William Dias

The IBJJF held the 2015 Melboune International Open this weekend, in Australia.

Nova União’s William Dias was the standout with a double gold campaign in the gi, after he won the medium-heavy and the open class divisions.

Here are the results of the black belt dvision.

BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather

First – Michael Thomas Hourigan – Peter de Been JJ

Second – David Younan – Australian Elite Team

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light

First – Lachlan S. Giles – Maromba Academia International

Second – Lee M. Ting – Will/Machado

BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle

First – Brian George Falzon – Legacy

BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy

First – William Ferreira Dias – Nova União

Second – Keller Locke-Sodhi – Nova União

Third – Vicente Gomes C. N. Cavalcanti – Southside MMA Academy

BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy

First – Daniel Carlos de Almeida – Bruno Bastos Association

Second – Dean Jon Liebenberg – Cia Paulista – International

Third – Reid James Reale – Peter de Been JJ

BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class

First – William Ferreira Dias – Nova União

Second – Lachlan S. Giles – Maromba Academia International

Third – Vicente Gomes C. N. Cavalcanti – Southside MMA Academy

Third – Brian George Falzon – Legacy

In the teams competition, results were:

1 – Maromba Academia International – 254

2 – Australian Elite Team – 118

3 – Cia Paulista – International – 97

4 – Nova União – 87

5 – Rilion Gracie Australia – 52

6 – Equipe Mestre Wilson Jiu Jitsu Australia – 33

7 – Gracie Barra – 31

8 – myTeam – 31

9 – Will/Machado – 31

10 – Douglas Santos Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy – 27

For the complete results, go to ibjjf.com.

The Asian BJJ Championship attracted Brazilians and Japanese to the mats in Tokyo. Photo: IBJJF

With athletes from Hawaii, Brazil, the Middle East and several Pacific locations, the IBJJF’s Asian BJJ Championship was held last weekend in Tokyo, Japan.

The absolute black belt champion was a Brazilian national residing in Australia, Nova União representative William Dias. At the age of 22, the Rodrigo Feijão pupil dazzled at the Tokyo Budoh-Kan gymnasium.

Young William, who is also a capoeira professor, bagged the middleweight category as well. His absolute victory came in a final against Vicente Gomes Cavalcanti (Southside MMA). Japan’s Akira Hosokawa (Alive) and Tatsuya Kaneko (Paraestra) made up the rest of the podium.

This was the fifth edition of the Asian BJJ Championship in Tokyo. Check out the results here.

Click here for a display of William’s style.

Auckland, New Zealand, hosted tryouts for the Abu Dhabi WPJJC. Photo by ChewyPineapple/publicity.

The WPJJC Trials are underway the world over. This past Saturday, November 10, it was Auckland, New Zealand’s turn to determine which of their grappling aces will receive all-expenses-paid travel to Abu Dhabi in April for the main event.

And the big name of the tournament was Bruno Alves, the Gracie Barra Sydney rep outdoing William Dias of GBJJ/Nova União.

Bruno had his work cut out for him in getting there, as you can see in the video below. In the semifinal, Bruno took on Jonathan Bell (Tu Kaha), and passed his guard before sinking an armbar. Note how he maintains his hold on the arm while using his other arm to grab the opponent’s leg and prevent him from escaping.

Also having secured their travel to the UAE: Alexander Scott (Vanderson Pires Jiu-Jitsu), the winner of the brown/black belt lightweight absolute; Brian Falzon (Roots Jiu-Jitsu), number 1 in the purple belt absolute; and Tony Torrisi (Garra BJJ), gold in the blue belt absolute. Lorna Lock (Dominance MMA) dominated the female white-blue belt absolute, and Joseph Hill (Douglas JJ) won the white belt absolute.

Auckland, na Nova Zelândia, sediou mais uma Seletiva para Abu Dhabi. Foto: ChewyPineapple/Divulgação

As seletivas para o WPJJC estão a todo vapor pelo mundo afora. No último sábado, 10 de novembro, a peneira aconteceu em Auckland, na Nova Zelândia.

E o grande nome do torneio foi o pernambucano Bruno Alves (Gracie Barra Sydney), que na final do absoluto marrom/preta pesado superou William Dias (GBJJ/Nova União) e ganhou a passagem e o pacote com tudo pago para lutar o evento principal do WPJJC, que rola em abril de 2013, em Abu Dhabi.

Bruno teve de ralar para chegar lá, como você vê no vídeo abaixo. Na semifinal, Bruno encarou Johnathan Bell (Tu Kaha), e teve calma para passar a guarda e encaixar o armlock. Repare que ele mantém a pegada no braço e, com a outra mão, segura na perna do adversário, impedindo a fuga.

Também garantiram a viagem com tudo pago para os Emirados Árabes: Alexander Scott (Vanderson Pires Jiu-Jitsu), campeão absoluto marrom/preta leve; Brian Falzon (Roots Jiu-Jitsu), o melhor do aberto roxa; e Tony Torrisi (Garra BJJ), ouro no absoluto azul. Lorna Lock (Dominance MMA) dominou o aberto branca/azul feminino e Joseph Hill (Douglas JJ) venceu o aberto faixa-branca.