Erberth with four out of his 12 gold medals won in three years of Rio Fall Open.
After a Saturday featuring the gi contests, Sunday the 2nd of April was time for some of the BJJ elite to duke it out without the gi at the Rio Fall Open.
For the third straight year, Erberth Santos won the four possible gold medals for his team, Almeida Jiu-Jitsu. Talita “Treta” Nogueira (NS Brotherhood) showed on Sunday that she is back at her full capacity by winning gold twice.
In the ultra-heavyweight division, Santos choked out Vinicius Barros (Gracie Barra) from the back to secure the title. In the absolute, after winning his first two matches by submission, he faced Marcos Junior (GFTeam) in a rather tight bout that went his way following a 2-2 tie on advantages.
Talita Treta was pitted against Karlona Hipólito in her two finals, including the medium heavyweight division, and came out on top both times. You can find the complete black belt results of the Rio Fall Open below.
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light-Feather
1 – Jorge Luiz Nakamura – GF Team
2 – Elton John Alves Dourado – GF Team Recreio
BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
1 – Matheus Nicolau Pereira – Rodrigo Freitas Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Eduardo Yezeguiellian Botega – Zenith BJJ
3 – Marcio Livio Andrade Abraçado – BTT
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light
1 – Wagner Nunes de Sousa – Alliance
2 – Ary Gomes Marcelo – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Jorge Furtado Correa Junior – Frankiko Team
3 – Paulo Andre Bicho Lobato – Omar Salum Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
1 – Caio Gregorio Cipriano – Gracie Barra
2 – José Carlos Dias – Nova União
3 – André Luiz Cantanhede de Almeida – Luciano Mendes
BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium-Heavy
1 – Danilo de Sousa Lemos – Centro Educacional de Jiu-Jitsu de Araxá
2 – Vinicius Gimenes da Silva Ferreira – Nova União
3 – Rodrigo Couto de Souza – Body Limits
BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy
1 – Marcus Vinícius Moraes dos Santos – GF Team
2 – Andre Luiz Daniel Santos – GF Team
3 – Hebert Penido das Dores Junior – Gracie Barra
BLACK / Adult / Male / Super-Heavy
1 – Marcos Aurélio Goulart Alves Junior – GF Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra-Heavy
1 – Erberth Santos de Mesquita – JFC Almeida JJ
2 – Vinicius de Barros – Gracie Barra
BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class
1 – Erberth Santos de Mesquita – JFC Almeida JJ
2 – Marcos Aurélio Goulart Alves Junior – GF Team
BLACK / Adult / Female / Super-Heavy
1 – Talita Andrea Nogueira – Ns Brotherhood
2 – Karla Hipolito de Albuquerque – Top Brother
3 – Carla de Souza Carvalho – Gracie Barra
3 – Florencia Veronica Diez Bayer – Nova União
BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class
1 – Talita Andrea Nogueira – Ns Brotherhood
2 – Karla Hipolito de Albuquerque – Top Brother