Day 3 of the 2016 PAN was a roller coaster of emotions that eventually peaked with the black belt open class, male and female.
In the end, Leandro Lo and Bernardo Faria will repeat 2015’s final while teammates Dominyka Obelenyte and Andresa Correa will met in the ladies final.
Faria submits all, Lo upsets Galvão
The adult male black belt open class division was a gathering of stars and they started to shine early. Luiz Panza returned for his first major event after almost a year healing a broken leg. He made his way to the quarterfinals with victories over Kitner Moura, Mahamed Aly and James Puopolo. Tim Spriggs was on fire and met João Gabriel Rocha in another quarterfinal. It was a match that draw blood out of João’s mouth. Spriggs 5-2 win was a surprise for some. Before that, Rocha had beaten the always tough Murilo Santana. Leonardo Nogueira reached his quarterfinal beating Alessandro Ferreira 5-0 with a sweep and guard pass and Abraham Marte (6-0). His opponent would be André Galvão, who had finished Aaron Johnson and Alex Cecconi.
Leandro Lo made to his quarterfinals after choking Danny Guy from the half guard and beating Guilherme Soares 3-0. Good friends, Panza made way to Lo for a spot in the semis. Bernardo Faria was deadly. He finished every one of his opponents. First he used his sneaky leg lock on Erza Lenon then he caught Victor Silverio in a triangle and finally repeated the leg lock on Gabriel Arges. In the semifinal against Spriggs, a Ezequiel choke was responsible for securing Faria’s spot in the final once again. The semifinal between Lo and Galvão did not see a lot of movement, but Lo was able to sweep and then use his unbelievable guard game to hold back Galvão and qualify for his third final in three years.
Dominyka back with a boom; Andresa keeps consistent
Since her impressive campaign at the 2015 Worlds, when she won both the heavyweight and the open class, Dominyka Obelenyte kept relatively away from the competition circuit. She returned this Saturday and displayed her well known game filled with pressure and creativity. Dom’s first victim was Talita Nogueira, finished with an armbar inside the triangle. Her opponent in the semifinal would be Mackenzie Dern, coming from finishing Leah Taylor with a toe hold and beating Fernanda Mazzelli 2-0 on advantages after a tough match. The semifinal was thrilling and also close. In the end, Dominyka was able to score one sweep more than her opponent to win 10-8.
On the other side of the bracket, Andresa Correa finished Amanda Loewen with a toe hold and Hillary Vanornum with a choke from the back. When Tami Musumecia and Beatriz Mesquita were both DQed for playing the double sitting guard for too long, Andresa jumped to the final.
Meregali and Basilio ruler over the brown belt division
In the brown belt division, Nicholas Meregali and Bianca Basilio were the standouts, Basilio outscored Nathiely de Jesus 2-0. Meregali gave no rest to Guthemberg and eventually managed a bow and arrow choke from the back.
Here are the complete results for the brown belt division.
BROWN / Adult / Male / Rooster
First – Hiago Gama Sousa – Alliance
Second – Eduardo Barboza da Silva – GF Team
Third – Estevan G Martinez-Garcia – Cassio Werneck BJJ
Third – Carlos Saquic Perez – Alliance
BROWN / Adult / Male / Light Feather
First – Yago dos Santos Rodrigues – Equipe Marcio Rodrigues
Second – Nicholas Anthony Bohli – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Ighor Luis Alvim Horta – Brazilian Top Team
Third – Yuta Shimada – Nexusense
BROWN / Adult / Male / Feather
First – Adam Benayoun – Alliance
Second – Lucas de Araujo Gomes – Alliance
Third – Jacob Michael Ferrara – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Felipe Linhares Arruda – Alliance International
BROWN / Adult / Male / Light
First – Júlio Cezar dos Anjos Junior – GF Team
Second – Dante Leon – GF Team
Third – Renato Forasieppi Alves Canuto – Zenith BJJ
Third – Fabricio José Barbarotti – PSLPB Cicero Costha
BROWN / Adult / Male / Middle
First – John Taylor Combs – Easton BJJ
Second – Isaque Bahiense Braz – Alliance
Third – Ramon Duz Delsin – Alliance International
Third – Endres Barbosa da Silva Mendes – CheckMat
BROWN / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
First – Horlando de Jesus Monteiro – GD Jiu-Jitsu Association
Second – Hunter Xavier Kainalu Ewald – Fight Sports
Third – Danilo Borovic – Brasa CTA
Third – Philippe Basil Pomaski – CheckMat
BROWN / Adult / Male / Heavy
First – Nicholas Meregali – Alliance
Second – Myengse Hwang – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Jose Munoz – Ares BJJ
Third – Nick Schrock – Gracie Humaita
BROWN / Adult / Male / Super Heavy
First – Gutemberg de Jesus Santos Pereira – GF Team
Second – Fernando Andrade dos Reis – Alliance
Third – Indiana Cullen Danaher – Easton BJJ
Third – Rafael Vasconcelos de Lima – Ns Brotherhood
BROWN / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy
First – Felipe Augusto Farias Bezerra – CheckMat
Second – Admilson Gobi Junior – Team Lloyd Irvin
Third – Pedro Paulo Campi Agrizzi – Striker JJ
Third – James Russell Friedrich – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
BROWN / Adult / Male / Open Class
First – Nicholas Meregali – Alliance
Second – Gutemberg de Jesus Santos Pereira – GF Team
Third – Nick Schrock – Gracie Humaita
Third – John Taylor Combs – Easton BJJ
BROWN / Adult / Female / Light Feather
First – Kristen Martin – Brazil 021 International
Second – Jillian DeCoursey – East Coast United BJJ
Third – Sharon M Gosun – Brazil 021 International
BROWN / Adult / Female / Feather
First – Jennifer Turner – Alliance
Second – Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar – GF Team
Third – Danielle Renee Alvarez – Gracie Humaita
Third – Sarah Block – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
BROWN / Adult / Female / Light
First – Bianca Barbosa Basilio – Ryan Gracie Team
Second – Catherine Fuhro Perret – CheckMat
Third – Kristin Mikkelson – Brazil 021 International
Third – Aarae Alexander – Team Lloyd Irvin
BROWN / Adult / Female / Middle
First – Jessica da Silva Oliveira – Gracie Barra
Second – Bárbara da Silva Barbosa – Soul Fighters BJJ
Third – Folana Dione Miller – Alliance
Third – Veronica Eugenia Mota – BJJ Revolution Team
BROWN / Adult / Female / Medium Heavy
First – Nathiely Karoline Melo de Jesus – PSLPB Cicero Costha
Second – Tara Giovanna White – Marcel Louzado BJJ
Third – Victoria Hudson Boudreaux – Brasa CTA
BROWN / Adult / Female / Open Class
First – Bianca Barbosa Basilio – Ryan Gracie Team
Second – Nathiely Karoline Melo de Jesus – PSLPB Cicero Costha
Third – Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar – GF Team
Third – Tara Giovanna White – Marcel Louzado BJJ
Day 4 of the 2016 PAN kicks of this Sunday, at 9AM (PDT).
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