# test > Competition in Austin, Texas, United States | March 15, 2020 ## Overview **Event Type:** Competition **Description:** FORMAT: National Grappling League Amateur events follow a Round Robin format meaning that all adult competitors get 4 matches for signing up for a division that fills up to 5 competitors. That means if you compete in both Gi and NoGi, you could get 8 plus fights. This allows you to get the best experience for your dollar! All National Grappling League matches follow a points structure but without advantages! THIS TOURNAMENT IS PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY! We do not take late registrations or registrations at the event! Early Bird Registration – (Register before September 1st at 11:59pm) $65 Regular registration - (Register before October 5th at 11:59pm ) $85 Late Registration – (Register before October 10th at 11:59pm) $110 Per Absolute Division – $30 Spectators - $20 at the event UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS: All NoGI competitors will be required to wear a rashguard and board shorts, no T-shirts and no zippers on the shorts. Rashguards under the Gi are allowed. Gis can be any color, mix and match tops and bottoms. No JudoGis!, BJJ Gis only! COMPETITOR LISTS: Competitor Lists will be LIVE throughout the registration process and can be viewed by checking out the registrations tab on the event page. We encourage everyone to login by the last day of registration and check their details along with the competitor lists, and not wait until the brackets are published and locked in to confirm such details. CHANGING DIVISIONS: After registration closes, all competitors (or coaches, parents) have until 11:59pm the following day to make any changes to their registrations. You can make these changes by logging into your account and modifying your registration details. After this change deadline, the registration will become locked in, and there will no further changes allowed. Competitors who are alone in their division should choose to either self-move themselves up a division or cancel their registration for a full credit. DIVISION MERGERS: After change deadline, competitors who do not have anyone in their division group may be merged with another division. All athletes who remain solo in their divisions once brackets are released means had no default merges available to them, and therefore there are no matches available for that competitor. They will receive a full coupon credit for entry to any future event of ours. REFUND POLICY: We issue Full refunds for an event registration until the regular date period. After the change deadline, there will be no refunds. Refunds can be obtained by logging into your account and cancelling your event registration. Competitors whose opponents no showed their division leaving them without a match on event day will receive a full coupon credit. BRACKETS and SCHEDULE: 48 hours prior to the tournament, the event brackets and schedule will be released. You will be able to locate both on the event page brackets and schedule tab. We will also make a courtesy call for you on the microphone to come to the mat if you also haven’t already presented yourself for the bracket. Please be at the mat on time for your matches. We ask that you make sure to be present in the venue at least 60 minutes prior your division start time as well in case we are able to get head starts on certain division. You can also tell when your matches are coming up by checking the tab on your mobile device during the competition. WEIGH-INS: Takes place on the day of the event. You do not have to weigh-in with your gi on. You only need to weigh-in once if competing in several divisions. You must weigh-in anytime from the event opening until 60 minutes before your scheduled division start time. You must have officially weighed in by this hour before your division time and have made the weight, or else you will be disqualified and removed from the bracket. COACH CHAIR and CROWD CONTROL: We will have 1 chair on each side of every score table, 1 for each coach of the competitor on the mat. The only other people allowed within the barricades during the tournament are the competitors on the mat having their match and the competitors on deck. MEDALS: Beautiful gold, silver, and bronze medals will be awarded to all podium finishers. MEDIC ON HAND: There will be a trained and professional medic on sight. We have reached deals with several national companies specialized in event medical services that we can trust with the safety of our competitors whether they need ice, get injured, or need advice on previous injuries. WARM UP MATS: We strive to always provide a warm up area for competitors during tournaments. In cases which events reach close to or full capacity, we could be restricted from having the floor space to create a warm up area for our competitors. DIVISION RESULTS: Division brackets along with their final placements are live and readily available on the results tab of the event page. CHARITY: We Defy Foundation and Mission 22 Organization have come together in partnership with National Grappling League Ent LLC to further help provide therapeutic relief to Disabled Combat Veterans through Jiu-Jitsu. We Defy and Mission 22 are non-profit foundation that provides scholarships to Disabled Combat Veterans to train Jiu-Jitsu at approved training facilities; and with a long waiting list of those in need of assistance. HELP US PROVIDE A GREAT EXPERIENCE: We are always looking for experienced referees, event staff, as well competitors to help setup! We pay hourly, and at long events also include snacks for workers. Will offer free registration to compete in exchange for 3 hours max assistance setting up before tournaments. To apply, please email us right away with your name, previous experience, and which tournament and date you are referring to at Info@nationalgrapplingleague.com **Status:** Scheduled ## Dates **Start:** March 15, 2020 ## Location **Venue:** Austin Lane **Location:** Austin, Texas, United States ## Pricing **Price:** $85 ## Links - Registration: https://nationalgrapplingleague.com/events - Source: https://smoothcomp.com/en/event/3825 - Instagram: Https://www.instagram.com/national_grappling_league - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NGLEntertainmentllc/ --- **Last Updated:** March 05, 2026 **Data Source:** BJJ.Space (https://bjj.space/events/test)