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The IBJJF held this weekend the 2016 Rio Summer Open (Gi and No-Gi), in Brazil.
In the Gi competition, Gracie Barra’s Cassio Francis and G13 BJJ’s Carina Santi were the standouts with the adult black belt open class gold medals.
Cassio Francis beat Ruan de Oliveira in the male absolute.
He also closed out the heavyweight division with teammate Felipe Simão, finishing second.
Carina beat Julia Mayworn in the female open class final.
Here are the black belt results:
BLACK / Adult / Male / Rooster
First – Raul Gomes Marcello – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Brasil
Second – Juan Lopes da Silva – PRM Team
Third – Paulo Humberto Rafael Pizziali – Nova União
Third – Franciedson Fernandes da Costa – Alliance
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light-feather
First – Magno Mota Vieira – Brigadeiro Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Second – Douglas Rufino da Silva – CheckMat
Third – David Younan – Australian Elite Team
Third – Felippe Caetano de Melo – Carlson Gracie Clube
BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
First – Fabio Murat Caloi – Alliance
Second – Victor de Matos – Zenith BJJ
Third – Luciano Queiroz de Araujo – GF Team
Third – Bruno Celio Costa de Melo – GF Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light
First – Luan de Carvalho Alves – Nova União
Second – Theodoro Gabriel Canal Almeida – GF Team
Third – Renan Sancar Santos – Calasans BJJ
Third – Diego Vivaldo Anjos Ferreira – Guigo BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
First – Jaime Soares Canuto – GF Team
Second – Vinícius Tavares Marinho – GF Team
Third – Matheus Guilherme da Costa – Gracie Humaita
Third – Pedro Thiago Martins Melo – Alliance
BLACK / Adult / Male / Mediumheavy
First – Diego Dias Ramalho – Gracie Barra
Second – Paulo César Ledesma – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Pedro Henrique Peres – Magoo JJ
Third – Paulo Ricardo de Carvalho – NBJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy
First – Felipe Perez Simão – Gracie Barra
Second – Cássio Francis da Silva – Gracie Barra
Third – Herico Hesley de Albuquerque Pinto – Nova União
Third – Diogo Almeida Silva – Ryan Gracie Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy
First – Romes Pereira Ramos Junior – Rio Grappling Club
Second – José dos Santos Júnior – Alliance SP
Third – Luiz Felipe Teixeira dos Santos – GF Team
Third – Thiago Cidro dos Santos – GF Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultraheavy
First – Otavio Tome Serafim – Barbosa JJ
Second – Raul Fernandes Almeida – Nova União
Third – Ricardo Boeira da Silva – CheckMat
Third – Leonardo Rocha da Cunha – Nova União
BLACK / Adult / Male / Absoluto
First – Cássio Francis da Silva – Gracie Barra
Second – Ruan Marques de Oliveira – Soul Fighters BJJ
Third – Jaime Soares Canuto – GF Team
Third – Luan de Carvalho Alves – Nova União
BLACK / Adult / Female / Feather
First – Alliny Karen Silva Santos – Nova União
Second – Amanda Mercini Senna Valle – Gracie Barra
BLACK / Adult / Female / Mediumheavy
First – Carina Curvelo Santi – G13 BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Female / Super Heavy
First – Júlia Cristina Mayworn – GF Team
BLACK / Adult / Female / Absoluto
First – Carina Curvelo Santi – G13 BJJ
Second – Júlia Cristina Mayworn – GF Team
Third – Amanda Mercini Senna Valle – Gracie Barra
Third – Alliny Karen Silva Santos – Nova União
In the team’s competition, results were:
1 – Nova União – 384
2 – GF Team – 308
3 – Gracie Barra – 157
