On Nov. 8th, Liberty Events & Promotions put on their latest all-day Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and Submission Grappling tournament extravaganza, The REVOLUTION 11.08.08.

A record 317 men, women and children showed up ready to compete, and over 52 schools, gyms, and academies from around the NW and beyond were represented.

Respect Productions sponsored a Superfight between Black Belts Fabiano Scherner (Team Quest) and James Foster (Foster BJJ). The bleachers were packed for the fight which Scherner won 2-0 in a great chess match. Overall team winners for the tournament was the team from Gracie Barra Seattle. The team also tied with Foster BJJ for the GI division championship. The No-GI division was picked up by Ivan Salaverry MMA. The Vicious Fightgear prize ($50 + a cool trophy!) for fastest submission in Gi went to Stephen Vangerpen out of University of Idaho BJJ. The No-Gi prize went to Kaz Yamada of Ivan Salaverry MMA. Winners of each adult division took home a Gameness GI or Gameness Shorts. Winners included Chris Cerna (Brown Belt), Paul Georgieff (Purple), Timothy Jaeger (Blue), Paul Weseman (White), Christine Thompson (White Women), James Vanwert (Advanced), Kaz Yamada (Intermediate Men), Sarah Dalelio (Intermediate Womens), Tommy Leisman (Beginner Men), Lindsay Crumm (Women). Other cool sponsors that made the event possible included Athletic Body Care, Jamba Juice, KADUKU Clothing, Rockstar, Super Supplements, Combat Sport & Fitness, Foster BJJ, Gracie Barra Ballard, Gracie Barra Seattle, Ivan Salaverry MMA, Lockflow.com, and NW Fightscene.

Visit the Liberty Events and Promotions LLC website at www.leapllc.com

for more photos from this latest REVOLUTION as well as info on past & future events.

Superfight - Sponsored by Respect Productions

Fabiano Scherner (Team Quest) vs James Foster (Foster BJJ)

Fabiano Scherner wins 2 to 0

Vicious Fightgear Fastest Submission

Gi - 22 seconds

Stephen Vangerpen University of Idaho BJJ

Brown Combined

1st Chris Cerna Gracie Barra Seattle

2nd Jesse Ruth Gracie Barra Seattle

3rd Sonny Nohara Kobra Kai

3rd Chris Henriquez BJ Penn MMA

Purple 185-224

1st Trevin Raak - Foster BJJ
2nd Joel Pettit BJJ of Olympia

Purple 170-184

1st Paul Georgieff Marcelo Alonso BJJ
2nd Jonathan Curtis Marcus Soares

3rd Justin Nelson Team Quest

3rd Charles Miller Northwest Jiu Jitsu Academy

Purple 155-169

1st Ray McWilliams Marcelo Alonso BJJ

2nd Stephen Wanderer Gracie Barra Seattle

3rd Mike Kube Marcelo Alonso BJJ

Purple 140-154

1st Zach Adamson Seaside BJJ

2nd Joshua Okada Marcelo Alonso BJJ

3rd Ray Palocal North Sound BJJ

Blue 205 & Above

1st Matt Hickney Foster BJJ

2nd Vinh Pham Foster BJJ

3rd Nate Lynch Gracie Barra Seattle

3rd John Paul Eustaquio Marcelo Alonso BJJ
Blue 185-204.9

1st Timothy Jaeger Gracie Barra Seattle

2nd Jesse Vaughan Seaside BJJ

3rd Alexander Padron Seaside BJJ

3rd Leonard Anderson Marcelo Alonso BJJ

Blue 170-184

1st Doug Levinson Foster BJJ

2nd Scott Steward BJJ of Olympia

3rd Vincente Commendatore Fiedler's MMA

Blue 155-169

1st Bing Crook Foster BJJ

2nd Scot Pirrie Northwest Jiu Jitsu Academy

3rd Perry Bateson Northwest Jiu Jitsu Academy

3rd Daniel Cox Fiedler's MMA

Blue 140-154

1st Saulaeh Eetemandi Gracie Barra Seattle

2nd Bryan Marugg Impact Jiu Jitsu

3rd Kellen Wheeler Seaside BJJ

3rd RamaReddy Northwest Jiu Jitsu Academy

Blue 139 & Below

1st Conor McCarthy - Gracie Barra Seattle
2nd Jacob Grillo BJJ of Olympia

White 225 and Above

1st Brice Gimbel New Breed

2nd Jared Taitingfong Marcelo Alonso BJJ

3rd Stephen VanGerpen U of Idaho BJJ

3rd Jeff Hineman North Sound BJJ

White 205-224

1st Zachary Minter Gracie Barra Seattle

2nd Sean Flaherty Foster BJJ

3rd Chris Hopkins Foster BJJ

3rd Jarvis McIntosh Gracie Barra Seattle

White 185-204.9

1st Charlie Johnson BJJ of Olympia

2nd John Curiel Gracie Barra Seattle

3rd Carl Lawler United Fight Team

3rd Brent Ockerman BJJ of Olympia

White 170-184.9

1st Tyrell Butikofer New Breed

 2nd Ian Williams Foster BJJ

3rd Cochise Rodriguez BJJ of Olympia

3rd Jud Williams T-Town MMA

White 155-169.9

1st Paul Weseman Foster BJJ

2nd Matt Coble Arlington Kickboxing Academy

3rd Todd Bredl Foster BJJ

3rd Scott McKendry Team Quest

White 140-154.9

1st Mark Massey Gracie Barra Seattle

2nd Lee Seto Marcelo Alonso BJJ

3rd Kolby Crook Foster BJJ

3rd Johnny Helsing Gracie Barra Seattle

White 139.9 and Below

1st Jeremiah Williams New Breed

2nd Travis Mickelson Seaside BJJ

3rd Jimmy Martin Marcelo Alonso BJJ

3rd Joel Witworth Marcelo Alonso BJJ

Womens White 150 & Above

1st Sarah Dalelio BJJ of Olympia

2nd Athena Johnston Gracie Barra Ballard

3rd Miranda Konupek North Sound BJJ

3rd Kindra Bradley Foster BJJ

Womens White 144 & Below

1st Christine Thompson Foster BJJ

2nd Liz Brown North Sound BJJ

3rd Jennifer Woydziak Marcelo Alonso BJJ

Children's and Teens
WHITE 5-8 57 and under

1st Dominic Batara Team Quest
2nd Sean Bolotaolo Gracie Barra Seattle
3rd Kai Baker Team Psycho
WHITE 8-11 83-95

1st Nancy McCloud T-Town Dragons
2nd Aimee Silva Gracie Barra Yakima/Ellensburg
3rd Christian Martinez Gracie Barra Seattle
3rd Mieko McCloud T-Town Dragons

WHITE 8-10 80

1st Julian Ambrocio Foster BJJ
2nd Jacob Teeny S B G i
3rd Peyton Campbell Gracie Barra Seattle
3rd Demaureay Williams T-Town Dragons

WHITE 10-13 107 and Up

1st Kyra Batara Team Quest
2nd Emilio Ambrocio Foster BJJ
3rd Mickel Taylor Foster BJJ
3rd Carmen Bradley Foster BJJ

WHITE 12-15 121-131

1st Justus Strong-Rico T-Town MMA
2nd Elian Amador North Sound BJJ
3rd Carmen Bradley Foster BJJ
3rd Dan Remme North West Jiu Jitsu Academy

WHITE 14-17 139 and Up

1st Joseph Martinez Gracie Barra Seattle
2nd Tyler Saichompoo Da Kine Jiu Jitsu
3rd RJ Lopez Team Psycho

YELLOW 8 and up 70

1st Hunter Conway Marcelo Alonso BJJ
2nd Emmanual Ardena Gracie Barra Seattle
3rd Kailen Baker Team Psycho

Vicious Fightgear Fastest Submission

No-Gi Submission Wrestling - 25 Seconds

Kaz Yamada Ivan Salaverry MMA

Advanced 185-204.9

1st James Vanwert Ivan Salaverry MMA

2nd Steve Storwick Victory Athletics

3rd Joel Pettit BJJ of Olympia

3rd Chris Henriques BJ Penn MMA

Advanced 170-184

1st Steve Hadsel Victory Athletics

2nd Jonathan Curtis Marcus Soares

3rd Paul Georgieff Marcelo Alonso

3rd Saman Rastegar Team Rastegar

Advanced 155-169.9

1st 1st Bryan Caraway Victory Athletics

2nd Stephen Wanderer Gracie Barra Seattle

3rd Saba Rastegar Team Rastegar

3rd Jesse Lopez United Fight Team
Advanced 130-154

1st Zach Adamson Seaside BJJ

2nd Sonny Nohara Kobra Kai

3rd Rama Ready Northwest Jiu Jitsu Academy

3rd Jeff Kelley Full Circle Fight Club

Intermediate 225 and Above
1st Cody Sutherland Gracie Barra Seattle

2nd Jeff Hineman North Sound BJJ

3rd Jared Taitingfong Marcelo Alonso BJJ

Intermediate 205-224

1st Reid Hazelbaker U of Idaho BJJ

2nd Tony Clark Ivan Salaverry MMA

3rd Ryan Johns BJJ of Olympia

3rd Don Almer Code 4 Training
Intermediate 185-204.9
1st Scott Jullian United Fight Team

2nd Jesse Vaughan Seaside BJJ

3rd Jeff Powers Yakima MMA/Team Guerin

3rd Carl Lawler United Fight Team

Intermediate 170-184

1st 1st Benjamin Pesicka RingDemon

2nd Chris Cooper BJJ of Olympia

3rd Samir Mebarki West Coast Fight Team

3rd Andy Paves Ivan Salaverry MMA

Intermediate 155-169

1st Jake Albinio Koch Martial Arts

2nd Matt Coble Arlington Kickboxing Academy

3rd Chris Ward BJJ of Olympia
Intermediate 140-154

1st Mike Chiesa SikJitsu

2nd Bryan Marugg Impact Jiu Jitsu

3rd Keller Wheeler Seaside BJJ

3rd Gerson Atoigue Marcelo Alonso BJJ

Intermediate 139 & Below

1st Kaz Yamada Ivan Salaverry MMA

2nd Jacob Grillo BJJ of Olympia

3rd Gonzalo Garcia Yakima MMA/Team Guerin

3rd Colin Cleveland Eastside MMA

Beginner 225 & Above

1st James O'Neil Yakima MMA/Team Guerin

2nd Steve Chilcote Code 4 Training

3rd Sean Taylor BJJ of Olympia

3rd Todd Stone Ring Sports United

Beginner 205-224

1st Jesse Winkler Eastside MMA

2nd Rob Yick Marcelo Alonso

3rd Ali Khademi Eastside MMA

3rd Michael Snyder Ivan Salaverry MMA

Beginner 185-204.9
1st Charlie Johnson BJJ of Olympia

2nd Shea Unti North West Grappling Association

3rd Brent Ockerman BJJ of Olympia

3rd Carl Edwards Full Circle Fight Club

Beginner 170-184
1st Tyrell Butikofer New Breed

2nd Toby Clark United Fight Team

3rd Todd Wilson United Fight Team

3rd Patrick McCain Seaside BJJ

Beginner 155-169

1st Tommy Leisman Team Quest

2nd Derek Boddy United Fight Team

3rd James Kim Eastside MMA

3rd Bobby Lawrence Full Circle Fight Club

Beginner 140-154
1st Logan Wallace RingDemon

2nd Dan Shaw Full Circle Fight Club

3rd Ben Blankenship Full Circle Fight Club

3rd Jonathan Moore Full Circle Fight Club
Beginner 139 & Below
1st Pedro Nicacio Ivan Salaverry MMA

2nd Damion Shehan BJJ of Olympia

3rd Dalton Cuthbert NW CSW

3rd Chance Donaldson Yakima MMA/Team Guerin

WOMEN Beginner 140-155

1st Lindsay Crumm United Fight Team

2nd Kindra Bradley Foster BJJ

3rd Sarah Bucher BJJ of Olympia

WOMEN Intermediate Combined

1st Sarah Dalelio BJJ of Olympia

2nd Liz Brown North Sound BJJ

INTERMEDIATE 8-12 70 and Below

1st Hunter Conway Marcelo Alonso BJJ
2nd Kaelen Baker Team Psycho
3rd Emmanuel Ardena Gracie Barra Seattle

BEGINNER 5 49 and Below

1st Dominic Batara Team Quest
2nd Kai Baker Team Psycho
3rd Emilio Garcio Yakima MMA/Team Guerin

BEGINNER 6-8 53-58

1st George Pera Yakima MMA/Team Guerin
2nd Heather Ashley Bolotaolo Gracie BarraSeattle
3rd Kaiden Anderson Yakima MMA/Team Guerin

BEGINNER 8-10 60-69

1st Jalen Helland Yakima MMA/Team Guerin
2nd Cammy Guerin Yakima MMA/Team Guerin
3rd Sean Patrick Bolotaolo Gracie Barra Seattle
3rd Demareay Williams T-Town Dragons

BEGINNER 8-10 75-83

1st Jacob Teeny S B G i
2nd Christian Martinez Gracie Barra Seattle
3rd Mieko McCloud T-Town Dragons
3rd Julian Ambrocio Foster BJJ

BEGINNER 11 85

1st Nancy McCloud T-Town Dragons
2nd Aimee Silva Gracie Barra Yakima/Ellensburg

BEGINNER 12-16 107-122

1st Justus Strong-Rico T-Town MMA
2nd Clinton Jenkins North Sound Jiu Jitsu
3rd Kyra Batara Team Quest
3rd Julie Dezellem Gracie Barra Yakima/Ellnsburg

BEGINNER 14-17 130-140

1st Conor McCarthy Gracie Barra Seattle
2nd Jason Conradt Team Quest
3rd Spencer Hanley BJJ of Olympia
3rd Dalton Cuthbert NW CSW

BEGINNER 16-17 140-166

1st JD Burns Battleground MMA
2nd Kent Knudson Fife Jiu Jitsu
3rd Devon Abdon NW Defensive Arts
3rd Richard Novak Team Quest

BEGINNER 16-17 180-190

1st Jake Powers Yakima MMA/Team Guerin
2nd Joseph Martinez Gracie Barra Seattle
3rd RJ Lopez Team Psycho

OVERALL POINTS

ACADEMY TOTAL POINTS
Gracie Barra Seattle 90
Foster BJJ 79
BJJ of Olympia 70
Marcelo Alonso 47
Seaside BJJ 40
Ivan Salaverry MMA 39
New Breed 36
United Fight Team 32
Victory Athletics 30
RingDemon 20
Yakima MMA/Team Guerin 12
U of Idaho BJJ 12
North Sound BJJ 12
Eastside MMA 12
Team Quest 11
SikJitsu 11
Koch Martial Arts 11
Full Circle Fight Club 9
Northwest Jiu Jitsu Academy 8
Marcus Soares 8
Arlington Kickboxing Academy 8
Kobra Kai 5
Code 4 Training 5
North West Grappling Association 4
Impact Jiu Jitsu 4
Gracie Barra Ballard 4
Team Rastegar 2
Fiedler's MMA 2
BJ Penn MMA 2
West Coast Fight Team 1
T-Town MMA 1
Ring Sports United 1
NW CSW 1

NO-GI POINTS
ACADEMY TOTAL
Ivan Salaverry MMA 39
BJJ of Olympia 38
United Training Center 31
Victory Athletics 30
RingDemon 20
Seaside BJJ 19
Gracie Barra Seattle 15
Eastside MMA 12
Yakima MMA/Team Guerin 12
Koch Martial Arts 11
SikJitsu 11
U of Idaho BJJ 11
Full Circle Fight Club 9
New Breed 9
Team Quest 9
Marcelo Alonso BJJ 7
Code 4 Training 5
North Sound BJJ 5
Arlington Kickboxing Academy 4
Foster BJJ 4
Impact Jiu Jitsu 4
Kobra Kai 4
Marcus Soares 4
NW Grappling Association 4
Team Rastegar 2
BJ Penn MMA 1
Northwest Jiu Jitsu Academy 1
Ring Sports United 1
West Coast Fight Team 1