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TABLE OF CONTENTS
MMAR READER 1.)
Letter from MMAR President
2.)
MMA Fight Card Listings
3.)
MMA GYM Directory
4.)
Featured Pro Fighter
5.)
Featured Amateur Fighter
6.)
Featured Technique
7.)
Featured Conditioning
8.)
Industry Advise
9.)
Featured Videos & Pictures
10.)
Featured Promotion
11.)
Sponsors and Links
Contributors July 2010 Editing:
Michael Zuccarello
Artwork:
Nick Zuccarello
Industry Advice:
Chris du Toit
Technique:
Combat Coaching.com
Conditioning:
SFF Submission Academy
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July 2010 LETTER FROM MMAR PRESIDENT
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Dear Fellow MMA Industry Professionals and Fans, We hope you enjoy July's issue of the MMAR Reader. We have some new techniques and conditioning tips in this month's issue. Be sure to share the MMAR Reader with anyone you know that has an interest in MMA. Please visit our sponsors' websites. Without their help, we would not be able to publish this eMagazine for free. If you are interested in advertising in August's issue, please contact us right away. Currently we are offering ad spaces starting at $10 per month. MMA Recruiter.com would like to congratulate Epic Fighting for bringing amateur MMA to San Diego, CA. If you had a chance to see the show live on June 26th, you were treated to some of the best local San Diego talent. If you missed June's event, be sure to check out their upcoming event August 23rd, 2010. We hope you enjoy July's issue of the MMAR Reader and be sure to congratulate this month's featured fighter winners Bobbie Ferrier and Deven Fisher. Sincerely,
Michael Zuccarello President MMA Recruiter.com
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FIGHT CARD LISTINGS **DISCLAIMER**
MMA Recruiter is not the promoter or matchmaker for any of the events listed below. MMAR only reposts the fight card information. Fight cards are subject to change. Some fight card listings might be filled.
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07/03/10 - Ammys - Cement City, MI SPARTAN CAGE COMBAT is looking for amateur MMA fighters to fill spots on their upcoming fight card on July 3rd in Cement City, MI. 07/03/10 - Ammys - Jackson, MI Amateur MMA fighters needed to fill spots on an upcoming fight card July 3rd in Jackson, MI. 07/03/10 - Ammys - Lakeview, OH Ohio Fighting Championships is looking for amateur MMA fighters to fill spots on their upcoming fight card July 3rd in Indian Lake, OH. 07/10/10 - Pro - Montpelier, OH Ground & Pound 12 is looking for pro MMA fighters to fill spots on their upcoming fight card on July 10th in Montpelier, OH. 07/10/10 - Ammys - Manchester, TN The Xtreme Zone Invitational is looking for amateur MMA fighters to fill spots on their upcoming fight card July 10th in Manchester, TN. 07/15/10 - Pro 125/205lb - Nashville, TN Gameness Fighting is looking for Pro 125lb and 205lb MMA fighters to fill spots on their upcoming fight card July 15th in Nashville, TN. 07/16/10 - Ammys 165/HWT - Knoxville, TN Amateur 165lb catch weight and heavyweight MMA fighters needed for an upcoming event in Knoxville, TN on July 16th. 07/17/10 - Ammy 115(F)/155(M) - Clinton, OK C3Fights is looking for amateur 115lb female and 155lb male MMA fighters to fill spots on an upcoming fight card in Clinton, OK on July 17th.
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FIGHT CARD LISTINGS **DISCLAIMER**
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07/17/10 - Pro & Ammy - Cleethorpes, U.K. Pride and Glory is looking for pro and amateur MMA fighters to fill spots on their upcoming fight card July 7th in Cleethorpes, United Kingdom. 07/17/10 - Pro & Ammy - Maumee, OH Ohio Cage Combat is looking for pro and amateur MMA fighters to fill spots on their upcoming fight card on July 17th in Maumee, OH. 07/17/10 - Pro 185/205lb - Louisville, KY Second2None Cage Fights is looking for a pro 185lb-205lb MMA fighter to fill a spot on their upcoming fight card July 17th in Louisville, KY. 07/23/10 - Ammys - Reno, NV Ultimate Reno Combat #14 is looking for amateur MMA fighters to fill spots on their upcoming fight card on July 23rd in Reno, NV. 07/24/10 - Ammy 190/195lb - Burlington, VT Burlington Brawls is looking for an amateur 190lb-195lb MMA fighter to fill a spot on their upcoming fight card July 24th in Burlington, VT. 07/24/10 - Ammys - Du Quoin, IL 618 MMA is looking for amateur MMA fighters to fill spots on their upcoming fight card on July 24th in Du Quoin, IL. 07/24/10 - Ammys - Syracuse, NY MMA Exhibition is looking for amateur MMA fighters to fill spots on their upcoming fight card June 24th in Syracuse, NY. 07/31/10 - Ammys - Austintown, OH Cage Stars is looking for amateur MMA fighters to fill spots on their upcoming fight card July 31st in Austintown, OH.
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FIGHT CARD LISTINGS **DISCLAIMER**
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08/07/10 - Ammys - Brandenburg, KY Second2None Cage Fights is looking for amateur MMA fighters to fill spots on their upcoming fight card August 7th in Brandenburg, KY.
08/07/10 - Ammys - Glasgow, KY Fusion Combat League is looking for amateur MMA fighters to fill spots on their upcoming fight card on August 7th in Glasgow, KY. 08/28/10 - Ammys - Blue Lake, CA Showdown in the Sapphire is looking for amateur MMA fighters to fill spots on their upcoming fight card on August 28th in Blue Lake, CA. 08/21/10 - Pro 185/205lb - St. Louis, MO Premier Combat League is looking for pro 185lb and 205lb MMA fighters to fill spots on their upcoming fight card in St Louis, MO on Aug 21st. 10/01/10 - Pro & Ammys - Panama Panama Fighting Championship is looking for pro and amateur MMA fighters to fill spots on their upcoming fight card in Panama. 10/09/10 - Pro & Ammys - Cape Girardeu, MO Ultimate Fight Tour is looking for pro and amateur MMA fighters to fill spots on their upcoming fight card October 9th in Cape Girardeu, MO.
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MMA GYM DIRECTORY USA MMA GYMS Alabama
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FEATURED FIGHTER – PRO [ Get Featured ]
[ View Profile ] Fighters Information Name: Bobby "The Bully" Ferrier Location:
Almelund, MI
Age:
22
Skill Level:
Professional
Weight Class:
155lbs
Height:
5' 7”
Pro Record:
1-0
Ammy Record:
5-2
Fighting Style:
Kickboxing, BJJ, Wrestling
Website:
www.anytimefightclub.webs.com
Booking Information Manager: N/A Training Information Gym: Anytime Fight Club Location:
Almelund, MN
Instructors:
Chad Vaudrin – Kickboxing & BJJ
Training Partners:
Noah Rogers - 170 lbs, Dan Kiser - 155 lbs & Terry Fleming - 170 lbs
Accomplishments Accomplishments: 2 Time National Wrestler & 3 Time All Conference
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July 2010 FEATURED FIGHTER – AMATEUR
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[ View Profile ] Fighters Information Name: Deven "The Ninja Turtle" Fisher Location:
Rapid City , SD
Age:
20
Skill Level:
Amateur
Weight Class:
170lbs
Height:
6' 0”
Ammy Record:
17 – 13 – 02
Fighting Style:
MuayThai, Boxing & Jiu Jitsu
Website:
www.mmarecruiter.com
Booking Information Company: Black Out Elite MMA Manager:
Deven Fisher & Glen Peters
Manger's Number: 605-661-6402 or 605-641-0592 Manger's Email:
freestyle_fox2005@hotmail.com
Training Information I Train At: Black Out Elite MMA Location:
Winner, SD
Training Partners:
Glen Peters
Accomplishments Tournaments Won: Multiple Ringwars Accomplishments: 17 Amateur MMA Wins
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July 2010 Featured Technique – Escaping the Mount
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Combat Coaching.com
Instructor:
Morne Swanepoel
Website:
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Email:
morne@combatcoaching.com
1. Use arms to block and keep head off mat.
2. Use your knee to drive your opponent forward.
. 3. Attach yourself high on opponent's body.
4. Trap your opponent's arm and the same side leg.
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July 2010 Featured Technique – Escaping the Mount
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5. Bridge up.
6. Roll your opponent to the back diagonal corner.
7. Land in your opponent's guard.
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July 2010 Featured Conditioning – The Daily Grind
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SSF Submission Academy
Address:
812 College St. Clarksville, TN 37040
Website:
www.mmaclarksville.com
Phone:
(931) 920-8456
Zack Hicks SSF fighter doing the exercise. Thomas Campbell SSF Pro is the base.
1. Zach puts arms under Thomas' chest.
2. Zack flips over Thomas, keeps his under hook.
. 3. Zack lands on his feet while keeping hooks.
4. Zack flips back over to stating position.
Start off by doing 20 sets. Work your way up to doing 3 minutes straight.
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INDUSTRY ADVICE [ Submit Your Advice ]
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Octagon MMA
Address:
Secunda, South Africa
Phone:
078 956 9342
Surviving the Winter Blues By: Chris du Toit (Octagon MMA, South Africa)
So you have your own gym, and its thriving. Lots of students are training, people are progressing, and you are doing competitions. Suddenly one evening you walk into a “just about empty gym”. Your voice echoes through the empty space as you pinch your skin to see if you are dreaming, when suddenly you realize...It’s WINTER! As many of you might have experienced in the past, students tend to crawl into their hiding places when the mercury starts dropping, leaving your gym filled with nothing more than fresh air. Fewer students mean less income for your gym, less able athletes, and less competitions and tournaments. However, there is a way to minimize the winter blues; the answer is to properly plan during the summer. Most of us like to plan ahead, and this is even truer when it comes to our gyms and our training schedule. Yes I agree, it’s more fun planning most of your fun MMA events such as courses, seminars, evaluations, and tournaments for summer time, However, you should have some important events planned for winter when you desperately need to keep you students motivated? You need something scheduled that will be too important for them to miss, and will motivate them to keep on training even if it means braving the cold, ice and snow. In my gyms I have an internal ranking system. I have found that this is a great method of motivation, and gives those students who aren’t into MMA for competition a goal to work towards. I have defined these levels as “Couch Potato” (for beginners), “Bronze Gloves”, “Silver Gloves” and “Golden Gloves”. I have found that if you schedule training camps and small seminars in preparation for evaluation to the next level it tends to draw students; no-one likes to come short in their evaluation. The evaluations happen at set intervals depending on your level. If you miss one evaluation for any reason, you will have to wait out the term before getting a chance to evaluate again. Meanwhile your buddies have moved up in the curriculum.
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INDUSTRY ADVICE Surviving the Winter Blues By: Chris du Toit (Octagon MMA, South Africa)
Continued from previous page... This might seem cruel, but one has to keep in mind that we are dealing with students who are athletes. This means that a certain amount of discipline needs to be applied to keep them in top shape and help them achieve their goals in this sport. In the end it’s up to you as a coach to make certain that they stay disciplined and keep up with their training schedule, no matter the season or the weather. I have seen many students take a break for the winter, and never return when the weather turns warm.. Finally, when your devious plan is in motion and you have lured your MMA students out against their will, remember to warm them up properly! Injuries due to improper poor warm up and stretching will lead to injuries that will make the best winter programs end in failure. The other side is also true. In winter you might get s sick or injured student with a bit too much motivation, loyalty and stupidity who walks into the gym determined to train. I have found that the best way to approach this is to tell them they should go home, or this will be the training session where you knock them the #$!@ out! Seriously, you need to advise them against the dangers of training in the cold when you are sick or injured, and if all else fails...knock them out. Remember, in summertime plan ahead, in wintertime lure them in, scrape the ice from your gloves, and remember “Never Back Down!” [ Read More ]
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July 2010 FEATURED VIDEOS & PICTURES
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July 2010 FEATURED PROMOTION
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Epic Fighting San Diego, CA www.epicfighting.com jasonostewart@hotmail.com 619-279-0213
Owners: Event Date:
Jason Stewart August 21st, 2010
[ Order Tickets ] Epic Fighting Epic Fighting is one of the first Fight Leagues in San Diego that features Amateurs. Our goal is to create more opportunities for local fighters and the related businesses they help support. Our events will give fighters more exposure, get them noticed by more sponsors, and therefore create the option for them to make a living doing what they love. San Diego is considered one of the top MMA cities in the country with fighters moving here from all over the country to train at some of the best gyms with some of the best trainers in the world. As of now we don’t have many events held here so fighters are forced to travel far for a fight. Epic fighting is the first reoccurring San Diego event of it’s kind and will bring plenty of exposure to many local businesses. As we grow we hope to help the San Diego economy improve as a whole. We look forward to seeing you at our events and will strive to make every event entertaining and fun. We want you to think of Epic Fighting as the place to go for an action packed night of entertainment in San Diego.
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