John Campayne Academy, Phoenix Jiu-Jitsu capture 16 medals at MMA events

Participants from the John Campayne MMA club displaying their spoils acquired at the Invictus Open No-Gi Championship
Participants from the John Campayne MMA club displaying their spoils acquired at the Invictus Open No-Gi Championship

Representing Guyana at the recently concluded Invictus Open No-Gi and Kaizen Open Ne-Waza Championships, respectively, in Suriname, the trio of John Campayne MMA, Phoenix Jiu-Jitsu, and the MMA Academy secured an impressive 16 medals.

In the Invictus Open No-Gi event, John Campayne MMA secured a total of nine medals, of which four were gold.

In the Men +16 – adult white belt (91kg) section, Linden Abraham secured the gold medal, while Katrina Ford captured gold in the Women’s Open section.

Members of the Phoenix Jiu-Jitsu and the MMA Academy are all smiling after attaining seven medals at the Kaizen Open Ne-Waza Tournament

Similarly, Romel Singh secured gold in the Men +16 – adult white belt (65kg) division, while Fabio Ivan captured the top spot in the Men +16 – adult black belt (91kg) section.

Meanwhile, Phoenix Jiu-Jitsu and the MMA Academy combined to acquire seven medals at the Kaizen Open Ne-Waza.

In the Women’s Open section, Forde clinched the top spot, while Abraham secured a gold medal in the Men 91kg section, and Akel Barrington captured gold in the Men 65kg pool.

 

Complete Results

Invictus Open No-GI

Men +16 – adult white belt (91kg)

Linden Abraham – Gold medal

Women’s Open

Katrina Ford – Gold medal

Tiffany West – Silver medal

Men +16 – adult white belt (60kg)

Joshua McCloud – Silver medal

Men +16 – adult white belt (65kg)

Romel Singh – Gold medal

Men +16 – adult white belt (76kg)

Orlando Lewis – Silver medal

Men +16 – adult blue belt (65kg)

Akel Barrington – Bronze medal

Men +16 – adult black belt (91kg)

Fabio Ivan – Gold medal

Webster McRae – Silver medal

Kaizen Open Ne-waza

Women’s Open

Katrina Ford – Gold medal

Tiffany West – Silver medal

Men 100kg

Webster McRae – Silver medal

Men 91kg

Linden Abraham – Gold medal

Kenneth Gaskin – Silver medal

Men 65kg

Akel Barrington – Gold medal

Glen Baptiste – Silver medal