2014 TXMMA Awards – BJJ Edition Voting Ballot

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ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR

• Bruno Bastos Association
• GMCSC / Checkmat
• Gracie Barra (GB)
• GF Team (GFT)
• Elite Mixed Martial Arts
• Solis Martial Arts Association (SMAA)
• Soul Fighters BJJ
• BQuick JJ
• Paragon Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
• Other (Comment Write-In Votes)

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – Association of the Year

ACADEMY OF THE YEAR

• Elite MMA Baytown
• Rodrigo Pinheiro BJJ
• Alvarez BJJ
• Solis Martial Arts
• Genesis BJJ
• Next Generation Frisco
• Bruno Bastos BJJ
• Team Tooke
• Alliance Team Gacho
• Other (Comment Write-In Votes)

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – Team of the Year

BLACK BELT OF THE YEAR (ADULT)

• Robert Jon Yamashita – Elite Mixed Martial Arts
• Marcello Salazar Bergo – Brazilian Top Team
• Misael Miranda – Team Tank
• Carlos Diego Ferreira Neves – Atos JJ USA
• Adeildo Jose Junior Show- GFT
• Julian Vega – Elite Mixed Martial Arts
• Marcus Vinícius Costa Antelante – Soul Fighters
• Diego Gamonal Nogueira – Brazilian Top Team
• Bruno Bastos Cruz – Bruno Bastos Association
• Other (Comment Write-In Votes)

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – Black Belt of the Year (Adult)

BLACK BELT OF THE YEAR (MASTERS)

• Daniel V. Alvarez Jr. – Bruno Bastos Association
• Alex Martins Do Nascimento – Paragon BJJ Academy
• Raul Francisco Jimenez – Alliance
• Brandon Mullins – Gracie Barra
• Chris Brennan – Next Generation
• Bruno Bastos Cruz – Bruno Bastos Association
• Alejandro Siqueira Doudement – Gracie Barra
• Alan Shebaro – Shebaro Jiu Jitsu
• Jarrod Clontz – American Fight Company
• Other (Comment Write-In Votes)

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – Black Belt of the Year (Masters)

BROWN BELT OF THE YEAR (ADULT)

• Jose M Portillo Jr – Paragon Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Austin
• Samuel Seth Snow – Alliance
• Drew Lockwood – Rilion Gracie / Gracie Elite
• Levi Mowles – BQuick Jiu-Jitsu
• Travis Moore – AFC
• Angel Daniel Vargas Jr. – Bruno Bastos Association
• Phillip Miller – Peak Performance
• Justin Ordinario – Solis Martial Arts Academy
• James Ellis Holmes – Mohler Jiu-Jitsu
• Other (Comment Write-In Votes)

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – Brown Belt of the Year (Adult)

BROWN BELT OF THE YEAR (MASTERS)

• Brad Barnes – Bruno Bastos Association
• Jeff Hammond – Relson Gracie
• Loronz Marion – Octagon MMA
• Alvin Alphonse Tillman Jr – McCall MMA
• Jeremiah Matthews – Gracie Barra
• Brian William Lewis – Alliance
• Rashad Salahuddin – Evolve BJJ
• Matthew Waltmon – Peak Performance
• Jackson Burcham – Bruno Bastos Association
• Other (Comment Write-In Votes)

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – Brown Belt of the Year (Masters)

PURPLE BELT OF THE YEAR (ADULT)

• Kevin Cordova – Gracie Barra
• Sebastian Black – Cobra BJJ
• Garrett Mowles – Bquick Jiu-Jitsu
• Cooper Cardinale – Alvarez BJJ
• Ryne Sandhagen – Alvarez BJJ
• Cameron Graves – Team Tooke
• Matthew Fox – GF Team
• Jordan Henry – Gracie Barra
• Pedro Migliano – Rilion Gracie Academy

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – Purple Belt of the Year (Adult)

PURPLE BELT OF THE YEAR (MASTER)

• Vin Abadie – Alvarez BJJ
• Davin Ordinario – Solis Martial Arts Academy
• Jordan Shepler – Alvarez BJJ
• Robert Crosley – Alvarez BJJ
• David Matthews – Peak Performance
• Ronald Alex Sali – Marra Senki Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy
• Edward Wittern – Alliance
• Shannon Smith – Elite Mixed Martial Arts
• Jerry Lair – Team Lutter
• Other (Comment Write-In Votes)

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – Purple Belt of the Year (Masters)

BLUE BELT OF THE YEAR (ADULT)

• Jarrod Trotter – Bruno Bastos BJJ Midland
• Matthew Kim – BJJ Revolution
• Andy Cordova – Gracie Barra
• Ben Annunziato – Travis Lutter Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
• Chad Lutu – GF Team
• Justin Kluge – Revolutionary Fitness
• Austin Michael Dill – GF Team
• Chance Norman – Texas Punishment Crew
• Phillip Brown – Gracie Barra
• Other (Comment Write-In Votes)

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – Blue Belt of the Year (Adult)

BLUE BELT OF THE YEAR (MASTERS)

• Chad Lutu – GF Team
• Bryan Nguyen – Rodrigo Pinheiro BJJ
• DeNiro Kelly – Gracie Barra
• Adam Chance – Texas Punishment Crew
• James Russell – Renato Tavares Association
• Marcel Woodard – GF Team
• David Johnson – GF Team
• Jerry Browne – Genesis BJJ
• Tucker Bell – Mohler Jiu-Jitsu
• Other (Comment Write-In Votes)

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – Blue Belt of the Year (Masters)

WHITE BELTS OF THE YEAR (ADULT)

• Francisco Rivera – Rilion Gracie Academy
• Jonathan Fleming – GMCSC / Checkmat
• Brayan Alvarado – Bruno Bastos Association
• Fabian Law – Rodrigo Pinheiro
• Jorge Hercules Valladares – Top Game Jiu Jitsu Studio
• Jorge Vasquez – Alvarez
• Michael Custodio – Soul Fighters Dallas / Siam Star MMA
• Hung Ngo – BJJ Revolution
• Jason Carlson – Gracie Barra
• Other (Comment Write-In Votes)

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – White Belt of the Year (Adult)

MALE MASTERS – WHITE

• Robert Lee McCarver – BJJ Revolution Team
• Mike Dimascio – Travis Lutter Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
• Voddie Baucham – Team Tooke Mixed Martial Arts
• Justin Lewis – Gracie Barra
• Mathew Shallenberger – Mohler Jiu-Jitsu
• Ryan Hickman – Brazil 021 School of Jiu-Jitsu
• Robert Jenkins – Gracie Barra
• Ezekiel Duran – Zombie BJJ
• Brandon Emmert – Team Lutter
• Other (Comment Write-In Votes)

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – White Belt of the Year (Masters)

BLACK BELT OF THE YEAR (FEMALE)

• Fabiana Borges – Gracie Barra
• Sue Ausman – Lutter BJJ
• Other (Comment Write-In Votes)

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – Black Belt of the Year (Female)

BROWN BELT OF THE YEAR (FEMALE)

• Taissa Drummond Soul Fighters Dallas / Siam Star MMA
• Laurah Elizabeth Hallock – Paragon Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Corpus Christi
• Kristine Felts – Peak Performance
• Tessa Simpson – Gracie Humaita Austin
• Tara Arrington – Mohler Jiu-Jitsu
• Other (Comment Write-In Votes)

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – Brown Belt of the Year (Female)

PURPLE BELT OF THE YEAR (FEMALE)

• Danielle Renee Alvarez – Alvarez BJJ
• Lana Hunter – GF Team
• Brandy New – Octagon MMA
• Ketra Bartek – Gracie Humaita
• Gabriela Muller – Alliance
• Vanessa Reyes – Paragon BJJ Academy
• Rebecca Lee Varady – Gracie Humaita Austin
• Karen Kovach – Genesis
• Brenda Rodriguez – Paragon BJJ
• Other (Comment Write-In Votes)

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – Purple Belt of the Year (Female)

BLUE BELT OF THE YEAR (FEMALE ADULT)

• Cristina Natalia Shepler – Alvarez BJJ
• Petya Petkova Bastos – Bruno Bastos Association
• Crystal Tolentino – GMCSC / Checkmat
• Audrey Drew – GMCSC / Checkmat kMat
• Terri Reeve – Victoria BJJ
• Victoria Maciel – Soul Fighters BJJ
• Yvonne Ferreira – Atos JJ USA
• Ketra Bartek – Gracie Humaita
• Charity Combs – Solis Martial Arts Academy
• Other (Comment Write-In Votes)

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – Blue Belt of the Year (Female Adult)

BLUE BELT OF THE YEAR (FEMALE MASTERS)

• Miriam Villar – Bruno Bastos Association
• Laura Heiman – Austin Eastside Elite
• Rebecca Lee Varady – Gracie Humaita Austin
• Jasmine Choksi – Alliance
• Sarah Dianne Pate – Shebaro Jiu Jitsu
• Rebekah Duron – GF Team
• Christy Ludwick – Team Robson Moura
• Melissa Tanner – Paragon Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Corpus Christi
• Other (Comment Write-In Votes)

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – Blue Belt of the Year (Female Masters)

WHITE BELT OF THE YEAR (FEMALE)

• Alyssa Cantu – Team Tooke Mixed Martial Arts
• Kristina Parker – Alvarez BJJ
• Kit Lam – Cobra BJJ
• Whitney Miller – Onnit Academy
• Katie Stiffler – Bruno Bastos Association
• Leslie Mclea – Elite Mixed Martial Arts
• Keegan Watters – Octagon MMA
• Sharon Palmer – Alliance
• Katie Ludgate – GF Team
• Other (Comment Write-In Votes)

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – White Belt of the Year (Female)

TEEN COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR (BOYS)

• Damion Oranday – Elite MMA Baytown
• Roberto Jimenez – Alliance Team Gacho
• Lucas Brennan – Next Generation
• Jacob Harris – 10^th Planet
• Justin Rebolloso – Alvarez BJJ
• Lance Thornton – Bruno Bastos
• Parker Richardson – Alvarez BJJ
• Walker Whiddon – Team Tooke
• Austin Kells – Alvarez BJJ
• Other (Comment Write-In Votes)

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – TEEN COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR (BOYS)

TEEN COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR (GIRLS)

• Kayla DeLeon – BJJ Revolution
• Julie Muldrow – Elite Mixed Martial Arts
• Madison Wolfe – Soul Fighters Dallas/Siam Star MMA
• Zoe Jones – Elite MMA
• Isabel Cantu – Team Tooke
• Ariana Urias – Soul Fighters
• Neah Garza – Zombie BJJ
• Teressa Banuelos – Next Generation
• Haili Davis – Genesis BJJ
• Other (Comment Write-In Votes)

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – TEEN COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR (GIRLS)

KIDS COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR (BOYS)

• Tyler Brennan – Next Generation
• David Ray IV- Soul Fighters Dallas/Siam Star MMA
• Dillinger Kovach – Genesis Jiu Jitsu
• Gavin Ramos, El Paso BJJ
• Seth Reaves – Team Tooke
• Jacob Avelar – SMAA
• Hector Reyes – Paragon
• Brayden Wolfe – Soul Fighters
• Vitalii Opra – NextGeneration Frisco
• Other (Comment Write-In Votes)

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – KIDS COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR (BOYS)

KIDS COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR (GIRLS)

• Cora Sek – Team Tooke
• Jessica Crane – Alvarez BJJ
• Jewel Gundayao – Alliance Team Gacho
• Emily Helton – Alvarez BJJ
• Nina Smith – Guy Mezger’s Combat Sports
• Madison Wolfe – Soul Fighters
• Cheyann Davis – Genesis Jiu Jitsu Azle
• Kira Pomykal – BVMMA
• Victoria Castorena – Genesis Jiu Jitsu
• Other (Comment Write-In Votes)

2014 TXMMA Awards BJJ Edition Official Voting – KIDS COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR (GIRLS)

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