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Gumby

Gumby is the co-founder of OntheMat.com back in 1997 with Scotty Nelson.

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Grappler’s Quest West 3

By Gumby / September 6, 2004

Grappler’s Quest West 3November 16, 2002612 competitors attending a grappling event was incredible enough. The fact that the tournament started, and ended on time was almost unbelievable. Brian and Sean definitely have their system down pat A number of fighters were in attendance to promote their matches for the upcoming weekend. Early in the morning, […]

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Grappler’s Quest West 2

By Gumby / September 6, 2004

The distance between Mountain View and Las Vegas is 542 miles. Why I agreed to travel that distance in Cameron’s 68 Dodge Dart is still a mystery to me as I type thisThe distance between Mountain View and Las Vegas is 542 miles. Why I agreed to travel that distance in Cameron’s 68 Dodge Dart […]

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Grappler’s Quest US Nationals 2002

By Gumby / September 6, 2004

This particular Onthemat.com road trip had us heading out a bit further East than we’re used to, but when you’re worldwide big playas like ourselves you go the extra distance.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Grappling Classic

By Gumby / September 6, 2004

As far as I`m concerned, the biggest controversy of the event was the fact that an event sponsored by Budweiser could have no beer served at the venue! Furthermore, by the time I discovered where the complimentary beer was for sponsors, they were dry.

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Copa Pacifica 7

By Gumby / September 6, 2004

Copa Pacifica 7February 28-29, 2004Costa Mesa CA, Hard to believe, but this is the 7th iteration of Cleber and Lili Luciano`s Copa Pacifica. Even more unbelievable, OntheMat has been there in some form since the beginning (as competitors well before we even came up with OntheMat). So it`s with a certain fondness that we make […]

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Copa Pacifca VI

By Gumby / September 6, 2004

Copa Pacifca VI ReportMarch 8-9, 2003Costa Mesa, California Has there really been six Copa Pacifica Tournaments already? OntheMat has been there in some capacity (well before there was an Onthemat, actually) making the Copa Pacifica something of a tradition. Something else that`s a tradition: The OTM road trip (and subsequent breakdown or other disaster). Much […]

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Copa Pacifca V

By Gumby / September 6, 2004

The Friday night before the Tournament we hung out at Scotty’s brother Cade;s party he throws every Friday at Boardners on Hollywood and Cherokee. If you’re in the Los Angeles area definitely check it out! The Friday night before the Tournament we hung out at Scotty’s brother Cade;s party he throws every Friday at Boardners […]

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1st San Diego City Boxing Grappling and Smoker Challenge

By Gumby / September 5, 2004

When covering the grappling scene out here in California, one usually refers to either the Los Angeles area, which has the highest concentration of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu outside of Brazil, or the fearsome teams from the San Francisco Bay Area, however San Diego is rarely mentioned. When covering the grappling scene out here in California, one […]

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