Houston Open: Mahamed Aly tops black belt open class division; other results

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Team Lloyd Irvin’s Mahamed Aly was the standout of the 2016 Houston Open, this Saturday.

The Brazilian won both the ultraheavy division and the open class.

In his weight class, Aly beat long-time rival Jared Dopp by points (watch the video below).

In the open class, after finishing Dopp with an attack to the leg the semifinal, Aly became the champion when an injured Inacio Neto forfeited the match.

Here are all the black belt champions:

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather

First – Mayko de Araujo Girotto Borges – CheckMat

Second – Russell Delacruz Cantorna – CheckMat USA

Third – Luis Felipe Ninja de Moraes Pinto – Brazil Academy USA

BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather

First – Eduardo Ramos da Silva – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light

First – Nicollas Welker Amorim Araujo – Alliance Los Angeles

Second – Christopher Westfall – Travis Lutter Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Julian Vega – Elite Mixed Martial Arts

BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle

First – Jonathan Torres – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – kenneth Primola – Brasa Caio Terra

Third – Vinicius Agudo Silva – Soul Fighters Texas

Third – Javier Valenciano Yamuni – Renzo Gracie International

BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy

First – Inacio Ferreira Gomes Neto – Gracie Barra

Second – John Robert Jordan Jr. – BJJ Revolution Team

Third – Andrew Logan Wooten – Gracie Barra

BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy

First – Pedro Lucas Aguiar Araujo – Gracie Barra

Second – Diego Gamonal Nogueira – Brazilian Top Team

Third – Daniel Thomas Cobb – Gracie Humaita Canadá

Third – Vitor Fabio Martins Toledo – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy

First – Mahamed Aly Santos da Silva – Team Lloyd Irvin

Second – Jared Lynn Dopp – Lovato Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class

First – Mahamed Aly Santos da Silva – Team Lloyd Irvin

Second – Inacio Ferreira Gomes Neto – Gracie Barra

Third – Eduardo Ramos da Silva – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Jared Lynn Dopp – Lovato Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Female / Light

First – Jena Rae Bishop – Gracie Humaita USA

BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class

First – Jena Rae Bishop – Gracie Humaita USA

Click here for the full results.

The Houston Open continues this Sunday with blue belt and white belt divisions.