Source: Gracie Mag
The first ever European No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF championship took place this Sunday, in London, UK.
World champion Bernardo Faria was the black belt absolute champion.
He closed out the final with team member Dimitrius Souza.
Bernardo wrote about it on his Facebook page: “I closed out the open class with my mate Dimitrius Souza here in London. I fought twice, submitted the first guy with a leg lock and won the semifinal 8-0. I am so happy for having won yet another championship for Alliance, and this time with Dimi. Now, next stop is Los Angeles, for the Worlds No-Gi.”
In the adult black belt division, the champions were: Maxmiliano Campos (feather), Theodoro Canal (Light), Michael Langhi (middle), Eduardo Rios (medium-heavy), Dimitrius Souza (heavy), Bernardo Faria (super-heavy), Thiago Borges (Ultra-heavy), .
In the team competition, Gracie Barra finished first with 127pts; Check Mat was the runner-up with 123pts and Roger Gracie Academy was third with 116pts.
BLACK – Adult – Male
Feather
FIRST Maxmiliano Oliveira Campos – CheckMat
SECOND Gabriel Marangoni de Oliveira – CheckMat
THIRD Simone Franceschini – Cyclone
THIRD Cristofer Martin Barrios – Icon Jiu-Jitsu Team
Light
FIRST Theodoro Gabriel Canal Almeida – GF Team
SECOND Andrew Paul Roberts – Andy Roberts BJJ
THIRD Maciej Polok – Gracie Barra
Middle
FIRST Michael Alexandre Langhi – Alliance SP
SECOND Matheus Carmona Pequeno Barros – Akxe BJJ
THIRD Oliver Leys Geddes – Roger Gracie Academy
THIRD Nic Ruben Nikolaisen – Frontline Academy
Medium-Heavy
FIRST Eduardo Rios – Frontline Academy
SECOND Lucio Sergio dos Santos – Gracie Barra
THIRD Clark Gracie – Clark Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy
THIRD Maximiliano de Figueredo Carvalho – Gracie Barra
Heavy
FIRST Dimitrius Soares Souza – Alliance SP
SECOND Renato Tavares de Moraes – Frontline Academy
THIRD Marcelo da Silva Bernardo – United BJJ
THIRD Alfredo Merelo Aguilera – Brasa
Super-Heavy
FIRST Bernardo Augusto Rocha de Faria – Alliance
Ultra-Heavy
FIRST Thiago Jorge Borges – Cia Paulista – International
SECOND Igor Silva – GF Team
THIRD John Michael C Dequick – Malicia Team
Open Class
FIRST Bernardo Augusto Rocha de Faria – Alliance
SECOND Dimitrius Soares Souza – Alliance SP
THIRD Maximiliano de Figueredo Carvalho – Gracie Barra
THIRD Renato Tavares de Moraes – Frontline Academy
See the Full Results of the European No Gi
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