14951 Chandler Road Omaha, NE 68138 402-813-1721 Email PHOTOS	MAMA's BOYZ IN THE NEWS Check out the articles on big Abe Wagner in the World Herald! Article 1 Article 2 BRANDON PFANENNSTIEL FEATURED IN THE OWH ARTICLE Guns & Hoses Congrats to Matt "SilverFox" Lippold on this victory at the charity boxing event. Matt came back from an early knockdown to score a decision victory. Torment Brent Pentacoste scored a first round victory via rear naked choke! Ring Wars V Super job by our muay thai team, Meeko Spainhower, Chessa Hall, Melina Caniglia, Mark Mickells and Joel Mickells were all victorious in their muay thai bouts! Melina became the TBA North American Champ! Joel won his big pro debut! Chessa walked away with the Fighter of the Night award for going toe-to-toe with MMA pro Shayna Baszler in one of the most exciting bouts of the event. In-House BJJ Tourny Thanks to all our competitors and those who came to support our tournament. Results: 1st Abe Wagner, 2nd Alex Duarte, 3rd Kansas dude, 4th Bryce Teager, 5th Jason Minor, 6th Joel Mickells. VFC Throwdown Big wins by Brandon Pfannenstiel and Drew Dober. Brandon pulled a first round choke while Drew won his pro debut via TKO due to strikes in the second. MCC Marcos Marquez scored a second round submission victory via kimura! Cornhusker Games MAMA sent our newly formed judo team along with Sensei Mike Penny's squad to the games. There were 5 competitors from our two clubs: Paris Mason Silver Medal, Tim Chavez Gold Medal, Nick Barelos Silver Medal, Justin Hamilton Bronze Medal, and Jason Stapelman Bronze Medal! Fight to Win The Mickells brothers continued their winning ways in Denver each bringing home titles!! IN THE NEWS MAMA's Joel Mickells in the news RevGear.com TBA MUAY THAI TOURNAMENTDrew Dober, Melina Caniglia, Malique Hovaldt and Joel Mickells scored individual titles. Mirsad Bektic finished runner-up while Marcos Marquez, Jason Minor, Brandon Atkins, and Kevin Elliott made the semi's. Points are currently being tallied for the overall team title. NEBRASKA vs COLORADO Team Nebraska went 3-8 against a tough Colorado team. Abe Wagner, Drew Dober and Mark Mickells came away with some hardware adding FTW titles to their resumes. Great job by all the fighters, they represented NE well! Thanks to the team's sponsors Falewitch Construction, Victory Fighting, Jesse James Auto, Disorderly Conduct, and 8-Ball Nutrition. Recap & Blog on MMA Buzz Krueger's Submission at Omaha.com Best of the Best Another strong outing by our BJJ team taking home the team cup again! Winners included Kyle Nordstrom, Jason Minor, Conner Sycuro, and Chuck Hill. Others bringing home medals were: Drew Dober, Brian Heavrin, Joe Jeffrey, Alysha Klinginger, Joanna Kay, Joel Mickells, Marcos Ferreira, Mike Swinarski, and Tim Chavez NAGA Wisconsin GI results: Mark McGinn 3rd, Luke Schollmeyer 1st, Anthony Carlson 1st. No-Gi: Luke Schollmeyer 2nd, Anthony Carlson 3rd. Ohio Grappling Challenge Anthony Carlson competed in the Team Ohio vs Team Midwest grappling challenge during which he defeated Nick Goldizen, a Relson Gracie Purple Belt and MMA fighter. Team Midwest won 4-1. In attendance were UFC and columbus natives Dustin Hazlett and Jorge Grugel! For more info go to Ohio Grappling Challenge VFC Capital Punishment Joel Mickells got back track with a win in the second round by rear naked choke!! Sasquatch Open A silver and bronze for Mark McGinn. Anthony Carlson make the semi's of the pro tournament losing to the eventual winner. Pan Am Games Anthony Carlson continued his medaling way with a bronze in the purple belt division! Submission Alley Second round headkick KO by Brandon Pfannenstiel IN THE NEWS Joel Mickels featured on RevGear's website TEAM TITLES Mid-America took the overall team title at the BoB tourny this weekend! Team Vaghi was also announced at the overall team champions at the NAGA Arnolds!! Mid-America was a major points contributer to the team effort. Roundkick Rumble Big wins by Brandon Atkins, Melina Caniglia, Meeko Spainhower, and Malique Hovaldt Best of the Best Kyle Nordstrom 1st, Rob Pilchner 1st & 2nd, Luke Schollmeyer 2nd, Kevin Elliot 1st, Phil Baideme 2nd, Marc McGinn 3rd, Dan Rau 2nd, Conner Sycuro 3rd, Ethan Fraass 2nd, Caleb Blase 3rd. NAGA ArnoldsKyle Nordstrom scored gold while Anthony Carlson, Scott Fererro, and Jerry Rodgers all brought home bronze!! ECC Congrats to Marcus "Chipotle" Marquez on winning the ECC 155lb Title via face kick in the second round!! TBA-SA MUAY THAI CLASSIC NATIONAL TOURNAMENT An absolutely incredible job by our muay thai team this weekend at the national tournament in Des Moines. We put 8 out of 12 fighters in the finals producing 5 national tournament champions and 3 runners-up!!! Joel Mickells, Malique Hovaldt, Drew Dober, Chessa Hall and Aaron Cerrone all came home with championship belts!!! Zach Powers, Zach Johnson, and Matt Falewitch took runner-up. John Falewitch, Ben Hughes, Mark Mickells and Damir Selimovic all fought tough bouts. Thanks to everyone who came out to support the team. Props to our cornermen Christian Echols, Paris Mason, Brandon Pfannenstiel, Jerry Rodgers, and Alex Duarte. Camera crew Melina Caniglia and Tim Chavez. Special thanks to our sponsors Falewitch Construction, Lights Out Promotions and Precision Industries for helping with the team's uniforms and travel. Thanks to the Perfect Water fellas for keeping the team hydrated and fighting hard. Kudos to Coach Kurt Podany for helping us bring it home!! Tournament Pics IN-HOUSE OPEN GI TOURNY Great job by all our competitors at this years Gi Open. Both adults and youth competed very well all day. Adult Results: 1st Jake Ellenberger, 2nd Rob Pilcher, 3rd Jason Minor, 4th Dan Rau, 5th Joel Mickells and 6th Charlson Morrison. Great job and to all to came out to support! Pics CONGRATULATIONS To our newest champions - Brandon Pfannenstiel the new Tri-State Featherweight Champion while Mark Mickells and Zach Johnson both walked away with OFC titles!! CONGRATULATIONS To Drew Dober in successfully defending his TBA Middleweight Title and to Melina Caniglia the NEW Women's Bantamweight Champion!! All of our fighter performed extremely well. David Haith and Jason Minor both came away with wins as well!! For pics of Ring Wars please visit Miceli Imaging. VFC Onslaught Big win by Drew Dober over previously unbeaten Jimmy Seipel by armbar in the second round. Ring Wars IV Super job by our muay thai team. Some first timers got their feet wet with Ryan Smith, Eric Carraher, Kelsey Wisinski, Meeko Spainhower, Nick Weiss, and Kevin Elliot. Big wins by Jason Minor, Zach Powers and Brandon Atkins! Submission Alley Congrats to Mark Mickells winning the main event in under 30 seconds with an armbar. Levi Handley scored a vicious first round TKO. Brandon Pfanennstiel superb skills in his muay thai exhibition. IN-HOUSE TOURNAMENT Congrats to our competitors at our In-house tourny. 1st Kevin Elliott, 2nd Rob Pilchner, 3rd Marc McGinn, 4th Luke Schollmeyer, 5th Abe Wagner, 6th Jason Minor. Lots of tough matches the entire tourny!! CONGRATULATIONS Anthony Carlson was promoted to Purple Belt by Rodrigo Vaghi!!! Well deserved and a long time coming!! This compliments Anthony's recent brown belt in judo under Sensei Mike Penny Tri-State Marcos Marquez was victorious in his mma debut recording a 3 round unanimous decision. VFC PrimeTime Abe Wagner successfully defended his Heavyweight title in a 5 round battle that gave him a split decision over UFC vet Sherman Pendergarst. Drew Dober emerged from his bout victorious and dubbed the #1 Amateur Lightweight in America. Joel Mickells overcame a early cut to submitt his opponent in the 2nd round. Zach Johnson fought to a draw and earned the Heart of a Warrior award! Pics on Combat LifestyleWorld Herald Coverage Krueger's Submission Don't forget to grab a copy of Omaha City Weekly and the Reader featuring some of MAMA's BOYZ! NAGA Chicago Anthony Carlson and Ron Guay brought home first place swords. Alysha Klinginger and Cameron Horner both scored silver medals!! Roundkick Rumble Another solid performance by our kickboxers. Brandon Pfannenstiel and Zach Johnson both earned hard fought wins. Matt Falewitch fought back from an early knockdown to score a draw. OFC Congrats to our 2 newest champions - Mark Mickells and Zach Johnson both walked away with OFC titles!! StrikeForce The preliminary card – featuring five amateur bouts before the live telecast on HDNet – was highlighted by a crushing 16-second knockout as Drew Dober sent Lumumba Sawyers falling face first to the canvas. -MMAWeekly Champion Sport BJJ Tourny Congrats to our BJJ. All performed very well. Youth: Alysha Klinginger 3rd, Harley & Black McPherson 2nd, Kevin Corchoran 1st (2 divisions), Meeko Spainhower 2nd and 3rd, and Ethan Fraas 3rd. Adults: Ron Guay 1st, Ron Guay 1st, Kevin Elliott 1st, Chuck Hill 2nd, Tim Chavez 3rd, Luck Schollmeyer 1st, Ryan Smith 2nd, Scott Ferrero 3rd. Pics COLORADO BJJ OPENVery nice work by a small contingent to Denver. Joel Mickells took silver and bronze, Tim Chavez gold, Rob Pilcher gold and silver, Alysha Klinginger silver and bronze (and made 2 boys cry), Conner Sycuro gold. M-1 Challenge 2008 Jake Ellenberger defeated Seo doo Won by TKO (doctor stoppage) in 2nd round Chupacabra Joel Mickells took silver in the intermediate no-gi division! OFC Big win by Zach Johnson in a back and forth brawl knocking out his opponent just before the bell rang in the first round. MCC Des Moines Congrats to Bryce Teager the new MCC Lightweight Champion!! Bryce dominated his opponent eventually winning via guillotine in the first round VFC 24 Stealing the show once again, Brandon Pfannenstiel, Joe Ellenberger, Ryan Jensen, Chad Reiner and Alonzo Martinez all came away victorious Torment Another champion in our midst, Congrat to Mark Mickells winning the Bantnamweight title Friday night!! Hoosier Open Yet another top 3 finish for Anthony Carlson with a silver medal!! NAGA Chicago Big day for our BJJ team. Anthony Carlson 1st GI and 1st No-GI, Mark McGinn 1st No-GI, Joel Mickells 3rd GI, Jason Minor 2nd No-GI, Rob Pilcher 2nd No-Gi and 1st GI, Brandon Pfannenstiel 2nd No-GI, Drew Dober 2nd No-GI 3rd GI, Alysha Klinginger 2nd and 3rd noGI 1st GI, Brian Donohoe 1st & 2nd No-GI, Jake Ellenberger 1st No-GI, Joe Ellenberger 1st No-GI 3rd GI Keenan 1st no-gi. Beatdown II Jason Brilz won via rear naked choke in the first round! VFC Dominant first round wins by Drew Dober, Joe Ellenberger and Ryan Braun! Scott Morton lost a split decision to veteran Joe Jordan Torment Ring of Rage Congrats to Brandon Pfannensteil (145) and Corey Clinebell (155) Champions!! Vaghi BJJ Tourny Aaron Herazo gold & silver, Jake Ellenberger 2 gold, Jason Minor silver & bronze, Jerry Rodgers bronze!! The Cage Inc Chuck Parmelee won the welterweight title with a first round TKO!! OFC Drew Dober scored a first round TKO! PanAm Games Scott Morton brought home the gold in the purple belt division while Anthony Carlson captured the bronze in his blue belt division RoundKick Rumble XII Nice job by our team, all fought hard and competed very well in Carroll IA. Joel Mickells extended his unbeaten streak!! TORMENT Mark Mickells scored a first round arm bar victory MCC Bryce Teager fought back to score a 3 round decision victory VFC Ryan Roberts won the 4-man Bantnamweight tournament becoming the first VFC Bantnamweight Champion! Alonzo Martinez successfully defended his Lightweight Title against Ted Worthington in a tough 5 round battle!! NAGA Arnold Classic Great job by our team. Anthony Carlson and Jerry Rodgers both scored gold medals!! Jason Minor brought home bronze submitting an amazing 10 opponents. Team Vaghi took first in both gi and no-gi team points!! International Fight League Jake Ellenberger scored a 3 round unanimous decision over Pat Healy...pics Omaha's Ring Wars II A great night of fights down at InPlay. Russ Hovaldt, Anthony Carlson, Nick Alamazan, Joel Mickells and Melina Caniglia all came away with big wins. Melina was named Fighter of the Night!! Drew Dober won the TBA Amateur Middleweight Title with a 4 round TKO!! Special thanks to Matt Meyers, Mark Mickells and Ben Hughes for helping out in the locker room and to our coaches Kurt Podany and Virgil Juarez! In-House No Gi Open Men's Division 1st Chad Reiner, 2nd Aaron Steele, 3rd Noah Youngs, 4th Bryce Teager, 5th Aaron Herazo, 6th Mark McGinn. Women's Division: 1st Jess Horner, 2nd Jess Reyes, 3rd Joanna Kay, 4th Kandis Petznick. Youth Pics....Adult Pics Victory Fighting Championship Abe Wagner and Darin Brudigan brought home gold both becoming champions in the heavyweight and middleweight divisions respectively. Drew Dober, Brandon Pfanennstiel and Jerimiah Mertz also came away as winners! Jerimiah also was awarded the Heart of a Warrior Award for his outstanding performance!! Midwest Submission Hunt MAMA'z KIDZ did an amazing job up in Minneapolis. Conner Sycuro, Ben Echols, Malique Hovaldt and Rayshon Hovaldt all brought home medals in both the gi and no-gi competitions!!! Council Bluffs Mark Mickells scored a first round KO by head kick in under 10 seconds!! Midwest Caged Combat Bryce Teager submitted his opponent in the second round for his third straight win by submission!! Best of the Best 4 Dominant showing by our team taking medals in every category of competition. Aaron Steele highlighted the day by submitting his very vocal opponent in under 15 seconds of their super fight. Congrats to everyone who competed! Pics X-1 Hawaii Chad Reiner scored a second round submission victory over the current X-1 Welterweight Champion Mark Moreno! Check out Chad's interviews. Extreme Challenge Championships Jake Ellenberger won in 9 seconds via knockout over Jose 'Pele' Landis in their main event bout in Canada! Check out the inspiring article , "The Comeback Kid" in the Omaha City Weekly on Anthony Carlson. Absolute MMA Bryce Teager submitted his opponent in 30 seconds of the first round via choke in Jackson Mississippi! Roundkick Rumble Ben Hughes won a 3-round unaminous victory in Des Moines scoring 30-27 on all judges' cards United BBJ Anthony Carlson took silver in the blue belt gi at the United BJJ California Classic Fury Fights Congratulations to Joel Mickells, the new Fury Fights Bantamweight Champion!! Joel took the title after submitting a very tough opponent in the 3rd round of their match in Mitchell SD!! Omaha's Ring Wars Great showing by our whole team. Chessa Hall, Drew Dober, Jason Long and Matt Falewitch all came away with victories in their muay thai bouts! OFC Congrats to our fighting couple, Phil and Danny Baideme both scored victories at the Chez Perez. Phil scored a unanimous decision while Danny slugged out a 2nd round TKO! NAGA Wisconsin Another tourny and another batch of medals. Our team brought home 9 golds 2 silvers and 2 bronze enroute to helping Team Vaghi win the overall title! Congrats, to Marc McGinn, Anthony Carlson, Jess Horner, the Mickells Brothers, Aaron Steele, Jake Ellenberger and Brian Nichols. Best of the Best BJJ Great job by our grapplers at the 3rd BoB BJJ tourny. We came up a few points short of the team title but competed very well bringin home medals in every category. Anthony Carlson won the superfight in 30 seconds by armbar!! Ring of Fire 30 Chad Reiner def. Chilo Gonzalez by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in the first round. Chad is now set to challenge for the ROF welterweight title! VFC Big big night for Mama's Boyz winning 4 out 5. Alonzo Martinez succefully defended his Lightweight crown in dominant fashion with a second round submission via choke. Abe Wagner, Bryce Teager and Drew Dober all came away victorious!! UFC 74 Congrats to Ryan Jensen in his UFC debut. Although Ryan didn't come away with the win his performance was very impressive against a very tough Thales Leites. Thanks to everyone who help Ryan get ready for the fight! BJJ IN-HOUSE OPEN1st Place - Joe Baulder 2nd Place - Jake Ellenberger 3rd Place - Aaron Steele 4th Place - Ron Guay 5th Place - Chuck Hill 6th Place - Bryce Teager Pics of Adult Open Pics of Youth Tourny Roundkick Rumble Back in Carroll IA again this time with Joel Mickells, David Haith, Mark Mickells, Cedric Fagla and Drew Dober leading the way as the class of the show. Joel, David and Drew were all victorious while Cedric and Mark lost razor thin split decisions. Norfolk Nice outing by Aaron Steele, Ryan Roberts, P-Town and Phil Dawes. Both Phil and P-Town scored first round victories while Aaron and Ryan fought in an exhibition that any true WWE fan would have appreciated!! Super Stars Brandon Pfannenstiel was victorious in his amateur mma debute while Joel Mickells was the main event winner! Their victories won Mid-America the team of the night award. Cornhusker Games Congrats to Ed Shobe in winning judo gold at the games. Matt Meyer scored 2 bronze medals during the competition as well!! Extreme Challenge Good job by Bryce Teager and Sean Wilson, both fought well but came up short against very tough opponents. Midwest Massacre Big wins by Aaron Steele and Joe Ellenberger in Grand Island. Both scored first round submissions! Thai Boxing Association Open Super job by our amateur thai boxing team. We sent 9 competitors to this years inaugural TBA Open. Nick Almazan came away as the Junior Middleweight Champion!! Thanks to everyone who came out to support the team! Special thanks to Falewitch Construction's sponorship of the team's travel. Pics