The BJJ Clubes Semi-Final 2024 took place on November 3rd, 2024 and the promotion’s grand finale has now been set. Four teams made it through their first matches, with the first quarter-final seeing Botafago and Camboriu progress to this round while Corinthians and Cruzeiro qualified from the second quarter-final. The first two events proved that the format is an exciting one and with the stakes even higher this time around, every grappler gave it their all. Botafago were the favorites for their match with Camboriu based on their quarter-final performance, while Corinthians vs Cruzeiro looked like it would be too close to call.
That’s pretty much exactly how the matches played out too, as Botafago ran away with theirs and managed to secure the win before all seven matches were played out. Victoria Ulrich got a big win over Vitoria Vieira in her match and Pedro Machado stood out for a beautiful back-take sequence that led to the submission win in his. There was nothing left but pride to play for in the final match because Botafago were already 4-2 up, but Anderson Munis still put in some great work and registered the most dominant points win of the day by going 8-0 up against Claudio Maioni Jr.
The second semi-final was much closer, with both Cruzeiro and Corinthians taking the lead at different points. One of the most thrilling moments of the whole tournament came halfway through the match, as Cleber Sousa was up against Vinicius Pereira and found himself caught in a tight kneebar. Although it looked like he was in danger, Sousa quickly leapt into action and locked up a counter toehold of his own to force the tap. It was 3-3 heading in to the final match and the tension didn’t stop there, as Filipe Carmona was down on points with a minute left when he hit a sweep that secured him the win and Cruzeiro a place in the final.
BJJ Clubes Semi-Final 2024 Full Results
Botafago vs Camboriu
Welerson Goncalves defeats Bernardo Mastrangelo via Decision – 3 to 1 on Points
Victoria Ulrich defeats Vitoria Vieira via Decision – 1 to 0 on Points
Diego Sodre defeats Jeison Silva via Submission – Gi Choke
Victor Nithael defeats Manoel Junior via Decision – 2 to 1 on Points
Pedro Machado defeats Rafael Souza via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Cleidiane Ferreira defeats Giovanna Carneiro via Decision – Disqualification
Anderson Munis defeats Claudio Maioni Jr via Decision – 8 to 0 on Points
Botafago defeats Camboriu 5-2, advancing to the final
Corinthians vs Cruzeiro
Oziel Santos defeats Klaus Meine via Decision – 4 to 0 on Points
Natalia Zumba defeats Suellen Desterro via Decision – Judge’s Decision
Cleber Sousa defeats Vinicius Pereira via Submission – Toehold
Thiago Saboia defeats Diego Ferreira via Decision – 8 to 1 on Points
Jose Neto defeats Gabriel Oliveira via Decision – 4 to 1 on Points
Mikaela Barros defeats Thaynara Dias via Decision – 1 to 0 on Points
Filipe Carmona defeats Advilson Pereira via Decision – 3 to 2 on Points
Cruzeiro defeats Corinthians 4-3, advancing to the final
The full BJJ Clubes Semi-Final 2024 event replay, including all of the above results, is available to watch on UFC Fight Pass.
