2017 Pan: Lo, Porfírio Run Black Belt Show With Double Gold Campaigns, Other Results
The 2017 Pan Jiu-Jitsu championship is in the books. For four days this past week, thousands of athletes gathered at the Bren Events Center, in Irvine, California, for a true gentle art celebration. In the end, Leandro Lo and Tayane Porfírio became the main names of the event with double gold campaigns in the adult black belt division. Lo won the heavyweight and the open class while Porfírio ruled over the super heavy and the absolute.
Leandro Lo finished João Gabriel Rocha with a toe hold in the final of the open class after beating Lucas Rocha in the first match, then Danny Guy in the quarterfinals and finally Nicholas Meregali in the semifinals. Tayane made to the absolute title by beating Jessica Flowers in the final after overcoming Bia Basílio and Bia Mesquita in the first two matches.
The weight classes in the adult black belt division had lots of thrills. Rubens Cobrinha proved once again there’s no end to his talent and his stamina by winning the featherweight division. Here are the full results for the black belts.
BLACK / Adult / Male / Rooster
1 – Bruno da Silva Malfacine – Alliance
2 – Lucas dos Santos Pinheiro – AMBJJ – Alex Martins Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Eduardo Barboza da Silva – GF Team
3 – Jose Carlos Souza Lima Sobrinho – GF Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light-Feather
1 – João Ricardo Bordignon Miyao – PSLPB Cicero Costha
2 – José Tiago da Silva Barros – PSLPB Cicero Costha
3 – Cleber de Sousa Fernandes – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Samir José Chantre Dahás – Ares BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Feather
1 – Rubens Charles Maciel – Alliance
2 – Osvaldo Augusto Honorio Moizinho – Ares BJJ
3 – Shane Jamil Hill-Taylor – Team Lloyd Irvin
3 – Victor Figueiredo Genovesi – Alliance International
BLACK / Adult / Male / Light
1 – Lucas Alves Lepri – Alliance
2 – Marcio Andre C. Barbosa Junior – Nova União
3 – Michael Remiglio Liera Jr. – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Renato Forasieppi Alves Canuto – Zenith BJJ
BLACK / Adult / Male / Middle
1 – Otavio Ferreira de Sousa – Gracie Barra
2 – Isaque Bahiense Braz – Alliance
3 – Rômulo Claudio Barral – Gracie Barra
3 – Vitor Henrique Silva Oliveira – GF Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Medium-Heavy
1 – Patrick Pontes Moura Santos Gaudio – GF Team
2 – Lucas Daniel Silva Barbosa – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Renato Guimaraes Cardoso – Alliance
3 – Rodrigo Fajardo – Gracie Barra
BLACK / Adult / Male / Heavy
1 – Leandro Lo Pereira do Nascimento – Ns Brotherhood
2 – Tanner Wade Rice – Soul Fighters BJJ
3 – Dimitrius Soares Souza – Alliance
3 – Matheus Oliveira Diniz – Alliance International
BLACK / Adult / Male / Super-Heavy
1 – Erberth Santos de Mesquita – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Rodrigo Henrique Cavaca – Zenith BJJ
3 – Dany Guy Steve Gerard – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Mahamed Aly Santos da Silva – Team Lloyd Irvin
BLACK / Adult / Male / Ultra-Heavy
1 – João Gabriel de Oliveira e S. Rocha – Soul Fighters BJJ
2 – Gustavo Dias Elias – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Admilson Gobi Junior – Team Lloyd Irvin
3 – Alexander Riis Hilligsoe Trans – GF Team
BLACK / Adult / Male / Open Class
1 – Leandro Lo Pereira do Nascimento – Ns Brotherhood
2 – João Gabriel de Oliveira e S. Rocha – Soul Fighters BJJ
3 – Erberth Santos de Mesquita – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Nicholas de Barcellos Meregali – Alliance
BLACK / Adult / Female / Light-Feather
1 – Ana Talita de Oliveira Alencar – Alliance
2 – Kristina Sofia Puruganan Barlaan – Brasa CTA
3 – Chelsea Leah Bainbridge-Donner – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Sofia Rosa Amarante – Fight Sports
BLACK / Adult / Female / Feather
1 – Bianca Barbosa Basilio – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
2 – Emilie Maxine M. H. Thylin – Gracie Humaita South Bay
3 – Aarae Alexander – Team Lloyd Irvin
3 – Ana Carolina Schmitt – Gracie Humaita South Bay
BLACK / Adult / Female / Light
1 – Tammi Alana Musumeci – Brasa CTA
2 – Beatriz de Oliveira Mesquita – Gracie Humaita
3 – Fabiana Alves Borges – Gracie Barra
3 – Jaqueline de Moraes Amorim – CheckMat USA
BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle
1 – Monique Medeiros Elias – Alliance
2 – Claudia Fernanda Onofre V. Doval – De La Riva JJ
3 – Ida Fløisvik – Roger Gracie Academy Norway
3 – Leanna M Dittrich – Fight Sports
BLACK / Adult / Female / Medium-Heavy
1 – Jessica da Silva Oliveira – Gracie Barra
2 – Andresa Correa – Alliance
3 – Megan Ann Nevill – Alliance
3 – Paivi Anneli Aittamaa – CheckMat
BLACK / Adult / Female / Heavy
1 – Samela Shoham Lopes Leite – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
BLACK / Adult / Female / Super-Heavy
1 – Tayane Porfírio de Araújo – Alliance
BLACK / Adult / Female / Open Class
1 – Tayane Porfírio de Araújo – Alliance
2 – Jessica da Silva Oliveira – Gracie Barra
3 – Andresa Correa – Alliance
3 – Beatriz de Oliveira Mesquita – Gracie Humaita
In the teams competition, results were:
Adult Male
1 – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – 107
2 – Alliance – 81
3 – Nova União – 42
Adult Female
1 – Alliance – 45
2 – Brasa CTA – 38
3 – Soul Fighters BJJ – 37
Masters
1 – Alliance – 213
2 – Gracie Barra – 211
3 – Gracie Humaita – 140
Juvenile
1 – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – 94
2 – Alliance – 53
3 – Team Lloyd Irvin – 35
Novice
1 – Pedigo Submission Fighting – 46
2 – Gracie Barra – 45
3 – CheckMat – 42
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