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2009 Pan-Ams Womens Absolute Division Details

Christy Thomas armbars Michelle Nicolini in the womens black / brown belt absolute division at the 2009 BJJ Pan-Ams.

I was unable to stay long enough to get the details of how the absolute division for the black / brown belt females on Sunday, but with major help from Alicia Anthony, BJJ’s best photographer we now bring you some information about how things went down!

• Gabrielle Garcia (Alliance) defeats Jacqueline Andrade (Team Mica)
• Michelle Nicolini (Drysdale JJ) defeats Fabiana Borges (Gracie Barra) via triangle choke to armbar
• Katie Weilbacher (Alliance) defeats Luka Dias (Gracie Humaita) on points
• Ana Laura Cordeiro defeats Penny Thomas (Gracie Humaita)
• Michelle Nicolini defeats Katie Weilbacher on points
• Gabrielle Garcie chokes Valerie Worthington
• Christy Thomas (Relson Gracie) armbars Michelle Nicolini
• Ana Laura Cordeiro defeats Sophia McDermott (Machado Jiu-Jitsu) on points
• Ana Laura Cordeiro beats Gabrielle Garcia on points
• Ana Laura Cordeiro defeats Christy Thomas on points to become the 2009 womens black / brown belt absolute division champion!

Gracie Barra’s Ana Laura Cordeiro has been invincible. Her accomplishments include first place in the 2008 BJJ Mundials, first place in the 2008 BJJ Pan-Ams, first place in the 2008 No-Gi World Championships, and many others. Anyone want to place bets on whether she gets her black belt this year at the Mundials if she wins again? How could she not!

Tournament Results Tuesday: IBJJF Pan-Ams and NAGA

We have the results of two big tourneys this time around on Tournament Results Tuesday! The first are results from the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation’s results page from the action this weekend in Carson, California. These details are from the official IBJJF page. Below the Pan-Ams results, you’ll find the details from NAGA’s most recent event in Jonesboro Georgia on March 21 and 22.

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IBJJF BJJ Pan Championships

Academy results

Adult:
1- Gracie Barra
2- Gracie Humaita
3- Alliance

Master and Senior:
1- Gracie Humaita
2- Carlson Gracie Team
3- Gracie Barra

Female:
1- Gracie Barra
2- Gracie Humaita
3- Westside BJJ

Juvenile:
1- Gracie Humaita
2- Team Mica
3- Peninsula BJJ

Novice:
1- Carlson Gracie Team
2- Gracie Barra
3- Gigante BJJ

WHITE BELT ADULT

ROOSTER

FIRST FRANCIS TEJANO Carlson Gracie Team

SECOND AKI YOSIKAWA Guerrilla JJ

THIRD RONALD HENDERSON Aloisio Silva

THIRD ROKHA SREY OHANA ACADEMY OF

LIGHT FEATHER

FIRST ADAM NOLASCO GIGANTE BJJ

SECOND DHRUVA ABHAISINGH Gracie Barra

THIRD JONATHAN CRISS Gazze Academy

THIRD MICHAEL AZER Guillobel BJJ

FEATHER

FIRST JOSH PRESLEY Renzo Gracie

SECOND EUGENE YASUTOMI Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD ZACH GREEN Maxercise

THIRD GRANT YOSHINO CSULB

LIGHT

FIRST JOAQUIN CONTRERAS PRIMERO BJJ

SECOND TROY DAVIS Brasa

THIRD JR SHIVE Legion Jiu-jitsu

THIRD DUSTIN BREDWICK Team Mica

MIDDLE

FIRST TONY COLLINS Westside JJ

SECOND JOSHUA HENRY Tinguinha

THIRD TOM OSWALD GRACIE BARRA SANTA

THIRD CHRIS PISCIONE ALDO BATISTA

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST MANUEL DIAZ Sandro Batata

SECOND CARSELL SWAIN Brazilian Top Team

THIRD DAN SCHUR Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD MATTHEW BARBOUR Gracie Barra San Diego

HEAVY

FIRST ROBERT YUNDT Tinguinha

SECOND PATRICK STURGEON RCJ Machado

THIRD TYLER LINSACUM Megaton

THIRD BO FRANCY Gracie Humaita

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST LOUIS VILLAREAL GIGANTE BJJ

SECOND AARON SAWYER TMU

THIRD VIVIANO AGUILAR Cia Paulista

THIRD SILVANO FACCIO Machado JJ

ULTRA HEAVY

FIRST ORLANDO SANCHEZ LEGACY

SECOND BRENT WASCHE Peak performance

THIRD MORGAN JOSEPHER Gracie Barra

THIRD CHRISTOPHER JOHNSTON Gracie Barra

WHITE BELT ADULT FEMALE

LIGHT FEATHER

FIRST JAYME BORDON WORLD TEAM USA

SECOND MARIA HILARIO APEX

THIRD MARICELLA SALINAS Alliance

THIRD JENNIFER DENTON GIGANTE BJJ

FEATHER

FIRST NATALIE VALDERAZ Alliance

SECOND RACHAEL BROWN Cia Paulista

THIRD CATHERINE PITTET Neutral Grounds

THIRD SHARON GOSUN Andre Negao

LIGHT

FIRST CATHERINE ROHR TEAM TOOKE

SECOND CONNIE ALVAREZ Cia Paulista

THIRD WENDY JOHNSON Andre Negao

THIRD HILLARY MACALUSO LETS ROLL JJ

MIDDLE

FIRST SIJARA EUBANKS Lloyd Irvin

SECOND LEANNE JENKINS SPEEDY GONZALES

THIRD ELIZABETH ATHAS Martial Arts USA

THIRD LARIZA FENNER Carlson Gracie Team

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST LEAH MANCILLAS Carlson Gracie Team

SECOND JESSY PRINTZ GRAPPLERS GUILD

THIRD ROSSIE SHAFFER Renzo Gracie

THIRD MEGAN JACOBSON SUMMA SPORTS

HEAVY

FIRST MATALON MAIA Carlson Gracie Team

SECOND JULIE FOGG Gracie Barra

THIRD ANDI CANSECO Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD RITA FLOYD Lloyd Irvin

WHITE BELT MASTER

LIGHT FEATHER

FIRST GEORGE HERNANDEZ Carlson Gracie Team

SECOND WILSON ALZATE FEDERATION

THIRD CHAD WIEBE Gracie Barra

THIRD JIMMY GALLAWAY SO CAL MMA

FEATHER

FIRST LLOYD LIQUIE Gracie Barra

SECOND WADE LIU Aloisio Silva

THIRD TOMER EILAM THROWDOWN ELITE

THIRD ALFREDO SEGOVIA Pitbull

LIGHT

FIRST OSCAR CARDONA Gracie Barra

SECOND PEDRO ROSADO Sergio Penha JJ

THIRD JEFF RODAS BJJ FORCE

THIRD ODILON MAIA Gracie Barra

MIDDLE

FIRST ARTURO BRICENO BJJ Revolution Team

SECOND EDDIE WELCH Nova União

THIRD CHRISTOPHER SULSONA Caique JJ

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST BILLY CRAFTON LAVA FITNESS

SECOND MATTHEW BLASDEL Gracie Barra

THIRD ANDREW KUILAND Global JJ

THIRD ANDREW FUHRIMAN Mori Academy

HEAVY

FIRST MICHAEL CARNES Machado JJ

SECOND BRENT LUEBKERT De La Riva

THIRD PHILIP DUFFIELD TEAM NOVAES

THIRD ANDRES BEHRENS Carlson Gracie Team

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST BRIAN INGRAM Gracie Humaita/Megaton

SECOND JEROME SMITH Ralph Gracie Berkeley

THIRD JOSHUA LINN GIGANTE BJJ

THIRD TYE BORUM Groundworks JJ House

ULTRA HEAVY

FIRST CHAD FIELDS Relson Gracie

SECOND DERLING GONZALES Nova União

THIRD RICHIE SHAWVER Renzo Gracie

THIRD JAMES LAW Cesar Gracie

WHITE BELT SENIOR 1

LIGHT FEATHER

FIRST INGLEBERT CASTRO X Treme gold team

SECOND JOVEN OROZCO Gracie Barra

THIRD JODON ENGLISH XTREME TRAINING CENTER

FEATHER

FIRST PATRICK HIGA Jean Jacques Machado

SECOND JEFF ZUCKERMAN Gracie Barra

THIRD CONRAD BUI WORLD TEAM USA

THIRD FOSTER GARY Gracie Barra

LIGHT

FIRST KENT MURAOKA Gracie Barra

SECOND JAMES BEERS Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD EDISON NOBOA PINNACLE JIU JITSU

THIRD PATRICK BARKER Gracie Barra

MIDDLE

FIRST JOAQUIN NOBLE Saulo Ribeiro

SECOND ROGER SCOTT Gracie Barra

THIRD CLARENCE MOORE Ultimate Fitness

THIRD CRIS RIVERA PRIMERO BJJ

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST JASON KLEFFMAN Half Moon Bay Bjj

SECOND WILLIAM MONTALVO Gracie Barra

THIRD DAVE KING Team Roc

THIRD MICHAEL HIGHAM Aloisio Silva

HEAVY

FIRST MICHAEL BURKS Carlson Gracie Team

SECOND MARK DEARING Gracie Barra

THIRD PATRICK SCOTT Guillobel BJJ

THIRD DUSTIN MAST Gracie Barra

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST KELLY CHICOINE GIGANTE BJJ

SECOND BRIAN LEWIS Gracie Humaita/Megaton

THIRD JAMES WITMER PINNACLE JIU JITSU

THIRD CHRIS LONG Alpha Fighting System

ULTRA HEAVY

FIRST JUAN COTA Carlson Gracie Team

SECOND CLARENCE BROWN Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD NIELS BURGESS Cleber Luciano JJ

THIRD JOHNNY ANTONELLI GIGANTE BJJ

BLUE BELT JUVENILE

ROOSTER

FIRST LUIS OCON Peninsula BJJ Pitbull

SECOND EDWIN GUERRERO Godoi JJ Club

LIGHT FEATHER

FIRST BRANDON WALENSKY SAN DIEGO BJJ

SECOND JESSE ALEXANDER VALENCIA Neutral Grounds

THIRD JOHNNY MUNOZ PINNACLE JIU JITSU

THIRD GABE KIRK SIEGE MMA

FEATHER

FIRST BRICK WELCH Gracie Barra

SECOND PHILLIP HOMMEL Peninsula BJJ Pitbull

THIRD JOHN HOMMEL Relson Gracie

THIRD NICK SCHULTZ Westside JJ

LIGHT

FIRST ISAAC ARAMBUL Gracie Humaita

SECOND CHRISTIAN BROADNAX Drysdale JJ

THIRD JACK WILWERT Team Mica

THIRD PETER FELTON PRACTICAL MARTIAL

MIDDLE

FIRST TANNER RICE Axis Japan

SECOND MICHAEL REY Gracie Humaita

THIRD MICHAEL TREMBLAY Alpha Fighting System

THIRD FRANCISCO ITURRALDE Alliance

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST ANDRE VAUGHAN Team Mica

SECOND NICK KERSTING Gracie Humaita

THIRD MAGID HAGE Gracie Barra

THIRD DAVID HOLLOWAY Gracie Barra

HEAVY

FIRST VANN SLATTER Claudio Franca

SECOND HARRISON LYNCH GRAPPLERS GUILD

THIRD JORDAN HUSTON Gracie Humaita

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST * NICK CASTILLO Alliance

ULTRA HEAVY

FIRST TOMMY COPELIN Vaghi Martial Arts

SECOND DOUGLAS PETERSON Yamasaki Academy

OPEN CLASS

FIRST FRANCISCO ITURRALDE Alliance

SECOND ANDRE VAUGHAN Team Mica

THIRD MICHAEL TREMBLAY Alpha Fighting System

THIRD BRYAN MARUGG IMPACT BJJ

BLUE BELT ADULT

ROOSTER

FIRST KAZUAKI HONJO Oregon BJJ

SECOND JOHN MC CARTHY SIEGE MMA

THIRD MAXWELL SHEPERD TEAM MAGNITUDE

THIRD DANIEL FAGGELLA Santos BJJ

LIGHT FEATHER

FIRST GIANNI GRIPPO Renzo Gracie

SECOND RENE LOPEZ Legion Jiu-jitsu

THIRD JONATHAN GALE RENZO GRACIE HALIFAX

THIRD CARLO ANGELO PENA VPF

FEATHER

FIRST SAADULAEV YUSUP UFLACKER

SECOND BRETT MILLEA Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD DOMINIC DAMIAN Undisputed

THIRD JEFFREY CUMMINGS Alliance

LIGHT

FIRST BENEIL DARIUSH RALPH GRACIE ORANGE

SECOND STEPHEN MARTIN Gracie Barra

THIRD NATHAN CONNER Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD CHRIS VISENTIN Alliance

MIDDLE

FIRST ADAM DUNKEL CROSLEY GRACIE JJ

SECOND MIKE TOUSIGNANT Easton Brazilian JJ

THIRD PAUL SCHON HBJ

THIRD BENJAMIN RIVERA Gazze Academy

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST JACK GRANTHAN Ralph Gracie

SECOND ELIAS RAMIREZ III Gracie Barra

THIRD JEFFERY BOUDREAUX Brasa

THIRD JARED REVEL Gracie Barra

HEAVY

FIRST NICOLAS CASTELLANO Soca BJJ

SECOND STEVEN VALDEZ Gracie Humaita

THIRD CODY FANNER Jean Jacques Machado

THIRD ISAAC JULY Leo Dalla

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST RAPHAEL DAVIS Gracie Humaita

SECOND LUIS RUBALCAVA Gracie Humaita

THIRD ROGERIO ALBUQUERQUE Brazilian Top Team

THIRD KENNETH AIELLO Nova União

ULTRA HEAVY

FIRST JASON YOUNG Alexander Chrispim

SECOND BRIAN FOLEY Gracie Humaita

THIRD YOSHI YAMAGUCHI WORLD TEAM USA

THIRD MATT GARBER Brasa

BLUE FEMALE

LIGHT FEATHER

FIRST JEN FLANNERY FIFTY/50

SECOND TONYA MININGER Gracie Humaita

THIRD SYMPHONY SANTOS Hollywood Bjj

THIRD TAMARA FREEZE Gracie Barra

FEATHER

FIRST CHRISTINE MC DONAGH Gracie Barra

SECOND VIVIANE BRUINJE Guillobel BJJ

THIRD CORI GEIER Guerrilla JJ

THIRD MELISSA LOPES Capital Jiu-Jitsu Team

LIGHT

FIRST ANA STANKIEWICZ Alliance

SECOND MELISSA BARDFIELD Renzo Gracie

THIRD ERIKKA FLOM Axis Japan

THIRD RACHEL BEACH American Top Team

MIDDLE

FIRST NICHOLE DECKER Wander Braga

SECOND LISA TANGUAY Alpha Fighting System

THIRD ADRIENNE ADAMS Yamasaki Academy

THIRD RACHEL DIERKS HB Academy

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST KAY STEPHENSON Renzo Gracie

SECOND CHARLENE COATS Half Moon Bay Bjj

THIRD ALISON TREMBLAY Alpha Fighting System

THIRD RACHELLE RAMIREZ Alliance

HEAVY

FIRST KAYTI QUESADA Tinguinha

SECOND SARAH DRAHT Gracie Barra

THIRD ANGELENA ORMONDE Gracie Barra San

THIRD ANGIE GONZALEZ TEAM TOOKE

BLUE JUVENILE FEMALE

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST SHYANN KINZER Open Dor BJJ

OPEN CLASS

FIRST * ABIGAIL DIAZ Team Mica

BLUE BELT MASTER

LIGHT FEATHER

FIRST KEITH TRADER Gracie Humaita

SECOND GILBERTO GUZMAN Pitbull

THIRD FUMINORI SATO Strapple

THIRD CHRISTOPHER CAGURANGAN Guerrilla JJ

FEATHER

FIRST AARON COLLINS Gracie Barra

SECOND ISAAC MAGDALENO Vaghi Martial Arts

THIRD JAMES SHOOK Alliance

THIRD JOSH BOWLING Tinguinha

LIGHT

FIRST JOHN SAIEH Bevely Hills JJ Club

SECOND RAMON PENA Paragon

THIRD ALBERT GONZALES Paragon

THIRD CRAIG GASPARA Rickson

MIDDLE

FIRST JESSE SUNDERMAN Gracie Humaita

SECOND NED BYRD Team Roc

THIRD COREY SNOW Ralph Gracie

THIRD JASON FAIRBURN Gracie Humaita

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST JOHN CHUNG NORTH VANCOUVER BJJ

SECOND CHRISTIAN HERNANDEZ Open Dor BJJ

THIRD GILBERTO CASTRO Gracie Humaita

THIRD JOSH ROBINSON Bevely Hills JJ Club

HEAVY

FIRST SEAN PRINCE Tinguinha

SECOND RICKY CHAHAL Ralph Gracie

THIRD ANTHONY VENTI Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD RUSSEL HOUGH Alliance

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST WILL LINK Gracie Humaita/Megaton

SECOND JAPHETH BRUBAKER Capital Jiu-Jitsu Team

THIRD NATHANIEL LYNCH Gracie Barra

THIRD MICHAEL HAGGERTY Carlson Gracie Team

ULTRA HEAVY

FIRST GEORGE MCKENNA Gracie Humaita

SECOND RONALD BERENSCHOT Gracie Barra

THIRD MATT LANCASTER Team Roc

THIRD CORY CUMMINGS TMU

BLUE BELT SENIOR 1

LIGHT FEATHER

FIRST `MILO HILARIO APEX

SECOND ROWDY BRICCO Fabio Santos

THIRD MICHAEL FEIL Gracie Humaita

THIRD TOM VADAKAN Brazilian Top Team

FEATHER

FIRST EDDY OLANDJ Gracie Barra

SECOND ISHIDA HIROSHI Roger Machado

THIRD DAVID HEREDIA Lloyd Irvin

THIRD MARTY NUNN Gracie Humaita

LIGHT

FIRST ANTHONY VISCO Gracie Humaita

SECOND SEAN LOGAN Wander Braga

THIRD TONY OZLANSKI Nova União

THIRD DUDU MAZZOCATO Ralph Gracie Berkeley

MIDDLE

FIRST KENNY JOHNSON Rigan Mchado

SECOND DAN REILLY Bernalles Insitute

THIRD ALPHONSE CARBONARA Brazilian Top Team

THIRD THOMAS GAUGHAN ONE WORLD JJ

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST EDUARDO CARRASCO Carlson Gracie Team

SECOND JASON MARTIN SIMMLER

THIRD THORIN RYAN Ralph Gracie

THIRD MICHAEL DUNN Gazze Academy

HEAVY

FIRST JOE MENDOZA Rickson

SECOND VICTOR CATALAN Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD TAIT SKIFSTROM Neutral Grounds

THIRD ETHAN HOLSTON Neutral Grounds

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST CHRIS HARASZTI Brasa

SECOND MARK SIMONSON ITA BJJ

THIRD KENNY AINSWORTH Rickson

THIRD DAVID HONOREL Hollywood Bjj

ULTRA HEAVY

FIRST MICHAEL ROMERO Carlson Gracie Team

SECOND HECTOR CARPIO Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD KENNETH WEBER Tinguinha

THIRD PAUL FERREIRA AC CARVALHO-TEIXEIRA

OPEN CLASS

FIRST HECTOR CARPIO Carlson Gracie Team

SECOND CHRIS HARASZTI Brasa

THIRD DERIK CROUCH Alliance

THIRD MILO HILARIO APEX

BLUE BELT SENIOR 2

FEATHER

FIRST ROD ROBERTS Gracie Barra

SECOND ANDREW CULBRETH Team Roc

THIRD SCOTT PENWELL Lotus Club

THIRD CAILLOUX WILLIAMS GRACIE HUMAITA

LIGHT

FIRST BRIAN PACIS Kugtar

SECOND TONY REIS PINNACLE JIU JITSU

THIRD ANTHONY CHINEN Charles Gracie

THIRD STEVE HEILMAN Nova União

MIDDLE

FIRST CHRIS BALTHASAR Claudio Franca

SECOND TIMOTHY MORRIS Powerhouse

THIRD TYRONE FRIESON Brasa

THIRD RUBEN LOMELI Street Sports

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST ERIC KAUFMAN Gracie Humaita

SECOND CHRISTOPHER MATHIS No Limit/ Lotus Club

THIRD KEVIN BELLARD ITA BJJ

THIRD MICHAEL CANTARELLA Alliance

HEAVY

FIRST FLOYD NAUGHTON Lloyd Irvin

SECOND KEVIN GRAHAM PINNACLE JIU JITSU

THIRD MIGUEL CASTRO TEAM TOOKE

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST ALLEN WRENCH PINNACLE JIU JITSU

SECOND GORDON KING Alpha Fighting System

THIRD DAVID BENNETT RINALDO SANTOS

ULTRA HEAVY

FIRST STEVE MORRIS Carlson Gracie Team

SECOND ERIC HUTCHINGS Gracie Barra

THIRD MARK BROWN SAN DIEGO BJJ

THIRD L. RAY CHEREPY Gracie Humaita

OPEN CLASS

FIRST MATTHEW OWEN Keith Owen Bjj

SECOND GORDON KING Alpha Fighting System

THIRD L. RAY CHEREPY Gracie Humaita

THIRD MICHAEL CANTARELLA Alliance

BLUE BELT SENIOR 3

FEATHER

FIRST FUMIHIKO ISHII Guerrilla JJ

SECOND RAIMUNDO CORTINEZ Gracie Humaita

THIRD WILLIAM WEBBER Ralph Gracie Berkeley

LIGHT

FIRST DUANE DWYER Gracie Barra

SECOND WAYNE PERRY Half Moon Bay Bjj

THIRD BRIAN DICKS REPUBLIC JJ

THIRD FRANK MIRANDA KIM JJ

MIDDLE

FIRST GEOFFREY MCGANN Bevely Hills JJ Club

SECOND RICH SOTO Ralph Gracie

THIRD IVO CUTZARIDA LB4LB

THIRD GILBERT FRANK Carlson Gracie Team

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST HUGH ROCHFORD Gazze Academy

SECOND MURILO VASCONCELOS Alliance

THIRD MIKE HIGLEY LAVA FITNESS

THIRD RAYMOND WINTERS Sergio Penha JJ

HEAVY

FIRST PEDRO DIAZ Nova União

SECOND BILL BALDWIN Wander Braga

THIRD MARK SAWICKI Gracie Barra

THIRD FERNANCO VIZCARRA Gracie Barra

ULTRA HEAVY

FIRST DAVID COPELIN Vaghi Martial Arts

SECOND AHMED AKL Gracie Humaita

THIRD DOUG MUHLE Team Roc

OPEN CLASS

FIRST PEDRO DIAZ Nova União

SECOND BRIAN DICKS REPUBLIC JJ

THIRD AHMED AKL Gracie Humaita

THIRD DOUG MUHLE Team Roc

PURPLE FEMALE

LIGHT FEATHER

FIRST SHAMA KO Relson Gracie

SECOND WASAI TAMALYN CENTRAL OAHU JJ

THIRD MISSY DANFORTH The Foundry BJJ

THIRD REBECCA RAY TIM BURRIL BJJ

FEATHER

FIRST TOVE SODERSTEN Prana JJ

SECOND CARLA FRANCO Godoi JJ Club

THIRD JENNIFER WEINTZ Gracie Barra

THIRD BEATRIZ ZAKKA Cia Paulista

LIGHT

FIRST BEATRIZ MESQUITA Gracie Humaita

SECOND MAGDALINA GOFMAN RALPH GRACIE SAN

THIRD JERI-ANN NORTON Gracie Humaita

THIRD ARNELA HADZISULEJMANOVIC Hilti BJJ

MIDDLE

FIRST HILLARY WILLIAMS Westside JJ

SECOND LISA DE LA ROSA Gracie Barra

THIRD JENNIFER PETTERSON Brazilian Top Team

THIRD LISA DAMICO Yamasaki Academy

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST KAREN MILLER Brasa

SECOND CAROLINE VANEK Gracie Barra

THIRD SOFIA TRUEBA Valente JJ

THIRD CINDY MAGDALENO Gracie Humaita

HEAVY

FIRST * TAMMY GRIEGO Gracie Barra

OPEN CLASS

FIRST HILLARY WILLIAMS Westside JJ

SECOND TAMMY GRIEGO Gracie Barra

THIRD MAGDALINA GOFMAN RALPH GRACIE SAN

THIRD JENNIFER WEINTZ Gracie Barra

PURPLE BELT ADULT

ROOSTER

FIRST MOHAMED SAMSOUDINE Gracie Humaita

SECOND JOSEPH CREEDON Relson Gracie

THIRD ALEX TAVEIRA Gracie Barra

LIGHT FEATHER

FIRST PAT RUNEZ Nova União

SECOND CORY ROBINSON Lloyd Irvin

THIRD ERIC LINCOLN NDBJJ/TEAM JD SHELLEY

THIRD BRUNO BRAZ Kimura BH

FEATHER

FIRST MICHEL LANGUI Alliance

SECOND JONATHAN THOMAS Alliance

THIRD ADRIAN RUMINGAN Yamasaki Academy

THIRD BEN PITCHFORD TOMS OPEN MATT

LIGHT

FIRST ALEXANDRE BEZERRA Godoi JJ Club

SECOND PETER RUNEZ Peak performance

THIRD OLIVER GEDDES Roger Gracie Academy

THIRD NATHAN MENDELSON Claudio Franca

MIDDLE

FIRST LUCAS ROCHA Gracie Barra

SECOND QUINN MULHERN Gracie Barra

THIRD RAFAEL NOVAIS Gracie Barra

THIRD HENRIQUE DE HOLANDA Carlson Gracie Team

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST DAN SCHON Carlson Gracie Team

SECOND AMIR YAFAWI Gracie Humaita

THIRD NEIMAN GRACIE Gracie Barra

THIRD MATT SLOAN Megaton

HEAVY

FIRST JAMES PUOPOLO Gracie Humaita

SECOND MARK TSE GRACIE HUMAITA

THIRD LEONARD FILIPLIC Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD MORRIS AVALA Legion Jiu-jitsu

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST WILLIAM ALFORD AC RDBJJ

SECOND THIAGO XIMENES Alliance

THIRD DORIAN CARTWRIGHT RALPH GRACIE

THIRD TREVIN RAAK Lotus Club

ULTRA HEAVY

FIRST ERIC DOUGHERTY Alliance

SECOND TOM MCMAHON AC CARVALHO-TEIXEIRA

THIRD ADAM PROVENCE Check Mat Bjj

THIRD ZANDER HEINEN VITOR SHAOLIN

OPEN CLASS

FIRST LUCAS ROCHA Gracie Barra

SECOND QUINN MULHEM Gracie Barra

THIRD MATT SLOAN Megaton

THIRD PETER RUNEZ Peak performance

PURPLE BELT MASTER

LIGHT FEATHER

FIRST EDWARD ABRAMSKI GRAPPLERS GUILD

SECOND JEFF BOURGEOIS Lotus Club

THIRD PAUL AMBRIZ Gracie Humaita

THIRD CHAD WASHBURN Lloyd Irvin

FEATHER

FIRST PHILLIPE GENTRY Alliance

SECOND JOSEPH BELL Kimura BH

THIRD GABRIEL GASTON Gracie Humaita

THIRD NATHANAEL SOLI Gracie Humaita

LIGHT

FIRST PABLO ANGEL CASTRO III Brasa

SECOND WALID NAIM American Top Team

THIRD SHAWN EICHELBERGER Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD LAITH SALIH Lotus Club

MIDDLE

FIRST NENAD DRAGOJLOVICH Gracie Barra

SECOND FELIPE GUEDES Gracie Barra

THIRD KEN KENNEY Alliance

THIRD MICHAEL KOELZER Carlson Gracie Team

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST DEREK IHNAT Alliance

SECOND TAKIS KATSOULIS Cesar Gracie

THIRD JUAN ENRIQUEZ Gracie Humaita

THIRD TOSHIYUKI YOSHIKAWA Purebred

HEAVY

FIRST RENATO FREITAS The Lab

SECOND DANIEL SAVERY BEST WAY

THIRD SHANNON YOUNG Ricardo Barros JJ

THIRD UGO ARIMONYEOTU RCJ Machado

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST RAUL JIMENEZ Gracie Barra

SECOND GEORGE SPACEK UFLACKER

THIRD BRYAN LUXEMBOURGUER BJJ FORCE

THIRD ANTHONY CARLSON Vaghi Martial Arts

ULTRA HEAVY

FIRST ERNEST MELLO CROSLEY GRACIE JJ

SECOND WAURIMAN BORGES Pitbull

THIRD KELLY GRAY Team Mica

THIRD ROBERT WOODS RINALDO SANTOS

OPEN CLASS

FIRST NICKOLAUS KNIGHT Cia Paulista

SECOND WAURIMAN BORGES Pitbull

THIRD LAITH SALIH Lotus Club

THIRD RONALD DE MERITT Brasa

PURPLE BELT SENIOR 1

LIGHT FEATHER

FIRST KEITH PARKNOW Yamasaki Academy

SECOND TOM NOVELL Gracie Barra

THIRD GLENN CHANG LETS ROLL JJ

THIRD FLOYD EASON Lloyd Irvin

FEATHER

FIRST STEPHEN SHELTON Brasa

SECOND TRI NGUYEN Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD SHANE THIBODEAUX Gracie Barra

THIRD BRIAN WOOD Brasa

LIGHT

FIRST JOHN ORR Brazilian Top Team

SECOND HENRY CORTEZ Kugtar

THIRD SCOTT ABERNATHY Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD NEIL SIMKIN Gracie Barra

MIDDLE

FIRST JUSTIN WILKEN Carlson Gracie Team

SECOND SCOTT LANDIS Cesar Gracie

THIRD TOMAS SALGADO Brasa

THIRD YASUYUKI MIYAKE OKA JJ

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST JEREMY ADKINS Gracie Humaita

SECOND SCOT CLONTZ THE ACADEMY

THIRD KC WINDHAM Brasa

THIRD JOHN HERNANDEZ Open Dor BJJ

HEAVY

FIRST KELLY GRISSOM Leo Dalla

SECOND MARK ZUBER Star JJ

THIRD SAL FLORES Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD KURT SHROUT Carlson Gracie Team

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST BRYANT GUIDRY Peak performance

SECOND BRYAN ANTONELLI Balance

THIRD DANIEL JEROME Gracie Barra

ULTRA HEAVY

FIRST HAROLD JONES Carlson Gracie Team

SECOND LARRY SCOTT BJMUTA

THIRD TOBY MILLS RCJ Machado

THIRD SCOTT LACER Cesar Gracie

OPEN CLASS

FIRST KURT SHROUT Carlson Gracie Team

SECOND RONALD GREEN Alliance

THIRD KELLY GRISSOM Leo Dalla

THIRD VINH TRAN Rickson

PURPLE BELT SENIOR 2

LIGHT FEATHER

FIRST * DAREK KAIVANI Alliance

FEATHER

FIRST PAUL ZEITLER Gracie Humaita/Megaton

SECOND WALBER NASCIMENTO RODRIGO PINHEIRO BJJ

THIRD EDWARD PARK Gracie Barra

THIRD MIKE DYKES Gracie Barra

LIGHT

FIRST PATRIK ISBERG Hilti Stockholm

SECOND JOE SOLIS Neutral Grounds

THIRD BASIL FIKARIS Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD DAVID SHIN Gracie Barra

MIDDLE

FIRST JORDAN ROBINSON Cassio Werneck

SECOND ROY MARSH Team Roc

THIRD ROBERT CASEY COMBAT BASE

THIRD CHUCK WALKER CROSLEY GRACIE JJ

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST SCOTT CALVER KREATION SINGAPORE

SECOND PAUL WOODRUFF REPUBLIC JJ

HEAVY

FIRST MARCELLO DE PAOLI Jean Jacques Machado

SECOND DAVE SCHNELLER Gracie Barra

THIRD SCOTT WILLINGHAM Rickson

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST JP DONAHUE Brazilian Top Team

SECOND BILL HOTTER Cesar Gracie

OPEN CLASS

FIRST BILL HOTTER Cesar Gracie

SECOND SCOTT WILLINGHAM Rickson

THIRD SCOTT CALVER KREATION SINGAPORE

PURPLE BELT SENIOR 3

LIGHT

FIRST * GARY MADSEN Gracie Humaita

MIDDLE

FIRST * NORMAN FULTON Gracie Humaita

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST BRIAN BEAUCHAMP BRAVADO BJJ

SECOND JOE SOLORIO PRIMERO BJJ

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST * ADOBIN SCHROTH Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club

OPEN CLASS

FIRST BRIAN BEAUCHAMP BRAVADO BJJ

SECOND JOE SOLORIO PRIMERO BJJ

THIRD STEPHEN FULTON Gracie JJ Academy

THIRD ADOBIN SCHROTH Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club

BROWN BELT ADULT

LIGHT FEATHER

FIRST ARY FARIAS Check Mat Bjj

SECOND SONNY NOHARA Check Mat Bjj

THIRD THIAGO SANTOS Gracie Barra

FEATHER

FIRST ZAK MAXWELL Gracie Humaita

SECOND JUSTIN RADER Gracie Humaita

THIRD KIM TERRA Check Mat Bjj

THIRD HENRIQUE RESENDE SILVA Alliance

LIGHT

FIRST STEVEN ROSENBERG Nova União

SECOND JACOB MACKENZIE Akxe BJJ

THIRD JASON HAYES Lloyd Irvin

THIRD JONATHAN TORRES Lloyd Irvin

MIDDLE

FIRST GUNNAR NELSON Gracie Barra

SECOND BRUNO ALVES Gracie Barra

THIRD MARCEL GONCALVES Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD DAREN ROBERTS Alliance

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST MATT JUBERA Gracie Humaita

SECOND DANIEL SIMMLER Renzo Gracie

THIRD IAN MCPHERSON Alliance

THIRD DEREK LEYRER Balance

HEAVY

FIRST LEONARDO ITURRALDE Alliance

SECOND JOAO ASSIS Check Mat Bjj

THIRD ERIK SODERBERGH Rickson

THIRD BEN BAXTER Gracie Humaita

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST CARLOS MELO Claudio Franca

SECOND CHRISTOPHER CROSBY Gracie Barra

THIRD MARCUS LARRIEU Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD JASON SPALLEK Relson Gracie

ULTRA HEAVY

FIRST MIKE SCHUSS Gracie Barra

SECOND JONATHAN TOOKER Alliance

THIRD ETHAN SNOW Renzo Gracie

THIRD JARROD BUNCH Bevely Hills JJ Club

OPEN CLASS

FIRST JOAO ASSIS Check Mat Bjj

SECOND ARMAN BARROS Brasa

THIRD IAN MCPHERSON Alliance

THIRD MATT JUBERA Gracie Humaita

BROWN BELT MASTER

LIGHT FEATHER

FIRST HIROYUKI MIZUNO Alliance

SECOND NOEL DANFORTH Joe Moreira

FEATHER

FIRST DONALD PARK Gracie Humaita

SECOND FRANK CURRERI Drysdale JJ

THIRD JASON EVANGELISTA Alliance

LIGHT

FIRST FINNIE MCMAHON Renzo Gracie

SECOND TOM MUELLER Neutral Grounds

THIRD MARK VIVES Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD GUSTAVO GASPERIN PROFESSIONAL TRAINER

MIDDLE

FIRST DANIEL RODRIGUEZ Street Sports

SECOND GENE FOLGO Pitbull

THIRD MARCELO KAMINSKI Cia Paulista

THIRD ALFRED PRADO Alliance

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST ANDREJ KUKRIC Carlson Gracie Team

SECOND FERNANDO REIS Jean Jacques Machado

THIRD ADAM HUNNICUTT Alliance

THIRD RYAN MURPHY CROSLEY GRACIE JJ

HEAVY

FIRST SCOTT HUSTON Brasa

SECOND PEDRO PEGORARO Gracie JJ Academy

THIRD DAVID HECK Brasa

THIRD ANDERSON SHIRAISHI X Treme gold team

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST HUMBERTO BORGES Alliance

SECOND DANNY AGEMY Gracie Humaita

THIRD MANUEL FLORES Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD ROBERT LUGO JR Alexander Chrispim

ULTRA HEAVY

FIRST LALO SALAZAR Alliance

SECOND DIEGO MONTEIRO Competition

THIRD TYLER BOSARD Gracie Barra

THIRD DAVID HERTZ Tatu JJ

OPEN CLASS

FIRST JAMES VALENTINE Ralph Gracie Berkeley

SECOND HUMBERTO BORGES Alliance

THIRD TODD FOX Vaghi Martial Arts

THIRD BRYAN GUIDRY Vaghi Martial Arts

BROWN BELT SENIOR 1

FEATHER

FIRST TOMMY MALMBERG Alliance

SECOND TREY MARTIN Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD HOCINE BOUROUBA Gracie Humaita

THIRD RON HUXEN Relson Gracie

LIGHT

FIRST DANIEL SANTANA Carlson Gracie Team

SECOND FRANCOIS DENIAU BJJ LYON – TEAM

THIRD KANE TSAY Street Sports

THIRD MANNIE ROMERO Nova União

MIDDLE

FIRST KEEBO ROBINSON Sergio Penha JJ

SECOND TOM KNOX Gracie Humaita

THIRD BRANDON HETZLER Rickson

THIRD DUKE KOBLINSKI Maguila BJJ

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST PAUL SILVA Carlson Gracie Team

SECOND REXIE BARNUM Gracie Barra

THIRD ANTONIO MARCOS PEREIRA Check Mat Bjj

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST STEPHEN HALL Alliance

SECOND GIAN CARLO VALDEZ Yamasaki Academy

ULTRA HEAVY

FIRST ALESSANDRO ALMEIDA Team Mica

SECOND OTTO CLARK Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD RUDY JIMENEZ Carlson Gracie Team

OPEN CLASS

FIRST STEPHEN HALL Alliance

SECOND DANIEL SANTANA Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD FRANCOIS DEMIAN BJJ LYON – TEAM

THIRD JIM COLLINS Gracie Barra

BROWN BELT SENIOR 2

LIGHT FEATHER

FIRST LUIS VEGA Caique JJ

SECOND JOHN PADOVA JR Gracie Humaita

THIRD MILES MOFFIT Gracie Humaita

THIRD MIKIZINHO LOVELETT Fabio Santos

LIGHT

FIRST MATTHIAS MEISTER Gracie Barra

SECOND MICHIO GRUBBS COMBAT BASE

THIRD SCOTT CLEMENTS Gracie Humaita

MIDDLE

FIRST SINA HADAD Star JJ

SECOND BILLY FLETCHER Alliance

THIRD GAVIN ATKINS South Bay

THIRD RAMIRO MOTA FLO MMA

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST CHRIS LOVATO Alliance

SECOND NATHANIEL LANE Clube de JJ Pitbull

THIRD TERRENCE ATKINS South Bay

THIRD GILBERT RAMIREZ Wander Braga

HEAVY

FIRST * EDWARD LIRETTE Gracie Barra

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST * NICOLAI HOLT Cobra Kai

ULTRA HEAVY

FIRST * BRUISER NEAL Check Mat Bjj

OPEN CLASS

FIRST BRUISER NEAL Check Mat Bjj

SECOND NICOLAI HOLT Cobra Kai

THIRD EDWARD LIRETTE Gracie Barra

BROWN BELT SENIOR 3

FEATHER

FIRST * JEFF TIRSHFIELD Primall JJ

LIGHT

FIRST PATRICK MCDONALD WOLFPACK BJJ

SECOND LEO KIRBY Alliance

MIDDLE

FIRST STEVEN TAFOYA Charles Gracie

SECOND JOEY MALDONADO Kioto

THIRD JIM MCPHERSON Alliance

THIRD NIALL YAMANE Wander Braga

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST MEHMET TURANLI Hilti Stockholm

SECOND RICK WARREN Claudio Franca

HEAVY

FIRST * WILLIE RODRIGUEZ Alliance

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST * GARY CASEY Claudio Franca

ULTRA HEAVY

FIRST RAUL MONTOLFO Gracie Barra

SECOND KELLY RUNDLE Alliance

OPEN CLASS

FIRST GARY CASEY Claudio Franca

SECOND PATRICK MCDONALD WOLFPACK BJJ

THIRD MEHMET TURANLI Hilti Stockholm

THIRD MARCUS RUNNELS Texas Punishment Crew

BLACK BELT ADULT

ROOSTER

FIRST JOAO CARLOS KURAOKA AXIS

SECOND FELIPE COSTA Brasa

THIRD SHOJI MASADA STRAPPLE OHANA

THIRD MAKOTO SAWADA Paraestra

LIGHT FEATHER

FIRST YOSHIHIKO MATSUMOTO Paraestra

SECOND RAFAEL FREITAS Gracie Barra

THIRD LEANDRO ESCOBAR Soul Fighters

THIRD FELIPE LATTARI Cia Paulista

FEATHER

FIRST RUBENS CHARLES MACIEL Alliance

SECOND MARIO REIS Gracie Barra

THIRD RAFAEL MENDES Atos

THIRD GUILHERME MENDES Atos

LIGHT

FIRST LUCAS LEPRI Alliance

SECOND MICHAEL LANG Alliance

THIRD LEONARDO LEITE Gracie Barra

THIRD AUGUSTO MENDES Soul Fighters

MIDDLE

FIRST LUCAS LEITE Check Mat Bjj

SECOND KRON GRACIE Gracie Humaita

THIRD CARLOS DIEGO FERREIRA AXIS

THIRD AUGUSTO VIEIRA Gracie Barra

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST OTAVIO SOUSA Gracie Barra

SECOND ROMULO BARRAL Gracie Barra

THIRD NIVALDO LIMA Check Mat Bjj

THIRD MATEUS VINHAS Gracie Barra America

HEAVY

FIRST ROBERTO ALENCAR Gracie Barra

SECOND FLAVIO ALMEIDA Gracie Barra

THIRD ROBERTO TOZI Godoi JJ Club

THIRD RAFAEL LOVATO JR Gracie Humaita

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST ANTONIO BRAGA NETO Gordo JJ

SECOND ROBERTO ABREU Carlson Gracie Team

ULTRA HEAVY

FIRST MARCIO CORLETA Winner

SECOND RODRIGO CAVACA Check Mat Bjj

THIRD ANDRE DE FREITAS Cesar Gracie

THIRD RICARDO FELICIANO Check Mat Bjj

OPEN CLASS

FIRST ANTONIO NETO Gordo JJ

SECOND OTAVIO SOUZA Gracie Barra

THIRD RUBENS CHARLES Alliance

THIRD ROMULO BARRAL Gracie Barra

BLACK BELT MASTER

LIGHT FEATHER

FIRST DANIEL BELEZA ACAJJ

SECOND MAURICIO VILLARDO Gracie Humaita

THIRD CHAD ROBICHAUX Gracie Barra

THIRD DANIEL AFLEJE BRUDDAS BJJ

FEATHER

FIRST CRISTIANO OLIVEIRA Gracie Barra

SECOND BARET YOSHIDA Undisputed

THIRD DANNY ALVAREZ Carlos Machado

THIRD ALEX FERREIRA Gracie Humaita

LIGHT

FIRST BABS OLUSANMOKUN Alliance

SECOND MARCOS BARROS Gracie Barra

THIRD THIAGO ALMEIDA Cia Paulista

THIRD JARED WEINER Lloyd Irvin

MIDDLE

FIRST REGIS LEBRE Gracie Humaita

SECOND JORGE BRITTO Gracie Humaita

THIRD MAYCON CARVALHO Gracie Barra

THIRD JOAO CUNHA Pitbull

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST WALTER VITAL Team Mica

SECOND SERGIO SILVA Open Dor BJJ

THIRD MIKE WEAVER Claudio Franca

THIRD RODRIGO CLARK Gracie Barra

HEAVY

FIRST CARLOS FRANCIS Gracie Humaita

SECOND FABIO LEOPOLDO Gracie Barra

THIRD PAUL HALME Peak performance

THIRD ROBERTO GODOI Gordo JJ

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST RODRIGO MEDEIROS Brasa

SECOND LEONARDO DALLA Leo Dalla

THIRD ANSELMO BALDIN Tozi

THIRD RICARDO BARROS Ricardo Barros JJ

ULTRA HEAVY

FIRST LUIGI American Top Team

SECOND FABIO COSTA Gracie Barra

OPEN CLASS

FIRST ROBERTO GODOI Godoi JJ Club

SECOND FABIO LEOPOLDO Gracie Barra

THIRD CARLOS FRANCIS Gracie Humaita

THIRD RENIERI ALBUQUERQUE X3

BLACK BELT SENIOR 1

FEATHER

FIRST RENATO TAVARES American Top Team

SECOND ANDREI ANDREZZO Cia Paulista

THIRD JEREMY GEAGA Gracie Barra

LIGHT

FIRST JACK MCVICKER Gracie Humaita

SECOND ANDRE LEITE Carlson Gracie Team

THIRD FERNANDO LOPES Godoi JJ Club

MIDDLE

FIRST CLEBER LUCIANO Gracie Humaita

SECOND TOM OBERHUE IMPACT BJJ

THIRD RICARDO MILLER Alliance

THIRD BRET BOSLER Team Lutter

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST EDUARDO ROCHA Gracie Humaita

SECOND AMAL EASTON Renzo Gracie

THIRD SHAWN HAMMONDS Lloyd Irvin

THIRD EDUARDO DE LIMA Gracie Barra

HEAVY

FIRST KURT OSIANDER RALPH GRACIE SAN

SECOND SEAN BANSFIELD Gracie Humaita

THIRD D. DAVIS Primal JJ

THIRD TODD O’BRIEN Gracie Barra

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST RAY CASIAS Lloyd Irvin

SECOND MARCO DE LIMA Delima

THIRD JASON MIDDAUGH Fabio Santos

THIRD JEFF KUNZE Machado JJ

ULTRA HEAVY

FIRST ASA FULLER Gracie Humaita

SECOND BERGNO NUNES MEIRELES RONIN/BTT CANADA

THIRD CASEY BAYNES Alliance

OPEN CLASS

FIRST JACK MCVICKER Gracie Humaita

SECOND KURT OSIANDER RALPH GRACIE SAN

THIRD MATT BAKER Jean Jacques Machado

THIRD RENATO TAVARES American Top Team

BLACK BELT SENIOR 2

FEATHER

FIRST EDUARDO LEITAO Cia Paulista

SECOND SCOTT DE WITT Jean Jacques Machado

LIGHT

FIRST ALEX BRANDAO Fabio Santos

SECOND JEFFRY GORUMBA Gracie Humaita

THIRD PATRICK TASSON Joe Moreira

THIRD PETE LONCAREVICH Lotus Club

MIDDLE

FIRST `CHRISTOPHER HAUETER Rigan Mchado

SECOND RICARDO GUIMARAES Gracie Barra

THIRD JASON CULBRETH Team Roc

THIRD DAVID DUNN Machado JJ

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST JAY ZEBALLOS Jean Jacques Machado

SECOND EVALDO LIMA Neutral Grounds

THIRD ALVIS SOLIS RCJ Machado

THIRD MARIO CEREZO Charles Gracie

HEAVY

FIRST REY DIOGO Carlson Gracie Team

SECOND AMILCAR CIPILI Team Mica

THIRD ED BENEVILLE BJJ FORCE

THIRD CHRIS CHARD OHIOBJJC

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST MARTIN ESCOBAR Carlson Gracie Team

SECOND KEVIN FIALKO Carlson Gracie Team

ULTRA HEAVY

FIRST * ADMILSON BRITES Gracie Humaita

OPEN CLASS

FIRST EDUARDO LEITAO Cia Paulista

SECOND JEFFRY GORUMBA Gracie Humaita

THIRD RICARDO MEDINA LETS ROLL JJ

THIRD EVALDO LIMA Neutral Grounds

BLACK BELT SENIOR 3

FEATHER

FIRST * JEFF TIRSHFIELD Primal JJ

LIGHT

FIRST EVANDRO NASCIMENTO Gracie Barra

SECOND CHEWY YBARRA Gracie Humaita

THIRD CARL ORTEGA Alliance

THIRD JON BJORKSTEN Alliance

MIDDLE

FIRST BRUCE TAFOYA Gracie Humaita

SECOND WEIJA NYMAN Hilti BJJ

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST DANIEL THOMAS Claudio Franca

SECOND MILTON DEL CARLO JR Cia Paulista

THIRD JOAO CRUS JOAO CRUS BJJ

SUPER HEAVY

FIRST * JAMES BORAN BJJ FORCE

OPEN CLASS

FIRST DANIEL THOMAS Claudio Franca

SECOND JON BJORKSTEN Alliance

THIRD BRUCE TAFOYA Gracie Humaita

THIRD EVANDRO NASCIMENTO Gracie Barra

BROWN/BLACK FEMALE

LIGHT FEATHER

FIRST CLAUDIA MARTINEZ KVENBO PINNACLE JIU JITSU

SECOND DAWN MILLER North County BJJ

FEATHER

FIRST FABIANA BORGES Gracie Barra

SECOND MICHELLE NICOLINI DRYSDALE Drysdale JJ

THIRD JEN PETRINA Gracie Humaita

LIGHT

FIRST CAROL VIDAL Gracie Humaita

SECOND KYRA GRACIE Renzo Gracie

THIRD JEANNE BEAUCHAMP Gracie Barra

THIRD SOPHIA MCDERMOTT Machado JJ

MIDDLE

FIRST * VALERIE WORTHINGTON Carlson Gracie Team

MEDIUM HEAVY

FIRST ANA LAURA CORDEIRO Gracie Barra

SECOND PENNY THOMAS Gracie Humaita

THIRD JAQUELINE ANDRADE Team Mica

THIRD MARIA DO CARMO TEIXEIRA De La Riva

HEAVY

FIRST LUCIANA DIAS Gracie Humaita

SECOND KATRINA WEILBACHER Alliance

THIRD GABRIELLE GARCIA Alliance

THIRD CHRISTINA THOMAS Relson Gracie

OPEN CLASS

FIRST ANA LAURA CORDEIRO Gracie Barra

SECOND CHRISTINA THOMAS Relson Gracie

THIRD GABRIELLE GARCIA Alliance

THIRD MICHELLE NICOLINI DRYSDALE Drysdale JJ

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NAGA U.S. Nationals, Jonesboro Georgia March 21 and 22 . Official results are found here.

Gi divisions:

Mens GI White Belt Fly Weight
1st Place Jacob McQuillen Knuckle Up
2nd Place Joshua Wentworth
3rd Place Jose Figueroa Triad

Mens GI White Belt Feather Weight
1st Place Steve Strickland Roberto Traven
2nd Place Keshey Alves Rigan Machado
3rd Place Mike Messenger Hopkins

Mens GI White Belt Light Weight
1st Place Andrew Holt Stronghold
2nd Place Stephen White Triad
3rd Place Salvaiore Petruso Barra Brothers

Mens GI White Belt Welter Weight
1st Place Ian Hodgens Tuf MA
2nd Place Rob Crossely Kaos
3rd Place Will Bolt Knuckle Up

Mens GI White Belt Middle Weight
1st Place Phillip Woodfin Triad
2nd Place Jason A. Warford Barra Brothers
3rd Place Steven Doehling Maverick Training Ctr.

Mens GI White Belt Light Heavy Weight
1st Place Samuel Piazza Knuckle Up
2nd Place Benjamin Taylor Gensis
3rd Place Shay Hillman Gracie Barra

Mens GI White Belt Light Heavy Weight 2
1st Place Javonti Jones Rock Solid Karate
2nd Place Geoff Auer Fight to Win
3rd Place John Myung

Mens GI White Belt Cruiser Weight
1st Place Fabian Galleges Roberto Traven
2nd Place Joshua Hass Barra Brothers
3rd Place George Napier Gracie South

Mens GI White Belt Heavy Weight
1st Place Lindsey Crawley Alliance
2nd Place Matt Maskovyak Fonseca/Lloyd Irvin
3rd Place JR Gay Stateboro Karate

Mens GI White Belt Super Heavy Weight
1st Place Reo Hoots Roberto Traven
2nd Place Adam Hardie LDMA
3rd Place Cory Clark Gensis

Mens GI Blue Belt Bantam Weight
1st Place Sean Hall Barra Brothers
2nd Place Robert Reed LDMA

Mens GI Blue Belt Fly Weight
1st Place John Lieu ATT
2nd Place Mark Seagle Knuckle Up
3rd Place Garrett Kemble Hard Knox

Mens GI Blue Belt Feather Weight
1st Place Ryan Blumberg Hopkins
2nd Place Tim Goodwin Colombia MA
3rd Place Jason Kilgore Kaos

Mens GI Blue Belt Light Weight
1st Place Kelly Cook Gracie Barra North Augusta
2nd Place Adam Thomas Gracie Barra North Augusta
3rd Place Eric Spellman Gracie South

Mens GI Blue Belt Welter Weight
1st Place Jacob Coffey Roberto Traven
2nd Place Casey Adkins Roberto Traven
3rd Place Joshua Fortiz

Mens GI Blue Belt Middle Weight
1st Place Jon Swift Barra Brothers
2nd Place Chad Walton Alpha
3rd Place Josh Coffey Roberto Traven

Mens GI Blue Belt Light Heavy Weight
1st Place Keith Johnson Auburn MMA
2nd Place Chase Horton SBJJ
3rd Place Josh Hayworth LDMA

Mens GI Blue Belt Cruiser Weight
1st Place Victor Ruiz LDMA
2nd Place Adam Bowen Tiger
3rd Place

Mens GI Blue Belt Heavy Weight
1st Place TB Bedell Rigan Machado
2nd Place Eric Brown Gracie Barra North Augusta
3rd Place John Cuello Barra Brothers

Mens GI Blue Belt Super Heavy Weight
1st Place Kenny Seger Impact MMA
2nd Place John Martin Maverick Training Ctr.

Mens GI Purple Belt Middle Weight
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

Mens GI Purple Belt Cruiser Weight
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

Mens GI Purple Belt Super Heavy Weight
1st Place John Harrington Tiger
2nd Place Kent Waters Triad
3rd Place Justin Hallahan Remix

Mens GI Brown & Black Cruiser Weight
1st Place Aaron Johnson Alpha
2nd Place Daniel O’Brien Triad
3rd Place Eric Heegaard Shidokan Atlanta

Mens GI Brown & Black Super Heavy Weight
1st Place Jose Junior Gracie Barra
2nd Place Robert Frank MD South Dojo
3rd Place

Mens Masters White Belt Fly Weight
1st Place Darren Drollinger Impact MMA
2nd Place Rob Gray Knuckle Up

Mens Masters White Belt Light Weight
1st Place Chad Griffin Pedro Sauer
2nd Place Kevin Ford Kaos

Mens Masters White Belt Welter Weight
1st Place Theo Nicholas ATT
2nd Place James B. Haner Impact MMA
3rd Place John Clemons Fisticuff

Mens Masters White Belt Cruiser Weight
1st Place Joshua Hass Barra Brothers
2nd Place Chris Santos Zambonaro
3rd Place Wayne “Clark” Bradley Hopkins

Mens Masters White Belt Heavy White
1st Place Chris Simpson IS MMA
2nd Place Daniel Dill Fit Factory
3rd Place Daniel Durden Gruebel’s MMA

Mens Masters White Belt Super Heavy Weight
1st Place John Martin Maverick Training Ctr.
2nd Place Mike Lenhart Roberto Traven
3rd Place Etienne Joseph Hard Knox

Mens Masters Blue Belt Light Weight
1st Place Brad Brown Pedro Sauer
2nd Place Mike Nettleingham
3rd Place Omar Valentin Gensis

Mens Masters Blue Belt Middle Weight
1st Place Frank Millsup Knuckle Up
2nd Place Shuan Smith Gracie Barra North Augusta
3rd Place Kent Sublett BJJ Revolution

Mens Masters Blue Belt Cruiser Weight
1st Place Felix Almagoer Rigan Machado
2nd Place Jeremy Abney Barra Brothers
3rd Place Michael T. Brown Gracie Barra North Augusta

Mens Masters Blue Belt Light Heavy Weight
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

Mens Masters Blue Belt Heavy Weight
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

Mens Masters Blue Belt Super Heavy Weight
1st Place Chris Bailey Barra Brothers
2nd Place David Bernetich Rigan Machado

Mens Masters Expert Cruiser Weight
1st Place James Wood Roberto Traven
2nd Place Eric Heegaard Shidokan Atlanta

Mens Masters Expert Super Heavy Weight
1st Place Donny Arera Gracie Jacksonville
2nd Place John Harrington Tiger
3rd Place Rob Ludgate Storm

Mens Masters Advanced Cruiser Weight
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

Mens Directors White Belt Light Weight
1st Place Ben Yisreal Tiger
2nd Place Jason Petro Hopkins

Mens Directors White Belt Middle Weight
1st Place Jimmy Thomas Roberto Traven
2nd Place Scott Bradley Hopkins
3rd Place Richard Clark Roberto Traven

Mens Directors White Belt Heavy Weight
1st Place Russell Turner Hammer
2nd Place Joe Schmecter Fonseca/Lloyd Irvin

Mens Directors Blue Belt Light Weight
1st Place Martin Heninger Tiger
2nd Place Greg Johnson Defone one
3rd Place Floyd Naughton Nashville MMA

Mens Directors Blue Belt Middle Weight
1st Place Luis Eddy Hidalgo Shawn Hammonds
2nd Place William L. Johnson Nashville MMA

Mens Directors Blue Belt Heavy Weight
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

Mens Directors Expert Heavy Weight
1st Place Warren Grace Fonseca/Lloyd Irvin
2nd Place Martin Heninger Tiger

Mens Executives
1st Place Edward Garcia Premier MA
2nd Place Victor Hervias Triad

Womens White Belt Light Weight
1st Place Thu Tran Tuf MA
2nd Place Erica Schwalm SSF Submission Acad.
3rd Place Koehler Yarbrough Triad

Womens White Belt Middle Weight
1st Place Larissa Kilgus Knuckle Up
2nd Place Gloria Rosales Fonseca/Lloyd Irvin

Womens Blue Belt Light Weight
1st Place Maryellen Cano Tiger
2nd Place Anne Maas Renzo Gracie
3rd Place Victoria Kinsey West Side MMA

Womens Blue Belt Middle Weight
1st Place Erika Lowe Tiger
2nd Place Manuela Vilanova Renzo Gracie
3rd Place Krissa Timbs Gensis

No-Gi Divisions

Mens NO-GI Beginner Bantam Weight
1st Place Bryant Wilson Falcon
2nd Place Bao Le Yang Express

Mens NO-GI Expert Bantam Weight
1st Place Ruben Alvarez Jr. Extreme MMA
2nd Place Jimmy Fowler Linic
3rd Place Mark Seagle Knuckle Up

Mens NO-GI Novice Fly Weight
1st Place Peter Kohout Tallahassee MMA
2nd Place Bao Le Yang Express
3rd Place Russell Jackson Stronghold

Mens NO-GI Beginner Fly Weight
1st Place Joey Bennett Gracie Barra Cole
2nd Place Chase Delong Champion Training Ctr.
3rd Place Glen Siegel Sturgis

Mens NO-GI Intermediate Fly Weight
1st Place John Lieu ATT
2nd Place Randy Upton Jr. Linic
3rd Place Joshua Wentworth

Mens NO-GI Expert Fly Weight
1st Place Byron Bloodworth Hardknox
2nd Place Garrett Kemble Hardknox
3rd Place Jerome Mills

Mens NO-GI Novice Feather Weight
1st Place Kevin Patton Fusion MMA
2nd Place Nathan erby Tallahassee MMA
3rd Place Ryan Howington

Mens NO-GI Beginner Feather Weight
1st Place Josh Mcgee CTC
2nd Place Paul Moreno Gracie Barra
3rd Place Gavin Donaldson

Mens NO-GI Intermediate Feather Weight
1st Place Jason Kilcore Kaos
2nd Place Christopher Robbins Tuco Otapa
3rd Place Michael Hunter Fight Clinic

Mens NO-GI Expert Feather Weight
1st Place Butch Marks Joe Hurst
2nd Place Ryan Blumberg Hopkins
3rd Place Phillip Dobbins MMA Unlimited

Mens NO-GI Novice Light Weight
1st Place Tyler Sidders Genesis MMA
2nd Place Daniel Kluck IS MMA
3rd Place Ben Nichol Edge MMA

Mens NO-GI Beginner Light Weight
1st Place Steve Zitterkopk Remix
2nd Place Adam Mathias Swat
3rd Place Eric Danieis Hamby FreeStyle

Mens NO-GI Intermediate Light Weight
1st Place Adam Thomas Gracie Barra North Augusta
2nd Place Andrew Holt Stronghold
3rd Place Bryson Morean US Naval Acad.

Mens NO-GI Expert Light Weight
1st Place John Quieroz X3
2nd Place Sean Jolicovear Roberto Traven
3rd Place Josh Cate Kaos

Mens NO-GI Novice Welter Weight
1st Place Michael Galitello Champion Ground
2nd Place Garrett Nixon Auburn MMA
3rd Place Cody Sole RAM

Mens NO-GI Beginner Welter Weight
1st Place Rob Crossley Kaos
2nd Place Tommy Watson Gracie Barra
3rd Place Ryan Salgodo

Mens NO-GI Intermediate Welter Weight
1st Place Gui Cury Knuckle Up
2nd Place David Reed Fonseca/Lloyd Irvin
3rd Place Jacon Coffey Roberto Traven

Mens NO-GI Expert Welter Weight
1st Place Travis Neagle Gracie South
2nd Place John Cofer Roberto Traven
3rd Place Johnny Quieroz X3

Mens NO-GI Novice Middle Weight
1st Place Kevin Limehouse Savannah Taekwondo and MMA
2nd Place Neal Ragsdale Lance
3rd Place Zachary Woods Ground Zero

Mens NO-GI Beginner Middle Weight
1st Place Matthew Smart Strugis
2nd Place Delcho Dimitroy Dimitov LA Boxing
3rd Place Nicholas Cascaddan SSF Submission Acad.

Mens NO-GI Intermediate Middle Weight
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

Mens NO-GI Expert Middle Weight
1st Place Matthew Ward Triad
2nd Place Eric Heegaard Shidokan Atlanta

Mens NO-GI Novice Light Heavy Weight
1st Place Javonti Jones Rock Solid Karate
2nd Place Richard Floornoy Sport Grappling
3rd Place Daniel Taylor John Gratham

Mens NO-GI Beginner Light Heavy Weight
1st Place Tom Barnard Champs
2nd Place Geoff Auer Fight to Win
3rd Place Chris Hohn Fusion MMA

Mens NO-GI Intermediate Light Heavy Weight
1st Place Chase Horton SBJJ
2nd Place Eddie Cummins Praxis
3rd Place Josh Hayworth LDMA

Mens NO-GI Expert Light Heavy Weight
1st Place Daniel O’Brien Triad
2nd Place Primus Moore House of Primus
3rd Place Keith Johnson Auburn MMA

Mens NO-GI Novice Cruiser Weight
1st Place Jerry Calle Knuckle Up
2nd Place Dominic Boccabello Linic
3rd Place Jarard C. Johnson

Mens NO-GI Beginner Cruiser Weight
1st Place Eric Brown Roberto Traven
2nd Place Fabian Gallegos Roberto Traven
3rd Place Leon Morris Knuckle Up

Mens NO-GI Intermediate Cruiser Weight
1st Place Victor Ruiz LDMA
2nd Place George Napier Gracie South

Mens NO-GI Expert Cruiser Weight
1st Place Aaron Johnson Alpha
2nd Place Jason Pessemier Linic

Mens NO-GI Novice Heavy Weight
1st Place Mark Hall Champion Ground
2nd Place Miami Jeff Burgess Roberto Traven
3rd Place Dekonti Jake Davis

Mens NO-GI Beginner Heavy Weight
1st Place Eric Brown Gracie Barra North Augusta
2nd Place Scott Moore John Cratham
3rd Place Mark Spaeder Tallahassee MMA

Mens NO-GI Intermediate Heavy Weight
1st Place John Cuello Barra Brothers
2nd Place Matt Maskovyak Fonseca/Lloyd Irvin
3rd Place JR Gay Stateboro Karate

Mens NO-GI Expert Heavy Weight
1st Place Jose Junior Gracie Barra
2nd Place Kelly Anundson
3rd Place Justin Hallahan Remix

Mens NO-GI Novice Super Heavy Weight
1st Place Jordan Lanford Gracie Barra North Augusta
2nd Place Andrew Wooten Gracie Barra
3rd Place Anthony Slaughter Champion Ground

Mens NO-GI Beginner Super Heavy Weight
1st Place Reo Hoots Roberto Traven
2nd Place Luis Santana
3rd Place Adam Hardie LDMA

Mens NO-GI Intermediate Super Heavy Weight
1st Place Kenny Seger Impact MMA
2nd Place Scott Gardner Linic

Mens NO-GI Expert Super Heavy Weight
1st Place Chance Grammer Coffee BJJ
2nd Place John Harrington Tiger
3rd Place Stephen Eakin ASU

Mens NO-GI Directors Beginner Light Weight
1st Place Devon Buck Oxendine
2nd Place Tony Lee Blankenship Jasper Combat Sports

Mens NO-GI Directors Beginner Middle Weight
1st Place Aaron L. Wilkes Strugis
2nd Place Greg Johnson Defone One
3rd Place Troy Lambert Gracie South

Mens NO-GI Directors Beginner Heavy Weight
1st Place Scott Bradley Hopkins
2nd Place Richard Clark Roberto Traven

Mens NO-GI Directors Beginner Super Heavy Weight
1st Place Mark Spader TMMA
2nd Place Joe Schmecter Fonseca/Lloyd Irvin
3rd Place Edward Garcia Premier MA

Mens NO-GI Directors Intermediate Heavy Weight
1st Place Martin Heninger Tiger
2nd Place Tracy Suttles Upstate Karate
3rd Place Chris Morales Gracie Barra

Mens NO-GI Directors Expert Heavy Weight
1st Place Warren Grace Fonseca/Lloyd Irvin
2nd Place Dale Gilbert
3rd Place Floyd Naughton Nashville MMA

Masters NO-GI Beginner Fly Weight
1st Place Mike Messenger Hopkins
2nd Place Rob Gray Knuckle Up
3rd Place Darren Drollinger Impact MMA

Masters NO-GI Expert Feather Weight
1st Place Nathaniel Baker Dead Game
2nd Place Mike Nettleingham

Masters NO-GI Beginner Light Weight
1st Place Nigel Gardner IS MMA
2nd Place Steve Zitterkopk Remix
3rd Place Jeff Perry

Masters NO-GI Expert Light Weight
1st Place Josh Cate Kaos
2nd Place John Oliviero Roberto Traven

Masters NO-GI Beginner Welter Weight
1st Place John Clemons Fisticuff/Coffee BJJ
2nd Place James B. Haner Impact MMA
3rd Place Rob Kendall Genesis MMA

Masters NO-GI Intermediate Welter Weight
1st Place Paul Stone Alliance
2nd Place David Reep Stronghold
3rd Place Eil Narvaez Fight to Win

Masters NO-GI Beginner Middle Weight
1st Place Herbert Blankenship
2nd Place Carlos Walker Link MMA

Masters NO-GI Intermediate Middle Weight
1st Place David Reid Stronghold
2nd Place Kent Sublett BJJ Revolution

Masters NO-GI Expert Middle Weight
1st Place Frank Millsup Knuckle Up
2nd Place Isreal Gomes Remix

Masters NO-GI Beginner Light Heavy Weight
1st Place Matt Stone
2nd Place Jason Cummings Fit Factory
3rd Place Tim Melton Team Concepts

Masters NO-GI Intermediate Light Heavy Weight
1st Place Eddie Cummins Praxis
2nd Place Aaron L. Wilkes Strugis

Masters NO-GI Beginner Cruiser Weight
1st Place Devan Suttles Linic
2nd Place Troy Lambert Gracie South
3rd Place Wayne “Clark” Bradley Hopkins

Masters NO-GI Intermediate Cruiser Weight
1st Place Jason Pessemier Linic
2nd Place Jeremy Abney Barra Brothers

Masters NO-GI Beginner Heavy Weight
1st Place Brian Arnold Praxis
2nd Place Miami Jeff Burgess Roberto Traven
3rd Place Daniel Durden Greubels

Masters NO-GI Beginner Super Heavy Weight
1st Place Jorge Aguilar Kelly Leo Team
2nd Place Etienne Joseph Hardknox
3rd Place Mike Lenhart Roberto Traven

Masters NO-GI Intermediate Super Heavy Weight
1st Place Chris Bailey Barra Brothers
2nd Place Etienne Joseph Hardknox

Masters NO-GI Expert Super Heavy Weight
1st Place Cliff Fonseca Irvin
2nd Place John Harrington Tiger
3rd Place Kent Waters Traid

Womens Masters NO-GI Beginner Light Weight
1st Place Thu Tran TUF MA
2nd Place Erica Schwalm SSF Submission Acad.
3rd Place Diana Adams Lady Tiger

Womens NO-GI Novice Middle Weight
1st Place Deanna Yohe SSF Submission Acad.
2nd Place Victoria Trueb Champions Training Ctr.
3rd Place Larrisa Kilgns Knuckle Up

Womens NO-GI Novice Light Heavy Weight
1st Place Deidra Outlaw COMA
2nd Place Britany Hancock Gracie Barra
3rd Place Arlene McCormick Team Concepts

Womens NO-GI Intermediate Middle Weight
1st Place Manuela Vilanova Renzo Gracie
2nd Place Gloria Rosales Fonseca/Lloyd Irvin

Womens NO-GI Expert Fly Weight
1st Place Maryellen Cano Tiger
2nd Place Anne Maas Renzo Gracie
3rd Place Victoria Kinsey West Side MMA

Womens NO-GI Expert Light Weight
1st Place Krissa Timbs Genesis MMA
2nd Place Erika Lowe Tiger

Kids and Teens

Kids NO-GI Novice 49.9 lbs. & Under 6 & 7 year olds
1st Place Caleb Tate Tomaso’sMMA Tournament Team
2nd Place Connor Pitts Alpha
3rd Place Olivia Vaghn Oxendine

Kids NO-GI Novice 49.9 lbs. & Under
1st Place Ryan Yohe SSF Submission Acad.
2nd Place Hunter Keeran SSF Submission Acad.
3rd Place Taj Baker Nashville MMA

Kids GI Novice 49.9 lbs. and Under 6 & 7 year olds
1st Place Trey Smith Creighton MMA
2nd Place Andrew Kushida Roberto Traven
3rd Place Connor Pitts Alpha

Kids GI Novice 49.9 lbs. and Under
1st Place Carter King
2nd Place Hunter Keeran SSF Submission Acad.
3rd Place Ryan Yohe SSF Submission Acad.

Kids NO-GI Beginner 49.9 lbs. and Under
1st Place Elizabeth Osburn SSF Submission Acad.
2nd Place Cody Kirkland Havok
3rd Place Jackson Rankins Havok

Kids GI Beginner 49.9 lbs. and Under
1st Place Cody Krrkland Havok
2nd Place Elizabeth Yohe SSF Submission Acad.
3rd Place Jackson Rankins Havok

Kids NO-GI Expert 49.9 lbs. and Under
1st Place Rapheal Marascio TSMMA
2nd Place Kobe Cochran Outlaw Fight Team
3rd Place Gloria Kilgus Knuckle Up

Kids GI Expert 49.9 lbs. and Under
1st Place Rapheal Marascio TSMMA
2nd Place Kobe Cochran Outlaw Fight Team

Kids NO-GI Novice 50 to 59.9 lbs.
1st Place William Wise Gracie Barra
2nd Place Will Hastings Creighton MMA
3rd Place Brian Wheeler Gruebels MMA

Kids GI Novice 50 to 59.9 lbs.
1st Place William Wise Gracie Barra
2nd Place Will Hastings Creighton MMA
3rd Place Brian Wheeler Gruebels MMA

Kids NO-GI Beginner 50 to 59.9 lbs. Girls
1st Place Samantha Bankstan StrangleHold
2nd Place Taylor Howell SSF Submission Acad.

Kids NO-GI Beginner 50 to 59.9 lbs. 8 year olds
1st Place Keaton Arbury COMA
2nd Place Vince Mancuso Creighton MMA
3rd Place Jeremiah Heron Nashville MMA

Kids NO-GI Beginner 50 to 59.9 lbs. 9 & 10 year olds
1st Place Cory Hill Oxendine
2nd Place Blake Morain Shark Tank
3rd Place Jackson deGruiter Gracie South

Kids NO-GI Beginner 50 to 59.9 lbs. 6 & 7 year olds
1st Place Kobe Williams
2nd Place Colton Stephens
3rd Place Ethan Todd Gracie Barra

Kids GI Beginner 50 to 59.9 lbs. 9 year olds
1st Place Blake Morain Shark Tank
2nd Place Jackson deGruiter Gracie South

Kids GI Beginner 50 to 59.9 lbs. Girls
1st Place Kalei Stephens Pedro Sauer
2nd Place Taylor Howell SSF Submission Acad.
3rd Place Samantha Bankstan StrangleHold

Kids GI Beginner 50 to 59.9 lbs. 6 & 7 year olds
1st Place Tristian O’Hara Alliance
2nd Place Colton Stephens Havok
3rd Place Chrisopher Morales Gracie Barra

Kids GI Beginner 50 to 59.9 lbs.
1st Place Vince Mancuso Creighton MMA
2nd Place Keaton Arbury COMA
3rd Place Jeremiah Heron Nashville MMA

Kids NO-GI Intermediate 50 to 59.9 lbs.
1st Place Karlos Nadal Knuckle Up
2nd Place Kai Ulrich Alliance
3rd Place JR Foster Gulf Coast

Kids GI Expert 50 to 59.9 lbs.
1st Place Karlos Nadal Knuckle Up
2nd Place Kai Ulrich Alliance
3rd Place JR Foster

Kids NO-GI Novice 60 to 69.9 lbs.
1st Place Clay Caro Nashville MMA
2nd Place AJ Murray Knuckle Up
3rd Place Gunner Breed Shark Tank

Kids GI Novice 60 to 69.9 lbs.
1st Place Clay Caro Nashville MMA
2nd Place AJ Murray Knuckle Up
3rd Place Gunner Breed Shark Tank

Kids NO-GI Beginner 60 to 69.9 lbs. Girls
1st Place Katie Conaway Gruebels MMA
2nd Place Sarah Morales Gracie Barra

Kids NO-GI Beginner 60 to 69.9 lbs. 9 year olds
1st Place Nate Nelson Defkon One
2nd Place Jerdon Cina Fonseca/ Lloyd Irvin

Kids NO-GI Beginner 60 to 69.9 lbs. 7 & 8 year olds
1st Place Zane Brown Core
2nd Place Zion Esquilin Alpha
3rd Place Cam Allman COMA

Kids NO-GI Beginner 60 to 69.9 lbs 10 & 11 year old
1st Place Matthew Perez Georgia Fight Club
2nd Place Ian Hunt SSF Submission Acad.
3rd Place Carson King COMA

Kids GI Beginner 60 to 69.9 lbs.
1st Place Zane Brown Core
2nd Place Cam Allman COMA
3rd Place Zion Esquilin Alpha

Kids GI Beginner 60 to 69.9 lbs. 10 & 11 year olds
1st Place Matthew Perez Georgia Fight Club
2nd Place Ian Hunt SSF Submission Acad.
3rd Place Sarah Morales Gracie Barra

Kids GI Beginner 60 to 69.9 lbs. 9 year olds
1st Place Nate Nelson Defkon One
2nd Place Jerdon Cina Fonseca/ Lloyd Irvin

Kids NO-GI Intermediate 60 to 69.9 lbs.
1st Place Harley Freeborn Alpha
2nd Place Benjamin Bruce Brujitsu dojo
3rd Place Andrew Bruce Brujitsu dojo

Kids GI Intermediate 60 to 69.9 lbs.
1st Place Benjamin Bruce Brujitsu dojo
2nd Place Harley Freeborn Alpha
3rd Place Andrew Bruce Brujitsu dojo

Kids NO-GI Expert 60 to 69.9 lbs.
1st Place Oscar Ybarra SSF Submission Acad.
2nd Place Emily Wilson Gracie Barra
3rd Place Parker Graham Union Team

Kids NO-GI Expert 60 to 69.9 lbs. 10 to 12 year olds
1st Place Donald Christman III BTT
2nd Place Christopher Schwalm SSF Submission Acad.
3rd Place Joseph Wade Outlaw Fight Team

Kids GI Expert 60 to 69.9 lbs.
1st Place Donald Christman III BTT
2nd Place Parker Graham Union Team
3rd Place Oscar Ybarra SSF Submission Acad.

Kids NO-GI Beginner 70 to 79.9 lbs.
1st Place Delrico Bowen Havok
2nd Place Lenard Vander Lyke Evolution Combat Acad.
3rd Place Ryan Uhle Gracie Barra North Augusta

Kids GI Beginner 70 to 79.9 lbs.
1st Place Lisa Neary Union Team
2nd Place Kollin Rowell Gruebels MMA
3rd Place Muiz Wani Shark Tank

Kids NO-GI Intermediate 70 to 79.9 lbs
1st Place Chandler Kroonemeyer
2nd Place Garrett Railey Faith Christian JJ
3rd Place Kaleb Alavardo Creighton MMA

Kids GI Intermediate 70 to 79.9 lbs.
1st Place Garrett Railey Faith Christian JJ
2nd Place Chandler Kroonemeyer
3rd Place Kaleb Alavardo Creighton MMA

Kids NO-GI Expert 70 to 79.9 lbs.
1st Place Mike Musumeci ATT Wellington
2nd Place Cord Conaway Gruebels MMA
3rd Place Anthony Sabatino SSF Submission Acad.

Kids GI Expert 70 to 79.9 lbs.
1st Place Mike Musumeci ATT Wellington
2nd Place Nick Stiles Relson Gracie
3rd Place Cord Conaway Gruebels MMA

Kids GI Novice 80 to 89.9 lbs.
1st Place Joshua Petro Hopkins
2nd Place Sergio Haab Francis Fong Acad.

Kids NO-GI Beginner 80 to 89.9 lbs.
1st Place Ryan Wheeler Gruebels MMA
2nd Place Segie Haab Francis Fong Acad.
3rd Place Anthony Neary Union Team

Kids GI Beginner 80 to 89.9 lbs.
1st Place Anthony Neary Union Team
2nd Place Jordin Olinger Storm
3rd Place Ryan Wheeler Gruebels MMA

Kids NO-GI Intermediate 80 to 89.9 lbs.
1st Place Niko Tacadena Knuckle Up
2nd Place Sidhant Sharma Shark Tank
3rd Place Hunter Withers Elite Combat Acad.

Kids GI Intermediate 80 to 89.9 lbs.
1st Place Sidhant Sharma Shark Tank
2nd Place Niko Tacadena Knuckle Up
3rd Place Hunter Withers Elite Combat Acad.

Kids NO-GI Expert 80 to 89.9 lbs.
1st Place Malcom “spiderman” Hornes Knuckle Up
2nd Place Faith Railey Faith Christian JJ
3rd Place Niko Tacadena Knuckle Up

Kids GI Expert 80 to 89.9 lbs.
1st Place Malcom “spiderman” Hornes Knuckle Up
2nd Place Niko Tacadena Knuckle Up
3rd Place Faith Railey Faith Christian JJ

Kids NO-GI Novice 90 to 99.9 lbs.
1st Place Joshua Petro Hopkins
2nd Place Gage Buck Oxendine

Kids NO-GI Beginner 90 to 99.9 lbs. 12 & 13 year olds
1st Place Holden Cauwells Triad
2nd Place Kristian Goelz Knuckle Up
3rd Place Ford Wofford Roberto Traven

Kids NO-GI Beginner 90 to 99.9 lbs.
1st Place Noah Johnson
2nd Place Jesse Crabtree Barra Brothers
3rd Place Spencer Bebe Nashville MMA

Kids GI Beginner 90 to 99.9 lbs. 9 & 10 year olds
1st Place Spencer Bebe Nashville MMA
2nd Place Jesse Crabtree Barra Brothers

Kids GI Beginner 90 to 99.9 lbs. 12 & 13 year olds
1st Place Ford Wofford Roberto Traven
2nd Place Kristian Goelz Knuckle Up
3rd Place Holden Cauwells Triad

Kids NO-GI Expert 90 to 99.9 lbs.
1st Place Nicholas Naughton Nashville MMA
2nd Place Derrick Bonime COMA
3rd Place Diego Bautista Shark Tank

Kids GI Expert 90 to 99.9 lbs.
1st Place Nicholas Naughton Nashville MMA
2nd Place Derrick Bonime COMA
3rd Place Diego Bautista Shark Tank

Kids NO-GI Novice 100 to 114.9 lbs.
1st Place Cody Morgan Nashville MMA
2nd Place Lucy Fisher Knuckle Up

Kids GI Novice 100 to 114.9 lbs.
1st Place Cody Morgan Nashville MMA
2nd Place Lucy Fisher Knuckle Up

Kids NO-GI Beginner 100 to 114.9 lbs.
1st Place Jared McQuillen
2nd Place Thomas Allen SSF Submission Acad.
3rd Place Douglas Hamsher US Defense Acad.

Kids GI Beginner 100 to 114.9 lbs.
1st Place Ian Murano Georgia Fight Club
2nd Place Jordan Cate Victory BJJ
3rd Place Douglas Hamsher US Defense Acad.

Kids NO-GI Intermediate 100 to 114.9 lbs.
1st Place Nicholas Torrance Gruebels MMA
2nd Place Dolan Bradley Armory
3rd Place Caleb Caru Nashville MMA

Kids GI Intermediate 100 to 114.9 lbs.
1st Place Nicholas Torrance Gruebels MMA
2nd Place Caleb Caru Nashville MMA
3rd Place Dolan Bradley Armory

Kids NO-GI Novice 115 to 129.9 lbs.
1st Place Will Parseneian Intense MA
2nd Place Kaylee McCormick Team Concepts
3rd Place Mason McCormick Team Concepts

Kids GI Novice 115 to 129.9 lbs.
1st Place Will Parseneian Intense MA
2nd Place Aaron Waters Roberto Traven

Kids NO-GI Beginner 115 to 129.9 lbs. Girls
1st Place Madison Weikle COMA
2nd Place Taylor Deal Mignumi Ryu

Kids NO-GI Beginner 115 to 129.9 lbs.
1st Place Langdon Hollinsworth LA Boxing
2nd Place Alex Ross Knuckle Up
3rd Place David Hunt SSF Submission Acad.

Kids GI Beginner 115 to 129.9 lbs.
1st Place Nicholas Windsor Hardknox
2nd Place David Hunt SSF Submission Acad.
3rd Place Alec Ross Knuckle Up

Kids NO-GI Intermediate 115 to 129.9 lbs.
1st Place Malik K. Hornes Knuckle Up
2nd Place Andrew Cina Fonseca/ Lloyd Irvin
3rd Place Kevin Milchi Shark Tank

Kids GI Intermediate 115 to 129.9 lbs.
1st Place Malik K. Hornes Knuckle Up
2nd Place Andrew Cina Fonseca/ Lloyd Irvin
3rd Place Angelo Varrione Shark Tank

Kids NO-GI Novice 130 to 179.9 lbs.
1st Place Sunni Rogers Faith Christian JJ
2nd Place Mason McCormick Team Concepts

Kids NO-GI Beginner 130 to 179.9 lbs.
1st Place Nathan Roark Oxendine
2nd Place Hunter Bryne Hopkins

Kids GI Beginner 130 to 179.9 lbs.
1st Place Hunter Bryne Hopkins
2nd Place Justin Arnold 9th Level
3rd Place Brad Keating Barra Brothers

Kids NO-GI Expert 130 to 179.9 lbs.
1st Place Tsuetomir Petrushen Knuckle Up
2nd Place James Hebbard Gracie Barra North Augusta

Kids GI Expert 130 to 179.9 lbs.
1st Place Tsuetomir Petrushen Knuckle Up
2nd Place James Hebbard Gracie Barra North Augusta

Teen NO-GI Girls Novice
1st Place Miranda Bowen Havok
2nd Place Alyssa Kelley
3rd Place Rebecca Allen SSF Submission Acad.

Teen GI Girls Novice
1st Place Miranda Bowen Havok
2nd Place Rebecca Allen SSF Submission Acad.

Teen NO-GI Girls Beg
1st Place Jessica Atkinson SSF Submission Acad.
2nd Place Jenna Davis UZA

Teen GI Girls Beg
1st Place Jessica Atkinson SSF Submission Acad.
2nd Place Jenna Davis UZA

Teen NO-GI Girls Expert
1st Place Victoria Kinsey West Side MMA
2nd Place Elizabeth Osburn Fushion MMA

Teen NO-GI Intermediate Bantam Weight
1st Place Clint Caro Nashville MMA
2nd Place Bryant Wilson Falcon
3rd Place Beija Canova Alliance

Teen NO-GI Novice Fly Weight
1st Place Devin Jones Hopkins
2nd Place Tyler Wilkins
3rd Place Devon Quarles Sport Grappling

Teen GI Novice Fly Weight
1st Place Thomas Patrick Premier MA
2nd Place Devin Jones Hopkins

Teen NO-GI Intermediate Fly Weight
1st Place Mark Miller Havok
2nd Place Demarcus Palmer Roberto Traven
3rd Place Stephen Lodge Precison Fight Sports

Teen GI Intermediate Fly Weight
1st Place Mark Miller Havok
2nd Place Clint Caro Nashville MMA
3rd Place Jonthon Hall Havok

Teen NO-GI Expert Fly Weight
1st Place Ruben Alvarez Extreme MMA
2nd Place Jeffrey Laverne Currence JR. COMA
3rd Place Joey Cerrito Bellicose

Teen GI Expert Fly Weight
1st Place Ruben Alvarez Extreme MMA
2nd Place Cody Schwalm SSF Submission Acad.

Teen NO-GI Novice Light Weight
1st Place Carson Googe Intense MA
2nd Place Carlin Carroll Roberto Traven
3rd Place Kyle McClendon Remix MA

Teen NO-GI Novice Light Weight
1st Place Andrew Gowasack AKJ Karate
2nd Place Sammy Byrne Hopkins
3rd Place Dag Gay Stateboro Karate

Teen GI Novice Light Weight
1st Place Carson Googe Intense MA
2nd Place Kyle McClendon Remix MA
3rd Place Zach Arthur Knuckle Up

Teen GI Novice Light Weight
1st Place Sammy Byrne Hopkins
2nd Place Alex Perkins Gracie Balance
3rd Place Jacob Hollingsworth Knuckle Up

Teen NO-GI Beginner Light Weight
2nd Place Cory Clark Gruebels MMA
3rd Place Troy Bossard Storm

Teen GI Beginner Light Weight
1st Place Chris Enslow Defkon One
2nd Place Austin Moore Fit Factory
3rd Place Troy Bossard Storm

Teen NO-GI Intermediate Light Weight
1st Place Jett Hathaway Knuckle Up
2nd Place Eli Reeves Nashville MMA
3rd Place Joe Lodge Precison Fight Sports

Teen GI Intermediate Light Weight
1st Place Jett Hathaway Knuckle Up
2nd Place Michael Graham SSF Submission Acad.
3rd Place Joe Lodge Precison Fight Sports

Teen NO-GI Expert Light Weight
1st Place McKensey Heath SWMA
2nd Place Mason Chizk Hatcher’s MA
3rd Place Clayton Hyde Gordon Fight Club

Teen GI Expert Light Weight
1st Place McKensey Heath SWMA

Teen NO-GI Novice Middle Weight
1st Place Christopher Rawdon Fushion MMA
2nd Place Cody Hau
3rd Place Geln Adams Dojo

Teen GI Novice Middle Weight
1st Place Richard Scott Prins Barra Brothers
2nd Place Matt Hendley Gracie Barra
3rd Place Colton Dillard Premier MA

Teen NO-GI Beginner Middle Weight
1st Place Lyle Ragadale Defkon One
2nd Place Brandon Dabbs No limits MA
3rd Place Dominique Ancrum Storm

Teen GI Beginner Middle Weight
1st Place Lyle Ragadale Defkon One
2nd Place Dominique Ancrum Storm
3rd Place Brandon Dabbs No limits MA

Teen NO-GI Intermediate Middle Weight
1st Place Dalton Riggs Team Concepts
2nd Place Terry Anderson Lone Star

Teen GI Intermediate Middle Weight
1st Place Lyle Ragadale
2nd Place Dalton Riggs Team Concepts
3rd Place

Teen NO-GI Expert Middle Weight
1st Place Dalton Riggs Team Concepts
2nd Place Lucas Pinto Relson Gracie

Teen NO-GI Novice Heavy Weight
1st Place Casey Oxford
2nd Place Benji Buckles ETMMA
3rd Place Dustin Cason Alpha

Teen GI Novice Heavy Weight
1st Place Christopher Santos Ziambonaro
2nd Place Caleb Lawrence Gracie Balance
3rd Place Dustin Cason Alpha

Teen NO-GI Beginner Heavy Weight
1st Place Wesley Hanson
2nd Place Carson Bendock Fushion MMA
3rd Place Max Brown Core Helio Soneca

Teen GI Beginner Heavy Weight
1st Place Max Brown Core Helio Soneca
2nd Place Wesley Hanson
3rd Place Kevin Austin

Teen NO-GI Intermediate Heavy Weight
1st Place Bryan Kellert Shark Tank
2nd Place Christian Heniger Tiger

Teen GI Intermediate Heavy Weight
1st Place Christian Heniger Tiger
2nd Place Caleb Lawrence Gracie Balance
3rd Place Byran Kellert Shark Tank

Teen NO-GI Expert Heavy Weight
1st Place Matt Hayes Hudson Relson Gracie
2nd Place Myles Hickman SBJJ
3rd Place Connor Osburn Fushion MMA

Teen GI Expert Heavy Weight
1st Place Matt Hayes Hudson Relson Gracie
2nd Place Myles Hickman SBJJ

Tournament Review Tuesday: 2009 Pan-American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships

from Rowdy Bricco

On Saturday March 28th I competed in the Pan Am’s held at California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) in Carson California. The event is one of the largest tournaments held in the United States sanctioned by the IBJJF and many consider it our national championships.

This was my first time to the Pan Am’s as either a competitor or a spectator but I have been to other small and larger judo, no-gi and Brazilian jiu jitsu events. Any university in Southern California is large and finding the right entrance into the competition and parking was helped by hand written signs saying “jiu jitsu” and an arrow to eventually get you to the right place.

Once at the gym there were two separate entrances for fighters and for spectators and as you had to have been pre-registered it was as simple as checking in by stating your belt, weight and age division.

Inside the event there were actual facilities for changing, real lockers, a semi-private warm up area, showers and all you would find in an university’s gym and all available to fighters. Otherwise it seemed pretty typical with large mats, bleachers on both sides and a sturdy PVC “fence” to keep the athletes separate from the crowds.

The PA system was loud and clear and I cringed each time I heard in a low booming voice, “So and so is now DQ-ed,” for not reporting to the warm up area or mat on time. The IBJJF has run large tournaments for years so if you thought you could be an hour late on “Brazil time” you were mistaken. Once your division was called to the warm up area you were locked into the system and there until you lost or medaled.

When your division was called you were sequestered in a large warm up area with everyone else and the tension was palpable. There was not enough room to truly warm up, so you had better enjoy exercising in place to stay loose. When your name was called your ID was checked. (I actually read all the rules and regulations the night before on the IBJJF website and was glad I did. The gi I originally choose would not have passed the technical inspection). You were required to have your ID with you at all times and it was checked repeatedly something many first time competitors were not expecting. Nor were some fighters expecting a stringent interpretation of the gi’s requirements. I personally saw more than one person asked to change their gi for incorrect fit, tears, patch placement and color. Those who could not find a replacement were disqualified. You were also required to remove any brace, support or even cup.

Again, this is not a small local tournament and the people in ‘tech’ were professional, quick and serious about their job. The scales were all digital; all read the same and were thankfully one pound lighter than my scale at home.

Having passed technical inspection you were escorted to the timing and scoring table for your mat, ID checked again and then told, “It’s your turn” and waved onto the mat. The mats were clean, a reasonable distance apart and the referees were all dressed in black polo shirts and slacks providing them with an official air and inspired respect. If you were wearing a contrasting color gi to your opponent you were not required to wear the green and yellow belt, which I enjoyed not having to do. No one other than fighters were allowed on the mat, so if you were used to your coach giving you instruction, or screaming at you, three feet from your ear it was not to be. It really felt like just you and your opponent and the crowd noise totally disappeared. I did find it hard to hear the time expiration whistle and noticed others did too by trying to continue their matches after the whistle had been blown and standing up with a confused look on their face thinking they still had more time.

Standing with the referee at the end of the match if you looked at the score table you had to do some quick math as the scores were displayed by type, not total points as well as any earned advantages. If you had tunnel vision during your match it was nice to see where you earned points but then you also had to have the presence of mind to add them up for a total score as well.

If you won it seemed most people had two other matches to rest before there next one and if they both ended quickly you really hoped all the conditioning you had done paid off. (You did do extra conditioning if you were competing at the Pan Am’s, right?) Then you kept fighting and hopefully winning until your division was over and you medaled. At the far end of the gym was a nice background and a podium for the medalists in each division.

How do I know? This reviewer happened to find himself there! I won the silver medal for men’s blue belt, light feather, senior one. When your name was called, “So and so to the medal podium please” it was as if it was happening in a dream. The medals were very heavy, good sized and impressive. The lion logo also matched the one on your competitor t-shirt. Taking your place on the podium and bending forward for the girl to drape the medal around your neck, 20 people taking your picture and your friends and team members cheering on, it is unmatched in the feeling from other tournaments.

The 2009 IBJJF Pan American Championship is an extremely well run tournament for the number of competitors, spectators and only happening once a year. The spectator fee of only $5 made it easy to have supporters there, the minimal vendor booths kept the athletic atmosphere rather than a commercial one, I heard very few complaints about referees and once you were ‘in the system’ as an athlete you were treated as a professional and with courtesy.

My division had athletes from as far away as Delaware and others had people from Brazil and other countries. If you put in the hard work and want to compete in a well run tournament with high level competition, well then, I will see you at the Pan Am’s next year!

The author on the podium taking 2nd place in blue belt, light feather, senior 1.

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This is an installment in our Tournament Review Tuesdays column, where FightWorks Podcast listeners submit reports about Brazilian jiu-jitsu and grappling competitions that happened the weekend prior. The opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of The FightWorks Podcast.

We are quite sure that Rowdy performed so well because he was wearing his FightWorks Podcast gi patch on his back!

- Caleb

2009 Pan-Ams – Day Two Live Blogging

Rodrigo Cavaca (left) coaches fellow Check Mat teammate Nivaldo Lima prior to Lima’s match against Otavio Souza at the 2009 BJJ Pan-Ams.

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Black Belt Men

Cadu (Gracie Humaita) is attempting an omoplata on Fabio Leopoldo. It does not work but he gets the sweep! Now Leopoldo reverses!

Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros is now up against Ricardo Barros, who was nice enough to let me sit in his chair

Cadu, cheered on by Xande Ribeiro and other Gracie Humaita supporters, defeats Gracie Barra’s Fabio Leopoldo.

Andrew Smith is now up against Regis Lebre.

Eric Burdo is down 2-0 against an unidentified opponent.

Ricardo Barros is up 2-0 against Comprido, who is on the bottom in guard.

Regis Lebre is up 5-0 over Andrew Smith.

Eric Burdo loses 2-0 as time expires.

Comprido sets up a triangle against Ricardo Barros, and gets the tap!

Baret Yoshida is up against an unidentified opponent and is down 0-2.

Andrew Smith loses 8-0 against Regis Lebre.

Anselmo Baldin versus Leo Dalla is starting now.

Baret Yoshida defeats his opponent. The opponent is contesting the stoppage vigorously and seems to be suggesting that Yoshida had inserted fingers into his opponents nose or something. It’s across the mats so I cant understand the details but that’s what the body language suggests. Yoshida was working a deep collar choke from the back at the time of the stoppage.

At the 3 minute mark, Leo Dalla sinks a deep armbar on Anselmo Baldin.

Dave Jacobs is up against Alex Ferreira (Gracie Humaita).

Alliance‘s Babs is up against an unidentified opponent.

Dave Jacobs is up 2-0 and is in Ferreira’s guard.

Dave Jacobs and Alex Ferreira are tied 2-2 and Ferreira is on top in half guard.

The match between Babs and his opponent has stopped. The referees have raced down to the head judge’s table and are seeking head referee Alvaro Mansur’s advice.

Ferreira is now up 4-2 over Dave Jacobs.

The match between Babs and his opponent has restared and Babs scores 2 points for the takedown and is up 2-0.

Dave Jacobs loses to Alex Ferreira 8-2 as time expires.

Babs wins 6-0 at the 4 minute mark. I didn’t see the reason the match ended.

Baret Yoshida is now up against an unknown opponent. As always, he is crawling around to his opponent’s back and threatening a collar choke. One of his opponent’s arms is tied up between Baret’s legs.

Yoshida finishes his opponent with the collar choke he was working!

Leo Dalla is now up against Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros!

Jared Weiner (Lloyd Irvin) is now up against a Gracie Barra opponent.

Dalla and Comprido are still locked up and standing.

Frederico Sabbatini is on top in half guard against an unknown opponent.

Jared Weiner and his GB opponent are still tied 0-0, as are Dalla and Comprido.

Weiner is now on top in half guard against his opponent. The score remains 0-0.

Thirty seconds remain in the Dalla vs. Comprido matchup. The score is 0-0 with no advantages.

Time expires in the Comprido vs. Dalla match. The ref deems Comprido to be the more successful competitor in an otherwise dead even match.

I missed the ending of Jared Weiner’s match, but by his body language it looks like he was not victorious.

Jared Vanderzyl (Fabio Santos) is up against an unknown opponent on mat 4. He’s on bottom in half guard.

Alliance’s Babs is now up against an unknown opponent. He gets an advantage for his choke attempt from the guard, and now gets two points for the sweep. Now his opponent is doubled over in pain! The medics are attending to him. It appears he may have popped his knee badly during the sweep. I really feel bad for him.

Jared Vanderzyl loses a close match. The score was tied 0-0 and he was down by one advantage.

Babs’ opponent is carried off the mat and Babs is declared the winner.

Alex Ferreira is now up against an Cristiano Oliveira (Gracie Barra).

Just three of the eight mats are in use at the moment. Each mat has a great big TVs (42 inches?) displaying the score of the matches underway.

Oliveira sweeps Ferreira for a quick 2-0 lead. He’s now on top in Ferreira’s open guard.

Now Ferreira gets a 2 point takedown, bu Oliveira lands the same sweep as before and now he’s back on top in Ferreira’s open guard. The score is 4-2.

Sean Bansfield (Saulo Ribeiro) is up against an unidentified competitor.

Oliveira is up 9-4 over Ferreira.

Renato Tavares appears to have his match under control.

Cristiano Oliveira defeats Alex Ferreira 9-4.

Renato Tavares wins his match. It turns out his opponent only had the use of one arm. The audience applauds both fighters’ efforts.

Sean Bansfield is working from full guard on his opponent and now begins an omoplata attack sequence.

Time expires and Sean Bansfield wins his match.

An announcement is made that the walkways need to be cleared or the fire marshall will shut the event down. This is the same thing we heard at Grapplers Quest last weekend.

Ricardo “Franjinha” Miller is now on the mats against New Breed opponent Chris Wolford.

Franjinha is now up 5-0 against Wolford. Time expires as he was working an armlock.

Cleber Luciano is now up against an unknown Gracie Barra opponent.

Regis Lebre is in action again and is working on taking his opponent’s back. Although down on points 2-0, he gets the choke at 1m49s.

Cleber Luciano wins a tight match. The score was 0-0 and he was up by one advantage.

The fire marshall is going to shut down the event until everyone takes a seat.

The event has now begun again. Babs (Alliance) is now up in his match against a Gracie Barra opponent by the score of 2-0.

Babs is now up 4-0 agter a takedown. He’s now all over his opponent’s back and is working to get his second hook in. Now his opponent pulls him around into full guard.

Baret Yoshida is now up against Cristiano Oliveira.

Franjinha is now up against an unknown opponent and is underneath in half guard.

Renato Tavares wins another match.

Babs wins by the score of 4-0.

Side note – Luis Rocha wins purple belt absolute.

Baret Yoshida finds himself across the shoulders of his opponent’s back again and is setting up a choke.

Franjinha loses to Tom Oberhue on points 3-0 as time runs out.

Cristiano Oliveira fends off Baret Yoshida’s near choke until time runs out and wins 2-0.

Sean Bansfield (SRJJA) is up against D. Davis (Primal Jiu-Jitsu). Bansfield pulls guard immediately.

Bansfield has passed and is now in side mount on D. Davis.

Cleber Luciano continues to be up 2-0 against his opponent.

Chewy Ibarra is up 5-0 against his opponent.

Cleber Luciano wins 2-0.

Chewy Ibarra wins 5-0.

Sean Bansfield defeats D. Davis.

The tournament is being stopped again to clear the lanes, as per the fire marshall’s orders. for a moment of silence in memory of Helio Gracie. After the one minute of silence ends, the venue erupts in unanimous applause, and Rickson Gracie enters the center of the mats to say some words about his father.

The action now resumes on the mats.

Alex Brandao (Fabio Santos) is in action on mat 4 and is on top in half guard. The score is 0-0.

Alex Brandao wins his match.

Lucas Lepri (Alliance) defeats Joao Gabriel Sobral (Gracie Barra) with a choke from half guard.

Tom Oberhue is now up against Cleber Luciano.

Luciano pulls his patented throw and his opponent is now on his back. The score is 2-0 in Luciano’s favor.

Asa Fuller is now up against another very large guy in a match for the gold in their division.

Lucas Leite is now on the mats against Rafael Barbosa. Things are heating up in here again…

Leite is on top against his opponent in half guard.

Asa Fuller is on bottom in full guard. The score is tied 0-0.

Cleber Luciano beats Tom Oberhue 2-0. Luciano played pretty conservatively for the most part after his throw.

Lucas Leite wins his match by a submission I missed.

Cameron Diffley is up against Raul Castillo. Diffley pulls guard and is being coached by Robert Drysdale to keep active and aggressive.

Asa Fuller’s hand is raised before time runs out. I missed the submission.

Castillo opens Diffley’s guard. Diffley gets the sweep and is now up 2-0.

Chewy Ibarra loses his match 2-0.

Alex Brandao is now up against an unknown opponent.

Kurt Osiander is now on the mat against Sean Bansfield.

Felipe Costa is up against Shoji Masada.

Alex Brandao wins with a choke from the mount after being up 9-0.

Diffley is swept and now it’s tied 2-2.

Diffley sweeps and is now up 4-2 with two minutes left.

Kurt Osiander defeats Sean Bansfield.

Diffley defeats Castillo.

Gregor Gracie is now up against Jason Ebarb.

Johnny Ramirez is up against Leandro Escobar.

Felipe Costa is in control against his Japanese opponent and is close to taking the back.

Gracie Barra supporters have surrounded Gregor Gracie’s mat.

Felipe Costa appears close to finishing his opponent

Gregor Gracie is up 2-0 against Ebarb.

Ebarb almost gets a takedown but the two were out of bounds.

Felipe Costa wins his match.

Rey Diogo is on the mats and his supporters are very vocal.

An Alliance competitor wins on mat 1.

Makoto Sawada is up against Joao Carlos Kurao.

Gregor Gracie is still up 2-0.

Rey Diogo lands mount and is up 9-0. His supporters are so loud it sounds like half the place is cheering for him.

Johnny Ramirez is tied 2-2 in his match.

Rey Diogo is up 15-0 when he wins, drawing more loud cheers.

Tony Passos is up against Felipe Fogolin.

Johnny Ramirez wins 4-2.

Fogolin lands a lightning fast throw on Passos and Passos’ head hits the mats hard. The medics are called over as he cannot continue.

Now the medics appear to be checking Passos for concussion symptoms. Fogolin is declared the winner.

Cameron Diffley is now up against Romulo Barral!

Kron Gracie and Nakapan are now starting on mat 1! Kron pulls guard immediately.

Barral is on top in half guard.

Kurao beats Sawada on points.

A shaved-headed Kron is working his typical heavy-hand-in-the-collar game against Nakapan.

Romulo Barral taps Cameron Diffley with a deep choke from half guard at the 2m23s mark.

Kron Gracie taps Nakapan with an armbar from the guard.

Vitor, Braulio Estima‘s younger brother is now up against Diego Gamonal.

Rodrigo Ranieri is in leg-spaghetti with his opponent. Ranieri is now losing 12-6.

Ranierig loses 14-6 to his Ramon Lemos opponent.

Alex Brandao is on top in half guard against his opponent. He’s up 3-0.

Megaton is now in action against Kazumasa Sekiguchi.

Vitor Estima and Diego Gamonal are still tied 0-0.

Alex Brandao wins by submission (sorry I missed it) at 4m31s. The score was 7-0.

Megaton’s on top in half guard.

Vitor Estima and Diego Gamonal are still tied 0-0.

At the 8m29s mark, Vitor Estima’s hand is raised. Not sure what happened. Score was 0-0 and Estima had one advantage.

Now Bill Cooper is up against Carlos Diego Ferreira.

For some reason Megaton’s opponent had to go change his gi.

Now Felipe Fogolin is up against Otavio Souza. Souza pulls guard quickly.

Cooper is now down 2-0 against Ferreira.

Cooper’s match is now tied 4-4 and he’s standing in guard.

Otavio Souza is holding on to an omoplata attempt. Fogolin is basing out.

Souza is now beating Fogolin 4-2.

Cooper is now down 6-4 in his match against Ferreira. 3m22 have passed.

Cooper gets a big throw and it’s now tied 6-6!

Souza is up 4-0 on Fogolin.

Michael Langui is up against an opponent from Gracie Barra.

Megaton is up by two advantages. The score is still 0-0.

Langui has an omoplata attempt, but his GB opponent escapes.

Bill Cooper is now down 10-6 at the 6m18s mark.

Megaton’s hand is raised after a slow match.

Cobrinha is now on the mats against Renan Borges. The score is tied 2-2.

Souza taps Fogolin at the 7m26s mark by armbar.

At the 9m25s mark, Cooper and Ferreira are restarted in the center.

Cobrinha is up 6-2.

Carlos Diego Ferreira defeats Bill 12-8.

Lucas Leite is up against Rafael Barbosa.

Cobrinha is up 9-2 and gets an armbar at 6m52s.

Rogel Monsalve is up against Mateus Vinhus (Gracie Barra).

Amal Easton is defeated by Eduardo Rocha.

Megaton is now up against Mario Reis (Gracie Barra).

Lucas Leite and Rafael Barbosa are still tied 0-0 although Leite has four more advantage points.

Monsalve and Vinhus are still tied 0-0 after five minutes. Monsalve has full guard.

After an exchange of sweeps, Leite and Barbosa are at 2-2 with one minute remaining.

Lucas Leite wins a very grueling match against Rafael Barbosa. They were tied and he was up 5-2 on advantages.

Mario Reis and Megaton are tied 0-0 after 3m33s.

Reis is now going after Megaton’s feet.

Mateus Vinha and Rogel Monsalve comes to an end. The entire match was spent with Vinhus in Monsalve’s full guard. Vinhus wins.

Megaton is fighting off a deep triangle from Mario Reis! Reis sinks it and wins!

Nivaldo Lima (Check Mat), loudly coached cheered on by Robert Drysdale, is now facing Otavio Souza.

Abmar Barbosa is on deck against Kron Gracie.

Nivaldo Lima is in half guard underneath Souza and the score is tied 0-0. This was how he beat Rafael Lovato Jr. last weekend at Grapplers Quest.

Nivaldo Lima sweeps Otavio Souza and is up 2-0! Souza returns the favor and it’s now 2-2 and he’s back on top in Lima’s open guard.

Cobrinha is back in action and is fending off a leglock.

Michael Langui (Alliance) now faces Leo Leite (not Lucas) from Gracie Barra.

WOW. Nivaldo Lima clearly swept Otavio Souza at the end. The time was 9m57s and he would’ve been up 4-2. But the ref did not grant any points. Leo Vieira and the Check Mat crowd are furious. Nivaldo Lima would’ve beaten the competitor going into the black belt absolute finals.

Abmar Barbosa and Kron Gracie are tied 0-0 after 3m39s.

Cobrinha has his hands full with his opponent. It’s tied 2-2.

Out of nowhere Kron Gracie sticks a deep kneebar on Abmar Barbosa at the 4m01s mark. The crowd cheers the efforts of Rickson Gracie’s son.

Vitor Estima is now up against an unknown opponent.

At the 8m40s mark Cobrinha’s opponent is disqualified. From where I sit it looks like the ref deemed his leg attacks to be an illegal twisting knee attack.

Michael Langui (Alliance) defeats Leo Leite (GB).

Word is that they stopped letting people into the venue. That is a first.

Carlos Diego Ferreira is giving Vitor Estima a run for his money. Wait! He just took Estima’s back, goes up 4-0, and then chokes Vitor!

Mario Reis is up 4-2 over his opponent.

Lucas Leite and Augusto Vieira are still tied 0-0 at the 3m25s mark.

Mario Reis wins 4-2 as time expires.

At 5m40s, Lucas Leite is now up 2-0 over Augusto Vieira. Leite is on top in Vieira’s open guard.

The Gracie Barra cheering section is getting heated in the contest between Leite and Vieira. As time runs out, Leite remains up 2-0, sealing another long-fought victory. A very tough match.

Kron Gracie is now up against Carlos Diego Ferreira. Ferreira pulls guard and Kron is basing out, beginning to pass.

Ferreira gets 2 points for a sweep but now Kron reverses! It’s tied 2-2 and Kron’s almost in side mount.

At 2m15s Kron Gracie gets a straight footlock on Carlos Diego Ferreira!!!

Rodrigo Cavaca (Check Mat) is now up 2-0 over James Foster (Lotus Club).

Cavaca is now up 5-0 over James Foster.

Cavaca is now up 14-0 over Foster. Time expires and Cavaca advances.

Roberto Tozi is beating Marcus Neuenschwager (Gracie Barra) 5-0. Tozi goes on to win.

Rodrigo Cavaca vs Andre de Freitas (Cesar Gracie) has begun, as has Rafael Lovato Jr. versus Alexandre Santos (Gracie Barra). Cavaca and de Freitas fought last week at Grapplers Quest. Last week Cavaca won by choke.

Lovato Jr. is working from open guard against Santos. At 2m25s the match is tied 0-0.

Cavaca is winning against de Freitas 2-0.

Lovato Jr. is working from the guard still. The score is still 0-0 but Lovato Jr. has one advantage.

Cavaca is standing in de Freitas’ guard and the score remains 2-0 in Cavaca’s favor.

Time expires in two matches: Cavaca wins 2-0 over de Freitas and Lovato Jr. defeats Santos by the narrowest of margins: one advantage point from a score of 0-0.

Roberto “Tussa” Alencar is on the mat against fellow Gracie Barra fighter Marlon Xavier.

Tussa has taken his opponent’s back and is now up 4-0. He sinks the choke and wins at 4m01s.

Flavio Almeida is now on top in half guard against an unidentified competitor.

Almeida is now up 6-0 at the 2m55s mark.

Almeida taps his opponent. I missed the submission but it ended way early.

Tussa is now up against Roberto Tozi. Tozi gets two points for a takedown early.

Tozi is now in Tussa’s full guard. A dangerous place to be and Tozi shows he knows it by playing very conservative in there. Now Tozi passes and the score is 5-0!

Tozi’s back in Tussa’s guard, and attemptig to pass with double underhooks. Tussa just got 2 points because Tozi was stalling. It’s 5-2. When they restart, they mix legs and Tussa rolls over into a kneebar at 6m42s!

Uh oh! Rafael Lovato Jr. is now up against Flavio Almeida! Lovato pulls full guard and Almeida remains standing.

Lovato Jr. had a triangle attempt for a quick moment but not long enough for an advantage point. He appeared to sweep Almeida but Almeida recovered. Lovato Jr. now leads by one advantage point.

The time is now 5m09s in Lovato Jr. versus Almeida. Almeida is threatening the pass but is not there yet. Lovato now leads 2 advantages to 1 although the score is still 0-0.

Action is stopped at 8m47s as the two tired competitors retie their gis. The Gracie Barra and Gracie Humaita are following this heavyweight match very closely!

Time is running out and I have to apologize!!!! I had the advantages wrong! THe score is still 0-0 but it was Almeida who was in the lead on advantages!! He wins it 4 advantages to Lovato Jr.s’ two. The two men are exhausted.

Fabio Leopoldo wins a match against another black belt from Street Sports Jiu-Jitsu.

Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu is now up against Antonio Braga Neto for the super heavyweight title!

Braga Neto pulls half guard. Cyborg is on top basing out and trying to avoid sweeps.

Braga Neto gets a sweep and is up 2-0 over Cyborg.

At 8m06s Braga Neto sinks a deep collar choke on Cyborg!

Now Felipe Costa (Brasa) is in his rooster weight match for the gold medal against Joao Carlos Kurao.

Felipe Costa and Joao Carlos Kurao is still tied at 0-0 after 6m27s.

The damage I have done to my bladder by not getting up once all day compels me to suggest that if you’ve enjoyed today’s coverage, I wouldn’t hold it against you if you picked up one of our sweet gi patches!

Kurao gets side mount on Costa and is up 3-0!

Time runs out and Joao Carlos Kurao wins 3-0 over Felipe Souza to win the gold.

Rafael Freitas (Gracie Barra) now takes on Yoshihiko Matsumo for the gold in the featherweight division.

D. Davis is in action against Jack McVicker.

Yoshihiko Matsumo defeats Rafael Freitas. Sorry, I didn’t see what happened but whatever it was was at 5m59s.

Mario Reis (Gracie Barra) now faces Cobrinha for the title. Reis attempts to pull guard quickly. Cobrinha winds up in half guard on top.

Jack McVicker defeats D. Davis.

Mario Reis has earned one penalty. Cobrinha has two advantages. Otherwise the score is still 0-0 between these two phenoms.

Cobrinha takes Reis’ back, gets 4 points, and chokes Reis with a bow and arrow choke at 7m22s!!!

Now we see Lucas Leite versus Kron Gracie!

Kron is angling to take Leite’s back! The pair roll out of bounds! At the moment Kron is up by one advantage but the score is 0-0! Three refs pull the pair back into the middle. Kron quickly sinks both hooks in and is up 4-0!

Kron and Leite scramble apart and now are restarted in the center. Only 2m57 have expired.

Leite sweeps and is now on top. The score is 4-2 in Kron’s favor.

Leite is not allowing Kron to establish his closed guard game. Now 6m27s have passed and the score is still 4-2 for Kron. THey each have 2 advantages as well.

Leite now gets an advantage for a near pass. They take a moment to re-tie their gis after moving out of bounds. The momentum seems to have shifted back to Leite.

Now Leite scores a takedown and is now on top. The score is 4-4 and there is 90 seconds remaining. Leite is up on advantages by one.

At 9m16s Leite secures side mount and is up 7-4. The crowd is chanting “Lucas! Lucas! Lucas!”

Time expires and Leite wins. Kron respectfluly applauds Leite.

Kron heads to his father and coach, Rickson Gracie, who appears to reassure him of his performance and gives him a hug.

Lucas Lepri and Michael Langui are now stepping on to mat 7. Instead of competing, the two Alliance competitors agree to let Lucas Lepri take home the gold.

Rodrigo Cavaca (Check Mat) is now on the mats against Marcio Corleta (Winner). This is for the ultra heavyweight title.

Corleta has Cavaca on his back with what looks like a ton of pressure. He secures side mount on Cavaca and is up 3-0.

Corleta then secures knee on the belly after being north south on Cavaca. I have not seen Cavaca compete before last weekend, but in the good number of matches I have seen him in since then I have not seen someone handle him this way. Corleta secures the armbar and Cavaca is forced to tap!

Antonio Braga Neto (Gordo Jiu-Jitsu) is now being called to mat 4 to compete against Otavio Souza for the black belt absolute division. Braga Neto enjoys a large size advantage over Souza. Souza pulls guard, and Braga Neto stands, opening Souza’s guard. He’s now trying to work past Souza’s open guard.

After 4m30s the score is still 0-0 with no advantages between Souza and Braga Neto.

8 minutes have passed and the score is still 0-0 with no advantages between Souza and Braga Neto. No advantages for either side.

At just about the 9 minute mark, Braga Neto secures side mount and gets 3 points. Souza deserves a ton of credit for keeping the giant Braga Neto at bay this long. Time expires and Antonio Braga Neto is the 2009 Pan Absolute Champion!

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Brown Belt Men

Jonathan Torres (Lloyd Irvin) defeats his first opponent in 1m33s by bow and arrow choke.

Zack Maxwell versus Justin Rader is now underway on mat 5. Maxwell began with a triangle attempt that Rader pulled out of.

Zack Maxwell defeats Justin Rader on points in a very close intra-Humaita match. These two will be anchors of future black belt divisions for Gracie Humaita.

Michael Westbrook gets armbarred by an unknown opponent.

Robert Harper (Rafael Lovato Jr.) versus Ryan Beauregard has just begun.

Beauregard armbars Harper at 4m19s.

Jonathan Torres now on the mat against Jimmy Jarquin.

Ian McPherson defeats an unknown opponent.

Jonathan Torres has his opponent’s back with his legs in a body lock around him. The score is 6-0 in Torres’ favor.

Jonathan Torres wins on points 6-0 as time expires.

Alliance’s Daren Roberts is looking good in his match. Had a very near armbar.

Daren Roberts beats his opponent.

Rafael Dall Inha (Carlson Gracie) is up against Jason Hayes (BJJ United) opponent.

Hayes beats Dall Inha by one advantage point.

Ryan Beauregard will face Jonathan Torres in a moment or two.

Torres is all over Beauregard. He’s taken his back and Torres has established the body lock with his legs on another opponent.

Jonathan Torres gets the gi choke at 5m40s against Ryan Beauregard.

Joao Assis appears to have been disqualified in a match against an Alliance opponent.

Jonathan Torres is now on the mats against Jake McKenzie.

Torres and his foe have spend the match in a pretty unusual stalemate. The score is still 0-0 with no advantages. As time expires both stand and declare victory. The referee raises the hand of Jake McKenzie.

Steve Rosenberg defeats Jay Hayes by two advantage points. The score was 6-6.

Steve Rosenberg defeats Jake McKenzie. McKenzie is holding his foot in pain.

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Womens Black / Brown Belts

Luka Dias is now up against a familiar foe, Gabrielle Garcia (Alliance).

Michelle Nicolini armbars Jen Petrina in short order.

Penny Thomas is now in action against Jacqueline Andrade.

Garcia is up 4-0 over Luka Dias.

At 3m01 Luka DIas taps Garcia with a gi choke! Dias is in her 40′s and has once again delivered an unbelievable performance against the odds.

Penny Thomas is busy fighting out of a deep triangle!

Penny Thomas, coached by Limao has escaped and now taken her opponent’s back, and now gets the mount! The score is 10-0 for Thomas!

Thomas is now on Andrade’s back once again, and is up 14-0. At the 8m24s mark Penny Thomas sinks the choke and Andrade taps.

Fabiana Borges (Gracie Barra) is now up against Robert Drysdale’s wife Michelle Nicolini for the gold on mat 1.

Just 15 seconds into the match Borges jumps into a deep triangle on Nicolini. Nicolini escapes and but along the way sinks a very deep footlock that causes Nicolini to tap immediately! The match ended in about 90 seconds! Watch out for Borges!

Kyra Gracie is now in action. After a few moments she pulls guard.

Now Kyra has a solid side mount on her opponent.

Christie Thomas (Relson Gracie) is now up against Katie Weilbacher (Paragon).

Weilbacher is now up 3-0 against Thomas.

Kyra is sinking a deep choke against her opponent.

Now we are in for a match! It’s Penny Thomas (Gracie Humaita) against Ana Laura Cordeiro (Gracie Barra)! This is for the gold and has all eyes from both teams! Cordeiro pulls guard immediately.

Weilbacher is beating Christy Thomas 6-0 now.

Kyra Gracie defeats her opponent. Not sure if she got the tap or not.

Penny Thomas is now losing 0-2 to Ana Laura Cordeiro.

Ana Carolina Vidal (Gracie Humaita) is now up against Sophia McDermott.

Katie Weilbacher defeats Christy Thomas 15-0.

Penny Thomas continues fighting from Ana Laura Cordeiro’s guard. Cordeiro remains in the lead by 2-0.

Time expires and Ana Laura Cordeiro defeats Penny Thomas 4-0.

Ana Carolina Vidal defeats Sophia McDermott.

Katie Weilbacher is on deck to fight against Luka Dias.

Luka Dias gets two points for the takedown against Katie Weilbacher.

Weilbacher gets the hooks on Dias and is up 4-2.

Now Weilbacher, another Paragon product, is mounted on Dias and is up 8-2.

At 8m13s Luka Dias taps Katie Weilbacher! Luka was down 13-10!

Kyra Gracie (Barra) is now on the mat against Ana Carolina Vidal (Humaita) for the gold medal.

Vidal is now in Kyra’s full guard.

Vidal passes and is up 3-0 against Kyra!

She now gets knee in the belly and is up 5-0 against Kyra!

Time runs out! If I have kept score correctly, Carolina VIdal defeats Kyra Gracie by 7-0!

Epilogue 11:30 PM Sunday evening

I ended up leaving while the women’s black / brown absolute division was just beginning, around 7:30 pm Pacific. I apologize to those ladies for not being able to post their matches but our server appeared to begin having serious issues due to the incredible traffic we were getting, and my internet connection in the gym itself wasn’t the most solid to begin with. Plus I hadn’t really eaten or gone to the bathroom in about 8 hours. So I decided that the server not responding to anything I tried to post plus this reporter’s physiological requirements were enough reason for me to call it a day!

Thanks to everyone for staying tuned to the 2009 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championships here on The FightWorks Podcast! Hope you enjoyed it!

- Caleb

#158 2009 Pan-Ams

Alliance’s Rubens Charles (aka Cobrinha) disputes the two points given to his opponent Otavio Souza, of Gracie Barra at the 2009 Pan-Ams.

The 2009 BJJ Pan-Ams are in full swing! Yesterday in Los Angeles marked the second day of the three-day event, which featured incredible competitors and record numbers of participants.

Yesterday I live blogged the black belt divisions (and a touch of the brown belt divisions), which captivated the large audience from one end of the room to the other. I also managed to sit down with several important voices in Brazilian jiu-jitsu to help recap the action for you. In today’s episode of The FightWorks Podcast you will hear from:

• Pan-Ams event organizer Mike Buckels, of the IBJJF
• Kid Peligro, the author of The Gracie Way and longtime BJJ journalist
• Luca Atalla, the editor in chief of GracieMag.
• Carlos Gracie Jr., the head of the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation
• Alicia Anthony, the sport’s busiest photographer whose work is found at aliciaphotos.com

Also included in today’s show: several calls from the Mighty 600,000, and Aesopian and I will finish discussing a popular recent post on his website called 10 Quick Tips for White Belts.

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2009 Pan-Ams Attendance Breaks Records

During the action at today’s 2009 BJJ Pan-Ams, I sat down for a quick moment with Mike Buckels, one of the head event organizers inside the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Foundation. Mike had some very impressive things to say about turnout this year…

Caleb: Give us some perspective on the number of competitors this year at the 2009 Pan-Ams.

Mike Buckels: We have about 2,500 competitors this year. Obviously that’s a massive tournament and about 500 more than we’ve had at the Worlds or Pan-Ams to this point, so that’s a huge turnout.

Caleb: Give people a little insight into the setup for the black belt absolute divisions.

Mike Buckels: Most of the divisions are set by feeding the competitors into a computer. Obviously everything’s computerized. It just spits out divisions. In the black belt divisions however, for the fans, especially in the black belt open class, a lot of the heads of the different organizations and teams will get together and they seed the black belt fighters to make it a better experience for the spectators. So for example, you don’t get a match up like, in say, last year’s final – Roger Gracie versus Xande Ribeiro in the preliminary rounds instead of the finals. You want the finals and semifinals to be exciting. So they go through a seeding process with the black belts. [There is] a trememendous amount of competitors this year in the black belt divisions. I think from featherweight to heavyweight there are no less than 10 black belts per division in the adult class alone, not even counting the masters and seniors divisions.

Caleb: That’s a big jump.

Mike Buckels: It means that across divisions we’re probably talking about between 80 to 100 adult black belt competitors here. And again, I’m not talking about the masters and seniors. That’s just adults.

Caleb: If this big of a jump in attendance happened between the Mundials and now, then what we see at this summer’s Mundials should be off the charts.

Mike Buckels: It should be, and we have to get prepared for it. With the recession that the country is in we actually expected less people this year. We expected about a 10 to 20 percent drop. We were expecting around 1,800 and 2,500 competitors registered. So if this is any indication, Brazilian jiu-jitsu as a sport, even in a recession, is thriving.

2009 Pan-Ams – Day One Black Belt Absolute Divisions

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Black Belt Mens Absolute Division

The black belts have begun!

Rodrigo Cavaca (Check Mat) is now on the mats against an undisclosed smaller competitor, whom he triangles in under a minute.

Otavio Souza (Gracie Barra) is now on mat one against a Japanese black belt who pulls half guard immediately.

Roberto Tozi is now squaring off against a large-framed opponent.

Otavio Souza is now up 7-0 against his opponent andis mounted and setting up a choke.

Tozi is on top in half guard.

Souza finishes the choke and his hand is raised in victory.

Romulo Barral, Rafael Lovato Jr., Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu, Lucas Leite, and other black belts can be seen warming up in the staging area.

Tozi remains on top in half guard aafter several miunutes.

Tozi’s opponent turtled, only to obtain full guard a moment later.

In the only black belt match underway at the moment, Tozi and his opponent are now standing.

Time expires and the ref raises Tozi’s hand.

Wellington “Megaton” Dias is now on mat 10 against an opponent from Gracie Barra. The Barra competitor pulls guard.

Megaton has his GB opponent in full guard and is working to prevent the pass.

Megaton’s opponent stands, and Megaton’s guard opens. His GB opponent then attempts to pull full guard from standing but Megaton lands in half guard.

Now Megaton is on bottom and in open guard. He appears to be setting up a kneebar / footlock / sweep combo but his opponent is wise to it and Megaton ends up going to turtle. Sorry I can’t tell you the score – I’m unable to see it.

Megaton is now fending off his opponent’s attempt to take his back.

Time expires and the ref raises Megaton’s opponent’s hand.

An Alliance competitor that I do not recognize wearing Fabio Gurgel patches has his hand raised after a long match that went the full time.

Rodrigo Cavaca now takes on Roberto Tozi. Cavaca begins attempting to pull guard. Tozi is now on top in half guard.

Cavaca is now working on setting up attacks against Tozi from full guard.

A black belt in a Robert Drysdale gi triangles a Gracie Barra black belt for the win.

Otavio Souza is now stepping on the mats against a Barbosa Jiu-Jitsu opponent.

Cavaca and Tozi remain in the same position. Cavaca is attacking from full guard and Tozi is patiently waiting for a moment to get a guard pass going.

Otavio Souza pulls guard against his Barbosa Jiu-Jitsu opponent.

Tozi remains more or less stationary in his battle against Cavaca. The referee deducts an advantage point.

Souza sweeps his opponent and mounts. He is up 6-0.

Cavaca defeats Tozi. He was in the middle of a gogoplata-style attack when I looked away. The next thing I know his hand is being raised.

Antonio Braga Neto (Ralph Gracie) is on top in half guard against a Gracie Barra opponent.

Souza is holding full guard against his Barbosa Jiu-Jitsu opponent, who is standing.

Antonio Braga Neto is attempting to take his opponent’s back. His opponent was turtled but has now turned in and is in half guard on bottom.

Souza and his opponent are exchanging foot lock attacks.

Braga Neto is lowering his substantial weight into his Gracie Barra opponent.

Braga Neto is now on top while his opponent is in turtle. Braga Neto is arching over his opponent’s back to work on that far side arm.

Time elapses in Otavio Souza’s match and he wins 6-0.

Braga Neto changes things up and taps his smaller opponent with a foot lock.

Romulo Barral is now up against a competitor wearing Axis Jiu-Jitsu patches.

Lucas Leite is now stepping on the mats against an unidentified opponent. Leite pulls half guard and quickly sweeps for a 2 point lead.

Barral is on top in half guard.

Barral finishes his opponent with a choke from half guard.

Roberto Cyborg Abreu is now up against the Alliance / Fabio Gurgel competitor I mentioned earlier. The Alliance competitor almost takes Cyborg’s back in the opening seconds but Cyborg recomposes and is on top in half guard.

Leite remains on top in half guard with a 2-0 lead.

Rodrigo Cavaca will face Antonio Braga Neto in a moment on mat 10.

Now it is Cyborg who has his Alliance opponent’s back and Cyborg begins working a collar choke.

Cyborg only had one hook in for most of that choke attempt but now he sinks both hooks and really begins cranking that choke. His Alliance / Fabio Gurgel opponent taps rapidly!

Now Lucas Leite wins his match against his unidentified opponent by a score of 2-0. Not much action there.

Rafael Lovato Jr. is now stepping on the mats against an unknown opponent.

The two giants, Cavaca and Braga Neto are now in action on mat 10. Cavaca attempts to pull guard and only obtains half guard.

Lovato Jr. is now holding his opponent in full guard.

The ref slaps Braga Neto’s hand away for an illegal grip in Cavaca’s pants while he attempts to pass. He remains on top in half guard.

Lovato Jr.’s opponent is turtled. Lovato Jr. is in front and appears to be setting up a choke.

Cavaca’s guard continues to frustrate Braga Neto, who cannot pass yet.

Lovato Jr. and his opponent both stand, and Lovato Jr. pulls guard. His opponent manages to avoid getting caught in full guard and Lovato Jr. begins defending double underhooks.

I turned away and when I look back at mat 1, Lovato Jr. is sinking a deep triangle on his opponent! He wins!

Cavaca remains on bottom and Braga Neto is still attempting to pass.

Cobrinha is now up on mat one against the unknown Robert Drysdale black belt. Cobrinha is already working the omoplata / triangle combo.

The contest between the two towers is now over – Cavaca comes up short against Braga Neto, who was on top the whole match.

Cobrinha climbed all over his much bigger Drysdale opponent and gets the tap.

Cyborg is up against Romulo Barral. Cyborg pulls half guard quickly.

Lucas Leite is now stepping on the mats against Otavio Souza. This is getting good!

Leite and Souza are patiently measuring each other up. It appears there may have been a simultaneous guard-pulling accident and Leite is now being attended to by the medics for a cut on his cheek.

Barral has now gotten side mount on the powerful Cyborg. Cyborg escapes and is now in half guard on bottom again.

When Leite and Souza restart, Leite is in Souza’s full guard.

Barral is now attempting to take Cyborg’s back and is working to get the hooks in.

Barral sinks the choke and eliminates Cyborg from the absolute division.

A huge crowd is watching the Leite / Souza match. Among the spectators are Royler Gracie, Rickson Gracie, Kron Gracie (much bigger than I have seen him in the past), Leo Vieira, Vitor Estima, Braulio Estima, and Robert Drysdale.

Souza gets a sweep and now Leite is on bottom, almost in an x-guard position.

Souza takes Leite’s back! It doesn’t last long and now Leite is on bottom in half guard again.

Souza and Leite are being restarted and are tying their belts after the two stand simultaneously.

Souza pulls a tight triangle frmo standing! Leite escaps but now finds himself defending an omoplata! Souza turns it into a sweep and is now winning 8-0.

Now Leite sweeps and it’s 8-2!

Again they are started from standing. Leite pulls haf guard. A moment later the whistle blows and that’s the match. Souza takes the victory on points.

It’s now Lovato Jr. against Cobrinha! The crowd around mat one grows even bigger!

Lovato tries to pull guard sneakily but Cobrinha backs out. now Cobrinha pulls guard and Lovato Jr. is passing.

Cobrinha is now craftily working underneath Lovato’s legs, who stands while Cobrinha has one leg! The two wrangle out of bounds while Cobrinha still had an excellent single leg takedown setup. As they are restarted in the center the ref doesn’t give the much smaller Cobrinha Lovato’s foot, much to the crowd’s audible dismay. No matter, in a moment Cobrinha has pulled guard and swept the much larger Lovato Jr, and now enjoys a 2-0 lead.

The only match underway now is Cobrinha against Lovato Jr, and the gym is surprisingly quiet as it pays detailed attention to this David and Goliath matchup.

Time expires and Cobrinha wins on points 2-0! The gym erupts from its silence into applause!

We now have Romulo Barral against Antonio Braga Neto on mat 10! The two slap hands and circle each other. Barral sits back into open guard. The large Braga Neto attempts to quiet Barral’s active legs but is having difficulty.

Barral misses a sweep attempt and remains on bottom.

Like Braga Neto’s earlier match, he and Barral remain in half guard. Braga Neto defends, Barral continues to actively work for a sweep.

If you took a hundred photos of the match between Barral and Braga Neto, they would all look very similar. No big changes to speak of.

Time expires and Braga Neto wins. I can’t see the score from where I am but it could not have been a big lead. Perhaps just advantage points.

I think the only remaining black belt match is Otavio Souza versus Cobrinha.

Cobrinha and Souza are now circling.

Cobrinha appears to be looking to pull guard by his posture, but as soon as he does, Souza reciprocates. They are both facing each other with their butts on the ground and are vying for the best grips. Souza is the first to come up on his knees, and stands.

Now Souza is low, attempting to penetrate the open guard of Cobrinha. The winner of this match will go against Antonio Braga Neto tomorrow for the absolute title.

Cobrinha has turned Souza’s gi lapels into places to work spider guard and Souza appears to protest to the ref that this is a forbidden use of the gi, but the ref allows it to continue.

After what feels like 7 or 8 minutes, Cobrinha gets a sweep and is up 2-0!

Cobrinha is now in Souza’s full guard. He opens Souza’s legs and stands. Souza now sweeps and the score is tied 2-2! Now the time expires and due to a one point advantage he held for most of the match, Otavio Souza wins! He will face Antonio Braga Neto tomorrow for the black belt absolute title!

Brown Belt Mens Absolute Division

Ian McPherson (Alliance) defeats Ralph Go in under one minute.

Ian McPherson is now up against Tony Tipton.

I must’ve missed McPherson vs Tipton. Sorry!

McPherson is now up against an enormous Jarrod Bunch. McPherson pulls guard and goes for an omoplata but his opponent picks him clear up off the ground.

McPherson appears to have swept his opponent but was not given points.

McPherson taps Bunch with a footlock! The crowd rewards him with their appreciation!

McPherson is now in another match and is tied on points 2-2 but up by 3 advantages.

McPherson wins!

Now McPherson is up against a tough brown belt from Arman Barros (Roberto Traven) and is mounted.

In his match against Arman Barros, Ian McPherson is disqualified by the referee for pulling 50/50 guard! The ref states that the position jeopardizes the knee in a twisting manner. McPherson acknowledges that he was down and would have had a hard time coming back to win anyhow.

Joao Assis defeats a UNIJJ opponent by a score of 10-0 and advances to the brown belt absolute finals.

Last and final update, 5:35 PM Pacific: Okay that is it for our live coverage here on thefightworkspodcast.com today, Family! Stay tuned tomorrow for all the black belt weight divisions and the finals of the absolute division!

BJJ Poll: Are You Satisfied with the Instruction You Receive in Your Jiu-Jitsu Class for Takedowns and Throws?

Modern Brazilian jiu-jitsu instruction currently focuses on ground fighting techniques. Most BJJ schools make sure to include instruction on ways to bring the fight to the ground, whether by takedown or judo-style throws. Some schools do a better job than others in this department however.

What about at your BJJ academy? Do you feel like you receive enough instruction on takedowns and throws? Chat about it in the comments section of this post!

Can Alliance Bring Home the Gold at the 2009 Pan-Ams?

Gabrielle Garcia (right) versus Ana Carolina Vidal at the 2007 BJJ Mundials.

Well the Mighty 600,000 appear to believe that Alliance Jiu-Jitsu will be the team to bring home first place this weekend at the 2009 Pan-Ams in Carson, California. At the moment of this writing, most respondents in our BJJ Poll believe that Alliance will come out on top.

Here’s a few things that are worth noting about the Alliance roster, for those who are counting.

Noteworthy Alliance competitors who are not on the registration list for this weekend:

• Tarsis Humphreys, who came in third place in the 2008 and 2007 Mundials
• Bruno Malfacine, who changed teams this year and joined Alliance
• Gabriel Vella, who came in third place in the Ultra Heavyweight division in 2008 Mundials
• Chris Moriarty, who came in second in the 2008 Mundials as a brown belt

Of course there are legions of Alliance competitors in white, blue, purple, and brown belt divisions that could help push Alliance into first place this year. Perhaps I’m just disappointed that some of the jiu-jitsu competitors who I most enjoy watching will not be there. In any case I am certain that a) there are some competitors in the black belt divisions who will exhale deeply when they learn that some of these competitors will not be present, and b) I’m sure that these names will be competing at the 2009 Mundials in June, so we will get to see them then.

And don’t think for a minute that Alliance is not coming without some big guns. Here are some folks who have signed up.

• Rubens “Cobrinha” Charles. I should not have to say anything about Cobrinha, but here goes: 1rst place in the 2006, 2007, and 2008 Mundials.
• Bill “The Grill” Cooper, who put on a show last weekend at Grapplers Quest (see here and here), is considered by many to be the strongest American black belt competitor today.
• Recently acquired Gabrielle Garcia (shown above on the right side of the image). Formerly under the Macaco Gold flag, Garcia began training this year with Alliance. While this brown belt is physically imposing and often dominating, her technique has not been the sharpest. However after spending significant time with Fabio Gurgel, aka “The General” in Sao Paulo, there’s a very good chance we see a new Garcia this time around. Traditionally Gracie Humaita and Gracie Barra have had deep ranks of female competitors and now Alliance has someone to watch out for.
• Lucas Lepri, who took second place in the 2008 Mundials and first place in the 2007 Mundials
• Michael Langhi, who took third in the 2008 Mundials and just came in first place at the 2009 European Championships

You get the idea. Alliance can show up with only half the bullets in their gun and still be a contender for first place. Are you as excited about the 2009 Pan-Ams as I am?!?

Sit Matside at the 2009 BJJ Pan-Ams and Get a Free USBJJF Membership

Alliance brown belt Chris Moriarty sinks a kneebar at the 2008 Pan-Ams.

We are now just days away from the 2009 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Pan-Ams this coming weekend in Carson, California! The Pan-Ams is like a joyous holiday of the year for me. The best competitors in the sport of Brazilian jiu-jitsu consider the Pan-Ams a “must do” event so the action is incredible.

Are you the type of person who would prefer to sit right on the edge of the mats and watch some of the world’s best BJJ competitors in action? In the past we’ve discussed how you can volunteer to be a time keeper or score keeper at these events. You give a little of your time and get to sit right next to the action while the best jiu-jitsu fighters around go at it.

I was on the phone with Mike Buckels, part of the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation event coordination staff, yesterday and he mentioned an added perk for those who volunteer to assist with score keeping and time keeping duties this coming weekend: you get a one year complimentary membership to the United States Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation!

I can hear you saying now: “What is a membership to the United States Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation?” Well the details have not been formalized as yet, but what we do know is that such memberships already exist for the national BJJ federations in Brazil, France, Portugal, Japan, and Canada. In fact, they have to be presented when competing at IBJJF events like the Pan-Ams and Mundials. Below is a picture of Buckel’s own membership card, which I tool last year at the 2008 BJJ Mundials.

While the USBJJF hasn’t formalized such a policy yet here in the United States, it will surely be implemented at some point. So while it may not be mandatory yet, I think it would still be cool to say you were one of the first to be a member of the USBJJF.

So here’s how to volunteer and get your one year membership to the USBJJF:

1. send an email to usjjfeventstaff@gmail.com and express your interest
2. bring a passport photo this weekend that can be used in your membership card

They’ll have some quick paperwork there to get your membership underway!

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