Dallas Open: Cornelius, Galvão top black belt open class; other results

Keenan Cornelius in Dallas. Photo: Mike Calimbas/IBJJF

Day 1 of the 2015 Dallas International Open wrapped up this Saturday, in Texas.

Keenan Cornelius and Angélica Galvão conquered the most important divisions after they won the male and female adult black belt open class gold medals.

Cornelius defeated Arnaldo Maidana in the final while Galvão beat Leanna Dittrich.

In the adult black belt division, results were:

BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather

First – Eduardo Ramos da Silva – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Samir José Chantre Dahás – Caio Terra Association

Third – Lucas dos Santos Pinheiro – CheckMat

Third – Carlos Vieira Holanda – CheckMat

BLACK / Adult / Male / Light

First – Francisco Antonio Iturralde Lara – Alliance Ecuador

Second – Kim Terra – Brasa CTA

Third – Thiago Augusto Araujo Macedo – Club Pina Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Issa Able – Nova Uniao Arizona

BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle

First – Arthur Dominick Sousa III – American Top Team

Second – William Porter V. Durkee – Fight Sports

Third – Samuel Seth Snow – Alliance

Third – Michael Remiglio Liera Jr. – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy

First – Alec Jerrod Baulding – Alliance Atlanta

Second – Marcos Vinícius da Silva Tinoco – Alliance Marcelo Garcia

Third – Pedro Régis da Cunha Mello – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Third – Manuel Diaz – Soul Fighters Texas

BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy

First – Keenan Kai-James Cornelius – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Ricardo Bastos Cruz – Bruno Bastos Association

Third – Diego Gamonal Nogueira – Brazilian Top Team

Third – Omar Sabha – Brazilian Top Team

BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy

First – Arnaldo Maidana de Oliveira – CheckMat

Second – Gleidson Moraes Cutis – Marra Senki Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy LLC

BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy

First – Gustavo Santiago – Gracie Elite Team

Second – Carlos Eduardo de Araujo Farias – Roberto Traven BJJ

Third – Thiago Veiga Ximenes – Soul Fighters Texas

Third – Misael de Oliveira Miranda – Luiz Paulo Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class

First – Keenan Kai-James Cornelius – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Arnaldo Maidana de Oliveira – CheckMat

Third – Philip Layne Miller – Peak Performance

Third – Lucas Daniel Silva Barbosa – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle

First – Leanna M Dittrich – Fight Sports

BLACK / Adult / Female / Medium Heavy

First – Angelica Cabral Firme Galvao – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Female / Heavy

First – Karen Deisy Antunes Girotto Borges – CheckMat

Second – Tracy Dyan D’Arcy – Roberto Kaelin Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class

First – Angelica Cabral Firme Galvao – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Second – Leanna M Dittrich – Fight Sports

In the teams competition, results after day 1 were:

1 – Bruno Bastos Association – 305

2 – CheckMat – 217

3 – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – 162

For the complete results, go to ibjjf.org.

The 2015 Dallas Open continues this Sunday with gi and no-gi divisions.