Otavio e Tinoco com seus cheques de premiação no NY BJJ Pro. Foto: IBJJF/Facebook

Valores em dinheiro foram distribuídos para os campeões absolutos de todas as faixas coloridas, com exceção da faixa-preta masculino, que sem absoluto premiou os vencedores nas categorias de peso.

O primeiro a conquistar o cheque foi João Miyao (Cícero Costha), que bateu o rival de longa data Gianni Grippo (Alliance) na final do peso-pena.

Entre os médios, Otávio Sousa (GB) venceu Marcos Tinoco (Alliance). Já no pesadíssimo foi a vez de João Gabriel Rocha (Soulfighters) superar Mahamed Aly (Lloyd Irvin) para faturar o topo do pódio.

Entre as mulheres, a bicampeã mundial Dominyka Obelenyte faturou o superpesado, sem oponentes na divisão, para em seguida morder o ouro absoluto após vencer Laurah Elizabeth (GFTeam).

Outras feras de renome mundial conquistaram boas colocações no torneio de Jiu-Jitsu profissional. Confira abaixo a lista completa de faixas-pretas que fizeram bonito no torneio:

Preta/Adulto/Masculino/Pena
1 – João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao – PSLPB Cicero Costha
2 – Gianni Paul Grippo – Alliance
3 – Bruno Frazatto Xavier C. Barbosa – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Gilson Nunes De Oliveira Neto – CheckMat

Preta/Adulto/Masculino/Médio
1 – Otavio Ferreira de Sousa – Gracie Barra
2 – Marcos Vinícius da Silva Tinoco – Alliance
3 – Felipe Cesar Silva – Barbosa JJ
3 – Lucas Benévolo Valle – Infight Jiu-Jitsu

Preta/Adulto/Masculino/Pesadíssimo
1 – João Gabriel de Oliveira e S. Rocha – Soul Fighters BJJ Connecticut
2 – Mahamed Aly Santos da Silva – Team Lloyd Irvin
3 – Abraham J. Marte Messina – GF Team International
3 – Carlos Eduardo de Araujo Farias – Roberto Traven BJJ

Preta/Adulto/Feminino/Leve
1 – Aarae Alexander – Team Lloyd Irvin
2 – Laurah Elizabeth Hallock – GF Team

Preta/Adulto/Feminino/Meio-pesado
1 – Ida “Xuxu” Fløisvik – Roger Gracie Academy Norway
2 – Katharine Elizabeth Lantz – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Amanda Carvalho de Albuquerque M. Costa – Soul Fighters BJJ Connecticut

Preta/Adulto/Feminino/Superpesado
1 – Dominyka Obelenyte – Jiu-Jitsu for the People

Preta/Adulto/Feminino/Absoluto
1 – Dominyka Obelenyte – Jiu-Jitsu for the People
2 – Laurah Elizabeth Hallock – GF Team
3 – Aarae Alexander – Team Lloyd Irvin
3 – Amanda Carvalho de Albuquerque M. Costa – Soul Fighters BJJ Connecticut

Otavio Sousa. Photo by Doug Kline/ D-Kline Design.com

The New York BJJ Pro, an event held by the IBJJF featuring cash prizes, took place on the night of November 19 at the Nat Holman Gym (CCNY), in New York. Dominyka Obelenyte stole the show by winning double gold. João Gabriel Rocha defeated Mahamed Aly in the ultra-heavyweight final. Otavio Sousa beat Marcos Tinoco at middleweight. And João Miyao beat Gianni Grippo to nab featherweight gold.

Obelenyte got 1,500 dollars for the absolute. Otavio Sousa, João Gabriel and João Miyao got 4k each. Male runner-ups went home with 1,000 dollars each. Read below the results of the men’s adult black belt divisions, and click here for the New York BJJ Pro’s complete results.

BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
1 – João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao – PSLPB Cicero Costha
2 – Gianni Paul Grippo – Alliance
3 – Bruno Frazatto Xavier C. Barbosa – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Gilson Nunes De Oliveira Neto – CheckMat

BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
1 – Otavio Ferreira de Sousa – Gracie Barra
2 – Marcos Vinícius da Silva Tinoco – Alliance
3 – Felipe Cesar Silva – Barbosa JJ
3 – Lucas Benévolo Valle – Infight Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy
1 – João Gabriel de Oliveira e S. Rocha – Soul Fighters BJJ Connecticut
2 – Mahamed Aly Santos da Silva – Team Lloyd Irvin
3 – Abraham J. Marte Messina – GF Team International
3 – Carlos Eduardo de Araujo Farias – Roberto Traven BJJ

BLACK / Adult / Female / Light
1 – Aarae Alexander – Team Lloyd Irvin
2 – Laurah Elizabeth Hallock – GF Team

BLACK / Adult / Female / Medium Heavy
1 – Ida Fløisvik – Roger Gracie Academy Norway
2 – Katharine Elizabeth Lantz – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Amanda Carvalho de Albuquerque M. Costa – Soul Fighters BJJ Connecticut

BLACK / Adult / Female / Super Heavy
1 – Dominyka Obelenyte – Jiu-Jitsu for the People

BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class
1 – Dominyka Obelenyte – Jiu-Jitsu for the People
2 – Laurah Elizabeth Hallock – GF Team
3 – Aarae Alexander – Team Lloyd Irvin
3 – Amanda Carvalho de Albuquerque M. Costa – Soul Fighters BJJ Connecticut

Today has been an interesting day in my Bjj journey: I competed in a tournament I stand against for the lack of equal pay primarily in the black belt division, and won first place in weight and absolute. I needed the competition experience and since I can’t travel much because of school, I decided to do it. Although the end result was a happy one there is still work to be done, the least the ibjjf can do is equalize terms for the absolute by giving women a greater purse. I call upon all my ladies to not get discouraged, with each generation of women, whether they be white or black belts, we see an improvement in not only skill but in division size. It is a rare sight to see women in divisions with one or zero fights in large tournaments these days, and with growing numbers, the push for equal pay cannot be deterred. I encourage you guys to support your women Bjj fighters, watch their matches, understand that their journey is the same as everyone’s: entrenched in hard work and sacrifice. Thank you to all those who support me, my awesome teammates and friends @vedhatoscano @artallmighty @teamfabioclemente @wayofbabs @zatatoscano @erinherle @jew.jitsu and everyone else who I forgot to mention. I also wanted to throw a huge thanks to my sponsors @shoyoroll @bearsyr @digitsuonline #lamonicasnypizza for getting me here. I would be nowhere without the support of any of you #Bjj #jiujitsu #bjjgirls #bjjwomen #supportwomensbjj #girlsingis #equalpayforbjj #jiujitsuwomen #jiujitsugirls

A photo posted by Dominyka Obelenyte (@domdabomburmom) on Nov 19, 2016 at 5:40pm PST

Leandro Lo competing in New York in 2014

If you are thinking of competing at the 2015 New York BJJ Pro, know that you have until the end of the day to register for the event.

The deadline is 11:59PM (PT), this Thursday, for the event scheduled Nov. 21, at the City College, in Manhattan.

Don’t miss out and sign up now.

Click here to register.

Watch Leandro Lo vs. Keenan Cornelius, one of the most thrilling matches of last year’s NY BJJ Pro.

Black belts in the adult division need at least 10pts in the IBJJF ranking to be able to register.

All other belts and age groups are free to register.

The event will award over $30,000 in prizes for winners of selected divisions.

Here is a table of how the prizes will be awarded.

The IBJJF has some great news for Jiu-Jitsu fans and competitors.

First of all, Paulo Miyao was added to the rooster/light-feather/feather division of the 2014 IBJJF Pro League.

Felipe Pena was also added to the Pro League roster, in the medium-heavy/heavy division.

The Pro League takes place October 19, at the Long Beach Convention Center, as part of the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo.

For competitors, the IBJJF has opened the registration for several upcoming events.

You can now sign in for:

Long Beach International Open – October 19, Long Beach, USA

NY BJJ Open –  October 25 – NYC, USA

Asian International Open – November 8 – 9, Nagoya, Japan

Rio BJJ Pro – November 15 – 16, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

You can also register to many other tournaments at ibjjf.com.

New York BJJ Pro Logo

Weeks ago the IBJJf announced the Rio BJJ Pro, to be held November 15-16.

Now it’s time for New York City to have its own money-prize-awarding event.

The New York BJJ Pro is scheduled October 25, at the City College, in Manhattan.

The IBJJF has not released too many details about the event, such as the value of each prize for the champions.

In another piece of news, the IBJJF also confirmed the 2014 Asian Open International Championship.

It’s going to take place in Nagoya, Japan, on November 8 – 9.

For more info, go to ibjjf.com