Two Silverbacks made their way to the Master World championship held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Nick Baatz trained hard as the tournament approached and was ready to step onto the mat to face the challenge. The match had a quick start with the opponent securing a takedown.
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Nick fought hard to try and come back from the early point deficit, and was making some progress near the end of the match, but time ran out. A first round loss is always tough in a single elimination tournament. Some consolation can be taken though, because Nick’s opponent went on to win a few more matches on his way to third place in the division.
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Prior to coach Roffers’ heavyweight competition, he was awarded for achieving an overall place in the top three of the IBJJF Master 6 black belt division for the 2022-2023 season!
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Receiving a first round bye, coach Roffers went on to win his next three matches to take his third master 6 black belt Master World title in as many years.