The 2013 Worlds were very exciting. Big upsets happened at most belts: The Mendes brother who made a habit of winning everything didn’t take the gold this time, Caio Terra finally finally beat Bruno Malfacine in the finals of the Worlds after a 4 year run trying, Rodolfo being dominated by Buchecha, Buchecha being the new king of Jiu-Jitsu taking over from Roger Gracie, Ary Farias beating veteran Gabriel Moraes and getting DQ’d for celebrating outside of the tatami area, Leandro Lo marking his reign in the lightweights.The absolute champions have not changed, but Jiu-Jitsu in 2013 brought great news: Favorites have fallen, new names have conquered the world, but two things have remained the same: Marcus Buchecha and Gabi Garcia are the best black belts in the world.
MALE:
Absolute : Marcus Buchecha x Rodolfo Vieira
Buchecha pulled guard and Rodolfo stood, but in one swift motion, the athlete of Checkmat got a sweep in the first minute. Three minutes later, Buchecha took the back and extended to 6 × 0, but failed to finish. With 40 seconds left, it was 9 × 0 and went for the armbar but time ran out. Buchecha, is the absolute world champion.
Rooster : with 10 seconds left, Caio Terra beats Bruno Malfacine
Quarter-finals:
Bruno Malfacine finished Raul Gomes in straight knee bar
Felipe Costa finished Igor Rodriguez by banana split
Ivaniel Cavalcante submitted Koji Shimamoto with a choke
Caio Terra submitted Fabio Passos with a straight knee brace
Semifinals:
Bruno Malfacine submits Felipe Costa with a triangle
Caio Terra beats Ivaniel Oliveira on points
Final: Bruno Malfacine x Caio Terra
Bruno Malfacine nearly took his back, but Caio Terra defended well, losing the advantages (2 × 0). Caio tried to sweep, but he only got was an advantage. Three minutes from the end, Caio took the lead with a sweep, but Bruno came to stand in front with a sweep. With 10 seconds left, Caio could sweep and win the world title from his rival for the first time since 2008.
Ligh feather : Ary wins, but “celebrates too much” and gets the silver
Quarterfinals:
Yukinori Sasa beats Samuel Braga on points
Ary Farias beats Laércio Fernandes on points
Gabriel Moraes beats Gabriel Wilcox on points
Daniel Beleza beats Guilherme Mendes by judges’ decision
Semifinals:
Ary Farias beats Yukinori Sasa on points
Gabriel Moraes beats Daniel Beleza on points
Final: Gabriel Moraes x Ary Farias
The talented Ary Farias would get the gold medal by winning the advantages Gabriel Afonso (3 × 2), but in a controversial decision – and much booed by the crowd – the athlete was disqualified for leaving the mat area before being announced as the winner. With the decision, Gabriel got the gold medal. “Lack of respect”, shouted the crowd in the gym.
Feather weight: At the last second, Tanquinho interupts the reign of Rafa Mendes
Quarterfinals:
Rubens Charles beats Theodoro Canal on points.
Tanquinho beats Eduardo Ramos by points.
Mario Reis beats Oswaldo Augusto by points.
Rafael Mendes beats Michael Araujo by armbar
Semifinals:
Augusto Tanquinho beats Rubens Cobrinha by points
Rafael Mendes beats Mário Reis by points
Final: Augusto Tanquinho x Rafael Mendes
The fight began, and in a few seconds, Augusto was sweeping Rafael Mendes to score 2 × 0 on the scoreboard. Rafa threatened a triangle and omoplata but Tanquinho defended well. The advantage went to Rafa. Mendes got a score in the end to tie, and a falll in the last seconds earned him the advantage to the gold medal, breaking the reign of Rafael Mendes which had lasted three years.
Lightweight : With a sweep, Lo gets the championship
Quarterfinals:
Michael Langhi beats by Zac Maxwell on points
Rodrigo Caporal beats Claudio Cardoso on points
Leandro Lo beats Vinicius Marinho on points.
Lucas Lepri beats Rodrigo Freitas with a choke
Semifinals:
Michael Langhi beats Rodrigo Caporal on points.
Leandro Lo beats Lucas Lepri by advantages.
Final: Michael Langhi x Leandro Lo
Leandro Lo did a blitz on Michel Langhi to try to catch the back, but the lightweight champion managed to escape, but fell behind by 2 × 0. With 50 seconds left, Lo managed to sweep that secured his second consecutive gold medal.
Middle :
Quarterfinals:
Otavio Sousa beat by David Ramos points
Victor Henrique beat Murilo Santana by points
Claudio Calasans beats Augusto Tio Chico by points
Victor Estima beats Clark Gracie by points
Semifinals:
Otavio Sousa beats Victor Henrique with an armbar
Claudio Calasans beats Vitor Estima by points
Final: Otavio Sousa x Cláudio Calasans
With 52 seconds remaining, the athlete from Gracie Barra, Otavio Sousa got another sweep to get the world championship.
Middle heavyweight : Barral closes division with Braulio
Quarterfinals:
Romulo Barral passed after agreement with Kleber Oliveira
Guto Campos beat Tarsis Humphreys by points
André Galvão submits Dimitrius Souza with a back choke
Braulio Estima submits Rodrigo Fajardo
Semifinals:
Romulo Barral beats Guto Campos by points
Braulio Estima defeated Andre Galvao by points
Final: Romulo Barral x Braulio Estima
Romulo and Braulio being teammates, Romulo takes the win by agreement.
Heavyweight : Rodolfo Vieira over Lucas Leite
Quarterfinals:
Rodolfo Vieira beat Yuri Simões by points
Nivaldo Olvieira beat Fabiano Junior by choke
Xande Ribeiro submits Maximilian Freitas with a choke from the mount
Lucas Leite beat Roberto Tussa by points
Semifinals:
Rodolfo Vieira submits Nivaldo Oliveira
Lucas Leite beats Xande Ribeiro by decision
Final: Rodolfo Vieira x Lucas Leite
Rodolfo Vieira faced another athlete of Checkmat in the final at weight. The black belt of GFTeam passed guard early and put his knee on belly to open 5 × 0. Two minutes later, the score was already 13 × 0 in his favor when he finished with a choke, making him 3x champion at weight.
Super-Heavy : More experienced Bernardo Faria surpasses Joao Gabriel
Quarterfinals:
Bernardo Faria chokes Lucas Sachs
Luiz Panza submits João Assis by footlock
Rafael Lovato beats Antonio Peinado on points
João Gabriel submits Leo Leite with a choke from the back
Semifinals:
Bernardo Faria submits Luiz Panza
Joao Gabriel beats Rafael Lovato on points
Final: Bernardo Faria vs Joao Gabriel
Debuting at the worlds in black belt, Joao Gabriel started the fight at full speed, attacking the experienced Bernardo Faria, but unable to score. The athlete of Alliance began the second half of the fight with 2 × 0 lead after sweeping. Then he managed to increase the lead to 6 × 0. John struck his foot in the final seconds, but it was too late: Bernardo Faria, is double world champion at black belt.
Ultraheavyweight : Cavaca repays the favor and gives the gold to Buchecha
Quarterfinals:
Marcus Buchecha submits Igor Silva with an armbar
Alexander Trans beats Roberto Cyborg by decision
Cavaca submits Gustavo Dias by footlock.
Abraham Marte beats Ricardo Evangelista by points
Semifinals:
Buchecha beats Alexander Trans by judge’s decision
Rodrigo Cavaca beats Abrahan Marte by disqualification
Final: Marcus Buchecha x Rodrigo Cavaca
After closing the division in Abu Dhabi (the gold went to Cavaca) Buchecha got the gold medal this time, leaving his teacher in second place on the mat.
WOMEN:
Absolute : Bia Mesquita x Gabi Garcia
Three minutes from the end, Gabi lead by 5 × 0, passed the guard, and secured her fourth title at absolute.
Complete Results:
BLACK – Adult – Male
Rooster
| FIRST | Caio Terra – | Brasa |
| SECOND | Bruno da Silva Malfacine – | Alliance |
| THIRD | Ivaniel Cavalcante de Oliveira – | CheckMat |
| THIRD | Felipe P. da Costa e Silva – | Brasa |
Light-Feather
| FIRST | Gabriel Afonso dos Santos Moraes – | CheckMat |
| SECOND | Ary de Melo Farias – | Atos Jiu-Jitsu |
| THIRD | Yukinori Sasa – | Paraestra Tokyo |
| THIRD | Daniel Beleza G. de Andrade – | SAS Team USA |
Feather
| FIRST | Augusto Lopes Mendes – | Soul Fighters BJJ |
| SECOND | Rafael Mendes Godoy – | Atos Jiu-Jitsu |
| THIRD | Mario Sergio Names Reis – | Alliance |
| THIRD | Rubens Charles Maciel – | Alliance |
Light
| FIRST | Leandro Lo Pereira do Nascimento – | PSLPB Cicero Costha |
| SECOND | Michael Alexandre Langhi – | Alliance |
| THIRD | Rodrigo Benedito Caporal – | Atos JJ International |
| THIRD | Lucas Alves Lepri – | Alliance |
Middle
| FIRST | Otavio Ferreira de Sousa – | Gracie Barra |
| SECOND | Claudio Calasans Camargo Júnior – | Atos Jiu-Jitsu |
| THIRD | Victor de Oliveira Estima – | Gracie Barra |
| THIRD | Vitor Henrique Silva Oliveira – | GF Team |
Medium-Heavy
| FIRST | Rômulo Claudio Barral – | Gracie Barra |
| SECOND | Braulio de Oliveira Estima – | Gracie Barra |
| THIRD | Gustavo Ramos Campos – | Atos Jiu-Jitsu |
| THIRD | Andre Luiz Leite Galvão – | Atos Jiu-Jitsu |
Heavy
| FIRST | Rodolfo Vieira Srour – | GF Team |
| SECOND | Lucas Joas Gomes Leite – | CheckMat USA |
| THIRD | Nivaldo de Oliveira Lima – | CheckMat |
| THIRD | Alexandre Couceiro Ribeiro – | Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu |
Super-Heavy
| FIRST | Bernardo Augusto Rocha de Faria – | Alliance |
| SECOND | João Gabriel de Oliveira e S. Rocha – | Soul Fighters BJJ |
| THIRD | Luiz Fernando de Azevedo Panza – | Barbosa Jiu Jitsu |
| THIRD | Rafael Lovato Jr. – | Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu |
Ultra-Heavy
| FIRST | Marcus Vinícius Oliveira de Almeida – | CheckMat |
| SECOND | Rodrigo Henrique Cavaca – | CheckMat |
| THIRD | Abraham J. Marte Messina – | Yamasaki Academy International |
| THIRD | Alexander Riis Hilligsoe Trans – | CheckMat International |
Open Class
| FIRST | Marcus Vinícius Oliveira de Almeida – | CheckMat |
| SECOND | Rodolfo Vieira Srour – | GF Team |
| THIRD | Leonardo Gergis F. Leite – | Alliance |
| THIRD | Bernardo Augusto Rocha de Faria – | Alliance |
BLACK – Adult – Female
Light-Feather
| FIRST | Gezary Matuda Kubis Bandeira – | American Top Team |
| SECOND | Nyjah Easton – | Team Lloyd Irvin |
| THIRD | Kanako Inaba – | AOA Champion BJJ |
| THIRD | Miriam Cardoso Cerqueira – | Elite Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Redmond |
Feather
| FIRST | Marina Soares de Araujo Ribeiro – | CheckMat |
| SECOND | Luiza Monteiro Moura da Costa – | PSLPB Cicero Costha |
| THIRD | Mackenzie Lynne Dern – | Gracie Humaita |
| THIRD | Ana Carolina Merlo Vidal Lebre – | Gracie Humaita |
Light
| FIRST | Beatriz de Oliveira Mesquita – | Gracie Humaita |
| SECOND | Fabiana Alves Borges – | Gracie Barra |
| THIRD | Nádia Maria Rodrigues de Melo – | GF Team |
| THIRD | Tracey Robin Goodell – | Atos Jiu-Jitsu |
Middle
| FIRST | Luanna Alzuguir Marton Moraes – | Alliance |
| SECOND | Vanessa Oliveira do Nascimento – | GF Team |
| THIRD | Ida Josefin Hansson – | CheckMat |
| THIRD | Shanti A. D. Abelha – | CheckMat |
Medium-Heavy
| FIRST | Michelle Zonato Nicolini – | CheckMat |
| SECOND | Fernanda Mazzelli Almeida Maio – | Striker JJ / Góes |
| THIRD | Hannette Quadros Staack – | Brazil 021 School of Jiu-Jitsu |
| THIRD | Talita Andrea Nogueira – | Gracie Elite Team |
Heavy
| FIRST | Andresa Correa – | Alliance |
| SECOND | Gabrielle Lemos Garcia – | Alliance |
| THIRD | Luzia Carmem Santana P. Fernandes – | Gracie Barra |
| THIRD | Maria do Carmo Paixão Teixeira – | De La Riva JJ |
Open Class
| FIRST | Gabrielle Lemos Garcia – | Alliance |
| SECOND | Beatriz de Oliveira Mesquita – | Gracie Humaita |
| THIRD | Luiza Monteiro Moura da Costa – | PSLPB Cicero Costha |
| THIRD | Luanna Alzuguir Marton Moraes – |
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