Alexander Trans stabilizes side-control on Léo Nogueira at 2013 European Open. (Photo courtesy of IBJJF)
A beast from team Alliance, Léo Nogueira closed out the black belt absolute at the European Jiu-Jitsu Championship with his teammate Bernardo Faria. In the ultraheavyweight division, however, there was a Danish wrecking machine standing in his way.
In the semifinals of their weight class, Alexander Trans of CheckMat academy exacted revenge for the loss he suffered to Nogueira in the absolute on Saturday.
Trans was trailing 2-0 on points from a sweep until the final 50 seconds. But the giant was stone cold and passed guard for the come-from-behind 5-2 win.
Watch how it went:
