The final for the male black belt absolute division was been determined yesterday following an explosive day of action. Leandro Lo confirmed his place in the finals as did Joao Gabriel Rocha, and they will meet in the last match of the day today, Sunday March 19. 

Leandro Lo faced off with Dany Gerard of Atos and Nicholas Meregali of Alliance, winning both matches by points. In the match with Meregali, he managed to pass the guard of the Alliance black belt with his trademark knee cut pass. 

Joao Gabriel Rocha faced off with two big names but from very different weight divisions. Rocha passed the guard of 2016 lightweight World champion Lucas Lepri to win 3-0, and submitted super heavyweight Erberth Santos from mount in the semi-final. 

The Adult / Male / Black / Open Class final featuring Leandro Lo (NS Brotherhood) vs Joao Gabriel Rocha (Soul Fighters) will take place at 5.30 PM local time (PST) on Mat 3. Watch it LIVE or On Demand on FloGrappling!  

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