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Recent News
CCFC: RUMBLE IN THE PARK II OCTOBER 2008
WCSC: FEMALE FURY OCTOBER 2008
Charla Villain returned to the ring after a long recuperation from an earlier injury. Stronger than ever, Charla once again showed her adept and natural ability to dominate in the game. She earned her victory by unanimous decision. Aby Rulloda, entering her third fight of her career, against Fairtex rising star Lindsey Marino was the show's semi-main event. Both 2-0 fighters looked to take home their first title. Giving up a slight weight and height advantage Aby looked to dominate with speed. Both fighters put forth their best and wowed the crowd with their respective strengths. Aby dominated early on scoring a standing eight count in the first round. She earned her title after winning by unanimous decision. Congratulations to Charla and Aby for their exemplary performances. Most noteworthy is their ability to overcome setbacks from injuries and losing eye contacts during a fight! Congratulations to Kru Sam and our hardworking cornermen.
XIII US BJJ NATIONALS SANTA CRUZ OCTOBER 2008 Congratulations to Yoshi Yamaguchi and Jayme Bordon for their first place finishes in their respective divisions at XIII Nationals in Santa Cruz. Also congratulations to their esteemed teacher Anjiho Baio.
CCFC: RUMBLE IN THE PARK AUGUST 2008
WORLD COMBAT SPORTS CHALLENGE AUGUST 2008 Michael Alfaro's much anticipated debut resulted in a close decision loss, despite landing well timed kicked and strong counters. Anne Espiritu fought well and fought hard against a strong opponent but also ended the fight with a close loss. Krystal Khorge entered the ring with her usual no nonsense style to beat a tough opponent by majority decision. Skylr Pena and Kevin Arceo were semi-main events of this show with championship titles at stake. Skylr's third fight of his career showcased his acceleration as a young talented fighter. Skylr took home the Western Region title after winning by unanimous decision. Also in entering his third fight, Kevin faced a formidable Champion at WCSC. With both fighters delivering clean crisp techniques, the fight easily earned "fight of the night" honors. Kevin also took home a California title after a unanimous decision win. Congratulations to Michael, Anne, Krystal, Skylr and Kevin for their display of courage and class. Congratulations to Kru Sam and our "best in the business" cornermen. Thank you to WCSC for their professionalism and promotion of Muay Thai.
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MUAY THAI JULY 2008
Photography by PBFighter Congratulations to Michael Mananquil, Ky Hollenbeck, Kang En and Christine Toledo for their fantastic performances and victories at World Championship Muay Thai in Las Vegas. Christine and Ruth Ashdown was the only female fight of the night and showed that they could certainly out perform some of their male counterparts. After four action packed rounds the judges handed Christine a win by UD. Kang En, fighting out of Omei Gung Fu but training with our team, wowed the crowd. His clean and crisp techniques earned him a victory by UD. Our very own explosive Ky Hollenbeck torched the ring and caught his opponent with strikes left unanswered. Ky took his fight by TKO within minutes into the first round. Michael Mananquil ended the night with the execution of a perfect storm. He fought a Japanese Champion fresh off of three TKO wins. Both entertained the crowd with tricks up their sleeve. In the end Michael's devastating blows left the judges without doubt that he had dominated all five rounds. Congratulations again to all the fighters for their hard work and courage. A kind thank you for our team and fans for their support in Las Vegas. Much appreciation to Dennis Warner for once again inviting our team.
JIU JITSU WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP JUNE 2008
Congratulations to Yoshi Yamaguchi for his Gold Medal win at the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championship in June. Yoshi won his entire Blue Belt division. He proudly exemplified the adept skills of his teacher Anjiho Baio.
XFIGHT WAR OF HEROES JUNE 2008
Congratulations to Vishnu Gulati for bringing home yet another title this past June. His fight at XFight Promotions showed the champion was in great fight form winning his fight by unanimous decision. Thank you to the hardworking cornermen Kenneth Giang, Kevin Arceo and Mario Guzman.
FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS NYC JUNE 2008
Congratulations to Marc Jimenez and Aby Rulloda for their exemplary performances at Friday Night Fights in New York this past June. Both took on tough hometown favorites with Marc losing by decision in a tough five round main event and Aby winning her fight by decision. Much appreciation to Michael Mananquil for taking care of these guys away from home.
CAGE COMBAT CHAMPIONSHIP MAY 2008
Congratulations to Ky Hollenbeck on a knockout victory at Cage Combat Mayhem this past May. Ky's opponent was the tough David Mitchell of Ken Shamrock's Lion's Den. Look for Ky's return to full rules Muay Thai in July at the Las Vegas Hilton. Thank you to our hardworking cornermen Michael Mananquil, Anjiho Marinho and Mario Guzman. Much thanks to promoter Todd Middendorp for inviting our team.
ASIAN HERITAGE STREET CELEBRATION
Once again, World Team USA's effort to promote martial arts at the Asian Heritage Street Celebration turned out crowds by the thousands along the streets of Japantown. This year's Muay Thai / Kickboxing event was well organized, action packed and approved by the CSAC. With the help of our wonderful students and staff, Tim Stell and the ten trainers who brought and trained their fighters, we managed to exhibit some 25 fights for our spectators. Congratulations to our participants for having the courage to step into the ring and the class to put forth their best.
WORLD COMBAT SPORTS CHALLENGE MAY 2008
WCSC's encore in San Francisco was impressive and well organized. The amateur kickboxing promotion put on a show worthy of professional status. They packed the Kezar Pavilion, managed to secure some 24 fights with ease and brought together the kickboxing and Muay Thai community for a night of great combat. Team USA signed up five fighters for this show. Four of them went through, with each performance nothing less than all class. Skylr Pena's fight was by all accounts thrilling and exemplary. He ended it in the first round by landing a high kick to the head. Krystal Khorge came out completely focused against a strong opponent. She executed her techniques with the intent to do damage. The judges agreed and handed her the unanimous win. Charla Villain proved that her trophy for Muay Thai Student of the Year in 2007 was for good reason when she took her fight by TKO within minutes in the first round. Both Krystal and Charla made their debut as an amateur fighter at WCSC. The main event of the night pitched reknowned AKA fighter Dan Ash against our very own Kenneth Giang. Both Champions were seeking the United States title. Kenneth was honored to accept the best challenge of his young career. The fight was worth the wait for the fans who had to sit until midnight for it to commence. Each round had the fans on the edge of their seats as each fighter left no blow unanswered. The draw decision reflected the manner with which the fighters kept the action coming. In the end we were forced to wait for another day when these two can challenge each other again for that title. Congratulations to Kru Sam, Skylr, Krystal, Charla and Kenneth. Thanks to our hardworking cornermen Michael Mananquil, Kevin Arceo and Vishnu Gulati. A heartfelt appreciation to the hardworking promoters of WCSC for putting on this show and inviting our team. Look for their next show in June!
NOT FOR SALE FUNDRAISER TOURNAMENT APRIL 2008
This event has helped bring back what was once called "smokers." With the continual support of the California Athletic Commission, our goal is to produce three more tournaments to help raise $10,000 for the Not For Sale Campaign this year. These events will also help facilitate the growth of our sport and bring the community together towards this effort again. Congratulations to the fighters who stepped into the ring that night for their great performances.
PAN AMS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MARCH 2008
TEAM USA ANNUAL SNOWBOARDING FEB 2008 With 40 people packed in five cabins, this year's snowboarding trip was one of the most memorable. The bonding experience for many began from the first dinner Friday night to the snowboarding at Sierra the next day and through to Saturday night's dinner and supper. Look for our anticipated camping trip / boot camp this summer!
UNLIMITED SUBMISSION WRESTLING TOURNAMENT FEB 2008
KERI TAYLOR AT WORLD COMBAT LEAGUE JAN 2008
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MUAY THAI JAN 2008
Christine Toledo's much anticipated rematch with Maiko Katsuyama was postponed for another day when the Nevada Athletic Commission pulled Christine's license due to regulations regarding opthalmology issues.
KERI TAYLOR AT WORLD COMBAT LEAGUE DEC 2007
TEAM USA HOLIDAY PARTY DEC 2007
Once again t he Team USA family came out to celebrate a year filled with challenges, victories, hard work and friendships. Catered by Marnee Thai and much home cooking we had a night filled with laughter and hugs as we reminisced during our annual slideshow. We also had a demonstration by Tahitian dancers, who are also students of Team USA. Many in the audience joined them on stage to strut their stuff. There was much to celebrate this year with the arrival of five new gladiators and one new champion. Team USA's fight team was 10-1 in MMA and 17-4 in Muay Thai in 2007. These stats show an extremely busy year for Team USA compared to last year's 2-0 in MMA and 12-5 in Muay Thai. Congratulations to the following 2007 winners: Instructor of the Year: Kenneth Giang Kids Thaiger of the Year: Alex Munoz Junior Thaiger of the Year: Skylr Pena MUAY THAI STUDENT OF THE YEAR : CHARLA VILLAIN Fighter of the Year: Ky Hollenbeck Champion of the Year: Michael Mananquil These individuals were chosen for their display of humility, leadership qualities, teamwork and/or class in and outside the ring. Also a big congratulations to our Level 1 and Level 2 Belt Promotees. |
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Once again Keri Taylor pulled off a nice victory at World Combat League despite some tough challenges. She fought the very tough Ginele Marquez, almost ten pounds underweight, and was awarded the decision win. 
Congratulations to Keri Taylor and her Oklahoma Destroyer teammates on their victory over the weekend at World Combat League. Despite having a serious respiratory infection two weeks before the fight, Keri put on a great performance. She won her fight by decision. 
