Exciting battles marked the first day of the Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF No-Gi Championship, held this Saturday in New York.
Local athlete Gordon Ryan of Renzo Gracie Academy did great in the ultra-heavy and absolute divisions. Known for his success in American events where only the submission can determine a winner, the 2015 ADCC champion student under John Danaher showed his effectiveness and kept up his habit of winning without any need for a point count.
In the ultra-heavy division, Ryan bested Max Gimenis (GFTeam) with a rear naked choke. In the open, facing Kaynan Duarte (Atos), Ryan had an uphill battle, trailing his opponent on the scoreboard. At the end of the match, Ryan tied the score as he swept back, and then went for the mount that would give him the win. Refusing to allow the points, Kaynan turned sideways, and Ryan submitted him with another RNC.
Also noteworthy were light featherweight champion João Miyao; Gianni Gripo, who defeated AJ Agazarm in the lightweight final; Marcos Tinoco, the medium heavyweight champion; and Romulo Caju, who beat Thiago Sá to take down the heavyweight division.
Read on for Saturday’s results.
Black / Adult / Male / Rooster
1 – Kristian R Woodmansee – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Christopher Michael Noonan – The Hive Martial Arts Academy
Black / Adult / Male / Light-Feather
1 – João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao – Cicero Costha Internacional
2 – Alexis Alduncin Barragan – Renzo Gracie Mexico
3 – Alex Ecklin – Masterskya
3 – Perez R. Figueroa Jr. – Team Redzovic
Black / Adult / Male / Feather
1 – Ian Phyllip Sanders – Rodrigo Freitas Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Pablo Mantovani Dutra – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Adam Benayoun – Fifty/50 Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Silvio Duran de Barros Saraiva – Vitor Shaolin BJJ
Black / Adult / Male / Light
1 – Gianni Paul Grippo – Alliance
2 – AJ Agazarm – Gracie Barra
3 – Herbert Mitchell Pontes Burns – Associação Oriente
3 – Matheus Evangelista Gonzaga – Alliance Marcelo Garcia
Black / Adult / Male / Middle
1 – Dante Leon – GF Team
2 – Michael Trasso – Gracie Humaita San Diego Competition Team
3 – Enrique D. Galarza – Silver Fox BJJ
3 – Olivier Kee-Seng – Sampa BJJ International
Black / Adult / Male / Medium-Heavy
1 – Marcos Vinícius da Silva Tinoco – Alliance
2 – Nicholas Patrick Calvanese – TAC Team BJJ
3 – Isiah Olajide “ShoNuff” Wright – Easton BJJ
3 – Michael Anthony Perez – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Black / Adult / Male / Heavy
1 – Romulo de Souza Azevedo – Vitor Shaolin BJJ
2 – Thiago Sá Fortes Silva – CheckMat
3 – Benjamin Zachary Lenyard – Brazilian Top Team
3 – Diogo Sampaio Araujo – Soul Fighters BJJ Connecticut
Black / Adult / Male / Super-Heavy
1 – Aaron Michael Johnson – Unity Jiu-jitsu
2 – Jackson Sousa dos Santos – CheckMat
3 – Alexandre Bueno de Oliveira – GF Team
3 – Roberto Torralbas – Team Lloyd Irvin
Black / Adult / Male / Ultra-Heavy
1 – Gordon F. Ryan III – Renzo Gracie Academy
2 – Max dos Santos Gimenis – GF Team
3 – Charles Kilyan Mcguire – American Top Team Fort Lauderdale
3 – Kaynan Casemiro Duarte – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Black / Adult / Male / Open Class
1 – Gordon F. Ryan III – Renzo Gracie Academy
2 – Kaynan Casemiro Duarte – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Jackson Sousa dos Santos – CheckMat
3 – Max dos Santos Gimenis – GF Team
Black / Adult / Female / Light-Feather
1 – Mayssa Caldas Pereira Bastos – GF Team
2 – Patrícia Maria N. Fontes dos Santos – CheckMat
3 – Fiona M. Watson – Fight Club
3 – Sofia Rosa Amarante – Fight Sports
Black / Adult / Female / Feather
1 – Jessica Cristina C. A. dos Santos – Elite Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Redmond
2 – Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar – Alliance
3 – Gabriella E. Romero – Legacy Jiu-Jitsu – Team Alberto Crane
Black / Adult / Female / Light
1 – Catherine Fuhro Perret – CheckMat
2 – Aarae Alexander – Team Lloyd Irvin
3 – Heather H. Raftery – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Black / Adult / Female / Middle
1 – Gabrielle McComb Lima – Gracie Humaita South Bay
2 – Vanessa Sue Wexler – Gracie Barra
Black / Adult / Female / Medium-Heavy
1 – Monique Ricardo Carvalho – CheckMat
Black / Adult / Female / Heavy
1 – Maria Malyjasiak – Zenith BJJ – Las Vegas
2 – Samantha Lea Cook – CheckMat
Black / Adult / Female / Super-Heavy
1 – Alison Victoria Tremblay – Brazilian Top Team
