Open Mat Claim Five Medals In Texas
Athletes from Open Mat Bermuda claimed five medals at the Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship in Fort Worth, Texas.
On the final day of the two-day event yesterday [November 3], Chris Regan, the Open Mat Bermuda head instructor, won gold in the black belt, Master 4, male 215lb division.
Also winning medals for Open Mat Bermuda at the competition were Lonnie Bascome, gold in the men’s brown belt 162.2Ib category; Reina Maypa, bronze in the women’s blue belt 136lb division; and Jason McAlpine, two bronze in the men’s brown belt 175.60lb and open divisions.
Also representing Open Mat – a Brazilian Jui-Jitsu Gym on Mills Creek Road – were Ryan Hopkins, Greg Maybury, James Adams, Ramazan Ramazanov, and Aaron Dyer, the gym founder.
Open Mat Bermuda Team
Ryan Hopkins – Blue belt, male, medium heavy [188.60lb]
Reina Maypa – Blue belt, female, light [136lb]
Greg Maybury – Blue belt, male, light [162.60lb]
James Adams – Blue belt, male, super-heavy [215.60lb]
Ramazan Ramazanov – Blue belt, male, medium heavy [188.60lb]
Lonnie Bascome – Brown belt, male, light [162.60lb]
Jason McAlpine – Brown belt, male, middle [175.60lb]
Aaron Dyer – Black belt, Master 4, male, middle [202lb]
Chris Regan – Black belt, Master 4, male, super-heavy [215lb]
