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Pan 2023 Black Belts Day 1, Quarter Finals and Finals Defined As Meregali Returns With A Bang

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MARCH 25, 2023. DAY 1 OF ADULT BLACK BELT DIVISION AT IBJJF PANS. Lots of great action today at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida, the home of the IBJJF Pan American Championship of 2023. The female division brought very healthy numbers of competitors this year, with fantastic matches on display in the arena. The most dominant athlete of the moment, Gabrieli Pessanha, cruised her way into the finals of her weight class and the open weight as did her open weight rival, Ana Carolina Vieira who was equally impressive as she conquered her place to two finals of the tournament.

The story of the day was the return of Nicholas Meregali to a gi event. The 28-year-old and current open-weight world champion had a short hiatus from competing with the kimono but returned in full force today with 3 matches and 3 submissions on his way to the tournament’s open-weight final. He has also qualified for the 1/4 finals of his weight class (ultra-heavy) by WO.

Other athletes worthy of referencing from today’s performances were Jansen “Nenego” Gomes, Cory Walker of Team Lloyd Irvin, Johnatha Alves, Israel Sousa, and Leon Larman.

Jansen blew everyone out of the water today with his relentless style. Give this man an inch and he will run circles around your head, as he did with his opponents in the 88-kilo division, namely Karol Kaina & Bruno Matias who he submitted to be in the 1/4 finals.

Cory Walker surprised a lot of people today by beating the well-known Estevan Martinez. Despite being a black belt for less than a year, Cory showed incredible composure while controlling Martinez’s hectic style, winning by 2 points. A superb performance.

Johnatha Alves and Israel Sousa faced two very serious athletes to qualify for day 2 of the IBJJF Pans. Alves met GFT’s newcomer, the highly talented Ademir Barreto while Israel had the popular Samuel “Samurai” Nagai in his path. Despite the dangers, their opponents posed (and there were many), both Alves and Sousa dominated their foes with poise, conquering submission wins on both occasions.

Last but not least, France’s Leon Larman, a young man that trains out of Team Focus in Portugal. The talented berimbolo specialist took out one of the division’s favorites, Carlos Henrique of Dream Arts via advantages. A very solid performance for the European athlete who will be one of 5 athletes from the Old Continent to advance to the second day of the tournament.

SET FOR TOMORROW ARE THE:

ROOSTERWEIGHT 1/4 FINALS, MALE
Tadiyah Danforth x Hiru Niwa
Frank Cespedes x Rodnei Barbosa
Cory Walker x Jonas Andrade
Thalison Soares x Zayed Alkatheeri

LIGHT FEATHERWEIGHT 1/4 FINALS,MALE
– Mario Alvarado x Diego “Pato” Oliveira
Sebastian Serpa x Yuta Shimada
Malachi Edmond x Zach Kaina
Keven Carrasco x Diogo Reis

FEATHERWEIGHT 1/4 FINALS, MALE
Diogo Sodré x Richar Nogueira
Israel Sousa x Marcio André
– João Victor Oliveira x Alex Sodré
Daniel Sathler x Fabricio Andrey

LIGHTWEIGHT 1/4 FINALS, MALE
Elijah Dorsey x Natan Chueng
Johnatha Alves x Kevin Mahecha
Pablo Lavaselli x Leon Larman
Leo Silva x Alef Brito

MIDDLEWEIGHT 1/4 FINALS, MALE
– Austin Oranday x Rolando Samson
Tainan Dalpra x Felipe César
Eduardo Avelar x Tarik Hopstock
Pedro Maia x Jonathan Satava

MEDIUM HEAVYWEIGHT 1/4 FINALS, MALE
Mateus Rodrigues x Ronaldo Junior
Jansen Gomes x Enderson Dias
Francisco Lo x Sebastian Rodriguez
Lucas Gualberto x Gustavo Batista

HEAVYWEIGHT 1/4 FINALS, MALE
Caio Vinicius x Fellipe Andrew
Lucas Norat x Carlos Castro
Dimitrius Souza x Patrick Gaudio
Adam Wardzinski x Filipe Pimentel

SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT 1/4 FINALS, MALE
Davi Cabral x Italo Lima
– Felipe Costa x Christopher Passarello
– Erich Munis x Eric Schlosser
Steffen Banta x Paulo Merlin

ULTRA HEAVYWEIGHT 1/4 FINALS, MALE
Yatan Bueno x Gabriel de Oliveira Haddad
Guilherme Augusto x Ricardo Evangelista
Nicholas Meregali x José Unacio
Roosevelt Souza x Renato Tagliari

OPEN WEIGHT FINAL
– Nicholas Meregali x Erich Munis

ROOSTERWEIGHT FINAL, FEMALE
– Jhenifer Aquino x Jessica Caroline

LIGHT FEATHERWEIGHT FINAL, FEMALE
– Mayssa Bastos x Rose El Sharouni

FEATHERWEIGHT FINAL, FEMALE
– Anna Rodrigues x Margot Ciccarelli

LIGHTWEIGHT FINAL, FEMALE
– Luiza Monteiro x Ffion Davies

MIDDLEWEIGHT FINAL, FEMALE
– Thata Silva x Elisabeth Clay

MEDIUM WEIGHT FINAL, FEMALE
Ana Carolina Vieira x Amy Campo

HEAVYWEIGHT FINAL, FEMALE
– Larissa Dias x Ingridd Alves

SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT FINAL, FEMALE
– Mayara Custódio x Gabrieli Pessanha

OPEN WEIGH FEMALE
Gabrieli Pessanha x Ana Carolina Vieira

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