Submission Only 4 Results

** = split division with teammate; no losses.

Zach “SWAT” Perret and “Big” Al Washington drove their crazy butts to Richmond, Virginia from New Jersey after their Muay Thai fights on Saturday to compete in the Submission-Only Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu event run by US Grappling.   Because of their participation at Brad Daddis’ MMA and Muay Thai smoker event, they were unable to compete in the No Gi but they had a great showing in the Gi and didn’t seem too much the worse for the wear for having been involved in fisticuffs less than 24 hours earlier.

It’s not easy to do a No-Time-Limit grappling tournament PERIOD, much less after a Muay Thai fight, so make sure you give these guys a hand and some ibuprofen when you see them.

Muay Thai Smoker Fights Results

Crazy 88′s second foray into Muay Thai kickboxing was this Saturday up at Cherry Hill, NJ. We had three competitors at the event, all fighting Muay Thai (there were amateur MMA fights as well).

First up was “Big” Joe Dressel who went out there and gave it his all.   Coach Jason stopped the match when Joe did not seem himself during the match.  It could have been a blow to the back of the head or simply fatigue but the result was not what we wanted.  These kind of experiences can end up being positive in the long run so its back to the training room for a remotivated Joe.

Our second competitor of the day was Zak Perret aka SWAT.  SWAT had the toughest task of the day, facing an opponent with four previous fights, including one at the Muay Thai Nationals.  This was SWAT’s Muay Thai debut but it did not look that way as he was not intimidated and came out to bang.  It was a back-and-forth match that ended up being called a DRAW (perhaps the most frustrating result for a fighter)!  Awesome job by SWAT as he really stepped up to the plate against a far more experienced opponent.

Last up was BIG Al Washington.  Big Al came out of the gate, throwing big bombs and big kicks.  Not many human beings can withstand blows from a man Big Al’s size and his opponent was not one of them as Big Al scored the early KO. 

Great job guys!  You are leading the way for the other students who want to do Thai Boxing!

Big Joe gives some guy directions before his fight!

SWAT prepares for battle!

Muay Thai Jason with the Crazy 88 Kickboxing Team

Uncategorized Competition Results, muay thai

Jon Delbrugge Promoted to Purple Belt

Big Al crushes Jon Delbrugge

Jon “Devastator” Delbrugge continues to shatter records and receives his Purple Belt. With only 11 months of total training time and 1 season of High School wrestling, Jon has won the Blue Belt divisions at the AZ Open (2X), Florida State Championships, NAGA Virginia, Copa NoVA, US Grappling Submission-Only, and NAGA Texas along with a smattering of Advanced division No-Gi Golds. With Lloyd Irvin’s blessing, Jon Delbrugge passes into the higher ranks (playtime is now over!). Congratulations!

NAGA North Carolina Results

** = split division with teammate; no losses.

Zach “SWAT” Perret and Keith “Trainspotting” Cebula closed out <160 lb Blue Belt as well as Intermediate division.  Both guys were dominant in their performances, racking up big points, and getting submissions along the way in their 5 matches apiece. Look for both guys to make the big jump to Advanced at their next tournament.

Tye Ryan Murphy wins <170 Intermediate No-Gi with 4 dominant wins (this is only his 2nd time competing at Intermediate). Tough ref decision loss at Blue Belt.

Timothy “#1 Stunna” Spriggs entered 3 tough divisions, the Advanced Open, the Advanced weight class, and Purple Belt. Why would a Blue Belt enter the Purple Belt division? Well, the NAGA instituted a strange rule where Blue Belts were not allowed to fight in the Advanced division – so #1 Stunna would either have to fight Intermediate (which he already won) or Purple Belt (while wearing a Blue Belt). We decided to do the latter and were able to get good results! Hopefully, the NAGA will remove this rule in the future as the promoters of a grappling event should not have any say in what color belt an individual should wear.

Cathy Tran-Zwanetz entered her first Blue Belt division and proved she belonged with a dominating 16-2 then Ezekielle first round match. Because of her flight time, Cathy fought up a weight class and was a bit nervous but it obviously did not affect her too much as she was able to take second, losing 0-6.

“Big” Al Washington went out there and fought hard.  He is putting the time in, in the room and on the mats, and looks to become a top producer for the White Belt competition team.

“Lawyer” David Zwanetz comes back from North Carolina with a Gold and Silver.  Dave triangled his first No-Gi opponent but came out on the losing end of a heel hook battle in the Finals.  Dave then won his first match in the <140 lb Blue Belt division 7-2 armlocked his next opponent for the Gold.

Arizona BJJ State Championships 2009 Results

Last time in Arizona, Jon “Devastator” Delbrugge won Gold in the Medio weight class so this time around, he moved up a division to Meio Pesado. 

He won over Luiz Lopez (Rey Diego) 3-0 in his first match of the day.  His 2nd match was against Timothy Wagoner of Siege MMA.  Devastator pulled off the perfect match with sweep (waiter) –> pass –> breadcutter to enter the Final Four.  In the semifinals, Devastator pulled guard again, swept immediately and passed to enter the Championship round.  Jonathan Hill from the MMA Lab was the finals opponent and Devastator was dominant from start to finish, racking up 20+ points before submitting him with a Kimura. 

Look for Jon to be competing at Pesado in his next AZ Tournament.

White Belt Competition Team Fall 2009

The following are the 14 people who made it through the 3 hour 3 AM workout. Congratulations!

“Little” Matthew Burr
“Big” Al Washington
“Big” Joe Dressel
“G.I. Joe” Wade AKA “Gracie Barra”
Fady “Iron Maiden” Hijji
Stephen “Riddler” Riddle
“Medium” Frank Schittino
Tyrone Eaton
Westley Muhl
Juan Pontes
John “SouthSide” Johnson
Will “Smallville” Smallwood”
“White Belt” Chris Hyder
“Little” Joe Burkett