Gustavo Braguinha beat Lucas Lepri for gold in the absolute.
It’s a wrap at the European Championship, which ran Jan. 15 through 20 in Portugal. Over 4,000 athletes stepped on the mats set up at the Odivelas Multiusos Pavilion throughout the week, with the event reaching its climax this Sunday.
The day’s big victors, Gustavo Braguinha (Atos) and Nathiely de Jesus (Rodrigo Pinheiro), took double gold.
Our Instagram followers had Gustavo Braguinha as the underdog prior to his facing Lucas Lepri, with just 20% of the votes. But the fight developed with Braguinha not leaving much in the way of space for his opponent. The Atos fighter imposed his game and dominated throughout, amassing ten points to Lepri’s zero.
Nathiely de Jesus was just as successful. After finishing Claire-France Thevenon in the heavyweight final with a foot lock, she had the momentum going into the absolute final against Luiza Monteiro. A 4-4 tie on points was broken by Nathiely’s 3-1 lead on advantages.
Also noteworthy were the golden submissions achieved by Fellipe Andrew, Rudsonn Mateus, Ffion Davies and Samanta Cook, as well Levi Jones-Leary’s win over Lucas Lepri for the lightweight title via split decision.
Read on for the finals’ results.
MEN
ROOSTER
Rodnei Barbosa def. Tomoyuki Hashimoto, 2-1 adv.
LIGHT FEATHER
Joao Miyao and Hiago George closed it out for Cicero Costha
FEATHER
Paulo Miyao def. Isaac Doederlein, 7-2 pts.
LIGHT
Levi Jones-Leary def. Lucas Lepri, decision
MIDDLE
Isaque Bahiense def. Tommy Langaker, 2-0 pts.
MEDIUM HEAVY
Rudson Mateus finished Gabriel Almeida, armlock
HEAVY
Gustavo “Braguinha” and Kaynan Duarte closed it out for Atos
SUPER-HEAVY
Fellipe Andrew finished Helton Junior, triangle
ULTRA-HEAVY
Victor Honório def. Tanner Rice, 6-0 pts.
ABSOLUTE
Gustavo “Braguinha” def. Lucas Lepri, 10-0 pts.
WOMEN
ROOSTER
Mayssa Bastos def. Serena Gabrielli, 2-0 adv.
LIGHT FEATHER
Amal Amjahid def. Larissa Campos, 1-0 adv.
FEATHER
Ffion Davies finished Gabriela Fechter, bow-and-arrow choke
LIGHT
Charlotte von Baumgarten def. Bia Basílio, 2-0 pts.
MIDDLE
Samantha Cook finished Glaucia Braga, bow-and-arrow choke
MEDIUM HEAVY
Luiza Monteiro def. Claudia do Val, 6-0 pts.
HEAVY
Nathiely de Jesus def. Claire-France Thevenon, foot lock
SUPER-HEAVY
Carina Santi def. Jessica Flowers, 3-0 pts.
ABSOLUTE
Nathiely de Jesus def. Luiza Monteiro, 3-1 adv.
