Isaac and Kennedy with the check for the lightweight absolute. Jair Lacerda/Sinistro Photo Filme
Already traditional in California, the 2019 SJJIF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship returned to the Long Beach arena for another grand event, held on November 8, 9 and 10.
With 15 fighting areas assembled and more than 3,000 registered athletes, the tournament has solidified the concept of dispute between nations, with athletes from all over the world, highlighting the large-scale participation of athletes outside the traditional axis of BJJ, such as French Polynesia, as well as delegations from various parts of Asia.
Among the adult black belts, however, the highlights were the Brazilian squad of competitors, with 11 gold medals out of 16 in the gi division and 9 out of 14 in the non-gi categories.
Among the gi highlights are Atos’s Ronaldo Junior, who after taking silver at medium heavyweight, surpassed by Gabriel “Todd” Almeida (Checkmat), came back strong to beat the experienced Otávio Sousa (Gracie Barra) for the heavyweight absolute title. In the lightweight absolute (rooster through light), Isaac Doederlein (Alliance) was supreme; after closing out the featherweight with Kennedy Maciel, he played in the lightweight absolute and beat Pablo Mantovani (Atos) for the gold.
In the no-gi duels, the biggest highlight was Pablo Mantovani, who won not only in the lightweight division, but also won the lightweight absolute, guaranteeing double gold. In the heavyweight absolute, Helton Junior (Alliance) got a do-over after taking silver in the super heavyweight division, getting the title in the open.
In women’s, the big winners were Nina Moura (Atos) and Kendall Reusing (Gracie Barra), who took gold in the gi absolutes, and made up the final of the no-gi absolute, in which Kendall prevailed.
Nina and Kendall ruled the women’s absolute. Jair Lacerda/Sinistro Photo FilmComplete results
Classical
Male Black Adult 18 Rooster
1st – Masayuki Yoshioka – Over Limit JJ – JPN
2nd – Florentino Morales – Cobrinha Bjj – MEX
3rd – Andre Pontes – Ribeiro Jiu Jitsu – BRA
Male Black Adult 18 Super Feather
1st – Joao Figueredo – Gracie Barra – BRA
2nd – Arun Sharma – Cmma – USA
3rd – James Barnes – Ufc Gym Bjj – USA
Male Black Adult 18 Feather
1st – Kennedy Maciel – Cobrinha Bjj – BRA
2nd – Isaac Doederlein – Cobrinha Bjj – USA
3rd – Pablo Dutra – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – BRA
Male Black Adult 18 Light
1st – Lucas Valente Tobias – Gracie Barra – BRA
2nd – João Mendes – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – BRA
3rd – Jesse Morales – Dojo Jiu-Jitsu – USA
Male Black Adult 18 Middle
1st – Otavio Sousa – Gracie Barra – BRA
2nd – Tom Gallicchio – Cobra Kai Martial Arts – DJI
3rd – Edmund Kim – Art Of Jiu Jitsu – USA
Male Black Adult 18 Medium Heavy
1st – Gabriel Almeida – Checkmat – BRA
2nd – Ronaldo Junior – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – BRA
3rd – Carlos Souza – Gracie Barra – BRA
Male Black Adult 18 Heavy
1st – Vinicius Reis – Guigo Jj – BRA
2nd – Moisés Cavalcante Guigo Jj – BRA
3rd – Joao Silva – Dojo Jiu-Jitsu – BRA
Male Black Adult 18 Super Heavy
1st – Rafael De Lima – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – BRA
2nd – Arnaldo De Oliveira – Checkmat – USA
3rd – Helton Silva Junior – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – BRA
Male Black Adult 18 Ultra Heavy
1st – Juber Andino – Marcel Louzado Bjj – USA
Male Black Adult 18 Open Light Weight
1st – Isaac Doederlein Cobrinha Bjj – USA
2nd – Pablo Dutra – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – BRA
3rd – Kennedy Maciel – Cobrinha Bjj – BRA
Male Black Adult 18 Open Heavy Weight
1st – Ronaldo Junior – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – BRA
2nd – Otavio Sousa – Gracie Barra – BRA
3rd – Carlos Souza – Gracie Barra – BRA
Female Black Adult 18 Super Feather
1st – Thalía Munoz – Dojo Jiu-Jitsu – USA
Female Black Adult 18 Feather
1st – Nathalie Ribeiro Checkmat – BRA
Female Black Adult 18 Light
1st – Nivia Moura – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – BRA
Female Black Adult 18 Middle
1st – Andressa Cintra – Gracie Barra – BRA
Female Black Adult 18 Heavy
1st – Kendall Reusing – Gracie Barra – USA
2nd – Talita Nogueira – Level Up BJJ – BRA
Female Black Adult 18 Open Light Weight
1st – Nivia Moura – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – BRA
Female Black Adult 18 Open Heavy Weight
1st – Kendall Reusing – Gracie Barra – USA
No-gi
Male Black Adult 18 Rooster
1st – Andre Pontes – Ribeiro Jiu Jitsu – BRA
Male Black Adult 18 Super Feather
1st – Ari Tavira – Dojo Jiu-Jitsu – USA
Male Black Adult 18 Feather
1st – Kennedy Maciel – Cobrinha Bjj – BRA
2nd – Geoffrey Villarreal – Fabio Santos Bjj – USA
3rd – Cole Franson – R1ng Bjj – USA
Male Black Adult 18 Light
1st – Pablo Dutra – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – BRA
2nd – Corey Brown – Black Tie Jiu-Jitsu – USA
3rd – Jesse Morales – Dojo Jiu-Jitsu – USA
Male Black Adult 18 Middle
1st – Otavio Sousa – Gracie Barra – BRA
2nd – Edmund Kim – Art Of Jiu Jitsu – USA
3rd – Tom Gallicchio – Cobra Kai Martial Arts – DJI
Male Black Adult 18 Medium Heavy
1st – Carlos Souza – Gracie Barra – BRA
2nd – Cesar Herrera – Checkmat – USA
3rd – Ty Freeman – Checkmat B – USA
Male Black Adult 18 Heavy
1st – Gabriel Almeida – Checkmat – BRA
2nd – Rafael De Lima – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – BRA
Male Black Adult 18 Super Heavy
1st – Julian Vanderlinden – Gracie Barra – USA
2nd – Helton Silva Junior – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – BRA
3rd – Jc Llamas – Llamas Competition Team – MEX
Male Black Adult 18 Ultra Heavy
1st – Juber Andino – Marcel Louzado Bjj – USA
Male Black Adult 18 Open Light Weight
1st – Pablo Dutra – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – BRA
2nd – Cole Franson – R1ng Bjj – USA
3rd – Geoffrey Villarreal – Fabio Santos Bjj – USA
Male Black Adult 18 Open Heavy Weight
1st – Helton Silva Junior – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – BRA
2nd – Julian Vanderlinden – Gracie Barra – USA
3rd – Rafael De Lima – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – BRA
Female Black Adult 18 Middle
1st – Nivia Moura – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – BRA
Female Black Adult 18 Heavy
1st – Kendall Reusing – Gracie Barra – USA
Female Black Adult 18 Open Heavy Weight
1st – Kendall Reusing – Gracie Barra – USA
2nd – Nivia Moura – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – BRA
