See full results for the 2014 Houston Open here.

James Puopolo Photo: Mike Calimbas

The weekend was devoted to Jiu-Jitsu in Houston, Texas.

Lovato Jiu-Jitsu’s James Puopolo was the main man at the IBJJF Houston Open.

He defeated Julian Vega with a choke from the mount for the adult black belt open class gold.

Puopolo also won the ultraheavy division.

At the teams competition, the results were

1 – Gracie Barra – 300
2 – Bruno Bastos Association – 178
3 – BJJ Revolution Team – 144

Here are the other champions at the black belt division:

BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
First – Joe Hisataka Frederick Chiaki Scovel – Gracie Elite Team
Second – Spenser Anthonin Gilliam – Solis Martial Arts Academy
Third – Zachary James Adamson – Lovato Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light
First – Julian Vega – Elite Mixed Martial Arts
Second – Michael D Harmon – Ginsberg Academy Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
First – Vitor Henrique Silva Oliveira – GF Team
Second – Julian Martin Marquez – Gracie Elite Team
Third – Joshua David Mancuso – BJJ Revolution Team
Third – Jason Roland Soliz – Octagon MMA

BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
First – Robert Jon Yamashita – Elite Mixed Martial Arts
Second – Marcus Vinícius Costa Antelante – Soul Fighters BJJ
Third – Diego Gamonal Nogueira – Brazilian Top Team
Third – Rhalan Gracie – Gracie Elite Team

BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy
First – James Richard Puopolo – Lovato Jiu-Jitsu
Second – Jason Robert Yerrington – Marra Senki Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy LLC
Third – Ranieri Paiva de Albuquerque – Gracie Elite Team
Third – Gabriel Garcia – Gracie Elite Team

BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class
First – James Richard Puopolo – Lovato Jiu-Jitsu
Second – Julian Vega – Elite Mixed Martial Arts
Third – Robert Jon Yamashita – Elite Mixed Martial Arts
Third – Joshua David Mancuso – BJJ Revolution Team

For the full results, go to ibjjf.com

Robert Drysdale ataca o braço no MMA em Houston, em 13 de julho. Fotos: Mike Calimbas

Essa sexta-feira foi dia de Robert Drysdale ir a campo para estudar mais um pouco de Jiu-Jitsu. O campeão absoluto do ADCC 2007 foi a Houston, no evento Legacy FC 12, e encarou o americano Isaac Villanueva pelo peso meio-pesado.

O faixa-preta radicado em Las Vegas precisou de 1min27s para chegar à finalização, ainda no primeiro assalto, com uma simples e fatal chave de braço. Drysdale computa agora quatro lutas de MMA, com quatro vitórias por finalização – triângulo de braço, chave de braço, guilhotina e agora braço novamente.

Confira a finalização passo-a-passo, nas fotos de Mike Calimbas.

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Pau-pereira na faixa-marrom, no Houston Open de Jiu-Jitsu da IBJJF. Fotos: Mike Calimbas

Confira as cenas da ação em Houston, no fim de semana, nas fotos de nosso incansável colaborador Mike Calimbas.

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