2012 NY Open Results

The Good Fight: 2012 New York Open took place on
Saturday, February 4th at Nyack College in Nyack, NY.

Below are the individual and team results.

Congratulation to Rockland BJJ for
winning 1st Place in most team CROWNED points!

1st Place: Rockland BJJ	271
2nd Place: ECUBJJ	231
3rd Place: Krav Maga/Gold Team	182
4th Place: NJMMAA	165
5th Place: American Top Team	156

**View Current 2012 Crowned Point Rankings Here!**

Gi Division Results:

Kids/Teens	Gi	Intermediate

55-75 lbs
Jack	Rogers	ECUBJJ	15
Brandon	Bigalow	Rising Sun	10

57-73 lbs
Lukas	Forehand	Soca BJJ	15
Jordan	Titus	Kioto BJJ	10
Zaid	Atta	ECUBJJ	5
Brandon	Bigelow	Rising Sun	2

132-133 lbs
Brian	Zakrzewski	NJMMAA	15
Skyler	Alexander	Charles TKD	10

133-146 lbs
James	Perez	Gracie/Sports	15
Chris	Rodriguez	Dragons Den MMA	10
Max	Hartzman	Rockland BJJ	5

Kids/Teens	Gi	Beginner

44-58 lbs
Mazen	Atta	ECUBJJ	15
Matt	Passios	ECUBJJ	10
Leo	Perna	ECUBJJ	5

84-94 lbs
Brianna	Blacknail	Charles TKD	15
Samantha	Larsen	NJMMAA	10
Sebastian	Garibaldi	ECUBJJ	5

103-119 lbs
Brian	Zakrzewski	NJMMAA	15
Beck	Socia	ECUBJJ	10
Damien	Socia	ECUBJJ	5
Skyler	Alexander	Charles TKD	2

125-132 lbs
Bryan	Santos	American Top Team	15
Jake	Aprile	NJMMAA	10
Alen	Kolenovic	Rockland BJJ	5

137-141 lbs
Tyler	Moore	NJMMAA	15
Martin	Koziol	C3 Athletics	10
Skyler	Brazdovic	Gracie New Jersey	5
Eddie	Cuff	ECUBJJ	2

146-149 lbs
Joshua	Banayan	Una BJJ	15
Gabrielle	Oppedisano	ECUBJJ	10
Rayvin	Torres	Dragons Den MMA	5

151-163 lbs
Nick	Domgjoni	Rockland BJJ	15
Ryan	Scialoia	Marti Martial Arts	10
Matthew	Gervasi	Budo JJ	5
James	Droste	Dragons Den MMA	2

152-174 lbs
Kevin	Fay	Equipe Jucao	15
Jon	Brown	Rockland BJJ	10

Black Belt

162 lbs	Light
JoJo	Guaran	ECUBJJ	15
Fread			10


Brown Belt

149 lbs	Feather
Matthew	Maldonado	Alliance NYC	15
Paul	Minore	Renzo Gracie	10

162 lbs	Light
Rene	Karamanites	Equipe Jucao	15
Alex	Koprowski	Independent	10

188.5 lbs	Medium Heavy
Marco	Teixeira	Renzo Gracie Newark	15
Jaime	Correa	Gracie Barra Panama	10


Purple Belt

135.5 lbs	Light Feather
Adam	Skillin	Gracie New Jersey	15
Craig	De Rosa	ECUBJJ	10
Charlie	Miller	Independent	5

149 lbs	Feather
Daniel	Esteban	Gracie Barra Panama	15
Daniel	Kaltneckar	Renzo Gracie Newark	10
Tom	Waldron	ECUBJJ	5
Kevin	Tom	Indpendent	2

162 lbs	Light
Mike	Loureiro	Renzo Gracie Newark	15
Joey	Rodriquez	BMAA	10
David	Brown	Training Grounds	5
Lou	Presta	Railside BJJ	2

175.5 lbs	Middle
Vinny	LaSpisa	Bill Stevens	15
Michael	Quiles	CTMMA	10
Kristofer	Hardin	Independent	5

188.5 lbs	Medium Heavy
Brian	Scanlon	Renzo Gracie	15
Mario	Sepulveda	Equipe Jucao	10
Anthony	D' Amario	Renzo Gracie	5
Jeffrey	Palmer	Gracie Sport	2

202 lbs	Heavy
Edrik	Lopez	American Top Team	15
Travis	Morris	Vamos Jiu Jitsu	10
Sean	Murphy	Soca BJJ	5

215 lbs	Super Heavy
Paul	Ciatto	American Top Team	15
Alexander	Chianurashvili	Clockwork Jiu Jitsu	10
Scott	Schneider	ECUBJJ	5
Lou	Weber	Independent	2

OPEN CLASS
David	Lockheart	Renzo Gracie Bittencourt	15
Edrik	Lopez	American Top Team	10
Anthony	D'Amario	Renzo Gracie Bittencourt	5

Blue Belt	Female

147 lbs	Middle
Katlyn	Chookogian	Renzo Gracie Newark	15
Katherina	Conti	Edson Carvalho	10
Lordana	Foti	Thornwood MMA	5


Blue Belt	Executive	30+ yrs

162 lbs	Light
Roy	Forehand	Soca BJJ	15
Mauro	Canteros	Clockwork Jiu Jitsu	10
Joe	Cancellieri	Rockland BJJ	5

175.5 lbs	Middle
Anthony	Kyle	Renzo Gracie Holmdel	15
George	Mananedakis	Independent	10
John	DiMarco	ECUBJJ	5

188.5 lbs	Medium Heavy
Paul	DeNunzio	Railside BJJ	15
Cliff	Stewart	Gracie New Jersey	10
Shawn	Cole	American Top Team	5

215+ lbs	Ultra Heavy
Mike	Montgomery	Krav Maga/Gold Team	15
Daynes	Teixeira	Renzo Gracie Newark	10
Damon	Ralph	Team Strength	5


Blue Belt	Adult	18-29 yrs

135.5 lbs	Light Feather
Austin	Bynum	Dragons Den MMA	15
Christian	Gonzalez	ECUBJJ	10

149 lbs	Feather
Luis	Gil	Training Grounds	15
Mike	Kim	ECUBJJ	10
Zack	Adelson	Alliance NYC	5
Daniel	Diaz	Renzo Gracie/Bittencourt	2

162 lbs	Light
Joe	Denequolo	Edson Carvalho	15
Vincent	Renda	Gracie New Jersey	10
Kevin	Hu	Alliance NYC	5
Sandy	Nunez	Clockwork Jiu Jitsu	2

175.5 lbs	Middle
Tim	Park	Training Grounds	15
Daniel	Parrotte	Black & Blue MMA	10
Jun Il	Kim	BMAA	5
Christoper	Montenegro	Vamos Jiu Jitsu	2

188.5 lbs	Medium Heavy
Joe	Fitzsimmons	Dragons Den MMA	15
Richard	Knierierm	Rockland BJJ	10
Whitney	Chia	Alliance NYC	5
Gilberto	Costillo	Clockwork Jiu Jitsu	2

202 lbs	Heavy
William	Medeiros	Renzo Gracie/Bittencourt	15
Quiet	Storm	Renzo Gracie Rockland	10
JV	Emperio	Lloyd Irvin	5
David	Blanc	Clockwork Jiu Jitsu	2

215 lbs	Super Heavy
Steve	Montgomery	Krav Maga/Gold Team	15
Cory	Wu	Clockwork Jiu Jitsu	10
Pasquaka	DiPaola	American Top Team	5
Joe	Vuotto	Renzo Gracie	5

215 lbs	Ultra Heavy
Mike	Montgomery	Krav Maga/Gold Team	15
Stephen	Rubanal	Soca BJJ	10
Richard	Slack	American Top Team	5
Benny	Rupel	Clockwork Jiu Jitsu	2

OPEN CLASS
Damon	Ralph	Team Strength	15
Christopher	Flood	AMA Fight Club	10
Mike	Donovan	Alliance NYC	5
Steve	White	American Top Team	2

White Belt	Female

135.5 lbs	Light
Alexis	Ignatovich	Thornwood MMA	15
Amy	Ramos	American Top Team	10
Gabriella	Oppedisano	ECUBJJ	5
Megan	Engelman	Clockwork Jiu Jitsu	2


White Belt	Executive	30+ yrs

162 lbs	Light
PJ	Davis	CTMMA	15
Roger	Montes	Soca BJJ	10
John	Rodriguez	Renzo Gracie Holmdel	5

188.5 lbs	Medium Heavy
John	Scinto	ECUBJJ	15
Omar	Rivera	Edson Carvalho	10
Aaron	Zimmerman	Renzo Gracie	5
Chris	Dauble	Thomas Clifford MA	2

202 lbs	Heavy
Angel	Mercado	Una BJJ	15
Enrique	Martinez	Rockland BJJ	10
Kevin	Leuker	Renzo Gracie Newark	5
Eric	Lesnick	Rockland BJJ	2

215+ lbs	Ultra Heavy
Tharciano	Correia	Renzo Gracie/Bittencourt	15
Timothy	Evans	Renzo Gracie/Bittencourt	10
John	Evans	XMA-Vitor Shaolin	5
Christopher	Sherman	American Top Team	2


White Belt	Adult	18-29 yrs

135.5 lbs	Light Feather
Mike	Vilela	Rising Sun	15
Thomas	Burke	American Top Team	10
Bryan	Santos	American Top Team	5
Sam	Nobile	American Top Team	2

149 lbs	Feather
Justin	Klein	Kioto BJJ	15
Kevin	Enrile	Una BJJ	10
Victor	Turitzin	Renzo Gracie Holmdel	5
Dan	Oh	Primate BJJ	2

162 lbs	Light
Mike	Tesalona	Clockwork Jiu Jitsu	15
Rafael	Tavarez	BMAA	10
Danilo	Rincon	Clockwork Jiu Jitsu	5
Frank	Spano	ECUBJJ	2

175.5 lbs	Middle
Lorenze	Mastropasqua	SCA	15
Christopher	Bennett	Gracie New Jersey	10
Jason	Bruno	Bill Stevens	5
Terren	Suydam	Gracie New Jersey	2

188.5 lbs	Medium Heavy
Dennis	Mostowy	Team Strength	15
Justin	Nugent	Equipe Jucao	10
Jim	Randt	Railside MMA	5
David	Bitici	Rockland BJJ	2

202 lbs	Heavy
Tommy	Barber	CTMMA	15
Kevin	Luzardo	Una BJJ	10
Jason	Henry	Clockwork Jiu Jitsu	5
Peter	Briggs	ECUBJJ	2

215 lbs	Super Heavy
Cody	Bias	American Top Team	15
Brian	Karwoski	Bill Stevens	10
Bruce	Way	Una BJJ	5
Angel	Mercado	Una BJJ	2

215+ lbs	Ultra Heavy
Demarcus	Brooks	Lloyd Irvin	15
Brendan	Hackett	Rockland BJJ	10
Bill	Schaefer	Una BJJ	5
Quelvi	Castaneda	Renzo Gracie/Bittencourt	2

OPEN CLASS
Jason	Henry	Clockwork Jiu Jitsu	15
John	Evans	XMA-Vitor Shaolin	10

NoGi Division Results:

Kids/Teens	NoGi	Intermediate

57-63 lbs
Jordan	Suarez	Gorilla Club	15
Brandon	Bigelow	Rising Sun	10

69-77 lbs
Marcus	Alexander	Charles TKD	15
Anthony	Zuniga	Charles TKD	10
Jordan	Titus	Kioto BJJ	5

93-94 lbs
Andrriy	Khrystin	Charlest TKD	15
Samantha	Larsen	NJMMAA	10

132-139 lbs
James	Perez	Gracie Sports/Simrell	15
Brian	Zakrzewski	NJMMAA	10
Max	Hartzman	Rockland BJJ	5
Skyler	Alexander	Charles TKD	2

151-163 lbs
Nick	Domgjoni	Rockland BJJ	15
Matthew	Gervasi	Budo JJ	10
Ryan	Scialoia	Marti Martial Arts	5
James	Droste	Dragons Den MMA	2

58-60 lbs
Leo	Perna	ECUBJJ	15
Mazen	Atta	ECUBJJ	10
Matt	Passios	ECUBJJ	5

66-70 lbs
William	Griffin	Tiger Schulmann	15
Jack	Greenspan	ECUBJJ	10

74-84 lbs
Christopher	McMonegal	Rockland BJJ	15
Brianna	Blacknail	Charles TKD	10
Jack	Rogers	ECUBJJ	5

74-94 lbs
Samantha	Larsen	NJMMAA	15
Sebastian	Garibaldi	ECUBJJ	10
Lucas	Tas	ECUBJJ	5

125-132 lbs
Bryan	Santos	American Top Team	15
Jake	Aprile	NJMMAA	10
Alen	Kolenovic	Rockland BJJ	5

137-143 lbs
Tyler	Moore	NJMMAA	15
Skyler	Brazdovic	Gracie New Jersey	10
Michael	Ragazzino	Marti Martial Arts	5

146-161 lbs
Keegan	Keller	A1 MMA	15
Rayvin	Torres	Dragons Den MMA	10
Rebecca	Foody	American Eagle	5

151-158 lbs
Kevin	Fay	Equipe Jucao	15
Jeff	Gomez	Bellmore Kickboxing	10
Jakob	Saxon	Rockland BJJ	5

174-188 lbs
Raul	Facenda	Krav Maga/Gold Team	15
Jon	Brown	Rockland BJJ	10

Brown Belt	NoGi	Expert

162 lbs	Light
Jimmie	Rivera	TSMMA	15
Rene	Karamanites	Gracie Barra Panama	10
Julianno	Varricchio	TSMMA	5


Purple Belt	NoGi	Advanced

149 lbs	Feather
Daniel	Esteban	Gracie Barra Panama	15
Richard	Rushka	American Top Team	10
Craig	DeRosa	ECU BJJ	5

162 lbs	Light
David	Brown	Training Grounds	15
Gene	Kobicansky	Radical Jiu Jitsu	10
Tom	Piotrowski	Wilkies Warriors	5

175.5 lbs	Middle
Chad	Hernandez	Radical Jiu Jitsu	15
Kristofer	Hardin	Independent	10

202 lbs	Heavy
Alexander	Chianurashvili	Clockwork Jiu Jitsu	15
Travis	Morris	Vamos Jiu Jitsu	10
Ronaldo	Linares	Wilkies Warriors	5

Blue Belt	Female NoGi

147 lbs	Middle
Katlyn	Chookagian	Renzo Gracie Newark	15
Loredana	Foti	Thornwood MMA	10
Jordan	Rickard	AFS Team Asylum	5


Blue Belt	Executive NoGi	30+ yrs

175.5 lbs	Middle
Anthony	Kyle	Renzo Gracie Holmdel	15
Matthew	Edlund	Rockland BJJ	10


Blue Belt	Adult NoGi	18-29 yrs

149 lbs	Feather
Joe	Gojani	Rockland BJJ	15
Zack	Adelson	Alliance NYC	10
Joe	Zanca	Zocchi Jiu Jitsu	5
Austin	Bynum	Dragons Den MMA	2

162 lbs	Light
Thomas	Mattice	NJMMAA	15
Christopher	Palmisano	Marcelo Garcia	10
Luke	Getto	Endgame	5
Russell	Lamb	Equipe Jucao	2

175.5 lbs	Middle
Tim	Park	Training Grounds	15
Christopher	Montenegro	Vamos Jiu Jitsu	10
Ronald	Sanchez	Zocchi Jiu Jitsu	5

188.5 lbs	Medium Heavy
Joe	Fitzsimmons	Dragons Den MMA	15
Martin	Weeks	Rockland BJJ	10
Mike	Caulo	Vamos Jiu Jitsu	5

202 lbs	Heavy
Javier	Pincay	Krav Maga/Gold Team	15
Michael	Nagi	Radical Jiu Jitsu	10
Quiet	Storm	Renzo Gracie Rockland	5
Andre	Gonzalez	Rockland BJJ	2

215 lbs	Super Heavy
Steven	Montgomery	Krav Maga/Gold Team	15
Norberto	Torres	Rockland BJJ	10
Cesar	Olivier	Radical Jiu Jitsu	5

215+ lbs	Ultra Heavy
Chris	Dollbaum	Rockland BJJ	15
Whitney	Michel	Charles TKD	10
Mike	Montgomery	Krav Maga/Gold Team	5
Dayves	Teixeira	Renzo Gracie Newark	2

OPEN CLASS
Edward	Mattice	NJMMAA	15
Chris	Johnson	Gracie Sports	10
Lina	Rose	Rockland BJJ	5

White Belt	Female NoGi

124.5 lbs	Feather
Rafca	Mercilus	C3 Athletics	15
Shirley	Jiminian	TNT MMA	10
Viktoria	Makarova	Krav Maga/Gold Team	5
Megan	Engelman	Clockwork Jiu Jitsu	2

158 lbs	Medium Heavy
Jordan	Saunders	Krav Maga/Gold Team	15
Alexis	Ignatovich	Thornwood MMA	10


White Belt	Executive NoGi	30+ yrs

162 lbs	Light
Luis	Batista	A1 Fitness	15
Darren	Siegel	NJMMAA	10
John	Rodriguez	Renzo Gracie Holmdel	5

188.5 lbs	Medium Heavy
Aaron	Zimmerman	Renzo Gracie	15
Jason	Chaluisan	Rockland BJJ	10
Edgar	Escano	Rockland BJJ	5
Eugene	Lui	Radical BJJ	2

202 lbs	Heavy
Eric	Lesnick	Rockland BJJ	15
James	Jolliff	Primate BJJ	10
Enrique	Martinez	Rockland BJJ	5


White Belt	Adult NoGi	18-29 yrs

135.5 lbs	Light Feather
Joshua	Ricci	MV MMA	15
Abdulrehma	Arain	Rockland BJJ	10
Steve	Faller	Radical Jiu Jitsu	5
Daniel	Maldonado	Radical Jiu Jitsu	2

149 lbs	Feather
Jason	Thigpen	10th Planet	15
Steven	Mullaney	Krav Maga/Gold Team	10
Chris	Cintron	Radical Jiu Jitsu	5
Kevin	Enrile	Una BJJ	2

162 lbs	Light
Ramon	Lopez	Krav Maga/Gold Team	15
Renzo	Saco	Lloyd Irvin	10
Michael	Robinson	Radical Jiu Jitsu	5
Edwin	Hernandez	Krav Maga/Gold Team	2

175.5 lbs	Middle
Ethan	Games	Renzo Gracie Rockland	15
Paul	Enrile	Una BJJ	10
Macho	Soto	Wilkies Warriors	5
Arthur	Bartosiewicz	C3 Athletics	2

188.5 lbs	Medium Heavy
Raymond	Encizo	American Top Team	15
Kenneth	Joyce	Rockland BJJ	10

202 lbs	Heavy
David	Skehan	Krav Maga/Gold Team	15
Rich	Bonhomme	Wilkies Warriors	10
Curtis	Mcginity	Krav Maga/Gold Team	5
Bonawyn	Eison	Chok Sabai	2

215 lbs	Super Heavy
Yu	Ji	Radical Jiu Jitsu	15
Joe	Nicoletti	American Eagle MMA	10
Alexius	Phoenix	Krav Maga/Gold Team	5
Matthew	Davis	MV MMA	2

215+ lbs	Ultra Heavy
Zachary	Cutler	Krav Maga/Gold Team	15
Brendan	Hackett	Rockland BJJ	10
Zach	Marvin	American Eagle MMA	5
Timothy	Evans	Renzo Gracie Bronx	2

OPEN CLASS
Joshua	Ricci	MV MMA	15
Bill	Schaefer	Una BJJ	10
Matthew	Davis	MV MMA	5

Team Points:

Rockland BJJ	271
ECUBJJ	231
Krav Maga/Gold Team	182
NJMMAA	165
American Top Team	156
Clockwork Jiu Jitsu	97
Charles TKD	89
Renzo Gracie Newark	87
Una BJJ	84
Dragons Den MMA	76
Radical Jiu Jitsu	74
Equipe Jucao	67
Training Grounds	65
Renzo Gracie/Bittencourt	64
Gracie New Jersey	62
Renzo Gracie	55
Soca BJJ	55
Gracie Barra Panama	50
Alliance NYC	45
Renzo Gracie Holmdel	45
Gracie Sports	42
CTMMA	40
Thornwood MMA	40
MV MMA	37
Rising Sun	37
Vamos Jiu Jitsu	37
Edson Carvalho	35
Team Strength	35
C3 Athletics	32
Bill Stevens	30
Kioto BJJ	30
Lloyd Irvin	30
Renzo Gracie Rockland	30
BMAA	25
Wilkies Warriors	25
Railside MMA	22
American Eagle MMA	20
Marti Martial Arts	20
TSMMA	20
10th Planet	15
A1 Fitness	15
A1 MMA	15
Budo JJ	15
Gorilla Club	15
SCA	15
Tiger Schulmann	15
XMA-Vitor Shaolin	15
Primate BJJ	12
AMA Fight Club	10
Bellmore Kickboxing	10
Black & Blue MMA	10
Marcelo Garcia	10
TNT MMA	10
Zocchi Jiu Jitsu	10
AFS Team Asylum	5
Endgame	5
Chok Sabai	2
Renzo Gracie Bronx	2
Thomas Clifford MA	2