Seattle Open: Liera, Galvão win double gold at black belt; other results

Michael Liera Jr. at the Atos JJ Camp

The 2015 Seattle Open went down this Saturday at the Everett Community College.

Michael Liera and Angelica Galvão were the standouts with double gold at the adult black belt division.

Liera closed out the middleweight division with teammate Josh Hinger and beat Fernando Herrera for the absolute title.

Angelica beat Rossie Snow for the medium-heavy title and then defeated Leanna Dittrich in the open class final.

Liera, Andre, Angelica in Seattle. Photo: Personal Archives

The standings in the black belt divisions were:

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather

First – Milton Carlos Bastos P. do Nascimento – Samir Chantre BJJ

Second – William Earl Hagerty – Jiu-Jitsu Dynamics Washington

BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather

First – Vitor Peres Paschoal – Brasa CTA

Second – Samir José Chantre Dahás – Samir Chantre BJJ

Third – Jordan Tomas Gomez – Caveirinha Jiu-Jitsu Family USA

Third – Richard Stephen Slomba Jr. – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light

First – Francisco Antonio Iturralde Lara – Alliance

Second – Kim Terra – Brasa CTA

Third – Issa Able – GD Jiu-Jitsu Association

Third – Jason Jerome Rivera Palacios – Team Royce Gracie

BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle

First – Michael Remiglio Liera Jr. – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Joshua Roy Hinger – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Joshua Franklin Guzman Calvo – Lotus Club Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Pedro Henrique Monteiro Palhares – Luiz Palhares Jiu Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy

First – Giacomo Raupp Zanini – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Joshua Lee Bowlin – Gracie Barra

Third – Thomas Joseph Cronin Jr – Carlson Gracie Team

BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy

First – Fernando Moya Herrera – Renzo Gracie International

Second – Jared Reid Revel – Gracie Barra

Third – Robert Zeps – Gracie Barra

BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy

First – Felipe Menezes Bueno – Alliance SP

Second – Alessandro Ferreira da Silva – Gracie Fighter

BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy

First – Carlos Eduardo de Araujo Farias – Brasa CTA

Second – Larry James King – Praxis Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class

First – Michael Remiglio Liera Jr. – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Fernando Moya Herrera – Renzo Gracie International

Third – Kim Terra – Brasa CTA

Third – Joshua Roy Hinger – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Female / Light

First – Kiri Noelle Liao – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Gegi E Van de Walker – Cia Paulista USA

BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle

First – Amanda Loewen – SBG International (SBGI)

Second – Leanna M Dittrich – Fight Sports

BLACK / Adult / Female / Medium Heavy

First – Angelica Cabral Firme Galvao – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Rosamond Elin Snow – Easton BJJ

BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class

First – Angelica Cabral Firme Galvao – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Leanna M Dittrich – Fight Sports

Third – Rosamond Elin Snow – Easton BJJ

Third – Kiri Noelle Liao – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu

In the teams’ competition, results were:

1 – Gracie Barra – 237

2 – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – 188

3 – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu – 151

For the full results, go to ibjjf.org.