2009 California State Pankration Championships

Results & Photos

 

 

April 5, 2009

Santa Ana College Gym (Newly renovated)

1530 West 17th Street

Santa Ana, California 92706

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192 Amateur Athletes participated in the 2009 California State Championships on April 5th at Santa Ana

College. Some of the top Amateur Fighters made their way to Orange County from all parts of California,

Arizona and Nevada to compete in this 7th annual State Championship tournament.

 

Out of the the 30 plus teams, top Men's division honors were earned by Camp Pendleton, Fight Club 29,

White Dragon, FightworX, Main Event Sports Club while Ultimate Fitness, Drysdale BJJ, .Kreitzmans MMA

and Riverside Submission took team awards for the Youth divisions.

 

Next two events are the U.S. Armed Forces Pankration Championships on May 16th at Camp Pendleton

California and the USA World Team Trials in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

 

Photos Courtesy of Daniel Wong

       



2009
California State Pankration Championships

Santa Ana College

April 5, 2009

www.fightleague.org

 

192 Athletes

 

- TEAM RESULTS:

  MEN (Top 5)

  1. Camp Pendleton

  2. Fight Club 29

  3. White Dragon

  4. Main Event Sports Club

  5. FightworX

 

  JUNIORS (Top 3 ) 15 - 17 yrs.

  1. Drysdale BJJ

  2. Main Event Sports Club

  3. Ultimate Fitness

 

  CADET (Top 3) 13 & 14 yrs / PRE TEEN 11 & 12 yrs

  1. Hitman

  2. Ultimate Fitness

  3. Drysdale BJJ

 

  NOVICE 9 & 10 yrs / ROOKIE under 8 yrs ( Top 3)

  1. Riverside Submission

  2. Kreitzmans MMA

  3. Lion’s Den

 

- INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

  MEN 18 & OLDER (105)

  130lbs (6)

  1. Zachary Castro – Knockout Boxing & Fitness

  2. Erwin Vedar – White Dragon

  3. Jose Garcia – FightworX

  3. Omar Medina - White Dragon

 

  140lbs (12)

  1. Josh Paiva - Humble Dragon Martial Arts

  2. Jorge Diaz - Aptos

  3. Jone Lapicto - CMS

  3. Narek Mkheyan - Main Event Sports Club

 

  150lbs (11)

  1. David Torres - Camp Pendleton

  2. Narek Esmailian - Main Event Sports Club

  3. James Blanco - Shooters Freestyle

  3. Brice Holland - Camp Pendleton

 

  160lbs (11)

  1. James Clark - Fight Club 29

  2. David Callahan - 10th Planet

  3. Charles Gay - Camp Pendleton

  3. Edward Chavez - Camp Pendleton

 

  175lbs (16)

  1. David Herrera - Team Quest

  2. Joshua Miranda - Team Kihon

  3. Andrew Morello - Team Morello

  3. Pedro Elias - Caique Jiujitsu

 

  190lbs (16)

  1. Conrado Oceguera - Ultimate Fitness

  2. Omar Askew - Fight Club 29

  3. Benjamin Pearce - White Dragon

  3. Josh Stockman - TNT MMA

 

  205lbs (16)

  1. Kevin Bonovich - Camp Pendleton

  2. Samuel Bracamonte - Shooters Freestyle

  3. Brandon Collins - Camp Pendleton

  3. Nick Molina - Camp Pendleton

 

  225lbs (7)

  1. Hernandez - Danger Zone

  2. Richard Syphax - Mat Rats

  3. Nathan Wolf - Fight Club 29

  3. Jora Petrosian - Main Event Sports Club

 

  Heavyweight (10)

  1. Steven Dickey - Extreme Fighting Systems

  2. Jake Mylless - Pro AM

  3. Abel Serrano - FightworX

  3. George Silva - Extreme Taekwondo

 

  WOMEN (3)

  Lightweight

  1. Delicia Valasquez- Stump -Elite Combat

  2. Janis Harris - 10th Planet

 

  Heavyweight

  1. Ericka Letrice Newsome - FightworX

 

  JUNIOR 15 to 17 YEARS (24)

  121 lbs (4)

  1. Joseph Morales - Ultimate Fitness

  2. Damien Holt - Team Kihon

  3. Andres Torres - Nor Cal Fight Alliance

 

  130 lbs (6)

  1. Eric Vargas - Drysdalle BJJ

  2. Colin Navickas - Cleber Jiujitsu

  3. Frank Rangel - Kreitzmans MMA

 

  140 lbs (4)

  1. Eric Vargas - Drysdalle BJJ

  2. Jaime Nakamura - West Coast Jiujitsu

  3. Joshua Markanson - Ind

 

  150 lbs (4)

  1. Angelo Trevino - Ultimate Fitness

  2. Daniel Garcia - Ind

  3. Chris Reyes - Ind

 

  160 lbs (3)

  1. Bryan Bothwell - Extreme

  2. Antonio Lopez - Kreitzmans MMA

  3. Kusha Abbasi - Ind

 

  185 lbs (3)

  1. Blake Reisfelt - Z Force BJJ

  2. Christopher Babadjanian - Main Event Sports Club

  3. Harputiun Boulanikian - Main Event Sports Club

 

  CADET 13 & 14 YEARS (17)

  96 lbs

  1. Aaron Pico - Hitman

 

  115 lbs (4)

  1. Joseph Morales - Ultimate Fitness

  2. Nathan Mawwhinney - Empire Training Center

  3. Billy Carmouche - Sharktank

 

  130 lbs (7)

  1. Colin Navickas - Cleber

  2. Spencer Nogawa - OCJJ

  3. Nicholas Blatin - MKA

 

  145 lbs

  1. Jamie Nakamura - West Coast jiujitsu

 

  175 lbs (4)

  1. Matthew Gonzalez - Team Quest

  2. Jack Fernandez - Ind

  3. Johnny Beltran - Team Rukkus

 

  PRE-TEEN 11 & 12 YEARS (13)

  76 lbs

  1. Tyler Rush worth - Drysdale BJJ

  2. Harley Esparza - Riverside Submission

 

  85 lbs (6)

  1. Aaron Pico - Hitman

  2. Tyler Rush worth - Drysdale BJJ

  3. Andrew Coyne - Ultimate Fitness

 

  95 lbs (4)

  1. Davan Dutra - Finish Em

  2. Lee Pucket - IMAC

  3. Aaron Pico - Hitman

 

  105 lbs

  1. JJ Reed Stick and Move Kickboxing

 

  NOVICE 9 & 10 YEARS (16)

  66 lbs (5)

  1. Peter Troy - Riverside Submission

  2. Brandon Esparza - Riverside Submission

  3. Mika Carpenter - Lion’s Den

 

  75 lbs (4)

  1. David Van Patten - Riverside Submission

  2. Peter Troy - Riverside Submission

  2. Connor Carpenter - Lion’s Den

 

  85 lbs (3)

  1. Emililano Cabrera - Kreitzman’s MMA

  2. Israel Chavez - Riverside Submission

  3. Enola Cabrera - Riverside Submission

 

  Heavyweight (4)

  1. Luke Troy - Riverside Submission

  2. Joseph Cuellar - Riverside Submission

  3. Israel Chavez - Riverside Submission

 

  ROOKIE 8 & UNDER ( 14)

  56 lbs (5)

  1. Athena Zepeda - Riverside Submission

  2. Steven Kroesen - Tri Center

  3. Kenji Beato - PIMA

 

  65 lbs (6)

  1. David Ritchie - Riverside Submission

  2. Erica Rivera - Riverside Submission

  3. Brent Reed - Cleber

 

  Heavyweight (3)

  1. Haiden Gonzaez - Riverside Submission

  2. Enola Cabrera - Riverside Submission

  3. Cisco Platt - BJJ

 

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- Press Release from Fight League with a little editing from us (color, highlights, etc...)

- Photo's Courtesy of  Daniel Wong \ Fight League

 

 

 

 


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