Leo Nogueira

The IBJJF held this Saturday the 2016 Atlanta Winter Open.

Alliance’s Leonardo Nogueira was the standout in the adult male black belt with double gold in the heavyweight and the open class divisions.

Leo beat Roberto Torralbas in his weight class and then beat Osvaldo Moizinho in the absolute.

In the female black belt, Laurah Hallock also won double gold in the lightweight and open class.

She beat Rachel Morrison for the weight class gold medal and then Caitilin Huggins in the absolute.

Here are the full results of the adult black division.

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather

First – Paulo Roberto Santana e Silva Filho – Atrium Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Alex Ecklin – Vitor Shaolin BJJ

BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather

First – Brian Mahecha – American Top Team

Second – Andre Carvalho Monteiro – A-Force BJJ Academy

Third – Christopher M. Kriebel – Nova União

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light

First – Osvaldo Augusto Honorio Moizinho – Ares BJJ

Second – Diego Bispo Conceição – Ares BJJ

Third – Kevin Javier Mahecha – American Top Team

Third – John Jason Lawrence – Vianna Brothers BJJ & MMA Academy

BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle

First – Vitor Henrique Silva Oliveira – GF Team Ohio

Second – Pedro Henrique Monteiro Palhares – Luiz Palhares Jiu Jitsu

Third – Samuel Seth Snow – Alliance

BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy

First – Alec Jerrod Baulding – Alliance

Second – Steven J. Patterson – Roberto Traven BJJ

Third – Brian J Beaury II – Unity Jiu-jitsu

Third – Vinicius Agudo Silva – Soul Fighters BJJ

BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy

First – Leonardo Pires Nogueira – Alliance

Second – Roberto Torralbas – Team Lloyd Irvin

Third – Paul Elezaj – Alliance

Third – Aaron Michael Johnson – Unity Jiu-jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy

First – Alessandro Ferreira da Silva – Gracie Fighter

BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy

First – Christopher Ryan Moriarty – Alliance

Second – Carlos Eduardo de Araujo Farias – Roberto Traven BJJ

Third – Seth Garver James Shamp – Team Royce Gracie

BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class

First – Leonardo Pires Nogueira – Alliance

Second – Osvaldo Augusto Honorio Moizinho – Ares BJJ

Third – Carlos Eduardo de Araujo Farias – Roberto Traven BJJ

Third – Vitor Moscon Schlosser – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Female / Light

First – Laurah Elizabeth Hallock – GF Team Ohio

Second – Rachel Noelle Morrison – Zenith BJJ

BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle

First – Caitlin Huggins – Gracie Barra

BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class

First – Laurah Elizabeth Hallock – GF Team Ohio

Second – Caitlin Huggins – Gracie Barra

Third – Rachel Noelle Morrison – Zenith BJJ

In the teams competition, results were:

1 – Roberto Traven BJJ – 469

2 – Alliance – 330

3 – Gracie Barra – 213

4 – Team Lloyd Irvin – 83

5 – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu – 64

6 – Creighton Mixed Martial Arts Academy – 57

7 – Team Royce Gracie – 54

8 – Team Shawn Hammonds – 50

9 – GF Team Ohio – 48

10 – David Jacobs Jiu-Jitsu Team – 44

Click here for the full results.

Andresa vs. Mackenzie

Felipe Pena and Andresa Correa are the 2016 European black belt open class champions.

Pena closed out the male division with his Professor Romulo Barral, after the two finished all their opponents this Saturday.

In the female division, Andresa Correa was successful in her strategy to shut down Mackenzie Dern’s fast-paced game to win 2-0 after a sweep early in the match.

Barral vs. Pena

The other black belt champions were:

Female

Mackenzie Dern finished Yasmine Wilson with a toe hold for the featherweight title.

Dern vs. Wilson

Andresa Correa completed her double-gold campaign with a leg lock on Karolina Zawodnik for the medium-heavy title.

Correa vs. Zawodnik

Ewelyn Arruda beat Venla Luukkonen 4-2 for the superheavy title.

Arruda vs. Luukkonen

Kristina Barlaan caught Ariadne Oliveira with a bow and arrow choke for the lightfeatherweight gold medal.

Barlaan vs. Oliveira

Jessica Cristina beat Laurence Cousin 3-2 on advantages on the lightweight final.

Jessica vs. Cousin

Luiza Monteiro caught Amanda Loewen with a leg lock for the middleweight title.

Monteiro vs. Loewen

Male

Caio terra beat Koji Shibamoto 4-3 on advantages for the roosterweight title.

Terra vs. Shibamoto

João Miyao took the lightfeather title after close out with teammate Hiago George.

Miyao vs. George

Marcio Andre beat Paulo Miyao by split refs decision after a 1-1 tie on advantages at the featherweight final.

Andre vs. Miyao

Yago de Souza is the middleweight champion after a 2-0 win over Alan Finfou.

Souza vs. Finfou

Gabriel Arges is the mediumheavy champion after a close out with Romulo Barral.

Barral vs. Arges

Jackson Sousa beat Felipe Bueno 10-0 for the heavyweight title.

Sousa vs. Bueno

Michael Liera beat Alex Cabanes 8-6 for the lightweight title.

Liera vs. Cabanes

Erberth Santos beat Lucio Lagarto 8-2 for the superheavy title.

Santos vs. Rodrigues

Pedro Moura beat Luke Costello 5-0 for the ultraheavy gold medal.

Moura vs. Costello

Also this Sunday, the brown belt division crowned its champions.

The two standouts were Tayane Porfirio and Nicholas Meregali.

Porfirio vs. Alencar

Tayane Porfirio won both the superheavy division and the open class.

In the absolute, she defeated Talita Alencar 5-0 for the gold medal.

in the male division, Meregali finished second in the heavyweight division and came back to win the open class.

Meregali vs. Junior

In the final, he beat Helton Junior by refs decision.

In the teams competition, Alliance won the adult division (male and female), Gracie Barra won the Masters and the Novice and Zenith BJJ won the juvenile division.

Click here for the complete results.

Gustavo Batista

Day 2 of the 2016 European championship was all devoted to blue belts and purple belts.

The highlight was the open class division both for men and women.

In the blue belt, Brazilian team PSLPB Cicero Costha closed out the male division with André Porfírio and Francisco Andrade.

After finishing Mebtouch Reda with a foot lock in the semifinal, André got the gold medal.

In the female division, another close out, now between NS Brotherhood teammates Izadora Silva and Amanda da Silva.

Izadora took the title home.

In the purple belt, Natalia Zumba recovered from a second place in the lightweight division to win the open class in great fashion.

She finished Jesmine Latrach with a foot lock for the gold medal.

Kennedy Alencar

In the male division, Gustavo Batista repeated the gold double campaign he had in Lisbon as a blue belt in 2015.

First he won the heavyweight division and then won three more matches to conquer the open class.

He finished Pete O with an ezequiel choke for the gold medal.

Click here for the partial results after day 2.

Another standout of the day was Rubens Cobrinha’s son, Kennedy Maciel.

With four outstanding performances, he conquered the light-featherweight division finishing three opponents.

Here is a photo gallery of day 2.

Coverage offered by Gameness.

Day 3 kicks off this Friday, at 9AM (Lisbon time).

Click here to follow the complete coverage on Instagram.

Jackson Sousa

The 2015 Berlin International Open took place this Saturday, Nov.14, in Germany.

The event crowned Checkmat’s Jackson Sousa as adult black belt open class champion.

Sousa also won the heavyweight division.

The results of the black belt division were:

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather

First – Jordy A. Jean Antoon Peute – Gracie Barra

Second – Nicolas Gaillard – Toulon JJB

Third – Julien Robin Gaillard – Toulon JJB

Third – Marcel Sasso de Oliveira – Fratelli Leteri Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light

First – Ilke Kubilay Bulut – Icon BJJ

Second – Sergio Calderon Gonzalez – Association Aranha

Third – Douglas Felippe Barcelos – Gracie Barra

Third – Carlos E. Varona – Carlos Varona BJJ

BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle

First – Luca Anacoreta – Aeterna Jiu Jitsu

Second – Jorge dos Santos Pereira – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy

First – Santeri Lilius – Roger Gracie España

Second – Radoslaw Turek – Alliance International

Third – Ertan Balaban – Balaban Jiu-Jitsu Team

BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy

First – Jackson Sousa dos Santos – CheckMat

Second – Jaroslav Moltas – Clube de Jiu-Jitsu Pitbull Czech Republic

BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy

First – Rodrigo Ferreira Reis – Tanque Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy

First – Allen A. Causevic – Valko BJJ

Second – Giulliano Alves – Rilion Gracie Switzerland

BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class

First – Jackson Sousa dos Santos – CheckMat

Second – Luca Anacoreta – Aeterna Jiu Jitsu

Third – Allen A. Causevic – Valko BJJ

Third – Rodrigo Ferreira Reis – Tanque Jiu-Jitsu

In the teams competition, results were:

1 – CheckMat – 172

2 – Gracie Barra – 82

3 – Jungle BJJ – 72

4 – Wolfgang Heindel Academy – 57

5 – Aeterna Jiu Jitsu – 39

6 – Nova Uniao Europa – 35

7 – Tribe Jiu-Jitsu Roma – 34

8 – BJJ Globetrotters – 32

9 – Fight Gym Nürnberg – 32

10 – Association Aranha – 29

For the complete results, go to ibjjf.com.

DeBlass at the Master 1 open class podium. Photos: Kenny Jewel/IBJJF

The 2015 Worlds No-Gi also had a lot of great matches and thrilling outcomes in the master division.

Athletes over the 30 years old mark gave all they got to win the desired gold medals this weekend.

In the master 1 black belt division, GMA member and leader of Ocean County BJJ, in New Jersey, Tom DeBlass came back from a 2nd place in his weight division to win the open class without allowing a single point to be scored against him in four matches.

The master 1 black belt had some very well known names making the top of their divisions, like Milton Bastos (light-feather), Ed Ramos (light), Marcus Antelante (middle), Alan Nascimento (medium-heavy), Bruno Bastos (ultra-heavy).

Telles at the top of the master 2 open class podium.

The master 2 black belt division saw Eduardo Telles repeat DeBlass and come back after a 2nd place in his weight division to win the open class. Telles, a 2013 medium-heavyweight world champion in the adult division, beat John Piper in the absolute final.

Scherner at the master 3 open class podium

The master 3 black belt division saw a double gold champion in Fabiano Scherner, who won the ultra-heavy division and the open class. The absolute final put Scherner against no other than Roberto Godoi.

In the master 4 black belt division Robert Martinez also came back from a 2nd place in his weight division to win the open class in great fashion.

The master 5 black belt division saw Eugenio Estrada win double gold in the heavyweight and the open class.

Finally, in the master 6 division, Stephen Kamphuis also won double gold in the superheavy division and the open class.

Click here for the complete results of the master division.

Michael Liera Jr. at the Atos JJ Camp

The 2015 Seattle Open went down this Saturday at the Everett Community College.

Michael Liera and Angelica Galvão were the standouts with double gold at the adult black belt division.

Liera closed out the middleweight division with teammate Josh Hinger and beat Fernando Herrera for the absolute title.

Angelica beat Rossie Snow for the medium-heavy title and then defeated Leanna Dittrich in the open class final.

Liera, Andre, Angelica in Seattle. Photo: Personal Archives

The standings in the black belt divisions were:

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather

First – Milton Carlos Bastos P. do Nascimento – Samir Chantre BJJ

Second – William Earl Hagerty – Jiu-Jitsu Dynamics Washington

BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather

First – Vitor Peres Paschoal – Brasa CTA

Second – Samir José Chantre Dahás – Samir Chantre BJJ

Third – Jordan Tomas Gomez – Caveirinha Jiu-Jitsu Family USA

Third – Richard Stephen Slomba Jr. – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light

First – Francisco Antonio Iturralde Lara – Alliance

Second – Kim Terra – Brasa CTA

Third – Issa Able – GD Jiu-Jitsu Association

Third – Jason Jerome Rivera Palacios – Team Royce Gracie

BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle

First – Michael Remiglio Liera Jr. – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Joshua Roy Hinger – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Joshua Franklin Guzman Calvo – Lotus Club Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Pedro Henrique Monteiro Palhares – Luiz Palhares Jiu Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy

First – Giacomo Raupp Zanini – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Joshua Lee Bowlin – Gracie Barra

Third – Thomas Joseph Cronin Jr – Carlson Gracie Team

BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy

First – Fernando Moya Herrera – Renzo Gracie International

Second – Jared Reid Revel – Gracie Barra

Third – Robert Zeps – Gracie Barra

BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy

First – Felipe Menezes Bueno – Alliance SP

Second – Alessandro Ferreira da Silva – Gracie Fighter

BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy

First – Carlos Eduardo de Araujo Farias – Brasa CTA

Second – Larry James King – Praxis Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class

First – Michael Remiglio Liera Jr. – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Fernando Moya Herrera – Renzo Gracie International

Third – Kim Terra – Brasa CTA

Third – Joshua Roy Hinger – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Female / Light

First – Kiri Noelle Liao – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Gegi E Van de Walker – Cia Paulista USA

BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle

First – Amanda Loewen – SBG International (SBGI)

Second – Leanna M Dittrich – Fight Sports

BLACK / Adult / Female / Medium Heavy

First – Angelica Cabral Firme Galvao – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Rosamond Elin Snow – Easton BJJ

BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class

First – Angelica Cabral Firme Galvao – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Leanna M Dittrich – Fight Sports

Third – Rosamond Elin Snow – Easton BJJ

Third – Kiri Noelle Liao – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu

In the teams’ competition, results were:

1 – Gracie Barra – 237

2 – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – 188

3 – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu – 151

For the full results, go to ibjjf.org.

Toronto BJJ team at the podium

With more than 100 points ahead of the second place, TorontoBJJ, Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu association, won on October 10 the Toronto Open, the most prestigious tournament in the region.

The purple belt was one of the most stacked divisions and the standout was David Krimus.

With a very aggressive and technical style, he captured the middleweight and the absolute division, eliminating some of the best prospects athletes of Ontario.

At the brown belt division, Darson Hemmings and Dainis Nguyen closed out the absolute division for the team.

Winners on the black belt adult division, Giacomo Zanini, Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu representative in Vancouver, and Jorge Britto, head instructor at Toronto BJJ, captured gold on their respective divisions, the superheavy and medium-heavy.

Sarah Black

The 2015 Miami Open took place this Saturday at the Miami Dade College.

Thiago Sá and Sarah Black were the standouts after they won the adult black belt open class division.

Sá beat Gustavo Santiago in the absolute final while Sarah defeated Samantha Faulhaber for the gold medal.

The black belt standings were:

BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather

First – Renato Sampaio Tavares Filho – Renato Tavares Association

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light

First – Kevin Javier Mahecha – American Top Team

Second – Marcel Goulart Cubel Gonçalves – Fight Sports

Third – Brian Mahecha – American Top Team

Third – Vitor Atalla Riciotti – Fight Sports

BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle

First – Pedro Henrique Monteiro Palhares – Luiz Palhares Jiu Jitsu

Second – Aniss El Hajjajy – Brazilian Top Team

Third – Victor Monteiro de Franca Pires – Gracie Barra

Third – Christopher Chagas Martins – Team Popovitch

BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy

First – Victor Silverio Santos – GF Team

Second – Thiago Sá Fortes Silva – CheckMat

Third – Ricardo de Souza de Rezende – Fight Sports

Third – Gustavo Santiago – Gracie Elite Team

BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy

First – Diego Gamonal Nogueira – Brazilian Top Team

Second – William Abreu – Fight Sports

BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy

First – Leonardo Henrique D’avila Corrêa – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy

First – Misael de Oliveira Miranda – Brazilian Top Team

Second – Otavio de Souza Nalati – Guigo BJJ

BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class

First – Thiago Sá Fortes Silva – CheckMat

Second – Gustavo Santiago – Gracie Elite Team

Third – Ricardo de Souza de Rezende – Fight Sports

Third – Otavio de Souza Nalati – Guigo BJJ

BLACK / Adult / Female / Light Feather

First – Bruna André do Nascimento – Gilbert Durinho Association USA

BLACK / Adult / Female / Feather

First – Tammi Alana Musumeci – Art of Jiu Jitsu Academy

Second – Samantha Siu Bic Tam Faulhaber – Gracie Humaita Philadelphia

BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle

First – Sarah Johnel Black – Nova Uniao Arizona

Second – Caitlin Huggins – Gracie Barra

BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class

First – Sarah Johnel Black – Nova Uniao Arizona

Second – Samantha Siu Bic Tam Faulhaber – Gracie Humaita Philadelphia

Third – Caitlin Huggins – Gracie Barra

Third – Bruna André do Nascimento – Gilbert Durinho Association USA

In the team’s competition, the podium were:

1 – American Top Team – 344

2 – Carlson Gracie Team – 231

3 – Gracie Elite Team – 190

For the complete results, go to ibjjf.org.

Charles Negromonte at the 2013 European

Day 1 of the IBJJF London Fall Open went down this Saturday at the Cristal Palace National Sports Centre.

Gracie Barra’s Charles Negromonte and Gretchen Zoeller were the standouts for winning the adult black belt open class divisions.

Negromonte beat Luca Anacoretta for the gold medal in the absolute while Zoeller defeated Serena Gabrielli for her gold medal.

Negromonte also won the middleweight division with a win over Darragh O’Connail.

Here are all the black belt champions:

BLACK / Adult / Male / Rooster

First – Vincent Nguyen – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Gabriel Alexander Rosberg – Art of Roll

Third – Andrea Verdemare – Jiu Jitsu Factor

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather

First – Julien Robin Gaillard – Toulon JJB

Second – Baruc Martin Barrios – Norwich BJJ Team

Third – Mathias Jules Jardin – GF Team France

BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather

First – Wanki Chae – John Frankl Jiu Jitsu

Second – Tsuyoshi Tamaki – Carpe Diem

Third – Carlos Eduardo de Almeida Goncalves – BJJ Revolution Team – International

Third – Luis Filipe Fernandes Lopes – Pound for Pound

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light

First – Pedro Fernandes Farias – CheckMat

Second – Maxmiliano Oliveira Campos – Oxford Shootfighter

Third – Ralf Gosta Carneborn – Dynamix Fighting Sports

Third – Ilke Kubilay Bulut – Icon Jiu-Jitsu Team

BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle

First – Charles Negromonte Santos – Gracie Barra

Second – Darragh O Conaill – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Esmerlannio Marias Vianna Neto – Agnaldo Goes

Third – Lecocq Sébastien – Cercle Tissier

BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy

First – Luca Anacoreta – Aeterna Jiu Jitsu

Second – Santeri Lilius – Roger Gracie

Third – Francisco Javier Miguel Caraballo – WING BJJ

BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy

First – Hassine Azarkan – Icon Jiu-Jitsu Team

BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy

First – Arya Esfandmaz – Gracie Barra

Second – Christopher Bowe – Gracie Barra

Third – Carlos Robson Gracie Filho – Gracie Elite Team

BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy

First – Thomas Johannessen – Frontline Academy

Second – Antonio Henriques Junior – Roger Gracie

Third – Attila Bánfi – Gracie Barra

BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class

First – Charles Negromonte Santos – Gracie Barra

Second – Luca Anacoreta – Aeterna Jiu Jitsu

Third – Santeri Lilius – Roger Gracie

Third – Thomas Johannessen – Frontline Academy

BLACK / Adult / Female / Feather

First – Serena Gabrielli – Jiu Jitsu Factor

BLACK / Adult / Female / Medium Heavy

First – Gretchen Dawn Zoeller – Gracie Barra

BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class

First – Gretchen Dawn Zoeller – Gracie Barra

Second – Serena Gabrielli – Jiu Jitsu Factor

In the team’s competition, day 1 wrapped up with the following standings:

1 – Gracie Barra – 217

2 – Roger Gracie – 183

3 – CheckMat – 161

For the complete results, go to ibjjf.com.

2015 Dallas Open Photo: IBJJF

Day 2 of the 2015 Dallas International Open was dedicated mainly to the no-gi divisions.

In the adult black belt division, Lucas Barbosa was the standout with double gold at the medium-heavy and the open class.

He defeated Tasso Rocha in the absolute final.

The results in the black belt were:

BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather

First – Samir José Chantre Dahás – Caio Terra Association

Second – João Pedro Oliveira Rodrigues – CheckMat USA

Third – Mayko de Araujo Girotto Borges – CheckMat

Third – Lucas dos Santos Pinheiro – CheckMat

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light

First – Eduardo Ramos da Silva – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Thiago Augusto Araujo Macedo – Club Pina Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Issa Able – Nova Uniao Arizona

BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle

First – Marcelo França Mafra – CheckMat

Second – Michael Remiglio Liera Jr. – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Vinicius Agudo Silva – Soul Fighters Texas

Third – Arthur Dominick Sousa III – American Top Team

BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy

First – Lucas Daniel Silva Barbosa – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Marcos Vinícius da Silva Tinoco – Alliance Marcelo Garcia

Third – Philip Layne Miller – Peak Performance

BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy

First – Diego Gamonal Nogueira – Brazilian Top Team

Second – Tasso Oliveira Alves da Rocha – Club Pina Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Marcos Lynn Ayub – Bruno Bastos Association

BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy

First – Arnaldo Maidana de Oliveira – CheckMat

Second – Gleidson Moraes Cutis – Marra Senki Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy LLC

BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy

First – Rivaldo Goncalves de Araujo Junior – Rodrigo Pinheiro

Second – Carlos Vieira Holanda – CheckMat

BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class

First – Lucas Daniel Silva Barbosa – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Tasso Oliveira Alves da Rocha – Club Pina Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Philip Layne Miller – Peak Performance

BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle

First – Karen Deisy Antunes Girotto Borges – CheckMat

Second – Leanna M Dittrich – Fight Sports

BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class

First – Karen Deisy Antunes Girotto Borges – CheckMat

In the teams’ competition, the no-gi podium was:

1 – Bruno Bastos Association – 205

2 – CheckMat – 140

3 – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – 97

Also, the remainder of the gi divisions played out this Sunday put final numbers in the gi teams podium:

1 – Bruno Bastos Association – 384

2 – CheckMat – 288

3 – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – 186

For the complete results, go to ibjjf.com.

Lovato winning at No-Gi Worlds.

The IBJJF held the 2015 Nice International Open this weekend, in France.

Thomas Johannessen (gi) and Rafael LovatoJr. (no-gi) were the black belt open class champions.

Johannessen beat Alex Gisbert in the absolute final for the title.

In the no-gi division, Lovato defeated Victor Moraes with a guillotine choke.

Watch the video here.

In the teams competition, Gracie Barra dominated both the gi nad no-gi standings.

Here are the results:

Gi

1 – Gracie Barra – 127

2 – Nova União – 103

3 – Alliance International – 52

No-Gi

1 – Gracie Barra – 75

2 – CheckMat – 46

3 – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu – 28

Click here for the full results.

The 2015 Las Vegas Spring Open took place this Saturday.

Checkmat’s Arnaldo Maidana and Atos JJ’s Angelica Galvão were the standouts of the day after inning the adult black belt open class divisions.

Maidana fought a tough final against Carlos Farias while Angelica closed out the female absolute with teammate Chelsea Donner.

Both Maidana and Galvão also won their weight divisions.

Another standout was usually featherweight Wellington “Megaton” Dias, who registered in the adult superheavy division and managed to make it to third place.

Here are the black belt division results:

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather

First – João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao – PSLPB Cicero Costha

Second – Andre Luiz Cecilio Roriz Pontes – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather

First – Paulo Henrique Bordignon Miyao – PSLPB Cicero Costha

Second – Eduardo Ramos da Silva – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Tomas Andrew Barlow – Gracie Barra

Third – Vitor Peres Paschoal – Caio Terra Association

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light

First – Andris Auseklis Brunovskis – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Omar French – Renato Tavares

Third – Philipe Cançado Della Monica – Gracie Barra

BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle

First – Arthur Dominick Sousa III – American Top Team Coconut Creek

Second – Bruno Augusto Togni Antunes – Honor Roll BJJ

Third – kenneth Primola – Caio Terra Association

BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy

First – Thiago Sá Fortes Silva – CheckMat

Second – Pedro Régis da Cunha Mello – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Jordan S. Lutsky – East Coast United BJJ

BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy

First – Vitor Fabio Martins Toledo – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Eliot Andrew Kelly – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Third – Douglas Alencastro Bueno – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Stephen Gabriel Martinez – CheckMat USA

BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy

First – Arnaldo Maidana de Oliveira – CheckMat USA

Second – Walnan Presto Constantino – Equipe Mineirinho Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Gustavo Dias Elias – Gracie Humaita San Diego

Third – Wellington Leal Dias – Gracie Humaita Phoenix

BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy

First – Ricardo Feliciano Pereira – CheckMat USA

Second – Victor Barreto Rodrigues – GF Team

Third – Carlos Eduardo de Araujo Farias – Roberto Traven BJJ

BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class

First – Arnaldo Maidana de Oliveira – CheckMat USA

Second – Carlos Eduardo de Araujo Farias – Roberto Traven BJJ

Third – Walnan Presto Constantino – Equipe Mineirinho Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Bruno Augusto Togni Antunes – Honor Roll BJJ

BLACK / Adult / Female / Feather

First – Chelsea Leah Bainbridge-Donner – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Kiri Noelle Liao – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Gegi E Van de Walker – Cia Paulista USA

BLACK / Adult / Female / Light

First – Karen Deisy Antunes Girotto Borges – CheckMat

BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle

First – Angelica Cabral Firme Galvao – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Megan Ann Nevill – Alliance Marcelo Garcia

BLACK / Adult / Female / Medium Heavy

First – Monique Ricardo Carvalho – CheckMat USA

BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class

First – Angelica Cabral Firme Galvao – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Chelsea Leah Bainbridge-Donner – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Kiri Noelle Liao – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Monique Ricardo Carvalho – CheckMat USA

In the teams competition, results were:

1 – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – 210

2 – Carlson Gracie Team – 149

3 – CheckMat USA – 123

4 – Gracie Barra – 117

5 – Nova União – 94

6 – Brazilian Top Team Long Beach – 73

7 – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu – 67

8 – Unified Jiu Jitsu – 65

9 – Cascao Jiu-Jitsu – 59

10 – Zenith BJJ – Las Vegas – 50

Click here for the complete results.