Bia Basílio after securing her absolute title. Ilan Pellenberg
It was a long weekend with the anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic in Brazil, but the right destination for Jiu-Jitsu fanatics was far from the beaches or traditional sights. Busy Barueri, in São Paulo, was the place to be for competitors on November 15, 16 and 17, with the CBJJ South American Jiu-Jitsu Championship taking place.
With contest in all divisions of weight, belt and age, the icing on the cake once again came from the black belt duels, with two prominent names: Bia Basílio (Almeida JJ) and Yan Pica-Pau (Ribeiro JJ) .
Already a veteran of competitions as a black belt, the young Bia Basilio had another flawless campaign. First, the she won lightweight gold by beating Luciane Silva (CheckMat) in the final. Then, undaunted by bigger athletes, the petite Bia leaped into the absolute and won two fights before meeting Thamara Araújo (Cícero Costha), a medium heavyweight who eventually fell victim to the famous straight foot lock, a specialty of Almeida JJ team beautifully employed here by Bia.
Yan works inside Rafael’s guard. Ilan Pellenberg
In the men’s section, the standout was Yan Pica-Pau. After stumbling in the medium heavyweight division, losing in the semi-final to then-champion Matheus Spirandeli (Alliance), Yan returned for the open division. He beat Ricardo Pingo and Ygor Silva before meeting Dimitrius Souza, the heavyweight champion of the day, and going past him into the final against Rafael Paganini (Alliance). The match was intense, and after the tie on the scoreboard the decision of the referees was for Yan, who was thrilled with the win.
Check out the adult black belt results below.
Adult / Male / Black / Rooster
1 – Cícero Lívio Ribeiro Saldanha Paiva – Ares BJJ
2 – Yuri Hendrex Assunção Soares – Cicero Costha Internacional
3 – João Guilherme Antonio – OLL Fight
3 – Kaique Affonso – Gracie Barra
Adult / Male / Black / Light-Feather
1 – Hiago George Santos Silva – Cicero Costha Internacional
2 – Cleber de Sousa Fernandes – JFC Almeida JJ
3 – Carlos Alberto Oliveira da Silva – GF Team
3 – Felipe Nacib Minasian Santos – Alliance
Adult / Male / Black / Feather
1 – Richar Emiliano Nogueira – SIA – Sharpen Iron Academy
2 – Pedro Paulo Dias Clementino – Carlson Gracie Team
3 – Edward Hohl – Alliance International
3 – Yuta Shimada – Alliance International
Adult / Male / Black / Light
1 – Endres Barbosa da Silva Mendes – CheckMat
2 – Alef José Soares Brito de Morais – Ares BJJ
3 – Bruno Bressan Garcia – CheckMat
3 – Ricardo Rocha Lima – BARBOSA JIU-JITSU
Adult / Male / Black / Middle
1 – Alexandre Joaquim de Jesus – Calasans BJJ
2 – Wellington Luís Sebastião – NS Brotherhood International
3 – Ronieri Pinto da Silva – Ns Brotherhood
3 – Ygor Machado Dantas – CheckMat
Adult / Male / Black / Medium-Heavy
1 – Matheus Spirandeli Souza – Alliance
2 – Rafael Lopes Paganini – Alliance
3 – Carlos Eduardo Alves de Andrade – Cicero Costha Internacional
3 – Yan Lucas Cordeiro Paiva – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Adult / Male / Black / Heavy
1 – Dimitrius Soares Souza – Alliance
2 – Gabriel Arantes Volante – R1NG BJJ
3 – Caio Fernando Lopes Paganini – Alliance International
3 – Fernando Andrade dos Reis – Alliance
Adult / Male / Black / Super-Heavy
1 – Gerard Piotr Labinski – NS Brotherhood International
2 – Pedro Henrique de Lima Elias – Ns Brotherhood
3 – Harryson Santana Pereira – Ataque Duplo
3 – Wilson de Sousa Almeida – GF Team
Adult / Male / Black / Ultra-Heavy
1 – Renan Marcel Rodrigues Vieira – Ns Brotherhood
2 – Raul Fernandes Almeida – Nova União
3 – Otavio de Souza Nalati – Team Lloyd Irvin Brazil
3 – Pedro Henrique de Souza Moura – Qatar BJJ Brasil
Adult / Male / Black / Open Class
1 – Yan Lucas Cordeiro Paiva – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Rafael Lopes Paganini – Alliance
3 – Dimitrius Soares Souza – Alliance
3 – Igor Gregório Schneider – Ns Brotherhood
Adult / Female / Black / Feather
1 – Gabriela Meireles Fechter – CheckMat
2 – Ershirley Granja – CheckMat
Adult / Female / Black / Light
1 – Bianca Barbosa Basilio – JFC Almeida JJ
2 – Luciane dos Santos Silva – CheckMat
3 – Hope Ellen Douglass – Cicero Costha Internacional
3 – Michele dos Santos Oliveira – Nova União
Adult / Female / Black / Middle
1 – Éricka Wannessa Almeida – Gracie Barra
2 – Renata Marinho Moreira – Alliance
Adult / Female / Black / Medium-Heavy
1 – Sábatha Laís Francisco dos Santos – Ryan Gracie Team
2 – Thamara Ferreira Silva – Cicero Costha Internacional
Adult / Female / Black / Heavy
1 – Carina Curvelo Santi – G13 BJJ
2 – Fabiana Ferrari Mendes – Ns Brotherhood
Adult / Female / Black / Super-Heavy
1 – Joaquina dos Santos Bonfim Neta – Gracie Barra
Adult / Female / Black / Open Class
1 – Bianca Barbosa Basilio – JFC Almeida JJ
2 – Thamara Ferreira Silva – Cicero Costha Internacional
3 – Éricka Wannessa Almeida – Gracie Barra
3 – Hope Ellen Douglass – Cicero Costha Internacional
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