Posted on February 5, 2009 - by Jim Hughes

Congrats: College MMA Challenge WINNERS, Buchspies & Barrows

It was an exciting day and evening of MMA grappling at Union Station in Downtown Hartford Connecticut. Students from all over New England converged upon the tournament to see who would meet in the finals in a full scale show. “This is the most difficult kind of tournament” says Perry Siegel, Director of Events, “it is an absolute division pool where contestants are randomly assigned pools regardless of weight and experience. However, it guarantees that fighters get a lot of matches and dont have to wait around forever to get a fight, consequently, this is a tournament for competitotrs who want to fight.” We had many competitors so the field was split into two divisions. Buchspies and Barrows rose to the top of their respective divisions and received first place medals and a special gift honoring Grandmaster Helio Gracie who passed away last Thursday. They were presented a Scottish Dirk. The Dirk is a sword with significant historical importance. It was used in the Scottish Highlands to fight for Freedom and defend their families. The Scottish Dirk was given in honor of Helio Gracie and the entire Gracie Family whose roots are from Scotland. Congratulations to student Champions Mr. Bushpies and Mr. Barrows.