2019 Worlds: Rui Neto, Iasmim Casser shine in blue belt absolute

30 May 2019

2019 Worlds: Rui Neto, Iasmim Casser shine in blue belt absolute

Rui Neto celebrates his triumph in Long Beach. Blanca Marisa Garcia

Lots of emotions and breathtaking fights took place on day one of the 2019 IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu World Championship — Thursday, May 30. On the mats, as well as brave white-belts, we had technical, hungry blue-belts across all weights and both genders.

Standing out among the champions were Rui Neto (Alliance) and Iasmim Casser (Atos), the two blue-belt absolute champions.

Rui Neto, a pupil of Isaque Bahiense, lost the final of the medium heavyweight division but didn’t skip a beat. After winning three incredibly tough matches, Rui faced an absolute final against Enderson Almeida (GFTeam), the middleweight champion. This was also a tough one, and Enderson was leading for almost the entire duration, but in an offensive explosion, Rui managed to rid himself of the 50/50 guard, almost take the back, mount and apply a choke.

Iasmim Casser raises her hands at the end of a double-gold run. Blanca Marisa Garcia

Iasmim Casser made Atos Jiu-Jitsu proud with two gold medals and a bunch of points for the team. The Mendes brothers-trained athlete had won the heavyweight title over Clarissa Rocha (GFTeam) when she was again put face to face with Clarissa with absolute gold on the line. Iasmim swept and then held the 2-0 score until the end.

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Adult / Male / Blue / Rooster

1 – Ermeson Sousa – Ares BJJ

2 – John Pablo Valotto De Lima – Cicero Costha Internacional

3 – Pablo Wilker Lopes Camara – Cassão Team

3 – Warly Antonio Jeronimo da Silva – GF Team

Adult / Male / Blue / Light-Feather

1 – Robin Bohlin – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

2 – Thalys de Oliveira Pontes – Cicero Costha Internacional

3 – Joao Victor Ribeiro – CheckMat

3 – Ramiro Campos Meirelles – Alliance

Adult / Male / Blue / Feather

1 – Adilson Junior Fernandes Monteiro – CheckMat

2 – Steven James DeWitt – Riis-Rosenberg Jiu-Jitsu

3 – Jason Alexander Dowser – Gracie Barra

3 – Jefferson Alves Goteu – CheckMat International

Adult / Male / Blue / Light

1 – Rafael Silveira Borges – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

2 – Luis Fernando De Souza Carvalho – GF Team

3 – Luca Germinario Ramaci – Renzo Gracie Ottawa

3 – Matheus Araujo – LEAD BJJ

Adult / Male / Blue / Middle

1 – Enderson Dias de Almeida – GF Team

2 – Leonardo Silveira Ferreira – Alliance

3 – Catriel Fernandes de Oliveira Rodrigues – GF Team

3 – Mawer Costa António – GF Team – B

Adult / Male / Blue / Medium-Heavy

1 – Steffen M. Banta – Soul Fighters BJJ

2 – Rui Alves Neto – Alliance

3 – Gabriel Thomaz Fagundes – Alliance

3 – Steven J Davis – Unity Jiu-jitsu

Adult / Male / Blue / Heavy

1 – Guilherme Carmo Cypriano – Cicero Costha Internacional

2 – Elder Alexander Cruz – CheckMat

3 – Lucas Valentim Alves Montalvão – GF Team

3 – Luccas Lira Costa – Halavanca BJJ Brasil

Adult / Male / Blue / Super-Heavy

1 – Matheus de Menezes Ferreira Marely – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

2 – Helder Jose Rodrigues Júnior – Qatar BJJ

3 – Gabriel Sergio Campos Bello – GF Team

3 – Valdir Moraes Rodrigues Junior – Alliance

Adult / Male / Blue / Ultra-Heavy

1 – Anton Dmitrakov – Strela Team

2 – Nsima Abasi Inyang – Cassio Werneck BJJ

3 – Chad Wesley Smith – Gracie Barra

3 – Hasan Hazime Raad – Nova União

Adult / Male / Blue / Open Class

1 – Rui Alves Neto – Alliance

2 – Enderson Dias de Almeida – GF Team

3 – Anton Dmitrakov – Strela Team

3 – Rafael Silveira Borges – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Adult / Female / Blue / Rooster

1 – Roberta Medeiros – Alliance

2 – Kazia Lecker – One Jiu-Jitsu USA

3 – Ly Nguyen – Australia ASBJJ

3 – Maureen Ramirez – Undisputed Tucson

Adult / Female / Blue / Light-Feather

1 – Madison Lucille Wolfe – Soul Fighters BJJ

2 – An-an Chang – LEAD BJJ

3 – Adriana Gamarra Valle – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

3 – Ana Mayordomo – Easton BJJ

Adult / Female / Blue / Feather

1 – Constance Lien – Evolve MMA

2 – Jaine da Silva Fragoso – GF Team

3 – Astrid Scholin – Frontline Academy

3 – Jasmine Wilson – Gracie Humaita

Adult / Female / Blue / Light

1 – Emily Pakulski – Unity Jiu-jitsu

2 – Stephanie Torres Jangelni – G13 BJJ

3 – Blanca Macedo – Nova União

3 – Maria Eduarda Cabral de Souza – GF Team

Adult / Female / Blue / Middle

1 – Aurélie LE Vern – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu

2 – Laurie Berger – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

3 – Danielle Baron – Alliance

3 – Larissa Martins dos Santos – Alliance

Adult / Female / Blue / Medium-Heavy

1 – Katrina Schmale – SBG Drayton Valley

2 – Cecilie Maria Bolander – Frontline Academy

3 – Jolinne Dagenais – Renzo Gracie Ottawa

3 – Maria Carolina Barón Vicentini – BARBOSA JIU-JITSU

Adult / Female / Blue / Heavy

1 – Iasmim Casser da Silva – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

2 – Clarissa Pereira da Silva Rocha – GF Team

3 – Danielle R Walker – GF Team

3 – Maria Victoria Villa – Savarese Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy

Adult / Female / Blue / Super-Heavy

1 – Mikaela Barros de Lima – GF Team

2 – Emily Cheyenne Valks – NS Brotherhood International

3 – Erin Quillen – CheckMat

3 – Isabel Amory Costa – Team Lloyd Irvin

Adult / Female / Blue / Open Class

1 – Iasmim Casser da Silva – Atos Jiu-Jitsu

2 – Clarissa Pereira da Silva Rocha – GF Team

3 – Aurélie LE Vern – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu

3 – Larissa Martins dos Santos – Alliance