Best Of BJJ

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, or BJJ, is not just a martial art, it is a form of self-defense, a great means of getting in shape, a way of instilling discipline and self-respect in young people, a very competitive amateur sport, and, for some, a way of life. No matter what your level of involvement, the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu News is the place to go for the latest on all things BJJ. Not only do they cover all of the different angles already mentioned, they also follow the careers of some of the best mixed martial artists in the world. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu’s role in the development of professional MMA was so formative, and its current presence is so profound, that it actually constitutes yet another good reason why you might wish to practice BJJ. If you sign-up for Jiu Jitsu lessons, it will give you unique insight into an exciting sport practiced by some of the greatest athletes alive today.

Judo was taken to Brazil from Japan in 1914 and Hélio Gracie adapted Judo to create what would become known as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The original emphasis was on self-defense, but his family became famous by using BJJ to dominate other martial arts techniques in mixed contests. Hélio’s son, Royce Gracie, won three of the first four Ultimate Fighting Championships and is now in the UFC Hall of Fame. The Gracie family is largely responsible for the early success of the UFC and students of BJJ are very well represented there today.

Practitioners of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu currently fighting in the UFC include Anderson Silva, Georges St. Pierre, Jose Aldo, BJ Penn, Fabricio Werdum, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Frank Mir, Demian Maia and many, many more. Training in BJJ permits even a novice to connect with elite athletes who pit their skills against the other martial arts. It is worth noting that three Gracie family members were on the fight card at ONE Fighting Championship 5 that took place in August, 2012. Although a new promotion, ONE FC is already the biggest MMA organization in Asia. It will be interesting to see if One Fight will grow to rival the UFC (consult the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu News for all the news and details).

Lloyd Irvin’s newest black belt, DJ Jackson, is already making a lot of noise in the competition scene.

This weekend, after exchanging take downs with Lucas Lepri in the absolute final, he got the win with a referee decision after a 2-2 tie.

Team Lloyd Irvin won the absolute divison at every belt. With Keenan Cornelius submitting Sinistro in the Brown Belt Division and Absolute Finals.

Alliance got the Team Trophy with 552 points. Roberto Traven BJJ came in 2nd with 533 points and Team Lloyd Irvin came in 3rd with 153 points.

Academy Results

Atlanta Open 2012:

1 – Alliance Atlanta – 552
2 – Roberto Traven BJJ – 533
3 – Team Lloyd Irvin – 153

Athletes results by Category

WHITE – Juvenile – Male

Feather

FIRST	Drew Namirr -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Franklin Urtiz -	Alliance Atlanta

Light

FIRST

Blakely Clinton Murrah -

Americus Martial Arts Academy

Middle

FIRST

jonathan velazquez -

Roberto Traven BJJ Brazil

Super-Heavy

FIRST	Matthew Perry Arnett -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Benjamin Forte -	Roberto Traven BJJ Brazil

WHITE – Adult – Male

Rooster

FIRST	Justin Martin -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Derrick Torres -	Alliance Atlanta

Light-Feather

FIRST	Timothy Worley -	Gracie Barra
SECOND	Karl Williams -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Caleb Bobo -	Gracie Elite Team America
THIRD	Evan Goyette -	Great Grappling Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Feather

FIRST	Craig Henning -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Darius Napier -	Gracie Elite Team
THIRD	Steven Teal -	Gracie Elite Team
THIRD	Paul Yankowski -	American Top Team Atlanta

Light

FIRST	Ben Scholes -	Renzo Gracie Ottawa
SECOND	Ian Young -	Great Grappling Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
THIRD	Tommy Chronister -	Rodrigo Vaghi BJJ
THIRD	Brandon Opitz -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Middle

FIRST	Patrick Rivera -	Lloyd Irvin Martial Arts
SECOND	Matthew Moreira -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Joey Morency -	Renzo Gracie Ottawa
THIRD	Jose Olivares -	Alliance Atlanta

Medium-Heavy

FIRST	Kyle Vick -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	daniel johnson -	Renato Tavares Association
THIRD	Gabriel Brown -	Roberto Traven BJJ Brazil
THIRD	Jonathan VanHoose -	Gracie Elite Team

Heavy

FIRST	jason stanley -	Gracie Barra
SECOND	Alex Trent -	Gracie Elite Team
THIRD	Colby Dobbins -	Wolfpack BJJ
THIRD	Caleb Arnold -	Alliance Atlanta

Super-Heavy

FIRST	James Jenkins -	Gracie Elite Team
SECOND	bradley strain -	Solis Martial Arts Academy
THIRD	Quinton Fuller -	Gracie Elite Team
THIRD	Brian Fitzmaurice -	Rodrigo Vaghi BJJ

Ultra-Heavy

FIRST	Nicholas Roehrick -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Shane Cole -	Gracie Barra Georgia
THIRD	Chris Morris -	Gracie Barra
THIRD	Armando Alam -	Roberto Traven BJJ

WHITE – Adult – Female

Light-Feather

FIRST	Morgan Beverly -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	lindsey haynes -	Gracie Elite Team
THIRD	Elyse Klova -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Caitlyn Arnett -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Feather

FIRST	Courtney Gardner -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Libby L Thornton -	Fighter’s United
THIRD	Abigail Rebekah Bowman -	Renato Tavares Association
THIRD	Sarah Andriola -	Gracie Barra

Light

FIRST	Nicholle Stoller -	Lloyd Irvin Martial Arts
SECOND	Kayio Austin -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Madeline Mann -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Carmen Ward -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Middle

FIRST	Jessica Monea -	Gracie Barra
SECOND	Jonelle Lafian -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Maddie Wilbanks -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Yesenia Tapia -	Roberto Traven BJJ Brazil

Heavy

FIRST	Brandi Farmer -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Leslie Steinmann -	Roberto Traven BJJ Brazil
THIRD	Amanda Lane -	Gracie Barra
THIRD	Rachel Stephens -	Roberto Traven BJJ

WHITE – Master – Male

Feather

FIRST	fabiano salgado -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Leif Fortson -	Marcio Cruz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
THIRD	Rodrigo Miranda -	Gracie Elite Team

Light

FIRST	david emerson -	Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
SECOND	William Kyle -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Jeremy Ferguson -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Saran Hang -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Middle

FIRST	janilson bie -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	David Flick -	Marcio Cruz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
THIRD	Carroll Roberts -	Lloyd Irvin Martial Arts
THIRD	Luke Long -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Medium-Heavy

FIRST	Andrew Momon Jr -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	je song -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Francis Marcone -	Gracie Elite Team
THIRD	Justin Lowendick -	Alliance Atlanta

Heavy

FIRST	Jose Ramirez -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Jonathan Luddeke -	Knuckleup Fitness

Super-Heavy

FIRST	Borgen Johnson -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Stanley Guillory -	American Top Team Atlanta
THIRD	Jesse Underwood -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	devon Milhouse -	Alliance Atlanta

Ultra-Heavy

FIRST	Kenya Davis -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Adam Black -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Ray Hawkins -	Team Lloyd Irvin

WHITE – Senior 1 – Male

Light

FIRST	Badra Jaden -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	William Johnson -	Great Grappling Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
THIRD	Elvis Falbo -	Uflacker Academy

Middle

FIRST	Bryan Muehlberger -	Rodrigo Vaghi BJJ
SECOND	Pedro Burgos -	Knuckleup Fitness
THIRD	Kevin Williams -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Brian Wicklund -	Alliance Atlanta

Medium-Heavy

FIRST	Cedric Brown -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	walter montano -	Gracie Elite Team
THIRD	Charles Jeon -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Rob Bousquet -	Alliance Atlanta

Heavy

FIRST	terry bullman -	Gracie Barra
SECOND	Shiheim Lee -	Yamane Championship Mixed Martial Arts
THIRD	Robert Downs -	Samuel Puccio BJJ
THIRD	Kevin Roulhac -	Gracie Elite Team

Super-Heavy

FIRST	Broderick Buck -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	michael knox -	Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
THIRD	paul Song -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	john dennis -	Knuckleup Fitness

BLUE – Juvenile – Male

Middle

FIRST	Manuel Eduardo Losada -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Brandon Michael Jahns -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Evan Noah Whyte -	Alliance Atlanta

Medium-Heavy

FIRST	Jesse Dylan Calbaugh -	Gracie Barra
SECOND	Ernesto Rivera -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Brandon Mitchell Perry -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	george carroll -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Super-Heavy

FIRST

Stephen James Searcey -

Roberto Traven BJJ Brazil

Open Class

FIRST	george carroll -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Brandon Mitchell Perry -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Stephen James Searcey -	Roberto Traven BJJ Brazil

BLUE – Juvenile – Female

Middle

FIRST	Kristy Elizabeth Price -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Jacqueline Nicole Richards -	Gracie Elite Team

Open Class

Category matches unreleased.

BLUE – Adult – Male

Rooster

FIRST	Corey Bacak -	Gracie Barra
SECOND	LouBriel Vazquez -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Michael Mesfin -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Vinh Huynh -	Nova União USA

Light-Feather

FIRST	Austin Broach -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Jimi Hoctor -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	ryan conn -	Gracie Humaita North Carolina
THIRD	Derek Featherstun -	Rodrigo Vaghi BJJ

Feather

FIRST	Patrick Leber -	Alliance
SECOND	donovan espinosa -	Rodrigo Gracie Jiu Jitsu
THIRD	Alen Mulahmetovic -	Alliance USA
THIRD	Jimmy Chien -	Alliance International

Light

FIRST	Erik Abreu -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Matthew Legg -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Jonathan Connelly -	Team Lloyd Irvin
THIRD	ivan martins -	Gracie Elite Team

Middle

FIRST	Devon Daniel Delbrugge -	Team Lloyd Irvin
SECOND	Brandon Edward McGourty -	Renzo Gracie Ottawa
THIRD	Dustin Waters -	Marcio Cruz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
THIRD	Lex Fridman -	Relson Gracie

Medium-Heavy

FIRST	James Tolliver -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Darryl Scott -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Kurt Wojtanek -	Fenix Fight Club
THIRD	Derek Wilson -	Alliance Atlanta

Heavy

FIRST	Jordan Kane -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Johnathan Robinson -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Johan Amberntsson -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	devan suttles -	Gracie Elite Team

Super-Heavy

FIRST	Amir Dadovic -	American Top Team Atlanta
SECOND	Christofer Studwell -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Michael Bixon -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Mike Little -	Team Lloyd Irvin

Ultra-Heavy

FIRST	Alfonso Joel Washington Jr -	Team Lloyd Irvin
SECOND	Kevin Paul -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Jacob Ninan -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Edward Bachus -	Alliance Atlanta

Open Class

FIRST	Devon Daniel Delbrugge -	Team Lloyd Irvin
SECOND	Alfonso Joel Washington Jr -	Team Lloyd Irvin
THIRD	Dustin Waters -	Marcio Cruz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
THIRD	Kurt Wojtanek -	Fenix Fight Club

BLUE – Adult – Female

Light-Feather

FIRST	Anna Salome -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Rachel Nelson -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	martha allen -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Feather

FIRST	Monica Barlow -	Team Lloyd Irvin
SECOND	Jessica Dobbs -	Gracie Elite Team
THIRD	Lorena oliveira -	Samuel Puccio BJJ

Light

FIRST	Katy Torralbas -	Team Lloyd Irvin
SECOND	Nancy Higdon -	Renato Tavares Association

Middle

FIRST	Saena Kim -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Shannon M Montgomery -	Team 1 BJJ
THIRD	Mariclair Tan -	Gracie Barra

Medium-Heavy

FIRST	Laurel Hope Aiken -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Shakia Harris -	Team 1 BJJ
THIRD	Jacqueline Camacho -	Rodrigo Pinheiro BJJ
THIRD	Samantha Maria Palie -	Alliance Atlanta

Open Class

FIRST	Laurel Hope Aiken -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Anna Salome -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Saena Kim -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Shakia Harris -	Team 1 BJJ

BLUE – Master – Male

Light-Feather

FIRST	jose vargas -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Patrick Rosado -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	eric pierce -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Feather

FIRST	David King -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	John Rodgers -	Marcio Cruz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
THIRD	ONeil McLaughlin -	Team Lloyd Irvin
THIRD	Sean Coleman -	Alliance Atlanta

Light

FIRST	mauricio andrade silva filho -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Brian Brown -	Knuckleup Fitness
THIRD	David West -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Willie Chandler -	Rodrigo Pinheiro BJJ

Middle

FIRST	douglas newbern -	Jacksonville Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
SECOND	Miguelangelo Morales -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Tim syn -	Triad Martial Arts
THIRD	michael laborde -	Gracie Elite Team

Medium-Heavy

FIRST	Matthew Forrester -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	David “Manu” Cuevas -	Alliance
THIRD	tony martins -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Clint Wells -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Heavy

FIRST	Anthony Helms -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Eddie Mwangi -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	JR Gay -	Marcio Cruz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
THIRD	Nick Campbell -	Solis Martial Arts Academy

Super-Heavy

FIRST	Joseph Emmanuel Campbell -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	raymond dean -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Frank Correa -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	JERRY Green -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Ultra-Heavy

FIRST	Brent Hamilton -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Jason Mattix -	East West SAS BJJ
THIRD	Alan Dumbra -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Roel Escamilla -	Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu

Open Class

FIRST	mauricio andrade silva filho -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Joseph Emmanuel Campbell -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Matthew Forrester -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	eric pierce -	Roberto Traven BJJ

BLUE – Master – Female

Feather

FIRST	Monique Travis -	Knuckleup Fitness
SECOND	Sarah Elizabeth Paradis -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Girly Long -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Light

FIRST	Michelle Darko -	Gracie Barra
SECOND	Angela Miller -	Gracie Humaita North Carolina

Heavy

FIRST	Denise Houle -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	shelia moore -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Carri Paquette -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Open Class

FIRST	Denise Houle -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Michelle Darko -	Gracie Barra

BLUE – Senior 1 – Male

Feather

FIRST	Bobby Chau -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Yong Jun Kim -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Jason Bishop -	Lloyd Irvin Martial Arts

Light

FIRST	Chris Ortiz -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Ronald Petty -	Gracie Elite Team

Middle

FIRST	RYAN ORTIZ -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Billy Cope -	Marcio Cruz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
THIRD	William Sayer -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Stephen Overbaugh -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Medium-Heavy

FIRST	Brian Thompkins -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Jesse Jaffin -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Jonathan Miller -	Gracie Barra
THIRD	brian logan -	Gracie Elite Team

Heavy

FIRST	Herrold (PJ) Davis -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Marc Lawson -	Gracie Elite Team
THIRD	Gregory Allen McDermitt -	Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Pedro Sauer Team

Super-Heavy

FIRST	stephen smith -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Lee Morris -	Gracie Barra

Ultra-Heavy

FIRST	Shannon Griffin -	American Top Team Atlanta
SECOND	Chad Massaker -	Gracie Elite Team

Open Class

FIRST	Brian Thompkins -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	brian logan -	Gracie Elite Team
THIRD	Jonathan Miller -	Gracie Barra
THIRD	Gregory Allen McDermitt -	Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Pedro Sauer Team

BLUE – Senior 2 – Male

Feather

FIRST	Thandi Turner -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	James Whyte IV -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Jeffrey DiMascio -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Raymond Wong -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Light

FIRST	mike duncan -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	stan mabry -	Luis Palhares
THIRD	Cesar Bachiller -	Roberto Traven BJJ Brazil
THIRD	Phillip Duke -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Middle

FIRST

bill jackson -

Alliance Atlanta

Medium-Heavy

FIRST	tom pennington -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Alex Jutis -	Renzo Gracie
THIRD	Pres Inglee -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Anthony Lynch -	Alliance Atlanta

Heavy

FIRST

richard clark -

Roberto Traven BJJ

Ultra-Heavy

FIRST	Paul Merritt -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Dale Gilbert -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	ANTHONY EDENFIELD -	Alliance

Open Class

FIRST	Paul Merritt -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Anthony Lynch -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	tom pennington -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	richard clark -	Roberto Traven BJJ

BLUE – Senior 3 – Male

Light

FIRST	George Darrell Plymel -	Gracie Barra
SECOND	Tom Richards -	Gracie Elite Team
THIRD	Chris Pittman -	Alliance Atlanta

Medium-Heavy

FIRST	tracy suttles -	Gracie Elite Team
SECOND	Michael Ward -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Wallace Strom -	Knuckleup Fitness

Super-Heavy

FIRST	sheldon scott bradley -	Yamane Championship Mixed Martial Arts
SECOND	George Griner -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Ultra-Heavy

FIRST

Gary Cartee -

Yamane Championship Mixed Martial Arts

Open Class

FIRST	sheldon scott bradley -	Yamane Championship Mixed Martial Arts
SECOND	George Darrell Plymel -	Gracie Barra
THIRD	Gary Cartee -	Yamane Championship Mixed Martial Arts

BLUE – Senior 4 – Male

Medium-Heavy

FIRST

John Mesa -

Nova União USA

Ultra-Heavy

FIRST

Timothy Noble -

Alliance Atlanta

Open Class

FIRST	John Mesa -	Nova União USA
SECOND	Timothy Noble -	Alliance Atlanta

BLUE – Senior 5 – Male

Medium-Heavy

FIRST	Phil Gilbert -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	William Long -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Open Class

FIRST	Phil Gilbert -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	William Long -	Roberto Traven BJJ

PURPLE – Adult – Male

Light-Feather

FIRST	nick shultz -	Team Lloyd Irvin
SECOND	Danny Vega -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Derick Jenkins -	Team Lloyd Irvin

Feather

FIRST	Patrick Mays -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Mitchell MacDonald -	Renzo Gracie Ottawa
THIRD	Seiji Joseph Ijuin -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	john lieu -	Alliance

Light

FIRST	Tareq Radi -	De La Riva JJ
SECOND	troy davis -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Chad Bingham -	Alliance
THIRD	Si Doan -	Alliance Atlanta

Middle

FIRST	Tye Ryan Murphy -	Team Lloyd Irvin
SECOND	Shane Adam Sorensen -	Alliance
THIRD	Tyler Benjamin Steppe -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Higor Diniz -	Alliance Atlanta

Medium-Heavy

FIRST	Elwil Acevedo -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	matthew ward -	Triad Martial Arts
THIRD	Travis Conley -	Renato Tavares Association
THIRD	James Brochu -	Alliance Atlanta

Heavy

FIRST	Timothy-Michael Spriggs -	Team Lloyd Irvin
SECOND	andrew sanchez -	Vaghi Martial Arts
THIRD	ethan mcclellan -	Triad Martial Arts
THIRD	Denison Paiva -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Ultra-Heavy

FIRST	Daniel Jacob Geier -	Gracie Barra
SECOND	Joey Collins -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Stephen Wayne Eakin Jr -	Gracie Barra

Open Class

FIRST	Timothy-Michael Spriggs -	Team Lloyd Irvin
SECOND	Tye Ryan Murphy -	Team Lloyd Irvin
THIRD	Denison Paiva -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	andrew sanchez -	Vaghi Martial Arts

PURPLE – Master – Male

Light-Feather

FIRST	Jonathan Morrell -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Kevin Williams -	Gracie Humaita North Carolina

Feather

FIRST	Brien Calloway -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Jae Lee -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Christopher Cyr -	Alliance Atlanta

Light

FIRST	Michael Alan Foster -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Keith Cebula -	Team Lloyd Irvin
THIRD	Bryan Russell -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Middle

FIRST	Richard Spencer -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Jason Friedman -	Knuckleup Fitness
THIRD	John Rickling -	Carlson Gracie
THIRD	Jeffery Donovan -	Alliance Atlanta

Medium-Heavy

FIRST	John Piper -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Anthony Mitchell -	Gracie Elite Team
THIRD	Josh Trampas -	Gracie Barra
THIRD	Derek Battle -	Alliance Atlanta

Heavy

FIRST

Jeremy Abney -

American Top Team Atlanta

Super-Heavy

FIRST	Chris Nicolais -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Matthew Emmanual Maskovyak -	Renato Tavares Association

Ultra-Heavy

FIRST	Neal Hays -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Stephen Hernandez -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Russell Hough -	Alliance Atlanta

Open Class

FIRST	Chris Nicolais -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Neal Hays -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Keith Cebula -	Team Lloyd Irvin
THIRD	Richard Spencer -	Roberto Traven BJJ

PURPLE – Master – Female

Light

FIRST	Victoria Hudson Trueb -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Allison McClish -	Fabio Novaes BJJ

Heavy

FIRST

Julia Forrester -

Alliance Atlanta

Open Class

FIRST	Julia Forrester -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Allison McClish -	Fabio Novaes BJJ
THIRD	Victoria Hudson Trueb -	Roberto Traven BJJ

PURPLE – Senior 1 – Male

Light

FIRST	Koon Ting Lau -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	James Graziano -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	William Gilbert McKendree -	Gracie Barra
THIRD	Eric Spellman -	Gracie Elite Team

Middle

FIRST	Tommy Lee -	Gracie Elite Team
SECOND	Mike Flanagan -	Alliance Atlanta

Medium-Heavy

FIRST	Marcus Stanford -	Gracie Elite Team
SECOND	ULRICH POHL -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Shawn Gonzales -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Heavy

FIRST	Bradley Steinborn -	Drysdale BJJ
SECOND	Dexter Rivers -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Charles Butterfield -	Gracie Elite Team

Super-Heavy

FIRST	Gewinner Garrison -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	REESE HALL -	Renato Tavares Association

Ultra-Heavy

FIRST	Kevin Stafford -	Gracie Barra
SECOND	Clay Williamson -	Samuel Puccio BJJ

Open Class

FIRST	Koon Ting Lau -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Gewinner Garrison -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	James Graziano -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Bradley Steinborn -	Drysdale BJJ

PURPLE – Senior 2 – Male

Light-Feather

FIRST

Adolph Goldenburg -

Roberto Traven BJJ Brazil

Middle

FIRST	Burge C Franks -	Alliance
SECOND	Robert Maggio -	Alliance Atlanta

Medium-Heavy

FIRST	Howard Wilcox -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Jason G Weeks -	Gracie Elite Team
THIRD	Andrew Sheard -	Gracie Barra
THIRD	Cameron Ayer -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Heavy

FIRST	chris simpson -	Knuckleup Fitness
SECOND	Saad Al-Aziz -	Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu

Super-Heavy

FIRST	David Michael Sotkin -	Jiu-Jitsu Academy of Health and Fitness
SECOND	MARCO SOUZA -	Gracie Barra

Ultra-Heavy

FIRST	jesus santiago -	Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
SECOND	Jay Fisher -	Alliance Atlanta

Open Class

FIRST	Saad Al-Aziz -	Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
SECOND	jesus santiago -	Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
THIRD	Cameron Ayer -	Roberto Traven BJJ

PURPLE – Senior 5 – Male

Ultra-Heavy

FIRST

James Peter Briggs -

Gracie Barra

BROWN – Adult – Male

Feather

FIRST	Jonathan Paul Thomas -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Pedro Torres -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Jacob Lee Hebeisen -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Andris Auseklis Brunovskis -	Team Lloyd Irvin

Light

FIRST	AJ Agazarm -	Gracie Barra
SECOND	Jeffrey Cummings -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Brett Joshua Millea -	BJJ Revolution Team
THIRD	Dustin Lee Dyer -	Gracie Barra

Medium-Heavy

FIRST	Keenan Kai-James Cornelius -	Team Lloyd Irvin
SECOND	Francisco Iturralde -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Andrew Scott Mclauchlan -	Alliance Atlanta

Heavy

FIRST	Roberto Torralbas -	Team Lloyd Irvin
SECOND	Nicholas Raymond Sanders -	Rodrigo Vaghi BJJ
THIRD	Preston Randall Smith -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Jordan D Sullivan -	Team Lloyd Irvin

Super-Heavy

FIRST	Walnan Presto Constantino -	Universidade da Luta de Goiás
SECOND	Paul Elezaj -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Kaliffa Gonçalves Oliveira -	Samuel Puccio BJJ

Ultra-Heavy

FIRST	Kenneth Vernon Otieno Brown -	Team Lloyd Irvin
SECOND	Gabriel Rial D. da Silva -	Gracie Barra

Open Class

FIRST	Keenan Kai-James Cornelius -	Team Lloyd Irvin
SECOND	Francisco Iturralde -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Kenneth Vernon Otieno Brown -	Team Lloyd Irvin
THIRD	Kaliffa Gonçalves Oliveira -	Samuel Puccio BJJ

BROWN – Master – Male

Light-Feather

FIRST

Daniel Charles Frank -

Ricardo “Rey” Diogo BJJ

Light

FIRST	Phillipe Edward Gentry -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Jason Torres Evangelista -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Adam Jerald Thomas -	Gracie Barra

Medium-Heavy

FIRST	Monroe Bostwick Hall IV -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Alexandre Barrento Daltro -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	William Louis Bernitt -	Renato Tavares Association

Heavy

FIRST	Patrick Reid Binion -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Danail Jon Desjardin -	Roberto Traven BJJ Brazil

Open Class

FIRST	Alexandre Barrento Daltro -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Adam Jerald Thomas -	Gracie Barra
THIRD	Daniel Charles Frank -	Ricardo “Rey” Diogo BJJ
THIRD	Monroe Bostwick Hall IV -	Roberto Traven BJJ

BROWN – Master – Female

Light-Feather

FIRST

Suzanne Ramsden -

Gracie Elite Team

BROWN – Senior 1 – Male

Heavy

FIRST	Michael Anthony Sergi -	Marcio Cruz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
SECOND	Kevin Wayne Synan -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Ultra-Heavy

FIRST	Peter Lane Snider -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Carlos Beltran -	Roberto Traven BJJ Brazil

Open Class

FIRST	Peter Lane Snider -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Kevin Wayne Synan -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Carlos Beltran -	Roberto Traven BJJ Brazil

BLACK – Adult – Male

Feather

FIRST	Wesley Davi de Oliveira Fe -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Michael Anthony Reyna -	AOA Champion BJJ

Light

FIRST	Lucas Alves Lepri -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Oliver Leys Geddes -	Roger Gracie Academy

Medium-Heavy

FIRST	De’Alonzio Jerome Jackson -	Team Lloyd Irvin
SECOND	Ian McPherson -	Alliance Atlanta

Heavy

FIRST	Daniel Ray O’Brien -	Solis Martial Arts Academy
SECOND	Leonardo I. Iturralde Aguirre -	Alliance Atlanta

Super-Heavy

FIRST

Guybson Costa e Sá -

East West SAS BJJ

Ultra-Heavy

FIRST

Jonathan Warren Tooker -

Alliance Atlanta

Open Class

FIRST	De’Alonzio Jerome Jackson -	Team Lloyd Irvin
SECOND	Lucas Alves Lepri -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Guybson Costa e Sá -	East West SAS BJJ
THIRD	Ian McPherson -	Alliance Atlanta

BLACK – Master – Male

Middle

FIRST	Jonatas Novaes do Nascimento -	Brasa Warrior International
SECOND	Rafael Rosendo dos Santos -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Rafael Pires De Lima -	Marcio Cruz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
THIRD	Marcelo de Mattos Souza -	Gracie Barra

Medium-Heavy

FIRST	Monte Edmund Massey -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Guilherme Tavares C. de Lyra -	Gracie Barra
THIRD	Nathan Joesph Vieages -	Gracie Elite Team

Super-Heavy

FIRST	Ethan Edward Garrison -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Arman Antonio Barros -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Armando John Avecilla -	Roberto Traven BJJ Brazil
THIRD	David Lynn Farmer Jr. -	Alliance Atlanta

Open Class

FIRST	Rafael Rosendo dos Santos -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Monte Edmund Massey -	Alliance Atlanta
THIRD	Arman Antonio Barros -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Ethan Edward Garrison -	Roberto Traven BJJ

BLACK – Senior 1 – Male

Light

FIRST	Carlos David de Oliveira -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Israel Gomes de Oliveira -	Gracie Elite Team
THIRD	Paulo Alberto Caram Elsimaani -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Middle

FIRST	Adam David Hunnicutt -	Alliance Atlanta
SECOND	Joe Thomas Wales Jr. -	Renato Tavares Association

Ultra-Heavy

FIRST	Carlos Eduardo de Araujo Farias -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Christopher J Haraszti -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Joseph Paul Morgan -	Roberto Traven BJJ Brazil

Open Class

FIRST	Christopher J Haraszti -	Roberto Traven BJJ
SECOND	Carlos Eduardo de Araujo Farias -	Roberto Traven BJJ
THIRD	Adam David Hunnicutt -	Alliance Atlanta

BLACK – Senior 2 – Male

Feather

FIRST	Renato Sampaio Tavares Filho -	Renato Tavares Association
SECOND	Anthony David Zavarella -	Roberto Traven BJJ

Open Class

FIRST	Renato Sampaio Tavares Filho -	Renato Tavares Association
SECOND	Anthony David Zavarella -	Roberto Traven BJJ

BLACK – Senior 5 – Male

Medium-Heavy

FIRST

Bradley Francis Thompson -

Alliance Atlanta