BJJ: Tim Spriggs’s swift bow-and-arrow at the Washington Open
Spriggs attacks to bag the gold medal.
Ending last weekend in the American capital, the Washington Summer Open had multiple world champions fighting in the men’s brackets, but it was Tim Spriggs who stole the scene with a quick submission.
In the heavyweight division, Spriggs came across Grafton Skaggs. Without wasting any time, Spriggs pulled guard and swept. From the top, he bullfighted to pass; reached the side to score three points; passed to the opposite side with a knee on the belly, scoring two more; and right after that, sought the collar to choke. Unable to choke his opponent from the top, he pulled him to the classic bow-and-arrow position, from which the tightness proved too much for Skaggs.
Later the same day, Spriggs closed out the absolute with Mahamed Aly, making it a double-gold campaign. Below, check out the match and the complete results.
Black / Adult / Male / Rooster
1 – Eduardo Barboza da Silva – GF Team
Black / Adult / Male / Light-Feather
1 – Taniel Santos de Jesus – Ares BJJ
2 – Brian Michael Clouser – Vicente Jr. Team
Black / Adult / Male / Feather
1 – Shane Jamil Hill-Taylor – Team Lloyd Irvin
2 – Joao Pereira – Renzo Gracie Academy
3 – Felipe Linhares Arruda – Alliance
3 – Juan Manuel Calderon Esquivel – Renzo Gracie International
Black / Adult / Male / Light
1 – Gianni Paul Grippo – Alliance
2 – Diego Bispo Conceição – Ares BJJ
3 – Felipe Hugo de Souza Simplicio – Soul Fighters BJJ Connecticut
Black / Adult / Male / Middle
1 – Athos Ribeiro de Miranda – Alliance
2 – Robby Malof – GF Team Ohio
3 – Magid Hage IV – Gracie Barra
Black / Adult / Male / Medium-Heavy
1 – Marcos Vinícius da Silva Tinoco – Alliance
2 – Gilvan Gomes da Costa – Brazilian Top Team
Black / Adult / Male / Heavy
1 – Timothy-Michael Spriggs – Team Lloyd Irvin
2 – Grafton Ernest Skaggs II – Big Brothers
3 – Brad Alan Pearson – David Jacobs Jiu-Jitsu Team
3 – Rodolfo Neves Rocha – Lotus Club USA
Black / Adult / Male / Super-Heavy
1 – Rodrigo Ferreira Reis – Rodrigo Reis Jiu-Jitsu Team
2 – Rafael Vasconcelos de Lima – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Black / Adult / Male / Ultra-Heavy
1 – Mahamed Aly Santos da Silva – Team Lloyd Irvin
Black / Adult / Male / Open Class
1 – Timothy-Michael Spriggs – Team Lloyd Irvin
2 – Mahamed Aly Santos da Silva – Team Lloyd Irvin
3 – Brad Alan Pearson – David Jacobs Jiu-Jitsu Team
