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Friday’s BJJ Pan-Am Results
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Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 4:13pm EDT
Wombat sports is dedicated to women in combat sports. Former news editor of “Fightergirls” MarQ Piocos has been covering Women’s MMA for over three years, having picked up coverage of wrestling, boxing, and grappling. It is his vision to bring some of the best coverage to help bring and promote the ever expanding popularity of women’s MMA, wrestling, and martial arts with some of the best writers and athletes.
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Active Day 1 at the 2012 BJJ Pan-Am tournament as many female fighters from across the planet took home some medals. Team Alliance BJJ has taken a strong lead in the female teams competitions.
Here are the Friday results:
FEMALE TEAMS:
- 1 – Alliance – 43
- 2 – Team Lloyd Irvin – 22
- 3 – Gracie Humaita – 19
WHITE BELT Female - Light-Feather
- FIRST Sheryl Lawrence – The Avengers
- SECOND Katie Yamashita – Alliance
- THIRD 1 Giovanna Marie Thomas – Gracie Barra
- THIRD 2 Tiffany Pham – Gracie Elite Team
BLUE BELT Female - Light-Feather
- FIRST Tamara Dominick – Yamasaki Academy
- SECOND Jillian DeCoursey – East Coast United Queens BJJ
- THIRD 1 Catherine Tran-Zwanetz – Team Lloyd Irvin
- THIRD 2 Shelly Ponce – Team Viper
BLUE BELT Master Female - Light-Feather
- FIRST Adelita McGrath – Carlson Gracie Team
- SECOND Monique Travis – Knuckleup Fitness
- THIRD 1 Marjorie Alice DeVries – Pedro Vianna Academy
- THIRD 2 Josephine Ann Collette – Alliance
PURPLE BELT Female - Light-Feather
- FIRST Tammi Musumeci – Alliance
- SECOND Rikako Yuasa – Pogona Club Gym
- THIRD 1 Tasawan Kovitprakornkul – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
- THIRD 2 Stephanie Tsang – Carlson Gracie Team
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