Dear Sponsors, Athletes and Fans of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling,
 The 2008 FBT Thailand Competition set new standards. If you missed it, you missed something special. The level of competition was very high and included competitors from Europe, Bahrain, Japan and the United States in addition to wide representation from all of the East and Southeast Asian countries. Our competition featured a new venue that gave us many hundreds of spectators, a huge amount of competition mat space, unique, custom-designed medals as well as perks like sexy trophy girls to pass those medals out to our winners.
This year’s competition enjoyed the benefits of several key corporate partners that made many aspects of the event possible. Chief among these sponsors is FBT Sports Thailand whose major contributions earned it the prestigious position of Marquee Sponsor. FBT contributed all of the terrific rash guards, shirts for the competition staff as well as the MMA gear for our exciting MMA fighters.
Samitivej Hospital provided a world class medical first aid station that was staffed by nurses and physical therapists all weekend. Many competitors used this terrific (and FREE) service and we think it was one of many ways our 2008 competition set a new standard of safety for BJJ tournaments in SE Asia.
A big THANK YOU goes to Aggression Web Development who designed and maintained this website free of charge.
We would also like to recognize all of our other fine sponsors who contributed to this year’s competition including Fairtex, Elefin Coffee, True Fitness, Hard Times Pub, Torajiro Japanese Restaurant, American School of Bangkok (ASB) and Zendokai Karate School
And we thank all the teams that competed and supported our event.
 ALIVE JIU-JITSU (SHANGHAI)
ALIVE JIU-JITSU (SINGAPORE)
ASB MMA (THAILAND)
AXIS JIU-JITSU (JAPAN)
KREATION BJJ (SINGAPORE)
BANGKOK BJJ (THAILAND)
BANGKOK FIGHT CLUB (THAILAND)
BJJ BORNEO (MALAYSIA)
EMAC (THAILAND)
EXTREME AUSTRALIA (AUSTRALIA)
FAIRTEX PATTAYA (THAILAND)
KDTA (MALAYSIA)
KOWLOON BJJ (HONG KONG)
KYLIN BJJ (HONG KONG)
LEGACY GYM (THAILAND)
MMA PHUKET (THAILAND)
NEWBREED (PHILIPPINES)
RALPH GRACIE (USA)
REZA MARTIAL ARTS CENTER (BAHRAIN)
ROMERIKE BJJ
SHANGHAI BJJ (CHINA)
SYNERGY JIU-JITSU (INDONESIA)
TAIWAN BJJ (TAIWAN)
Follow the www.bjj-asia.com blog for all the information on next year’s competition. See you then.
Train Hard-
Mark “Vesuvius” Simmerman
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RESULTS
FBT THAILAND BJJ/SUB-GRAPPLING OPEN- GI DAY
SEPT. 27, 2008
 White Belt under 60 KG (Woman)
Gold- Melvynna Tambunan
Silver- Fern Borriboon
Bronze- Elizabeth Law
White Belt under 64 KG
Gold- Simon Rogg
Silver- Yasuo Okochi
Bronze- Paolo Tuason
White Belt under 70 KG
Gold- Kentaroh Kobayashi
Silver- Thanapat Luangrungruang
White Belt under 80 KG
Gold- James Baldwin
Silver- Caden Rezek
Bronze- Alexander Winters
White Belt under 90 KG
Gold- Robert Kaffash
Silver- Peattapol Sea-Lim
Bronze- John Oliver
White Belt over 100 KG
Gold- John Brennan
Silver- Niclas Bergman
Bronze- Benjamin Liu
Blue Belt under 64 KG
Gold- Yashi Murase
Silver- Paul Jahn
Bronze- Tadatomi Hashimoto
Blue Belt under 70 KG
Gold- Albert Lim
Silver- Shigeharu Ozaki
Bronze- Momon Fortich
Blue Belt under 80 KG
Gold- Ryan Melchiano
Silver- Mark Simmerman
Bronze- Josh Fridgen
Bronze- Ofer Lidar
 Blue Belt under 100 KG
Gold- Luke Chaya
Silver- Matthew Jones
Bronze- Sebastien Desvignes
Purple Belt under 70 KG
Gold- Alex Berezovik
Silver- Seena Monfaradi
Bronze- Jonsson Patrick
Purple Belt under 80 KG
Gold- Carlos Bergante
Silver- Ralf Carneborn
Purple Belt under 90 KG
Gold- Dimitrios Tsitos
Silver- Mohammed Mirza
Bronze- Hesham Noor
Brown Belt under 80 KG
Gold- Keisuke Takizawa
Silver- Christopher Hermanstad
Bronze- Kiyoyuki Matsui
Brown Belt over 80 KG
Gold- Philip Yeomans
Silver- Adam Santi
Black Belt Under 70 KG
Gold- Aramaki Makoto
Silver- Reza Monfaradi
Gi-Master Class
Master White Belt
Gold- Niclass Bergman
Silver- Robbert Kaffash
Bronze- Dayton Kannon
Master Blue and Purple Belts
Gold- Seena Monfaradi
Silver- Mohammed Mirza
Bronze- Mark Simmerman
Gi Absolute class
White Belt Absolute
Gold- Niclass Bergman
Silver- John Oliver
Bronze- Lee Brown
Blue Belt Absolute
Gold- Matthew Jones
Silver- Sebastien Desvignes
Bronze- Yoichi Murase
 Purple Belt Absolute
Gold- Dimitrios Tsitos
Silver- Mohammed Mirza
Bronze- Carlos Berganti
Brown Belt Absolute
Gold- Philip Yeomans
Silver- Christopher Hermanstad
Bronze- Keisuke Takizawa
Black Belt Absolute
Gold- Tony Eduardo
Silver- Reza Monfaridi
Bronze- Aramaki Makoto
TEAM:
1. BKK BJJ
2. MMA Phuket
3. Reza's Martial Arts Center
FBT THAILAND BJJ/SUB-GRAPPLING OPEN NO GI DAY
SEPT. 28, 2008
NOVICE
under 65
1. Yoichi Murase (Axis JJ)
2. Ngoo Ditty (MMA Phuket)
3. Mike Travist (MMA Phuket)
under 75
1. Abdulwahab Ahmed (Reza's MA Center)
2. Kentaroh Kobayashi (Alive Shanghai)
3. Chilson Mitchel (Kreation BJJ)
under 85
1. Robert Kaffash (Shanghai BJJ)
2. Patric Annerberg (MMA Phuket)
3. Damion Murphy (MMA Phuket)
over 85
1. Goran Gligoridevil (MMA Phuket)
2. Lai Samuel (BJJ Borneo)
3. Mats Jonson (MMA Phuket)
FEMALE
under 60
1. Melvynna Tambunan (Kreation BJJ)
2. Isabel Aldama
over 60
1. Sara Bahous (MMA Phuket)
ADVANCED
under 65
1. Atiwat Suvinijit (BKK BJJ)
2. Seena Monfaradi (Reza's MA Center)
3. Nitti Techottiasnee (BKK BJJ)
under 75
1. Chad Hamzeh (MMA Phuket)
2. Allen Chong (BJJ Borneo)
3. Josh Fridgen (MMA Phuket)
under 85
1. Mike Hutchison (MMA Phuket)
2. Jonas Brandunstun (MMA Phuket)
3. Mohammed Mirza (Reza's MA Center)
 over 85
1. Wiktor Svennson (MMA Phuket)
2. Robert Simpson (MMA Phuket)
3. Francis Josephh Magbitang (Newbreed PH)
ELITE
under 75
1. Christopher Hermanstad (Romerike BJJ)
2. Malik Mawlayi (Legacy Gym)
3. Senga Kazuto (Legacy Gym)
over 85
1. Tony Eduardo (MMA Phuket)
2. Dimtrios Tsitos (MMA Phuket)
3. Philip Yeomans (Axis JJ)
ABSOLUTE
NOVICE
under 80
1. Kentaro Kobayashi (Alive Shanghai)
2. Abdulwahad Ahmed (Reza's MA Center)
3. Kenneth Graham (MMA Phuket)
over 80
1. Lee Brown (Shanghai BJJ)
2. Amar Hordatt Reece
3. Damion Murphy (MMA Phuket)
masters
1. Mike Travist (MMA Phuket)
2. Hilman Wirahadisaputra (Synergy JJ)
ADVANCED
under 80
1. Chad Hamzeh (MMA Phuket)
2. Josh Fridgen (MMA Phuket)
3. Mark Simmerman (BKK BJJ)
over 80
1. Wiktro Svennson (MMA Phuket)
2. Jonas Brandustun (MMA Phuket)
3. Chris Lee (Extreme Australia)
Masters
1. Mohammed Mirza (Reza's MA Center)
2. Mark Simerman (BKK BJJ)
3. Michael Webber (Ralph Gracie Berkeley)
FEMALE
1. Melvynna Tambunan (Kreation BJJ)
2. Sara Bahous (MMA Phuket)
3. Isabel Aldama
 ELITE ABSOLUTE
under 80
1. Malik Mawlayi (Legacy Gym)
over 80
1. Tony Eduardo (MMA Phuket)
2. Philip Yeomans (Axis JJ)
3. Dimitrios Tsitos (MMA Phuket)
masters
1. Matthew Jones (Taiwan BJJ)
2. Alex Berezovik (BKK BJJ)
3. Johnny Garcia (Fairtex Pattaya)
TEAM:
1. MMA Phuket
2. BKK BJJ
3. Reza's Martial Arts Center
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