Ronda Rousey Returns to International Competition at Tunisia Grand Prix

Nicole Jomantas May 10, 2010

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(Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Ronda Rousey (Santa Monica, Calif. / NYAC), a bronze medalist at the 2008 Olympic Games, made her return to international competition on Saturday at the Tunisia Grand Prix in Tunis.

 

Rousey opened the event with a win over Jennifer Pitzanti (ITA) by ippon (instant win) in the 70kg division. 

 

In the second round, Rousey battled back and forth with Paris Grand Slam silver medalist Ye-Sul Hwang (KOR), but the Korean came out on top by two yukos, including one scored from penalties committed by Rousey.

 

As all Grand Prix and Grand Slam events are now single elimination tournaments, Rousey was eliminated from further competition.

 

A 2009 Senior World Team member in the 52kg division, Kayla Chappell (Oklahoma City, Okla. / USA Stars) got her first taste of major international competition in the 63kg division when she made her Grand Prix debut on Saturday.

 

Chappell drew the division’s #2 seed, Anicka van Emden (NED) in the first round where van Emden choked Chappell en route to winning her 11th World Cup medal.

 

Katelyn Bouyssou (Hope, R.I. / NYAC / Mayo Quanchi Judo Club) competed at the 2010 Senior World Championships, but Friday marked the first World Tour event for the 15-year-old.  Bouyssou drew top seed Eva Csernoviczky (HUN) in the first round and was outgripped by the 12-time World Cup medalist.  Csernoviczky threw Bouyssou for an early waza-ari (half-point) and followed with a sumi gaeshi (sacrifice throw) for a second waza-ari score to win the match.

 

Results are as follows:

Completed Draws

 

Men’s 60kg
1. Rishod Sobirov (UZB)
2. Masaaki Fukuoka (JPN)
3. Anton Khoroshilov (RUS)
3. Georgii Zantaraia (UKR)
5. Ludovic Chammartin (SUI)
5. Boldbaatar Chimed-Yondon (MGL)
5. Tobias Englmaier (GER)
5. Yunlong He (CHN)

Men’s 66kg
1. Rok Draksic (SLO)
2. Miklos Ungvari (HUN)
3. Florent Urani (FRA)
3. Dastan Ykybayev (KAZ)
5. Serhiy Drebot (UKR)
5. Hevorh Hevorhyan (UKR)
5. Ragheb Karchoud (TUN)
5. Pawel Zagrodnik (POL) 

 

Men’s 73kg
1. Volodymyr Soroka (UKR)
2. Hiroyuki Akimoto (JPN)
3. Murat Kodzokov (RUS)
3. Dirk Van Tichelt (BEL)
5. Tomasz Adamiec (POL)
5. Ronald Alger (FRA)
5. Yasuhiro Awano (JPN)
5. Attila Ungvari (HUN)

Men’s 81kg
1. Ole Bischof (GER)
2. Leandro Guilheiro (BRA)
3. Guillaume Elmont (NED)
3. Shokir Muminov (UZB)
5. Safouane Attaf (MAR)
5. Rijigawa Si (CHN)
5. Aliaksandr Stsiashenka (BLR)
5. Levan Tsiklauri (GEO)

Men’s 90kg
1. Takashi Ono (JPN)
2. Elkhan Mammadov (AZE)
3. Murat Gasiev (RUS)
3. Varlam Liparteliani (GEO)
5. Lorenzo Bagnoli ITA
5. Nabiev Khurshid (UZB)
5. Milan Randl (SVK)
5. Vadym Synyavsky (UKR)

Men’s 100kg
1. Yauhen Biadulin (BLR)
2. Frederic Stiegelmann (FRA)
3. Viacheslav Denysov (UKR)
3. Levan Zhorzholiani (GEO)
5. Takamasa Anai (JPN)
5. Daniel Brata (ROU)
5. Lukas Krpalek (CZE)
5. Kaihan Takagi(JPN)

Men’s +100kg
1. Keiji Suzuki(JPN)
2. Barna Bor (HUN)
3. Kazuhiko Takahashi (JPN)
3. Andreas Toelzer (GER)
5. Anis Chedly (TUN)
5. Lasha Gujejiani (GEO)
5. Faical Jaballah (TUN)
5. Janusz Wojnarowicz (POL)

 

Women’s 48kg
1. Alina Dumitru (ROU)
2. Laetitia Payet (FRA)
3. Carmen Bogdan (ROU)
3. Amelie Rossenue (BEL)
5. Michaela Baschin (GER)
5. Oiana Blanco (ESP)
5. Eva Csernoviczki (HUN)
5. Tetyana Lusnikova (UKR)

 

Also Competed: Katelyn Bouyssou (Hope, R.I. / NYAC / Mayo Quanchi Judo Club), 0-1

Women’s 52kg
1. Majlinda Kelmendi (IJF)
2. Ana Carrascosa (ESP)
3. Kitty Bravik (NED)
3. Laura Gomez (ESP)
5. Shizuka Asaumi (JPN)
5. Priscilla Gneto (FRA)
5. Mareen Kraeh (GER)
5. Meriem Moussa (ALG)

 

Women’s 57kg
1. Automne Pavia (FRA)
2. Sabrina Filzmoser (AUT)
3. Corina Caprioriu (ROU)
3. Miryam Roper (GER)
5. Julie Baeyens (BEL)
5. Concepcion Bellorin (ESP)
5. Andreea Chitu (ROU)
5. Sarah Loko (FRA)

Women’s 63kg
1. Claudia Malzahn (GER)
2. Elisabeth Willeboordse (NED)
3. Anicka Emden (NED)
3. Urska Zolnir (SLO)
5. Clarisse Agbegnenou (FRA)
5. Rina Kozawa (JPN)
5. Marijana Miskovic (CRO)
5. Munkhzaya Tsedevsuren (MGL)

 

Also Competed: Kayla Chappell (Oklahoma City, Okla. / USA Stars), 0-1

Women’s 70kg

1. Haruka Tachimoto (JPN)
2. Rasa Sraka (SLO)
3. Iljana Marzok (GER)
3. Houda Miled (TUN)
5. Cecilia Blanco (ESP)
5. Linda Bolder (NED)
5. Ye-Sul Hwang (KOR)
5. Anett Meszaros (HUN)

 

Also Competed: Ronda Rousey (Santa Monica, Calif. / NYAC), 1-1

Women’s 78kg
1. Audrey Tcheumeo (FRA)
2. Heide Wollert (GER)
3. Daria Pogorzelec (POL)
3. Stephanie Possamai (FRA)
5. Assunta Galeone (ITA)
5. Luise Malzahn (GER)
5. Yahima Ramirez (POR)
5. Ana Velensek (SLO)

Women’s +78kg
1. Lucija Polavder (SLO)
2. Nihel Chikhrouhou (TUN)
3. Jung-Eun Lee (KOR)
3. Urszula Sadkowska (POL)
5. Rania El Kilali (MAR)
5. Maryna Prokofyeva (UKR)
5. Carola Uilenhoed (NED)
5. Kanae Yamabe (JPN)

 

Tags: Katelyn Bouyssou, Kayla Chappell, Ronda Rousey