
Erich Munis has his hand raised after closing out the purple belt absolute division with his brother Anderson. Blanca Marisa Garcia
Day two of the 2019 IBJJF World Championship brought even more action to the fans present at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach. On Friday, brown-belts, purple-belts and juvenile blue-belts stepped on the mats to vie for the highest honor in competitive BJJ.
At brown belt, only roosterweights and light featherweights in the men’s adult section competed, and the big winner was, again, Thalison Soares. A champion of every Grand Slam (Euro, Pan, Brazilian Nationals and Worlds) since his blue-belt days, Thalison repeated this feat again at brown, concluding the 2018/2019 season by winning three matches and finding in the final a teammate — Pedro Crixel, who advanced in the semis after having his path opened to him by Jonas Andrade, rounding out the winning trio for team Cícero Costha. At light feather, Diego “Pato” Batista also raised the Cícero Costha name above all other teams’ by winning five bouts and outscoring Joshua Cisneiros (Cleber JJ) in the final.
At purple, Erich Munis and Anderson Munis (both from Alliance) confirmed their favoritism by winning everything available. Each fought five times on his way to the gold in his weight division (Erich at heavy, Anderson at super-heavy). In the absolute, each fought and won three times before meeting the other in the friendliest of finals.
Also standing out were Mayara Custódio (Checkmat), the women’s absolute purple belt champion; Renan Cruz (R1NG BJJ), the son of legendary Márcio “Pé de Pano” Cruz, who took gold at purple ultra-heavy; Micael Galvão, a favorite at juvenile 1 blue belt who claimed double gold; brothers Kade and Tye Ruotolo, champions at middle and heavyweight, respectively, at juvenile 1 blue; and Rebeca Lima (GFTeam), now a two-time champion in the medium heavy and absolute divisions at juvenile 2 blue belt.
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Juvenile 1 / Male / Blue / Rooster
Juvenile 1 / Male / Blue / Light-Feather
Juvenile 1 / Male / Blue / Feather
Juvenile 1 / Male / Blue / Light
Juvenile 1 / Male / Blue / Middle
Juvenile 1 / Male / Blue / Medium-Heavy
Juvenile 1 / Male / Blue / Heavy
Juvenile 1 / Male / Blue / Super-Heavy
Juvenile 1 / Male / Blue / Ultra-Heavy
Juvenile 1 / Male / Blue / Open Class
Juvenile 1 / Male / Blue / Open Class
Juvenile 1 / Female / Blue / Light-Feather
Juvenile 1 / Female / Blue / Feather
Juvenile 1 / Female / Blue / Light
Juvenile 1 / Female / Blue / Middle
Juvenile 1 / Female / Blue / Medium-Heavy
Juvenile 1 / Female / Blue / Heavy
Juvenile 1 / Female / Blue / Super-Heavy
Juvenile 1 / Female / Blue / Open Class
Juvenile 1 / Female / Blue / Open Class
Juvenile 2 / Male / Blue / Rooster
Juvenile 2 / Male / Blue / Light-Feather
Juvenile 2 / Male / Blue / Feather
Juvenile 2 / Male / Blue / Light
Juvenile 2 / Male / Blue / Middle
Juvenile 2 / Male / Blue / Medium-Heavy
Juvenile 2 / Male / Blue / Heavy
Juvenile 2 / Male / Blue / Super-Heavy
Juvenile 2 / Male / Blue / Ultra-Heavy
Juvenile 2 / Male / Blue / Open Class
Juvenile 2 / Male / Blue / Open Class
Juvenile 2 / Female / Blue / Light-Feather
Juvenile 2 / Female / Blue / Feather
Juvenile 2 / Female / Blue / Light
Juvenile 2 / Female / Blue / Middle
Juvenile 2 / Female / Blue / Medium-Heavy
Juvenile 2 / Female / Blue / Heavy
Juvenile 2 / Female / Blue / Super-Heavy
Juvenile 2 / Female / Blue / Open Class
Juvenile 2 / Female / Blue / Open Class
Adult / Male / Blue / Rooster
Adult / Male / Blue / Light-Feather
Adult / Male / Blue / Feather
Adult / Male / Blue / Light
Adult / Male / Blue / Middle
Adult / Male / Blue / Medium-Heavy
Adult / Male / Blue / Heavy
Adult / Male / Blue / Super-Heavy
Adult / Male / Blue / Ultra-Heavy
Adult / Male / Blue / Open Class
Adult / Male / Purple / Rooster
Adult / Male / Purple / Light-Feather
Adult / Male / Purple / Feather
Adult / Male / Purple / Light
Adult / Male / Purple / Middle
Adult / Male / Purple / Medium-Heavy
Adult / Male / Purple / Heavy
Adult / Male / Purple / Super-Heavy
Adult / Male / Purple / Ultra-Heavy
Adult / Male / Purple / Open Class
Adult / Male / Brown / Rooster
Adult / Male / Brown / Light-Feather
Adult / Female / Blue / Rooster
Adult / Female / Blue / Light-Feather
Adult / Female / Blue / Feather
Adult / Female / Blue / Light
Adult / Female / Blue / Middle
Adult / Female / Blue / Medium-Heavy
Adult / Female / Blue / Heavy
Adult / Female / Blue / Super-Heavy
Adult / Female / Blue / Open Class
Adult / Female / Purple / Rooster
Adult / Female / Purple / Light-Feather
Adult / Female / Purple / Feather
Adult / Female / Purple / Light
Adult / Female / Purple / Middle
Adult / Female / Purple / Medium-Heavy
Adult / Female / Purple / Heavy
Adult / Female / Purple / Super-Heavy