50/50 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Rick Slomba wins all of his matches and takes the Advanced Absolute title, leading a mixed group of new and veteran competitors that took the title for points from a single academy.

July 19, 2010
Bear, Delaware

Turning up the intensity on training in the Basics classes yielded immediate results as the team took 4 of a possible 8 Men’s Advanced titles in addition to numerous gold medals in the blue and purple belt brackets. Rick Slomba submitted brown belt Monroe Hall (Maryland BJJ) in the final of the Advanced Absolute (open weight) class with a 50/50 heel hook to take the gold medal. Tim Koren also made his usual strong showing, winning all of his matches with the exception of a single loss via advantage.

In spite of weighing in well beneath the ceiling for his weight class, Son Duong positionally dominated his higher ranked opponent, Joshua Peters (Capital Punishment), to win the final of the lightest weight Advanced division. Blue belt Rich Fitzgerald had an up and down day, but it was highlighted by a gutsy victory over brown belt Jimmy Morrison (Balance Studios) in his Advanced division to close things out with Tim. In a semi-surprising display, blue belt Eric Force submitted his opponent in the final of his Men’s Advanced division with a toe hold…which we didn’t really know he knew how to use. haha.

The final standout of the day was Megan Lomonoff, who finished her opponent in the final of the Women’s white belt Absolute class with an oma plata shoulder lock. Unfortunately, Megan’s opponent was injured by the submission, and we wish her a speedy recovery.

Individual Results

Tim Koren Results:
Men Purple Belt Featherweight Champion
Masters (30+) Purple Belt Featherweight Champion
Masters (30+) Purple Belt Absolute Champion
Masters (30+) Advanced Middleweight Champion
Men’s Advanced Featherweight 2nd Place

Rick Slomba Results:
Men’s Advanced Absolute Champion
Men’s Advanced Lightweight Champion
Men’s Purple Belt Lightweight Champion

Andy Ruffner Results:
Men’s Advanced Heavyweight 3rd Place
Men’s Advanced Absolute 3rd Place
Men’s Blue Belt Absolute 2nd Place

Rich Fitzgerald Results:
Masters (30+) Advanced Middleweight 2nd Place (lost to Tim Koren in the final)
Masters (30+) Blue Belt Featherweight 2nd Place

Son Duong Results:
Men’s Advanced Flyweight Champion
Blue Belt Flyweight 2nd Place

Eric Force Results:
Men’s Advanced Cruiserweight Champion

Megan Lomonoff Results:
Women’s White Belt Absolute Champion

FULL RESULTS

Tags: absolute, andy ruffner, diamond state, eric force, jimmy morrison, josh peters, megan lomonoff, monroe hall, rich fitzgerald, rick slomba, son duong, tim koren, us grappling.
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