ISWA Mid-Summer Classic Submission Tournament
featuring
"USMC Team VS Cal State Fullerton Submissions Team"
"Gabe Ruediger vs Masanori Kanehara"
featuring
"USMC Team VS Cal State Fullerton Submissions Team"
"Gabe Ruediger vs Masanori Kanehara"
The ISWA will be holding it's first annual "Mid-Summer Classic" this Saturday July 15th at Brea-Olinda H.S in Brea CA. This is a double style tournament in which athletes will have the opportunity to compete in both Submission and Folkstyle wrestling. The festivities will begin at 10:30 with a showcase team submission dual meet competition between the United States Marine Corp Team from Camp Pendleton, CA and Team Titan, whose roster is composed of former Cal State Fullerton Division 1 wrestlers.
After the dual meet there will be a feature match between Japanese fighter Masanori Kanehara vs Gabe Ruediger. Kanehara is a ZST fighter with a record of 2-1-1. He trains with ex-Shooto Champion Oishi, BJJ Blackbelt Shioda, and Hideo Tokoro, who fought Royce Gracie to a draw at last year's K-1 New Years Eve Show. Ruediger is BJJ Brown belt under Rodrigo Mederios with an MMA record of 10-2. He is an instructor at Millennia Jiu Jitsu and a former WEC Lightweight Champion.