Esentur Arstanbekov (@esentur.arstanbekov): OC Fall Open 2026
Esentur Arstanbekov (@esentur.arstanbekov, AOJ) at the IBJJF Orange County Fall International Open 2026: Blue Medium Heavy gold, Blue Open silver. Five matches. Zero points conceded. Every position of every match, mapped as a BJJ flow chart and linked to the IBJJF stream.
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Esentur Arstanbekov (@esentur.arstanbekov) · OC Fall Open 2026
- Esentur Arstanbekov. Five matches. Zero points conceded.
- Medals: Blue Medium Heavy gold, Blue Open silver
- • Never conceded a point all day: 0 points against in 5 fought matches
- • Beat Gordy twice with the same omoplata (Medium Heavy final and Open quarterfinal), both times finishing as Gordy tried to roll out
- • Won both points matches by shutout from top passing (13-0 and 6-0), with 5 guard passes between them
- @esentur.arstanbekov · AOJ
- Mapped from the IBJJF OC Fall Open 2026 stream (Oct 24, Costa Mesa). Each card links to its moment in the match video.
Esentur Arstanbekov (@esentur.arstanbekov) vs Filip Vukovic: Blue Medium Heavy Semifinal
Goes to guard
- Esentur ends up on his back early, playing guard under Vukovic
Sweep
- From guard Esentur comes up on top; the ref signals 2 and the board shows 2 pts and 1 adv
- Score: +2 sweep, +1 adv
Passes to side control
- Esentur passes and settles in side control: +3 (5-0); the clock is then stopped to fix a belt
- Score: +3 pass
Another 2 points
- After the restart Esentur scores 2 more from top (7-0)
- Score: +2
- Read from a wide camera angle; the exact technique isn't confirmed.
Second pass
- Esentur passes again from top: 10-0, plus two more advantages along the way
- Score: +3 pass
Last-second pass
- A third pass right at the buzzer makes it 13-0
- Score: +3 pass
Won
- Won on points 13-0 (advantages 3-0), full 6:00
- Esentur went to guard early, swept Vukovic, and from then on stayed on top, passing his guard three times for a 13-0 shutout.
Esentur Arstanbekov (@esentur.arstanbekov) vs Thomas Avery Gordy: Blue Medium Heavy Final
Grip fight
- Both start on the feet, hand fighting for collar and sleeve grips.
Gordy drives in
- Gordy drives in for a takedown and they spill out near the edge. Reset, and Gordy is given 1 advantage.
- Score: opp +1 adv
Guard bottom
- After the restart Esentur ends up on his back playing guard, with Gordy standing over him. No points scored.
- Read from a wide camera angle; the exact technique isn't confirmed.
Omoplata
- Esentur gets a leg over Gordy's shoulder and flattens him on his stomach in an omoplata.
Gordy rolls
- Gordy forward-rolls to escape. Esentur keeps the arm and comes up on top.
Ref stops it
- Esentur is on top with Gordy's arm still trapped. The ref waves it off and the clock stops at 4:48.
Gold
- Won. Won by submission (omoplata) at 1:12 elapsed while behind 0-0 on advantages (0 adv to 1)
- Esentur went down an advantage after Gordy drove him to the edge. From his back he caught an omoplata, flattened Gordy, and followed his escape roll to get the finish 1:12 into the final.
- Ref raises Esentur's hand. Blue Medium Heavy champion.
Esentur Arstanbekov (@esentur.arstanbekov) vs Thomas Avery Gordy: Blue Open Class Quarterfinal (first Open match)
Sits to guard
- Esentur sits down straight away and plays guard under Gordy
Advantage
- Esentur gets 1 advantage from an attack off his back
- Score: +1 adv
- Read from a wide camera angle; the exact technique isn't confirmed.
Omoplata
- Esentur's legs wrap over Gordy's shoulder and back, trapping the arm: an omoplata
Ref stops it
- Gordy tries to roll out; the ref stops it and the clock freezes at 4:30
- Score: submission
Won
- Won by submission (omoplata) at 1:30 elapsed (clock 4:30), ahead 0-0, 1 adv to 0
- Same opponent, same finish as the Medium Heavy final: Esentur sat to guard, caught Gordy's arm in an omoplata, and the ref stopped it as Gordy tried to roll out.
Esentur Arstanbekov (@esentur.arstanbekov) vs Christopher Charles Hietala: Blue Open Class Semifinal
Grip fight
- Both start standing in white gis and quickly go to the mat; no score for more than three minutes
Advantage
- Esentur gets the first advantage of the match
- Score: +1 adv
- Read from a wide camera angle; the exact technique isn't confirmed.
Guard pass
- Esentur passes from top: 3-0
- Score: +3 pass
Passes again
- Another pass into side control: 6-0, which holds to the buzzer
- Score: +3 pass
Into the final
- Won. Won on points 6-0 (advantages 1-0), full 6:00
- A tight match that stayed scoreless for over three minutes. Esentur took an advantage, then passed twice in the last two minutes to win 6-0.
- Time runs out at 6-0; Esentur goes to the Open final against Lorenzo Tarouco
Esentur Arstanbekov (@esentur.arstanbekov) vs Lorenzo do Nascimento Tarouco: Blue Open Class Final
Top in Lorenzo's guard
- Esentur (white gi) works on top while Lorenzo plays guard from his back
Lorenzo nearly sweeps
- Lorenzo comes up and briefly gets on top before Esentur turns back; Lorenzo gets 3 advantages
- Score: opp +3 adv
Legs attacked
- Esentur sits back on the mat while Lorenzo entangles his legs from underneath
- Read from a wide camera angle; the exact technique isn't confirmed.
Goes down hurt
- Esentur falls onto his side; the clock stops at 2:09 and a medic examines his leg
Open silver
- Lost. Lost when the match was stopped at 3:51 elapsed (clock 2:09) and not restarted after his leg was examined; behind 0-0, 0 advantages to 3
- Esentur worked from top against Lorenzo's guard and gave up three advantages on a near-sweep. Lorenzo then attacked his legs; Esentur went down, a medic checked his leg, and the match ended there.
- The match isn't restarted; Lorenzo is declared winner and Esentur takes Blue Open silver
Branch conditions
- Heavy Semifinal
- sweep
- guard pass
- scores from top
- result
- Heavy Final
- takedown attempt
- goes to guard
- omoplata from guard
- follows the roll
- shoulder lock finish
- wins by submission
- Open Quarterfinal (first Open match)
- attack from guard
- omoplata
- finish