Atlanta Open: Lepri, Malfacine close absolute, Traven BJJ takes teams title

Lepri, Malfacine celebrate title in Atlanta. Photo by Preston Smith/ IBJJF

The 2013 Atlanta Open has been a fierce dispute between Alliance and Roberto Traven BJJ.

The two teams based in the city ruled over the event this Saturday, in Georgia.

In the adult open class black belt division, teammates Lucas Lepri and Bruno Malfacine closed out the final.

Lepri secured the gold and Malfacine got silver.

In the teams competition,  Traven won by a narrow margin over Alliance:

1 – Roberto Traven BJJ – 485
2 – Alliance – 467
3 – Gracie Barra – 186

Here are the results for the adult black belt division:

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather
First – Bruno da Silva Malfacine – Alliance
Second – Kail Bosque – Vicente Jr. Team
Third – Chad Michael Washburn – TAC Team BJJ
Third – Derek Bahram Kaivani – Alliance

BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
First – Pablo da Silva Santos – Gracie Barra
Second – Gustavo Ernesto Carpio Caceres – Marra Senki
Third – Paul A Minore Jr. – Renzo Gracie Academy
Third – Wesley Davi de Oliveira Fe – Alliance

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light
First – Bruno Henrique Amorim – Gracie Barra
Second – Oliver Leys Geddes – Roger Gracie Academy

BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
First – Vitor Henrique Silva Oliveira – GF Team
Second – Lucas Alves Lepri – Alliance

BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
First – Ian McPherson – Alliance

BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy
First – Ronnie Wuest Jr. – Balance
Second – Kaliffa Gonçalves Oliveira – Gracie Barra

BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy
First – Guybson Costa e Sá – SAS Team USA

BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class
First – Lucas Alves Lepri – Alliance
Second – Bruno da Silva Malfacine – Alliance
Third – Oliver Leys Geddes – Roger Gracie Academy
Third – Guybson Costa e Sá – SAS Team USA

For the complete results, go to IBJJF.com