At the same time as the IBJJF Europeans, The San Diego Trials for the Worl Pro was underway.Many athletes were competing for a first place spot for an all expense paid trip to Abu Dhabi to mcompete at the World Pro.
One stand-out name was Magid Hage from Gracie Barra who debuted in his first black belt tournament and submitted multiple opponents with a sneaky a baseball choke from bottom. He was able to catch big names such as Clark Gracie and Zak Maxwell with his unexpected choke from the bottom:
The brown/black division finals were fast and ended all by points or referee decisions except for the last match where Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida footlocked James Puopolo in under two minutes.
Results:
FEMALE
White/Blue Absolute
1- Erica Plummer-Santana; ticket winner
2- Tara White
3- Ila Erickson
3- Natyna Vidaot
Purple/Brown/Black Absolute
1- Kristina Barlaan; ticket winner
2- Sarah Black
3- Amanda Grummon
3- Chelsea Donner
MALE
White Absolute
1- Russel Fouts; ticket winner
2- Max Necochea
3- Russel Delmar
3- Addiweli Buul
Blue Absolute Under 183
1- Rolando Samson; ticket winner
2- Angela Guerrero-Barden
3- Evan Esaki
3- Sebastian Villanueva
Blue Absolute Over 183
1- James Russel; ticket winner
2- Brandon Tucker
3- Lucas Pollard
3- James Harris
Purple Absolute Under 183
1- Michael Liera Jr.; ticket winner
2- Rick Slomba
3- Dominique Hoskins
3- Daniel Stoulfi
Purple Absolute Over 183
1- Mike Carbullido; ticket winner
2- Nisar Loynab
3- David Morehead
3- Louis Villarreal
Brown/Black Absolute Under 183
1- Marcel Goncalves; $500 cash winner
2- Magid Hage
3- Zak Maxwell
3- Ryan Beauregard
Brown/Black Absolute Over 183
1- Gustavo Dias
2- James Puopolo
3- Manuel Diaz
3- Luiz Pedro Ribeiro
Brown/Black Under 143
1- Rafael Freitas; ticket winner
2- Baret Yoshida
3- Geoffrey Villarreal
3- Aaron Buck
Brown/Black Under 163
1- Zak Maxwell; ticket winner
2- Rodrigo Freitas
3- Tanner Rice
3- Marcel Goncalves
Brown/Black Under 183
1- Marcelo Mafra; ticket winner
2- Don Ortega
3- Clark Gracie
3- Ryan Beauregard
Brown/Black Under 202
1- Robert Alencar; ticket winner
2- Eliot Kelly
3- Eduardo Telles
3- Manuel Diaz
Brown/Black Over 202
1- Marcus Almeida; ticket winner
2- James Puopolo
3- Luiz Pedro Ribeiro
3- Gustavo Dias
