September 29, 2022

Old News 2005-2009

12/16/09 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighter at AFC 66:v Doug Evans Ref Stopped the fight in the 2nd. Doug remains the Bantamweight Champ!!Great Job!12/10/09 – Doug Evans and ABJJ featured on the KTVA News. Check it out.http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid35375952001?bctid=56000580001http://www.ktva.com/ci_1396825412/7/09- Congratulations ABJJ students, Promotions: Stripes:White Belt 1st Stripe: Bob Spelta, Dominic Fisk, Greg Worth, Kevin Jensen, Michael Simms White Belt 2nd Stripe: Tyler MerrittWhite Belt 3rd Stripe: Daniel Huls, Joel SimpsonWhite Belt 4th Stripe: Dmitry Korobov, Nani Palmer Blue Belt 4th Stripe: Sean Prince Purple Belt 2nd Stripe: Kevin Barber Great job!11/11/09- Congratulations Wolf Pack fighter at AFC 65:v Nate Hannah, Submission in the 3rdv Frank Watts, Submission in 1stGreat Job!10/10/09- At ABJJ we get a lot of requests for what else members can do for their training outside of the gym. Professor Tinguinha has just started a comprehensive web site full of techniques, competition videos, and other great training tips. We recommend all ABJJ members think about subscribing to this. For military or North Slope workers with schedules that prevent them from training as much as they would like this is a must have.You can find the web site at: http://www.tbjj.tv/site/home.aspx10/5/09- Congratulations ABJJ students, Promotions:Belts:Blue Belt: Stephen Saccone, Nate HannahPurple Belt: Doug Evans Stripes:White Belt 1st Stripe: Jason Oxholm, Jered Buss, Joseph Melton, Mandy Sparks, Phillp Napier White Belt 2nd Stripe: Aaron Showalter, Benjamin ZeckavicWhite Belt 4th Stripe: Samir Halilic Blue Belt 3rd Stripe: Hugo Barragan, Kelly Pejinag Excellent job!10/3/09- Congratulations to ABJJ Student Chris Coussens who competed in Southeastern Jiu Jitsu Challenge 2009 in Alabama.v 2nd place Men’s Advanced No Gi 171-185Nice Job!9/26/09 – ABJJ team members showed up in force to see what new techniques Tinguinha would be showing at this year’s seminar. Everyone had a great time and learned a lot. (see the media section for more pics)9/26/09 - Congratulations ABJJ students, Promotions (courtesy of Tinguinha):Brown Belt: Ryder Spadafore9/5/09 – The ABJJ team is training hard. Here are some pics from our latest interval training on the stairs (more pics in the gallery). Typically their heart rate is above 180 BPM for this workout (90% of max).9/1/09 – Congratulations to ABJJ Student Pat Diamond who competed in GrappleMania North Carolina 2009.v 1st place Men’s Intermediate No Gi 160-179.9v 1st place Men’s Blue Belt 170-179.9v 2nd place Men’s Blue Belt AbsoluteNice Job!8/03/09 - Congratulations ABJJ students, Promotions:Belts:Blue Belt: Chris Brennan, Frank Watts, Rob Yundt Stripes:White Belt 1st Stripe: Mina Fujimoto, Corbett Ercolani, Dave Wheeler, Jose Gonzalez White Belt 2nd Stripe: Shaun TygartWhite Belt 3rd Stripe: Shane OmerWhite Belt 4th Stripe: Stephen Saccone Blue Belt 1st Stripe: Dustin HendricksBlue Belt 4th Stripe: Doug Evans Excellent job!7/18/09- Congratulations Doug Evans at Shark Fight 5. Doug submitted his opponent in the second round and is now the Featherweight Champion.7/08/09- Congratulations Wolf Pack fighter at AFC 61:v Rob Yundt, Unanimous decision6/30/09 – Congratulations Doug Evans who was nominated as runner-up for “Best Fight” (2009) and contender for “Round of the Year” in a recent article from Sports Illustrated.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/josh_gross/06/25/mid-year.awards/index.html6/15/09 - Congratulations ABJJ students, Promotions:Belts:Blue Belt: Josh Henry Stripes:White Belt 1st Stripe: Roman Chaves White Belt 2nd Stripe: Daniel HulsWhite Belt 3rd Stripe: Dmity Korobov, Nani Palmer, Koa Bailey, Tim HendricksWhite Belt 4th Stripe: Nate Hannah, Mark Achas Blue Belt 1st Stripe: Ryan Ayay Excellent job!6/10/09 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighter at AFC 60:v Nate Hannah, Unanimous decisionv Josh Henry, Unanimous decision5/21/09 – Anyone looking to get some extra training can see Assistant Instructor Ryder for private lessons. Cost is $30 per half-hour, or $250 for 10 classes.05/08/09 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighter at AFC 59:v Kevin Barber, 3 rounds unanimous decisionGood Work!04/13/09- Congratulations ABJJ students, Promotions: Stripes:White Belt 1st Stripe: Dale Madill, Shaun Tygart White Belt 2nd Stripe: Tim GeiermannWhite Belt 3rd Stripe: Samir Halilic, Stephen SacconeWhite Belt 4th Stripe: Josh Henry, Rob Yunot Blue Belt 1st Stripe: Jerry BacodBlue Belt 2nd Stripe: Hugo Barragan, Jason Taylor, Kelly PejinagBlue Belt 3rd Stripe: Sean Prince Your hard work is paying off.04/08/09 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at AFC 58:· Dustin Hendricks, 1st round tap out· Nate Hannah, 1st round arm bar· Doug Evans, 2nd round heal hook. Doug is the interim Bantamweight ChampNice Job!3/28/09 – 2009 BJJ Pan Am’sABJJ sent a team to join with Tinguinha BJJ competition team at the Pan AM’s. Our members Steve Saccone, Shane Omer, Josh Henry, Rob Yundt, Kelly Pajinag, and Sean Prince won an incredible 22 matches. Additionally, the following medals were won:v Josh, 2nd place White belt Middle weightv Rob, 1st place White belt Heavy weightv Sean, 1st place Blue belt Masters Heavy weightExcellent job guys!3/14/09- Congratulations Robert Fisher for taking 3rd place at NAGA in the middle weight white belt division. Picture in gallery (misc).02/04/09 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at AFC 56:· Nate Hannah, 2nd round submission· Kevin Barber, 3 rounds unanimous decisionWay to Go!02/02/09- Congratulations ABJJ students, Promotions:Belts:Blue Belt: Dustin Hendricks Stripes:White Belt 1st Stripe: Aaron Showalter, David (Sam) Craig, Dmitry Surnin, Veronica Padula White Belt 2nd Stripe: Dmity Korobov, Shane Omer, Nani PalmerWhite Belt 3rd Stripe: Corie Geiermann, Josh Henry, Nate HannahWhite Belt 4th Stripe: Chris Brennan Blue Belt 2nd Stripe: Sean PrinceBlue Belt 3rd Stripe: Doug Evans12/22/08- Congratulations ABJJ students, Promotions:Stripes:White Belt 2nd Stripe: Stephen SacconeBlue Belt 1st Stripe: Kelly PajinagPurple Belt 1st Stripe: Kevin BarberPurple Belt 4th Stripe: Ryder Spadafore11/12/08 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at AFC 53:· Nate Hannah, 1st round tap out· Robert Fisher, 3rd round submission (no tap as he went unconscious)· Josh Henry, 3 rounds unanimous decisionGreat job guys!10/25/08- Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at Shark Fights Promotions in TX; Doug Evans win via arm bar in round 1.10/13/08- Congratulations ABJJ students, Promotions:Belts:Blue Belt: Jerry BacodStripes:White Belt 1st Stripe: Dmitry Korobov, Shane Omer White Belt 2nd Stripe: Corie Geiermann, Joe Wagner, Nate Hannah, Samir HalilicWhite Belt 3rd Stripe: Chris Brennan, Robert FisherWhite Belt 4th Stripe: Dustin Hendricks Blue Belt 1st Stripe: Chris Coussens, Jason TaylorGood job, keep up the hard training.9/13/08- Thanks to Professor Tinguinha for putting on another great seminar. And thanks to all the ABJJ students in attendance for coming ready to learn and working hard to continually better themselves.8/16/08 - Mauricio "Tinguinha" Mariano will be back to ABJJ on 9/13 at 11am-2pm to put on another one of his great seminars. Everyone who has attended past seminars has got a lot from them. $100 Sign up early.8/4/08 - Congratulations ABJJ students, Promotions:Belts:Blue Belt: Kelly Pajinag Stripes:White Belt 1st Stripe: Louis Alvis, Nate Hannah, Stephen SacconeWhite Belt 2nd Stripe: Josh HenryWhite Belt 3rd Stripe: Darin Pestrikoff, Jason DelozierBlue Belt 1st Stripe: Sean PrinceBlue Belt 2nd Stripe: Doug Evans, Pat Diamond 7/16/08 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at AFC 49:· Darrin Pestrikoff, Sub at 1:19 1St. Darrin is the new AFC Bantamweight Champion!6/11/08 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at AFC 48:· Zack Baker, Unanimous Decision· Joe Fonoti, 2:59 2nd – tap out6/9/08 - Congratulations ABJJ students, Promotions:Stripes:White Belt 2nd Stripe: Tim Hendricks, Zack BakerWhite Belt 3rd Stripe: Esua Lealaisalanoa, Joe Fonoti, Kevin Fanning, Rob YunotWhite Belt 4th Stripe: Jerry BacodBlue Belt 1st Stripe: Hugo BarraganPurple Belt 3rd Stripe: Ryder Spadafore6/1/08 – There was program aired in Europe that featured the AFC and a lot of coverage of Doug Evans and other ABJJ fighters. The show is broke into 6 files (Epizod) to the right.http://www.thanku.com/htmls/programy/wolna/wolna_amerykanka_2.html5/23/08 – ABJJ’s Rob Yundt is slated to being fighting in the UFC’s Ultimate Fighter 7 6/21/08. Good luck Rob.http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6334&zoneid=135/16/08 – ABJJ’s Doug Evans just finished instructing a two week BJJ “intensive” class at Seller Secondary school. We had a great group of kids and everyone made a lot of progress in a short amount of time. We all wish our high school would have had BJJ as an elective.5/15/08 – Congratulations ABJJ students at the Anchorage Army Combatives Tournament:¨ Hugo Barragan, 2nd place 185lb¨ William Bonner, 1st place 170lb4/26/08 – Congratulations Zack Baker for taking 1st place the Cesar Gracie Invitational tournament no-gi white belt division.4/14/08- Congratulations ABJJ students, Promotions:Belts:Blue Belt: Sean Prince, Jason Taylor, Christopher CoussensPurple Belt: Kevin BarberStripes:White Belt 1st Stripe: Samir Halilic, Benjamin Zeckavic, Ben Arnett, Melissa Pfeffer, Tim Geiermann, Corie Geiermann, Nani Palmer White Belt 2nd Stripe: Darin Pestrikoff, Jason DelozierWhite Belt 4th Stripe: Kelly PajinagBlue Belt 1st Stripe: Doug Evans, Pat DiamondPurple Belt 1st Stripe: Brandon Bibee4/1/08 – Doug Evan’s will be fighting on Showtime’s EliteXC on 4/5/08. Good luck Doug.3/29/08 – ABJJ members did a great job joining with Tinguinha’s competition team at the 2008 Pan American Championships. Congratulations to Sean Prince on taking 1st in White belt-Masters-Heavy division.2/11/08 - Congratulations ABJJ students, Promotions:Belts:Blue Belt: Ryan AyayStripes:White Belt 2nd Stripe: Joe Fonoti, Kevin Fanning, Rob Yundt, Seth Skogstad, Esau LealaisalanoaWhite Belt 4th Stripe: John Rodriguez, Sean Prince1/30/08 – Just released, Rob Yundt was asked to fight in this weekends UFC 81!1/26/08 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at No Limit Fights in Dallas TX.· Seth Skogstad, 0:36 1st Tapout due to strikes· Kevin Barber, 2:11 1st Tapout due to heal hook. Kevin brought home the 155lb Belt!12/30/07 - Doug Evans did a good job representing AK at the UFC but lost the decision to the fight. Keep up the hard work and it will pay off.12/13/07 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at AFC 42:· Esau Lealasalanoa, 1:03 2nd Arm bar· Joe Fonoti, 3 rounds Unanimous Dec.12/10/07 - Congratulations ABJJ students, Stripes Promotion:White Belt 1st Stripe: Jason Delozier, Joe Wagner, Seth Skogstad, Randy Zacher, Jerod ChristiansenWhile Belt 3rd Stripe: Dustin Hendricks, Jerry Bacod, Kelly PajinagWhile Belt 4th Stripe: Jason Taylor, Christopher CoussensBlue Belt 4th Stripe: Kevin BarberPurple Belt 2nd Stripe: Ryder Spadafore11/15/07 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at AFC 41:· Dustin Hendricks, 0:53 2nd RNC· Seth Skogstad, Corner stoppage after 1st round11/8/07 – ABJJ’s Doug Evan’s will be fighting in UFC 79 on 12/29/07. Good luck to Doug.http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=5027&zoneid=1310/25/07 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at AFC 40:· Jason Taylor, Unanimous Decision· Rob Yundt, Ref stops at 0:53 1st – GNP10/17/07 - Congratulations ABJJ students, Promotions:Belts:Blue Belt: Pat Diamond, Doug Evans, Seth HildebrandPurple Belt: Brandon BibeeStripes:White Belt 1st Stripe: Brad Quillen, Chris Brennan, Esau Lealaisalanoa, Joe Fonoti, Joshua Shearer, Kevin Fanning, Michael (Zack) Baker, Rob Yundt, Shaen RobbWhile Belt 3rd Stripe: Sean Prince Blue Belt 1st Stripe: Larene PeeplesGood jobs guys, your hard work is paying off. See the new gallery “Belt test 10/17” for pics.9/21/07 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at AFC 39:· Ryan Ayay, Ref stops at 1:40 2nd – GNP· Darrin Pestrikoff, Ref stops at 1:00 2nd – GNP8/06/07 - Congratulations ABJJ students, Stripes Promotion:White Belt 1st Stripe: Robert GuayWhile Belt 2nd Stripe: Dustin Hendricks, Jerry Bacod, Robert Fisher, Kelly PejinagWhile Belt 3rd Stripe: Jason Taylor, Christopher CoussensWhile Belt 4th Stripe: Pat Diamond, Doug Evans, Seth Hildebrand, Ryan AyayBlue Belt 2nd Stripe: Kevin BarberBlue Belt 4th Stripe: Brandon BibeePurple Belt 1st Stripe: Ryder Spadafore 8/04/07 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighter at AFC 38:· Kevin Barber, 1:32 2nd round Ref Stoppage. Kevin remains the Welterweight Champion.7/06/07 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at AFC 37:· Rob Yundt, 1st 1:03 Ref Stoppage GNP06/08/07- Congratulations Doug Evans who has been signed to fight in the UFC’s upcoming TUF 5 FINALE June 23rd against Roger Huerta. The fight should be televised. Way to go Doug!5/09/07 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at AFC 35:· Zack Shelley, Unanimous Decision· Sean "The Pitbull" Hendrick, 1st 2:03 Ref Stoppage GNP· Doug Evans, Unanimous Decision. This was an epic super fight with very skilled and experienced former WEC fighter Mike Joy out of Seattle WA.Great Job guys!4/21/07 Mauricio "Tinguinha" Mariano put on a great couple of classes. Those that couldn’t make it really missed out. Check out the gallery for some pics.4/9/07 - Congratulations ABJJ students, Stripes Promotion:White Belt 1st Stripe: Dustin Hendricks, Jerry Bacod, Robert FisherWhile Belt 2nd Stripe: Jason Taylor, Will Randall, Pete LeeWhile Belt 3rd Stripe: Mark Achas, Pat Diamond, Doug Evans, Seth Hildebrand, Ryan Ayay, Harold VelicariaBlue Belt 3rd Stripe: Brandon Bibee 3/07/07 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at AFC 33:· Doug Evans, 2nd 2:46 Ref Stoppage GNP. Doug was fighting up a weight class and is now ranked #2 in that class in addition to still being the Bantamweight Champion.· Kevin Barber, 3rd 1:13 Tap Out Arm Bar. Kevin remains the Welterweight Champion.Great Job guys!2/14/07 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at AFC 32, Sean "Pitbull" Hendrick, 1st :32 Sec. Tap Out GuillotineTim Hendricks, 1st - :49 sec. TKO Von Flue Choke. Way to make quick work of your opponents guys.2/2/07 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at The Peninsula Fight Challenge, Dustin Hendricks 2Nd round tapped him out via RNC Tim Hendricks 1st 0:27 tapped him out via North/South Choke Doug Evans unanimous decision, Doug took home the belt for the 155lb class.1/15/07 - Congratulations ABJJ student Larene Peeples on her promotion to Blue belt.Stripes Promotion:While Belt 2nd Stripe-Harold Velicaria12/29/06 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighter Kevin Barber at The Peninsula Fight Challenge who won his Super fight by decision.12/13/06 – ABJJ is now part of The Tinguinha BJJ Academy Team. 3rd Degree Black Belt Mauricio "Tinguinha" Mariano is known for his great technique and detailed instruction. Tinguinha has a wealth of BJJ knowledge that we can benefit from. Expect to see Tinguinha up to Alaska a few times a year and all students are welcome at his Orange County school as well. Check out his web site for more detail; http://www.tinguinha.com/12/11/06 - Congratulations ABJJ student Ryder Spadafore on his promotion to Purple belt.12/7/06 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at AFC 30, Seth Hildebrande, 1st 1:27 - Tapout Kimura Tim Hendricks, Unanimous Decision Doug Evans, 1st 2:10 - Tapout GNP. Doug is the new Bantamweight Champion11/29/06- Congratulations ABJJ students, Stripes Promotions:White Belt 1st Stripe- Peter Lee, Matt Nore, Jason Taylor, Will Randall, Sean PrinceWhile Belt 2nd Stripe- Mark Achas, Pat Diamond, Doug Evans, Seth Hildebrand, Ryan Ayay, Chris Coussens11/15/06- Congratulations Wolf Pack fighter at AFC 29, Kevin Barber, 2nd - 1:16 Tapout north/south choke. Kevin is the new Welterweight Champion. 9/20/06 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighter at AFC XXVII, Tim Hendricks, 2nd 2:30 Ref Stoppage 9/10-9/19/06 – We had an excellent 10 days of training from World Champion Black Belt Felipe Costa.Check out http://www.brazilianblackbelt.locaweb.com.br/site/texto_noticia.asp?codigo=727 or the media section for Pics.9/9/06 – Congratulations to ABJJ's Jesus Nava who recently moved to UT and entered the American Grappling Games no-gi tournament. Jesus submitted all four opponents and took 1st place in his weight class the intermediate division.8/23/06 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at AFC XXVI, Jesse Brock, 1st 2:13 Tap Out Arm Bar Kevin Barber, 2nd 1:15 Tap Out Kimura 8/14/06 - Congratulations ABJJ students, Stripes Promotions:Blue Belt 2nd Stripe- Brandon Bibee7/12/06 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at AFC XXV,Tim Hendricks, 2nd 1:25 Tap Out GNPAndy Garnand, 1st 2:16 Tap Out RNC6/22/06 – Congratulations ABJJ students, Stripes Promotions:White Belt 1st Stripe- Mark Achas, Harold Velacaria, Chris Coussens, Seth HildebrandeBlue Belt 2nd Stripe- Jesus NavaBlue Belt 4th Stripe- Ryder Spadafore6/14/06 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighter at AFC XXIIII,Rob Yundt, 1st 2:32 Ref Stoppage GNPScott Jorgenson, 1st Tap Out Arm Bar5/25/06 – Check out Superstation 13 article on MMA featuring the Wolf Pack5/18/06 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at AFC XXIII, 4-0!!! Tim Hendricks, 1st 2:17 Tap Out RNCRob Yundt, 2nd 1:01 Tap Out RNC Sean "Pitbull" Hendrick, 1st 0:55 sec. Tap Out GuillotineSeth Skogstad, Unanimous Decision4/15/06- We had a great BJJ seminar from Professor Mauricio "Tinguinha" Mariano. We have some new submissions to try out on those who couldn’t make it. Check out the new pics.4/12/06 - Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at AFC XXII,Susan Arnett, 1st 0:44 sec - Ref stoppage stand up poundingMatt Nore, 2nd 0:35 sec - Ref Stoppage GNPBen Miebs, 1st 2:09 - Tap Out Kimura 4/07/06- We had a great Muay Thai seminar from Mike Parker. Check out the gallery for new pics.3/08/06- Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at AFC XXI;Rob Yundt, Unanimous DecisionSean “Pitbull” Hendrick, 1st 2.58 KO2/15/06- Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at AFC XX;Rob Yundt, 2nd 2:39 Tap Out submission via Leg Lock1/28/06- Congratulations Paul Sturgeon who has been promoted to purple belt by 5th degree black belt Carlos Henrique "Caique" Elias (www.caiquejiujitsu.com).1/11/06- Congratulations Wolf Pack fighters at AFC XIX;Albert Lua, 1st 27 sec. submission via Triangle ChokeNate Marugg, 2nd 2:36 submission via RNCSeth Skogstad, 1st 12 sec. KO Right Hand