ADCC Results

The results are in. Congrats to Xande, the under 99kg Champion, as well as all of the 2007 ADCC finalists.

Super Fight Winner: Roger Gracie (score 5-0)

Men's Absolute:
1st Place: Robert Drysdale
2nd Place: Marcelo Garcia
3rd Place: Andre Galvao
4th Place: Cacareco

Women's Absolute:
1st Place: Hannette Staack
2nd Place: Rosangela Conceicao
3rd Place: Kelly Paul
4th Place: Lana Stefanac

Men's Finals:

Over 99 Kg:
1st Place: Fabricio Werdum
2nd Place: Rolles Gracie
3rd Place: Pe De Pano
4th Place: Darren Andy

Under 99 Kg:
1st Place: Xande Ribeiro
2nd Place: Braulio Estima
3rd Place: Robert Drysdale
4th Place: Cacareco

Under 87 Kg:
1st Place: Demian Maia
2nd Place: Flavio Almeida
3rd Place: Romulo Barral
4th Place: Tarsis Humphreys

Under 76 Kg:
1st Place: Marcelo Garcia
2nd Place: Pablo Popovitch
3rd Place: Andre Galvao
4th Place: Mike Fowler

Under 65 Kg:
1st Place: Rani Yahya
2nd Place: Leozinho Vieira
3rd Place: Baret Yoshida
4th Place: Tetsu Suzuki

Women's Semi Finals:

Over 67 Kg:
1st Place: Penny Thomas
2nd Place: Lana Stefanac
3rd Place: Rosangela Conceicao
4th Place: Celita Schultz

Under 67 Kg:
1st Place: Hannette Staack
2nd Place: Kelly Paul
3rd Place: Marloes Coenen
4th Place: Stacy Cartwright

Under 60 Kg:
1st Place: Kyra Gracie
2nd Place: Tara LaRosa
3rd Place: Takayo Hashi
4th Place: Hitomi Akano

Under 55 Kg:
1st Place: Sayaka Shioda
2nd Place: Felicia Oh
3rd Place: Megumi Fujii
4th Place: Bianca Barreto

ADCC Webcast and Superfight news

The Pay per view webcast of the ADCC Championships goes on sale today (April 30th) at noon. It is being sold by the guys over at ProElite.com, so go to their website and sign up to order this awesome event. For the complete line up, see previous post (below).

From ProElite.com:

"Visitors to ProElite.com before May 5 will be able to purchase the two-day event, unlimited viewing, for only $19.99, a $5 discount to purchasing May 5 or after. Besides the two days of live fights, fans will be treated to bonus coverage that ranges from behind-the-scenes interviews to the pre-fight weigh-ins on May 4. Through ProElite.com’s powerful blogging tools, fans can connect to discuss the fighters and event in real time."

Also, Roger Gracie's superfight opponent has finally been selected. Following Dean Lister's withdraw due to injury and Ricardo Arona's withdraw due to Dengue Fever relapse, the ADCC organizers formed a committee to vote for Roger's opponent. It was a toss up between Jeff Monson (USA) and John Olav Einemo (Norway). Einemo won the committee's vote with a 5-1 decision.

Einemo was the 2003 under 99kg Champion and the last person to beat Roger in ADCC (2003 semi-finals). He placed 4th in the 2005 ADCC while competing with a torn pectoral muscle.

This is going to be one hell of match!

Einemo taking Roger Gracie's back at the 2003 ADCC Championships.

(Photo courtesy of www2.adcombat.com)

Abu Dhabi Championships might be available via webcast!

Word on the street is that the biannual Abu Dhabi Combat Club World Submission Grappling Championships will be available via PAY PER VIEW webcast. Going rate seems to be between $20 and $25 depending on whether you pre-order or pay the day of the event. No word yet on whether or not this fee will cover the whole 2 day event or if this will be a per day fee. The contract for the webcast is rumored to be inked and released this Monday.

The 2007 ADCC Championships will be held May 5th & 6th at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey. Interested in attending? Ticket information is available here.

Here's the line up:

Super Fight: Roger Gracie vs. ? (Ricardo Arona backed out due to a relapse from Dengue Fever.)

Under 65kg:

1 Leo Vieira - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
2 Marcio Feitosa - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
3 Jeff Glover - USA (BJJ Black Belt)
4 Rani Yahira - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
5 Javi Vazquez - USA (BJJ Black Belt)
6 Sim Go - USA (BJJ Black Belt)
7 Edward Sanchez - USA (BJJ Black Belt)
8 Bruno Frazzato - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
9 Jamie Ballard - Australia
10 Naoya Uematsu - Japan
11 Blair Tugman - USA (Wrestling)
12 Baret Yoshida - USA (BJJ Black Belt)
13 Renier Nicolas - France
14 Darell Moodley - Africa Trials Winner

Under 76kg:

1 Marcelo Garcia - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
2 Pablo Popovich - USA (BJJ Black Belt)
3 Renzo Gracie - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
4 Saulo Ribeiro - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
5 Drew Fickett - USA (?)
6 Nelson Monteiro - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
7 Mark Bocek - Canada (BJJ)
8 Eduardo Rios - Portugal
9 Milton Vieira - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
10 Kurt Pellegrino - USA (BJJ Black Belt)
11 George Sotiropoulos - Australia
12 Andre Galvao - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
13 Daisuke Sugie - Japan
14 Chris (Christopher) Bright - Africa Trials Winner
15 Joe Stevenson - USA

Under 87kg:

1 Rafael Lovato Jr. - USA (BJJ Black Belt)
2 Damien Maia - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
3 Chris Moriarty - USA (BJJ)
4 Rosimar Palhares - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
5 Flavio Almeida - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
6 Bruno Bastos - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
7 Haim Gozali - Israel (MMA)
8 Delson Heleno - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
9 Travers Grubb - Australia
10Tarsys Humphreis - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
11 David Avellan - USA
12 Sauli Heilimo - Finland
13 Rick Macauley - USA (BJJ)
14 Yushin Okami - Japan
15 Marko Helen - Finland
16 David Levey - Africa Trials Winner

Under 99kg:

1 Christiano Lazzarini - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
2 Alexander "Xande" Ribeiro - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
3 Anthony Perosh - Australia (BJJ)
4 Mikhail Cirkunov - Canada
5 Cacareco - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
6 Robert Drysdale - USA (BJJ Black Belt)
7 Igor Vovchanchyn - Ukraine (MMA)
8 Vicbart Geraldino - Dominican Republic (Judo Black Belt)
9 Nick Ackerman - USA (Wrestling)
10 Tim Boetsch - USA (Wrestling)
11 Steve Rusk - USA (Wrestling)
12 Radek Turek - Poland
13 Thomas Szczerek - Poland
14 Braulio Estima - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
15 Yukiyasu Ozawa - Japan
16 Lance Ceronio - Africa Trials Winner

OVER 99kg:

1 Jeff Monson - USA (BJJ)
2 Gabriel Napao - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
3 Marcio "Pe de Pano" Cruz - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
4 Mario Rinaldi - USA
5 Open spot due to Jon Olav Einemo taking the superfight with Gracie
6 Ricco Rodriguez - USA (MMA)
7 Roy Nelson - USA (MMA)
8 Luiz Theodoro - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
9 Elvis Sinosic - Australia (BJJ Black Belt)
10 Janne Pietilainen - Finland
11 Rolles Gracie - Brazil (BJJ Black Belt)
12 Marcos Oliveira - Brazil
13 Naomichi Nagata - Japan
14 Rico Hattingh - Africa Trials Winner
15 Brian Vital - USA

Ladies Line Up:

Under 121 pounds:

1 Felicia Oh - USA (NA Trials Winner)
2 Megumi Fuji Bianca Andrade - Brazil (Brazil Trials Winner)
3 Cindy Hales - USA
4 Sayaka Shioda - Japan (Japan Trials Winner)
5 Jean Alvisse - Australia (Australia Trials Winner)

121-132 pounds:

1 Kyra Gracie - Brazil
2 Cassandra Rivers-Blaso - USA (NA Trials Winner)
3 Tara Larosa - USA
4 Vanessa Porto - Brazil (Brazil Trials Winner)
5 Amanda Buckner - USA
6 Hitomi Akano
7 Takayo Hashi - Japan (Japan Trials Winner)
8 Caoimhe McGill - Northern Ireland (European Trials Winner)
9 Rebecca Attwood - Australia (Australia Trials Winner)

132-147:

1 Debbie Purcell - USA
2 Juliana Borges (Defending Champion)
3 Stacey Cartwright - Australia
4 Hannette Stack - Brazil (Brazil Trials Champion)
5 Kelly Paul - USA (NA Trials Champion)
6 Shayna Baszler - USA
7 Keiko Tamai - Japan (Japan Trials Winner)
8 Marloes Coenen - Holland (European Trials Winner)
9 Fiona Muxlow - Australia (Australia Trials Winner)

Over 147:

1 Celita Schultz - USA (NA Trials)
2 Olga Bakalapoulous - Canada
3 Rosangela Conceicao - Brazil (Brazil Trials)
4 Lana Stefanic - USA
5 Yoko Takahashi - Japan (Japan Trials Winner)
6 Reserved EUROPE TRIALS WINNER
7 Maryanne Mullahy - Australia (Australia Trials Winner)