Giovanna came in as the #3 ranked competitor in her Brown Belt Heavyweight division, and submitted her way to the Gold medal. In the Open Class Brown Belt division she had a near perfect submission rate, and secured the Gold medal in that division as well. Here is a match-by-match breakdown of both divisions:

Heavyweight Division

Round One (Semi-Finals)

In the first minute of her match, Giovanna was able to gain top position and finish her #2 ranked opponent with a Kimura:

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Round Two (Finals)

Giovanna immediately her opponent into guard, and locked up a triangle choke where she finished with an armbar:

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Open Class Division

Round One

After securing her opponent's back for the first two minutes of the match, she was able to climb higher and isolate her opponent's arm to finish with a straight armbar:

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Round Two (Quarter-Finals)

Giovanna transitioned from mount to a triangle lockdown where she isolated her opponent's arm for the submission:

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Round Three (Semi-Finals)

Giovanna gained control of her opponent's back and attacked a cross-collar choke from behind that resulted in submission:

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Round Four (Finals)

In her only match that did not result in a submission victory, Giovanna's Finals match in the Open Class was won via a 9-2 points victory:

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