In Georgia, the IBJJF held this Saturday the 2015 Atlanta Summer Open.
Carlos Farias and Leah Taylor were the standouts winning the black belt open class male and female divisions.
Farias beat Guybson Sá in the final and Taylor got the gold medal after a win over Monique Carvalho.
The results in the black belt division were:
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather
First – Daniel Beleza G. de Andrade – SAS Team USA
BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
First – Samir José Chantre Dahás – Roberto Traven BJJ
Second – Samuel Braga Olivar da Cruz – Gracie Barra
Third – Randall Lee Huot – Gracie Barra
Third – Christopher M. Kriebel – Nova União Ohio
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light
First – Jeffrey Timothy Cummings – Alliance
Second – Diego Bispo Conceição – Carlson Gracie Team
Third – John Jason Lawrence – Carlson Gracie Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
First – Michael Remiglio Liera Jr. – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Second – Pedro Henrique Monteiro Palhares – Luiz Palhares Jiu Jitsu
Third – Alec Jerrod Baulding – Alliance
Third – Samuel Seth Snow – Alliance
BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
First – Lincoln Jeferson Pereira – Renzo Gracie Academy
Second – Steven J. Patterson – Roberto Traven BJJ
Third – Joshua Lee Bowlin – Gracie Barra
BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy
First – Roberto Torralbas – Team Lloyd Irvin
Second – Aaron Michael Johnson – Smith BJJ Academy
BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy
First – Guybson Costa e Sá – SAS Team USA
Second – Seth Garver James Shamp – Team Royce Gracie
BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy
First – Carlos Eduardo de Araujo Farias – Roberto Traven BJJ
Second – Walnan Presto Constantino – Equipe Mineirinho Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class
First – Carlos Eduardo de Araujo Farias – Roberto Traven BJJ
Second – Guybson Costa e Sá – SAS Team USA
Third – Alec Jerrod Baulding – Alliance
Third – Jeffrey Timothy Cummings – Alliance
BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle
First – Caitlin Huggins – Gracie Barra
BLACK / Adult / Female / Medium Heavy
First – Leah Roseanne Taylor – SBG International (SBGI)
Second – Monique Ricardo Carvalho – CheckMat USA
BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class
First – Leah Roseanne Taylor – SBG International (SBGI)
Second – Monique Ricardo Carvalho – CheckMat USA
Third – Caitlin Huggins – Gracie Barra
In the teams competition, results were:
1 – Roberto Traven BJJ – 385
2 – Gracie Barra – 212
3 – Alliance – 206
Click here for the complete results.
The event returns this Sunday for the no-gi divisions.