North West Open

The North West was the second ranking event and I was in the Pre-Cadet under 34kg

Sean Dorans (Scotland) First Fight
I beat Sean with an Ippon early in the fight.
Daniel Laws (Newburn)
I also won my second fight and held Daniel down in the first minute.
Miles Nelson (New Star) Semi-Final
I was slow to start in the semi but held Miles down to get into the final
Daniel Laws (Newburn) Final
I was in control and scored three Yukos but could not catch Daniel for an ippon. I won the Gold Medal and 10 more ranking points

Midlands Under 20

The Midland event was the first ranking event of the year. I wanted to get off to a winning start to the year.

Josh Stringer (Scotland) First Fight

I won my first fight in 10 seconds.

Myles Nelson (New Star) Second Fight

I threw Miles with Tomo-Nage in 25 seconds.

Callum McDonald (Scotland)

I threw Callum for Ippon to take the Gold Medal and 10 ranking points.

Dutch Espoir, The Netherlands

I went over to Eindhoven for the 2010 Dutch Espoir. This is a really big comp on 12 mats.

I won four of my six fights but lost for the Bronze Medal

Wayclef V. Ruyven (The Netherlands) First Fight

I won my first fight with a Wazari.

Joey Korver (The Netherlands) Second Fight

This was a very tough fight which went all the way to flags. I won 3-0

Sandor De Jong (The Netherlands) Third Fight

Sandor is a very good fighter and was one of the favourites for the competition. I got caught and lost the fight.

Jacob Van Heesvelde (Belgium) Fourth Fight

I was in the repecharge now but was confident and fighting well. I won the fight with an Ippon

Manuel Blaak (The Netherlands) Fifth Fight

Manuel is also a great fighter and I was pleased to beat him with a Yuko

Stefan Papadopoulos (The Netherlands) Bronze Fight

This was not a good fight. Stefan was injured from his last fight and I was feeling sick. I lost to a hold down