September 14th, 2009 | Subscribe to AZSBJJF by Email | Subscribe to the AZSBJJF RSS Feed | Leave a Comment

The U.S. BJJ Nationals took place in Carson, California on September 12 and 13. The AZSBJJF Schools had a total of 39 medals!

The Standout for the State of Arizona was Sarah Black (GD Jiu-Jitsu/Nova Uniao), who won her weight class, and the open division. Sarah had 6 matches, winning 5 by submission. The AZSBJJF President, Wellington “Megaton” Dias, took 3rd place in the Black Belt/Adult/Feather Division, and his daughter Mackenzie Dern won the Blue Belt/Feather/Female.

Check out the full results:

Team Megaton

Mackenzie Dern – Blue Belt/Feather/Female (1st place)
Isaac Doederlein – Blue Belt/Light Feather/Adult (1st place)
Dale Kersting – Blue Belt/Light/Senior 2 (1st place)
Cecil Burch – Brown Belt/Super Heavy/Senior 2 (1st place) and Open (2nd place)
Wellington Dias – Black Belt/Feather/Adult (3rd place)
Destin Simmons – Black Belt/Feather/Master (3rd place)
Andrew Brackin – Blue Belt/Light/Master (3rd place)
Joe Anaya – Purple Belt/Medium-Heavy/Senior 1 (3rd place)

MMA Lab

Tony Nolan – Blue Belt/Medium Heavy/Senior 2 (2nd place)
Paul Banales – White Belt/Light/Senior 1 (2nd place)

Yuma BJJ

Jared Vanderzyl - Black Belt/Middle/Master (3rd place)
Michael Garcia – Blue Belt/Feather/Master (3rd place)

Tucson BJJ

Sal Flores – Purple Belt/Heavy/Senior 1 (1st place)

BJJ Revolution Mesa

Ruffhouse Jiu-Jitsu

Jay Inciong – Brown Belt/Feather/Master (1st place)
JC Cavaleer – Brown Belt/Ultra Heavy/Master (1st place)
Delano Vincent – Purple Belt/Light/Senior 3 (1st place)
Alicia Sandoval – Blue Belt/Medium Heavy/Female (2nd place)
Jaime Ramirez – White Belt/Medium Heavy/Adult (3rd place)

GD Jiu-Jitsu/Nova Uniao

Sarah Black – Blue Belt/Light/Female (1st place) and Open (1st place)
Derling Gonzales – Blue Belt/Ultra Heavy/Master (1st place) and Open (3rd place)
Issa Able – Blue Belt/Feather/Adult (1st place)
David Margraf – Blue Belt/Ultra Heavy/Adult (1st place)
Matt Joyce – Blue Belt/Ultra Heavy/Senior 1 (1st place)
Michael Westbrook – Brown Belt/Ultra Heavy/Adult (1st place) and Open (3rd place)
Micah Phillips – Brown Belt/Light Feather/Adult (1st place)
Fernando Armenta – Purple Belt/Light/Master (1st place)
Jake Gaston – Purple Belt/Light Feather/Master (1st place)
Joe Daley – Purple Belt/Light Feather/Master (2nd place)
Steve Judson – Black Belt/Super Heavy/Senior 1 (1st place) and Open (3rd place)
Phil Brown – Blue Belt/Middle/Master (3rd place)
Steve White – White Belt/Heavy/Senior 1 (3rd place)
Heath Flicker – Blue Belt/Feather/Adult (3rd place)
Luis Lozoya – Blue Belt/Heavy/Senior 1 (3rd place)

Relson Gracie AZ

Leandro Massaro – Purple Belt/Open/Master (3rd place)

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