The 2015 Rome Open is in the books.
In the most important division, Checkmat teammates Alan Nascimento and Jackson Sousa reached the open class final for a close out.
Alan Finfou ended taking the gold medal home.
At the female division, Venla Luukkonen defeated Shanti Abelha for the black belt open class division title.
In the teams competition, the results were:
1 – Gracie Barra – 189
2 – CheckMat – 183
3 – Roger Gracie – 108
4 – Carlson Gracie Team – 104
5 – Frontline Academy – 82
6 – Nova União – 80
7 – Cyclone – 67
8 – Aeterna Jiu Jitsu – 65
9 – Icon Jiu-Jitsu Team – 61
10 – MMA Israel BJJ – 57
Here are the other black belt results:
BLACK / Adult / Male / Rooster
First – Andrea Verdemare – Cyclone
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather
First – Simone Franceschini – Cyclone
Second – Julien Robin Gaillard – Toulon JJB
Third – Jordy A. Jean Antoon Peute – Gracie Barra
Third – Baruc Martin Barrios – Reinaldo Ribeiro Team JJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
First – Ítalo Silva Lins de Albuquerque – GF Team
Second – Luiz Henrique Cunha Tosta – Alliance International
Third – Carlos Eduardo de Almeida Goncalves – BJJ Revolution Team – International
Third – Cristofer Martin Barrios – Reinaldo Ribeiro Team JJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light
First – Bruno Frazatto Xavier C. Barbosa – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Second – Samuel Hertzog Canquerino – UAE Jiu-jitsu Team
Third – Ilke Kubilay Bulut – Icon Jiu-Jitsu Team
Third – Gustavo Dantas – Nova União
BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
First – Charles Negromonte Santos – Gracie Barra
Second – Luca Anacoreta – Aeterna Jiu Jitsu
Third – Eduardo Rios – Frontline Academy
Third – Radoslaw Turek – Alliance International
BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
First – Alan Douglas Pereira do Nascimento – CheckMat
Second – Darragh O Conaill – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Alberto Gonzalez Ortiz – Rio Grappling Club
Third – Santeri Lilius – Roger Gracie
BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy
First – Jackson Sousa dos Santos – CheckMat
Second – Felipe Mota Dias – Roger Gracie
Third – Frederico Marcio Linhares Amiuna – Jiu Jitsu Factor
Third – Renato Tavares de Moraes – Frontline Academy
BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy
First – Manuel António Ambrósio S. T. Pontes – Gracie Barra
Second – Pedro Henrique Peres – UAE Jiu-jitsu Team
Third – Francisco Javier Miguel Caraballo – WING BJJ
Third – Fabricio Carvalho de Souza – Batatinha Team Italia
BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy
First – Thomas Johannessen – Frontline Academy
Second – Roman Kushnir – Renzo Gracie Israel
Third – Luis Alberto Martin Carrara – WING BJJ
Third – Attila Bánfi – Gracie Barra
BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class
First – Alan Douglas Pereira do Nascimento – CheckMat
Second – Jackson Sousa dos Santos – CheckMat
Third – Charles Negromonte Santos – Gracie Barra
Third – Manuel António Ambrósio S. T. Pontes – Gracie Barra
BLACK / Adult / Female / Light
First – Gegi E Van de Walker – Cia Paulista USA
BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle
First – Shanti A. D. Abelha – CheckMat
BLACK / Adult / Female / Super Heavy
First – Venla Orvokki Luukkonen – Hilti BJJ Jyvaskyla
BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class
First – Venla Orvokki Luukkonen – Hilti BJJ Jyvaskyla
Second – Shanti A. D. Abelha – CheckMat
Third – Gegi E Van de Walker – Cia Paulista USA
For the complete results, go to ibjjf.com
