FINALS:

Final stretch in Long Beach
Find out the black belt brackets
The best is left for last. The California State University pyramid, in Long Beach, will this Sunday house the champions of each of the black belt categories. And, as well, the next emperor of Jiu-Jitsu, the absolute champion. The title will go to either Romulo Barral or Roger Gracie, both from Gracie Barra. This Saturday, there were no surprises in the initial black belt stages and all the favorites went through to the quarterfinals, semis and finals. Refer to the brackets for each of the male lack belt divisions below, as well as the brown/black brackets of the ladies' division.

Quarterfinals – Black belt - male - adult

Roosterweight

Bruno Malfacine (UGF) vs Felipe Costa (Brasa)
Thiago Magalhães (ATT) vs Oga Mikio (Neowaza World)

Yusuke Honma (Paraestra) vs Daniel Otero (Fabrício JJ)
Tomari Kienshi (Brasa) vs André Soares (ATT)

Super featherweight

Samuel Cruz (Gracie Barra) vs Renato Teixeira (Godoi JJ)
Bernardo Pitel (Nova União) vs Yoshihiro Fujita (Paraestra)

Robson Moura (Nova União) vs Dai Yoshioka (Dai Yoshioka)
Carlos Hollanda (Oswaldo Alves) vs Caio Terra (Strauch)

Featherweight

Rodrigo Ranieri (Brasa) vs Bruno Frazatto (Godoi JJ)
Augusto Mendes (Álvaro Mansur) vs Rubens Charles (Alliance)

Sasa Yurinori (Paraestra) vs Jonatas Gurgel (Jordan Team)
Wilson Reis (Godoi JJ) vs Mario Reis (Gracie Barra)

Lightweight

Celso Vinícius (Gracie Barra) vs Carlos Vieira (Cia Paulista de JJ)
Cláudio Calazans (Oswaldo Alves) vs Lucas Lepri (Alliance)

Tiago Alves (Barbosa JJ) vs Rafael Barbosa (BTT)
Michel Maia (Nova União) vs Daisuke Sugie (Alive)

Middleweight

André Galvão (Brasa) vs Cássio Werneck (C. Werneck)
Christian Ufaleck (Gracie Barra) vs Gustavo Campos (Sul JJ)

Lucas Leite (Brasa) vs Regis Lebre (Gracie Humaitá)
Murilo Santana (Yamasaki) vs Gregor Gracie (Gracie Barra)

Medium heavyweight

Rômulo Barral (Gracie Barra) vs Roger Alexander (Alliance)
Raul Castillo (R. Castillo JJ) vs João Oliveira (Gracie Barra America)

Saulo Ribeiro (Gracie Humaitá) vs Raphael Abi-Rihan (Carlson Gracie)
Tarsis Humphreys (Alliance) vs Theodoro Prata (Brasa)

Heavyweight
Alexandre Ribeiro (Gracie Humaitá) vs Roberto Godoi (Godoi JJ)
Flávio Almeida (Gracie Barra) vs Eduardo Telles ( Nine Nine)

Danilo Vilefort (ATT) vs Thiago Gaia (Nova União)
Roberto Tozi (Godoi/Tozi) vs Roberto Alencar (Gracie Barra)

Super heavyweight
Roger Gracie (Gracie Barra) vs Adriano Camolesi (Godoi JJ)
Rodrigo Medeiros (Brasa) vs Sidnei Gomes (Barbosa JJ)

Robert Drysdale (Brasa) vs Paulo Ribeiro (Gracie Barra)
Roberto Abreu (BJJ Revolution) vs Antônio Braga Neto (Gordo JJ)

Super super heavyweight

Rafael Lovato (Gracie Humaitá) vs Bruno Paulista (Gracie Barra)
Rodrigo Cavaca (Brasa) vs Guilherme Jesus (Leo Dalla / Guigo JJ)

Luiz Big Mac (Godoi JJ) vs Ulpiano Malachias (Gracie Barra Santa Ana)
Vinícius Magalhães (Gracie Humaitá) vs Fábio Costa (Gracie Barra)

Female - Brown/black – absolute

Luciana Dias (Gracie Humaitá) vs Michelle Nicolini (Brasa)

Absolute - FINAL

Rômulo Barral (GB) vs Roger Gracie (GB)