Lorenzo Tarouco (@lorenzotaroucoo): OC Fall Open 2026
Lorenzo Tarouco (@lorenzotaroucoo, Alliance) at the IBJJF Orange County Fall International Open 2026: Blue Heavy gold, Blue Open gold. Two golds, finished from his back. Every position of every match, mapped as a BJJ flow chart and linked to the IBJJF stream.
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Lorenzo Tarouco (@lorenzotaroucoo) · OC Fall Open 2026
- Lorenzo Tarouco. Two golds, finished from his back.
- Medals: Blue Heavy gold, Blue Open Class gold
- • Played guard from his back in all four matches.
- • Three submissions from bottom, including the same triangle setup on Demetri Clark twice.
- • Didn't give up a point all day.
- @lorenzotaroucoo · Alliance
- Mapped from the IBJJF OC Fall Open 2026 stream (Oct 24, Costa Mesa). Each card links to its moment in the match video.
Lorenzo Tarouco (@lorenzotaroucoo) vs Demetri Atticus Clark: Blue Heavy Final
Opening exchange
- Lorenzo changes levels and shoots low early. No takedown, and the pair go to the mat with Lorenzo underneath
Guard from bottom
- Lorenzo plays guard on his back while Clark postures up and works to pass. This is most of the match
Near sweep
- Comes up from guard and briefly lands on top, but Clark rolls back to top. Ref gives Lorenzo an advantage
- Score: +1 adv
Late scramble
- Lorenzo comes off his back from guard and they scramble. Nobody scores, and they end up tangled on the mat
Triangle from bottom
- From under a kneeling Clark, locks his legs over Clark's head and shoulder: what looks like a triangle
Tap with 0:36 left
- Clark folds forward, the ref steps in and the clock stops at 0:36. They shake hands and the match is over
- Score: submission
Blue Heavy gold
- Won. Won by submission (looks like a triangle from bottom) with 0:36 left. He was ahead 0-0 on advantages (1-0) when it ended
- Lorenzo played guard from the bottom for most of the match against Clark's top pressure. He nearly swept at the halfway point for an advantage, then in the last minute he locked his legs around Clark's head and arm (it looks like a triangle) and got the tap with 36 seconds left.
- The ref raises Lorenzo's hand. He is the Adult Blue Heavy champion and also took Blue Open gold
Lorenzo Tarouco (@lorenzotaroucoo) vs Wyatt Niklas Gyllstrom: Blue Open Class Quarterfinal
Straight to the mat
- Both sit down to the mat in the first seconds; Lorenzo plays from his back
Bottom under Gyllstrom
- Gyllstrom kneels on top while Lorenzo wraps him up from underneath
- Read from a wide camera angle; the exact technique isn't confirmed.
Submission, 0:22 in
- Gyllstrom rolls onto his back still caught; the ref waves it off and the clock stops at 5:38
- Score: submission
Hand raised
- Won. Won by submission 22 s in (clock stopped at 5:38), 0-0 on points
- A 22-second match. Both went to the mat straight away, Gyllstrom ended up on top, and Lorenzo finished from underneath before anyone scored.
- The ref raises Lorenzo's hand: into the Open semifinal
Lorenzo Tarouco (@lorenzotaroucoo) vs Demetri Atticus Clark: Blue Open Class Semifinal
Low shot
- Lorenzo changes levels and shoots low; they go down with Lorenzo underneath and Clark on top
Guard from bottom
- Lorenzo plays guard on his back while Clark, CHECKMAT on his back, works on top
Brief stop
- The ref stops the clock at 4:28 for a few seconds, then they restart
Legs over head and arm
- On their sides, Lorenzo's legs are locked over Clark's head and shoulder: what looks like a triangle
Tap at 2:44
- The ref crouches in, then stops it; clock frozen at 3:16 and the winner card names Lorenzo
- Score: submission
Won
- Won by submission at 2:44 elapsed (clock stopped at 3:16), 0-0 on points
- A rematch of the Heavy final with the same story: Lorenzo shot low, ended up playing guard under Clark, and locked his legs over Clark's head and arm for the finish at 2:44.
Lorenzo Tarouco (@lorenzotaroucoo) vs Esentur T. Arstanbekov: Blue Open Class Final
Guard from bottom
- Lorenzo (black gi) is on his back playing guard; Esentur (white gi, AOJ) works on top
Near sweep
- Lorenzo comes up and briefly lands on top before Esentur turns back; his advantages go to 2, then 3
- Score: +3 adv
Attacks a leg
- From underneath, Lorenzo entangles Esentur's legs while Esentur sits back on the mat
- Read from a wide camera angle; the exact technique isn't confirmed.
Esentur goes down
- Esentur falls onto his side and the clock stops at 2:09 with Lorenzo kneeling next to him
Medic, then win
- Won. Won when the match was stopped at 3:51 elapsed (clock 2:09) and not restarted after Esentur's leg was examined; ahead 0-0, 3 advantages to 0
- Lorenzo played guard against Esentur, nearly swept him for three advantages, then attacked his legs from underneath. Esentur went down holding his leg, a medic came on, and Lorenzo was declared Open champion.
- A medic checks Esentur's leg for about 2 minutes; the match does not restart and Lorenzo is declared winner
- Score: win
Branch conditions
- Heavy Final
- plays guard
- sweep attempt
- scramble
- locks the legs
- tap
- hand raised
- Open Quarterfinal
- works from bottom
- finish from bottom
- Open Semifinal
- stoppage
- result
- Open Final
- leg entanglement
- declared winner