SUMO TOURNEY #1  HIGHLIGHTS    JUNE 29, 2003

Joe Davis (right) stays low to defeat Trent Sabo.	Troy Collins (left) and Joe Davis in the middleweight finals.
Asi Faoa sidesteps Jack Keener's slapping attack.	Jack Keener thrusts Mosi Humphrey back.

SUMO TOURNEY #1 SUMMARY Sumo Tournament #1 featured some of America's top sumo wrestlers, including two US National champions, and several medalists from the 2002 US Sumo Open. The initial rounds were dramatic, but the competition really heated up in the openweight rounds. Although half of the athletes were in the heavyweight class, not a single heavyweight made it to the openweight finals! In fact, lightweight US Champion Trent Sabo defeated middleweight US Champion Jack Keener in the semi-finals, to advance against Troy Collins in the finals. Middleweight Troy defeated Trent for the gold medal and a large bottle of premium sake! Troy Collins, openweight bronze medalist at the 2002 US Sumo Open was truly a force to be reckoned with. Troy went undefeated, 7-0, capturing the middleweight and openeweight titles in the process! Trent Sabo also staged major upsets, winning all his lightweight matches, and defeating two heavyweights in the openweight class. In fact, his only losses came against middleweights Joe Davis and Troy Collins. One of the major rivalries was between Jack Keener of Orange County, and Asi Faoa, a UCLA student. Asi defeated Jack in the early heavyweight rounds, but Jack beat Asi in the heavyweight finals, by slapping down Asi at the initial charge. Asi also succumbed to Jack's strong belt techniques in the openweight third-place match. The upcoming encounters between Jack and Asi will be exciting to watch!

MEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT & MIDDLEWEIGHT

PLACE	NAME	CLASS	WEIGHT	RECORD
1	Troy Collins	Middleweight	245 lbs	3 - 0
2	Joe Davis	Middleweight	202 lbs	2 - 1
3	Trent Sabo	Lightweight	185 lbs	1 - 2
4	Kevin Yonemoto	Lightweight	160 lbs	0 - 3

Trent Sabo defeats Kevin Yonemoto
Troy Collins defeats Joe Davis
Joe Davis defeats Kevin Yonemoto
Troy Collins defeata Trent Sabo
Joe Davis defeats Trent Sabo
Troy Collins defeats Kevin Yonemoto|

MEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT FINAL MATCH
Trent Sabo defeats Kevin Yonemoto

MEN'S MIDDLEWEIGHT FINAL MATCH
Troy Collins defeats Joe Davis

Jack Keener defeats Mosi Humphrey
Asi Faoa defeats Richard Hopp
Mosi Humphrey defeats Richard Hopp
Asi Faoa defeats Jack Keener
Jack Keener defeats Richard Hopp
Asi Faoa defeats Mosi Humphrey

THIRD PLACE MATCH
Mosi Humphrey defeats Richard Hopp

FINAL MATCH
Jack Keener defeats Asi Faoa

Competitors perform pre-bout ritual.
Richard Hopp, 325 lbs, prepares to charge.	Kevin Yonemoto (right) comes out slapping against Trent Sabo.

MEN'S OPENWEIGHT QUARTER-FINALS, SEMI-FINALS, & FINALS

Trent Sabo
	––––––	Trent Sabo
Mosi Humphrey
			––––––	Trent Sabo
Jack Keener
	––––––	Jack Keener
Joe Davis
					––––––	Troy Collins
Troy Collins
	––––––	Troy Collins
Richard Hopp
			––––––	Troy Collins
Asi Faoa
	––––––	Asi Faoa
Kevin Yonemoto

THIRD PLACE MATCH
Jack Keener defeats Asi Faoa

FINAL MATCH
Troy Collins defeats Trent Sabo

OVERALL RECORD

PLACE	NAME	CLASS	WEIGHT	RECORD	MEDALS
1	Troy Collins	Middleweight	245 lbs	7 - 0	Middle Gold, Open Gold
2	Jack Keener	Heavyweight	270 lbs	6 - 2	Heavy Gold, Open Bronze
3	Asi Faoa	Heavyweight	270 lbs	5 - 3	Heavy Silver
4	Trent Sabo	Lightweight	185 lbs	4 - 3	Light Gold, Open Silver
5	Joe Davis	Middleweight	202 lbs	2 - 3	Middle Silver
6	Mosi Humphrey	Heavyweight	290 lbs	2 - 4	Heavy Bronze
7	Kevin Yonemoto	Lightweight	160 lbs	0 - 5	Light Silver
8	Richard Hopp	Heavyweight	325 lbs	0 - 6

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