Flowers.
José Correa Gymnasium, famous for hosting the biggest BJJ tournaments in São Paulo, had three days of nonstop action starting last Friday with another edition of the IBJJF’s South American Championship.
Two well-known names in the international scene ended up stealing the spotlight with double gold: Horlando Monteiro, of GD Jiu-Jitsu, and Jessica Flowers, of Gracie Barra.
Horlando first took down the medium heavyweight division as he beat Eric de Souza (Constrictor). Then, in the absolute, he defeated heavyweight Hygor Silva (Cícero Costha).
After closing out the super-heavyweight podium with Joaquina Neta for Gracie Barra, Jessica nabbed the absolute title in a duel with Sabatha Laís (Ryan Gracie).
Read on for the black belt results.
Adult / Male / Black / Rooster
1 – Aniel Bonifacio Candido – Qatar BJJ Brasil
2 – Dalvan Da Silva Nunes – Zenith BJJ
3 – Luiz Cristiano Barros De Sobral – Vicente Jr. Team
3 – Rafael Silva Lima – ZR Team Association
Adult / Male / Black / Light-Feather
1 – Rodnei Barbosa Gabriel Junior – Qatar BJJ Brasil
2 – Willian Melo de Oliveira – Alliance
3 – Diego Kalil Senna – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Marcio Ferreira do Nascimento – Cicero Costha Internacional
Adult / Male / Black / Feather
1 – Murilo Guimarães do Amaral – Alliance
2 – Rafael de Oliveira C. da Silva – Cicero Costha Internacional
3 – Alex Takeshi Nakadaki – EBJJA/Kuroiwa
3 – Antonio Henrique Gomes Felix – Nova União
Adult / Male / Black / Light
1 – Alexandre Faria Molinaro – Carlson Gracie Team
2 – Victor de Matos – Zenith BJJ
3 – João Humberto Alves Ribeiro – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
3 – João Paulo Gonçalves Neto – Alliance
Adult / Male / Black / Middle
1 – Alexandre Joaquim de Jesus – Calasans BJJ
2 – Rodolphe Nery Rezende Souza – ZR Team Association
3 – Eliezer David Raab Skaf – CheckMat
3 – Fabricio José Barbarotti – Cicero Costha Internacional
Adult / Male / Black / Medium-Heavy
1 – Horlando de Jesus Monteiro – GD Jiu-Jitsu Association
2 – Eric Lopez Medeiros de Souza – Constrictor Team
3 – Caio Vinícius da Costa Rodrigues – Ryan Gracie Team
3 – Fabio Vinicius Vitorino Ferreira – GF Team
Adult / Male / Black / Heavy
1 – Hygor Brito da Silva – Cicero Costha Internacional
2 – Gerard Piotr Labinski – Ns Brotherhood
3 – Filipe Pimentel Pinheiro – Qatar BJJ Brasil
3 – Flávio Junqueira – Alliance
Adult / Male / Black / Super-Heavy
1 – Hugo Leonardo B. Ferreira da Silva – ZR Team Association
2 – Brenno Novaes Veloso – Nova União
3 – Raphael Ribeiro dos Santos – Team Cruz BJJ
Adult / Male / Black / Ultra-Heavy
1 – Antonio de Padua Assef Nunes Nascimento – GF Team
2 – Renan Marcel Rodrigues Vieira – Morumbi Academy
3 – Silvio Cesar Peixoto Junior – De La Riva JJ
3 – Victor Hugo R. Trigueiro da Silva – Nova União
Adult / Male / Black / Open Class
1 – Horlando de Jesus Monteiro – GD Jiu-Jitsu Association
2 – Hygor Brito da Silva – Cicero Costha Internacional
3 – Antonio de Padua Assef Nunes Nascimento – GF Team
3 – Filipe Pimentel Pinheiro – Qatar BJJ Brasil
Adult / Female / Black / Light
1 – Luciane dos Santos Silva – Gracie Barra
Adult / Female / Black / Middle
1 – Éricka Wannessa Almeida – Gracie Barra
Adult / Female / Black / Medium-Heavy
1 – Sábatha Laís Francisco dos Santos – Ryan Gracie Team
Adult / Female / Black / Super-Heavy
1 – Joaquina dos Santos Bonfim Neta – Gracie Barra
2 – Jessica da Silva Oliveira – Gracie Barra
3 – Talita Andrea Nogueira – Ns Brotherhood
3 – Verônica Rosa da Silva – BARBOSA JIU-JITSU
Adult / Female / Black / Open Class
1 – Jessica da Silva Oliveira – Gracie Barra
2 – Sábatha Laís Francisco dos Santos – Ryan Gracie Team
3 – Joaquina dos Santos Bonfim Neta – Gracie Barra
3 – Talita Andrea Nogueira – Ns Brotherhood