Description
This will be a no-gi round robin tournament and will be broken up into brackets based on closest 4-5 competitors in weight. Weigh-in's will be at 9:30-10:30 am the day of the event. Competition will start at 11 AM.
- Date:May 2, 2026
- Location: The Fight for Tomorrow Academy, 739 n Easton road, Doylestown, PA 18902
- Parking: Park in the lot for Barnaby Plaza
- Fee: Fee to participate is $55 and must be paid at time of registration. Spectator fee is $10 paid at the door
- Weigh-ins: 9:30-10:30 am the day of the event
- Brackets: These will be organized by weight at time of weigh in to ensure even bracket sizes. This is a round robin tournament.
- Competition: Rounds start at 11 AM
Match length
- 5-minute matches with sudden death overtime in case of a tie. The overtime period will be an automatic continuation of the match, there will be no reset of positions. First score wins the match
Prohibited moves
- No twisting leg locks, no toe holds, all other submissions are legal
- No slams
Scoring
- Take down - 1 point. A take down will be given to the person who is in top position and in control after going from standing position to the ground. If you are taken down and get back to your feet, 1 point will be awarded once grips are broken and neutral position is achieved.
- Passing to any variation of side control - 2 points. Side control includes north south. Requires 3 second pin to score.
- Mount - 1 point. Requires 3 second pin to score
- Reversal from bottom - 1 point. Any change in position from bottom to top will result in one point to the competitor who ends up on top after 3 seconds of control time
- Sweeping from bottom directly to mount - 2 points. 1 point for the sweep, 1 point for mount.
- 3 seconds control from the back - 1 point. This includes if the bottom player turtles to avoid a pin or if the top person spins behind (i.e. snap down or a defended take down attempt). Hooks are not needed to score from the back
- Back with hooks - 1 additional point. A fully locked body triangle will be counted as a score-able control position
- There are no advantages
Decision
At the completion of each bracket, The winners will be decided on the following criteria.
- 1 - Win loss record
- 2 - If win loss record is even, The tie breaker will be whomever won the match between the two with the tied records
- 3 - In the event of more than a two way tie, Method of victory will be weighed in in the following way
- Loss- 0 points
- Draw - 1 point
- Win in OT 2 points
- Win on points - 3 points
- Win by submission - 4 points
