Tuesday, April 10, 2007

ADCC NEWS :



Few ADCC 2007 openings left
Check out the roster for the tournament taking place next month

The time for the ADCC 2007 is coming up. Set for the 5th and 6th of May, in New Jersey, USA, the prestigious submission grappling competition already practically has the men’s tournament totally defined. There are only a few athletes left to be invited by the tournament, as well as the names of the athletes qualifying from the Japanese and African regions, which should occur this month.

The organizers have not come out officially in relation to who will substitute the injured Dean Lister in the superfight lagainst Roger Gracie. Check out the updated list and stay tuned to GRACIEMAG.com to find out more information about the ADCC 2007:

Undder 66kg

1 - Leo Vieira (Brazil)
2 - Marcinho Feitosa (Brazil)
3 - Jeff Glover (USA)
4 - Rani Yahya (Brazil)
5 - Javi Vasquez (USA)
6 - Sim Go (USA)
7 - Edward Sanchez (USA)
8 - Bruno Frazzato (Brazil)
9 - Jamie Ballard (Australia)
10 - Baret Yoshida (USA)
11 - Renier Nicolas (France)
12 – Japanese qualifying champion
13 – African qualifying champion
14 – athlete to be invited
15 - athlete to be invited
16 - athlete to be invited

Under 77kg

1 - Marcelinho Garcia (Brazil)
2 - Pablo Popovich (USA)
3 - Renzo Gracie (Brazil)
4 - Saulo Ribeiro (Brazil)
5 - Drew Fickett (USA)
6 - Nelson Monteiro (Brazil)
7 - Mark Bocek (Canada)
8 - Eduardo Rios (Portugal)
9 - Miltinho Vieira (Brazil)
10 - Kurt Pellegrino (USA)
11 - George Sotiropoulos (Australia)
12 - André Galvão (Brazil)
13 – Japanese qualifying champion
14 – African qualifying champion
15 – athlete to be invited
16 - athlete to be invited



Under 88kg

1 - Rafael Lovato (USA)
2 - Demian Maia (Brazil)
3 - Chris Moriarty (USA)
4 - Rosimar Palhares (Brazil)
5 - Flavio Almeida (Brazil)
6 - Bruno Bastos (Brazil)
7 - Haim Gozali (Israel)
8 - Delson Pé de Chumbo (Brazil)
9 - Travers Grubb (Austrália)
10 - Tarsis Humphreys (Brasil)
11 - David Avellan (USA)
12 - Sauli Heilimo (Finland)
13 - Rick Macauley (USA)
14 – Japanese qualifying champion
15 – African qualifying champion
16 – athlete to be invited

até 99kg

1 - Cristiano "Titi" Lazzarini (Brazil)
2 - Xande Ribeiro (Brazil)
3 - Anthony Perosh (Australia)
4 - Mikhail Cirkunov (Canada)
5 - Ricardo Arona (Brazil)
6 - Robert Drysdale (Brazil)
7 - Igor vovchanchyn (Ukraine)
8 - Vicbart Geraldino (Dominican Rep.)
9 - Nock Ackerman (USA)
10 - Tim Boetsch (USA)
11 - Steve Rusk (USA)
12 - Radek Turek (Poland)
13 - Thomas Szczerek (Poland)
14 - Bráulio Estima (Brazil)
15 – Japanese qualifying champion
16 – African qualifying champion

Over 99kg

1 - Jeff Monson (USA)
2 - Gabriel Napão (Brazil)
3 - Márcio Pé de Pano (Brazil)
4 - Mario Rinaldi (USA)
5 - Alexandre Cacareco (Brazil)
6 - Ricco Rodriguez (USA)
7 - Roy Nelson (USA)
8 - Luiz Theodoro Big Mac (Brazil)
9 - Elvis Sinosic (Australia)
10 - Janne Pietilainen (Finland)
11 - Rolles Gracie (Brazil)
12 - Marcos Oliveira (Brazil)
13 - Brian Vital (USA)
14 – Japanese qualifying champion
15 – African qualifying champion
16 – Athlete to be invited

The time for the ADCC 2007 is coming up. Set for the 5th and 6th of May, in New Jersey, USA, the prestigious submission grappling competition already practically has the men’s tournament totally defined. There are only a few athletes left to be invited by the tournament, as well as the names of the athletes qualifying from the Japanese and African regions, which should occur this month.

The organizers have not come out officially in relation to who will substitute the injured Dean Lister in the superfight lagainst Roger Gracie. Check out the updated list and stay tuned to GRACIEMAG.com to find out more information about the ADCC 2007:

Undder 66kg

1 - Leo Vieira (Brazil)
2 - Marcinho Feitosa (Brazil)
3 - Jeff Glover (USA)
4 - Rani Yahya (Brazil)
5 - Javi Vasquez (USA)
6 - Sim Go (USA)
7 - Edward Sanchez (USA)
8 - Bruno Frazzato (Brazil)
9 - Jamie Ballard (Australia)
10 - Baret Yoshida (USA)
11 - Renier Nicolas (France)
12 – Japanese qualifying champion
13 – African qualifying champion
14 – athlete to be invited
15 - athlete to be invited
16 - athlete to be invited

Under 77kg

1 - Marcelinho Garcia (Brazil)
2 - Pablo Popovich (USA)
3 - Renzo Gracie (Brazil)
4 - Saulo Ribeiro (Brazil)
5 - Drew Fickett (USA)
6 - Nelson Monteiro (Brazil)
7 - Mark Bocek (Canada)
8 - Eduardo Rios (Portugal)
9 - Miltinho Vieira (Brazil)
10 - Kurt Pellegrino (USA)
11 - George Sotiropoulos (Australia)
12 - André Galvão (Brazil)
13 – Japanese qualifying champion
14 – African qualifying champion
15 – athlete to be invited
16 - athlete to be invited



Under 88kg

1 - Rafael Lovato (USA)
2 - Demian Maia (Brazil)
3 - Chris Moriarty (USA)
4 - Rosimar Palhares (Brazil)
5 - Flavio Almeida (Brazil)
6 - Bruno Bastos (Brazil)
7 - Haim Gozali (Israel)
8 - Delson Pé de Chumbo (Brazil)
9 - Travers Grubb (Austrália)
10 - Tarsis Humphreys (Brasil)
11 - David Avellan (USA)
12 - Sauli Heilimo (Finland)
13 - Rick Macauley (USA)
14 – Japanese qualifying champion
15 – African qualifying champion
16 – athlete to be invited

até 99kg

1 - Cristiano "Titi" Lazzarini (Brazil)
2 - Xande Ribeiro (Brazil)
3 - Anthony Perosh (Australia)
4 - Mikhail Cirkunov (Canada)
5 - Ricardo Arona (Brazil)
6 - Robert Drysdale (Brazil)
7 - Igor vovchanchyn (Ukraine)
8 - Vicbart Geraldino (Dominican Rep.)
9 - Nock Ackerman (USA)
10 - Tim Boetsch (USA)
11 - Steve Rusk (USA)
12 - Radek Turek (Poland)
13 - Thomas Szczerek (Poland)
14 - Bráulio Estima (Brazil)
15 – Japanese qualifying champion
16 – African qualifying champion

Over 99kg

1 - Jeff Monson (USA)
2 - Gabriel Napão (Brazil)
3 - Márcio Pé de Pano (Brazil)
4 - Mario Rinaldi (USA)
5 - Alexandre Cacareco (Brazil)
6 - Ricco Rodriguez (USA)
7 - Roy Nelson (USA)
8 - Luiz Theodoro Big Mac (Brazil)
9 - Elvis Sinosic (Australia)
10 - Janne Pietilainen (Finland)
11 - Rolles Gracie (Brazil)
12 - Marcos Oliveira (Brazil)
13 - Brian Vital (USA)
14 – Japanese qualifying champion
15 – African qualifying champion
16 – Athlete to be invited