2008 California State Pankration Championships
Santa Ana College
April 6, 2008
2008 California State Pankration Championships
Santa Ana College
April 6, 2008
All Men’s and Women’s division placers qualify for the US World Team Trails,
Date, location and details TBA.
285 Athletes Competed in this years event.
MEN’S DIVISION: 132 Competitors
Team Standings:
1. Subfighter Camp Pendleton
2. Throwdown Elite
3. Tie - Elite MMA & Oakdale MMA
Flyweight Under 130 lbs (15 Competitors)
1. Bobby Morales - Subfighter
2. Sammy Saunders - Combined Martial Science
3. Thomas Caseres - Riverside Submission
3. Maxwell Shepherd- Team Magnitude
Bantamweight Under 140 lbs (16 Competitors)
1. John McCauley - Subfighter Camp Pendleton
2. Rafael Garnica - Subfighter Camp Pendleton
3. Kent Tran - Modern Fighting Systems
3. Joseph Han - Subfighter Camp Pendleton
Featherweight Under 150 lbs (16 competitors)
1. Mark Striegl - Throwdown
2. Kyle Koenig - Elite MMA
3. Joshua Vera - American Kickboxing Academy
3. D Cornell - SCMA
Lightweight Under 160 lbs (16 Competitors)
1. Adam Roman -Harte Jiu-Jitsu
2. Keone Baricuatro - Madu
3. Shawn Michels - Fight Worx
3. Kristopher Kyle - Subfighter
Welterweight Under 175 lbs (16 Competitors)
1. Hugo Cortinez - Chul Jin
2. Juan Medrano - Centerline Gym
3. David Gomez - Shark Tank
3. Ryan Sebestra - Harte Jiu-Jiutsu
Middleweight Under 190 lbs (16 Competitors)
1. Robbie Valance - Elite MMA
2. Justin Goverdale - Subfighter Camp Pendleton
3. Steven Valdez - Orange County Kickboxing
3. Ben Pearce - White Dragon
Lt. Heavyweight Under 205 lbs (16 Competitors)
1. Osvaldo Avalos - CSW
2. Ken Lavignia - Throwdown
3. Delvon Garrett - Throwdown
3. Chris Lloyd - Throwdown
Heavyweight Under 230 lbs (13 Competitors)
1. Coery Bennin - Subfighter Camp Pendleton
2. Cameron Adams Shark Tank
3. Taylor Sutherland - Melanson Grappling
3. Brice wells Oakdale MMA
Super Heavyweight Over 230 lbs (14 Competitors)
1. Alberto Franco - CSW
2. Joel Pickard - West Coast Jiu-Jitsu
3. Al Romo - Krietzman’s MMA
3. Angel DeAnda - Oakdale MMA
YOUTH DIVISIONS - 146 Athletes
ROOKIE (Under 8 years) 25 Athletes
Team Standing:
1. Riverside Submission 22 pts
2. Shark Tank 12 pts
3. Modern Fighting Systems 6 pts
Lightweight Under 60 lbs Pool A (7 Competitors)
1. Ryan Lamastra - Shark Tank
2. Steven Kroesen - OCJJ
3. Michael George - Riverside Submission
4. Jeremiah Field - Riverside Submission
Lightweight Under 60 lbs Pool B (6 Competitors)
1. Brent Reed - Modern Fighting Systems
2. Ezra West - Riverside Submission
3. Cooper Crick - Ind.
4. Zurus Perez - AMA Santa Barbara
Lightweight Under 60 lbs Pool C (7 Competitors)
1. Athana Zepeda - Riverside Submission
2. Corey Pena - Riverside Submission
3. Kenji Beato - Progressive Integrated Martial Arts
4. Issac Samano - Combined Martial Science
Heavyweight Over 60 lbs (5 Competitors)
1. Wyatt Duncan - Shark Tank
2. Marisil Chavez - Riverside Submission
3. Cameron Jordan - Combined Martial Science
4. Brice West - Riverside Submission
NOVICE (8 - 10 years) 34 Athletes
Team Standing:
1. Combined Martial Science 21 pts
2. Riverside Submission 8 pts
3. Shark Tank 7 pts
Flyweight Under 65 Lbs (11 Competitors)
1. David Van Patten - Riverside Submission
2. Kai Kramer - North County Fight Club
3. Roman Gonzalez - The Compound MMA
4. Aidan Claproth - Combined Martial Science
Lightweight Under 77 lbs (8 Competitors)
1. Tyler Rushworth - Cobra Kai
2. Zackery Ashworth - Combined Martial Science
3. Alexander Dumas - San Diego Range Fighting
4. Michael Hamlet - Shark Tank
Welterweight Under 90 lbs (8 Competitors)
1. Nicholas Nakatani - Shark Tank
2. George Garcia - Modern Fighting Systems
3. Wyatt Maleta - OCJJ
4. Wade Gonzalez - Team Quest
Middleweight Under 105 lbs (4 Competitors)
1. Vincent Perez - Combined Martial Science
2. Chaney Ciraulo - Combined Martial Science
3. Juan Velasco - Kreitzmans MMA
4. David Piaz - Riverside Submission
Heavyweight Over 105 lbs (3 Competitors)
1. Vincent Perez - Combined Martial Science
2. Garedy Riley - Charvet Academy
3. Andrew Rathbone - Riverside Submission
CADET (11 - 13 years) 34 Athletes
Team Standing:
1. Tie- Team Quest & Riverside Submission pts
2. Four way Tie - West Coast Jiu-Jitsu & Elite MMA & Cobra Kai & Ultimate Fitness
Flyweight Under 80 lbs (5 Competitors)
1. Daniel Opferman - Elite MMA
2. Ruben Rodrigues - Riverside Submission
3. Clayton Carpenter - Spartan Combat Sports
4. Joseph Rodriguez - Millennia
Lightweight Under 95 lbs (8 Competitors)
1. Anthony Kaulili - Cobra Kai
2. Alex Miller - Millennia
3. Jared Calderon - Riverside Submission
4. Alex Longworth - Riverside Submission
Welterweight Under 110 lbs (9 Competitors0
1. Joseph Morales - Ultimate Fitness
2. Spencer Nogawa - OCJJ
3. Dean Wellen - Gracie Academy
4. Billy Carmouche - Shark Tank
Middleweight Under 125 lbs (8 Competitors)
1. Colin Navickas - Cleber Jiujitsu
2. Brandon Maleta - OCJJ
3. Michael Ledesma - West Coast Jiu-jitsu
4. Angel Perez - Shark Tank
Lt Heavyweight Over 125 lbs (4 Competitors)
1. Shane Gonzales - Team Quest
2. Jamie Nakamura - West Coast Jiujitsu
3. Cole Moser - BOGIFIT
4. Jason Welch BOGIFIT
JUNIOR (14 - 17 years) 53 Athletes
Team Standings:
1. BOGIFIT 69 Pts
2. Oakdale MMA 65 pts
3. Riverside Submission 57 pts
Flyweight Under 115 lbs (8 Competitors)
1. Dustin Moor IMS
2. Andres Torres Nor Cal Fighting Alliance
3. Damien Holt - Kehon MMA
4. Double Default
Bantamweight Under 125 lbs (8 Competitors)
1. Bobby Morales - Subfighter Camp Pendleton
2. Michael Gall - Oakdale MMA
3. Mike Dominguez - Chul Jin TKD
4. Jonathan Boa - BOGIFIT
Featherweight Under 135 lbs (11 Competitors0
1. Kyler Clark - Marcelinis Clark
2. Eloy Garza - Oakdale MMA
3. Thomas Casarez - Riverside submission
4. Anthony Chavez - Riverside Submission
Lightweight Under 145 lbs (10 Competitors)
1. Brian Ortega - Gracie Academy
2. Brad McDonald - Oakdale MMA
3. Nico Manocchi - CMS
4. Paxton Chanthaphc - White Dragon
Welterweight Under 157 lbs (11 Competitors)
1. Jonathan Urango - Charvet MMA
2. Harout Karapetyan - Kenums Dojo
3. Jacob Yonkers - Riverside Submission
4. Edward Vartanian - Main Event
Middleweight Under 170 lbs (6 Competitors)
1. Andy Pham - Kreitzman’s MMA
2. Zane Sisneros - The Compound MMA
3. Patrick Boyd - BOGIFIT
4. Juan Castro - BOGIFIT
Lt. Heavyweight Under 185 lbs (4 Competitors)
1. Edmund Kim - Shen wu
2. Oscar Cubias - IND
3. Destin Craver - Combined Martial Science
4. Uria Medina - BOGIFIT
Heavyweight Over 185 lbs (3 Competitors)
1. Neil McCoy - Alliance
2. Harut Boulaniklan - Main Event
3. Robert Zorzi - American Self Defense
WOMEN’S DIVISION (14 years and over) 7 Athletes
Lower Weights 3 Athletes
1. Stephanie Teerlink - White Dragon
2. Megan Anderson - Cobra Kai
3. Jamiely Martinez - Fight Forum
Upper Weights - 4 Athletes
1. Connie Bartlet - Orange County Kickboxing
2. Fatina Martinez - White Dragon
3. Karina Hallinan - Fight Lab
4. Leah Mancilias - LA Boxing
Photos are up on www.fightleague.org [2]
The next Event is the Armed Forces Pankration Championships on May 17th (Military Only) in San Diego/ Camp Pendleton California. This event is only open to Active Duty and Active Reservists from all branches of the Armed Forces.
We are also planning a Team Dual Event in June with All Star Teams competing against each other in a dual meet format.