While many of the big name BJJ stars were in England competing at the ADCC, there was a whole other contingency of soldiers doing battle on the mats at the American Nationals in Dominguez Hills, California. Day one of the event was Gi day and day two was No-Gi day. When the dust settled and the weekend was over, these were the main results from the show:
DAY 1: Gi results:
Team placement:
1st Place: BJJ Revolution (This is the 6th time they’ve won this title)
2nd Place: Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
3rd Place: Gracie Barra
Black belt adult divisional winners:
Light Feather: Caio Terra, Gracie Fighter, defeated Milton Bastos, Paragon
Feather: Osvaldo Queixinho, Gracie Fighter, and Samir Chantre, Gracie Fighter, closed out bracket together with Queixinho taking gold
Light: Philipe Della Monica, Gracie Barra, and Rodrigo Simoes, Gracie Barra, closed out bracket together with Philipe taking gold
Middle: Vitor Henrique, GF Team, defeated Carlos Rodriguez, BJJ Revolution
Medium heavy: Mathew Jubera, Ribeiro JJ, def Raphael Fischetti, Barbosa JJ
Heavy: No one in bracket
Super heavy: Fabio Nascimento, Lotus Club, defeated Alberto Vilanova, Gracie Morumbi
Ultraheavy: Fabiano Scherner, Team Quest, defeated Stephen Hall, Alliance
Brown/black belt female adult divisional winners:
Feather: Tatiana Nascimento, Lotus Club, defeated Tove Sodersten, Alliance
Light: Fabiana Borges, Gracie Barra, defeated Kiri Liao, Ribeiro JJ
Heavy: Emily Wetzel, BJJ Revolution, defeated Luciana Dias, Gracie Humaita
Open results:
Black belt adult: Caio Terra, Gracie Fighter, defeated Vitor Henrique, GF Team
Brown/black female: Emily Wetzel, BJJ Revolution, defeated Fabiana Borges, GB
DAY 2: No-Gi Results:
Team placement:
1st Place: Gracie Barra
2nd Place: BJJ Revolution
3rd Place: Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Black belt adult divisional No-Gi winners:
Light Feather: Caio Terra, Gracie Fighter, defeated Milton Bastos, Paragon
Feather: Samir Chantre, Gracie Fighter, defeated Bao Quach, Lotus Club
Light: Philipe Della Monica, Gracie Barra, defeated Marcos Torregrosa, Lloyd Irvin
Middle: Marcelo “Lapela” Mafra defeated Vitor Henrique, GF Team
Medium Heavy: Lucas Leite, CheckMat, defeated Mathew Jubera, Ribeiro JJ
Heavy: No one in the bracket
Superheavy: Fabiano Monteiro, American Top Team (only one in bracket)
Ultraheavy: Fabiano Scherner, Team Quest, defeats Stephen Hall, Alliance
Brown/Black Belt female adult divisional winners:
Light: Ana Maria Soares, BJJ Revolution def Fabiana Borges, Gracie Barra
Heavy: Emily Wetzel, BJJ Revolution (only one in bracket)
Open Results:
Black Belt Adult Male: Marco Sharpei, Checkmat def Caio Terra, Gracie Fighter
