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Back-to-back BJJ champion Chilli Harel.

Byron Bay’s Chilli Harel won gold on Saturday at the Pan Pacific Brazilian Jiu Jitsu championship in Melbourne. 

Chilli has won the championship for his age group  three years running.

Other Byron winners were head coach of The Academy Daniel Almeida, who  won gold in the masters division, and Phoenix Brebner who won bronze in the pee-wee divison. 

The BBJ Australian Open is on November 18 at the Cavanbah Centre. 

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