Euros: Tayane beats Bia in riveting absolute final, and a Portuguese fighter makes history

Tayane notched another win over Bia Mesquita. Beatriz Lina/GRACIEMAG

The 2018 European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship is in the books. The black-belts were set loose at the Odivelas Multiusos Pavilion this Sunday and did not disappoint.

Women

In the absolute division, Tayane Porfírio (Alliance) had a gripping match with Bia Mesquita (Gracie Humaitá). Having beat Erin Herle (Alliance) in the lightweight final via choke from the back, Bia was again faced with the mission of trying to contain Tayane, who had defeated Venla Luukkonen (Hilti BJJ) at super-heavyweight.

It was a close fight. Bia was leading by five advantages up until the final minutes. After consecutive penalties — the last one for escaping, — Tayane was given the two points that meant she had again secured double gold in Portugal.

Men

Lucas Hulk took absolute gold. With great campaigns on Saturday, he and Keenan Cornelius made it to the final. Having opted to sit out his weight division, Hulk came back today and was declared the champion as he and his teammate closed it out for Atos. Fair enough, as Keenan bagged his own gold medal as he submitted Helton Junior (Cícero Costha) from the back in the heavyweight final.

Gracie Barra Amora teacher Nelton Pontes etched his name in BJJ history by winning his first European title, which also happens to be Portugal’s own first gold medal since the inception of the Euros. He outscored Arya Esfandmaz (Roger Gracie Academy) 18-0 in the super-heavyweight final.

Teams

Cícero Costha’s men scored a total of 84 points, putting the team ahead of Alliance (64) and Atos (56). Alliance’s women scored 51 points, ending up with a healthy lead over Gracie Barra (31) and GFTeam (25).

Finals results and podia below.

MEN

ROOSTER
Hiago Gama (Alliance) def. Cleito Soares (Alliance) via leg lock
LIGHT FEATHER
Hiago George and João Miyao closed it out for Cícero Costha
FEATHER
Márcio André (Nova União) def. Gianni Grippo (Alliance) 4-2
LIGHT
Michael Langhi (Alliance) def. Masahiro Iwasaki (Carpe Diem) on adv.
MIDDLE
Isaque Bahiense and Marcos Tinoco closed it out for Alliance
MEDIUM HEAVY
Horlando Monteiro (Nova União) def. Renato Cardoso (Alliance) 8-0
HEAVY
Keenan Cornelius (Alliance) def. Helton Junior (Cicero Costha) via choke from the back
SUPER-HEAVY
Manuel “Nelton” Pontes (Gracie Barra) def. Arya Esfandmaz (Roger Gracie) 18-0
ULTRA-HEAVY
Ricardo Evangelista (GFTeam) def. Victor Honório (Qatar BJJ) on adv.
ABSOLUTE
Lucas Hulk and Keenan Cornelius closed it out for Atos

WOMEN

ROOSTER
Serena Gabrielli (Flow) def. Outi Järvilehto (Brasa CTA)
LIGHT FEATHER
Vanessa English (Gracie Barra) def. Liwia Gluchowska (Absolute MMA Australia)
FEATHER
Amanda Nogueira (GFTeam) def. Bia Basílio (Atos) on points
LIGHT
Bia Mesquita (Gracie Humaitá) def. Erin Herle (Alliance) via choke from the back
MIDDLE
Danielle Alvarez (Gracie Humaitá) def. Raquel Canuto (Zenith) on points
MEDIUM HEAVY
Cláudia do Val (De la Riva) def. Samantha Cook (Checkmat) via decision
HEAVY
Carina Santi (G13) def. Jéssica Flowers (Gracie Barra) on points
SUPER-HEAVY
Tayane Porfírio (Alliance) def. Venla Luukkonen (Hilti BJJ) on points
ABSOLUTE
Tayane Porfírio (Alliance) def. Bia Mesquita (Gracie Humaitá) 2-0

PODIA

Black / Adult / Male / Rooster

1 – Hiago Gama Sousa – Alliance

2 – Cleito Soares de Resende Junior – Alliance

3 – Koji Shibamoto – Tri-Force Jiu-Jitsu Academy

3 – Vincent Nguyen – GF Team France

Black / Adult / Male / Light-Feather

1 – Hiago George Santos Silva – Cicero Costha Europe

2 – João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao – Cicero Costha Europe

3 – Pablo Mantovani Dutra – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

3 – Rene Eduardo Lopez – Brasa CTA

Black / Adult / Male / Feather

1 – Marcio Andre da Costa Barbosa Junior – Nova União

2 – Gianni Paul Grippo – Alliance

3 – Isaac Doederlein – Alliance

3 – Isaque Alberto de Oliveira Paiva – Saikoo Jiu-Jitsu

Black / Adult / Male / Light

1 – Michael Alexandre Langhi – Alliance

2 – Masahiro Iwasaki – Carpe Diem

3 – Edwin Najmi – Gracie Barra

3 – Hugo Doerzapff Marques – Soul Fighters BJJ Tijuca

Black / Adult / Male / Middle

1 – Isaque Bahiense Braz – Alliance

2 – Marcos Vinícius da Silva Tinoco – Alliance

3 – Jaime Soares Canuto – GF Team

3 – Nathan Albrecht Mendelsohn – Coalition 95

Black / Adult / Male / Medium-Heavy

1 – Horlando de Jesus Monteiro – Nova União

2 – Renato Guimaraes Cardoso – Alliance

3 – Patrick Pontes Moura Santos Gaudio – GF Team

3 – Viking Wai Chun Wong – GF Team

Black / Adult / Male / Heavy

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

2 – Helton Jose Mendes da Silva Junior – Cicero Costha Europe

3 – Adam Wardzinski – CheckMat

3 – Jackson Sousa dos Santos – CheckMat

Black / Adult / Male / Super-Heavy

1 – Manuel António Ambrósio S. T. Pontes – Gracie Barra

2 – Arya Esfandmaz – Roger Gracie Academy

3 – Eliot Andrew Kelly – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

3 – Marek Pawel Zbrog – Gracie Barra

Black / Adult / Male / Ultra-Heavy

1 – Ricardo Ferreira Evangelista – GF Team

2 – Victor Hugo Honório P. da Silva – Qatar BJJ

3 – Otavio de Souza Nalati – Guigo JJ

Black / Adult / Male / Open Class

1 – Lucas Daniel Silva Barbosa – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

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

3 – Tommy Lilleskog Langaker – KMR BJJ KIMURA

3 – Victor Hugo Honório P. da Silva – Qatar BJJ

Black / Adult / Female / Rooster

1 – Serena Gabrielli – Flow

2 – Outi Järvilehto – Brasa CTA

Black / Adult / Female / Light-Feather

1 – Vanessa English – Gracie Barra

2 – Liwia Gluchowska – Absolute MMA Australia

3 – Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar – Alliance

3 – Tassia Vanessa Ferreira – Gracie Barra

Black / Adult / Female / Feather

1 – Amanda Monteiro Nogueira – GF Team

2 – Bianca Barbosa Basilio – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

3 – Emilia Tuukkanen – Gracie Barra

3 – Emilie Maxine M. H. Thylin – Gracie Humaita South Bay

Black / Adult / Female / Light

1 – Beatriz de Oliveira Mesquita – Gracie Humaita

2 – Erin Elizabeth Herle – Alliance

3 – Charlotte von Baumgarten – Alliance

3 – Líbia Christal Alves Gonçalves – Natural Kombat

Black / Adult / Female / Middle

1 – Danielle Renee Alvarez – Gracie Humaita South Bay

2 – Raquel Dayne Kaleialoha Paaluhi – Zenith BJJ – Las Vegas

3 – Maria Eduarda Vieira Santos – Brazilian Power Team International

3 – Renata Marinho Moreira – Alliance

Black / Adult / Female / Medium-Heavy

1 – Claudia Fernanda Onofre Valim Doval – De La Riva JJ

2 – Samantha Lea Cook – CheckMat

Black / Adult / Female / Heavy

1 – Carina Curvelo Santi – G13 BJJ

2 – Jessica da Silva Oliveira – Gracie Barra

Black / Adult / Female / Super-Heavy

1 – Tayane Porfírio de Araújo – Alliance

2 – Venla Orvokki Luukkonen – Hilti BJJ Jyvaskyla

Black / Adult / Female / Open Class