Rafael Lovato Jr.: two years, four titles. IBJJF
The year’s biggest gathering of BJJ veterans has begun. The 2017 World Master Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship started this week in Las Vegas, and this Thursday saw plenty of action go down.
The master 1 and master 2 age groups were featured on day 1. Rafael Lovato Jr. (Ribeiro JJ) earned double gold at master 1, and Guto Campos (Atos JJ) did the same at master 2.
An adult world champion, Lovato fought and won seven times. In the super-heavyweight division he submitted all of his first three opponents to reach the final against Alan Régis (Tatuapu Team), whom he proceeded to beat on points. In the open division, Lovato won his first match on points, then finished Josh Hinger, and finally got a win over Rafael Formiga (Soul Fighters) after passing guard and scoring three points.
A proud Guto Campos with the two medals he’s bringing back to Guetho Jiu-Jitsu. Instagram
At master 2, Guetho Jiu-Jitsu co-leader Guto Campos represented Atos JJ. His double gold campaign started with a medium heavyweight final victory over Eder Persiliano (DDR JJ), achieved with a sweep and takedown. In the absolute, Guto and Eder faced off again. This time Guto edged Eder out on advantages.
Women’s
At master 1, brave Jena Bishop (Gracie Humaitá) wanted more than just the lightweight title she had secured. She threw down with heavier athletes and beat the absolute field as she outplayed super-heavyweight runner-up Hillary VanOrnum (Impact Jiu-Jitsu).
At master 2, it was Luana Beatriz (Ribeiro JJ) who cleaned up. After taking down the super-heavyweight class, she won the absolute final over Kristine Felts (Peak Performance).
Read on for the black belt results of the master 1 and master 2 age groups.
BLACK / Master 1 / Male / Rooster
1 – Milton Carlos Bastos P. do Nascimento – Ares BJJ
2 – Andre Porto de Carvalho – Frontline Academy
3 – Juan Lopes da Silva – Carlson Gracie Team
3 – Takahito Yoshioka – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Master 1 / Male / Light-Feather
1 – Pablo da Silva Santos – Pablo Silva BJJ – ZR Team
2 – Daniel Beleza G. de Andrade – SAS Team USA
3 – Luis Felipe Ninja de Moraes Pinto – Leonardo Peçanha Association
3 – Rene Eduardo Lopez – Brasa CTA
BLACK / Master 1 / Male / Feather
1 – Diego Bispo Conceição – Ares BJJ
2 – Osvaldo Augusto Honorio Moizinho – Ares BJJ
3 – Igor Silva Maia – Gracie Barra
3 – Jason Alexander Gagnon – Alliance
BLACK / Master 1 / Male / Light
1 – Bruno Pereira Pires – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Rafael Rosendo dos Santos – Alliance
3 – Francisco Daniel Pires Tavares – SAS Team USA
3 – Nuno Manuel N. F. Martins – BARBOSA JIU-JITSU
BLACK / Master 1 / Male / Middle
1 – Clark Rouson Gracie – Clark Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy
2 – Bruno Almeida Alves – Sydney Jiu-Jitsu Academy / ZR Team
3 – Dan Schon – Schon BJJ
3 – Rafael Monteiro Barbosa – Soul Fighters BJJ
BLACK / Master 1 / Male / Medium-Heavy
1 – Vitor Henrique Silva Oliveira – GF Team
2 – Joshua Roy Hinger – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Eduardo Santoro de Camargo – ESJJ (Excelence School of Jiu-Jitsu)
3 – Victor Del Corso Bomfim – GF Team
BLACK / Master 1 / Male / Heavy
1 – Matthew Kevin Jubera – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Wancler Oliveira Costa Santos – GF Team
3 – Carlos Fernando Ribeiro Sievert – Gracie Barra
3 – Giovanne Guedes Dellamea – Alliance
BLACK / Master 1 / Male / Super-Heavy
1 – Rafael Lovato Jr. – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Alan Regis de Assis – Academia Tatuapu Team
3 – Daniel Marcos Alves de Andrade – GF Team
3 – Diogo Moraes Azevedo – Luiz Paulo Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Master 1 / Male / Ultra-Heavy
1 – James Richard Puopolo – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Thiago Gaia T. Oliveira Marques – GF Team
3 – Kaliffa Gonçalves Oliveira – Gracie Barra
3 – Kenneth Vernon Otieno Brown – Mike Moses’ Competition Team
BLACK / Master 1 / Male / Open Class
1 – Rafael Lovato Jr. – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Rafael Monteiro Barbosa – Soul Fighters BJJ
3 – James Richard Puopolo – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Joshua Roy Hinger – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Master 1 / Female / Feather
1 – Ariane Pereira Guarnier – CheckMat
2 – Eirin Cathrine Nygren – Frontline Academy
3 – Mylene Ramos Manalo – Cascao Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Master 1 / Female / Light
1 – Jena Rae Bishop – Gracie Humaita
2 – Melissa Bentley – Renato Tavares Association
3 – Leoni Munslow – New School BJJ
3 – Rosangela Sousa Alves da Silva – Gracie Elite Team
BLACK / Master 1 / Female / Middle
1 – Amanda Loewen – SBG International (SBGI)
2 – Marília da Conceição F. A. Vieira – Gracie Barra
3 – Karen Elizabeth Peterson – Clockwork Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Katharine Elizabeth Lantz – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Master 1 / Female / Medium-Heavy
1 – Leah Roseanne Taylor – SBG International (SBGI)
2 – Monique Ricardo Carvalho – CheckMat
3 – Ida Josefin Hansson – CheckMat
3 – Sara Elizabeth Fearon – Guerrilla Jiu Jitsu
BLACK / Master 1 / Female / Super-Heavy
1 – Jennifer A. Case – Renato Tavares Association
2 – Hillary VanOrnum – Impact Jiu Jitsu
3 – Anna Carolina Luz Tavares – Soul Fighters BJJ
3 – Natalie Cavin – Paulo Ribeiro Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team
BLACK / Master 1 / Female / Open Class
1 – Jena Rae Bishop – Gracie Humaita
2 – Hillary VanOrnum – Impact Jiu Jitsu
3 – Amanda Loewen – SBG International (SBGI)
3 – Jennifer A. Case – Renato Tavares Association
BLACK / Master 2 / Male / Rooster
1 – Leandro Lopes Escobar – Soul Fighters BJJ
2 – Daniel Lima Eulalio – Fight Club Jiu Jitsu
3 – Jorge Rodrigo Nascimento de Azevedo – GF Team
3 – Ronald Stephen Henderson Jr. – CheckMat
BLACK / Master 2 / Male / Light-Feather
1 – Gustavo Adolfo Fonseca Jr. – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Jeysen Santiago dos Santos – Gracie Humaita
3 – Alexandre Ogawa – Ogawa Jiu Jitsu
3 – Carlos Eduardo de Almeida Goncalves – American Top Team
BLACK / Master 2 / Male / Feather
1 – Samuel Braga Olivar da Cruz – Gracie Barra
2 – Andre Carvalho Monteiro – A-Force Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Paul Wesley Anders-Stout – Team Shawn Hammonds
3 – Rodrigo Ranieri de Faria – Zenith BJJ
BLACK / Master 2 / Male / Light
1 – Marcos Alejandro Torregrosa – Yemaso Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Michael Estuart Cusi – Alliance
3 – Daisuke Shiraki – Carpe Diem Hope
3 – Rolando Delgado III – GF Team International
BLACK / Master 2 / Male / Middle
1 – Denis Mitchel Batista Pinto – Fight Sports
2 – Eduardo Catello Almendra – Fit 21
3 – Alexander Vamos – Renzo Gracie Academy
3 – Alexandre Di Chiara Guimarães Salgado – Soul Fighters BJJ
BLACK / Master 2 / Male / Medium-Heavy
1 – Gustavo Ramos Campos – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Eder de Souza Persiliano – DDR Jiu Jitsu
3 – Eduardo Milioli – Gracie Elite Team
3 – Rodrigo Pinheiro Breves – Gracie Humaita
BLACK / Master 2 / Male / Heavy
1 – Omar Sabha – Brazilian Top Team
2 – Gustavo Camargo de Alencar – Gracie Barra
3 – Fabricio dos Santos Camoes – Gracie Humaita USA
3 – Rafael Soares Rodrigues Ferreira – GF Team
BLACK / Master 2 / Male / Super-Heavy
1 – Diego Pereira de Santana – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Bruno Lopes Leandro – Ns Brotherhood
3 – Fabio Jose Romão e Silva – Morumbi Academy
3 – Josh Souder – Marcio Cruz BJJ
BLACK / Master 2 / Male / Ultra-Heavy
1 – Carlos Jose Melo – Coalition 95
2 – Bruno Bastos Cruz – LEAD BJJ
3 – Rodrigo Leite de Medeiros – Brasa CTA
3 – Rodrigo Munduruca – Gracie Humaita
BLACK / Master 2 / Male / Open Class
1 – Gustavo Ramos Campos – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Eder de Souza Persiliano – DDR Jiu Jitsu
3 – Diego Pereira de Santana – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Ronald Stephen Henderson Jr. – CheckMat
BLACK / Master 2 / Female / Light-Feather
1 – Bernadette Grace Bishop – Peter de Been JJ
2 – Rachel Noelle Morrison – Zenith BJJ
3 – Linda Lindström – Dynamix Fighting Sports
3 – Sue Ellen Ausman – Travis Lutter Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Master 2 / Female / Feather
1 – Kristen Marie Davidson – Brazilian Top Team
2 – Lana Vy Hunter – Gracie Elite Team
BLACK / Master 2 / Female / Light
1 – Kelley Rene Perotti – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Melissa Anne Bardfield – Gracie Elite Team
BLACK / Master 2 / Female / Middle
1 – Leanna M Dittrich – Fight Sports
2 – Kristine D. Felts – Peak Performance
3 – Christina Moroz Barry – Behring Jiu-Jitsu Manitoba
3 – Katia Guimaraes Cardoso de Pina – Pedro Pina BJJA
BLACK / Master 2 / Female / Super-Heavy
1 – Luana Beatriz Gomes Fiquene – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Ronda K. Andrews-Rosa – Gracie Humaita
3 – Cherine Fons – Alliance
BLACK / Master 2 / Female / Open Class
1 – Luana Beatriz Gomes Fiquene – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Kristine D. Felts – Peak Performance
3 – Christina Moroz Barry – Behring Jiu-Jitsu Manitoba
3 – Melissa Anne Bardfield – Gracie Elite Team
