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Time		March 2 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Location		Gossip Nightclub 750 Pacific Boulevard (Plaza of Nations) Vancouver, British Columbia
Created by		Quest For Glory FC
		CLUB FIGHTS Quest for Glory proudly presents ‘CLUB FIGHTS’ at GOSSIP Night Club in the Plaza of Nations MARCH 2, 2012.  MMA Fights, HOT girls, drinks and dancing all combined under one roof for one night! Tickets starting at only $40!! VIP Seating $99 (limited availability, tables on the stage) Doors open at 6 pm

I spotted a post tonight from theatlantic.com about a California fight club created by geeks working at the big names in tech that we all know like Google and Apple, among others.  The urge to stand and bang is finding its way deeper into society, where people are taking their stress of their work and lives and turning it into power. They do bare knuckles, stick fighting, and then have fun with toys like a dustbuster battle, chairs, and computer keyboards.

Hmm, I wonder if they have any room down there? I am a PHP coder, I wonder if I could get down there and kick some dev butt. In tech, I have noticed that people’s lifestyles gravitate to one of two poles: they are either  vegan bike riders, or they are Jabba the Hut. Good to see these people considering the choices to make in their lives, and contemplating the meaning of the fight.

Here are some highlights from Summer Slugfest IV in 2010.

Congratulations to Josh Jauncey on his victory over Guillermo Valpoort for his World Championship title.

Friday night action at WCMAC 2010 on Friday night included modified Muay Thai and Junior MMA Tournament fighting. Here are some of the shots I took.The full set is on my flickr pool (link).

The full set is on my flickr pool (link).

Battlefield Fight League loads up Vancouver with MMA action in October 2010.

Ticket Info: http://www.battlefieldfl.com/tickes/ OR TicketMaster.ca.

October 15 Battlefield Fight League at the River Rock 2 in Richmond,  BC. Here is a preview of the main event, Justin Lansing vs Hunter Orgill.

Battlefield Fight League 4 will be held at Edgewater Casino in Vancouver on October 22nd 2010. The main event will be between Matt Dwyer and Yusuf Njie.

Ticket Info: http://www.battlefieldfl.com/tickes/ OR TicketMaster.ca.

The 2010 Western Canadian Martial Arts Championship is now upon us, coming to BCIT Gym in Burnaby on October 22 and 23. Come on all you fighters, its time to get tuned up and cut weight for this fall tournament.

Modified Muay Thai and junior MMA Friday night, BJJ, Submission Grapping, traditional forms and more on Saturday.

From the home page of WCMAC.ca:

It is our pleasure to extend this invitation to you to attend the
2010 WESTERN CANADIAN MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPIONSHIP.

This year we will again be a two day event. Friday night will be Modified Muay Thai action plus new for 2010, Junior MMA. Also new for 2010, Sanshou which will run on Saturday. Saturday will also include Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Submission Grappling, Traditional Forms (Japanese/Okinawan, Korean and Chinese including Tai Chi) Creative/Open Forms and SKIL Point and Continuous Point Fighting, As always, this tournament will continue its long-standing tradition of efficiency and punctuality. Our goal is to be finished by 10:00pm Friday night and by 5:00pm on Saturday. Don’t risk the disappointment of missing your division. Please arrive on time.

All the info can be found at http://www.wcmac.ca/. Now get training!

2009 Friday night Photos | 2009 TKD Saturday Photos | 2009 Submission Grappling – No Gi Action Photos

Photos from the mat at the 2009 Western Canadian Martial Arts Championships

MartialArtsNomad.com will be at Summer Slugfest in Victoria, BC on August 21st. On the fight card will be Kiarash Moghaddam, fighting against Mike ‘Knock ‘em down’ Downey. They will be on the card for the Canadian Amateur Muay Thai title for 185 lbs. These guys fought it out earlier this year for the Western Canadian Amateur title in Vancouver in April. It was a close fought fight that had an extra round added to the end to satisfy the judges. Now Moghaddam will challenge Downey on Downey’s home turf for the Canadian title. When I asked Kiarash about his plans for the fight, he simply replied, ‘… knock ‘em downey…‘  It promises to be a great fight. See you there! Osu!

Gerry Gionco Presents a night of World Championship as a fundraiser for Joshua Ismiroglu in support of his fight against cancer. Featured on the card is my former Sensei Blake Lirette former Kickboxing world champion and a great martial arts instructor, and Gerry Gionco is also to come out of retirement for one more fight.  For more info, visit http://www.gerrygionco.com/ .

Fight fans and fight bloggers alike enjoyed a truncated fight card for MMA at the Rock 2 at River Rock Casino on July 9 2010.

Cam Delorme of RDC Jiu Jitsu Kelowna went against Cole Tilbury of Independent in Richmond for an MMA featherweight fight. Delorme won by rear naked choke and tapout at 1:22 of the 1^st round. Delorme dominated, had Tilbury early with a body slam. To his credit, Tilbury put up a good resistance but was in the weaker position. Delorme got the choke in tight after a couple tries and got the tap.

The second fight was a middleweight Muay Thai fight in the MMA cage, with Bronson Petterson of Comox Valley Boxing Club against Shawn Hunt of Team Havok in Kelowna. Petterson was hot from beginning to end and showed as a hard hitting, accurate fighter. Shawn Hunt did not recover from second knock down at the end of round 2 and was beaten by Petersen’s accurate, hard strikes. Talking with Bronson after the fight, he told me he was mostly a wrestler and took the fight only a couple of days prior to the fight.

Tricky Nick Marinos from Team Denarius of North Van won his fight against James Lepage of Tong Moo Doo in Richmond with an imperfect but harsh arm crank at about 1:30 of the 1st round. Marinos was first to shoot, kept control of Lepage despite slipping in and out of guard and half guard, kept passing and pushed back until the pass stuck.

Lindsay Ball of Peteric’s in Victoria ran the pace of the first round against Heidi Otterbein of Revolution in Port Moody in their featherweight Muay Thai fight, getting an initial knockdown by leg trap. Otterbein must have listened to something her coach said to her in the corner after round 1, because she came out aggressive and focused and was a far better opponent in round 2. Otterbein went on to get two leg trap knockdowns, laid in knees, and faced down Lindsay Ball through the round. Otterbein got two more knockdowns in round three and clinched the judges decision in her favor.

Jason Keller of Karma Fight Team in Surrey got the upper position after the standup clinch struggle in the first round of the welterweight MMA match against Chad Gerow. Gerow defended well from guard. Round 2 was looser and a stand up striking game until Keller could clinch and use knees, Keller again clinched and took Gerow down but Gerow defended even better against Keller than he did in the first round. Despite being on top, Keller looked gassed. The referee would eventually stand them up to keep the action going. The second round ended with Gerow in guard as it did in the first. In the third round, Chad Gerow dealt with Keller’s takedowns, slipping out of an arm triangle attempt, and managed to reverse his ground position and pounded him out with a mount triangle until referee stoppage. A considerable win since Jason Keller had dominated the first two rounds decisively.

For the main event of the evening, Cheryl Chan of Mendoza Martial Arts in Surrey looked like serious competition for Sarah Mcleod of Team Denarius. Chan displayed wicked spinning back kicks and hook kicks in standup game and used that to her advantage in the fight. Sarah Mcleod managed to reverse Chan’s takedown attempt to be on top at the end of the first. After more boxing and kicking in round 2, Chan delivered a side kick in that put Sarah down for a moment and forced another ground match. More standup action and kicks by Chan in the third was followed by ground fighting and defending from guard by Chan who took a beating and after several valiant attempts fought her way back up from the ground the hard way. The match was called by the referee when Cheryl Chan was able to reverse the struggle on the ground to her favor and then held Marshall in a fully extended arm bar from which she didnt want to tap. Frustrated with the loss, team Denarius did not stay in the cage for the final decision.

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Cheryl Chan of Mendoza Martial Arts

Full photo set on Flickr.com: http://www.flickr.com/photos/superwebdeveloper/sets/72157624337464419/