Matheus Diniz e Marcos Tinoco comemoram o fechamento no absoluto para a Alliance. Foto: Dan Rod

Com duelos com e sem kimono, o torneio reuniu centenas de atletas em busca do ouro internacional, e vários faixas-pretas conhecidos estavam na disputa.

No faixa-preta de kimono, Marcos Tinoco e Matheus Diniz fecharam o absoluto para a equipe Alliance. Tinoco e Diniz, campeões no peso meio-pesado e pesado, respectivamente, venceram Paulo Miyao e Felipinho Cesar na semi-finais para garantirem juntos a final do aberto. No absoluto feminino, melhor para Aarae Alexander (Lloyd Irvin), que venceu Samantha Faulhaber (Gracie Humaitá) e mordeu o título.

Outros destaques na disputa de kimono foram a dobradinha de Paulo e João Miyao com o título nas divisões pluma e pena, e para a atuação de Kurt Pellegrino, ex-atleta do UFC e faixa-preta de Marcelinho Garcia, que faturou o título peso pesado no Master 2.

Na disputa sem kimono, Matheus Diniz voltou a brilhar. Ele encarou Murilo Santana na final do absoluto, e conseguiu impor o seu jogo para sair com a vitória. Confira no vídeo abaixo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsuxZHlLXGI

Para conferir os resultados completos, clique aqui!

Hundreds of athletes gathered to compete for a chunk of the $30k in money prizes being offered by the IBJJF.

In the black belt division, four competitors came out on top at the end of their brackets.

Here is how they made it to the top of the podium.

Female

Sarah Black vs. Jessica Smith

GD Jiu-Jitsu’s Sarah Black was the standout with double gold in the lightweight division and the open class, which secured her a $1,5k big check. After beating Jessica Smith 2-0 in the division final, she went on to finish Megan Nevill with a leg lock for the open class title.

Male 

Featherweight – In three matches, Kim Terra made his way to the top of the podium. First he caught Masahiro Iwasaki with a bow and arrow choke. In the semifinal, another bow and arrow to finish Tsuyoshi Tamaki and get to the final. His opponent would be Gianni Grippo, who made it to the final after choking Paulo Santana from the back.

Kim Terra vs. Gianni Grippo

The final match was a very strategic one, with Terra and Grippo exchanging sweeps throughout the entire regulation time. In the end, the socre was 8-8, with four sweeps and piece and the three referees decided to give Kim the win by unanimous decision.

Middleweight – Otavio Sousa fought twice in the division to secure his $4k check. In the semifinal, he swept Kevin Machecha once to score the winning two points. His opponent in the gold medal decider would be Victor Silverio, who first swept Nathan Mendelsohn and after that beat Mansher Khera 4-0 for his spot in the final.

Otavio Sousa vs. Victor Silverio

The battle for the gold medal was decided by one advantage after a 2-2 tie on points. Otavio Sousa managed to score three advantages against two scored by Silverio to go home with the big prize.

Heavyweight – Marcos Tinoco fought befor his Marcelo Garcia Academy’s teammate and walked away with the $4k prize. First he beat Thiago Sá 2-1 on advantages for near-sweeps in the semifinal. His opponent in the final would be Rafael Barbosa, who didn;t have to fight because of Tanner Rice’s no show.

Marcos Tinoco vs. Rafael Formiga

The final match was a battle of sweeps and Tinoco was able to score one more than Formiga to win 4-2 and be the champion.

Here is a photo gallery of the black belt finals (click on the arrows to browse).

In the team’s division, the results were:

1 – Alliance Marcelo Garcia – 105

2 – Team Lloyd Irvin – 79

3 – Nova União – 72

4 – New England United BJJ – 71

5 – TAC Team BJJ – 56

6 – Unity Jiu-jitsu – 56

7 – Vicente Jr. Team – 53

8 – Soul Fighters BJJ Connecticut – 50

9 – Balance – 49

10 – Black Hole Jiu-Jitsu – 47

For the full results, click here.

Otavio Sousa (direita) ganhou novamente em NY. Foto: Erin Herle/Arquivos GRACIEMAG

Se você consegue vencer em Nova York, consegue vencer em qualquer lugar, já dizia Frank Sinatra. Neste sábado 21 de novembro, alguns temidos faixas-pretas buscaram demonstrar a superioridade de sua técnica no NY BJJ Pro da IBJJF, e de quebra faturar 4 mil dólares no evento profissional da Federação Internacional.

No peso-pena, Gianni Grippo lutava em casa, diante da torcida dos colegas da academia de Marcelo Garcia, mas Kim Terra estava disposto a levar o prêmio para casa. O irmão de Caio Terra começou num ritmo irresistível, estrangulando com o arco-e-flecha dois oponentes japoneses, ambos da equipe Carpe Diem. Primeiro, ele sufocou Masahiro Iwasaki pelas costas. Depois, finalizou Tsuyoshi Tamaki da mesma maneira.

Do outro lado, Grippo finalizara Paulo Santana também das costas. A final prometia equilíbrio, e foi o que houve. Kim raspou Gianni quatro vezes, que devolveu as raspagens. No fim, com 8 a 8 no placar, os árbitros decidiram unanimemente para o campeão Kim, que já fizera um Mundial 2015 vistoso. Vamos ver o que a temporada 2016 reserva para a fera.

No peso seguinte, o médio, Otávio Sousa confirmou o favoritismo. O bicampeão mundial no peso precisou passar pelos duríssimos Kevin Mahecha (2 a 0, com uma raspagem), e por Victor Silvério na final. Para vencer a fera da GFTeam Flórida, Otávio foi melhor nas vantagens: 3 a 2, após empate em 2 a 2 nos pontos.

Já no peso pesado, um faixa-preta de Marcelinho Garcia fez a festa da torcida. O promissor Marcos Vinícius Tinoco raspou Rafael Formiga duas vezes, para vencer o exímio guardeiro da Soul Fighters por 4 a 2.

No feminino, Sarah Black (GD) foi a grande campeã, ao vencer ouro duplo, no peso e no absoluto.

Confira os resultados oficiais no site da IBJJF, aqui.

Jerrod traçou uma estratégia que deu certo, raspou Tinoco e jogou por cima, na pressão. O adversário virou de quatro apoios e ficou em maus lençóis: Jerrod conseguiu pegar as costas e estrangular.

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Marcos Tinoco, Dominyka Obelenyte, Marcelo Garcia, Jonathan Satava. Photo: John “Ric” Ricard

When Marcelo Garcia runs his promotion nights at Marcelo Garcia Academy in New York City, he makes sure to leave some level of surprise. It may be seen as a tease or even a prank like when he promoted Gianni Grippo one year ago by making him think he was being promoted to a four-stripe brown belt before whipping out the black belt from his gi.

Dominyka receiving her black belt. Photo: John “Ric” Ricard

This year there were three additions to the MGA black belt team: Dominyka Obelenyte, Marcos Tinoco and Jonathan Satava. All active competitors on the team with multiple accomplishments for each, Marcelo decided it was their time. But not without inviting Marcos and Jon up for more stripes on their brown belts, letting them believe they would have to wait a little longer for their final rank.

Marcos receiving his black belt. Photo: John “Ric” Ricard

Before the ceremony was over, Marcelo gave his speech and called up the three one by one to have their black belts tied around their waist. A microphone placed in their hand, they each told a speech that they may or may not have been prepared for. Dominyka talked of her ten years in the art and wanting to quit while her parents encouraged her throughout her journey. Marcos talked of his struggles in Brazil and the opportunities that both his wife and Marcelo

Jon receiving his black belt. Photo: John “Ric” Ricard

gave to him that led him to this day. And Jon spoke of how he still had photos of Marcelo choking people in his bedroom at his family home that proved how much of a hero Marcelo was for him prior to even training with him.

Thanks to MGinaction, the speeches are available to see online. You can watch them below:

Watch out for Dominyka and Marcos, both entering the 2015 IBJJF European Championship to test their new belts on Jan. 22-25 in Lisbon, Portugal!

O campeão Vitor Henrique no pódio. Foto: Divulgação.

No dia 25 de abril, no clube Municipal, a Federação de Jiu-Jitsu Desportivo do Rio de Janeiro dá a largada para a corrida que pode levar você ao Mundial de Jiu-Jitsu.

No final do circuito, os atletas que mais pontuarem nas faixas marrom e preta, e azul e roxa estarão garantidos. Além disso, haverá mais duas passagens como premiação durante o circuito.

Este ano, três atletas que ganharam passagem pela entidade lutaram no Campeonato Europeu. Marcos Vinicius Tinoco (DDR) foi ouro na faixa-roxa, Eduardo Rodrigues (Nova União) bronze, também na faixa-roxa, e Osvaldo Augusto “Queixinho” (Soul Fighters) garantiu a prata na faixa-marrom. O quarto premiado pela FJJD-Rio, o faixa-preta Vitor Henrique (GFTeam) vai embarcar para o Mundial de Jiu-Jitsu.

A primeira etapa do ranking da FJJD-Rio será a Copa Mestre João Alberto Barreto, uma homenagem a uma das grandes personalidades do nosso Jiu-Jitsu. Para maiores informações, acesse www.fjjdrio.com.br .