Won the Vic State Title Gold 79kg No Gi Novice Div
Hey guys had a great day reppin 10thp in Australia at the Victorian State Titles and was able to win Gold in the Novice under 79kgs divison
Will Hopefully Upload some video's from the Comp asap, although i'm fairly computer illiterate...
First round i was matched up against a guy from 10th planet Sunshine which sucked, but he also gave me my hardest match of the day, beat him on points but was fairly disappointed with my performance. A combination, of weighing in, as i walked on the mat, after having to cut a bit, travelling 5 hours that morning to get there and fighting a teammate, didn't help, but i'll learn from the match, was very lucky to get away with the points, end score was about 11-8.
2nd round - also went to a decision, felt a lot better this round, and controlled most of the fight, i know the end score was a shut out, think it was about 13 - 0. Really Kicking myself for not finishing him, A) from the back, i went to big trying to transition to an armbar, and b) my RG was a bit loose when trying to finish and he back out a couple of times in transition (i'm a work in progress mind you)
Semi Finals - the guy actually said to me, "your from 10th Planet", i said "yeah", he rolled his eyes and gave me a pffft as he walked on to the mat... 45 seconds later, the ref was waking him up.
Final - guy had a really good guard, i got the take down (first 20 seconds of the fight are missing) and was up in points, was able to be paitient in his guard, frustrating him. first time i pass his guard, i was to anxious, but second time it was all done. Nth Sth has kinda become my go to finish...
- got a little excited at the finish and mess up the gang sign. Sorry guys, was pretty stoked, only my second major Comp!
like i said will get the vid's up asap, so you guys can see, and give me any pointers...
Big Thanks to Frank Barca for everything, any success i have i owe to him for all his help, i travel 10 hours round trip to train with the man, and it's worth it everytime. also have to thank Josh (10th Planet Sunshine Head instructor), Adam Gray and Shane Phillips, for taking the time to help me on my Journey!
