Adam Wardzinski continued the momentum in his historic season, winning the dangerous heavyweight division at IBJJF's second annual edition of IBJJF's The Crown presented by FloGrappling at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach.

In the final, Wardzinski, a Checkmat representative, defeated the reigning IBJJF medium heavyweight champion Gustavo Batista on an advantage scored in the final two minutes of the ten-minute bout. 

It's his second major performance this year under the lights at the Walter Pyramid, as earlier this year, Wardzinski — from Poland — became the first European male to win an IBJJF black belt Worlds title.

Wardzinski appeared to be fitting into his role as a world champion, with two stellar performances on his road to the title. In the quarterfinal he defeated Mateus Spirandelli 9-2 with a demonstration of pressure; and in the semifinal he defeated Horlando Monteiro via collar choke from the back, after racking up points with his dominant guard passing.

After earning his Crown title, Wardzinski teased at setting his belt on the mat, a sign of retirement, before strapping his belt back around his waist and teasing at his 2025 goals to earn an IBJJF Grand Slam.

Three time IBJJF light featherweight world champion Diego Pato is now also the 2024 Crown champion in the featherweight division, moving up to a heavier weight class to take the title with three dominant victories.

Pato defeated João Mendes in the final via collar choke from the back after several minutes of stalemate. In the quarterfinal, he defeated 2019 featherweight world champion Jamil Hill-Taylor by an 18 point margin. In the opening round, Pato defeated featherweight legend Osvaldo Queixinho 6-4.

After a successful outing in a higher weight category, Pato hinted at plans to move to featherweight for the 2025 season to "mess the division up."

Gabrielli Pessanha maintains her status of the queen of jiu-jitsu, winning the IBJJF's Crown for the second year running. The eight time world champ showed signs of improvement, submitting all three of her opponents with chokes from the back.

Pessanha showed calculated work from the closed guard, often using it to sweep to dominant position. From there, she often bypassed the neck, and finished her chokes against her opponents' faces or jaws. The victory only bolsters her status as the most dominant female competitor in IBJJF history. The multiple-time Grand Slam winner is on a run of more than 120 victories without a loss.

Erich Munis has proven equally dominant at the Crown, winning his second Crown title in the ultra heavyweight division in as many attempts.

Munis picked up two submissions in three bouts, including an ezekiel choke in the final over Marcus Scooby. In the quarterfinal, he picked up a footlock over Krystof Szucs. The only competitor who survived submission by Munis was Pedro Machado, whom Munis defeated by a score of 15-6.

Brianna Ste-Marie had a carer best performance in her black belt gi competition record at the Crown, collecting the title in the women's lightweight division with a buzzer-beater victory over 2024 Pans champion Janaina Lebre.

Lebre controlled the pace early in the match, but — with one advantage lead with two minutes remaining — dropped back for a leg lock, leaving a counter attack open for the savvy Ste-Marie. That allowed Ste-Marie to close the score deficit and come on top, picking up the go-ahead advantage.

Earlier in her performance, Ste-Marie found a cross collar choke from closed guard against 2021 world champion Gabi McComb, and in the quarterfinal, put up 14 points against Jaine Fragroso.

Andy Murasaki had an anticlimactic ending to his Crown-winning run, winning the final by default after Tainan Dalpra sustained a broken hand earlier in the event.

Murasaki impressed on his road to the final, defeating Jaime Canuto 7-0 in the quarterfinal before earning an armbar victory in the closing 30 seconds of his semifinal bout against Mauricio Oliveira.

Murasaki, who has won silver medals at Worlds in the lightweight, middleweight, and medium heavyweight divisions, discussed his intentions to remain in the middleweight division in 2025 following his victory.

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Full Results From The Crown

Men's Featherweight

Quarterfinals

• Jamil Hill-Taylor def Marco Mendes via referee's decision
• Ademir Barreto def Eduardo Granzotto via kneebar (7:05)
• Joao Mendes def Kennedy Maciel via advantage (1-0)
• Diego Pato def Osvaldo "Queixinho" Moizinho via points (6-4)

• Joao Mendes def Ademir Barreto via points (2-0)
• Diego Pato def Jamil Hill-Taylor via points (18-0)

• Ademir Barreto def Jamil Hill-Taylor via aoki lock (2:38)

Women's Lightweight

Quarterfinals

• Gabi McComb def Vitoria Vieira via points (2-0)
• Cassia Moura def Thaynara Victoria via points (4-2)
• Janaina Lebre def Vitoria Assis via choke from back (4:09)
• Brianna Ste-Marie def Jaine Fragoso via points (14-0)

Semifinals

• Brianna Ste-Marie def Gabi McComb via lapel choke (6:49)
• Janaina Maia def Cassia Moura via points (9-2)

Third Place

• Gabi McComb def Cassia Moura via points (10-4)

Final

• Brianna Ste-Marie def Janaina Maia via advantage (3-1)

Men's Middleweight

Quarterfinals

• Mauricio Oliveira def Manuel Ribamar via DQ
• Elijah Dorsey def Matheus Luna via advantage (1-0)
• Andy Murasaki def Jaime Canuto via points (7-0)
• Tainan Dalpra def Gabriel Galvao via points (8-2)

Semifinals

• Andy Murasaki def Mauricio Oliveira via armbar (9:40)
• Tainan Dalpra def Elijah Dorsey via armbar (6:33)

Third Place

• Elijah Dorsey def Mauricio Oliveira via default

Final

• Andy Murasaki def Tainan Dalpra via default

Men's Heavyweight

Quarterfinals

• Patrick Gaudio vs Rider Zuchi double DQ
• Horlando Monteiro def Paulo Merlin via advantages (7-4)
• Adam Wardzinski def Matheus Spirandelli via points (9-2)
• Gustavo Batista def Pedro Rocha via submission (9:15)

Semifinals

• Adam Wardzinski def Horlando Monteiro via collar choke (5:53)

Third Place

• Horlando Monteiro via default

Final

• Adam Wardzinski def Gustavo Batista via advantage (1-0)

Women's Super Heavyweight

Quarterfinals

• Melissa Cueto def Isa Lemos via advantage (1-0)
• Tamiris Silva def Giovanna Jara via advantage (2-1)
• Nathiely de Jesus def Maria Vincentini via choke from back (7:51)
• Gabi Pessanha def Mayara Custodio via choke from back (4:35)

Semifinals

• Melissa Cueto def Nathiely de Jesus via advantage (1-0)
• Gabi Pessanha def Tamiris Silva via choke from back (6:33)

Third Place

• Nathiely de Jesus def Tamiris Silva via advantage

Final

• Gabi Pessanha def Melissa Cueto via rear naked choke (6:08)

Men's Ultra Heavyweight

Quarterfinals

• Marcus "Scooby" Ribeiro def Rossevelt Sousa via collar choke (2:22)
• Pedro Machado def Kjetil Lydvo via armbar (9:50)
• Gutemberg Pereira def Felipe Costa via advantage (3-1)
• Erich Munis def Krystof Szucs via footlock (5:59)

Semifinals

• Erich Munis def Pedro Machado via points (15-6)
• Marcus "Scooby" Ribeiro def Gutemberg Pereira via advantage (3-2)

Third Place

• Pedro Machado def Gutemberg Pereira via default

Final

• Erich Munis def Marcus "Scooby" Ribeiro via ezekiel choke (7:35)

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