Eduardo Lopes
Day 1 of the 2016 Pan Jiu-Jitsu championship ran smoothly this Thursday at the Bren Events Center, in Irvine, California.
White belts, blue belts and purple belts took over the 12 mats and put on a great show for the packed stands.
The highlights of the day were the blue belt and the purple belt adult male open class divisions.
Among the blue belts, glory went to Barbosa Jiu-Jitsu’s Eduardo Lopes, who won both the absolute and the ultra-heavy division.
In the final match of the open class, Lopes finished Cicero Costha’s André Porfírio after passing the guard and reaching side control.
Here are the final results of the adult male blue belt division.
BLUE / Adult / Male / Rooster
First – Henrique Salgado do Amaral – Gracie Barra
Second – Robert Robinson – New England United
Third – Thiago Ueno – Over Limit BJJ
Third – Ryan Galvan – Alliance
BLUE / Adult / Male / Light Feather
First – Francisco Jonas Borges Andrade – PSLPB Cicero Costha
Second – Matheus Gabriel Pinheiro Barros – CheckMat
Third – Lucas Emanuel da Silva – Gracie Barra
Third – Austin Jay DeSousa – New England United BJJ
BLUE / Adult / Male / Feather
First – Israel de Sousa Almeida – GF Team
Second – Matheus Lucas Rocha de Oliveira – Gracie Barra
Third – Abdiweli Buul – Atos JJ USA
Third – Noah Sarna – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
BLUE / Adult / Male / Light
First – Guthierry Barbosa N. Conceição – PRM Team
Second – Byung Ju Lee – Team Lloyd Irvin
Third – Lucas Gualberto Gomes Nascimento – Alliance
Third – Raphael Dillon da Gama Cansanção – CheckMat
BLUE / Adult / Male / Middle
First – Andrew Wiltse – Pedigo Submission Fighting
Second – Mayid Abdol Kader – David Jacobs Jiu-Jitsu Team
Third – Daniel Nunes Martins – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Henrique Nóbrega e Silva – Brasa CTA
BLUE / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
First – Zachary Balaban – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Second – André Luiz Novaes Porfirio – PSLPB Cicero Costha
Third – Kai Abuan – American Top Team Wellington
Third – Andre Fialho – CheckMat
BLUE / Adult / Male / Heavy
First – Mebtouche Reda – GF Team
Second – dannesh bastani – Anchorage Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Third – Kevin Lepert – GD Jiu-Jitsu Association
Third – Matheus Moreira Do Amaral – Gordo Jiu-Jitsu
BLUE / Adult / Male / Super Heavy
First – Daniel J. Rodriguez – Uflacker Academy
Second – Taylor Kettler – Renato Tavares Association
Third – Josh Ihnen – Axios
Third – Daniel Bermudez – Lansang Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
BLUE / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy
First – Luis Eduardo Lopes do Carmo – Barbosa JJ
Second – Diego Vasquez – Carlson Gracie Team
Third – Bruno Zacher – Alliance
Third – Leroy Johnson – Detroit Jiu-Jitsu Academy
BLUE / Adult / Male / Open Class
First – Luis Eduardo Lopes do Carmo – Barbosa JJ
Second – André Luiz Novaes Porfirio – PSLPB Cicero Costha
Third – Andrew Wiltse – Pedigo Submission Fighting
Third – Kevin Lepert – GD Jiu-Jitsu Association
Vinicius Ferreira
In the adult male purple belt division, the standout was Alliance’s Vinicius Ferreira.
He came back from finishing second in the heavyweight division to win the open class.
The final match was a tough encounter with Gustavo Batista, won by split referee decision.
Here are the full results of the adult male purple belt division.
PURPLE / Adult / Male / Rooster
First – João Gabriel Batista de Sousa – Gracie Barra
Second – Mehdi Allaoui – GF Team
Third – Jordan Vaisman N. Teodosio Silva – Gracie Barra
Third – Christopher Duyquan Tran – Team Lloyd Irvin
PURPLE / Adult / Male / Light Feather
First – Jose Daniel Cadavid – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Second – Jonata Gomes Ramos – CheckMat
Third – Maxim Ruvinsky – CheckMat
Third – Ygor dos Santos Rodrigues – Equipe Marcio Rodrigues
PURPLE / Adult / Male / Feather
First – Paulo Gabriel Martins da Costa – Brasa CTA
Second – Gabriel Alves Figueiró – Alliance
Third – Jose Manuel Mazariegos-Perez – Alliance JJ
Third – Guilherme G. Borges O. da Rocha – Gracie Barra
PURPLE / Adult / Male / Light
First – Andre Nascimento dos Santos Gois – Alliance International
Second – Gustavo Khouri Maron – Alliance International
Third – Daniel Augustus Sirica Speirn – Ralph Gracie
Third – Angelo Guerrero-Barden – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
PURPLE / Adult / Male / Middle
First – Leonardo Teixeira Lara – Ryan Gracie Team
Second – Jake Michael Watson – Power MMA
Third – Rehan Muttalib – Alliance
Third – Lucas Wilhan – Gracie Barra
PURPLE / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
First – Devhonte M. Johnson – Unity Jiu-Jitsu
Second – Gabriel Salles Muniz Almeida – CheckMat
Third – Andre Liberal A. de Almeida – Gracie Barra
Third – Kaniela Kaanoi Kahuanui – Brasa CTA
PURPLE / Adult / Male / Heavy
First – Eric Moscon Schlosser – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Second – Vinicius Ferreira Gazola – Alliance
Third – Gustavo Espindola Batista – Ns Brotherhood
Third – Felipe Rocha – Alliance
PURPLE / Adult / Male / Super Heavy
First – Renato dos Santos Tagliari – Brasa CTA
Second – Ryan Walsh – Brasa CTA
Third – Josh Guerra – GD Jiu-Jitsu Association
Third – Rafael Cabral Message – Drill BJJ
PURPLE / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy
First – Jordan Taghvai – Dustin Akbari BJJ
Second – nader maghribi – Cascao Jiu-Jitsu
Third – ej mecklenburg – Yamasaki Academy
Third – javier zapata – AMBJJ
PURPLE / Adult / Male / Open Class
First – Vinicius Ferreira Gazola – Alliance
Second – Gustavo Espindola Batista – Ns Brotherhood
Third – Paulo Gabriel Martins da Costa – Brasa CTA
Third – Rafael Cabral Message – Drill BJJ
Click here to see the full results.
