Abu Dhabi Combat Club 2009 Results

2009 ADCC Submission Grappling Competition Winners

Sep 28, 2009 Jeff Chan

On September 26 & 27, 2009, the ninth Abu Dhabi Combat Club submission grappling tournament brought the elite fighters of the grappling combat sports to Barcelona, Spain.

Since 1998, the ADCC submission grappling competition has been a proving ground for the highest echelon of the martial arts grappling community. The best of the best are invited compete at the Abu Dhabi Combat Club, whether they represent Russian sambo, Greco-Roman wrestling, judo, combat submission wrestling, shootwrestling, BJJ grappling, catch wrestling, or MMA grappling.

BJJ Grappling Dominates the 2009 Abu Dhabi Submission Grappling Competition

The Brazilians and their students were at it again at the 2009 ADCC in Barcelona, Spain. In a pattern that has become typical of the international combat sports and submission grappling competition circuit, the groundfighting and submission techniques of BJJ grappling were by far the most dominant force on the mats in Barcelona this year. As competitions continue to blend the worlds of hand-to-hand combat, submission wrestling’s top fighters tend to come from BJJ grappling backgrounds.

Points, Not Submission Techniques, Decide Most Finals in 2009 ADCC

Of the nine final fights of this year’s Barcelona ADCC submission grappling tournament, including the superfight, six of them were decided by points. Only three fights were won by submission techniques:

Braulio Estima put away Andre Galvao by triangle choke and Xande Ribeiro by armbar
Penny Thomas tapped out to a kneebar from Hannette Staack.

2009 ADCC a Major Highlight of the Year in Combat Sports

The 2009 Abu Dhabi Combat Club submission grappling tournament provided combat sports fans with two solid days of action-packed fights. It was the ultimate show for connoisseurs of the submission techniques of BJJ grappling, combat submission wrestling, MMA grappling and beyond.

MMA Grappling on Display

The ADCC’s popularity has been growing steadily since 1998, largely because of the current popularity of MMA. Grappling is the foundation of mixed martial arts, so it’s no surprise that MMA grappling was strongly represented. A few of the mixed martial arts grappling representatives who travelled to Barcelona, Spain to compete at this year’s ADCC:

Baret Yoshida
Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu
Xande Ribeiro
Jeff Monson
Dean Lister
Ricco Rodrigues
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos
Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza

Selected Abu Dhabi Combat Club 2009 Barcelona Results:

Men’s Finals

Over 99kg:

Fabricio Werdum def Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu by points

Under 99kg:

Xande Ribeiro def Gerardi Rinaldi by points

Under 88kg:

Braulio Estima def Andre Galvao by triangle choke

Under 77kg:

Pablo Popovitch def Marcelo Garcia by points

Under 66kg:

Rafael Mendes def Rubens “Cobrinha” Charles by points

Absolute:

Braulio Estima def Xande Ribeiro by armbar

Superfight:

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza def Robert Drysdale by points

Women’s Finals

Over 60kg:

Hannette Staack def Penny Thomas by kneebar

Under 60kg:

Luana Alzuguir def Sayaka Shioda by points

See the ADCC website for full results of the 2009 Abu Dhabi Combat Club submission grappling tournament.

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