Team Link Noho adult and kids jiu jitsu competition teams represent at AMMO Grappling Championship

AMMO Grappling Championship Competition Highlights

February 17, 2019 at Nomads Adventure Quest, South Windsor, Conn.

Adult Divisions

Scott Cohn

Division: Gi / Blue-White Absolute

Win by points

Loss by submission

Division No Gi / Intermediate Absolute

Tie score - Win by takedown points in overtime against a guy twice his size!

Win by points

Loss by submission

Division No Gi / Intermediate Light-Middle Weight

Gold medal win by armbar; win by darce

Cliff Wright

Division: Gi / Blue-White Absolute

Win by points - Scoring a mount and guard pass at literally the last second!

Loss by submission

Division Gi / Blue-White Ultra Heavy

Championship Belt win by ezekiel; win by points

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Kids Divisions

Asher

Grey and White Belt

Division - No Gi: Three matches, loss by points

Division - Gi: Loss by points

Asher impressed his opponent’s coach with his style: “Even when he’s on the bottom, he just keeps moving. He’s really good.”

Attli

Yellow and White Belt

Division - No Gi: Two matches, loss by submission

Division - Gi: Loss by points

Congratulations to Attli for fighting strong through his first competition and winning his first silver medal!

Austin

Grey and Black Belt

Division - No Gi: Loss by submission, win by points

Division - Gi: Two matches win by points, win by armbar, loss by submission

Thanks Austin for the nail-bitingly close matches! -- winning with excellent takedowns, sweeps, knee on belly, and a backtake.

Eli

Grey and Black Belt

Division - No Gi: Loss by points

Division - Gi: Two matches Loss by points, Loss by armbar to a teammate

Eli the escape artist proved that no mount can hold him down for long with his excellent shrimping and framing.

Kasian

White Belt

Division - Gi: Loss by points, Win by armbar with a teammate

Kasian will not be armbarred! -- with a great takedown and several exciting escapes.

Parry

Grey and White

Division - Gi: Loss by submission, loss by points

Watch out for Parry’s standup! -- she shot right in and scored the takedown within the first 20 seconds of each match.

Warren

Division - No Gi: Loss by points

Well done, Warren! -- he did nice job staying on his feet and shaking off several takedown attempts.

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Kalju Lee

Division: Gi / Blue Belt / Masters / < 145 lbs

Gold medal win by toehold

Suzanne Grubb

Division: Gi / Blue Belt / Masters / < 135 lbs

Gold medal win by lockdown

Rachael Lee

Division: Gi / White Belt / Masters / < 150

Gold medal win by cross-collar choke; win by ezekiel

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Kalju Lee

Division: Gi / Blue Belt / Masters / < 145 lbs

Three Gi matches: Loss by points; Win via armbar; Win via kimura

After an initial loss, Kalju came back strong in his second match pulling guard straight into a guillotine attempt then staying on offense until nailing an inverted armbar 1:30 minutes in. He finished off the final match in exactly 1 minute with a kimura from closed guard, winning a gold medal in his first competition at blue belt.

Matt Conte

Division: Gi / White Belt / Masters / < 155 lbs

Two Gi matches: Loss via triangle; Loss by points

Coming into the competition with a rib injury, Matt had a solid fight, blocking his opponent from scoring and defending a locked in triangle choke for nearly a minute before ending the first match, and scoring a sweet half-guard sweep early in the second match.

Nate Garland

Division: Gi / White Belt / Adult / < 155 lbs

Five Gi matches: Three wins by points; Win via forfeit; Forfeit due to injury

Nate dominated in his second-ever BJJ competition, racking up 18 points in his first match and nailing a sweep into mount for the win in his second match. Despite having to withdraw from the tie-breaker finals due to injury, Nate walked away with the second-place silver medal in his 12-person bracket.

Suzanne Grubb

Division: Gi / Blue Belt / Adult / < 150 lbs

Two Gi matches: Loss by points; Loss via lapel choke

Suzanne tested out some new takedown techniques and made a valiant effort at escaping her opponent’s side control, but wasn’t quite able to score points in the first round. She lost the second match to a spectacular omoplata-lapel choke double-attack.

Rachael Lee

Division: Gi / White Belt / Masters / < 150/165 lbs (combined weight bracket)

Division: No Gi / Beginner / Adult / < 150 lbs

Three Gi matches: Two losses by points; Win by points

No Gi division: Win via forfeit

Competing one weight class up in a combined bracket, Rachael kept up a sold defense blocking several quick throw, sweep and armbar attempts from her opponents for a narrow loss. In her third and final match, she played a great standup game got a takedown for the win.

Erica Light

Division: Gi / White Belt / Adult / < 150/165 lbs (combined weight bracket)

Division: No Gi / Beginner / Adult / 165+ lbs (combined weight bracket)

Three Gi matches: Two wins by points, Loss by points

Two No Gi matches: Loss by points; Loss by decision

Erica killed it in her first ever BJJ tournament after only five months of training. She crushed her way through the Gi bracket, earning a bronze medal. In the No Gi division, Erica held her own against a super-heavyweight blue belt, then went head-to-head against a college wrestler shaking off three standing guillotine attempts to end the match with a 0-0 tie score.