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2017 BC Provincials BC - May 6th 2017 Competitor List Last Update: 04/29/2017 00:00 GI DIVISIONS WHITE BELT - MIGHTY MITE OPEN (5 and 6 years old) Gi - Mighty Mite Open - White Belt - Bantamweight (45 - 55 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 ARTIN NAZARI Posener's Pankration 2 DANIEL DEVLIN Sound BJJ 3 DAVID L. LOVELL Budo Jiu-Jitsu Team GREY BELT - MIGHTY MITE OPEN (5 and 6 years old) Gi - Mighty Mite Open - Grey Belt - Bantamweight (45 - 55 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 MEGAN AU Apex Martial Arts 2 NENE O HYODO Pacific Top Team Richmond 3 SAMARA HAMBLEY Zuma Martial Arts Gi - Mighty Mite Open - Grey Belt - Rooster (55 - 66 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 BRANDON CHENG Budo Jiu-Jitsu Team 2 JACOB Y POON Gravity BJJ 3 REDDING GALLI Roll Jiu Jitsu Academy WHITE BELT - PEE WEE I OPEN (7 and 8 years old) Gi - Pee Wee I Open - White Belt - Bantamweight (50 - 60 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 ISABELLA THORPE-SHAW Sound BJJ 2 KEATON JAMES BARABASH Roll Jiu Jitsu Academy 3 KIANNA NAGER Gracie Barra Surrey GREY BELT - PEE WEE I OPEN (7 and 8 years old) Gi - Pee Wee I Open - Grey Belt - Bantamweight (50 - 60 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 CHARLES ALVAREZ III Apex Martial Arts 2 JACK HUNTON SIBJJ 3 LIAM WLODARCZYK BOA BJJ 4 RAYJAE CAVINTA Apex Martial Arts 5 RICHARD ALEXANDER Revolution MMA MATA LEAO - Martial Arts Tournament Management(www.mataleao.ca) 04/30/2017 9:19:27 PM 2017 BC Provincials BC - May 6th 2017 Competitor List Last Update: 04/29/2017 00:00 GI DIVISIONS GREY BELT - PEE WEE I OPEN (7 and 8 years old) Gi - Pee Wee I Open - Grey Belt - Rooster (60 - 70 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 CACHE SIMMONS Pacific Top Team Chilliwack 2 CLARENCE BRION alliance vancouver 3 KEIRAN SHIER Sound BJJ 4 LEE JOMPHE Pacific Top Team Chilliwack 5 NOLAN A TURNER BOA BJJ 6 RODEAN NAZARI Posener's Pankration YELLOW BELT - PEE WEE I OPEN (7 and 8 years old) Gi - Pee Wee I Open - Yellow Belt - Bantamweight (50 - 60 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 MATTHEW ABGRALL Apex Martial Arts 2 SAVERIO LORIA Kaboom BJJ WHITE BELT - PEE WEE II OPEN (9 and 10 years old) Gi - Pee Wee II Open - White Belt - Bantamweight (60 - 70 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 BARRY EAMON Roll Jiu Jitsu Academy 2 FRASER SMITH Island Top Team 3 RYAN VAN DER HORST Sound BJJ GREY BELT - PEE WEE II OPEN (9 and 10 years old) Gi - Pee Wee II Open - Grey Belt - Flyweight (60 lbs & Under) # Competitor Name Academy 1 CARMELLA J ALEGRE Gravity BJJ 2 MEI LIN HAMBLEY Zuma Martial Arts 3 NOAH VERGARA Budo Jiu-Jitsu Team Gi - Pee Wee II Open - Grey Belt - Bantamweight (60 - 70 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 ARJAN POWAR Gravity BJJ 2 BEN S MACGILLIVRAY Sound BJJ 3 DEREK R PERIZZOLO Gracie Barra Whistler 4 LINCOLN HUNTON SIBJJ MATA LEAO - Martial Arts Tournament Management(www.mataleao.ca) 04/30/2017 9:19:27 PM 2017 BC Provincials BC - May 6th 2017 Competitor List Last Update: 04/29/2017 00:00 GI DIVISIONS GREY BELT - PEE WEE II OPEN (9 and 10 years old) Gi - Pee Wee II Open - Grey Belt - Rooster (70 - 80 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 LAKE T OSBORNE Pacific Top Team Chilliwack 2 LOGAN V DART Genesis 3 ROEWN ARCHER PRIMUS Zuma Martial Arts 4 TRISTAN WINDSOR Carlson Gracie Maple Ridge Gi - Pee Wee II Open - Grey Belt - Light Feather (80 - 90 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 EMILY LAU alliance vancouver 2 KAYDEN LITTLE Kaboom BJJ 3 MATTHEW GERMAIN Pacific Top Team Kelowna 4 SASCHA J PARENTEAU Zuma Martial Arts 5 TAYLOR MAY Kaboom BJJ Gi - Pee Wee II Open - Grey Belt - Feather (90 - 100 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 ANTHONY JOSHUA TRAN MANAMPAN Budo Jiu-Jitsu Team 2 JOSIAH Y POON Gravity BJJ 3 JUDE A BALCOM Pacific Top Team Chilliwack Gi - Pee Wee II Open - Grey Belt - Welterweight (100 lbs and over) # Competitor Name Academy 1 ARTHUR GENT Infinity Mixed Martial Arts 2 KELLY LAU alliance vancouver 3 WILLIAM ALTON Gravity BJJ 4 ZARINA ANH TRAN MANAMPAN Budo Jiu-Jitsu Team YELLOW & ORANGE BELT - PEE WEE II OPEN (9 and 10 years old) Gi - Pee Wee II Open - Yellow & Orange Belt - Bantamweight (60 - 70 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 JOREL SAHAY Pacific Top Team Kelowna 2 KASEY J WYCOTTE BOA BJJ 3 KINGSTON GALLI Roll Jiu Jitsu Academy 4 LEANNA AU Apex Martial Arts 5 LJ CARR Pacific Top Team Chilliwack 6 MICAH CALAPIZ Roll Jiu Jitsu Academy 7 RILEY JHUTY Apex Martial Arts 8 RYAN LEUNG Budo Jiu-Jitsu Team 9 SAMEER TOOR Gracie Barra Surrey MATA LEAO - Martial Arts Tournament Management(www.mataleao.ca) 04/30/2017 9:19:27 PM 2017 BC Provincials BC - May 6th 2017 Competitor List Last Update: 04/29/2017 00:00 GI DIVISIONS YELLOW & ORANGE BELT - PEE WEE II OPEN (9 and 10 years old) Gi - Pee Wee II Open - Yellow & Orange Belt - Welterweight (100 lbs and over) # Competitor Name Academy 1 AYDEN SAGERT Edmonton Gracie Jiu Jitsu 2 BROGAN BJARNASON Genesis 3 MACLAN D BROWN JR Academy GREY BELT - JUNIORS MALE (11 and 12 years old) Gi - Juniors Male - Grey Belt - Bantamweight (80 - 90 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 HIBIKI HYODO Pacific Top Team Richmond 2 KAZUTO KINNEY Sound BJJ 3 MAVIC THORPE-SHAW Sound BJJ YELLOW & ORANGE BELT - JUNIORS MALE (11 and 12 years old) Gi - Juniors Male - Yellow & Orange Belt - Flyweight (80 lbs & Under) # Competitor Name Academy 1 DEVON HEARTS Northwest Jiu-Jitsu Academy 2 FENTON EUSTACHE Pacific Top Team Vernon 3 GORDON GIBSON Gracie Barra Federal Way 4 HUNTER EUSTACHE Pacific Top Team Vernon 5 MARC AGCAOILI Budo Jiu-Jitsu Team 6 ROCKY MCKONE Sound BJJ Gi - Juniors Male - Yellow & Orange Belt - Bantamweight (80 - 90 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 DYLAN J CHENG Budo Jiu-Jitsu Team 2 MATTHEW STEINER Northwest Jiu-Jitsu Academy 3 RIAZ AHMED ZAHIR Coquitlam Martial Arts 4 SPENCER SHAW JAWOREK Northwest Jiu-Jitsu Academy Gi - Juniors Male - Yellow & Orange Belt - Heavy (130 - 140 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 ASHTON THOMAIDIS Sound BJJ 2 CHARLIE WORLEY Infinity Mixed Martial Arts 3 COLBY ADAMS Northwest Jiu-Jitsu Academy 4 KADEN WORLEY Batesons Martial Arts MATA LEAO - Martial Arts Tournament Management(www.mataleao.ca) 04/30/2017 9:19:27 PM 2017 BC Provincials BC - May 6th 2017 Competitor List Last Update: 04/29/2017 00:00 GI DIVISIONS YELLOW & ORANGE BELT - JUNIORS FEMALE (11 and 12 years old) Gi - Juniors Female - Yellow & Orange Belt - Welterweight (115 - 125 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 CAITLIN RACKSTRAW Genesis 2 DANIELA DIMITRAS Coquitlam Martial Arts WHITE & GREY BELT - TEEN MALE (13, 14 and 15 years old) Gi - Teen Male - White & Grey Belt - Bantamweight (100 - 110 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 EMILE BARRY Roll Jiu Jitsu Academy 2 JOSHUA Y POON Gravity BJJ 3 KAI DICKIE JR Academy 4 RILEY CHAUHAN Gravity BJJ Gi - Teen Male - White & Grey Belt - Rooster (110 - 120 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 CALEB RYLAN MARSH Northwest Jiu-Jitsu Academy 2 GASPAR BABEANU Roll Jiu Jitsu Academy 3 MARTIN WONG Apex Martial Arts Gi - Teen Male - White & Grey Belt - Cruiser (160 lbs and over) # Competitor Name Academy 1 ETHAN WOURNELL Affinity Academy 2 VINCENT T HADJIOANNOU Coast Martial Arts ORANGE/GREEN/BLUE BELT - TEEN MALE (13, 14 and 15 years old) Gi - Teen Male - Orange/Green/Blue Belt - Light Feather (120 - 130 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 CHRISTIAN RIEL CONROY Carlson Gracie Maple Ridge 2 HARRISON WOODS Infinity Mixed Martial Arts 3 LUCAS FAWCETT Pacific Top Team Chilliwack Gi - Teen Male - Orange/Green/Blue Belt - Welterweight (140 - 150 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 FLORIN DIMITRAS Coquitlam Martial Arts 2 LUKE FRY Infinity Mixed Martial Arts 3 NATE PENNER Genesis 4 THOMAS GABAT Coquitlam Martial Arts MATA LEAO - Martial Arts Tournament Management(www.mataleao.ca) 04/30/2017 9:19:27 PM 2017 BC Provincials BC - May 6th 2017 Competitor List Last Update: 04/29/2017 00:00 GI DIVISIONS WHITE & GREY BELT - TEEN FEMALE (13, 14 and 15 years old) Gi - Teen Female - White & Grey Belt - Rooster (100 - 110 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 BETHANY POON Y POON Gravity BJJ 2 GRACE E GASS Roll Jiu Jitsu Academy 3 ISABELLA VERGARA Budo Jiu-Jitsu Team 4 ISLA MASSEY alliance vancouver Gi - Teen Female - White & Grey Belt - Feather (120 - 130 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 ELLA DICKIE JR Academy YELLOW BELT - TEEN FEMALE (13, 14 and 15 years old) Gi - Teen Female - Yellow Belt - Flyweight (90 lbs & Under) # Competitor Name Academy 1 EMILY LEUNG Budo Jiu-Jitsu Team 2 KIERA TIEGEN Genesis ORANGE/GREEN/BLUE BELT - TEEN FEMALE (13, 14 and 15 years old) Gi - Teen Female - Orange/Green/Blue Belt - Middle (140 - 150 lbs) # Competitor Name Academy 1 ALICIA J ALEGRE Gravity BJJ 2 KALEA MILES Roll Jiu Jitsu Academy 3 MAGGY M MEIER CJ Martial Arts and Fitness WHITE BELT - JUVENILE MALE (16 and 17 years old) Gi - Juvenile Male - 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    QUICK HITS QUICK HITS t was in Sin City that the “American doctorate in emergency medicine. A lo- and break his nose in a fight that Moon Ironheart Crown may never happen Psycho” became one half of 2005’s cal hero like the mullet-sporting Mexican calls the greatest in the organization’s his- again. But the authors of its history may Bonnar-Griffin Boom—a 15-minute bringing in the house inspired Moon to tory. In defeat, Nancoo had to drive back not be done writing its story. Torres says scrap with Forrest Griffin that properly continue his crazed night gig. Torres just to Ontario, Canada, that same night to re- he will have a hand in reviving Ironheart Iintroduced mixed martial arts to America required top billing. turn to his normal life and day job. It was Crown. “It’s not gonna be risky because and changed the sport forever. That may Bonnar and Torres won their respec- his last fight ever. it’s gonna be a success,” he says. have never happened if Chicago promoter tive four-man tournaments on November “Is it worth it?” contemplated Torres. “When we do come back, I hope that Eric Moon hadn’t walked into Bonnar’s 10, 2001, at IHC III. Thinking back, they “It was. I remember the first time I got there’ll be fighters out there that will be jiu-jitsu class four years earlier. impressed each other that night. Moon into the WEC, I thanked Eric Moon,” says interested in fighting for us again,” says “Anyone want to sign up for the credits the two with exemplifying his vi- the former WEC Bantamweight Champi- Moon, now 40-years-old.