The Marianas Open
went down in beautiful Mangilao, Guam. There was $20,000 at stake, and some of
the world's most talented jiu-jitsu fighters were on hand with hopes of
dethroning the two returning champions. But it would not be the challenger's
day.
After besting Josh
'Wu' Jerome and Tanner Rice in the opening rounds, Felipe Pena met Checkmat
representative Jackson Sousa in the final. Sousa, seemingly drained from his
two previous battles with Mahamed Aly and Felipe Trovo, appeared to gas early
in the match and was unable to recover a strong defensive position after an
early onslaught from Pena.
The 181lb division
final was a tightly contested scrap between Isaque Bahiense and Renato Canuto. The
duo had several intense scrambles, but somehow Bahiense always seemed to get
the upper-hand. For his part, Canuto was
exceptionally close to sweeping Bahiense off his powerful base but was unable
to secure the points. Bahiense took the match, belt – and the $10,000 – by a
lone advantage.
Masahiro Iwasaki has
proven that he's a force to be reckoned with. He took out Gilbert Burns and
Servio Tulio on his route the bronze medal in the 181lb division. Iwasaki is
for real, and he is not one to be slept on.
Servio Tulio looked
fantastic in his first major gi tournament as a black belt. He beat Atos
veteran Michael Liera Jr. in his opening round and went on to battle Renato
Canuto and Iwasaki in very close matches.
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