The 5th South Bay Open took place in Torrance, California on July 26th & 27th. The State of Arizona was represented by Gustavo Dantas and Steve Rosenberg. In the Black Belt Super Fight, Gustavo defeated Scott Dewitt (JJ Machado) by points 18 x 0. Steve defeated his opponent by 20 x 0 and, took the gold at the brown belt/light weight.

