The IBJJF’s 2012 No-Gi World Championship took place this past November 3-4 at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California. There were many exciting matches taking place that weekend with Xande Ribeiro scoring the big double gold win at the event and finishing things off with the final win of the tournament over the streaking Leandro Lo.

Many Texans showed to compete and win in California as well – including new world champions Kevin and Andy Cordova, Raul Jimenez, Daniel Alvarez, and many many more.

Please enjoy the slideshow of the black belt finals below. For comprehensive photo coverage of the entire event including all divisions, please visit www.mikecalimbas.com.
 

Black Belt Results

Rooster
Caio Terra defeats Fabio Passos by Rear Naked Choke.

Light Feather
Henrique Rezende defeats Rafael Freitas by advantages (4-1)

Feather
Cobrinha defeats Justin Rader by points. (13-0)

Lightweight
Augusto “Tanquinho” Mendes defeats JT Torres by penalty (2-2 advantages, -1 for Torres)

Middleweight
DJ Jackson defeats Clark Gracie by points. (5-0)

Medium Heavy
Pablo Popovitch defeats Romulo Barral by points. (3-2)

Heavyweight
Roberto “Tussa” Alencar defeats Rafael Lovato Jr. by Refs Decision. (1-1 advantages)

Super Heavy
Xande Ribiero defeats Joao Assis by Refs Decision. (0 pts – 2 advantages each)

Ultra Heavy
Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu defeats Gustavo Elias by points. (4-0)

Open Weight
Xande Ribiero defeats Leandro Lo by points. (2-0)