The 7th ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club) Submission Wrestling World Championship kicked off Saturday in Trenton, NJ. The opening rounds were held and the semi-finals are now set for tomorrow.
OPENING ROUND
Men's Heavyweight (over 217.5)
SIDE A
Fabricio Werdum (BRA) won by Submission over Elvis "the King of Rock n Rumble" Sinosic (AUS).
Karol Bedorf (POL) won by Submission over Joey Malone (USA).
Luiz "Big Mac" Theodoro (BRA) won by Points over Rico Hattingh (AFR).
Darren Andy (USA) won by Points over Pat Stano (USA).
SIDE B
Marcio "Pe de Pano" Cruz (BRA) won by Submission over Janne Pietilainen (FIN).
Marcos Oliveira (BRA) won by Points over Bryan Vetall (USA).
Mario "Big Hurt" Rinaldi (USA) won by Points over Miodrag "Pele" Petkovic (SER).
Rolles Gracie (BRA) won by Points over Bomichi Nagata (JAP).
Men's Light Heavyweight (up to 217.5)
SIDE A
Alexandre "Xande" Ribeiro (BRA) won by Submission over Yukissyu Ozawa (JAP).
Tim Carpenter (USA) won by Points over Tim Boetsch (USA).
Robert Drysdale (USA) won by Points over Mario Miranda (USA).
Steve Rusk (USA) won by Points over Misha Cirkunov (CAN).
SIDE B
Alexandre "Cacareco" Ferreira (BRA) won by Submission over Carl Bierman (AFR).
Radek Turek (POL) won by Points over Nick Ackerman (USA).
Braulio Estima (BRA) won by Submission over Tomas Szczerek (POL).
Cristiano "Thite" Lazzarini (BRA) won by Submission over Anthony Perosh (AUS).
Men's Cruiserweight (up to 193.5)
SIDE A
Demian Maia (BRA) won by Submission over Yushin Okami (JAP).
Rafael Lovato Jr. (USA) won by Submission over Marko Helen (FIN).
David Avellan (USA) won by Points over Michael Materla (POL).
Tarsys Humphries (BRA) won by Points over Jorge Santiago (USA).
SIDE B
Flavio "Cachorrinho" Almeida (BRA) won by Points over Rick "Vanilla Gorilla" Macauley (USA).
Sauli Heilimo (FIN) won by Points over David Levey (AFR).
Romulo Barral (BRA) won by Points over Travers Grubb (AUS).
Chris Moriarty (USA) won by Points over Haim Gozali (ISR).
Men's Welterweight (up to 169.5)
SIDE A
Pablo Popovich (USA) won by Points over Eric Dahlberg (USA).
Daisuke "Amazon" Sugie (JAP) won by Points over Milton Vieira (BRA).
Andre Galvao (BRA) won by Submission over Christopher Bright (AFR).
Mark Bocek (CAN) won by Points over Drew "the Master" Fickett (USA).
SIDE B
Marcelo Garcia (BRA) won by Submission over George Sotiropoulos (AUS).
Kurt "Batman" Pellegrino (USA) won by Points over Nelson Monteiro (BRA).
Saulo Ribeiro (BRA) won by Submission over Takefuni Hanai (JAP).
Mike Fowler (USA) won by Points over Renzo Gracie (USA).
Men's Lightweight (145 and under)
SIDE A
Leo "Leozinho" Vieira (BRA) won by Points over Sim Go (USA).
Jeff Glover (USA) won by Submission over Jamie Ballard (AUS).
Naoya Uematsu (JAP) won by Points over Javier "Showtime" Vazquez (USA).
Tesu Suzuki (JAP) won by Points over Renier Nicolas (FRA).
SIDE B
Rani Yahya (BRA) won by Submission over Darell Moodley (AFR).
Bruno "Chavex" Frazzato (BRA) won by Submission over Blair Tugman (USA).
Baret Yoshida (USA) won by Submission over Edward Sanchez (USA).
Yoshitomi Mishima (JAP) won by Points over Renato Miglaccio (BRA).
QUARTERFINAL ROUND
Men's Heavyweight (over 217.5)
Fabricio Werdum (BRA) won by Submission over Karol Bedorf (POL).
Darren Andy (USA) won by Points over Luiz "Big Mac" Theodoro (BRA).
Marcio "Pe de Pano" Cruz (BRA) won by Points over Marcos Oliveira (BRA).
Rolles Gracie (BRA) won by Points over Mario "Big Hurt" Rinaldi (USA).
Men's Light Heavyweight (up to 217.5)
Alexandre "Xande" Ribeiro (BRA) won by Submission over Tim Carpenter (USA).
Robert Drysdale (USA) won by Submission over Steve Rusk (USA).
Alexandre "Cacareco" Ferreira (BRA) won by Submission over Radek Turek (POL).
Braulio Estima (BRA) won by Submission over Cristiano "Thite" Lazzarini (BRA).
Men's Cruiserweight (up to 193.5)
Demian Maia (BRA) won by Points over Rafael Lovato Jr. (USA).
Tarsys Humphries (BRA) won by Points over David Avellan (USA).
Flavio "Cachorrinho" Almeida (BRA) won by Points over Sauli Heilimo (FIN).
Romulo Barral (BRA) won by Points over Chris Moriarty (USA).
Men's Welterweight (up to 169.5)
Pablo Popovich (USA) won by Points over Daisuke "Amazon" Sugie (JAP).
Andre Galvao (BRA) won by Submission over Mark Bocek (CAN).
Marcelo Garcia (BRA) won by Submission over Kurt "Batman" Pellegrino (USA).
Mike Fowler (USA) won by Submission over Saulo Ribeiro (BRA).
Men's Lightweight (145 and under)
Leo "Leozinho" Vieira (BRA) won by Points over Jeff Glover (USA).
Tesu Suzuki (JAP) won by Points over Naoya Uematsu (JAP).
Rani Yahya (BRA) won by Points over Bruno "Chavex" Frazzato (BRA).
Baret Yoshida (USA) won by Points over Yoshitomi Mishima (JAP).
Women's Heavyweight (Over 147)
Rosangela Conceicao (BRA) won over Jennifer Guiola (SWE).
Lana "Lethal" Stefanac (USA) won over Yoko Takahashi (JAP).
Penny Thomas (AFR) won over Shannon Hooper (USA).
Celita Schultz (USA) won over MaryAnne Mullahy (AUS).
Women's Middleweight (132-147.4)
Kelly Paul (USA) won over Fiona Muxlow (AUS).
Marloes Coenen (HOL) won over Keiko Tamai (JAP).
Stacy Cartwright (AUS) won over Emily Kwok (USA).
Hannette Staack (BRA) won over Shayna Baszler (USA).
Women's Lightweight (121-132)
Tara LaRosa (USA) won over Rebecca Attwood (AUS).
Takayo Hashi (JAP) won over Vanessa Porto (BRA).
Kyra Gracie (BRA) won over Caoimhe McGill (IRE).
Hitomi Akano (JAP) won over Cassandra Rivers-Blaso (USA).
Women's Flyweight (121 and under)
Megumi Fujii (JAP) won over Rachel Wheatley (UK).
Felicia Oh (USA) won over Leticia Ribeiro (BRA).
Bianca Barreto (BRA) won over Jean Alvisse (AUS).
Sayaka Shioda (JAP) won over Cindy Hales (USA).
I'll post the semi-final match-ups for tomorrow and commentary on today's event over in the Randy Rowles Zone on the forum.
