What would an OntheMat road trip to the East Coast be without a bit of misadventure?

The distance between Mountain View and Las Vegas is 542 miles. Why I agreed to travel that distance in Cameron's 68 Dodge Dart is still a mystery to me as I type this

Brian's got running a tournament down to such an exact science at this point one almost takes it for granted. (So honestly, I didn't mean to show up late and miss the advanced divisions of the tournament and I wasn't hung over either. J) In addition, GQ employs the best referee team in the business, and a dedicated behind the scenes crew which insures that each of these events runs smoothly. 487 Competitors tooks the mats in both Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling Style matches and the enter event was completed in 8 hours and 15 minutes.

As far as I`m concerned, the biggest controversy of the event was the fact that an event sponsored by Budweiser could have no beer served at the venue! Furthermore, by the time I discovered where the complimentary beer was for sponsors, they were dry.