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Comprido

Name:

Comprido

Last Name:

Rodrigo Leite Medeiros

Birth Date:

October 1st,1977

Birth Place:

Rio de Janeiro

Weight:

200 lb

Height:

Belt:

Black

Academy:

URCA

Training Since:

At 16 years old

Skills:

Strategist. Depends on the opponent.

Titles Obtained:

Absolute Champion of São Paulo Circuit – 1st Stage (03/99)

Champion of São Paulo Circuit – 1st Stage (03/99)

Champion of the 8th Alliance Cup (04/99)

Champion of the 1st Vitória City of Sun Challenge (01/98)

Absolute Champion of the São Paulo Circuit – 1st Stage (03/98)

Champion of São Paulo Circuit – 1st Stage (03/98)

Most Technical Athlete of the 5th Alliance Tournament (04/98)

Champion of the 5th Alliance Tournament (04/98)

Absolute Champion of Espírito Santo State Circuit – 1st Stage (04/98)

Vice-champion of Brazilian Teams (05/98)

Champion of São Paulo Circuit – 2nd Stage (05/98)

Absolute Champion of São Paulo Circuit – 2nd Stage (05/98)

Vice-champion of RJ State Circuit – 1st Stage (06/98)

Third Place in the Absolute of the World Championship (07/98)

WORLD CHAMPION (1998)

Vice-champion of the 6th Alliance Tournament (08/98)

Champion of São Paulo Circuit – 3rd Stage (09/98)

São Paulo State Champion (09/98)

Champion of Brazilian Teams 1999

RJ State Champion 1999

Absolute (open weight) WORLD CHAMPION 1999

Brazilian National Champion 1999

Third Place in the São Paulo Circuit Ranking (1999)

Third Place in the Absolute Ranking of the São Paulo Circuit (1999)

Submission Wrestling Championship - ADCC 2000 – Fourth Place in the Absolute2000

Absolute Champion of São Paulo Circuit – 1st Stage (03/00)

Vice-champion of São Paulo Circuit – 1st Stage (03/00)

Vice-champion of Brazilian Teams (04/00)

Champion of the Professional Jiu-Jitsu League (05/00)

RJ State Champion (07/00)

State Vice-champion in the RJ Absolute RJ (07/00)

Third Place in the Fifth World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (07/00)

OPEN WEIGHT (absolute) WORLD CHAMPION 2000

Champion of Absolute São Paulo Circuit (Circuito Paulista Absoluto) 2000

Absolute Champion in São Paulo Circuit Stage (07/00)

Champion in 2nd Stage of São Paulo Circuit (07/00)

Third Place in the Brazilian Championship (10/00)

Vice-champion of São Paulo Circuit (11/00)

Champion of the Pro Am International (12/00)

Third place in the Brazilian Wrestling Championship (04/00)

Champion of Brazilian Teams (05/00)

Champion of Brazilian Teams (2001)

WORLD CHAMPION (Heavy) CBJJ 2001

Third Place in the Absolute World (Mundial Absoluto) CBJJ (2001)

WORLD CHAMPION CBJJO (2002)

Champion of the First Southwest BJJ (2002)

Pan American Champion (2002)

Champion of the First Black Belt Challenge (2002)

São Paulo STATE Champion (2002)

Brazilian Vice-champion of Teams CBJJ (2002)

Champion of Brazilian Teams CBJJO (2002)

Champion of the Seventh Gavazza Cope (2002)

Champion of Brazilian Teams CBJJO (2003)

World Vice-champion CBJJO (2003)

Third Place in the World Championship CBJJ (2003)

Judo State Champion (2004)

Pan American Vice-champion (2004)

World Vice-Champion CBJJ (2004)

Brazilian Vice-champion of Teams CBJJ (2004)

Champion of Stage I of the RJ State Circuit (2005)

Champion of Stage I of the State Circuit of the RJ ABSOLUTO (2005)

Third Place in the World Championship - CBJJ (2005)

Brazilian National Champion (2006)

Third Place in the World Championship - CBJJ (2006)

WORLD CHAMPION CBJJO 2006

State Champion RJ OPEN (2006)

State Champion RJ weight (2006)

Brazilian TEAM Champion (2006)

Pan American Champion (2007)

Pan American Champion no Gi (2007)

Third Place in the Brazilian Championship (2007)

International of Masters WORLD Champion – CBJJ (2007)

Third Place in the World Championship - CBJJ (2007)

International of Masters NO GI WORLD Champion – CBJJ (2007)

Third Place in the World NO GI Championship - CBJJ (2007)

Champion at the NAGA, Chicago,IL – (2008)

Champion of World Professional Jiu-jitsu Cup - USA qualifier

OPEN WEIGHT Champion of World Professional Jiu-jitsu Cup - USA qualifier

Champion of the Pan American 2009- Black belt master

Grappling FILA World Champion 2009

Comprido's ACADEMY:

709 South Vermont Street

Palatine, IL 60067
PHONE: 847.934.1FLO

www.flomma.com

Watch this video and take a quick tour inside the academy: www

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/compridobjj

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Rodrigo "Comprido" Medeiros vs Travis Lutter

Question:	Answer:
Nickname:	Comprido
Food:	Medallion with Piemontese rice
Beverage:	aÃ§aÃ
Movie:	Os suspeitos
Song:	samba or hip-hop
Animal:	cat
Hobbeis:	sleep
Quality:	physical beauty
Flaw:	none, I am perfect.
Star Sign:	Capricorn
Favorite Attack:	the one that catches first
Sport Idol:	Leozinho
Never leave home without it:	keys
Mad about:	My wife
Hate:	cigarettes
Obsession:	sleep covered
Dream:	the other day I dreamed I was falling
Fight of your life:	against Roleta, when I taped him out in the world final
Soccer Team:	I hate that sport.
Statement:	'It is better to cry for being defeat than to be ashamed of running from a fight"

Question:	Answer:
How was the beginning in Jiu-jitsu?	I started training at 16, at JacarÃ© Academy, influenced by my cousin Mauricio and my friends Leozinho and Ricardinho.
When did you decide to follow a sport career?	Naturally it was the path ahead of me and I decided to follow it.
Tell us something about your training for competitions..	I have a strong team and several peers to train with, besides, I try to make a physical preparation with my judo friends.
Tell us about championships	I try to fight as many championships as possible, but always taking in consideration my physical, technical and emotional situation.
Have you any superstition or mania on fighting days?	A long time ago I used to shave my hair off and read Psalm 90, but currently I stopped that, and I just have my hair painted blue, though it is not a superstition.
Do you take any special care about you nourishment ?	I follow a nutrition advice from Dr. Mariana BelÃ©m
How was your best fight ?	I have had many good championships, yet, the titles that I got when I won ABSOLUTE category at the World Black Belt were unforgettable.
How did you get your nickname?	I used to be very skinny and the tallest and the guys from the Academy began to call me Comprido, naturally, as people heard it, even magazines got the habit of calling me this way.
What would you do if you were not a fighter?	I would be a beggar.
Which is the difference between Comprido FIGHTER and Comprido on a daily basis?	Actually there is no difference.