Another edition of the European Jiu Jitsu Championships, opening the Jiu Jitsu season for the year of 2012. Many were looking forward for a few new duels that were in the making as fighters such as Roberto Satoshi, Alexander Trans, Ida Hansson and a few others had a chance to test their newly received black belt, and in fact from this promising trio, had an almost 100% success rate came through as all of them won their respective weight classes. Here are the results of the tournament’s finals.
Men’s European BJJ Open Black Belt Finals Results
| Weight | Winner | Team | Loser | Team | Result |
| Galo | Koji Shibamoto | Tri-Force | M.Todokoro | Paraestra | n/a |
| Pluma | Carlos Vieira | Checkmat | Leandro Martins | Checkmat | Choke |
| Pena | Bruno Frazatto | Atos | David Juliano | Atos | n/a |
| Leve | Roberto Satoshi | Bonsai | JT Torres | Lloyd Irvin | Points (5×0) |
| Medio | Victor Estima | Gracie Barra | Alain Finfou | Checkmat | Triangle Choke |
| Meio Pesado | Rodrigo Fajardo | Gracie Barra | Nivaldo Oliveira | Checkmat | Judges Dec. |
| Pesado | Rodolfo Vieira | GFTeam | Roberto Tussa | Gracie Barra | Ezekiel Choke |
| Sup. Pesado | Bernardo Faria | Alliance | Lucio Lagarto | Gracie Barra | Points (4×0) |
| Pesadissimo | Alexander Trans | Checkmat | Thiago Gaia | Nova Uniao | Choke |
| Absolute | Rodolfo Vieira | GFTeam | Bernardo Faria | Alliance | Points (7×0) |
Men’s European BJJ Open Black Belt Absolute Division
| Stage | Winner | Loser | Result |
| Semi Final | Rodolfo Vieira | Lucio Lagarto | Submission (Ezekiel) |
| Semi Final | Bernardo Faria | Rafael Lovato Jr | Points (4×2) |
| ¼ Finals | Lucio Lagarto | Leonardo Nogueira | Submission (Choke) |
| ¼ Finals | Rodolfo Vieira | Victor Estima | Submission (Triangle) |
| ¼ Finals | Rafael Lovato Jr | Igor Silva | Submission (Kimura) |
| ¼ Finals | Bernardo Faria | Roberto Tussa | Submission (Omoplata) |
Women’s European BJJ Open Black Belt Finals Results
| Weight | Winner | Team | Loser | Team | Result |
| Pluma | Angelica Ferreira | Atos | — | — | WO |
| Medio | Ida Hansson | Checkmat | Monica Fonseca | 2 Brothers | Points |
| Meio Pesado | Michelle Nicolini | Checkmat | Fernanda Almeida | Striker | n/a |
| Absolute | Michelle Nicolini | Checkmat | Ida Hansson | Checkmat | n/a |
2012 European Open Fight Videos (Black Belt)
This will be updated as they start appearing online. So far:
Roberto Satishi vs JT Torres (Final of Leve)
Finfou vs Victor Estima (Middleweight Final)
Rodolfo Vieira vs Roberto Tussa (Final of Pesado)
Bernardo Faria vs Lucio Lagarto (Final of Super Pesado)
Rodolfo Vieira vs Bernardo Faria (Final of Absolute)
First Rounds Fights
Roberto Satoshi vs Pedro Bessa
Roberto Satoshi vs Michael Langhi
Oli Geddes vs Marcos de Sousa
well done to lucio lagarto rodrigues its always an honor and insparation to watch you compete.see you soon.and also congrats to gary(BIG BROCK)clark for winning gold.
GRACIE BARRA SCOTLAND