BJJ Tournament Recap – Matshark San Antonio Open

By TXMMA Staff | BJJ Tournament Photos

Carlos Diego Ferreira and Jason Soliz shine in largest Matshark tournament yet

SAN ANTONIO, TX, April 28, 2014 – It was the busier day ever for Rafael Perez and Matshark.TV Tournaments this past Saturday. Rafael and crew hosted this year’s edition of the Matshark San Antonio Open at Woodlawn Gym and it ended up being their largest tournament yet with over 400 grapplers showed up for a full day of competition.

The event also included prize money awarded in the black belt and expert classes so it drew some top names, including RGV’s Carlos Diego Ferreira (Team Ferreira) and Houston’s Jason Soliz (Third Coast MMA) amongst many others. Ferreira once again won the big prize money after competing in the finals against Alex Martins. For his part Martins fought injured (upper leg) but still did the best he could. Coming in third with his own strong performance was Jose Portillo of Paragon Austin. Meanwhile Soliz had perhaps the most technical matches of the day with his entertaining rolls versus Travis Moore and Albert Magno. For his efforts Soliz also won his share of prize money in the nogi expert division.

Matshark 2014 San Antonio Open – BJJ Tournament Photos

There are over 1,400 photos available from the  Matshark 2014 San Antonio Open courtesy of Felix Rodriguez and Mike Calimbas Photography. You can find the entire high-resolution gallery available for prints and downloads on http://www.mikecalimbas.com/BJJ. You can also see more via our TXMMA Facebook Page.

Matshark 2014 San Antonio Open – Select Match Videos