Erberth gets a submission from the back to secure ultra-heavyweight gold. Marco Aurelio/IBJJF
The second last IBJJF event in Brazil for the 2017 season, the South American IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship brought top talent to Barueri in its latest installment, held between Thursday and Sunday.
Erberth Santos snatched gold in the ultra-heavyweight and absolute divisions. He finished Antonio Assef (GFTeam) in the former, and in the latter edged out heavyweight champion Dimitrius Souza (Alliance) on advantages over a 6-6 tie on points.
“This championship was a real test for me,” Erberth told Graciemag afterwards. “I haven’t trained since the worlds — neither preparing to fight nor doing physical training — due to the opening of my gym. I was in doubt over whether I’d sign up, but my students pushed me, and it all worked out. I got a finish in every fight except for the absolute final with Dimitrius, and I’m nothing but thankful to my fans and students.”
Carina Santi (G13) and Bia Basílio (Almeida JJ) won gold at their weight divisions and closed out the women’s absolute.
Cicero Costha Internacional won the teams competition in the men’s section, and GFTeam was victorious in the women’s section. Results below, as provided by the IBJJF.
Black / Adult / Male / Rooster
1 – Rodnei Barbosa Gabriel Junior – Qatar BJJ
2 – Juan Lopes da Silva – PRM Team
3 – Luiz Cristiano Barros De Sobral – Vicente Jr. Team Brasil
Black / Adult / Male / Light-Feather
1 – Hiago George Santos Silva – Cicero Costha Internacional
2 – Cleber de Sousa Fernandes – JFC Almeida JJ
3 – Douglas Rufino da Silva – Cantagalo Team
3 – Willian Melo de Oliveira – Alliance
Black / Adult / Male / Feather
1 – Isaque Alberto de Oliveira Paiva – Saikoo Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Pedro Petrônio Valença Neto – Cicero Costha Internacional
3 – Alex Takeshi Nakadaki – EBJJA/Kuroiwa
3 – Higor Paterra – PSLPB Cicero Costha
Black / Adult / Male / Light
1 – Jacob Williams Mackenzie – GF Team
2 – Ricardo Rocha Lima – Ns Brotherhood
3 – João Humberto Alves Ribeiro – Team Carvalho
3 – Luciano de Macedo Bernert – A.S Team
Black / Adult / Male / Middle
1 – Isaque Bahiense Braz – Alliance
2 – Luan de Carvalho Alves – Nova União
3 – Aquila Lanza de Paula – Cicero Costha Internacional
3 – Fernando Paulino Nascimento Rocha – Lótus Club
Black / Adult / Male / Medium-Heavy
1 – Matheus Spirandeli Souza – Ns Brotherhood
2 – Renato Guimaraes Cardoso – Alliance
3 – Thiago Sá Fortes Silva – CheckMat
3 – William Martins Morais de Lima – ZR Team Association
Black / Adult / Male / Heavy
1 – Dimitrius Soares Souza – Alliance
2 – Guilherme Augusto Soares Santos – Alliance
3 – Marcus Vinicius Lopo Ruiz – Ns Brotherhood
3 – Rafael Vasconcelos de Lima – Ns Brotherhood
Black / Adult / Male / Super-Heavy
1 – Rodrigo Martins Ribeiro da Silva – G13 BJJ
2 – Vitor Fabio Martins Toledo – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Andre Rudolfo – Zenith BJJ
3 – Italo Oliveira Santos – ESJJ (Excelence School of Jiu-Jitsu)
Black / Adult / Male / Ultra-Heavy
1 – Erberth Santos de Mesquita – Esquadrão de Jiu-Jitsu Brasileiro
2 – Antonio de Padua Assef N. Nascimento – GF Team
3 – Alexandre Natanael Kaspary – Kaspary Team
3 – Marcelo Tarso Strada – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Black / Adult / Male / Open Class
1 – Erberth Santos de Mesquita – Esquadrão de Jiu-Jitsu Brasileiro
2 – Dimitrius Soares Souza – Alliance
3 – Luan de Carvalho Alves – Nova União
3 – William Martins Morais de Lima – ZR Team Association
Black / Adult / Female / Feather
1 – Amanda Monteiro Nogueira – GF Team
2 – Anidete Ferreira – ZR Team Association
Black / Adult / Female / Light
1 – Bianca Barbosa Basilio – JFC Almeida JJ
2 – Luciane dos Santos Silva – Gracie Barra
3 – Denilma dos Santos Oliveira – Gracie Barra
Black / Adult / Female / Middle
1 – Sábatha Laís dos Santos – Ryan Gracie Team
2 – Eloisa Alexandre Souto – GF Team
Black / Adult / Female / Medium-Heavy
1 – Erin Elizabeth Herle – Alliance
2 – Jackeline Rodrigues M. de Oliveira – Alliance
Black / Adult / Female / Heavy
1 – Carina Curvelo Santi – G13 BJJ
Black / Adult / Female / Super-Heavy
1 – Joaquina dos Santos Bonfim Neta – ZR Team Association
Black / Adult / Female / Open Class
1 – Carina Curvelo Santi – G13 BJJ
2 – Bianca Barbosa Basilio – JFC Almeida JJ
3 – Erin Elizabeth Herle – Alliance
3 – Jackeline Rodrigues M. de Oliveira – Alliance
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TEAMS:
Adult Male
1 – Cicero Costha Internacional – 75
2 – Nova União – 72
3 – Alliance – 48
4 – GF Team – 39
5 – Gracie Barra – 36
6 – Ns Brotherhood – 27
7 – Esquadrão de Jiu-Jitsu Brasileiro – 24
8 – JFC Almeida JJ – 22
9 – G13 BJJ – 18
10 – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu – 18
Adult Female
1 – GF Team – 55
2 – CheckMat – 47
3 – Alliance – 24
4 – Caio Terra Association Brasil – 19
5 – Nova União – 18
6 – Cicero Costha Europe – 17
7 – Guigo JJ – 13
8 – JFC Almeida JJ – 12
9 – Ns Brotherhood – 12
10 – Gracie Humaita – 12
