Beatriz Mesquita earns gold in the open weight division. Photo: Erin Herle
The open weight division for the female adult black belts was held on Saturday, March 15 prior to their weight categories. Featherweights, lightweights, middleweights, medium-heavyweights and heavyweights all joined in for exciting performances.
The results are as follows:
New black belt Megan Nevill advances in the open weight. Photo: Erin Herle
In the first match, middleweight and new black belt Megan Nevill of Atlanta, GA earned a win against fellow new black belt lightweight Charlene Coats of Coalition 95 by 1-1 in advantages and 1 penalty for Charlene.
Rachel Demara secures a kneebar. Photo: Erin Herle
Next up medium-heavyweight Rachel Demara of Big Brothers secured a kneebar on heavyweight Tammy Griego of Gracie Barra New Mexico which was her first black belt match in the gi.
Mackenzie Dern earns the winning sweep. Photo: Erin Herle
Featherweight Mackenzie Dern of Gracie Humatia/Megaton went up against middle-heavyweight Talita Treta Nogueira of Gracie Elite Team and managed to sweep and stay on top for the win.
Andresa Correa outscores with advantages. Photo: Erin Herle
Heavyweight Andresa Correa of Alliance managed a win by 9-4 in advantages of lightweight Fabiana Borges of Gracie Barra who stayed tough throughout the entire match.
Beatriz Mesquita gets the armbar. Photo: Erin Herle
Lightweight Beatriz Mesquita of Gracie Humaita had a bye and faced Megan Nevill. She made a swift transition to the back form closed guard and finally finished with an armbar.
Bia with the choke. Photo: Erin Herle
In her semi-final match, Bia submitted Rachel Demara with a choke from the back.
Andresa earns a pass. Photo: Erin Herle
On the other side of the bracket, the semi-final between Andresa and Mackenzie was decided by a guard pass in which Andresa earned her place in the final on Sunday, March 16.
Bia’s triangle attempt. Photo: Erin Herle
The final for the open weight division between Bia and Andresa began with a pull to guard from Bia. Multiple wrist lock attempts and sweeps were made by Bia which gained her advantages. As Bia went for a triangle, she also attempted to get on top. She then went for an armbar and Andresa defended well, coming on top. She nearly made Bia turtle but Bia recovered her guard. The match ended with 6-1 in advantages in Bia’s favor making her the double gold champion of the 2014 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
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Full results can be found here: http://static.ibjjfdb.com/Campeonato/000241/en-US/Results.pdf
