Beatriz Mesquita secures her place in the final of the black belt absolute. Photo: Erin Herle
The third day of the 2014 World Championship has brought the black belts to the competition mats inside the Long Beach Walter Pyramid. The female black belts started their rounds in the open weight division with 18 women present in two sheets of brackets. Their matches ensued and the final was determined: Beatriz Mesquita vs. Michelle Nicolini.
Here are the full results of the matches:
Venla Luukkonen of Hilti BJJ Jyvaskyla defeats Leanna Dittrich of Fight Sports via 4-0 points.
Miriam Cardoso of Elite BJJ Redmond defeats Yasmine Wilson of Gracie Elite Team via armbar.
Tammy Griego of Gracie Barra defeats Rachel Demara of Big Brothers via 4-0 points.
Fernanda Mazzelli of Striker JJ defeats Polyana Lago of Alliance via 11-0 points.
Mackenzie Dern of Gracie Humaita defeats Adriadne de Oliveira of Mestre Wilson via 4-4 points, 4-1 advantages.
Janni Larsson of Checkmat defeats Vanessa Nascimento of GFTeam via 4-2 points.
Fabiana Borges of Gracie Barra defeats Andresa Correa of Alliance via toehold.
Luiza Monteiro of Cicero Costha defeats Megan Nevill of Gracie Elite Team via kimura.
Michelle Nicolini of Checkmat defeats Miriam Cardoso straight armbar.
Beatriz Mesquita of Gracie Humaita defeats Venla Luukkonen via choke from the back.
Michelle Nicolini defeats Tammy Griego via armbar.
Fernanda Mazzelli defeats Mackenzie Dern via 8-0 points.
Luiza Monteiro defeats Fabiana Borges via toehold.
Semi-finals
Michelle Nicolini defeats Fernanda Mazzelli via 11-0 points.
Beatriz Mesquita defeats Luiza Monteiro via armbar from the 50/50.
The final will be Beatriz Mesquita vs. Michelle Nicolini set for tomorrow, Sunday June 1.
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Michelle Nicolini secured her place in the final. Photo: Erin Herle
