The first ever O

The first ever Ontario Submission Wrestling Invitational took place in Hamilton, Ontario Canada Saturday December 2003! The first ever Ontario Submission Wrestling Invitational took place in Hamilton, Ontario Canada Saturday December 2003! The event was promoted, organized, ran, produced , and MC’d by OntheMat reporter Riccardo “Baleia” Ammendolia. The format was simple! 11 Matches of […]

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The Ohio Pro Ams

The Ohio Pro Ams will be noted for excellent organization, fairness enforced throughout the day and top notch competition. I probably should have looked at my itinerary a bit more closely because I left California at 9:30 AM and four connecting flight and (two delays) later I touched down in Ohio at 3:30 AM the […]

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North East BJJ L

North East BJJ League dip their toes in competition waters!BJJ competitions are pretty thin on the ground this year, so when Peter Irving announced their first BJJ event, attendance was mandatory; travelling up the night before with student Will Burke and enduring a horrendous four hour journey, we were met at the other side of […]

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NAGA Hawaii9/21/

NAGA Hawaii9/21/02September 21, 2002 – The NAGA hosted its 3rd annual Hawaii State Grappling Championship. The event boasted over 160 submission grapplers, who made the journey from all over the Hawaiian Islands. Thanks to the support of almost every team in Hawaii, this was the largest mixed grappling contest Hawaii has ever seen to date. […]

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December 8, 2001

December 8, 2001, Miami, Florida- Submission Fighters from Florida and many other states such as Virginia, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Ohio made the journey to compete in the NAGA`s 1st Annual US National event. December 8, 2001, Miami, Florida- Submission Fighters from Florida and many other states such as Virginia, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Ohio made the […]

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Another tourn

Another tournament in Nashville, and loyal readers to OntheMat know what that means!

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Music City Grapp

Music City Grappling Championships 9/21/02Nashville Tennessee is named the Music City because the arguably the most important building in country music, the Gran Ole Opry, is located there. I`ve never been much of a country music buff myself, and I may be even less of one after being serenaded by Ed Clay on a few […]

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Happy to report

Happy to report that some things never change, like good old fashioned southern hospitality and a big plate of Corky’s Ribs with a side of Hush Puppies and Sweet Tea. It’s been several months since we’ve last visited Nashville and the Grappling scene out on in the South Eastern United States. Happy to report that […]

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Nashiville Grapp

Nashiville Grappling OpenMay 11, 2002I got to hang out with NFL cheerleaders, and you didn`t. There`s just no way of telling that story without coming off as a total bastard, is there? In the past few years of traveling on behalf of Onthemat.com we`ve (Scotty and myself) have traveled all over the country and world […]

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In 1997 we sa

In 1997 we saw a new generation of fighters come on the scene to test their skills against the days top fighters. In 1997 we saw a new generation of fighters come on the scene to test their skills against the days top fighters. Every fight on this tape has house hold legends of Jiu […]

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