Fellipe displays the two latest additions to his collection.
The 2019 American Nationals took place last weekend in Las Vegas and had in its brackets, as well as lots of fierce local talent, some very strong Brazilian fighters.
Fellipe Andrew, from Zenith, again did a good job and walked away with two gold medals. First in the super-heavy division, where he beat Wellington Peroto (One JJ), and then in the absolute, in whose final he defeated John Hansen (Rodrigo Vaghi BJJ).
Checkmat’s Nathalie Ribeiro did almost as well in the women’s section. After taking silver at lightweight — bested by Gabrielle McComb (Gracie Humaitá) — Nathalie had it in her to enter the absolute and beat Claudia do Val (De la Riva), the favorite.
Black belt results:
Adult / Male / Black / Light-Feather
1 – Pedro Paulo Dias Clementino – Carlson Gracie Team
2 – Lucas dos Santos Pinheiro – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Adult / Male / Black / Feather
1 – Kennedy Leonardo Maciel – Alliance Los Angeles
2 – Richar Emiliano Nogueira – SIA – Sharpen Iron Academy
3 – João Pedro Bueno Mendes – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Adult / Male / Black / Light
1 – Alef José Soares Brito de Morais – Ares BJJ Brasil
2 – Paulo Gabriel Martins da Costa – Gracie Humaita
3 – Johnny Joachin Tama Apolinario – Alliance
3 – Rodrigo Lamounier de Freitas – Rodrigo Freitas Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Adult / Male / Black / Middle
1 – Jaime Soares Canuto – GF Team
2 – Guthierry Barbosa Nascimento Conceição – Carlson Gracie Team
3 – Celso Ricardo dos Reis Filho – Carlson Gracie Team
3 – Nathan Albrecht Mendelsohn – Coalition 95
Adult / Male / Black / Medium-Heavy
1 – Michael Remigio Liera Jr. – Atos JJ Rio Claro
2 – Hunter Xavier Kainalu Ewald – Gracie Kauai – Longman Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Mateo Tenzera – CheckMat
3 – Vinicius Carvalho Garcia – Richardson BJJ
Adult / Male / Black / Heavy
1 – Fellipe Ubaiz Trovo – Gracie Barra
2 – Guilherme de Lima – Brasa/99
3 – Melor Sturua – CheckMat
Adult / Male / Black / Super-Heavy
1 – Fellipe Andrew Leandro Silva – Zenith BJJ
2 – Wellington Modena Peroto – One Jiu-Jitsu USA
Adult / Male / Black / Ultra-Heavy
1 – Juan Cleber Pio de Souza – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Thiago Augusto Araujo Macedo – Rodrigo Pinheiro BJJ
3 – John Leslie Hansen – Rodrigo Vaghi BJJ
3 – Marcus Antonio Guedes Salerno – Gracie Barra
Adult / Male / Black / Open Class
1 – Fellipe Andrew Leandro Silva – Zenith BJJ
2 – John Leslie Hansen – Rodrigo Vaghi BJJ
3 – Guthierry Barbosa Nascimento Conceição – Carlson Gracie Team
3 – Vinicius Carvalho Garcia – Richardson BJJ
Adult / Female / Black / Light-Feather
1 – Patrícia Magalhães Machado – Brazilian Top Team
Adult / Female / Black / Light
1 – Gabrielle McComb Lima – Gracie Humaita
2 – Nathalie Wan Soares Veras Ribeiro – CheckMat
3 – Nicole Sullivan – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Vanessa Sue Wexler – Gracie Barra
Adult / Female / Black / Middle
1 – Raquel Dayne Kaleialoha Paaluhi – CheckMat
2 – Elizabeth Jane Exell – Vilanova Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Adult / Female / Black / Medium-Heavy
1 – Vedha Clemente Toscano – CheckMat
2 – Melissa Stricker Cueto – Zenith BJJ
3 – Danielle Renee Alvarez – LEAD BJJ
Adult / Female / Black / Super-Heavy
1 – Claudia Fernanda Onofre Valim Doval – De La Riva JJ
2 – Talita Andrea Nogueira – Ns Brotherhood
3 – Elizabeth Foster – Cassio Werneck BJJ
Adult / Female / Black / Open Class
1 – Nathalie Wan Soares Veras Ribeiro – CheckMat
2 – Claudia Fernanda Onofre Valim Doval – De La Riva JJ
3 – Gabrielle McComb Lima – Gracie Humaita
3 – Nicole Sullivan – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
