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Wednesday, Feb. 6,2013
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Jiu Jitsu rolls in to Randall Gym
DavidBeasle
Associate Sports
15 itor
The first Northwest Brazilian
Jiu Jitsu Championship exhib
ited a vast variety of martial
prowess Saturday at Randall
Hall. The CCC wrestling team
members were there to help run
the event to raise money for
their team.
“We were able to raise
$1,000 for the team,” said Matt CCC wrestler Urmas Yanis trains at
Lindland, one of the event orga Team Quest Mixed Martial Arts: He
nizers.
tookfirst place in the 149 pound divi
Urmas Yanis made his ama sion at Saturday’s competition.
teur Mixed Martial Arts debut
last month at Rumble at the
“Yanis is an animal,” said
Roseland. With a quick trip event staff Bruce Elliott.
takedown of his opponent, the
Against a larger opponent,
Clackamas grappler did what he Yanis wasted no time in secur
loves best.
ing a takedown. Yanis tried to
“I love to throw!” said Yanis. gain a better position on the
Narrowly escaping a last min ground, but they both stood up.
ute “triangle” submission hold, The elder gentleman, with his
Yanis won a gold medal for first head shaved, launched a take
place in his weight class. He down of his own, but Yanis
prepared for another match, this quickly reversed the situation.
time in the “Absolute” division,
The match was a battle of
which was an open weight class. strength versus speed; the larger
“I had four matches in the fellow had great success push
white belt 149-pound division,” ing Yanis’ head down using both
said Yanis. “I just started to do hands. Yanis executed his spe
Jiu Jitsu a week before my fight cialty move: a well timed throw,
and now I’m competing in it. A vaulting his opponent over the
lot of people are complaining hip.
though, saying I should be inter
The match progressed at a
mediate, but it is my first time, similar rate with takedown shots
so I can’t hefp it.”
by Yanis and good head control
It was the last few minutes from his opponent. As the offi
of the event, the wrestling team cial signal was given for the end
was rolling up the mats and of the match, the referee held
other event staff carried<off con up Yanis’ hand and spoke in
struction cones and ring tape. Portuguese awarding Yanis vic
Tables were folded and equip tory in the traditional BJJ way.
It was Yanis’ last match of
ment was packed, hardly any
theday, and" another successful
spectators remained.
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In the No-Gi, open weight division, Urmas Yanis attempts a leg lock against his opponent ToddBowlsby o f503 West
Coast Jiu Jitsu. Yanis won the match via points, based on control and secured positions.
battle in a new sport for him.
You can read about Yanis’ cage
fight at www.theclackamasprint.
com.
The championship drew
a large crowd to campus all
day, drawing in many competi
tors from different gyms in the
surrounding Portland Metro
and areas all over the Pacific
Northwest. Competition began
at 9:30 a.m. and extended past
6:30 in the evening. From chil
dren to adults, separate weight
divisions, all experience levels
No-Gi. The day was packed full
of action.
The Gi is a uniform in mar
tial arts, the name is from the
Japanese language and differ
ent variations of the uniform
are worn by traditional martial
artists. NWBJJ features Gi and
No-Gi divisions. No-Gi means
the competitors wear shorts
and T-shirts and may not grab,
or hold on to clothing while
grappling. Gi competitors may
use either their own uniform or
opponent’s to secure a choke or
offense, but was foiled every
time by his opposing competitor.
Using leverage and technique to
his advantage, Lindland’s oppo
nent attempted a collar choke.
With the uniform tightly
grasped, he gained more lever
age and reversed the position
in his favor. The referee sig
naled the end of the match,
Lihdland had lost by points to
his younger opponent. Beaten
but not defeated, Lindland had
set a good example as a sports
man by helping bring Jiu Jitsu to
from
sim ply g a in leverage. G i colors
O re g o n C ity an d su p p o rtin g th e
C lackam as w re stlin g team in the
p ro fe s sio n a l fig h te rs to
first' time competitors; G r a n d “ are u su a lty w hite; b lu e o r •Wack.
- With the only green uniform
ggigllii in the room, Lindland competed
in the Gi competition/
M att' Lindland also compet
ed in the championship. A well
decorated wrestler and mixed
martial artist, Lindland has
faced many of the most dan
gerous men in combat sports.
He is an Olympic silver med
alist and currently runs Team
Quest Mixed Martial Arts gym
in Gresham. Lindland wrestled
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for Clackamas when he was in
college as well.
Lindland, a professional
mixed martial arts fighter, is
a purple belt in Jiu Jitsu. His
opponent, also a purple belt,
gave him a very difficult time.
Lindland was able to mount
some impressive wrestling style
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process.
“We had 240 people sign up,”
said Lindland. “The whole idea
was to bring the Jiu Jitsu com
munity. together, with the wres
tlers too.”
The event successfully drew
many skilled competitors who
will likely return for future
events. Two more BJJ competi
tions will unfold later this year
and with so many in attendance
this time, the next is sure to be
even more-popular,
“The first one is going to
have growing pains, but it’s
going to be a great event as it
matures/’ said Elliott.
Full competition results are
set to be posted on nwbjj.com,
the official event website.
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WEDNESDAY-2/6
• CCC Women’s
Basketball:
vs. Chemeketa
at 5:30 p.m.
• CCC Men’s
Basketball:
vs. Chemeketa
at 7:30 p.m.
The fir st Northwest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championship at Clackamas
Community College was held at Randall Hall on Feb. 2.
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• Randall
Fitness Center:
FRIDAY-2/8
• NBA: Portland
SATURDAY-2/9
| CCC Wrestling:
p.m. in Randall gym
at Houston, 5 p.m.,
CSN and KEX
at Orlando, 3 p.m.
CSN
• Randall Fitness
Center: 12-8 p.m.
• MLS Soccer:
Portland at
Region 18
Championships
in Randall, 10 a.m.
• CCC Basket- 9
ball: at Linn Benton,
State vs Colorado at
6 p m , Pac-12
network and KEX
THURSDAY-2/7
• Intramural
Volleyball: 12-1
FC Tucson, 10 a.m.
Women at 2 p.m
Men at 4 p.m
SUNDAY-2/1Q
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1-6 p.m
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