FILA 

 

USA Senior Team for FILA World Championships

 MMA & Pankration

Belgrade Serbia

Sept 29 to Oct 1, 2011

 

Preliminary Results are Here

  

MEN'S TEAM 

 

132 lbs - Anthony Frank (60 kilos) - Team Oyama / Lightning MMA

143 lbs - Vihn Phung (65 kilos) - Team Oyama

Alternates - Jessie Tobar - Body Architecture, Farley Thomas - Cobra Kai

154 lbs - Micah Gallardo (70 kilos) - USSD

Alternates - Donald Miller - Cal Poly, Kelson Penn - P5, Javier Farias - LAB

165 lbs - James Clark (75 kilos) - 29 Palms

Alternate - Angelo Trevino - Ultimate Fitness, Cesar Ramirez - 29 Palms

176 lbs - Samuel Bracamonte (80 kilos) - Team Pedro

Alternate - Nathan Murphy - Camp Pendleton, Louis Bracomonte - Shooters 

198 lbs - Dahlen Wilson (90 kilos) - 29 Palms

Alternate - Shawn Stallings - Camp Pendleton, Tony Chavez - Shooters

242 lbs - Michael Smith (110 kilos) - 29 Palms

Alternate - Ronald Ayers - Ind, Jason Renner, Body Architecture

Hwt - Michael Reteria (Absolute) - Temple MMA

Alternate - Mark Mendez - Kombat Arts Institute Tampa, Peter Rocha - Body Architecture 

 

WOMEN'S TEAM

 

110 lbs - Kristin Palmejar (50 kilos) - P5 Academy

121 lbs - *OPEN (55 kilos)

132 lbs - *OPEN (60 kilos)

143 lbs - Kati Maki (65 kilos) - Dave Sixel Team USA

165 lbs - Amy Wilke (75 kilos)

 Hwt. - Laura Elder Hill - Absolute - SUDA

 

 

*Champions will receive partial funds needed to attend the 2011 Worlds. 

*2nd & 3rd place finalists from World Team Trails will receive funds if used as alternates in the event National Champions can not attend.

*Non partipants from the World Team Trials may not receive "tournament based funds" if selected as a member of the US Team. 

 

Team members will receive official documentation of selection for the United States Team as well as a listing of available funds from USAPA President Dave Sixel.

 

  • Individual Athletes are encouraged to use USA Pankration's Non Profit Status to generate personal sponsorship for additional funds to attend the World Championships. Please contact Karen Maki at  kmaki@ldfcasino.com for more info. 
 

 

 

 

USA Teams for 2011 World Veteran, Cadet & Junior World Championships 

Tamasi, Hungry

November 4 - 6, 2011 

 

Still awaiting the official proclamation from FILA with additional details. 

 

All participants from the US National Championships 35 yrs and older are qualified to attend the Veterans World Championships 

 

 

The Following Youth Participants  have qualified to attend 2011 FILA World Youth Championships in Tamasi, Hungry:

 

Conaway Cord - Greubels MMA

Riley Mornhinweg - Body Archetecture

Randy Lin - OC Kick Boxing

Destry Talledo - Drysdale Jui Jitsu

Christian Lee - United MMA

Ryan Verduga - OC Kickboxing

Caitlyn Rodriguez - Camarillo MMA

Jalyssa Theobald - Dave Sixel Team USA

Dominator UY - Kombat Arts Institute Tampa

Angel Cordova - Team Rukkus

Vincent Meng - Meng's

Clayton Carpenter - Power MMA

Ryan Kane - CCFA

JJ Reed - Team Rukkus

Tyler Turner - Body Architecture

Varun Vashishat - Body Architecture

Anthony Zepeda - Drysdale Hyena

Angela Lee - United MMA

Aitana Chavez - Playground Legends Fight

Joseph Morales - Team Alpha Male

Nicholas Torrance - Greubels MMA

Ryan Jackson - Independent

James Bennett - Strasser's Freestyle Academy

Spencer Nogawa - Machado/ Lightning MMA

Austin Davis - Valhalla

Cody Cunningham - Gladiator MMA

Leo Bracamonte - Shooters Freestyle

  

The Following are elegable if age divisions are represented at the World Championships:

 

Rocco Luciano - Team Rukkus

Travis Duncan - OC Kickboxing

Jonavan Ascension - OC Kickboxing

Seven Kroesen - Team Awesome / Lightning

David Kalayanaprapruit - Hyena Muay Thai

Issac Sammano - Team Rukkus

Alex Gonzales - OC Kickboxing

Ehtan Hook - Camarillo MMA

Brock Locnikar - Lions Den

Real Fernando - CMS

Alec Ralph - Team Rukkus

Taylor Robinson - Unity Martial Arts

Taylor Ross - OC Kickboxing

Hale Enos - Tap Out Las Vegas

Xavier Burgess - Dave Sixel Team USA

Kohl Hertz - OC Kickboxing

Nicki Eustace - Candals MMA

Carl Wewasson - Dave Sixel Team USA

Alexander Dumas - The Arena

Brent Reed - Team Rukkus

Connor Carpenter - Power Mma

  
For additional information contact Dave Sixel at president@usafpa.com
 
ONE MORE CHANCE TO REPRESENT THE UNITED STATES AT THE FILA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
  
The US Pankration and MMA (Combat Grappling) Teams have been selected pending alternates but the Grappling Team Trails are sill open. 
  
USA Wrestling has announced that the 2011 U.S. Grappling World Team Trials will
be hosted at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, Nev., Aug. 5-7.

This event will serve as the qualifying event for the U.S. team which will
compete in the FILA Grappling World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, Sept. 29
- Oct. 1.
  
The weight classes for FILA Grappling are:
MEN'S WEIGHT DIVISIONS:
60 kg/132 lbs.
65 kg/143 lbs.
70 kg/154 lbs.
75 kg/165 lbs.
80 kg/176 lbs.
90 kg/198 lbs.
110 kg/242 lbs.
Absolute
  
WOMEN'S WEIGHT DIVISIONS:
50 kg/110 lbs.
55 kg/121 lbs.
60 kg/132 lbs.
65 kg/143 lbs.
75 kg/165 lbs.
Absolute

Senior Grapplers are 20 years or older (Born 1991 or before). Participants must
be USA Wrestling members to compete. Athlete membership is $35 for a full year
membership or $10 for a one-weekend membership (valid for this event only).
  
The World Championships will have both Gi and No Gi divisions.

Competitors may sign up online through TrackWrestling.com for $75 per style.
Deadline for online registration is Wednesday, August 3 at 11:59 p.m. Central
Time. On-site registration is also available at $85 per style.
To register for the U.S. Grappling World Team Trials, visit the following link
http://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/registration/BasicPreReg1.jsp?tournamentGroupId
=14048009
 

To visit the website for the U.S. Grappling World Team Trials, visit:
http://www.themat.com/events/default.php?page=default&EventID=26035

For more information, contact Gary Abbott of USA Wrestling at 719-659-9637 cell
or via email at gabbott@usawrestling.org.

 

ATTENTION 

 

Youth Pankration Fighters are Needed for Aug 6th at the Phoenix Club, Anaheim California

 

Kids Pankration Highlights - 2011 National Championships.wmv
Kids Pankration Highlights - 2011 National Championships.wmv

There will be an opportunity for up to 24 kids to compete in an Inaugural Show professionally produced in conjunction with the Badgefights Combat Grappling League

 

APPLY HERE

 

 

 

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