João Gabriel, Otávio Nalati and Max Gimenis share the podium.
Big names in competitive BJJ met in the U.S. to try to grab gold medals and some prize money last Saturday at the 4th installment of the New York BJJ Pro.
João Gabriel Rocha, Tayane Porfírio and Felipinho César were among the standouts. At ultra-heavy, João Gabriel Rocha of Soul Fighters bagged another gold for the season. He defeated ferocious Otávio Nalati of Lloyd Irvin, bagging 4,000 dollars in the process. Natali won 1,000 dollars for his runner-up campaign. You can see their fight here:
Keenan Cornelius reigned in the heavyweight division. A recent addition to Atos, he took on Tim Spriggs, a former teammate of his at Lloyd Irvin, in the final, which you can watch here:
Middleweight Felipinho César of Barbosa JJ beat Manuel Ribamar (NS Brotherhood) for gold in that division.
The women’s section had prize money only in the absolute division. Sitting world champion Tayane Porfírio extended her long winning streak to earn 1,500 dollars as she outplayed Nathiely de Jesus (Cícero Costha).
Results below, as provided by the IBJJF.
Black / Adult / Male / Feather
1 – Shane Jamil Hill-Taylor – Team Lloyd Irvin
2 – Silvio Duran de Barros Saraiva – Vitor Shaolin BJJ
3 – Felipe Hugo de Souza Simplicio – Soul Fighters BJJ Connecticut
3 – Kevin Javier Mahecha – American Top Team
Black / Adult / Male / Middle
1 – Felipe Cesar Silva – BARBOSA JIU-JITSU
2 – Manuel Ribamar V. de Oliveira Filho – Ns Brotherhood
3 – Marcos Vinícius da Silva Tinoco – Alliance
3 – Victor Silverio Santos – Gracie Barra
Black / Adult / Male / Heavy
1 – Keenan Kai-James Cornelius – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Timothy-Michael Spriggs – Team Lloyd Irvin
3 – Matthew W Leighton – Bonsai JJ – USA
Black / Adult / Male / Ultra-Heavy
1 – João Gabriel de Oliveira e S. Rocha – Soul Fighters BJJ Connecticut
2 – Otavio de Souza Nalati – Team Lloyd Irvin
3 – Gabriel Lyrio Lucas – CheckMat
3 – Max dos Santos Gimenis – GF Team
Black / Adult / Female / Feather
1 – Aarae Alexander – Team Lloyd Irvin
2 – Kristina Sofia Puruganan Barlaan – Caio Terra Association
Black / Adult / Female / Middle
1 – Laurah Elizabeth Hallock – GF Team
Black / Adult / Female / Medium-Heavy
1 – Nathiely Karoline Melo de Jesus – PSLPB Cicero Costha
Black / Adult / Female / Heavy
1 – Jessica da Silva Oliveira – Gracie Barra
2 – Maria Malyjasiak – Zenith BJJ
Black / Adult / Female / Super-Heavy
1 – Tayane Porfírio de Araújo – Alliance
Black / Adult / Female / Open Class
1 – Tayane Porfírio de Araújo – Alliance
2 – Nathiely Karoline Melo de Jesus – PSLPB Cicero Costha
3 – Maria Malyjasiak – Zenith BJJ
