Rome Open: Alan Finfou, Jackson Sousa close out black belt open class; other results

The 2015 Rome Open is in the books.

In the most important division, Checkmat teammates Alan Nascimento and Jackson Sousa reached the open class final for a close out.

Alan Finfou ended taking the gold medal home.

At the female division, Venla Luukkonen defeated Shanti Abelha for the black belt open class division title.

In the teams competition, the results were:

1 – Gracie Barra – 189

2 – CheckMat – 183

3 – Roger Gracie – 108

4 – Carlson Gracie Team – 104

5 – Frontline Academy – 82

6 – Nova União – 80

7 – Cyclone – 67

8 – Aeterna Jiu Jitsu – 65

9 – Icon Jiu-Jitsu Team – 61

10 – MMA Israel BJJ – 57

Here are the other black belt results:

BLACK / Adult / Male / Rooster

First – Andrea Verdemare – Cyclone

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather

First – Simone Franceschini – Cyclone

Second – Julien Robin Gaillard – Toulon JJB

Third – Jordy A. Jean Antoon Peute – Gracie Barra

Third – Baruc Martin Barrios – Reinaldo Ribeiro Team JJ

BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather

First – Ítalo Silva Lins de Albuquerque – GF Team

Second – Luiz Henrique Cunha Tosta – Alliance International

Third – Carlos Eduardo de Almeida Goncalves – BJJ Revolution Team – International

Third – Cristofer Martin Barrios – Reinaldo Ribeiro Team JJ

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light

First – Bruno Frazatto Xavier C. Barbosa – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Samuel Hertzog Canquerino – UAE Jiu-jitsu Team

Third – Ilke Kubilay Bulut – Icon Jiu-Jitsu Team

Third – Gustavo Dantas – Nova União

BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle

First – Charles Negromonte Santos – Gracie Barra

Second – Luca Anacoreta – Aeterna Jiu Jitsu

Third – Eduardo Rios – Frontline Academy

Third – Radoslaw Turek – Alliance International

BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy

First – Alan Douglas Pereira do Nascimento – CheckMat

Second – Darragh O Conaill – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Alberto Gonzalez Ortiz – Rio Grappling Club

Third – Santeri Lilius – Roger Gracie

BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy

First – Jackson Sousa dos Santos – CheckMat

Second – Felipe Mota Dias – Roger Gracie

Third – Frederico Marcio Linhares Amiuna – Jiu Jitsu Factor

Third – Renato Tavares de Moraes – Frontline Academy

BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy

First – Manuel António Ambrósio S. T. Pontes – Gracie Barra

Second – Pedro Henrique Peres – UAE Jiu-jitsu Team

Third – Francisco Javier Miguel Caraballo – WING BJJ

Third – Fabricio Carvalho de Souza – Batatinha Team Italia

BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy

First – Thomas Johannessen – Frontline Academy

Second – Roman Kushnir – Renzo Gracie Israel

Third – Luis Alberto Martin Carrara – WING BJJ

Third – Attila Bánfi – Gracie Barra

BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class

First – Alan Douglas Pereira do Nascimento – CheckMat

Second – Jackson Sousa dos Santos – CheckMat

Third – Charles Negromonte Santos – Gracie Barra

Third – Manuel António Ambrósio S. T. Pontes – Gracie Barra

BLACK / Adult / Female / Light

First – Gegi E Van de Walker – Cia Paulista USA

BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle

First – Shanti A. D. Abelha – CheckMat

BLACK / Adult / Female / Super Heavy

First – Venla Orvokki Luukkonen – Hilti BJJ Jyvaskyla

BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class

First – Venla Orvokki Luukkonen – Hilti BJJ Jyvaskyla

Second – Shanti A. D. Abelha – CheckMat

Third – Gegi E Van de Walker – Cia Paulista USA

For the complete results, go to ibjjf.com