Keenan Cornelius. Gallerr.com
He’s certainly back. Keenan Cornelius has shone again — this time at the Chicago Open, held last weekend.
The Atos fighter won gold in the heavyweight division by choking John Gutta (Bonsai JJ) in the final, and was equally successful in the absolute division by defeating Gutemberg Barbosa (GFTeam), who had beaten the super-heavyweight field.
Other notable campaigns included those of double gold winner Catherine Perret (Checkmat), medium heavyweight champion Lucas Barbosa (Atos) and light featherweight champion João Miyao (Cicero Costha).
You can catch Keenan’s heavyweight final and the results right here.
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light-Feather
1 – João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao – PSLPB Cicero Costha
2 – Alexis Alduncin Barragan – Renzo Gracie Mexico
3 – Anthony Joseph Ferro – Uflacker Academy
3 – Juan Lopes da Silva – Carlson Gracie Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
1 – Silvio Duran de Barros Saraiva – Vitor Shaolin BJJ
2 – Wallace Fernando Santos – Soul Fighter’s Chicago – IL – USA
3 – Bruce Guevara – Uflacker Academy
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light
1 – Alexandre Faria Molinaro – Carlson Gracie Team
2 – Jeffrey Timothy Cummings – Positive Balance Grappling
3 – Bricklin J. Welch – Team Redzovic
3 – Julio Cordova Reyes – Renzo Gracie Mexico
BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
1 – Dante Leon – GF Team
2 – Eliezer David Raab Skaf – Ns Brotherhood
3 – Igor Matosinho de Paiva – Soul Fighter’s Chicago – IL – USA
3 – Oliver Leys Geddes – Roger Gracie Academy
BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium-Heavy
1 – Lucas Daniel Silva Barbosa – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Matthew W Leighton – Bonsai JJ – USA
3 – Joseph Nelson Hooker – Gracie Barra
BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy
1 – Keenan Kai-James Cornelius – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – John B Gutta – Bonsai JJ – USA
3 – Ezra Zendt Lenon – Cavalo Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Super-Heavy
1 – Gutemberg de Jesus Santos Pereira – GF Team
2 – Joshua Roy Hinger – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Steven J. Patterson – Brasa CTA
BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class
1 – Keenan Kai-James Cornelius – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Gutemberg de Jesus Santos Pereira – GF Team
3 – Dante Leon – GF Team
3 – Joshua Roy Hinger – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Female / Light
1 – Laurah Elizabeth Hallock – GF Team
BLACK / Adult / Female / Medium-Heavy
1 – Catherine Fuhro Perret – CheckMat
BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class
1 – Catherine Fuhro Perret – CheckMat
2 – Laurah Elizabeth Hallock – GF Team