BALNEÁRIO CAMBORIÚ: After a night of duels for the books, the Abu Dhabi Extreme Championship delivered the grand tournament that fight fans were expecting. Held on 2nd March in the Brazilian city of Balneário Camboriú, the ADXC 3 brought its famous cage, merciless ruleset, and the best athletes from Jiu-Jitsu and MMA to the Expocentro as one of the shows of the BC Fight Week. And what a show it was, with the organisation successfully bringing all the things that made ADXC captivating to its first foreign venture.
In the Jiu-Jitsu Main Event, the Brazilian Jansen Gomes paid back the Portuguese Bruno Lima’s provocation and got the victory. With exceptional work in the use of the cage, Jansen opened the fight with a beautiful double leg takedown, using the cage and the grips on the pants to throw Bruno to the ground later on and even taking his opponent’s back twice over the five three-minute rounds. After the win, Jansen talked about his gridwork and left a sharp message to his opponent, saying, “I prepared in
Dubai with Thiago Sá and worked hard to understand the cage during training to arrive well-prepared. I just want to take this chance to give a message to Bruno Lima: You’re a long way from home. This is Brazil!”
In the Grappling Main Event, Beatriz Mesquita guaranteed her favouritism by quickly submitting Jennifer Maia. After taking her opponent down with a beautiful uchimata, Beatriz put pressure from the top, attempted a kimura, slid to the back, and submitted with a rear naked choke just over 2 minutes into the first round.
“I loved the adrenaline of fighting in the cage and I can’t wait to get back. I wanted to issue a challenge to any MMA athletes who think they are good at Grappling and submissions. I challenge any of them to face me here in the ADXC cage,” stated Beatriz after her victory.
Shining bright in the Preliminary Card, the UAE rising star Zayed Alkatheeri made his country proud as he landed yet another victory on foreign soil. Facing the Brazilian Oziel Santos in a Jiu-Jitsu bout, Zayed sh
owed outstanding technical prowess and shrewdness, using the ADXC cage as another weapon in his arsenal as he unleashed his dangerous foot attacks throughout the duel. After the three rounds were up, there was really only one choice and Zayed rose as the ADXC 3 champion.
Also on the card, Rayron Gracie represented the famous Jiu-Jitsu family surname by submitting Fellipe Andrew with a lapel choke in the Jiu-Jitsu Co-Main Event. Henrique Ceconi got the win in the Grappling Co-Main Event after showing impressive stamina and strength in his battle against Roberto Cyborg.
Source: Emirates News Agency