Nick Howlett submitted Michael Foster of Vernal to win the Black Belt Super Fight main event at Park City Jiu Jitsu's annual Train High Camp, held Friday, July 17, through Sunday, July 19, at High Star Ranch in Kamas.
Diaz, a Park City native with nearly 30 years of training under Master Pedro Sauer, organized and hosted the three-day camp at the Kamas venue, about 16 miles east of Park City in the Uinta foothills. Park City Jiu Jitsu operates two locations: one on North Business Park Loop Road in Park City and a satellite gym in Lehi.
The Super Fights use a submission-only format. If no submission occurs during regulation, the match moves to overtime, where the first competitor to score a point takes the medal.
Three Park City Jiu Jitsu blue belts also won their bouts. Mikey Munoz, who trains at the gym's Orem affiliate, defeated Ashton Bishop of Pocatello, Idaho. Kate Gardner, 19, from the Lehi location, beat Alexa Sprau of Crystal Lake, Illinois. Henry Mainard, 19, also from Lehi, topped Joel Benedicto of Vernal.
At brown belt, the home team came up short. Danny Ocana of Park City fell to Loren Kirkland of Salt Lake City's Bernales Institute of Martial Arts, and Patrick Johnson from the Lehi location lost to Luis Polo of Gracie Jiu Jitsu Savannah in Georgia.
The opening ceremony featured its own local flavor. Nolan Comte, a 14-year-old yellow belt at Park City Jiu Jitsu, sang the national anthem, while purple belt Jesse Di Yanni, a local firefighter, presented the American flag.
Park City Jiu Jitsu has not announced its next competition date.



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