Magid Hage puts Clark Gracie to sleep with baseball bat choke / Photo by Erin Herle

The Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup Trials in San Diego brought names onto the tongues of mainstream members, cash into the pockets of two black belt open weight champions, tickets into the hands of determined athletes at every belt level and intense cheer into the gloomy San Diego city atmosphere.

As Sunday, January 27 was set for the final matches and absolute divisions, there were also kid divisions that endured turmoil and tenacity. The little competitors started the day for the proud parents, coaches and teammates who made sure to prove that competing is fun even when losses are met for some. Tears were shed by passionate children and many hugs were given from the bystanders and sometimes even referees.

By the time the masters and seniors divisions were underway, the tone became more serious. Black belts entered the mats to fight for the open weight cash prizes and the open weight divisions for belts white through purple began to flourish.

The female divisions combined many belts and gave three opportunities to win the tickets. White and blue belts remained in the same category but because the division was combined completely, it was one of the only times we saw super heavyweights against lightweights.

The brown/black open division slowly narrowed down as all of the brown belts were taken out. One stand-out named Magid Hage from Gracie Barra debuted in his first black belt tournament and submitted multiple opponents with the baseball choke. Two of his most notable wins came from Clark Gracie’s resistance to the choke ending in a nap and Zak Maxwell nearly met the same ending but managed to tap before completely submitting himself to the trance.

The brown/black division finals were fast and ended all by points or referee decisions except for the last match where Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida footlocked James Puopolo in under two minutes.

For results of the open class winners for all belts and brown/black division winners please see below:

FEMALE

White/Blue Absolute
1-  Erica Plummer-Santana; ticket winner

2- Tara White

3- Ila Erickson

3- Natyna Vidaot

Purple/Brown/Black Absolute
1- Kristina Barlaan; ticket winner

2- Sarah Black

3- Amanda Grummon

3- Chelsea Donner

MALE

White Absolute
1- Russel Fouts; ticket winner

2-  Max Necochea

3- Russel Delmar

3- Addiweli Buul

Blue Absolute Under 183
1- Rolando Samson; ticket winner

2- Angela Guerrero-Barden

3- Evan Esaki

3- Sebastian Villanueva

Blue Absolute Over 183
1- James Russel; ticket winner

2- Brandon Tucker

3- Lucas Pollard

3- James Harris

Purple Absolute Under 183
1- Michael Liera Jr.; ticket winner

2- Rick Slomba

3-  Dominique Hoskins

3- Daniel Stoulfi

Purple Absolute Over 183
1- Mike Carbullido; ticket winner

2- Nisar Loynab

3- David Morehead

3-  Louis Villarreal

Brown/Black Absolute Under 183
1- Marcel Goncalves; $500 cash winner

2- Magid Hage

3- Zak Maxwell

3- Ryan Beauregard

Brown/Black Absolute Over 183
1- Gustavo Dias

2- James Puopolo

3- Manuel Diaz

3- Luiz Pedro Ribeiro

Brown/Black Under 143
1- Rafael Freitas; ticket winner

2- Baret Yoshida

3- Geoffrey Villarreal

3- Aaron Buck

Brown/Black Under 163
1- Zak Maxwell; ticket winner

2- Rodrigo Freitas

3- Tanner Rice

3- Marcel Goncalves

Brown/Black Under 183
1- Marcelo Mafra; ticket winner

2- Don Ortega

3- Clark Gracie

3- Ryan Beauregard

Brown/Black Under 202
1- Robert Alencar; ticket winner

2- Eliot Kelly

3- Eduardo Telles

3- Manuel Diaz

Brown/Black Over 202
1- Marcus Almeida; ticket winner

2- James Puopolo

3- Luiz Pedro Ribeiro

3- Gustavo Dias

The famous Pedra da Galinha Choca, in Quixadá, home to aces like TUF Brazil winner Rony “Jason”.

Quixada, Ceara State, is known for being a land of fearless men like Rony “Jason,” the winner of the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil reality show.

With that in mind, GRACIEMAG.com has an eye on the MMA event Arena Wolf Fight, coming up Dec. 7.

Among the promising fighters on the main card is jiu-jitsu fighter Jamil Silveira, who will be taking on outsider from Natal State, Edilson Moicano.

At GRACIEMAG.com‘s request, Silveira showed some of his style and taught a no-gi triple attack targeting the opponent’s spine, neck and arm. Should he defend, all Silveira needs to do is sink the triangle.

Arena Wolf Fight 2
Ginásio Coberto de Quixadá, Ceará, Brazil
December 7, 2012

• Jamil Silveira vs Edilson Moicano
• Maju Silva vs Genilson Silva
• Rafha Dog vs Jefferson Ziro
• Nieldo Roberto vs Rafael Gárgula
• Antonio Pompeu vs Antonio Pedreira
• Tyago Buda vs James Dinamite Silveira
• Fabio The Animal vs Apolinário Gigante
• Maxwell vs Antonio Elisson

Muay Thai

• Jackson Gomes Besouro Voador vs Gabriel Do Thay

A famosa Pedra da Galinha Choca em Quixadá, terra de feras como o campeão do TUF Brasil Rony Jason.

Quixadá, no Ceará, é terra de homens destemidos, como é o caso de Rony Jason, o primeiro campeão do “TUF Brasil”, o reality show do UFC.

Ciente disso, o Canal Combate e o GRACIEMAG.com estão de olho no evento de MMA Arena Wolf Fight, que será realizado nesta sexta-feira, dia 7 de dezembro.

O card principal traz, entre outras promessas do cenário cearense, o lutador de Jiu-Jitsu Jamil Silveira, que enfrenta o potiguar Edilson Moicano.

A pedido do GRACIEMAG.com, Jamil mostrou um pouco de seu estilo, ensinando um ataque triplo sem kimono, que mira a cervical, o pescoço e o braço do oponente. Se ele defender, basta fechar o cadeado e arrochar o triângulo.

Arena Wolf Fight 2
Ginásio Coberto de Quixadá, Ceará
7 de dezembro de 2012

Jamil Silveira vs Edilson Moicano
Maju Silva vs Genilson Silva
Rafha Dog vs Jefferson Ziro
Nieldo Roberto vs Rafael Gárgula
Antonio Pompeu vs Antonio Pedreira
Tyago Buda vs James Dinamite Silveira
Fabio The Animal vs Apolinário Gigante
Maxwell vs Antonio Elisson

Muay Thai
Jackson Gomes Besouro Voador vs Gabriel Do Thay