“Sandstorm” Oosunaarashi Takes Home First World Championship Sumo Tournament Victory Sunday Night In Newark, N.J. | FightBook MMA
In front of an electric, sold out crowd of 5,142, “Sandstorm” Oosunaarashi and Soslan “Big Bear” Gagloev met in a rematch of the Club Sumo 1 final, with Éc;SandstormÉd; taking home the trophy. The titans split the first two battles Sunday night, setting up a third and decisive duel.
“I come into every match with a plan a, b, c, d and more,” said Oosunaarashi. “I knew every match would be tough and that’s what I like. Tonight it was very special to win this event in front of these great fans. I live in New Jersey and it means so much to win in this state with my family here watching. I can’t wait to compete more and entertain fans everywhere.”
The third showdown saw the two champions lock horns before “Sandstorm” was able to knock “Big Bear” off balance and spin him to that mat, ending the night in emphatic fashion.
Here are the round by round results for the best of three matches (number in parenthesis indicates seed):
Opening Round:
(7) Fathy Aboelrokab defeats (6) Kyle Ferriter 2-0
(5) Mohamed Kamal defeats (8) Alysson Salles 2-0
(4) Brennen Moorefield defeats (9) Jim Grammer 2-0
(3) Kamal Basira defeats (10) Matt Kramer 2-0
(2) Soslan Gagloev defeats (11) Tenzan Zaya 2-1
(1) Oosunaarashi defeats (12) Eslam Ibrahim 2-0
*Tenzen and Ferriter advance as Wild Cards
Quarterfinal:
(5) Mohamed Kamal defeats (4) Brennen Moorefield 2-0
(3) Kamal Basira defeats (7) Fathy Aboelrokab 2-1
(2) Soslan Gagloev defeats (6) Kyle Ferriter 2-0
(1) Oosunaarashi defeats (11) Tenzan Zaya 2-1
Semifinals:
(2) Soslan Gagloev defeats (3) Kamal Basira 2-1
(1) Oosunaarashi defeats (5) Mohamed Kamal 2-1
Third Place Match:
(3) Kamal Basira defeats (5) Mohamed Kamal 2-1
Championship:
(1) Oosunaarashi defeats (2) Soslan Gagloev 2-1
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