Mixed grappling, superfight on April 26 in South Windsor

by Brian Woodman Jr. on 04/25/14

On April 26, AMMO will present the second of six mixed grappling events this year as part of its 2014 tournament. Competitors in Connecticut and the region will again have the opportunity to test their skills in gi and no-gi matches across different weight classes at Nomad's Quest in South Windsor.

Like this year's first event, which was held on Feb. 15, the event will include a featured non-tournament bout between two competitors; representatives of the South Glastonbury-based company have dubbed these grappling bouts as "super fights" and held their first one last year.

The February bout featured BJJ specialists Dan Simmler of Worcester, Massachusetts and Joshua Owen of Middlebury. Simmler won the competition in 14 minutes with a triangle choke, according to AMMO spokespersons.   

For the April event, two teen-aged grapplers  from Massachusetts will compete; company president Bill Vigil describes it as a first. Collin Donnelly of Cape Cod's South Shore Superfighting and Marlen Lamas of Team Link in Ludlow, both 15-years-old, will face each other on Saturday.

Professional featherweight Joey Pingitore will also appear at the event to pose for pictures.