006

Evolution BJJ @ Arnold / Gracie Worlds

Team Royler Gracie - David Adiv took over Columbus, OH last weekend at the annual Gracie Worlds / Arnolds tournament.

The tournament was held in the Nationwide Arena over the course of two days.

RGDA - Cleveland, OH / Evolution Brazilian Jiu Jitsu brought 9 competitors to the tournament and took home 9 medals.

Donald Park won three medals over the weekend, including an impressive 1st place finish in the Brown Belt Absolute /Open Weight and a third place finish in the Professional Lightweight No-Gi division (where he notched a quick submission over the highly skilled Phil Cardella).

Continuing with this streak, Pete Sherer dominated his opponents and took the gold in the White Belt Absolute / Open Weight division, showing that Pete's hard work on the mat and in the gym paid off.

Jordan Goldberg took silver in the white belt masters middleweight, while Dave Ziegler fought through a very large division to win the silver medal in the white belt adult middleweight.

Lana Stefanak won the gold in her gi division and went on to compete in the Womens Professional No-Gi division. Lana took on the eventual champ, Kizma Button, in the first round. After locking Kizma in a tight armlock and nearly catching her in a guillotine, Lana eventually
succumbed to Kizma's guard passing skills and lost a close match, 3x0.

Rex Manos tore through the teens white belt division and placed 3rd, while Ken Kenney showed excellent sweeps and submissions in a 3rd place effort in the white belt masters welterweight.





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