By TXMMA Staff | Cover Photo – Angela Anthony De Leon
Kids and Teens in focus in Texas-based Invite-Only BJJ Tournament
January 5, 2014 – The Battle 4 The Ages held their invite-only tournament this past Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 at the Oasis Community Worship Center in Bedford, TX. An invite-only tournament for kids and teens, Battle 4 The Ages came about with the goal of crowning the very best competitor in each age group from 8 to 17 years old. We went over some of goals for the event with organizer Ryan Kovach in this pre-event interview but essentially what the group wanted to do was bring in the best kids and teens they could find and have them compete in the age-centric gi tournament, irrespective of weight classes. With that in mind, they were able to bring in some of the top competitors from around the region and in some cases way beyond to compete this past Saturday.
“There is no question that the invites went out across the globe to find the best BJJ talent in the world,” said Battle 4 the Ages organizers on their Facebook Page immediately follow the event. “There is no question that each bracket had that talent in it. There is no question that the kids who won, are the best of the best. We are so grateful to have had the chance to witness such skill and cannot wait to see who steps up to challenges these warriors at the next BFA. Fireworks!”
As for the winners, the kids below differentiated themselves from the rest in their age group:
Battle 4 The Ages – Age Division Winners
- 8 years old: Ethan Blevins (Gator MMA)
- 9 years old: Carlos Gallardo-Cabrera (Amazonas Rice Bros. BJJ)
- 10 years old: Mario Jesus Alvarado (Amazonas Rice Bros. BJJ)
- 11 years old: Savion Maranon (Team Fiona Jiujitsu)
- 12 years old: Justus Scott (Cobra Kai)
- 13 years old: Roberto Jimenez (Alliance Jiu Jitsu)
- 14 years old: Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani (NoNo’s MMA)
- 15 years old: Austin Oranday (Elite MMA)
- 16 years old: Sam Rice (Amazonas Brazilian Jiu Jitsu)
- 17 years old: Andy Cordova (Gracie Barra Texas)
- Teen Female: Kayla Deleon (Team Revolution)
If you’d like to catch all the of the action from this past weekend, the good news is that the organization has archive all the match videos from their LIVE feed.
Here are all the Battle 4 The Ages match videos.
Battle 4 The Ages – Competition Videos
Teen Female Division
17 Year Olds
16 Year Olds
15 Year Olds
14 Year Olds
13 Year Olds
12 Year Olds
11 Year Olds
10 Year Olds
9 Year Olds
8 Year Olds
