Won my Check Mate Sub Only 155lb Open Belt Bracket! 7 wins/8 matches to take 1st

Well yesterday was another success. After winning Gracie Regionals my confidence is skyrocketing. This comp my game was on fire. I felt like myself. No adrenaline issues and it showed. Was mentally ready to wage war. Check Mate Submission Only is a round robin submission only tournament with no points or advantages. Its my kinda game. Had 7 matches and the finals would be determined by the most wins and draws.

Any feedback is appreciated.
Heel hooks were not allowed.

I also won 2 of 5 possible awards for fastest submissions of the night. Both at 14 seconds with back to back Marcelotines!

Match #1
vs John A
No heel hooks but reaping was legal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpJe...ature=youtu.be (10p)

Match #1
camera 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7c6dgNEb24&feature=youtu.be

Match #2
Won via Dead Orchard armbar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgLAYU5m-tc

Match #3
Hit my #1 technique. I really wanted to hit a flying triangle when he level changed and stayed so open. But i launched on a marcelotine, and it won me 1 of 2 awards for fastest submission of the night at 14 seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx4EtnyKp6E

Match #4
Not even 10 minutes later I had a repeat performance.
Another 14 second Marcelotine!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQZm3BJTMMk

Match #5
vs Alfredo

Went to spiral sweep, he grabbed an ankle. Hard to see on the angle but I countered his sloppy outside ashi with a texas clover leaf ;p
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8QPNVNY4Us

Match #6
My lone loss of the comp.
Felt the heat for a min and gassed a bit too.
Came back strong though after.

We laughed about Donkey Guartch, he tried it.
I thought I could do it better. ;p
Comedy insues. Neither of us is a Jeff Glover yet, we have a ways to go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZN1rWrucsY

Match #7
Went against a 10+ year student of the game and ultra talented Gracie Purple Belt Shaughn Kern. He went into our match undefeated in the comp, and I had 1 loss. The first match was a lot of fun and really set up the atmosphere for our rematch in the finals for 1st place. Went for a kimura, and used it to transition to an X-break armbar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NWmsbsAaJY

Open Class 155lb Final!
Won via mounted Marcelotine!
Another rematch vs 10+ year student of the game and purple belt Shaughn Kern
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETQTWT5wNlU

Finals!
Camera #2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2YcXdOOfTQ

Wow, this was such an exciting bracket to ref! Stan was really on fire! Great Job! I can't wait to get some time to watch these videos, some of the stuff was so fast it was a blurr even though I was right there!

Sounds like you guys had an awesome turn out. Love the entrepreneurship going on. How did the superfight go?

I'll throw it up asap on the other thread :p it was pretty good. Red won via arm triangle.

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Originally Posted by Greg W

Wow, this was such an exciting bracket to ref! Stan was really on fire! Great Job! I can't wait to get some time to watch these videos, some of the stuff was so fast it was a blurr even though I was right there!

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Thanks Greg! Your coaching has been a huge reason for the success. Glad I can rep you all well ;)

Nice work Stan! Mass assassination goin down :)

Wow. Epic performance! Congrats! :)

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Originally Posted by Eddie Bravo

Wow. Epic performance! Congrats! :)

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Thank you Master Eddie! That means a lot. :D Been working hard to rep the system in the midwest!