Tanquinho in photo by Carlos Ozório.
Augusto “Tanquinho” Mendes was the big standout at the South American Jiu-Jitsu Championship that took place last weekend in Santa Catarina, Brazil. The Soul Fighters representative won his weight division and the absolute, facing Mario Reis in both the finals.
In the absolute final, Tanquinho was already winning when his opponent was disqualified for gripping inside the lip of Mendes’s pant leg on four occasions. Check out how the match went.