KnuckleUp Competitive Sparring League Grappling Results

• Knuckleup hosted its first grappling tournament for the Competitive Sparring League on Saturday, February 2. There was a kid’s gi, kid’s no gi, adult gi and adult no gi division. Those divisions were broken down by weight, belt and age.

• Kid’s Gi- 6-7 year olds:

  1st place- Dante Stumbsky, 2nd place-Tyler Morris, 3rd place- Kailani Tamisin

• Kid’s Gi- 8-9 year olds: 

  1st place- Ethan Harper, 2nd place- Mason Yarborough, 3rd place- Kaleb Alvarado

• Kid’s Gi- 9-12 year olds:

  1st place- Hunter Earnest, 2nd place- Dominic Tacadena, 3rd place- Payton Morgan, 4th place- Camila Wilson

• Kid’s No Gi- 6-7 year olds:

  1st place- Kailani Tamisin, 2nd place- Tyler Morris

• Kid’s No Gi- 7-9 year olds:

  1st place- Ethan Harper, 2nd place- Mason Yarborough, 3rd place- Kaleb Alvarado

• Kid’s No Gi- 9-12 year olds:

  1st place- Camila Wilson, 2nd place- Hunter Earnest, 3rd place tie- Dominic Takadena and Ryan Seedorf

• Adult Gi- Blue Belt- 140-160lb:

  1st place- Jacob Hebeisen, 2nd place- Greg Snyder 

• Adult Gi- Beginner White Belt- Heavyweight:

  1st place- Adolfo Martinez, 2nd place- Mark Peck, 3rd place- Gerald Harper

• Adult Gi- Novice White Belt- Heavyweight-

  1st place- Andy Soloff, 2nd place- John D'Agata, 3rd place- Dustin McKown
  

• Adult Gi- Novice White Belt- 165-180lb:

  1st place- Johnathan Garcia, 2nd place- Matthew Hand, 3rd place- John Valenze, 4th place- Grant Langston
  

• Adult Gi- Beginner White Belt- 145-155lb: 

  1st place- Si Doan, 2nd place- Mike Wilson, 3rd place-Patrick Mays 
  

• Adult Gi- Novice White Belt- 150-175lb:

  1st place- Chris Cruz, 2nd place- Theodore Nichols, 3rd place- Antwan Allen

• Adult No Gi- Intermediate- 145-155lb: 

1st place- Jacob Hebeisen, 2nd place- Greg Snyder

• Adult No Gi- Beginner- 145-155lb: 
  

  1st place- Patrick Mays, 2nd place- Si Doan, 3rd place- Joseph Rios  
  

• Adult No Gi- Novice- Heavyweight:
  

  1st place- John D'Agata, 2nd place- Aaron Johnson, 3rd place- Dustin McKown
  

• Adult No Gi- Beginner- Heavyweight:

  1st place- Mark Peck, 2nd place- Joel Negron, 3rd place- Gerald Harper
  

• Adult No Gi- Beginner- 167-185lb:

  1st place- William Kuhn, 2nd place- Danny Garcia, 3rd place- Kris Om
  

• Adult No Gi- Novice- 150-175lb:

  1st place- Chris Cruz, 2nd place- Antwann Allen, 3rd place- Marcus Costa

• After this competition, the overall Team Standings for the 2007-2008 Competitive Sparring League are as follows:

• Gym locations:
  

  1st- Sandy Springs 116 pts,
  2nd- Douglasville 70 pts,
  3rd- Gwinnet 63 pts,
  4th- Alpharetta 57 pts,
  5th- Kennesaw 45 pts,
  6th- Woodstock 37 pts,
  7th- Midtown 31 pts,
  8th- Kitty Hawk 1 pt.

• Coaches:
  

  Diego Saraiva 53pts,
  Ethan Garrison 40pts,
  Eduardo Farias 35pts,
  Anthony Nieves 34pts,
  Doc James Sotebeer 31pts,
  Merhav Mohar 23pts,
  Steve Headden 20pts,
  Mateo Cutbill 19pts,
  Walker Atrice 19pts,
  Clay Harvison 18pts,
  Sean Kilgus 18pts,
  Matt Callahan 14pts,
  Phillipe Gentry 13pts,
  Jim Abrille 12pts,
  Steve Mitchell 11pts,
  Kazeka Muniz 9pts,
  John McDermott 4pts,
  Mark Spaziano 1pt,
  Morrison Butler 1pt.

• *These standings are after the Boxing, Muay Thai, MMA and Grappling tournament as of 2/2/08.