MALE -85KG
Claudio Calasans Jr. was not
intimidated by the home crowd, who
were cheering for local favourite, Faisal
Al Kitbe. In a well-fought match, the
Brazilian imposed his game to build a
6-0 lead and take the belt. In the third-
place match, Marcos Costa outscored
William Dias 1-0 on advantages to
make it onto the podium.MALE -110KG
José Junior, already the UAEJJF ranking
leader for the 2016/2017 season, stepped on
the mat to claim another belt. He did so via
a 2-0 win over a very game Chris Bowe. In
the bronze medal match, Erberth Santos beat
Manuel Pontes by one penalty.
MALE -94KG
Felipe Pena allowed the very dangerous
Adam Wardzinski no room for manoeuvre. The
Brazilian worked his way to Adam’s back and
finished the final with a choke, to claim yet
another belt to add to his World Pro collection.FEMALE -49KG
Mayssa Bastos picked-up the belt by
winning all of her bracket matches on the
Friday. Rikako Yuasa finished second and
Liwia Gluchowska finished third.MALE -77KG
In what can be called a friendly match,
teammates Edwin Najmi and Gabriel Arges
pleased the crowd with a decent roll. Arges
went ahead on the scoreboard with a sweep
and maintained the lead up until the end to
celebrate another title in Abu Dhabi.