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Matt Norris Wins Bronze At European BJJ Championships

Congratulations go out to Matt Norris who has managed to come back with a Bronze Medal at the European BJJ Championships taking place in Lisbon, Portugal.

He was fighting in the heavyweight division of the purple belts.

A quick summary based on messages received from Russ Allchin and Matt explain how and what happened but I will write a more detailed report once the guys return back to Jersey.

Mat weighed in at 94.2KG so he jsut about made the weight category.

I don’t know the name of his opponent at this time, but the guy jumped guard. They battled for position and Matts opponent swept and made full mount.

Matt managed to bridge him off and in the scramble that ensued, managed to finish the fight with an arm bar.

Good result Matt.

The second fight goes as follows and was texted to me from Matt.

Fight started with him jumping guard and trying to sweep my leg.

Went to floor and I tried to pass his guard. As I did he swept me and then tried to mount. I managed to keep it at half guard for a bit then made a mistake and he mounted.

Managed to bridge him off and I tried to break his guard.

Time was running out so I tried a sneaky choke that Stuey showed me whne standing in his guard but unfortunately it was to little to late.

Lost on points.

Well done to both Matt & Russ.

Russ Allchin European BJJ Championship Results

Hi all, a quick update courtesy of Matt Norris via www.twitter.com/chuckjsy regarding Russell Allchin’s fights at the European Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships currently taking place in Lisbon, Portugal.

Russell has had a tough competition proving that there are some good guys out there and nothing should be taken for granted.

I am going to put the exact Tweets (Twitter Posts) that Matt sent to me word for word and I will follow up with a more detailed report on their return to Jersey along with Video of the fights which Matt says he has taken.

Anyway, this is the posts for Russell’s first fight.

Matt Norris (MN) – Russ is fighting today. He has his weight division this morning then the open class in the afternoon.

MN – Russ has been called to the warm up area.

MN – Russ is weighing in, fingers crossed he makes the weight.

MN – Looks like he is fine and he is on the mat right in front of me.

MN – Here we go.

MN – He passed Russ’s guard for 2 points. Now in lockdown. (opponents name is still unknown to me)

MN – Trying for the sweep, he is attacking Russ’s arm.

MN – Still trying for the sweep and we are running out of time.

MN – His opponent is on his feet trying to pass Russ’s legs and it’s time. 2 points and an advantage for the win. Unlucky Russ.

That was the end of the fight in his weight class for Russ.

Matt Norris then texted me a few hours later to say he had updated Twitter with Russell’s Open Weight division fight.

Again, these are word for word Tweets that can be found at www.twitter.com/chuckjsy and further details will be posted along with video footage on their return.

Matt Norris (MN) – Just waiting for the blue open class to begin. Russ is in the warm up area but not much is going on at the mats at the moment.

MN – OK, his name has been called and Russ is moving to mat 2.

MN – Hot F**king damn, Russ has got a dump truck to fight. The guy is massive; here we go.

MN – Russ gone for half guard and the dump truck lays on him. He’s trying to to squash Russ through the mat.

MN – Russ is trying to sweep but he is struggling to move at the mo; shit the guy is big.

MN – Russ is trying to break away but the dude is on him.

MN – And it’s time. Dump truck got the advantage. Unlucky Russ. Just found out the guy is 118kg

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That is all I have for now.

Matt Norris is fighting tomorrow and he says he will keep me updated so I can in turn, keep you updated.

Just like to say unlucky Russell but nice one for getting down there to fight mate.

See you on the mat

Matt Norris V Ed Brown Kent Open 2009

Here’s Matt Norris fighting Ed Brown at the Kent Open this year.  

Matt is off to fight in the European Championships at the end of the month and if this video is anything to go by, I’m sure he is going to have a very good competition.
 

Ground Control 5.0 – No Gi Tournament

Event Date: Sunday 29th June
Venue: Sugden Sports Centre, 114 Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M1
Cost: £15 online registration, £20 on the day

Description:
Ground Control offers a safe and competitive environment for competitors to test out their no gi skills. There are advanced, beginner and kids divisions, with prizes on offer for the overall winner.

For a full list of rules and divisions, check out http://www.groundcontrolgrappling.co.uk

BJJ British Open Reminder

Hi all

Just a reminder that The British Open starts on 21st June which is coming around very quickly indeed.

All those who want to compete in the British Open on will need to register on-line.

This is an even not to be missed if at all possible as it is likely to be the biggest UK event this year.

If you have any questions regarding the British Open please see Rob staples up at the club.

The BJJ British Open event will be held at Cocks Moor
Leisure Centre kings Heath Birmingham 21st June 09.

Cheers

Brighton BJJ Open

The Brighton BJJ Open is on this weekend April 4th and two members of Gracie Barra Channel Islands Jersey will be competing in this event.

Matt Norris will be fighting at purple belt and Matt Delauney fighting at white belt.

Both fighters have had a very good tournaments of late, the last of which being the Bristol open.

All of us here at Gracie Barra Channel Islands wish both Matt Norris, Matt Delauney all the best for this weekends competition.

As always we will keep you posted with the results as soon as we get them.

Quick GBCI Update

Hi all

Just a little bit of info until we have more details.

Matt Norris, Matt Delauney and Leigh Le Blancq have put themselves forward to fight in the Brighton Open taking place on 4th April.

We wish them well and hope they continue to get results like they have been getting recently.

Also, on another note, Braulio will be back in the island in June for another weekend of training.

There is no set date yet but we will keep you informed of this as soon as the details have been finalised.

Cheers

More Results For Matt And Russ

Hi all

It appears the results I gave out earlier were not the only ones to celebrate.

The results in the previous post were for fighting in their respective weight categories.

I have since learned that Matt Norriss fought on Sunday also in the Purple Belts absolutes and won another silver medal while Russell Allchin fought again in the Blue Belt absolutes and also won another silver.

Way to go lads.

A more detailed report to follow later so if you haven’t already done so, please leave your name and email in the boxes provided and you will be informed as soon as we have posted it.

Please leave a comment.

Cheers

GBCI At Bristol Open – What A Result.

Hi all

Just a quick update and I don’t have the full details yet, but what I do have is very good news indeed.

Matt Delauney wins Gold as a white belt.
Leigh Le Blancq wins bronze as a white belt.
Russell Allchin wins bronze as a blue belt.
Matt Norris wins silver in his first competition as a purple belt.

So, there we have it, 4 lads from a small but very good club produce some fantastic results.

Once the lads are back, we will get a more detailed post up for you.

So, well done to all the boys from GBCI who took part and did so well in the Bristol open.

Leave your name and email in the boxes provided at the top of the page if you want to be informed as to when the updated report is posted.

Cheers

Russell & Matt Make It In The Paper

Russell Allchin and Matt Norris were in the sports pages of the Jersey Evening Post recently regarding their recent participation in the European Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships that were held in Lisbon, Portugal.

It is great to see that both Matt & Russell got some newspaper exposure as it was a very successful event that they took part and performed well in.

One note to mention though is that Matt received his purple belt AFTER the competition and fought as a blue belt. I mention this as the write up made it sound as though he fought as a purple belt.

Here is a link to the write up.
www.thisisjersey.com

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