The ADCC North American Trials takes place on Saturday, October 28th, 2006 at the William Patterson University, 300 Pompton Road , Wayne, New Jersey. Face and defeat the top American fighters in the ADCC N.A. Trials and automatically secure a spot to fight the BEST IN THE WORLD at ADCC 2007. Take a chance to be the next ADCC Champion, like former trials winner and current Superfight Champion Dean Lister, who went on to win the Absolute Division in ’03 and the Super-fight in ’05 collecting $40,000.00 for his wins each of those years! There are still a few available spots, so if you still think you have what it takes, then send your resume to; [email protected] and to [email protected] for a chance to compete in the trialsBelow is the latest official pdated competitors list: Men’s Lightweight – 65 kgs and under: 1. Jeff Glover (Paragon Jiu Jitsu – Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.) 2. Johnny Ramirez (New Breed Academy – California, U.S.A.) 3. Mike Mrkulic (Royler Gracie/Dave Adiv – New Jersey, U.S.A.) 4. Dave Jacobs (Team Yamasaki – Washington, D.C., U.S.A.) 5. Darren Uyenoyama (Ralph Gracie – California, U.S.A.) 6. Sim Go (Cobra Kai/Marc Laimon – Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.) 7. Ricky Lundell (Pedro Sauer – Utah, U.S.A.) 8. Shane Rice (Rickson Gracie – California, U.S.A.) 9. Team Renzo Gracie Representative – New York, U.S.A. 10. Mike Easton (Team Lloyd Irvin) – Camp Springs, Maryland, U.S.A. 11. Roli Delgado (Matt Hamilton) – Arkansas12. Florentino Martinez Men’s Welterweight – 66-76 kg: 1. Mark Bocek (Nova Uniao – Canada) 2. Drew Fickett (3-Time UFC Veteran) – California, U.S.A. 3. Bill ‘The Grill’ Cooper (Paragon Jiu Jitsu) – California, U.S.A. 4. Mike Fowler (Team Lloyd Irvin) – San Diego, CA, U.S.A. 5. Rob Kahn (Royce Gracie Black Belt) – Tampa, FL, U.S.A. 6. Don ‘The Beast’ Ortega (Alberto Crane) – Sante Fe, NM, U.S.A. 7. Jay Hayes (Performance BJJ/RGDA) – New Jersey, U.S.A. 8. Daniel Valverde (American Top Team) – Miami, FL, U.S.A. 9. Greg McIntyre (Dean Lister) – San Diego, CA, U.S.A. 10. ADCC Midwest Qualifier – Indiana, U.S.A. 11. Team Renzo Gracie Representative – New York, U.S.A. 12. Enrico Cocco (Freestyle Fighting Academy – Miami, FL) 13. Eric Koble (All-American Wrestler) – Colorado, U.S.A.14. Jack McVicker (‘Megaton’ Dias/Rickson Gracie) – Illinois, U.S.A.15. Joel Tudor (Rodrigo Medeiros) – California, U.S.A. 16. James Brasco (NAGA. Wrestling) – PA Men’s Cruiserweight – 77-87 kg: 1. Rafael Lovato, Jr. (Saulo Ribeiro) – Oklahoma, U.S.A. 2. Chris Moriarty (Team Alliance) – Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. 3. Justin Garcia (Jungle Gym) – Bronx, NY, U.S.A. 4. Rick Macauley (Team Balance/Hassett’s) – Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. 5. Luke Stewart (Ralph Gracie) – San Francisco, CA, U.S.A. 6. Jon Fitch (AKA/Camarillo Brothers/UFC Veteran) – California, U.S.A. 7. Roberto Torralbas (Lloyd Irvin) – Albany, NY, U.S.A. 8. Team Renzo Gracie Representative – New York, U.S.A. 9. Tim Shears (Gracie Barra) – Vancouver, Canada10. Clarck Gracie (Rodrigo Medeiros) – California, U.S.A 11. Cameron Diffey (Ricardo Pires/LVCC) – Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A. 12. Joseph Gutierrez (Showtime Jiu-Jitsu/Javier Vasquez) – La Habra, CA, U.S.A. 13. Brian Caldwell (Brazilian Top Team/Dave Ginsberg) – Boston, MA, U.S.A. Men’s Light-Heavyweight – 88-98 kg: 1. Eliot Marshall (Amal Easton) – Colorado, U.S.A. 2. Misha Cirkunov (Cobra Kai/Marc Laimon) – Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A. 3. Kurt Osiander (Ralph Gracie) – San Francisco, CA, U.S.A. 4. Jimmy Sanchez (Dean Lister) – San Diego, CA, U.S.A. 5. Team Renzo Gracie Representative – New York, U.S.A.6. Nick Stephan (Rodrigo Medeiros) – California, U.S.A.7. Tom Montes (Team Marcos Soares) – Arizona, U.S.A.8. Dan Haney (Team Balance) – Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. 9. Asa Fuller (Cleber Luciano) – California, U.S.A. Men’s Superweight – 99 kg+: 1. Roy ‘Big Country’ Nelson (Xyience Center) – Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A 2. Dustin Ware (Jorge Gurgel) – Grove City, Ohio, U.S.A. 3. Pat Stano (MFC veteran) – Maple Shade, NJ, U.S.A. 4. Jay White (Team Quest) – Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. 5. Daymon J Smith (Tim Burrell) – Massachusetts, U.S.A. 6. Team Renzo Gracie representative – New York, U.S.A. 7. ADCC Mid-West Qualifier – Indiana, U.S.A. 8. Don Richard (Team Caique BJJ) – Arizone, U.S.A. 9. Brandon Ruiz (Sheldon Marr) – Colorado, U.S.A. 10. Peter Nolan (Mark Bocek) – Canada 11. Mario Rinaldi (American Top Team) – Miami, FL, U.S.A. 12. Adriano Bernardo (Canada)13. Dylan Dearborn (Rodrigo Medeiros) Women’s Flyweight: under 55 Kg (121 lbs.) and Under: 1. Felicia Oh (Jean Jacques Machado/10th Planet) – CA 2. Michele Mills (Jackson ?s Gaidojitsu) – NM 3. Yael Young (Canadian Rep) – Canada 4. Nyjah Easton (Team Lloyd Irvin) – MD 5. Aimee Turton (Team Grapplers Quest) – NJ 6. Kanako Inaba (Champion Jiu Jitsu) – IL Women’s Lightweight: 55 KG to 60 KG (121 lbs to 132 lbs): 1. Katherine Rozzi (Saulo Ribeiro) – PA 2. Marie Colangelo (Arnold’s Finalist, MMA Fighter) – IL 3. Amy Moses (Team Lloyd Irvin) – MD 4. Crystina Coats (Dean Lister Fight Team) – CA 5. Angela Wilson – Canada6. Jennifer Newton (Machado/Blitz Center) – NJ7. Cassandra Rivers-Blaso (Luiz Claudio Combat Team) – WIWomen’s Middleweight: 60 Kg to 67 Kg (132 lbs to 147.4 lbs.): 1. Debi Purcell (FighterGirls.com) – CA 2. Emily Kwok (Team Renzo/Almeida) – NJ 3. Jeanette Portocarrero (Jean Jacques Machado) – CA 4. Sheila Bird (Roy Harris) – CA 5. SHANYA BAZLER (Pedro Sauer) – MT 6. Kelly Paul (Ralph Gracie) – CA 7 – Valerie Worthington (Carlson Gracie/Carlson Gracie, Jr) – FLWomen’s Heavyweight: 67 Kg and over (over 147 lbs): 1. Caryn May (#1 RATED Heavyweight in GrapplingLeague.com) – NJ 2. Olga Bakalopoulos – Canada 3. Celita Schultz (Performance/RGDA – Olympic Judoka) – NJ 4. Katrina A. Weilbacher (Paragon JJ/Pan American/Worlds Champ) – CA 5. Lana Stefanic (Relson Gracie/Robin Gieseler) – IL
