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remco pardoel
09-12-2007, 14:11
Xande Super Challenge champ
A lot of emotion in Sao Paulo
The 15,000 dollars check of the Super Challenge Grappling ended up in the hands of the favorite athlete. Alexandre Ribeiro arrived in São Paulo in peace and said that he wanted to leave the city with his backpack loaded. Four fights after that, the big check was his, and also a Japanese taditional katana sword, which he got from the hands of Rickson Gracie. For all that, Xande went home in the night of December 8th very happy.


Xande receives the katana from Rickson

Xande's trajectory begun with the rematch against david Avelan, who had defeated him in the last ADCC. The 8 x o score healed the sore. After that, it was turn to face Cristiano Titi. The match was harder than the first one and ended with a 3 x o score for Xande. In the semifina happened the best fight of the night. Andre Galvão, who had the biggest set of fans, made Xande's life tough. The first round finished with Ribeiro in the lead by 1 x 0. In the second, Galvao reversed the score with a leg lock but Xande took the lead again with a choke. Withy seconds to the end, Galvao tied the bout again with a takedown. The judges gave the victory to Xande. The final match was against Luiz Big Mac. It was a tough but slow fight. Xande was more aggressive and was granted the victory by the judges.


The best fight of the night: Xande vs. Galvão


Xande controls Big Mac for the title

Check out the complete results of the Super Challenge Grappling:

Round of 16:
Demian Maia defeated Bruno Bastos 3-0
Xande Ribeiro beat David Avellan 8-0
Luiz Theodoro Big Mac defeated Rafael lovato Jr 2-0
Cristiano Titi submitted Hyotaro Endo with a triangle choke at 1min38s of R1
Tarsis Humphreys defeated Shiko Yamashita 9-0
Gabriel Vella beat Eduardo Telles by judges decision
Antoine Jaoude defeated Leonardo Chocolate 1-0
André Galvão submitted Leonardo Peçanha with an armlock at 4min55s of R2

Quarterfinals:

Luiz Theodoro Big Mac defeated Demian Maia by judges decision
Xande Ribeiro beat Cristiano Titi por 3-0
Tarsis Humphreys submitted Antoine Jaoude with a leg lock at 49s of R2
André Galvão defeated Gabriel Vella 3-1

Semifinals:

Luiz Theodoro Big Mac defeated Tarsis Humphreys 1-0
Xande Ribeiro beat André Galvão by judges decision

Third place decision:

Tarsis Humphreys defeated André Galvão 6-4

Final:
Xande Ribeiro defeated Luiz Theodoro Big Mac by judges decision