Impact Jiu Jitsu's Michael Chapman, George Sotiropoulos, Armand Debruge, and Josh Long. Not pictured: Eric Jetton, Keisuke Andrew, JT Horner, Jason Appleton.

George Sotiropoulos defeated Kurt Pellegrino by unanimous decision on Saturday, July 3 in Las Vegas, NV. George was all business, controlled all ranges, and proved once again that he belongs on top.

UFC’s Dana White was quoted on MMAJunkie.com, July 5:

“I’m impressed with him,” White said after the July 3 Las Vegas event. “I was blown away with his Joe ‘Daddy’ Stevenson fight, and he looked incredible [at UFC 116] against a guy I have a lot of respect for, too. Kurt Pellegrino is awesome.

“[Sotiropoulos] is right there. He’s fought his way into the mix. No doubt about it.”

Impact Jiu Jitsu and George’s training partners couldn’t be more proud. Congratulations, George!

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The Sub League Open is for anyone who would like to compete but either did not attend the earlier events or did not qualify.

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He won his second match by points. The three matches after that didn’t last longer than two minutes each. During the next couple of hours, Marugg swept, choked and joint locked his way to a second-place finish at the Pan Am Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Irvine, Calif., on April 8. By the numbers, it’s the largest tournament of its kind, and only the World Championships carry more prestige.

Marugg, a high school kid from Newberg, Ore., competed against adult men in the Lightweight Blue Belt division, which was the biggest bracket in the tournament. One hundred athletes from around the world stood between him and his dream of a gold medal.

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First up, Mike Moreno won in the second round with mount ground and pound, referee stop. Mike showed amazing poise, stretching his game to include a devastating, airborne, running, double leg takedown to mount.

Shaun Mirjavadi, coming off a recent title loss, refocused and fought a very controlled, smart fight. Shaun started off with good initial contact, excellent boxing, and then followed up with a fantastic single leg takedown to cross side control. Shaun fought like a man on a mission, and he got his belt back with a ground and pound referee stop.

Larry Munyon met his toughest opponent yet. His opponent trained with some of the best 205′ers around to get ready for Larry, but it is hard to prepare for a fight with a force of power and determination called Larry. Early in round one, Larry’s nose was bashed and very broken. Undeterred, Larry pushed forward, imposing his game. This was a great fight back and forth with no break in action for three rounds. In the end: unanimous decision, Larry Munyon.

It was a great team effort. Thank you to everyone who came out to support Impact’s fighters. A special thanks to Lee Flores “cut man supreme”, and warm up crew Shaun Ryan, Doug Steinbach, Jason Tubani, and Eric Hemphil.