The adult male black belt open class podium. Photo: Mahecha Facebook Personal Archives
The 2014 Miami International Open took place this Saturday, Oct. 18.
The standout was Kevin Mahecha, adult black belt open class champion, after closing out with friend AJ Souza.
The other results of the adult black belt division were:
BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
First – Edson Francisco de Oliveira – Barbosa JJ e MMA
Second – Joseph Best – Balance
Third – Adam Marc Brofsky – Gracie Elite Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light
First – Luan de Carvalho Alves – Nova União
Second – Florentino Martinez Jr. – Carlson Gracie Team
Third – Rafael Panato da Luz – Gracie Elite Team
Third – Rafael Barbosa Carvalho da Costa – Gracie Elite Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
First – Arthur Dominick Sousa III – The Avengers
Second – Leonardo I. Iturralde Aguirre – Alliance
Third – Diogo Martins de Almeida – Gracie Barra
Third – Pedro Henrique Monteiro Palhares – Luiz Palhares Jiu Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
First – Vitor Fabio Martins Toledo – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Second – Diego Gamonal Nogueira – Brazilian Top Team
Third – Thomas Joseph Cronin Jr – Carlson Gracie Team
Third – Marcello Salazar Bergo – Brazilian Top Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy
First – Gabriel Kitober Vieira – GF Team
Second – Vitor Moscon Schlosser – American Top Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy
First – Daniel Correa de Azevedo – Fight Sports
BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class
First – Kevin Javier Mahecha – American Top Team
Second – Arthur Dominick Sousa III – The Avengers
Third – Diogo Martins de Almeida – Gracie Barra
Third – Daniel Correa de Azevedo – Fight Sports
In the teams comopetition, the finak stands were:
1 – Alliance – 253
2 – Gracie Elite Team – 219
3 – American Top Team – 216
4 – Gracie Barra – 183
5 – Fight Sports – 140
6 – Carlson Gracie Team – 98
7 – Marcio Cruz BJJ – 88
8 – Fabio Novaes BJJ – 73
9 – Start Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu – 56
10 – GF Team – 37
For the full results, click here.
