50/50 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

A small group of Fifty/50 competitors made the trip down to Richmond this weekend to participate in the most recent installment of US Grappling’s no-time-limits, submission-only tournament format. Read on for individual results.

Jaan Hasan and Gregory Anderson led the way for the group of novice competitors, putting in particularly strong performances as they worked on their games to prepare for the main competition season next year.

Individual results…

Jaan Hasan
Men’s Intermediate No-Gi 135-149 lbs Champion
Men’s White Belt 135-149 lbs Champion
Men’s White Belt Absolute 2nd Place

Gregory Anderson
Men’s Beginner No-Gi 185-202 lbs Champion
Men’s Beginner No-Gi Absolute 2nd Place
Men’s White Belt 188-215 lbs Champion
Men’s White Belt Absolute 3rd Place

Naoya Hashimoto
Men’s Beginner No-Gi 122-135 lbs 3rd Place
Masters (30+) Beginner No-Gi <175 lbs 2nd Place
Men’s White Belt 122-135 lbs 2nd Place

Chris Heinrich
Men’s Blue Belt 175-188 lbs 2nd Place
Masters (30+) Blue Belt 175-202 lbs Champion

Navid Kiani
Men’s Blue Belt 122-135 lbs 2nd Place

Congratulations to all the competitors who put it on the line in pursuit of challenging and improving their Jiu-Jitsu in a unique and interesting competition format. We have a good crop of up-and-coming competitors who will be looking to earn their place next to the veterans in the coming months. Next up: Grapplers Quest in December.

Full Results

Tags: chris heinrich, gregory anderson, Jaan Hasan, naoya hashimoto, navid kiani, richmond, submission-only, us grappling.
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