Keenan Cornelius stood out. Gallerr.com
Last weekend was a busy one for BJJ in America, with two open tournaments held almost simultaneously. One of them took place in Boston, Massachusetts on Saturday. The name to come out on top in the end was Keenan Cornelius. Still in the process of a comeback, the Atos fighter walked away with two gold medals.
In the heavyweight division, Keenan beat Charles Mcguire (ATT). In the absolute final he beat Gianni Grippo (Alliance), who had taken the lightweight title.
João Miyao took light featherweight gold, and Lucas Valle (Start JJ) beat the middleweight field.
You can watch here the absolute final between Keenan and Grippo, and check out the tourney’s results.
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light-Feather
1 – João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao – PSLPB Cicero Costha
2 – Ryan L. Clay – New England United BJJ
3 – David J. Herndon – Ultimate MMA Training Center
3 – Rodnei Barbosa Gabriel Junior – Qatar BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
1 – Silvio Duran de Barros Saraiva – Vitor Shaolin BJJ
2 – Felipe Hugo de Souza Simplicio – Soul Fighters BJJ Connecticut
3 – Joao Pereira – Renzo Gracie Academy
3 – Jonathan Lau – Brazilian Top Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light
1 – Gianni Paul Grippo – Alliance
2 – Alexandre Faria Molinaro – Carlson Gracie Team
3 – Renan Borges – New England United BJJ
3 – Yoshinobu Kakizawa – Purebred Omiya
BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
1 – Lucas Benévolo Valle – Start Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Athos Ribeiro de Miranda – Alliance
3 – Aniss El Hajjajy – Brazilian Top Team
3 – Luiz Gustavo Bonatto Rufino – Alliance
BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium-Heavy
1 – Vinicius P. Canabarro – RCJ Machado
2 – Thiago Alves de Sousa – G.A Fight Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy
1 – Keenan Kai-James Cornelius – Atos JJ USA
2 – Charles Kilyan Mcguire – American Top Team
3 – Paulo V Canabarro – RCJ Machado
BLACK / Adult / Male / Super-Heavy
1 – Alexandre Bueno de Oliveira – GF Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra-Heavy
1 – Leonardo Henrique D’avila Corrêa – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class
1 – Keenan Kai-James Cornelius – Atos JJ USA
2 – Gianni Paul Grippo – Alliance
3 – Alexandre Bueno de Oliveira – GF Team
3 – Olivier Pierre Huerre – Gracie Barra
BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle
1 – Evelyne Déry – Brazilian Top Team
2 – Caitlin Huggins – Great Grappling Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class
1 – Evelyne Déry – Brazilian Top Team
2 – Caitlin Huggins – Great Grappling Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
