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    RPW: Seven champions crowned at Western Regional

    San Jose saw the start of Real Pro Wrestling's Season 2 that will culminate in the spring with 10 live tapings across the country for fans to see live on pay-per-view or see the condensed one-hour show on television one week later. Season 2 begins with four Regional Championships that give all athletes a chance to land a spot on one of the eight pro teams.

    California wrestling fans were treated to a great fan-fest that featured recent World Champion Joe Warren, 2006 World Bronze Medalist Lindsey Duhrlacher, and 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist Stephen Abas. During the fan-fest many activities took place to enhance the experience including a live DJ, a message therapist, and the California Claw mascot showed up to do caricatures for the kids. Also on hand was Season 1's California Claw Coach Dan Chaid and San Jose resident Nancy Schultz to watch the competition.

    Seven champions were crowned at the weight classes that were wrestled in either a round robin or tournament style bracket. At 121 lbs Vic Moreno, the former 2X NCAA All-American from Cal Poly, followed up on his Sunkist International victory over Erikin Tadzihmetov with an over-time win against Tadzihmetov. The match featured many fantastic scrambles but Moreno earned the decisive takedown for the victory.

    At 132 lbs, Martin Berbyan won the round robin format. Berbyan was one of the many foreign competitors scheduled to compete in one of the regional competitions. Fans know of Berbyan's wrestling prowess that landed him a Bronze medal in the 2005 World Championships a European Championship and 6th place in the 2000 Olympics.

    Oklahoma State graduate and N.C. State Assistant Coach Jerrod Sanders cruised to the 145 lbs title in San Jose. Sanders a former Big 12 Champion also was an All-American for the Cowboys.

    Kirk White
    The 163 lbs weight class pitted Scott Owen of Northern Illinois and now the Assistant Coach at the Naval Academy against Kirk White. White was unable to compete in RPW's Season 1 because of injury so he was fired up to earn a shot at being on Season 2. The match was a tight tussle until White used the Bonus rules to his advantage to go on top 10-3. Owen was upset by the tactic.

    185 lbs was a contest between two Nebraska All-Americans, Travis Pascoe and BJ Padden. Pascoe slipped past Bryce Hasseman, a wrestler who placed higher than both competitors at Sunkist. Padden went on to win a wild high scoring match to earn the spot in the Super Challenge.

    At 211 lbs, Kyle Ceminara steamrolled the competition with his massive physique clearly being the difference. Ceminara never faced a stiff challenge pinning his opponent in the last match. The Olympic Training Center resident and former NCAA All-American is now eligible to compete in the Super Challenge this January in San Jose.

    At 264 lbs, past NCAA Champion Mark Munoz moved up from his collegiate days at 197 pounds to win the best two out of three series for the title. Munoz moved well at the heavyweight class and still displayed his collegiate ability to shoot a low single.

    All champions will be a part of the Super Challenge event in San Jose on Sunday, January 7th. Next week the Northern Regional Qualifier takes place at Mt. Vernon, Iowa home of Cornell College coached by World Coach Mike Duroe. In addition to the regional matches Cornell College will showcase its season wrestle-offs before the fans. November 11th the Eastern Regional takes place in Aston, Pennsylvania near Philadelphia. November 18th wrestlers have their last shot at qualifying for the Super Challenge in Tulsa, Oklahoma held in conjunction with Jack Roller's Cliff Keen Kickoff Classic.

    Wrestlers interested in being a part of one of Season 2's eight pro teams can register by visiting the www.realprowrestling.com website. Registrations are still being taken for all weight classes and events.
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