Al Ain Open Championship gets UAE jiu-jitsu season under way — in pictures

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  Friends cheer on Salwa Al Ali, in blue, from Al Jazira Jiu-Jitsu club at Al Ain Jiu Jitsu Open Championship. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  Salwa Al Ali, in blue, from the UAE, fights Juliana Oliveira, from Brazil during a Female White Adult +70 KG match at Al Ain Jiu Jitsu Open Championship. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  Al Ain Jiu Jitsu Open Championship at UAE University. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  Fighters rest behind the stage at Al Ain Jiu Jitsu Open Championship. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  Paulo Jose Pinto, left, from Brazil, fights Bruno Emanoel Oliveira, during a Male Black Master 94 KG match at Al Ain Jiu Jitsu Open Championship. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  Maitha Harasi, black, fights Shamsa Hasan, during a Female Blue Adult 55KG match at Al Ain Jiu Jitsu Open Championship. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  Maitha Harasi, black, fights Shamsa Hasan, during a Female Blue Adult 55KG match at Al Ain Jiu Jitsu Open Championship. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  Lucio Rodrigues, left, fights Andre Campos, during a Male Adult Open Weight match at Al Ain Jiu Jitsu Open Championship. Reem Mohammed / The National

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  Lucio Rodrigues, bottom, fights Andre Campos, during a Male Adult Open Weight match at Al Ain Jiu Jitsu Open Championship. Reem Mohammed / The National

The Al Ain Jiu Jitsu Open Championship got the UAE jiu jitsu season underway this weekend. Here are the best photographs from the event.

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