Emily SHeil
The highlights of Day 2 of the 2016 Pan Jiu-Jitsu championship were the female blue belt and purple belt divisions.
All weight classes played out until champions were crowned, including the open class winners.
In the blue belt division, JR Academy’s Emily Sheil topped the absolute after finishing Halie Tucker with an armbar.
Sheil finished third on the lightweight division to end the day with a gold medal and a bronze medal.
Here are the full results for the blue belt division (female).
BLUE / Adult / Female / Rooster
First – Mei-lein Preston – Gracie Barra
Second – Rita Ochoa Navarro – Tiburones BJJ Puerto Rico
Third – Natasha Nicole Espinosa Delgado – Mauro Sergio BJJ
Third – Kriti Raju – BJJ Revolution Team
BLUE / Adult / Female / Light Feather
First – Sarah Stump – GF Team
Second – Mikaela Brenna Carpenter – Power MMA
Third – roya darvishian – Team Lloyd Irvin
Third – Crystal Gaxiola – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
BLUE / Adult / Female / Feather
First – Melissa Templeman – Ralph Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Berkeley
Second – Natalie Konieczny – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Vicky Shearer – Gracie Barra
Third – Ana Cristina Araujo Rodrigues – Guigo BJJ
BLUE / Adult / Female / Light
First – Cristina Anaya – Soul Fighters BJJ
Second – Meagan Curran – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Emily Sheil – JR Academy
Third – Nicholle Stoller – Team Lloyd Irvin
BLUE / Adult / Female / Middle
First – Leslie Mclea – Elite Mixed Martial Arts
Second – Halie Tucker – American Top Team Wellington
Third – Gabriela Ulyssea Franzoni Mello – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Megan Redfern – The Black – HWD
BLUE / Adult / Female / Medium Heavy
First – Emily C. McGivern – Nova Uniao Jiu Jitsu Mississauga
Second – Sonia Sillan – SBG International (SBGI)
Third – Alexandra Brynn Coleman – João Paulo Team USA
Third – Chanelle Michelle Alarcon – One Jiu-Jitsu USA
BLUE / Adult / Female / Heavy
First – Amanda Cristina Alves da Silva – Ns Brotherhood
Second – Ashley Montellano – Brazilian Top Team
Third – Kayla Dehm – Crazy 88
Third – Tammy Lorraine Emmsley – GD Jiu-Jitsu Association
BLUE / Adult / Female / Super Heavy
First – Danielle Stein Martinez – Baret Submission
Second – Teara Lewis – Jean Jacques Machado BJJ
Third – Camille hook – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Chelsea Kilpack – Absolute MMA Behring
BLUE / Adult / Female / Open Class
First – Emily Sheil – JR Academy
Second – Halie Tucker – American Top Team Wellington
Third – camille hook – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Alexandra Brynn Coleman – João Paulo Team USA
Gabrielle McCobb
In the purple belt division, Gabrielle McComb rose to the top of the open class after beating Heloisa Ferreira in the final.
With an advantage for a near-takedown, McComb secured the gold medal to complete her day at the Bren Events Center, in Irvine, CA.
Before that, Gabrielle closed out the featherweight with Gracie Humaita’s teammate, Brenda Heller.
Here are the full results of the purple belt.
PURPLE / Adult / Female / Rooster
First – Amber Rymarz-freitas – Gracie Barra
Second – Megan Allison Parducho – Big John McCarthy’s Ultimate Training Academy
Third – Mimi Shing – Alliance
Third – Jennifer Bann – GD Jiu-Jitsu Association
PURPLE / Adult / Female / Light Feather
First – Mayssa Caldas Pereira Bastos – GF Team
Second – Victoria Tome – Bruno Bastos Association
Third – Andrea Bathan – Gracie Barra
Third – Patricia Magalhaes – Brazilian Top Team
PURPLE / Adult / Female / Feather
First – Brenda Heller Pessoa Freitas – Gracie Humaita
Second – Gabrielle McComb Lima – Gracie Humaita
Third – Katherine Hill – Carlson Gracie Team
Third – Taylor Biagi – Bonsai JJ – Chicago
PURPLE / Adult / Female / Light
First – Larissa Paes da Silva – Gordo Jiu-Jitsu
Second – Margot Ciccarelli – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Claire North – Bonsai JJ – Chicago
Third – Victoria Maciel – Soul Fighters BJJ
PURPLE / Adult / Female / Middle
First – Renata Marinho Moreira – Alliance
Second – jessica Swanson – Soul Fighters BJJ
Third – Ashley Bilak – Dark Horse Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Martha Hernandez – Cobra Kai Jiu Jitsu
PURPLE / Adult / Female / Medium Heavy
First – Raquel Dayne Kaleialoha Paaluhi – Zenith BJJ
Second – Melissa DuBose – Alliance
Third – Ketra Bartek – Gracie Humaita
PURPLE / Adult / Female / Heavy
First – Sarah Louise Draht – Pacific Top Team Okanagan
Second – Bethany Bates – Fredson Paixao BJJ Las Vegas
Third – Emily Heisler – Paragon BJJ Academy
Third – Alejandra Gonzalez – MABJJNC
PURPLE / Adult / Female / Super Heavy
First – Heloisa Silva Rodrigues Ferreira – Alliance
Second – valentina bigman – Brasa CTA
PURPLE / Adult / Female / Open Class
First – Gabrielle McComb Lima – Gracie Humaita
Second – Heloisa Silva Rodrigues Ferreira – Alliance
Third – Jessica Swanson – Soul Fighters BJJ
Third – Mayssa Caldas Pereira Bastos – GF Team
Here are the best images of day 2.
On another note, day 2 saw the drawing of the two most important brackets of the entire event.
Fifteen black belts signed in for the female black belt absolute while 40 competitors registered for the male open class.
See here the way to the gold for each athlete.
The adult black belt open class kicks off this Saturday, around 3:30PM.
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Click here for the full results after two days.
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