Kent International 2010

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I won this very quick with Ippon
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I also won this very quick with another ippon
Stef Popadopalus - Kodokan Judo, The Netherlands (Third Fight)

Stefan had beat me earlier in the year at the Dutch Espoir and is a very good fighter. He got Bronze Medals in this years Dutch Nationals and Dutch Espoir. I totally dominated the fight putting in every single attack. Stefan had one penalty for not attacking. I was really mad that I had allowed myself to be thrown on the very last second and lost the fight.
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I won this fight with a hold down after about a minute
Elliot Burrage - Devizes (Fifth Fight)
This fight went into Golden Score and I won with Ko-Uchi Maki komi for Ippon.
Dominic Nelson - New Star, Bristol (Sixth Fight)
Dominic is a really strong fighters and I could not throw him in the first two minutes. I got a really lucky score to win by Yuko. It was a shame because it was a good fight.

Nottingham Open

I went over to Nottingham for the Nottingham Open. It was a really good venue and I had a great day. I fought at under 38's to get ready for Kent

Joe Gilbert (Red Phoenix) - First Fight
I won this fight in 3 seconds with an ippon
Sam Nosworthy (Kettering) - Second Fight
I scored an ippon after 25 seconds
Christian Tepper (Pinewood) - Semi-Final
Christian is a great little fighter but was only 30kg and was fighting at under 38's. He was fast and hard to catch. I scored a Yuko with my sode and then ippon with O-Uchi Gari.
Connor Potts (Goole) - Final
I was pleased to win this as easy as I did. I scored Ippon with O-Soto Gaeshi in 13 seconds.

Venray International, The Netherlands

Last weekend I went to the Netherlands for the 2010 Venray International Judo Tournament. Over 1500 of the best fighters from 23 different European countries competed. At under 15’s this is the premier event for children of my age. This was the fifth year I had attended this event I won Bronze and Silver Medals in 2006 and 2008. In my group were fighters from Belgium, Germany, France, Denmark, Great Britain, Latvia, Switzerland, Russia and the host country The Netherlands.

William Hale (Belgium) First Fight
My first fight was a tough match against a strong Belgian fighter. I am often a slow starter and I struggled with my first opponent’s awkward style and had to rely on the referee’s decision after a tough five minutes of fighting.

Maarten Zonneveld (The Netherlands) Second Fight

My next match was an easier affair beating a strong Dutch Judoka with a stylish foot sweep.

Connor Potts (England) Third Fight

My third fight was against a strong British Fighter. I controlled the fight well winning the fight and progressing through to the semi-finals.

Daniele Palma (Gernamy) Semi-Final

In the semi-finals I was up against an impressive German fighter who had earlier easily defeated fighters from France and Latvia. In a close tactical fight going the full five minutes I won 3-0 on flags and a place in the 2010 final.

Sandor De-Jong (The Netherlands) Final

In the final I was up against one of the top Dutch under fifteen fighters, Sandor De Jong. Sandor had easily beat me earlier in the year at the Dutch Espoir event. I had studied his style well since we last met, and controlled the fight from the start. After two close scores I threw the Dutch fighter for Ippon to become 2010 champion. Gold Medal in this event was my best International result to date.