Photo: IBJJF
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).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5urZMSmEYU&
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.
