2008 United States Pankration Championships
Santa Ana High School
Santa Ana, California
Nov. 9, 2008
www.fightleague.org [2]
2008 United States Pankration Championships
Santa Ana High School
Santa Ana, California
Nov. 9, 2008
www.fightleague.org [2]
202 athletes
Men's division: age 18 and up (104 athletes)
Team Champions:
1. Camp Pendleton (USMC)
2. Fight Club 29 (USMC)
3. TNT BJJ (Arizona)
4. Cobra Kai (Nevada)
5. OCK & MMA (California)
135 lbs: 11
1. Matt Saller – Camp Pendleton
2. Reggie Guerrero – OCK MMA
3. Justin Harrington – TNT BJJ Arizona
3. Kent Tran – West Coast Fight Academy
145lbs: 14
1. Chris Holdsworth – Cobra Kai Las Vegas
2. Kenny Quach – Madu Academy
3. Jagadev Sharma – Ind
3. Noah Newbegin – American Boxing
155lbs: 16
1. David Dew – Fight Club 29 Palms
2. Chris Saunders – HB Ultimate
3. Steve Mulligan – Camp Pendleton
3. Clay Denham – Harte Jujitsu
165lbs: 16
1. Edward Gonzalez- Fight Club 29
2. Omar Cor – TNT BJJ Arizona
3. Ramon Contreras – Camp Pendleton
3. Brent Armstrong – Jokers Wild MMA
175lbs: 15
1. Sky Alles – Gracie Barra
2. Juan Medrano – Centerline Gym
3. Tyler Farwell – Peleliu Illinois
3. Gregory Parker – OCK MMA
185lbs: 9
1. Adrian Ramirez – Cobra Kai Las Vegas
2. Dominic Waters – Fight Club 29 Palms
3. Kevyan Meredith – Bellmans Kung Fu
3. Robbie Valance – Elite MMA
200lbs: 8
1. Tyler Gorlewski – Camp Pendleton
2. Greg Overstreet – Progressive Martial Arts
3. Samuel Bracamonte – Shooters Freestyle San Sose
3. Conan Mastrangel – Krav Maga
220lbs: 10
1. Preston Snook – Camp Pendleton
2. Andrew Tesnow – Fight Club 29 Palms
3. Jason Long – TNT BJJ Arizona
3. Josh Allen – CMS
Heavyweight: 5
1. Steven Dickey – Xtreme TKD
2. Leobaldo Aguirre – Joe Stevenson's Cobra Kai
3.P Snook – Camp Pendleton
3. Marco Luna – American Jiujitsu
Women's division (5 athletes)
Lower Weight: 3
1. Dusti Yates – Shark Tank
2. Natalie Sen – Riverside Submission
3. Sarah Ferrelli – Rojos Dog House
Upper weight: 2
1. Jasmine Hallaek – Riverside Submission
2. Brittnia Morphis – Millenia MMA
YOUTH DIVISIONS
Rookie division: ages 7 and under (6 athletes)
Team Champions:
1. Riverside Submission
2. Combined Martial Science
Lightweight: 6
1. Haiden Gonzalez – Riverside Submission
2. Issca Samano – CMS
3. Steven Kroesen – OCJJ
4. Edward Flores – Riverside Submission
Novice division: ages 8 – 10 (31 athletes)
Team Champions:
1. Riverside Submission
2. Shark Tank
65lbs: 15
1. Cade Olives – No Limits
2. Aidan Claproth – CMS
3. Roman Gonzalez – The Compound MMA
4. Peter Troy – Riverside Submission
77lbs: 6
1. Tyler Rushworth – Warrior Training Center Las Vegas
2. Alexander Dumas – SD Range Fighting
3. David Van Patton – Riverside Submission
4. Luke Samano – Millenia MMA
90lb: 8
1. Luke Troy – Riverside Submission
2. T Rushworth – Warrior Training Center Las Vegas
3. Hamlet – Shark Tank
4. Hamlet – Shark Tank
105lbs: 2
1. Nicholas Nakatani – Shark Tank
2. Natalie Ortiz – Candals Martial Arts
Cadet division: ages 11-13 (23 athletes)
Team Champions
1. Elite MMA
2. Millennia MMA
80lbs: 2
1. Aaron Pico – Hitman Athletics
2. Nick Johnson – LA Boxing Utah
95lbs: 8
1. Daniel Opferman – Elite MMA
2. Clayton Carpernter – SCS Arizona
3. Jack Rosales – CSW
4. Megan Hyland – Progressive Martial Arts
110lbs: 5
1. Nick Blatin – MKA
2. Alex Miller – Millennia MMA
3. Billy Carmouche – Shark Tank
4. Cheney Ciraulo - CMS
125lbs: 3
1. Spencer Nogawa – OCJJ
2. Brandon Cooney – Progressive Martial Arts
3. Billy Carmouche
140lbs: 3
1. Colin Navickas – Cleber JiuJitsu
2. Jaime Nakamura – West Coast Jiujitsu
3. Joey Borao – Riverside Submission
Heavyweight: 2
1. Johnny Beltran – MFS
2. Brittni Morphis – Millenia MMA
Junior division: ages 14- 17 (38 athletes)
Team Champions:
1. Ultimate Fitness
2. Combined Martial Science
115lbs: 4
1. Joseph Morales – Ultimate Fitness
2. Andres Torres – Nor Cal Fight Alliance
3. Devin Cooney – Progressive Martial Arts
4. Gabriel De Santiago – CMS
125lbs: 3
1. Spencer Nogawa – OCJJ
2. Ryan Recendez – Riverside Submission
3. Tim Parten – Progressive Martial Arts
135lbs: 12
1. Bobby Morales – Subfighter MMA
2. Kyler Clark – Marcellinis Martial Arts
3. Michael Lee – CMS
4. Michael Ledesma – West Coast Jiujitsu
145lbs: 3
1. Angelo Trevino – Ultimate Fitness
2. Chris Bolanos – IMS
3. Nash Troeder – TNT BJJ Arizona
157lbs: 10
1. Harout Karapetyan – Kenams Fight Club
2. Bryan Bothwell – Extreme TKD
3. Lake Boothe – CMS
4. Niko Carrafield – Jokers Wild MMA
170 lbs: 3
1. Harout Karapetyan – Kenams Fight Club
2. Jeffrey Braun – TNT BJJ Arizona
3. Omar Santisteban - Ind
185lbs: 1
1. Edmond Kim – Shen Wu
Heavyweight: 2
1. Edmond Kim – Shen Wu
2. Anthony Barraza – Chino MMA
SEE PHOTOS HERE:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12394374@N04/sets/72157608888986467/ [3]
HIGHLIGHT VIDEOS
Men's division
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8vjulTFQi4 [4]
Kids division
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Q-Pa8_lQM [5]
Upcomming events:
2009 California State Championships
Orange County, California Feb/ March 2009
Pankration Team Duals (Four 9 man Teams to compete)
Del Mar San Diego, California March 21 - 22, 2009
Armed Forces Championships
Camp Pendleton May 16, 2009
US World Team Trials July 2009
(ADULTS ONLY: Participants must 1st qualify by placing top 3 in a sanctioned tournament Sept 2008 - July 2009)
2009 Fila World Pankration Championships
Men and Women's divisions (must be 19 yrs)
Sept 11- 14, 2009 Siauliai, Lithuania
TBA
Central Coast Championships TBA
Nor Cal Championships TBA
Inland Empire Championships TBA
Wisconsin World Team Trials Qualifier TBA