NAGA Midwest No-Gi Results

Congratulations to all the competitors and teams/schools of the most recent NAGA Midwest event held on August 27 & 28 in East Chicago, Indiana. Here are the no-gi results.

Mens NO-GI Absolute Novice
1st Place	John Mejia	10th Planet	50
2nd Place	Matt Leonard		30
3rd Place	Brad Davies		20
Mens NO-GI Absolute Beginner
1st Place	Robert Snaryk	Andre	70
2nd Place	Vannak Khiev	The Olympian Center	50
3rd Place	Mike O’Connor	Carlson Gracie	30
Mens NO-GI Absolute Intermediate
1st Place	Trevor Proszek	Gilbert Grappling	90
2nd Place	Adrian Peters	Woodys Dojo	70
3rd Place	Raul Luna	Carlson Gracie	50
Mens NO-GI Absolute Expert
1st Place	Anthony Gomez	Torres	150
2nd Place	Brian Wesley		130
3rd Place	Lucas Lopez	Finneys MMA	110
Mens NO-GI Beginner Fly Weight
1st Place	Carl Dean	Carlson Gracie	70
2nd Place	Mikeal David Wood Jr.	Carlson Gracie	50
3rd Place	Nick Weber	United MA	30
Mens NO-GI Intermediate Fly Weight
1sty Place	Alex Hodi	Caique	90
2nd Place	Sam Jordan	Andres MMA	70
Mens NO-GI Novice Bantam Weight
1st Place	Andrew Henchen	ATT	50
2nd Place	Mark Foster		30
3rd Place	John Nguyen	EKF	20
Mens NO-GI Beginner Bantam Weight
1st Place	Aaron Brooks	Carlson Gracie	70
2nd Place	Andrew Haenchen	ATT	50
3rd Place	Taylor Craig	10th Planet	30
Mens NO-GI Intermediate Bantam Weight
1st Place	Kyle Casey	Carlson Gracie	90
2nd Place	Mario Gaor	Team 3T	70
3rd Place	Azarnat Shogenob	EKE	50
Mens NO-GI Expert Bantam Weight
1st Place	Jose Perez	Torres	120
2nd Place	Ramsey Regaldo	Dino Costeas	90
3rd Place	Brian Stuebner	10th Planet	70
Mens NO-GI Novice Feather Weight
1st Place	Sebastian Garner	Countryside BJJ	50
2nd Place	Matt Leonard		30
3rd Place	Evan Cooper	ATT	20
Mens NO-GI Beginner Feather Weight
1st Place	Mo Dadkhah	Valko BJJ	70
2nd Place	Aaron Burkhart		50
3rd Place	Bill Elam	Reed Acad. Of MA	30
Mens NO-GI Intermediate Feather Weight
1st Place	Zachary Brauer	Vaghi Warrior Cove	90
2nd Place	Kiel McDougall	Carlson Gracie	70
3rd Place	David Kluthe	Roseberry MAC	50
Mens NO-GI Expert  Feather Weight
1st Place	Danny Rodriguez	Ottawa MMA	120
2nd Place	Alberto Rodriguez	Pete The Greek	90
3rd Place	John Lawrence	Pedro Vianna	70
Mens NO-GI Novice Light Weight
1st Place	Joao Santos	Finneys MMA	50
2nd Place	Chris Jakubiak	Carlson Gracie	30
3rd Place	Matt Heintzman	Clark Gracie	20
Mens NO-GI Beginner Light Weight
1st Place	Matthew Pedrosa	Conviction	70
2nd Place	Alex Medina	10th Planet	50
3rd Place	Nick Campbell	Torres	30
Mens NO-GI Intermediate Light Weight
1st Place	Orlando Peace	Precision Combat	70
2nd Place	Leonardo Caldas	Finneys MMA	50
3rd Place	Johan Galehdari	MN Militia	30
Mens NO-GI Expert  Light Weight
1st Place	Jessi Martin	Carlson Gracie	120
2nd Place	James Carrow	Carlson Gracie	90
3rd Place	Derek Getzel	McCunes MA	70
Mens NO-GI Novice Welter Weight
1st Place	Daniel Morales	Carlson Gracie	50
2nd Place	Don Loycock	MMA Stop	30
3rd Place	Ariel Hernandez	Countryside BJJ	20
Mens NO-GI Beginner Welter Weight
1st Place	Robert Snrzyk	Andre	70
2nd Place	Nick Urbanski	Villain	50
Mens NO-GI Intermediate Welter Weight
1st Place	Jordan Lewis	Vaghi	90
2nd Place	Zach Hansel	Dragon Fly	70
3rd Place	Corey Blaise	Andres MMA	50
Mens NO-GI Expert  Welter Weight
1st Place	David Gamc	Caique	120
2nd Place	Jon Tutaj	Tutaj	90
3rd Place	Bryan Welsch	Champion Fitness	70
Mens NO-GI Novice Middle Weight
1st Place	Tom Shoaff	Carlson Gracie	50
2nd Place	Francisco Ramierez	Combat DO	30
3rd Place	Jose Ramierez	Combat DO	20
Mens NO-GI Beginner Middle Weight
1st Place	Kyler Cook	Arsenal MA	70
2nd Place	Johsua Cook	Arsenal MA	50
3rd Place	Kenneth Clay	Typoon MAA	30
Mens NO-GI Intermediate Middle Weight
1st Place	Steve Benos	Valko BJJ	90
2nd Place	Chris Bergquist	Brasa	70
3rd Place	Isaac Herzog	Warriors Alliance	50
Mens NO-GI Expert  Middle Weight
1st Place	Daniel Wanderley	Carlson Gracie	120
2nd Place	Andre Madiz	Carlson Gracie	90
3rd Place	Laurence Dunning	Valko BJJ	70
Mens NO-GI Novice Light Heavy Weight
1st Place	Brandon Laffin	Warrior Alliance	50
2nd Place	David Bernhardt	Lecuyer MA	30
Mens NO-GI Beginner Light Heavy Weight
1st Place	David Booth	House of MA	70
2nd Place	Joe Goodwin	Combat DO	50
3rd Place	Chris Polo	Carlson Gracie	30
Mens NO-GI Intermediate Light Heavy Weight
1st Place	Matthew Tieman	Carlson Gracie	90
2nd Place	Pawel Belzowski	Carlson Gracie	70
3rd Place	Kelsoy Kitowski	LCCT	50
Mens NO-GI Expert  Light Heavy Weight
1st Place	Mark Vvjovic	Carlson Gracie	120
2nd Place	Jarrett Hagene	Gracie Barra	90
3rd Place	Luke Popham	Warriors Alliance	70
Mens NO-GI Novice Cruiser Weight
1st Place	Joel Kendellen	LCCT	50
2nd Place	Georgr Zakalygin	EKF	30
3rd Place	Jon Aguda		20
Mens NO-GI Beginner Cruiser Weight
1st Place	Ryan Kline	Triton Acad.	70
2nd Place	Robert Lancaster	East Coast BJJ	50
3rd Place	Kevin Leachy	Dino Costeas	30
Mens NO-GI Intermediate Cruiser Weight
1st Place	Adli Shaban	Clark Gracie	90
2nd Place	Kyle Harpert	Combat DO	70
Mens NO-GI Expert  Cruiser Weight
1st Place	Jeff Wenstrom	Carlson Gracie	120
2nd Place	Alexander Elsen	Torres	90
3rd Place	Cody Skidmore	MIKA	70
Mens NO-GI Novice Heavy Weight
1st Place	Bill Brown	Team Tight Choke	50
2nd Place	Jacob Grant	10th Planet	30
3rd Place	John Castillo	PAC MMA	20
Mens NO-GI Beginner Heavy Weight
1st Place	Josh Estrada		70
2nd Place	Matt Winnell	Team Tight Choke	50
3rd Place	Domingo Carrenza	Torres	30
Mens NO-GI Novice Super Heavy Weight
1st Place	Mike Lleren	Tight Choke	50
2nd Place	Robert Pedrosa	Conviction	30
Mens NO-GI Beginner Super Heavy Weight
1st Place	Ryan Thorton	Takeo RYU	70
2nd Place	Joe LaGrow	Team Tight Choke	50
3rd Place	Matthew Fort	Miltietch Fighting Systems	30
Mens NO-GI Expert  Super Heavy Weight
1st Place	Anthony Gomez	Torres	120
2nd Place	Mike Yeomans	Carlson Gracie	90
3rd Place	Thor Kristutek	Dino Costeas	70
Mens NO-GI Directors Beginner Light Weight
1st Place	Michael Sykes	Carlson Gracie	70
2nd Place	Bobby Opheim	OFC	50
3rd Place	Matt Shellabarger	3T	30
Mens NO-GI Directors Novice Middle Weight
1st Place	Kevin Moore	Carlson Gracie	50
2nd Place	Mark Itell	Team Corral	30
3rd Place	Jerry Beebe	OFC	20
Mens NO-GI Directors Beginner Middle Weight
1st Place	Scott Diveney	Carlson Gracie	70
2nd Place	Troy Williams	House of MA	50
3rd Place	Mike O’Connor	Carlson Gracie	20
Mens NO-GI Directors Expert Light Weight
1st Place	Nick Pollaro	Pollaro	120
2nd Place	Donnell Etienne	Team Corral	90
3rd Place	Chris Mikuta	AXT	70
Mens NO-GI Directors Expert Middle Weight
1st Place	Roberto Ramierez	Chicago Fight Team	120
2nd Place	Peter Poenaru	Valko BJJ	90
3rd Place	Tony Patti	Team Tight Choke	70
Mens NO-GI Executives Intermediate
1st Place	Gordy Flam	Warrior Cove	90
2nd Place	Terry Harris		70
Masters NO-GI Intermediate Feather Weight
1st PLace	Bill Novak	Glen Hudson	90
2nd Place	Arturo Ledezma	Torres	70
Masters NO-GI Novice Light Weight
1st Place	Quentin Park	Carlson Gracie	50
2nd Place	Giang Nguyen	The Olympian Center	30
Masters NO-GI Beginner Light Weight
1st Place	Eric Sibler	AFMA Team Jenson	70
2nd Place	Andy Kang	Gracie Barra	50
Masters NO-GI Intermediate Light Weight
1st Place	Hector Vargas	Countryside BJJ	90
2nd Place	Eric Jackson	Absolute MA	70
3rd Place	Keith Loudenber	Team Corral	50
Masters NO-GI Beginner Welter Weight
1st Place	Vannak Khiev	The Olympian Center	70
2nd Place	Nick Urbanski	Team Villian	50
3rd Place	Mannuel Ruiz	Powersouce	30
Masters NO-GI Intermediate Welter Weight
1st Place	Kaelum Kalista	Team Corral	90
2nd Place	Anthony Springman	The War Room	70
3rd Place	Chris Cortez	Team Corral	50
Masters NO-GI Beginner Middle Weight
1st Place	Fabian Jimenez	Team Corral	70
2nd Place	Raul Luna	Carlson Gracie	50
3rd Place	Mike Bayley	Carlson Gracie	30
Masters NO-GI Novice Light Heavy Weight
1st Place	Dan Bukowski	Carlson Gracie	50
2nd Place	Jerry Zak	Carlson Gracie	30
3rd Place	Chris Gosselin	Valko BJJ	20
Masters NO-GI Novice Cruiser Weight
1st Place	Matt Collins	Absolute MA	50
2nd Place	Stuart Diamond	Reed Acad. Of MA	30
Masters NO-GI Expert Cruiser  Weight
1st Place	Brock Larson	Warriors Alliance	120
2nd Place	Branden Noetzel	Warrior Alliance	90
3rd Place	Leandro Valezz	Randori Brasa	70
Masters NO-GI Novice Heavy Weight
1st Place	Mitchell Day	Conviction	50
2nd Place	Jeff Deroy	St Charles	30
Masters NO-GI Beginner Heavy Weight
1st Place	Eddie Cooper	Des Moines MMA	70
2nd Place	Bill Marcum	Carlson Gracie	50
3rd Place	Trip Small	Carlson Gracie	30
Masters NO-GI Expert Super Heavy Weight
1st Place	Adli Shaban	Clark Gracie	120
2nd Place	John Glover	Pollaro	90
Womens NO-GI Masters Novice
1st Place	Maria Cruz	Torres	50
2nd Place	Sandra Cornejo	Torres	30
3rd Place	Eleanor Small	Carlson Gracie	20
Womens NO-GI Beginner Fly Weight
1st Place	Susie Wyatt	Finneys MMA	70
2nd Place	Christianna Daniels	Scarred Fight Team	50
Womens NO-GI Intermediate Fly Weight
1st Place	Cassie Rodish	Precision Combat	90
2nd Place	Jennifer Aniano	Carlson Gracie	70
3rd Place	Marjorie Devries	Torres
Womens NO-GI Beginner Light Weight			50
1st Place	Cristina Anaya	Torres	70
2nd Place	Olga Pavlovitch	Dino Costeas	50
Womens NO-GI Intermediate Liglt Weight
1st Place	Abby Bork	Carlson Gracie	90
2nd Place	Larissa Tozzzi	Finneys MMA	70
3rd Place	April Sepulveda	EKF	30
Womens NO-GI Novice Middle Weight
1st Place	Amanda Olegarz		50
2nd Place	Michelle Menne	Andres Acad	30
3rd Place	Rachel Herbert	Krav Maga IL	20
Womens NO-GI Beginner Middle Weight
1st Place	Olga Pavlovitch	Dino Costeas	70
2nd Place	Dakota Dillard	Andres MMA	50
3rd Place	Krystal Mckenzie	Carlson Gracie	30
Womens NO-GI Novice Light Heavy Weight
1st Place	Laura Paine	Des Moines MMA	50
2nd Place	Alexis Hirsch		30
3rd Place	Stephanie Palmer	Krav Maga IL	20
Womens NO-GI Intermediate Light Heavy Weight
1st Place	Jillian Kreiman	Victory MMA	90
2nd Place	Sandy Damiani	Torres	70
3rd Place	Tiffney Smith	Torres	50

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FLO MMA will be hosting a 2-day, no-gi MMA seminar led by Erik Paulson.

FLO MMA has quickly become one of the top gyms in the Chicago area. Their roster of instructors is second to none, including Achour Esho, Andrei Arlovski, Shonie Carter and Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros. Click on the link above for more info.

Contact them at 847-934-1FLO
709 South Vermont Street | Palatine, IL | 60067

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