Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Back Online!
We're back and this time for good. Check us out daily for updates about all things pertaining to Combat Athletix, the best MMA gym in Northeast Florida. Period! Also don't forget to come out to the Combat Athletix Fighting Championship Saturday, April 30th at Bourbon Street Station in Jacksonville, FL off of Saint Johns Bluff and Atlantic. Check out www.CAXFC.com for more information. To Be The Best!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Daniel Moraes BJJ Class tonight at Combat Athletix!
5X World Champion Daniel Moraes will be teaching class tonight, Thursday 2/3/11, at Combat Athletix. Daniel has a wealth of knowledge and we are very fortunate that he is coming to share that with us. Cost is $20 and everyone is welcome. We will begin at 7pm sharp so make sure to show up on time. To Be The Best!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Lights out!
Hello again and welcome to the Combat Athletix blog. Today we are discussingthe results from our very own Josh Montoro's MMA fight in Orlando at the WEF event this weekend. Needless to say. Josh won. But... How he won was a spectacular display of the striking taught here at Combat Athletix.
First, at the weigh-ins Josh felt very disrespected by his opponent, Joey. I personally feel that Joey is a nice guy. I have had conversations with him and the past and to me he is a very humble and respectful person. I reminded Josh of that after the fact but the insult had already taken place.
When the two of them were standing at the podium after they stepped off of the scale they did the whole stare down thing. Joey jumped at Josh as if he was trying to scare him or make him flinch. This angered Josh pretty bad. Plus, Josh weighed in at 186 then Joey and his coach told him to get rid of the extra pound. Not a problem. The entire time during the weight cut Josh kept saying, "You better be careful who you flinch at."
Once again, I think Joey is a great guy and believe this whole incident was done just for show. Regardless, Josh was bothered by it and felt he was going to make him show respect in the cage.
Fight time. The two of them touched gloves and danced around for a couple of seconds. Joey threw an inside leg kick and Josh continued to move around. Then Josh answered with an outside leg kick of his own and the two of them began to throw some hands. They broke then reengaged. Josh noticed that Joey dropped his left hand right before he threw a hook and siezed the opportunity with a thunderous right hand. Once Josh connected, Joey was out! There was no need for follow up as he was completely asleep. Josh was so amped up about the whole disrespect thing that he actually head butted the cage. Once he calmed down a little bit he realized that his opponent was still down and like any fighter from Combat Athletix he was concerned about his well being. He even offered his services as a paramedic to make sure Joey was okay. After a while Joey came to and Josh went over and shook his hand and told him good job. No hard feelings after the fight.
Even during the interview he made sure to say Joey was one of his toughest opponents and that simply he caught him before he got caught. No egos, no hard feelings. They both came out to win and Josh emerged victorious that night. It was a well display of ferocity and athleticism, while at the same time having a gentleman's spirit. Well done Josh, kudos Joey.
First, at the weigh-ins Josh felt very disrespected by his opponent, Joey. I personally feel that Joey is a nice guy. I have had conversations with him and the past and to me he is a very humble and respectful person. I reminded Josh of that after the fact but the insult had already taken place.
When the two of them were standing at the podium after they stepped off of the scale they did the whole stare down thing. Joey jumped at Josh as if he was trying to scare him or make him flinch. This angered Josh pretty bad. Plus, Josh weighed in at 186 then Joey and his coach told him to get rid of the extra pound. Not a problem. The entire time during the weight cut Josh kept saying, "You better be careful who you flinch at."
Once again, I think Joey is a great guy and believe this whole incident was done just for show. Regardless, Josh was bothered by it and felt he was going to make him show respect in the cage.
Fight time. The two of them touched gloves and danced around for a couple of seconds. Joey threw an inside leg kick and Josh continued to move around. Then Josh answered with an outside leg kick of his own and the two of them began to throw some hands. They broke then reengaged. Josh noticed that Joey dropped his left hand right before he threw a hook and siezed the opportunity with a thunderous right hand. Once Josh connected, Joey was out! There was no need for follow up as he was completely asleep. Josh was so amped up about the whole disrespect thing that he actually head butted the cage. Once he calmed down a little bit he realized that his opponent was still down and like any fighter from Combat Athletix he was concerned about his well being. He even offered his services as a paramedic to make sure Joey was okay. After a while Joey came to and Josh went over and shook his hand and told him good job. No hard feelings after the fight.
Even during the interview he made sure to say Joey was one of his toughest opponents and that simply he caught him before he got caught. No egos, no hard feelings. They both came out to win and Josh emerged victorious that night. It was a well display of ferocity and athleticism, while at the same time having a gentleman's spirit. Well done Josh, kudos Joey.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Boxing At Its Finest
On Tuesday is Boxing sparring class. I have to say that the night started off pretty rough for most of the guys that attended. Cody and Justin were the first to get into the squared circle to put on a show. Not as technical of a round I would have wanted them to display. No, not at all. It was more something for the spectators to appreciate. they went at it as two brawlers would. Waaaay off the mark of what the class of "sparring" is really for. Those two went to town not listening to a word Tony or I had to say for instruction. The next two participants had their minds on something else as well. Then the next two followed in the same fashion.
Finally we had a semi-vet nicknamed Gerald "Jiggy" Gibbs. Jiggy and Chandler put on a display of boxing that was on par with the professional fighters. Chandler normally spars with the big guys because there isn't anyone that comes to sparring class that is his size, 125 lbs. He is a very good boxer, but, it is different when you have to worry about larger guys hitting you and you're not big enough to really move them with your own punch. I have to say that once we got someone close to his size with Jiggy, 135 lbs. to 135 lbs. When Jiggy is in shape, he would fight around 125 lbs. Never the less, the performance they put on was great. Jiggy has more experience and ability right now then Chandler, but that is great because he has to step up to compete. That will make him a better fighter. Also, Jiggy is out of shape so that makes sparring with Chandler tougher, because Chandler is pretty good in his own right.
There was a moment in the first round Chandler rushed Jiggy onto the ropes. There it was basically inside boxing at its best. I mean, combinations from both fighters along with beautiful head movement and catching as well. these kids stood there punching from angles, slipping punches, throwing off of the slips, and never stopping. Both sides were banging away at each other. I say banging, but, I have to say that might not be the best way to describe the fist-a-0cuffs going on in this sparring session. Banging is trading punches with disregard of what is coming back at you.
these guys threw combinations but, as we teach in class, DID have regard for what was coming back. Not because they can't take a punch or are scared to take a punch, but moving their heads or catching punches to find a better way to catch the other guy with an even better punch off that defense. I have to say it inspired the other, bigger guys on to come in the next session and spar better using the boxing they have and have been drilled.
In closing, I have to say it started off rough, but after the great display from Jiggy and Chandler, it ended much better. Cody, Rinzo, Carlos, Justin, and Dolton ended the night looking pretty good after seeing the nice work from the "All Stars" that night, Jiggy and Chandler.
Finally we had a semi-vet nicknamed Gerald "Jiggy" Gibbs. Jiggy and Chandler put on a display of boxing that was on par with the professional fighters. Chandler normally spars with the big guys because there isn't anyone that comes to sparring class that is his size, 125 lbs. He is a very good boxer, but, it is different when you have to worry about larger guys hitting you and you're not big enough to really move them with your own punch. I have to say that once we got someone close to his size with Jiggy, 135 lbs. to 135 lbs. When Jiggy is in shape, he would fight around 125 lbs. Never the less, the performance they put on was great. Jiggy has more experience and ability right now then Chandler, but that is great because he has to step up to compete. That will make him a better fighter. Also, Jiggy is out of shape so that makes sparring with Chandler tougher, because Chandler is pretty good in his own right.
There was a moment in the first round Chandler rushed Jiggy onto the ropes. There it was basically inside boxing at its best. I mean, combinations from both fighters along with beautiful head movement and catching as well. these kids stood there punching from angles, slipping punches, throwing off of the slips, and never stopping. Both sides were banging away at each other. I say banging, but, I have to say that might not be the best way to describe the fist-a-0cuffs going on in this sparring session. Banging is trading punches with disregard of what is coming back at you.
these guys threw combinations but, as we teach in class, DID have regard for what was coming back. Not because they can't take a punch or are scared to take a punch, but moving their heads or catching punches to find a better way to catch the other guy with an even better punch off that defense. I have to say it inspired the other, bigger guys on to come in the next session and spar better using the boxing they have and have been drilled.
In closing, I have to say it started off rough, but after the great display from Jiggy and Chandler, it ended much better. Cody, Rinzo, Carlos, Justin, and Dolton ended the night looking pretty good after seeing the nice work from the "All Stars" that night, Jiggy and Chandler.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Results!!!
This weekend in Atlanta we had three fighters compete in the GBAMMA event at the Olympic Horse Park. Two of the three were victorious, but all three put on a good show. Here's how it went down.
George Ansloan defeated his opponenet via unanimous decision. It was a complete domination. Early in the 1st round George landed a brutal leg kick that took the fight out of his opponent. He did not want to stand and trade after that so he clinched every opportunity he got, which was disastrous for him. George dominated with strikes in the clinch, scored five takedowns including two Matt Hughes style powerbomb slams, and schooled him in some Combat Athletix Jiu-Jitsu on the ground. This was an excellent display of Mixed Martial Arts with and emphasis on the "Arts." Job well done George on pushing his record to 2-1.
George Reagan made his debut amateur MMA fight. He and his opponent came out with the intent of knocking the each other out. None of which succeeded so George resulted to plan-b, submission. It is common knowledge around the gym that George is a great striker. He did everything he could to keep the fight standing but his opponent was eager to get it to the ground so George obliged him. George scored the takedown, mounted him, ground and punded him, locked in an armbar, transitioned to triangle choke and ended the fight ten seconds before the end of the first round. 1-0 submission victory on his debut, not bad.
Michael came out cool and calm and his opponent came after him like a storm. Mike took a couple of good shots but fired and and establish a Thai clinch and did what he does best. Not wanting to recieve any more punishment in the clinch his opponent took him down, but after seeing what happened to the last guys who went to the ground with us he decided to not stay there and immediately stood up. This happened five times in the first round. The last time Mike was standed his opponent pounced and caught him off guard with a head kick and sent him down but not out scoring a TKO due to ref stoppage. Mike fought valiantly and wanted to continue but once the ref says you're done, you're done. Great job Mike. Keep your head up and we'll get it next time.
Farewell all and until next time, Peace out homies.
George Ansloan defeated his opponenet via unanimous decision. It was a complete domination. Early in the 1st round George landed a brutal leg kick that took the fight out of his opponent. He did not want to stand and trade after that so he clinched every opportunity he got, which was disastrous for him. George dominated with strikes in the clinch, scored five takedowns including two Matt Hughes style powerbomb slams, and schooled him in some Combat Athletix Jiu-Jitsu on the ground. This was an excellent display of Mixed Martial Arts with and emphasis on the "Arts." Job well done George on pushing his record to 2-1.
George Reagan made his debut amateur MMA fight. He and his opponent came out with the intent of knocking the each other out. None of which succeeded so George resulted to plan-b, submission. It is common knowledge around the gym that George is a great striker. He did everything he could to keep the fight standing but his opponent was eager to get it to the ground so George obliged him. George scored the takedown, mounted him, ground and punded him, locked in an armbar, transitioned to triangle choke and ended the fight ten seconds before the end of the first round. 1-0 submission victory on his debut, not bad.
Michael came out cool and calm and his opponent came after him like a storm. Mike took a couple of good shots but fired and and establish a Thai clinch and did what he does best. Not wanting to recieve any more punishment in the clinch his opponent took him down, but after seeing what happened to the last guys who went to the ground with us he decided to not stay there and immediately stood up. This happened five times in the first round. The last time Mike was standed his opponent pounced and caught him off guard with a head kick and sent him down but not out scoring a TKO due to ref stoppage. Mike fought valiantly and wanted to continue but once the ref says you're done, you're done. Great job Mike. Keep your head up and we'll get it next time.
Farewell all and until next time, Peace out homies.
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