Day 1 of the IBJJF London Fall Open went down this Saturday at the Cristal Palace National Sports Centre.
Gracie Barra’s Charles Negromonte and Gretchen Zoeller were the standouts for winning the adult black belt open class divisions.
Negromonte beat Luca Anacoretta for the gold medal in the absolute while Zoeller defeated Serena Gabrielli for her gold medal.
Negromonte also won the middleweight division with a win over Darragh O’Connail.
Here are all the black belt champions:
BLACK / Adult / Male / Rooster
First – Vincent Nguyen – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Second – Gabriel Alexander Rosberg – Art of Roll
Third – Andrea Verdemare – Jiu Jitsu Factor
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light Feather
First – Julien Robin Gaillard – Toulon JJB
Second – Baruc Martin Barrios – Norwich BJJ Team
Third – Mathias Jules Jardin – GF Team France
BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
First – Wanki Chae – John Frankl Jiu Jitsu
Second – Tsuyoshi Tamaki – Carpe Diem
Third – Carlos Eduardo de Almeida Goncalves – BJJ Revolution Team – International
Third – Luis Filipe Fernandes Lopes – Pound for Pound
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light
First – Pedro Fernandes Farias – CheckMat
Second – Maxmiliano Oliveira Campos – Oxford Shootfighter
Third – Ralf Gosta Carneborn – Dynamix Fighting Sports
Third – Ilke Kubilay Bulut – Icon Jiu-Jitsu Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
First – Charles Negromonte Santos – Gracie Barra
Second – Darragh O Conaill – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
Third – Esmerlannio Marias Vianna Neto – Agnaldo Goes
Third – Lecocq Sébastien – Cercle Tissier
BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium Heavy
First – Luca Anacoreta – Aeterna Jiu Jitsu
Second – Santeri Lilius – Roger Gracie
Third – Francisco Javier Miguel Caraballo – WING BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy
First – Hassine Azarkan – Icon Jiu-Jitsu Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Super Heavy
First – Arya Esfandmaz – Gracie Barra
Second – Christopher Bowe – Gracie Barra
Third – Carlos Robson Gracie Filho – Gracie Elite Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra Heavy
First – Thomas Johannessen – Frontline Academy
Second – Antonio Henriques Junior – Roger Gracie
Third – Attila Bánfi – Gracie Barra
BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class
First – Charles Negromonte Santos – Gracie Barra
Second – Luca Anacoreta – Aeterna Jiu Jitsu
Third – Santeri Lilius – Roger Gracie
Third – Thomas Johannessen – Frontline Academy
BLACK / Adult / Female / Feather
First – Serena Gabrielli – Jiu Jitsu Factor
BLACK / Adult / Female / Medium Heavy
First – Gretchen Dawn Zoeller – Gracie Barra
BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class
First – Gretchen Dawn Zoeller – Gracie Barra
Second – Serena Gabrielli – Jiu Jitsu Factor
In the team’s competition, day 1 wrapped up with the following standings:
1 – Gracie Barra – 217
2 – Roger Gracie – 183
3 – CheckMat – 161
For the complete results, go to ibjjf.com.