Gumby is the co-founder of OntheMat.com back in 1997 with Scotty Nelson.
Gumby’s Gigantic Mundial Preview pt 1 Blue, Brown and Black Belt Divisions The Mundials. The big dance. If you love Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition this is the tournament to look forward to. For the past 11 years, if someone wants to be called a “World” Champion, this has been the tournament to win at. Surprising […]
Southeast Grappling Classic July 28th, 2007 Concord, North Carolina Longtime readers of OntheMat.com will no doubt recall that I have great affinity for the Southern United States, and in particular, the grappling and Jiu Jitsu scene there. There is a certain spirit and geniality here that exists here that seems unique in my travels. It’s […]
For more infomation check out www.BattleoftheBay.net People may not realize that my first BJJ tournament was at Chris Smith’s Tiger Martial Arts way back in 1997. Fast forward a decade and Chris has been throwin friendly local tournaments attracting local talent ever since. Longtime readers of OTM may come to realie that I hold a […]
Dark Matches Frank Edgar defeats Mark Bocek by TKO 4:55 Round 1 Chris Lytle over Jason Gilliam 2:15 Armbar 1st Round Lytle earns Tapout Submission of the night honors, with a head triangle from North-South transitions from a kimura to a straight armlock submission Jorge Gurgel over Diego Saravia unanimous decision after 3 rounds. Stephan […]
Double shot of the Ultimate Fighter 5 this week as both semi finals are up in line for the finale on June 23rd. In the first episode of the double header we’ll pick up where we left off, in the locker room of Manny Gamburyan after his victory over Matt Wiman. Karo is excited for […]
Two fights this week as Nate Diaz takes on Cory Hill and Matt Wiman meets Manny Ganburyan in the last quarter-final! Two fights this week as Nate Diaz takes on Cory Hill and Matt Wiman meets Manny Ganburyan in the last quarter-final! With the start of the show Nate Diaz is feeling awkward about having […]
The next quarter final (already announced last week) will be Gray Maynard from Team Penn against Brandon Melendez of Team Pulver. Once again, the fighters recap last week’s action, as Joe Lauzon defeats Cole Miller to advance to the semifinals. As you recall, there was a bit of controversy as Joe hit Cole with an […]
OTM NorCal Heros May 26 2006 Report Union City, CA Check back soon, we shot tons of video and we are in the process of digitizing and uploading all of it! The first OTM NorCal Heros tournament was brought to you by OntheMat.com, the OTM Fightshop San Jose (1020 Alameda), and One World MArtial Arts. […]
This week we begin the Quarter-finals of the Ultimate Fighter. This week we begin the Quarter-finals of the Ultimate Fighter. To begin the show Dana White brings BJ and Jens into his office and asks the coaches to pick the quarter final matches. Right away BJ and Jens begin to go at it. Dana asks […]
OTM NorCal Heros Update! The response has been tremendous so far! This looks like it will be a great tournament showing off the top talent in Northern California and beyond! Because of some confusion about where to register, we will continue to honor the pre-registration price of $25 through Friday, May 25. You may pre-register […]
