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Monroe MMA Dragons Den 2009 Cage Record: 23-4. Merry Xmas & Happy New Year to All Club Members! A big thank you to all who helped throughout the year prepping fighters and stayin the course. Tough times don't last tough people do!
XCC 34 DUEL IN DOWNRIVER RESULTS December 5, 2009. Dan "Pac Man" and Darren Cruickshank were attending referees:
Brandon Wilhelm VS Alex Good
Unanimous decision: Brandon, American MMA
Fight of the night contender. Many submission hits by Alex who always brings it. Brandon had a good defense and hats off to em.
Ronnie Seger VS Donta Harris
TKO: Ronnie, Monroe MMA
Donta weighed at least 50 lbs over Ronnie and quit first rnd after taking several face shots. Ronnie loves the heavies.
Drew "All Day" Morais VS Joe "The Jackal" Jackson
Unanimous decision: Drew, Monroe MMA
Went to decision as usual for Drew - fight of the night! Drew had unstopable takedowns all 3 rnds. Joe never gave up and fought to the decision. Was a great fight!
Nate Cole VS Josh Sucharski
Tap out by RNC 1st rnd. Nate, Monroe MMA
Good thing he choked em.
Thanks to Matt Flynn for putting on a great family oriented show. No problems with fights breaking out, professional venue.
MICHIGAN FIGHTING CHALLENGE V RESULTS October 3, 2009 Monroe MMA Dragons Den 6-0 at this event. Brad Brown was the attending Referee. Thanks to Bronco and Dwight for a great family show. Thanks to Todd Riggs and Jerry Ray for wrapping hands.
Bout #1 - Flyweight Title Match
Darrel "DJ" Lane -vs- Allen Wisniewski
Winner: DJ Lane - (Ref Stoppage in Round 1)
Judges Notes: Dislocated arm landing wrong from takedown.(Elbow popped socket completely backwards. Looked like arm snapped in half from Judo throw. Hope Allen recovers fully).
Bout #2 - Heavyweight
Ronnie Seger -vs- Donald Brandell
Winner: Ronnie Seger - (TKO in 1:48 of Round 1)(Was called TKO but opponent was out. Opponent was rubber legged even after laying flat for 30 seconds. Ronnie gave up 30lbs for this fight).
Bout #3 - Light Heavyweight
Josh Cousino -vs- Zach Vasicek
Winner: Vasicek - (Submission in 30 seconds of Round 2)
Judges Notes: Cousino got caught in a reverse hammerlock from scarf hold. (Judges are wrong there was no hammerlock. Opponent was defeated by Scarfhold Shoulder Lock as known in SAMBO, which is similar to a keylock, but locked from the legs. A reverse hammerlock is with the arm pulled under the back of the person in guard).
Bout #4 - Light Heavyweight
Erick Allen -vs- Nate Cole
Winner: Cole - (Submission in 1:10 of Round 1)
Judges Notes: Cole mounted Allen and applied choke. (Ezekiel Choke after taken to the ground. Good thing he choked em could have been real ugly).
Bout #5 - Welterweight.
Ted Shears -vs- Alex Good
Winner: Good - (Judges Decision)
Judges Notes: Would have liked another round or two for this one. Alex won the 1st. Ted won the 2nd. 3rd round was Ted's for the first half and Alex's for the second half.
Final score: 29-28. Would like to see a rematch.(Great battle for Alex).
Co-Main Event: Bout #8 - Welterweight Title Match
Drew Morais -vs- Ricardo "Boss Chollo" Vega
Winner: Morais - (T.K.O in 2:30 of Round 1)
Judges Notes: Ref stoppage from strikes on the ground. (Again opponent was flat and not moving. Looked like KO to me. Drew "All Day" Morais record is now 7-1).
Michigan Fighting Challenge State Championship August 7 2009
Monroe MMA Dragons Den dominates title fights bringing home the belts in every submitted weight class. DJ starts the day by winning TKO 135lb class in the 2nd to referee stoppage. Dave wins the 170lb class by decision. Chuckie wins TKO 125lb class with referee stoppage in the 1st. Drew wins 160lb class unanimous decision. Jerrod was scheduled to fight and win 130lb class, but his opponent backed out. Brad Brown was the attending referee. Thanks to Bronco McKart and Dwight Werner for putting on a great family event. Thanks to Todd Riggs, Ryan Wilburn, and Jerry Ray for wrapping hands.
WHO WANTS TO BE A CHAMPION! Joe's Boxing & Monroe MMA coaches are all seasoned volunteers who produce champions. Our coaches train for the love of the sport to see a champion rise, not to make a buck off a kid in the ring or the cage. Our fighters are family.
June 13 2009:
Ryan "Bam Bam" 155lb wins main event at Michigan Challenge III. Thanks to Bronco McKart and Ref Dan "Pac Man" for a great show. DJ "The Natural" 140lb had a great show his first fight dominating all 3 rounds. We hoped to see Cameron fight but no one would take the challenge in the 160lb-170lb weight class for the 2nd time. Ronnie was set to take on David Hayter for the 170lb featured bout, but the opponent refused to take the fight. Ronnie wins unopposed. A big thanks to Todd Riggs from Joe's Boxing for wrapping the fighters and Dwight for putting on a great show.
Joe's Boxing Club Dominates 2009 Junior Olympics! Winning the all around trophy out of the best boxing clubs competing in Michigan.
2009 MI State Junior Olympic Boxing Tournament - May 16-17,2009 Results (Please Forgive this is Being Updated):
Austin Watkins 1st Place
AJ Wright 1st Place
Josh Slater 1st Place
Tristan Horney 1st Place & Uncontested
Donny Wades 1st Place & Uncontested
Matt Niziolek 2nd Place
Ossie Johnson 2nd Place
Oakley Boring 2nd Place
Lorenzo Pippens Uncontested
Shane Neckel Uncontested
Allah Wright Uncontested
Taylor Carroll Uncontested
Joe's Boxing Club shines in Toledo
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TOLEDO - Joe's Boxing Club members won Toledo Golden Gloves titles over the weekend and the club took home the junior and all-around team trophies for the fourth year in a row.
Austin Watkins repeated as a Golden Gloves champion with a win over Jason Hill of Toledo. Ossie Johnson beat Zack Seif of Wauseon, Ohio, when the bout was stopped in the first round. Allah Wright defeated Alexander Greutman of Defiance, Ohio. Arthur Porter scored a unanimous decision over Brandon Morris of Toledo. Steve Laboe beat Raymond Hernandez of Toledo and Donny Wades scored a unanimous decision over Spyder's Allan Gray to win the championship.
Jake Duffey won by walkover and will advance to the Golden Gloves Nationals May 4-9 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Taking second over the weekend were Joe's Boxing Club's Devin Wades, Matt Niziolek, Oakley Boring, Shane Neckel, and Arthur Lesow Community Center's Derrick Miller and Gage Harmon. Winners Unopposed Josh Slater, Taylor Carroll, Lorenzo Pippens.
Thanks to Bronco McKart - the Michigan Fighting Challenge 2 was not only a great family oriented show but show cased the talents of future MMA fighters. Mr. McKart's record is 51-9-1 and has fought the best in the business. Few fighters in the industry can match records with Bronco and we are looking forward to seeing him fight again. Congrats to Chuckie the Real Prodigy Jennings on getting FIGHT OF THE NIGHT - was one of the best fights in Monroe to date.
Drew "All Day" Morais wins again at King of the Cage 4-0! See him fight again at Motor City Casino XCC 21: Night of Champions
April 5th. XCC 21: Night of Champions will feature 15 fights, including 8 title bouts. Among the fighters competing are fan favorites like current Lightweight Champion Eric "The Monster" Moon, Mike "Hurricane" Hernandez, Featherweight Champion Parris "P-Dot" Boyd, and Kyle "Superman" Bergquist. Top UFC Referee Herb Dean will be flying in from California to handle the refereeing duties for the night. Doors open at 6:30, and event begins at 7:30. Ticket prices range from $45-$200, and are available at all Ticketmaster locations and Ticketmaster.com. Tickets are also available through the MotorCity Casino Hotel Box Office Friday-Sunday. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000. A 20-guest capacity luxury suite is available as well.
There is only one MONROE MMA DRAGONS DEN located next to the fox club in downtown Monroe. We are a NON-PROFIT club with real trainers. BEWARE OF FALSE IMITATORS! Our fighters train with real coaches who have competed, cornered hundreds of matches from cage fights, NHB, amateur and professional boxing, AAU/ MYWA wrestling, and Jiu Jitsu tournaments.
Looking for serious training, cage fights, or amateur boxing bouts, the Monroe Dragons Den has the training you need to win. Monroe MMA is a NON PROFIT Organization dedicated to club members SUCCESS. Dragon's Den disciplines include Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Freestyle/Folkstyle Wrestling, Joe Giarmo Boxing, Russian Sambo, and SYSTEMA. We also have open mat rolling to meet strict schedules. Call 734-240-2224 or email staff@monroesport.com to become a club member. Amateur/Novice/Open boxing shows are conducted by Todd Riggs of Joe's Boxing and sanctioned by Michigan Association USA Boxing/United States Amateur Boxing. A big thanks to Todd Riggs for bringing Golden Gloves back to Monroe in 2008.
King of the Cage has been a career starter and builder for countless stars as: Forrest Griffin, Quinton Rampage Jackson, Rashad Evans, Krazy Horse, Keith Berry, Mac Danzig, Paul Buentello, Urijah Faber, Joe Stevenson, Diego Sanchez, Thiago Alves, as well as legends like Don Frye, Shonie Carter, Dan Severn, and Vernon "Tiger" White. Matt Flynn's promotion Xtreme Cagefighting Championship continues to be the exclusive feeder league for King of the Cage.
MONROE MMA DRAGONS DEN would like to thank Matt Flynn, President of XCC, for bringing King of the Cage to Monroe in 2009. This was the first amateur King of the Cage in Michigan and we look forward to more to come. The XCC is a great organization for professional and amateur fighters to make a career for themselves.
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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
What is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu:
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a martial art and combat sport that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting with the goal of gaining a dominant position and using joint-locks and chokeholds to force an opponent to submit. The art was based on early 20th century Kodokan Judo ,[2][1] which was itself then a recently-developed system (founded in 1882), based on multiple schools (or Ryu) of Japanese Jujutsu.
Systema
What is Systema:
Systema (Russian: Система, "The System") is a Russian martial art. It is designed to be highly adaptive and practical, training using drills and body striking instead of set kata.
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