Rodolfo Vieira is through to the WPJJC Trials semifinals. (Photo by Carlos Ozório/GRACIEMAG)
Day one of the Abu Dhabi WPJJC Trials in Rio de Janeiro has yielded the finalists who this Sunday will battle for gold and the coveted all-expenses-paid trip to the United Arab Emirates.
At the Caio Martins Gymnasium in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro State, aces like Rodolfo Vieira, Theodoro Canal, Braga Neto, Paulo Miyao and others took to the mats in competition.
Here’s the list of this Sunday’s finalists in the brown/black belt division:
Under-65kg: Paulo Miyao (Cicero Costha) vs Gabriel Willcox (Soul Fighter)
Richard Avila (Gordo) vs Victor Otoniel (Alliance)
Under-74kg: Tiago Aragão (CheckMat) vs Theodoro Canal (GFTeam)
Fabiano Silva (Marcio Rodrigues) vs Antônio Carlos (GFTeam)
Under-83kg: Victor Bomfim (GFTeam) vs Gabriel Rollo (CheckMat)
Luiz Gustavo (GFTeam) vs Victor Oliveira (GFTeam)
Under-92kg: Pedro Henrique (CheckMat) vs Rodolfo Vieira (GFTeam)
Fabricio Maia (Sankaco) vs Manoel Fernandes (GFTeam)
Over-92KG: Igor Silva (GFTeam) vs Cassio Lisboa (Gracie Humaita)
Ricardo Evangelista (GFTeam) vs Braga Neto (Gordo JJ)
Females:
Under-63kg: Raquel Lopes (Inst. Reação) vs Hellen Bastos (Game Fight)
Bruna Marques (Barbosa) vs Nadia Melo (GFTeam)
Over-63KG: Diana Menezes ( Bonsai JJ) vs Marcela Fernandes ( Flavio Teixeira)
Gabi Garcia (Alliance)
