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Team Infinite Fighter JJ
Mondragon shines at Ring
of Fire 36: Demolition!
Congratulations to our
fighter JJ Mondragon for
his victory on the Ring
of Fire on Friday,
December 4th! The Ring
of Fire is regarded as
the highest caliber promotion
in the State of Colorado
and this show was no
exception featuring 7
UFC veterans!
JJ faced a tough
opponent and won, also
securing "Fight of the
Night" honors!
Here is the write up by
J.R Gordon from
www.mmabuzz.com
"JJ Mondragon faced Zach
Valdez. Round one had
both fighters landing
solid strikes both in
and out of the clinch
with Valdez scoring a
takedown to end the
round. Round two had
Mondragon open with a
right body kick followed
by a left head kick that
landed solid. The rest
of the round saw the
fighters again
transitioning into and
out of the clinch with
Mondragon being
aggressive while Valdez
looked for the takedown.
Round three had Valdez
even more aggressive,
but unsuccessful with
his takedown attempts
while Mondragon was
accurate with his
striking all round. The
decision from the judges
was an unanimous one in
favor of Mondragon.
Fight of the night goes
to JJ Mondragon and Zach
Valdez. Both fighters
gave all they had and
took all the other had
to offer in a bout that
entertained the fans for
all three rounds with
each looking to have an
advantage at several
points in the bout."
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Rodrigo Gracie at
Infinite MMA in November
Pride veteran, K-1
veteran, renowned BJJ
book author, Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu LEGEND, and
IMMAA Professor Rodrigo
Gracie was back on the
mats at IMMAA November
13th, 14th and 15th!
Several seminars and
private sessions took
place, and some sick,
sick new stuff was
learned at our
Academy over
the weekend- watch out
our team has a few new
secret weapons!!
Great work by everybody
that attended the
seminars that took
place, and big congrats
to all of the many
students that were
advanced in rank!!!
Check out the photos
from the fundamental
seminar on our Flickr
page!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/infinitemmaacademy/sets/72157622929117418/
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Team Infinite Fighters
go 2-0 in Muay Thai
Kickboxing at Fight To
Win: Bulls on Parade!
Congratulations to our
students Nick Laney and
Jacob Albers for their
muay thai kickboxing
performances at Fight To
Win: Bulls on Parade on
Saturday November 13th!
BOTH fighters won their
bouts via KNOCKOUT in
the second round!
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Infinite MMA Fighters
DOMINATE in Greeley!
Congrats to Infinite MMA
Fighters Nick Laney and
Rory O'Farrell for their
performances at Clash of
the Titans: 5 in Greeley
CO last night!
Both DOMINATED their
matches against tough,
undefeated opponents,
and won the titles of
their respective
divisions.
Here are the write ups
of their matches by J.R
Gordon from
www.mmabuzz.com
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Ricardo McKeney faced
Nick Laney for the Clash
of the Titans 155 lb.
MMA title. There was
back and forth action
between ground work and
standing striking with
Laney controlling
position near the end of
the round by
transitioning from a
standing guillotine to
mount to back control
for GNP. Round two saw
McKeney initiate the
clinch but Laney turned
him into the cage and
landed a strong striking
flurry that culminated
with a punch that
dropped McKeney. Laney
followed up with more
strikes on the ground to
win the title by way of
TKO at :45 of round two.
Main event: In the main
event of the night
George Ashaur faced Rory
O' Farrell for the Clash
of the Titans 205 lb.
MMA title. Ashaur opened
with a long jab, but O'
Farrell immediately
closed the distance, got
the clinch and secured a
takedown into side
control. On the ground
O' Farrell set in a head
and arm triangle choke,
hopped to side control
on the other side to
close it off and at :43
of round one when Ashaur
lost consciousness the
referee stopped the bout
and O' Farrell got the
title.
Submission of the night
goes to Rory O' Farrell
for his title winning
head and arm triangle
choke that rendered his
opponent unconscious.
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Team Infinite Fighter
Noah Thomas' interview
on his fight on the
upcoming WEC
Read his entire bio at
http://www.wec.tv/NoahThomas
Fighter Biography
Thoughts on opponent,
Scott Jorgensen?
He’s a very tough
wrestler and very
explosive. He has a
never die attitude and
he doesn’t slow down.
When and why did you
start training for
fighting? The
competitive nature came
calling again
What ranks and titles
have you held? Blue
belt in jiu-jitsu. Ring
of Fire champion, TKO
champion
Do you have any heroes?
My dad
What is your favorite
technique? TKO
What does it mean for
you to fight in the WEC?
Redemption, everything
Did you go to college
and if so what degree
did you earn?
associate of arts
What was your job before
you started fighting?
Marine sniper
Most memorable
professional fight?
Oct 5th TKO title fight
- I got on the plane to
go to the fight knowing
my father was going to
die while I was in the
air
What was your most
challenging professional
fight? My first
fight back after my ACL
surgery
Did you compete in any
other sport(s) at
college or professional
level? NO
Who were your training
partners for this fight?
JJ Mondragon, Adam
Martinez, Todd
Kornfield, Rory
Oferrall, Nick Laney,
and other Team Infinite
members
Did you put more
emphasis towards a
fighting style or adjust
your training to prepare
for your opponent? I
worked a lot of
wrestling and stand up
for this fight because
that’s where this fight
is headed.
What, other than
WINNING, are you using
for motivation for the
fight? This is life
for me and I am going to
fight like it. This is
it - all or nothing. I
think of the amazing
things people in the
armed forces have
endured, and being a
former Marine Sniper, I
feel like I have to live
up to that. They
wouldn’t give up,
neither will I!
What is your favorite
thing about this sport?
Other fighters
How long do you see
yourself staying in this
sport? 35-37
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Come see Team Infinite
Fighters in action in
GREELEY, October 24th!
Come watch IMMAA
fighters Nick Laney and
Rory O'Farrell in action
at RMBB: Clash of the
Titans 5 in Greeley, CO
October 24th! Both Nick
and Rory will be
fighting for the titles
of their respective
divisions!
Get your tickets at the
academy!!!
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Noah Thomas replaces
Rafael Rebello, meets
Scott Jorgensen at WEC
43
Dann Stupp,
MMAjunkie.com
Sep 19, 10:40 am EDT
Noah Thomas (13-5 MMA,
0-1 WEC) has replaced
Rafael Rebello and now
fights Scott Jorgensen
(6-3 MMA, 2-2 WEC) at
WEC 43.
Thomas announced the
fight on today's edition
of
MMAjunkie.com Radio
(www.mmajunkie.com/radio).
WEC 43, originally
scheduled for Sept. 2 in
Youngstown, Ohio, now
takes place Oct. 18 at
the 18,000-seat AT&T
Center in San Antonio,
Texas. Benson Henderon
and Donald Cerrone fight
for a WEC interim
lightweight title in the
night's main event.
The night's main card
airs on Versus, though
the Thomas vs. Jorgensen
bout takes place on the
night's un-aired
preliminary card.
Thomas, perhaps best
known as a lightweight
cast member on "The
Ultimate Fighter 5" (who
was kicked off the show
for a backyard brawl
with Marlon Sims), then
went on a seven-fight
win streak, dropped to
bantamweight, and signed
with the WEC as a late
replacement for Eddie
Wineland and fought
Frank Gomez at WEC 41.
Thomas, though, suffered
a second-round
submission loss for just
his second defeat in
more than three years.
Jorgensen, meanwhile,
looks to push his WEC
record over .500 at WEC
43. The former Ring of
Fire and EliteXC fighter
made his WEC debut in
early 2008 and suffered
a unanimous-decision
loss to Damacio Page.
Jorgensen then posted
victories over Kenji
Osawa and Frank Gomez,
but in his most recent
bout, he suffered a
close split-decision
loss to Antonio Banuelos
at WEC 41 to move his
record to 2-2 in the
promotion.
The latest WEC 43 card
now includes:
MAIN CARD
-
Donald Cerrone vs.
Benson Henderson
(for WEC interim
lightweight title)
-
Dave Jansen vs.
Richard Crunkilton
Jr.
-
Damacio Page and
Akitoshi Tamura
-
Rafael Assuncao vs.
Yves Jabouin
PRELIMINARY CARD
-
Muhsin Corbbrey vs.
Anthony Njokuani
-
Scott Jorgensen vs.
Noah Thomas
-
Wagnney Fabiano vs.
Erik Koch
-
Manny Tapia vs.
Eddie Wineland
-
Charlie Valencia vs.
Coty Wheeler
-
Mark Hominick vs.
Deividas
Taurosevicius
For complete coverage of
WEC 43, stay
tuned to the
MMA Rumors
section of MMAjunkie.com
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Infinite PICNIC!
On Saturday September
19th over 200 IMMAA
students, friends, and
family members gathered
throughout the day for
some serious food and
fun!
Highlights of the
gathering included the
ribs and the parachute!
We will most definatly
do this again next year!
Check out the pics of
the picnic at our Flickr
site!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/infinitemmaacademy/sets/72157622289049465/
Some thanks...
Thanks! to Steve M for
lending us the parachute
Thanks! to Wendy T for
being a great "fun
coordinator"
Thanks! to Nick L for
smoking the ribs and
chicken
Thanks! to the Thompson
and Gallo families for
the help in cleaning up
Thanks! to Chris G for
supplying the great
games
Thanks! to Michelle P
for supplying the
freezer for all of the
meats
Thanks! to Brandon S for
supplying the fold out
tables
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Aug 22 Boxing and
Muay Thai Kickboxing
RESULTS
August 22nd was a busy
day for Team Infinite- 2
shows in 1 day!
The day started off with
the Red Shield Boxing
show in Denver.
Initially, we had three
girls slated to box.
Lauren M's opponent
backed out at the last
minute, and they were
unable to find Tara W a
match leaving only
Jausten B to box for the
day.
Jausten B showed great
improvment since her
first win, and
exceptional listening
skills following her
coaches direction and
dominating her opponent
for the unanimous
decision victory- she
even took home th
"Outstanding Female
Boxer of the Night"
Award!
Later in the evening was
"StriKing"- a new Muay
Thai Kickboxing
promotion in Denver,
where we had two
fighters Jeremiah P and
Chris A. Here are the
write ups on our
fighters by JR Gordan
from
www.mmabuzz.com
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Chris Avinge
faced Brian Martinez.
Both fighters scored
well in round one.
Avinge landed his kicks
and knees well while
Martinez got off with
strong hook punches.
Round two had Avinge
start with low kicks
that landed hard to both
the inside and outside
of his opponents lead
and rear leg. Martinez
was knocked to the mat
twice by the kicks and
after the second
knockdown his corner
waved off the fight.
Avinge was awarded the
TKO win at 1:51 of round
one.
Jerimiah Poppy
faced Javier Villegas
Poppy showed strong
technique early, but
Villegas was twice able
to drop him with head
kicks for eight counts
in round one. Round two
had Poppy open well with
punching and looking
like he may take a lead
in the round. Villegas
however survived the
early flurry and the
combatants spend the
rest of the round
exchanging telling blows
with neither fighter
willing to slow their
pace. Round three had
Poppy land a punch that
spun the headgear of
Villegas. Villegas was
unable to see so he had
to cover and wait out
the barrage until the
referee saw the
equipment misplacement
and could correct it.
The rest of the round
had the fighters
standing toe-to-toe with
each landing very hard
techniques and it seemed
that either may land a
KO strike at any moment.
In the end however the
bell ended the bout and
the judges turned in
their cards to determine
the winner. It was a
close contest and the
winner was Villegas by
majority decision.
Cornering of the
night goes to
Infinite Martial Arts
for their fight winning
game plan to get Chris
Avinge the TKO win by
way of leg kicks in the
second round.
Fight of the night
goes to Jerimiah Poppy
and Javier Villegas.
Both fighters were in
great condition,
displayed crisp
technique, showed off
solid chins and
entertained the fans for
the entirety of their
three round back and
forth battle. Also, when
sitting down to write
this article my notes
for this bout were
speckled with the blood
of the fighters as each
was able to damage the
other.
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Big thanks to all the
friends and family that
showed up to support our
fighters! GREAT WORK
TEAM INFINITE!!!
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IMMAA Fighter Rory O
wins his bout at "The
Ring Of Fire"!
from brawlin.net:
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"Rory O’Farrell defeated
Bogie Ison
at 1:37 of round one.
O’Farrell showed great
control once the fight
hit the canvas as he
instantly moved to the
mount and started his
GNP before locking in
the match ending
Kimura. Unfortunately
for Ison it appeared as
though his elbow
dislocated as O’Farrell
applied the needed
pressure to force the
tap."
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Rodrigo Gracie at
Infinite MMA in July
Pride veteran, K-1
veteran, renowned BJJ
book author, Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu LEGEND, and
IMMAA Professor Rodrigo
Gracie was back at IMMAA
in July.
Several seminars took
place over his visit,
and everybody that
attended bettered their
game! In the end many
students advanced a
degree, and 11 new blue
belts were promoted!
Rodrigo Gracie will
return again in
November!
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IMMAA Fighter Ricky J
wins at RMBB!
From Brawlin.net
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"Scott Grimm
entered the cage to face
Ricky Johnson.
These fighters came out
standing exchanging
strikes and kicks.
Johnson left the stand
action up and moved the
fight to the canvas with
a takedown.
Johnson had no problem
moving on to the mount
to back control and
followed up with a
little GNP. The fighters
rose to there feet and
began another moment of
exchanging blows in the
center of the cage.
The fight was back on
the ground in no time
with Grimm cranking a
pretty tight guillotine
in half guard. Johnson
was not going to tap as
he stayed calm and
released his neck from
the choke.
Johnson seemed to keep
some energy on reserve
as jumped to mount and
started a GNP flurry
that ended the fight by
TKO at 2:59 of round
one."
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IMMAA Fighters win at
Fight To Win: Round 2!
Congrats to IMMAA
fighters Nick Laney and
JJ Mondragon for winning
their bouts at Fight To
Win:RD 2 in Denver
Colorado, July 10th!
Here are the write ups
on their bouts from
www.mmabuzz.com:
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Troy Mumme Vs. Nick
Laney. Off of an
early clinch Mumme got a
takedown and Laney was
active with his guard.
The fighters scrambled
to standing and Laney
got a slam takedown to
set up back and forth
positional exchanges and
submission attempts and
escapes from each
fighter. Round two saw
Laney drop Mumme with a
right hook and he
followed it with strong
GNP. Mumme worked for
submissions and there
were several more
scrambles and submission
attempts from each. The
round ended with Laney
transitioning from a
Darce choke into a
Peruvian necktie that
Mumme was able to
defend. Round three
began with Mumme getting
a bodylock takedown.
However, Laney set in a
triangle choke off of
his back, rolled to
topside control and got
a tapout victory due to
strikes at 1:55 of round
three.
JJ Mondragon
Vs Nick Macias for the
F2W 145 lb. elimination
title. Mondragon was
very aggressive with his
striking early and he
landed an body kick that
dropped Macias.
Mondragon went to the
mat for some GNP before
letting Macias back to
his feet. Macias then
initiated a takedown and
once it hit the mat
Mondragon secured head
control to set up a
scramble back to
standing. On their feet
Macias landed an
uppercut that saw the
tide of the fight turn
as Mondragon was knocked
to the canvas. Macias
followed up with GNP to
end round one. Round two
had both fighters
striking hard early with
Macias Staggering
Mondragon with a head
kick. The fight went to
the mat and Macias
worked some more GNP.
Mondragon recovered and
secured a sweep to
escape off of the
bottom. In the ensuing
scramble Macias ended up
in the guard of
Mondragon before taking
full mount. Mondragon
escaped the positon and
worked back to standing
as round two ended.
Round three saw
Mondragon pressing the
action early with
striking before taking
side control after
stuffing a Macias shot.
Macias gained full guard
and the referee stood
the fighters when the
action slowed. Mondragon
landed a flurry of
strikes that dropped
Macias and he followed
up with GNP as Macias
looked for a Kimura as
the round ended. When
called upon to give
their scores the judges
saw it as an unanimous
decision and title
winning victory for JJ
Mondragon.
Fight of the night goes
to JJ Mondragon and Nick
Macias for back and
forth striking where
each fighter dropped the
other, for each
displaying chin of the
night, for the technical
grappling, for the
submission attempts and
escapes, for the cardio
and work ethic displayed
by each and for the
class and respect each
showed during their post
fight interview.
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IMMAA Instructors Royce
Gracie and Adam Martinez
NYC weekend!
Royce and Adam got
in lots of good
training, worked with
the local police, did a
photoshoot for Royces
new website, and got in
a little fun time at the
shooting range- here are
a few photos from their
weekend!
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IMMAA Fighter Noah
Thomas Makes weight at
WEC 41
134.5lbs- Go Noah!!
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"TUF" alumn Noah Thomas
signs with WEC, replaces
Eddie Wineland at WEC 41
REPOST from
www.mmajunkie.com
by Dann Stupp on May 27,
2009 at 3:15 pm ET
 Noah
Thomas (13-4), a cast
member from the fifth
season of "The Ultimate
Fighter," has replaced
an injured Eddie
Wineland (14-6-1) at
next month's WEC 41
event.
Thomas will drop to 135
pounds to fight Frank
Gomez (6-1) in a
preliminary card bout.
WEC GM Reed Harris today
announced via
Twitter.com that Thomas
had signed with the
organization, and WEC PR
Manager Dave Sholler
confirmed with
MMAjunkie.com
(www.mmajunkie.com) that
he'll take Wineland's
spot on the WEC 41 card.
WEC 41 takes place June
7 at ARCO Arena in
Sacramento, Calif. WEC
featherweight champion
Mike Brown meets former
champ Urijah Faber in
the Versus-televised
main event.
Thomas, who was
eliminated from "TUF 5"
by eventual finalist
Manny Gamburyan, enters
the bout with a
seven-fight winning
streak, including six
straight wins via
submission. During "TUF"
Thomas was eventually
kicked off the cast and
lost a spot on the
undercard of the
season-ending finale
when he and Marlon Sims
infamously got in a
backyard brawl.
He replaces Wineland,
who was forced off the
card with an elbow
injury.
"Noah went out and
proved what he can do
outside the
organization," Sholler
said. "Now we're excited
to see what he can do in
the WEC with his second
chance.
"If it weren't for
second chances, half of
the people in this
country wouldn't have
jobs."
His opponent, Gomez,
enters the fight looking
to rebound from his
first career loss. After
six consecutive
victories (all but one
via stoppage), Gomez
made his WEC debut in
January at WEC 38 and
suffered a 69-second
submission loss to Scott
Jorgensen.
For full coverage of
WEC 41, stay
tuned to the
MMA Rumors
section of
MMAjunkie.com.
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IMMAA Fighter Rory
O'Farrell defends his
title at Fight To Win:
GRAND PRIX
Congratulations to IMMAA
Fighter Rory O for
winning his fight at
Fight To Win: GRAND
PRIX. Rory defended his
title and dominated his
opponent, winning by arm
triangle in the first
round!
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IMMAA Fighter Nick Laney
wins his fight at "Fury
at the Fort"
Congrats to IMMAA
Fighter Nick Laney for
winning his fight in the
first round via arm bar
from the top triangle!
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Team Infinite Fighter
Kate Martinez fights in
Japan
On April 22nd, Adam and
Kate traveled to Japan
for her to fight against
Yuka Tsuji (21-1, ranked
#2 at 115 in the world!)
for the Valkyrie 115lb
Championship Belt!
Kate had a great fight
with the Champion. She
dropped the champ early
with solid display of
boxing, and after Kate
established a high guard
that we game planned for
there was a "quick"
stand up. Yuka was able
to get a take down to
cross body on Kate, than
during the ground fight
Kate suffered a busted
ear drum from a shot
that disrupted her
equilibrium and left her
a bit "out of it" and
just long enough for
Yuka to finish the
fight. Overall, Kate put
up a great fight against
the #2 fighter in the
world! And even though
she lost, Kate is the
first person to knock
Yuka Tsuji down with a
punch!
Kate was so impressive
in her performance that
the Japanese promoter
offered her another
fight in Japan this
fall. Many women
wouldn't have taken a
fight against such a
tough opponent, let
alone take it on the
kind of physical
condition Kate took this
fight on.
Congratulations to Kate
for stepping up to such
a huge challenge- we
look forward to her next
fight in Japan in
October!
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IMMAA Fighter Kate
Martinez fights #2
ranked Yuka Tsuji in
Japan
On April 25th, IMMAA
Fighter Kate Martinez
will be fighting at
Japanese all womens MMA
promotion Valkyrie
against #2 in the world
ranked Yuka Tsuji, the
fight is for the 115lb
title!
 
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IMMAA Fighter Jamie
Schmidt wins SNMMA 145lb
Title!
Here is the write up
from
www.mmaweekly.com:
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8569&zoneid=13
- SCHMIDT AND TRIBOLET
CAPTURE SNMMA TITLES
Sunday, April 12, 2009 -
Press Release courtesy
of SNMMA
Former Arizona high
school wrestler Jamie
“The Headhunter” Schmidt
(8-2-0) captured the
first SNMMA
featherweight title,
submitting Yaotzin Meza
(11-5-0) in the opening
round Saturday night in
the SNMMA "Extreme
Beatdown" main event at
Apache Gold Casino in
San Carlos, Ariz.
Schmidt, now fighting
out of Loveland,
Colorado representing
Infinite MMA, went right
to the ground and locked
Meza, another former
Arizona high school
wrestler, into a
bone-crunching armbar
that resulted in a
tap-out at 1:59 of the
first round.
Despite an 84–pound
weight disadvantage,
late replacement Beau
Tribolet (2-1-0) won the
first SNMMA super
heavyweight
(266-pounds+) title in
the co-feature, using a
rear naked choke to
submit the 335-pound New
Zealand-native Brice
Ritani-Coe (2-1-0) at
4:02 of the opening
round.
“Jaime is a very good
fighter,” SNMMA
president Pat Packineau
said. “He trained very
hard for this fight.
He’s a master technician
who stuck to his game
plan and dominated a
very good opponent,
Yaotzin Meza. We’re very
pleased he won the SNMMA
title and I’m looking
for big things from him.
Tribolet took the fight
on only two days notice.
He came in and put on a
great show, proving that
perseverance and staying
in top shape can lead to
an opportunity like this
to win a world title.”
In a classic match-up
between a striker,
former 2-time world
boxing champion Elena
“Baby Doll” Reid
(3-0-0), and karate
kicker, Michelle “The
Karate Hottie” Waterson
(7-3-0), Reid’s heavy
hands prevailed in an
exciting special female
112-pound catchweight
attraction fight. Reid
remained unbeaten in MMA
action by second-round
technical knockout,
after dropping the game
Waterson for the sixth
time via clean strikes,
immediately followed by
several well-placed
punches on her fallen
opponent.
UFC heavyweight champion
Brock Lesnar was a
special guest at
“Extreme Beatdown” to
support his friend and
Minnesota Martial Arts
Academy workout partner
Chris Tuchscherer
(17-1-0), the first and
reigning SNMMA
heavyweight champion.
The former 2-time NCAA
Division II All-America
wrestler, Tuchscherer,
defeated previously
unbeaten Jamie Klair
(7-1-0) by first-round
TKO in a non-title
fight. Tuchscherer used
a power drive to bring
Klair to the mat and
then unloaded a barrage
of unanswered punches
until the referee halted
the action at 1:50.
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Royce Gracie at IMMAA
On April 4th, UFC Hall
of Fame Member,
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Legend, and IMMAA Head
Instructor Royce Gracie
was back on the mats to
teach classes, and
evaluate students. In
the end, everybody that
attended tightened their
game and 13 new Blue
Belts were promoted!
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IMMAA Annual Gathering
On Monday March 30th,
IMMAA celebrated its
annual gathering! The
annual gathering is a
time for fun and
sharing, as well as a
time to reflect of the
accomplishments of the
Academy since the last
gathering. The last year
has been a big one to
look back on, and there
will be much more in the
years to come as we
continue to grow!
Congratulations to all
of the students for all
of the hard work and
dedication they put on
the mats, we have an
academy full of warriors
young and old, big and
small, and we are so
proud of every single
one of them!
The party turnout was
awesome with tons of
friends, food, and fun!
Highlights of the party
included the inflatable
bounce houses and this
year the "bouncing
boxing!" IMMAA Chief
Instructor Adam Martinez
personally took on all
challenges in the boxing
ring- big and small.
Some boxing matches he
won.....
And some he lost.....
But in the end every
match was a ton of fun!!
We already look forward
to next years
gathering!!
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IMMAA Boxer wins at
Golden Gloves
Congrats to IMMAA Boxer
Tara Weisshaar for
winning her division of
the Colorado Golden
Gloves!
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IMMAA Fighter Matt Lowry
wins RMBB 125lb
Championship Belt
Congrats to IMMAA
Fighter Matt Lowry for
winning his bout at
RMBB: Aftermath. Matt
dominated his match
winning in :37 seconds
via RNC, the bout was
for the 125lb
Championship Belt.
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IMMAA Fighters win at
Fight To Win: Colorado
VS Nebraska
Congrats to IMMAA
fighters Rory O'Farrell
and JJ Mondragon for
winning their fights at
Fight to Win: Colorado
vs Nebraska!
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IMMAA Fighters in action
at Fight to Win
Come see IMMAA Fighters
JJ Mondragon and Rory
O'Farrell in action at
Fight To Win: Colorado V
Nebraska on March 14th
in Denver. Tickets are
availible at the front
counter!
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Royce Gracie back at
IMMAA, Saturday April
4th
UFC Hall of Fame member,
renowned brazilian jiu
jitsu book author,
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
legend and IMMAA Head
Instructor Royce Gracie
will be back on the mats
Saturday, April 4th. Two
seminars will be
conducted, one for white
belts, and another for
blue belts and up. This
seminar is exclusive for
IMMAA students. Sign up
at the front counter of
the Academy!
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Royler Gracie seminar
On February 1st our
Academy was honored to
receive a visit from
ADCC Submission
Grappling World Champion
and Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu LEGEND Royler
Gracie. This visit was
considerably special
given the passing of
Roylers father, Helio
Gracie the founder of
Gracie Jiu Jitsu,
earlier in the week.
The seminar was a great
opportunity for IMMAA
students to train with
one of the most sought
after Brazilian Jiu
Jitsu practitioners in
the world, who until
recently was nearly
impossible to book for
seminars. Now that
Royler has moved to the
states, he will have
more opportunities to do
seminars, however given
the demand- it may be a
while before we get him
back!
More pics at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/infinitemmaacademy/
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Helio
Gracie passes
On
January 29th
2009, the founder of
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu,
Helio Gracie passed
away. Helio was 95 years
of age. Here is a letter
from his son, our head
Instructor, Royce
Gracie:
January 29th,
2009
Friends,
Today my father, Helio,
at the age of 95 passed
on. I am honored to be
the son of such a great
man! He was an
inspiration to me
throughout my life. As a
Grandmaster of Jiu-Jitsu
and the father of "Vale
Tudo" he brought Gracie
Jiu-Jitsu to the
forefront of martial
arts. He was a man of
small stature but his
heart was that of a
giant. He proved with
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu that
even a small man could
overcome a bigger
stronger opponent by
using leverage and
technique. He was truly
an innovator. Just look
around and you can see
how his success gave
birth to the sport of
mixed martial arts that
we all enjoy today.
Many of you may think
that the greatest thing
my father ever gave me
was Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.
But I want all of you to
know that I will
remember him most for
what he taught me off
the mat. He taught me
how to be a man, a
husband and a father. He
showed me how to be
honorable, respectful
and diligent. He taught
me how to be a whole
person.
I ask that together we
celebrate the remarkable
life of my father, Helio
Gracie. The greatest
tribute you can to pay
to my father is to
continue to train and
share Gracie Jiu-Jitsu,
remembering to never
lose sight of the fact
that what you do off the
matt counts more than
what you do on the matt.
Face life's challenges
with confidence, dare to
pursue your dreams and
live to the fullest just
as my father did.
God bless us all!
Royce
IMMAA Chief Instructor,
Adam Martinez attended
the ceremony for
honoring Helio at the
Gracie Academy in
Torrance, California on
February 7th.
Relson Gracie speaking
at the ceremony at the
Torrance Gracie
Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Adam
with statue of Helio
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IMMAA Fighters dominate
at Ring Of Fire:
ADRENALINE
Great job to all our
fighters last night! All
of them took on top
competition, and came
out on top!
JJ made quick work of
his opponent with a
beautiful KO.
Jamie DOMINATED the
first round of his
fight, then was punched
illegally in the back of
the neck. The fight was
ruled a No Contest,
so to be continued
another day.... we are
very proud of his
technical display, and
the fact that he was
winning until the
illegal blow!
Noah T got the main
event in the Ring of
Fire and he didnt
disappoint. He caught a
guillotine early in the
first round, secured the
win and the Ring Of Fire
championship belt.
Huge thanks to all the
family and students that
showed up to support the
fighters!
To
see more write ups and
video, check out our
blog:
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=117966741&blogID=463097919
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MMA Weekly Article:
Infinite MMA Emerging in
Colorado
Check out this very cool
article MMAWeekly did on
our Academy!
http://www.mmaweekly.com/blog/2009/01/infinite-mma-emerging-in-colorado.asp
Though you may not have
heard of them yet,
Infinite Mixed Martial
Arts Academy (IMMAA) in
Loveland, Colo., is
quickly becoming one of
the region's premier
facilities with an
expanding roster of top,
young talent.
An affiliate school
under Royce Gracie
Jiu-Jitsu and Master
Toddy Muay Thai, Chief
Instructor Adam Martinez
looks to develop his
students into
well-rounded athletes
with an emphasis on
making sure nobody feels
like they're lost in the
shuffle.
"We definitely pay
attention to all the
details and are very
personal with every
individual that walks in
the door, whether you're
a professional or just
starting out," Martinez
told MMAInsider. "We
strive to make sure all
our students are well
prepared and have a
strategy for anything
they step into.
"We try to magnify the
strengths of the
individual and we really
want to make sure that
every moment that you're
putting time in, you're
making it count. It's
goal oriented training,
where you're really
going to have a
direction and have a
place that's going to
take you there in a
positive way."
It's this attention to
detail that has helped
Infinite not only
develop some unknown
talent into rising
prospects, but has also
attracted more
well-established
fighters such as
"Ultimate Fighter 5"
cast member Noah Thomas
and former Arizona
standout Jamie Schmidt
to the team; both of
whom will be
participating in this
Saturday's Ring of Fire
event in Broomfield,
Colo.
"He won't stop coming
after you," said
Martinez of Schmidt.
"He's real slick in his
jiu-jitsu, has great
stand-up and is a fast
learner and a natural
athlete that does really
well against whatever
he's faced up against."
Joining Thomas and
Schmidt on the card is
one of Infinite's most
promising up and coming
fighters, JJ Mondragon,
who Adam describes as,
"A very competitive
fighter, very exciting
and he goes for the
finish."
With some solid
established talent
leading the way and
promising prospects in
the pipeline, it may not
be long until IMMAA
becomes one of the
sport's next standout
training facilities and
teams.
"We definitely work hard
at our gym, have fun and
we don't hate on anyone
else," stated Martinez.
"In our gym, if there's
one thing we understand
it's that martial arts
is a big family and we
have a lot of respect
for everyone out there.
"We enjoy the fact we
that we get to do
something we love.
Whether it's boxing,
jiu-jitsu or MMA, it's a
joy for us to do what we
do."
-posted by
MMAInsiderBLOG
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IMMAA Fighters
Featured at Ring Of Fire
: ADRENALINE, January
10th
This is a night of
fights not to be missed!
The Ring Of Fire is
hands down the BEST
promotion in the state
of Colorado, known for
its high production
value and for building
up future UFC fighters.
ROF Adrenaline will
feature three IMMAA
fighters- Noah Thomas,
Jamie Schmidt, and JJ
Mondragon. This event
will be held inside the
Broomfield Event Center
on January 10th.
Get
your tickets at the
front counter of the
Academy!
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Royler Gracie at
IMMAA February 1st
On
February 1st , 3 X ADCC
Submission Grappling
Champion, 4 X World
Champion, renowned
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Book
author, and all around
Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu LEGEND Royler
Gracie will be at IMMAA!
Royler has recently
moved from Brazil to the
United States- and his
seminars are some of the
most sought after by
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
practicioners across the
world! Dont miss out on
this rare opportunity to
train with a legend!
This seminar is open
enrollment- so all are
invited to sign up!
The seminar will be
Sunday, February 1st
from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00
p.m.
The cost is $75 for all
three hours.
While the seminar is
open enrollment, be sure
to get signed up quickly
as space is limited!
You
can sign up at the front
counter at IMMAA.
Those traveling for this
seminar can call to
reserve their space.
(970) 593-1965
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Rodrigo Gracie November
visit review
November 15th
IMMAA received its fall
visit from Rodrigo
Gracie. All
the seminars that took
place were a huge
success- with all
students that attended
benefiting from some
incredible new
techniques in their
game!
Some of the highlights
included the half-mount
work, and the incredible
leg lock series... Look
to see VIDEO
clips from the seminar
soon!
Big
congrats to all the
students promoted- kids,
white belts, new blue
belts, and veteran
blues!
New
Blues
Diego L
Keith G
Chris K
1st
Degree Blue
Sam
O
Jarrod H
Jamie S
Alberto O
Josh G
3rd
Degree Blue
Todd K
Jason D
Next Gracie seminar will
be early in 09' - keep
checking back at the
eNews for more info!
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IMMAA’s Adam Martinez
receives Kru title!
Congratulations to IMMAA
chief Instructor Adam
Martinez- he is now
recognized as Kru under
world renowned
instructor Master Toddy
in Muay Thai Kickboxing!
Adam spent the entire
first week of November
training with Master
Toddy learning his
system and secrets for
training students in the
art of Muay Thai. While
our Academy has always
had strong Kickboxing,
this certification will
help add more structure
for our students and
overall strengthen our
program. Look for new
changes to our Muay Thai
program in 2009!
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Team Infinite goes
3-0 at Fight To Win:
REVOLUTION
October 17th three
fighters representing
Team Infinite fought and
won at Fight To Win:
REVOLUTION.
JJ
won his bout in the
first round via TKO,
Rory won by TKO as well,
and Joey won the Fight
To Win Championship Belt
in the first round with
an inverted armbar! Video
and pics to be posted
soon!
Here is the write up on
our fighters by J.R
Gordon from
www.mmabuzz.com
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Fight to Win:
Revolution: Results
Friday night October 17,
2008, at the Softball
Country Sports Pavilion
the upstart "Fight To
Win" promotion held its
first MMA and Muay Thai
fight show.
Joe Jesser defeated Alan
Lerma by armbar
submission at 2:47 of
round one for the FIght
To Win 135 lb. MMA
title. Both fighters had
reversals, GNP and good
scrambles before Jesser
got the inverted armbar
set up from the bottom
to take home the win.
Rory O'Farrell defeated
Nick Chan by TKO at 1:41
of round two due to
referee stoppage on the
advice of the doctor
because of a cut.
O'Farrell got a quick
takedown and for the
entirety of round one he
worked GNP and
controlled position. In
the second round
O'Farrell again got the
takedown to work
submission attempts, but
it was his GNP that
opened the cut that got
him the win.
JJ Mondragon defeated
Martin Weisner by TKO at
2:09 of round one.
Mondragon took mount
after his second
takedown and from the
top he worked a punch
and elbow GNP attack to
earn the referee
stoppage.
Of The Night moments:
KO/TKO of the night goes
to Chaun Sims for his
head kicks leading to a
punch flurry to secure
the TKO win.
GNP of the night goes to
Rory O'Farrell for his
unrelenting pressure on
Nick Chan to get the
win.
Chin of the night goes
to Nick Chan for
surviving O'Farrell's
GNP before the Doctor
recommended the bout be
stopped due to a cut.
Submission of the night
goes to Joe Jesser for
the slick inverted
armbar after being swept
and having to take the
win by setting the
submission off of his
back.
Be sure to check the
site calendar for
upcoming events.
Best in Health and
Training, J. R. Gordon.
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Royce Gracie and Adam
Martinez’s October
Training
In the second weekend of
October, IMMAA Chief
Instructor Adam got to
get in some training
time with his
instructor, Royce
Gracie. Over a 2-day
period they got in
over 10 hours of
training in both gi and
no-gi, in both group and
private sessions. The
training took place at
Capital Jiu Jitsu, Royce
Gracie’s largest Network
Academy. While he was
there, Adam also got a
chance to arrange
Royce's next visit to
IMMAA, which will be in
early in 09'!
Royce using Adam to
demonstrate a technique
to the class
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IMMAA's Noah Thomas
wins TKO WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP!
October 3rd Montreal,
Canada IMMAA's own Noah
T won the TKO
bantamweight World
Championship Belt.
Noah won in the first
round by tap out from a
peruvian necktie. Noah
was cornered by his
coach, Adam Martinez and
UFC Fighter Joe Lauzon.
Here is the write up
from
www.sherdog.com
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"Noah Thomas shocked the
Canadian MMA world with
a first-round submission
win over the previously
undefeated Adrian Wooley
to take the TKO
bantamweight title.
Thomas (12-5), spent
much of the fight on his
back against the
dominant wrestler, but
the fight turned on a
dime when a right
roundhouse kick
delivered from his back
connected flush. A
noticeably stunned
Wooley staggered back
and Thomas pounced,
locking in a tight
modified guillotine to
elicit the tap at 3:22
of the first round.
After his win, Thomas
was understandably
emotional as he had to
deal with much more than
a wrestler in Montreal.
“My father died as I was
on the plane coming
here, and I dedicate
this fight for him,” a
visibly overwhelmed
Thomas informed the
crowd upon receiving he
championship."
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Check out our
Video page to
see a highlight vid from
TKO 35. -See clips of
Noah in action at the
1:00 minute mark!
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IMMAA's Noah Thomas
goes for TKO 135lb WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP in Canada
Oct 3rd
Story posted from
www.mmaweekly.com
NOAH THOMAS GOES FOR TKO
TITLE FRIDAY
Wednesday, October 01,
2008 - by Mick Hammond -
MMAWeekly.com
After a year off due to
injury, 2008 is shaping
up to be a good year for
former “The Ultimate
Fighter 5” cast member
Noah Thomas.
Most recently, he
returned to action
successfully at June’s
Ring of Fire event,
defeating former high
school rival Brett
Roller in a 145-pound
showdown, adding to a
five-fight winning
streak he started two
years ago.
“I had a little bit of
ring rust on me, and I
didn’t do a lot of
things I wanted to do,”
said a critical Thomas
of his June comeback.
“I think I thought too
much in my last fight
and didn’t just do what
I do; regardless I ended
up on top and it was a
good experience.”
Building on his return,
Thomas now moves down to
the 135-pound division
to challenge Adrian
Wooly for his TKO
championship this coming
Friday at the Bell
Centre in Montreal.
“He’s a good wrestler,
kind of a brawler, is
real aggressive and
comes forward all the
time,” said Thomas of
Wooly. “He poses a lot
of different problems
that I’m going to have
to solve on the fly.
“I’ve had a good
training camp heading
into this, pushing my
cardio and I’m at
altitude – which he’s
not – which will help me
as well.”
Lowering his weight even
further than before will
provide advantages not
only in this fight, but
future fights says
Thomas.
“I think I’ll be a much
bigger, faster, stronger
135-pound fighter,” he
stated. “I don’t think
there’s going to be many
people my size at the
weight who are stronger
or more aggressive than
me.”
Combined with the size
advantage, Thomas will
be energized by the
opportunity to expand
his fan base to Canada,
even if the crowd won’t
be on his side
initially.
“I’m definitely going
into hostile territory,
into his back yard to
take his title, so I
have that fueling me as
well as looking forward
to branching out into
other shows,” he
commented.
“Depending on how this
fight turns out, if TKO
has another fight for me
or (title) defense,
that’d be awesome. I
want to stay active,
doing more boxing and
grappling – trying to
stay as busy as
possible.”
Looking to continue his
winning ways throughout
the remainder of this
year and into 2009, he
has firmly left behind
the darker chapters of
his career and is making
the most of his
resurgence.
“My father is actually
in the hospital right
now and we’re taking him
off life support, so he
may pass soon after
that, so I’m dedicating
this fight to him,” he
concluded. “I want to
thank all my sponsors,
my manager Sven Bean and
my coach Adam Martinez.
“To all you guys up in
Canada, I’m not coming
to dethrone your
champion, just give you
a new one to cheer for.”
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Team Infinite
Fighters in Action at
Fight To Win: REVOLUTION
Oct 18th
Mark your calendars!
Fight To Win: REVOLUTION
will feature 3 Team
Infinite Fighters- 1 of
which is getting to
fight for the Fight To
Win MMA Championship
Belt! IMMAA Fighter Joey
"El Fuego" Jesser will
be fighting for the
135lb Championship Belt.
Also featured will be
our own Grappling
Champion JJ Mondragon
will be making his IMMAA
debut. This is definatly
a night you will not
want to miss!
Tickets are availible at
the Academy front
counter for only $25
Team Infinite Fighter
Joey Jesser Featured on
poster top right
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Team Infinite
Fighters in Action at
Sept 11th Tribute Show
Great job by Team
Infinite Fighters Nick
and Derek! Rory was also
scheduled to fight
however his opponent was
a no-show at weigh ins,
Rory's fight has been
moved to October. Derek
dominated his match with
5 takedowns, maintaining
dominant position, and
over 6 submission
attempts and fought to
an extremely
contraversial draw, that
had the crowd pretty
upset. Nick won his
fight in the second
round via TKO with an
overall great display of
striking and submission
attempts.
Check out the video
of Nicks fight on our
Video page,
(click to the second
page of videos).
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Judo at Infinite
Mixed Martial Arts
Academy starting
September 16th
IMMAA is proud to
announce our new Judo
program! The program
will be headed up by
Sensei Greg Becker, 2nd
Degree Blackbelt in
Kodokan Judo. Sensei
Greg is certified by USA
Judo, and has over 20
years experience in the
martial arts. Judo
classes start September
16th, and will take
place Tuesday, Thursday,
and Saturday. Times TBA
shortly!
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Gracie Magazine
Available at IMMAA
Starting in September
you will officially be
able to get a copy of
Gracie Magazine at
Infinite Mixed Martial
Arts Academy. Every
month we will receive 20
magazines available for
purchase by our
students. Gracie
Magazine is renowned as
the worlds #1 grappling
magazine. The magazine
features the cutting
edge of technique and
training innovations and
the latest in news and
events in the world of
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. See
the front desk to
reserve your copy or
subscription! For more
information, visit
www.graciemag.com
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Rodrigo Gracie and
Adam Martinez’s August
Training
On the fourth weekend of
August, IMMAA Chief
Instructor Adam got to
get in some serious
training time with his
instructor, Rodrigo
Gracie. Over a 4-day
period they got in over
20 hours of training in
both gi and no-gi, in
both group and private
sessions. The training
took place at Capital
Jiu Jitsu, Royce
Gracie’s largest Network
Academy. While he was
there, Adam got the
chance to meet with
other school owners and
exchange ideas for
continual network growth
and improvement. Adam
also got a chance to
arrange Rodrigo’s next
visit to IMMAA, which
will be in early
November!
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Rodrigo Gracie's July
visit to IMMAA
Pride Fighting Champion,
K-1 MMA Champion, ADCC
Grappling Champion,
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Book
Author, and all around
Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu LEGEND Rodrigo
Gracie was back
in Colorado just to
teach at at Infinite
Mixed Martial Arts
Academy on July 26th!
The
class was as always
nothing short of
phenominal! While it is
always hard to pick a
favorite technique that
Rodrigo teaches,
everybody seemed the
most excited about the
flying triangle. The
seminar covered self
defense, gi, no-gi,
and MMA techniques. In
the end 5 new blue belts
were promoted, and 3
blues got striped.
Congrats to Lars, Derek,
Sean, Rory, JJ, Todd,
Chris, and Ralston on
their promotions!
Rodrigo will be back at
IMMAA soon, date TBA,
keep checking back on
the eNews!
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Congratulations to
Team Infinite for their
performance at
the Colorado State
Grappling
Championships on
July12th!
Way
to go Team! 4 students
from our Academy
took 1st in their
respective divisions,
and 7 others placed 2nd
or 3rd out of some
PACKED divisions!
EVERYBODY put on great
performances of their
heart and technical
skills! Be sure to check
out the InfiniteMMAacademy
YouTube Site
to see some of the
matches! Over all, our
Academy's team took 3rd
in the State- Go Team
Infinite!
 
 
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IMMAA Fighter Noah
Thomas WINS at the Ring
Of Fire
Excerpt from
MMAWEEKLY.com
"Ultimate Fighter
alumnus Noah Thomas had
to do it twice in one
night, but he did
prevail in a grudge
match with high school
wrestling teammate Brett
Roller.
Although Thomas took
some hard shots from
Roller at the beginning
of both the first and
second rounds, he
managed to weather the
storm in each. He
dominated on the ground
and even had Roller
tapping out to a
triangle choke, which
the referee didn’t see
and Roller didn’t
acknowledge, late in the
first round. In the
second stanza, after
weathering Roller’s
leather, Thomas again
dominated the ground,
dropping some hard
elbows from mount before
transitioning to
Roller’s back and
putting him to sleep
with a rear naked
choke."
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IMMAAs Adam Martinez
spends some quality time
with his instructors
During the second week
of June, IMMAA Chief
Instructor Adam Martinez
got to spend
some quality time with
his instructors, Royce
and Rodrigo Gracie in
Los Angeles, CA. The
three got in some great
training both on the
mats at Rodrigos in-home
training room as well
as at the beach! While
in town, Adam also
attended the 2008 BJJ
Mundial Tournament where
he got a chance to catch
up with Royler Gracie.
Here are some pics from
his trip!
Adam Martinez with his
instructors, Royce
(below) and Rodrigo
Gracie (above).
Adam Martinez meets up
with Royler Gracie at
the 2008 Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu Mundial
Tournament.
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IMMAA Fighters win at
NME MMA!
On May 30th, two of Team
Infinites Fighters- Nick
and Rory fought at the
NME MMA Fights in
Colorado Springs. Both
fighters won their bouts
via 1st round
submission!
Rory started off his
fight with a HUGE
takedown, where he then
secured dominant
position and punished
his opponent with
strikes, nearly
finishing the head and
arm choke, but
transitioning to the
kimura lock winning the
fight and the
"submission of the
night" award!
This was Nick’s debut
MMA fight, and he won
via rear naked choke at
the mere 30-second mark
of the first round. Nick
*dominated* the fight
from every angle,
strikes to submission-
it was an incredibly
technical bout!
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Team Infinite Fighter
NOAH THOMAS back in the
cage!
Its
been a long hard year
for Team Infinite
Fighter Noah Thomas.
Shortly after his
participation in the 5th
season of The Ultimate
Fighter, Noah tore his
ACL and had to undergo
complete replacment
surgery and
rehabilitation. The
process had him out of
training for nearly 10
months. Now completely
healed, Noah is ready to
get back to competition
and start working his
way back up in the MMA
world. Noah will be
fighting at the Ring Of
Fire 30 on Friday, June
13th in Denver,
Colorado. Tickets are
sale at the Academy!
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Congratulations to Team
Infinite for their
performance at the
RMBJJF Tournament on
April 19th!
Every student from IMMAA
that competed placed; 5
students from our
Academy took first in
their respective
divisions, and 2 other
placed! Jason, Ken,
Lars, Noah, Josh, Mike,
and Faith all put on
great performances of
their heart and
technical skills! Be
sure to check out the InfiniteMMAacademy
YouTube Site
to see some of the
matches! Over all, our
team took 3rd in the
State- Go Team Infinite!
 
 
 
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Team Infinite
Fighters in action at
BattleQuest: TapOut!
On
April 11th,
two of Team Infinite's
Fighters- Ralston and
Rory fought in Denver
for BattleQuest. This
event was filmed for the
television show TAPOUT
that airs on the Versus
Channel. Both IMMAA
fighters put on a great
display of talent and
technical ability at the
show.
Ralston took home yet
another dominating
victory for IMMAA that
night. He won in the
first round after out
striking his opponent
while standing, taking
him to the ground,
securing his opponents
back, and finishing the
fight by TKO. Ralston
impressed the crowd and
the Tap Out crew with
his performance, and we
can all look forward to
Ralston fighting again
soon here in the near
future!
Rory’s debut fight
started off strong with
Rory dominating his
opponent with striking
and takedowns until the
last few seconds of the
round when he got caught
in a choke after
securing another
takedown. We at Infinite
Mixed Martial Arts
believe that every fight
should be a challenge,
and Rory’s fight was no
exception. Rory did an
exceptional job in his
MMA debut and he will be
back in MMA competition
again soon, and we
already feel sorry for
his next opponent!
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IMMAA Chief
Instructor Adam Martinez
ref's the UFC!
On Wednesday, April 2nd
IMMAA Students that
watched the UFC's
Ultimate Fight Night
LIVE on Spike TV got to
see their instructor
refereeing in the
Octagon! Adam reffed 3
bouts in total, two of
which were televised.
Hopefully we will see
more of Adam in future
UFC promotions!
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IMMAA Head Instructor
Royce Gracie's Visit
On Friday March 28th and
Saturday March 29th
IMMAA was visited by our
Head Instructor, Royce
Gracie. While at the
Academy he taught
several hours of private
lessons, and a three
hour group class. The
IMMAA mats were
absolutly packed, and at
the end of the class 11
new blue belts were
promoted!
Congratulations to all
the students that were
promoted!
Blue Belts
Ken
Phil
Bob
Nick
Ethan
Rob
Justin
Justin
Jared
Joshua
Ryan
Todd 1st degree blue
Noah 1st degree blue
Be
sure to visit the eGallery
for more photos!
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UFC Fighter Joe
Lauzon Teaches FREE
SEMINAR at IMMAA!
On Wednesday March 26th
IMMAA students were
treated to a FREE MMA
seminar by renowned UFC
Fighter Joe Lauzon.
Students were instructed
on a variety of mma
techniques by Joe with
the assistance of his
brother, fellow UFC
fighter Danny Lauzon.
Joe Lauzon spent two
weeks at IMMAA getting
acclimated for his main
event bout against Kenny
Florian on the UFC's
"Ultimate Fight Night"
that took place on
Wednesday April 2nd.
IMMAA was proud to have
Joe at the Academy and
looks forward to future
visits!
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IMMAA Fighters in
Action at BattleQuest,
April 11th
On
Friday, April 11th IMMAA
Fighters Ralston (2nd
from the right on
poster) and Rory (Far
right on poster) will be
featured on BattleQuest
in Denver, Colorado.
This event will be
filmed for the
television series "TapOut"!
Tickets are availible at
the academy for only
$25- be sure to get
yours so you can make it
to the show and support
the team!
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IFL World Champion
teaches special MMA
class at Infinite Mixed
Martial Arts Academy
 
On Monday March 10th, IMMAA
was proud to have a
guest instructor run the
MMA class. IFL World
Champion Ryan "The Lion"
Schultz ran a one hour
free seminar on mma
techniques! The students
were all very excited to
learn from the champ,
and all of them left
with some new tricks up
their sleeve! A special
Thanks to Ryan for his
generosity to our
students!
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Royce Gracies Annual
Coaches Gathering
On
Friday February 29th
IMMAA Chief Coach Adam
Martinez, and Coaches
Kate Martinez and Jason
Deavours flew to
Virginia to attend Royce
Gracies Annual Coaches
Gathering. Not only was
Royce Gracie there to
meet with his Coaches,
but Rodrigo, Ralek and
Royler Gracie were also
in attendance! Over
three days everbody
trained hard,
and discussed the latest
in events and happenings
in the Network.
Here are some of the
photos from the
gathering, more will be
posted shortly in our
Egallery!
From Left to Right:
Royler Gracie, IMMAA
Chief Coach Adam
Martinez, Royce Gracie
and Rodrigo Gracie
Adam Martinez training
with Royler Gracie
Adam Martinez
training with Ralek
Gracie
The
Annual Coaches Gathering
always results in
Coaches getting new
ideas to share with
their Academys and
students, and this year
was no exception! Both
Adam and Kate Martinez
have got many great new
plans to share with
Infinite Mixed Martial
Arts Academy to keep the
school getting better
and better!
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Team Infinite Boxers
IN ACTION!
Congratulations to Team
Infinite Boxers Nick,
James, and Sean for a
job well done! These
guys demonstrated a ton
of heart and skill at
the Red Shield Boxing
Smoker held on Feb. 23rd
in Denver, Colorado.
The
highlight of the evening
goes to Nick who won his
bout via first round
KNOCKOUT! Check out the
videos page in our EZONE to
see it!
http://www.infinitemixedmartialarts.com/videos.html
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IMMAA Annual
Gathering/ Chief
Instructor Adam's
Birthday Bash!
Tradition encourages
martial arts academies
to hold an annual
gathering on the chief
instructors birthday to
honor the growth of the
instructor and his
academy on the same
evening. On Friday
February 22nd, Infinite
Mixed Martial Arts
Academy celebrated its
12th Annual Academy
gathering, and Adams
37th Birthday! Adam was
extremely proud to
present the IMMAA Annual
Student Awards, and
honor the most important
part of our academy- our
amazing students! The
last year has been a big
one to reflect on, and
there will be much more
in the years to come as
we continue to grow!
Congratulations to all
of the students for all
of the hard work and
dedication they put on
the mats, we have an
academy full of warriors
young and old, big and
small, and we are so
proud of every single
one of them!
The
party turnout was
awesome with tons of
friends, food, and fun!
Highlights of the party
included the inflatable
bounce houses and of
course, the SUMO SUITS!
The
Sumo Suits started out
with sumo smashing
fun....
And
then quickly turned into
Sumo-Jitsu!
It
was a great day to be
able to reflect on how
everything within our
Academy has grown in the
last year. It is
extremely inspiring to
us to continue to work
hard, and to keep
ourselves challenged on
every level.
GO
TEAM INFINITE!!!
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IMMAA Chief Instructor
Adam Martinez kicks off
the new year right!
Adam was excited to
spend the first week of
the 2008 with Rodrigo
and Royce Gracie
training at their homes
in Torrance, California
where they have
converted their garages
for some "old school"
training to take place.
While he was there, he
also made arrangments
for the Gracies visits
to IMMAA throughout
2008.
Get
ready to see more of the
Gracies in 2008 than any
year before!!!
Royce warming up for
training
Rodrigo Gracie, Adam
Martinez, and Royce
Gracie
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Victory for IMMAA
Fighters!
Kate Martinez and Jamie
Schmidt both won their
fights on The Ring Of
Fire 31: UNDISPUTED via
first round Submission!
Ring Of Fire 31 :
UNDISPUTED Results
1.
Light Heavyweight
Championship Bout: Rob
MacDonald def. Eliot
Marshall by TKO
(Strikes) at 1:41, R2
2.
Lynn Alvarez def.
Michelle Waterson by
Submission (Guillotine
Choke) at 1:19, R1
3.
Featherweight
Championship Bout: Lah
Thao def. Christian
Allen by Submission at
2:15, R2
4.
Heavyweight
Championship: Shane
Carwin def. Sherman
Pendergarst by TKO
(Strikes) at 1:41, R1
5.
Douglas Lima def.
Eric Davila by
Submission (Armbar) at
3:52, R2
6.
Jamie Schmidt
def. Luke Holdorf by
Submission (Armbar) at
1:55, R1
7.
Elimination MMA
Bouts (Amateur): Cat
Albert def. Nikki Garcia
by TKO (Strikes) at
0:45, R3
8.
Cody Donovan def.
Ian Berg by Judges’
Decision, R3
9.
Kate Martinez
def. Sharya Hefner by
Submission (Armbar) at
2:30, R1
10.
Brian Wood def.
Ryan Olivera by
Submission (Rear Naked
Choke) at 2:04, R1
11.
Hanme Clark def.
Jay Wymer by TKO
(Strikes) at 2:10, R1
Here are the write ups
on Jamie and Kates fights
from MMABUZZ.com:
Kate Martinez Vs Sharyan
Hefner. Martinez came
into the bout having an
IKF world championship
in kickboxing on her
resume while Hefner had
a Golden Gloves boxing
background. What the
crowd was treated to was
what no one expected...a
very technical ground
war. Martinez used a
superwoman punch to set
up a standing guillotine
attempt that she
parlayed into pulling
guard. On the mat
Martinez was active off
of her back with
submission attempts and
before being mounted
Hefner had to defend
several close armbar
attempts. Once in mount
Martinez worked GNP then
transitioned to a
topside triangle choke.
When Martinez rolled to
her back to finish the
choke Hefner defended
and Martinez had to
switch to another armbar
attempt. This time she
got it set in and when
Hefner tapped Martinez
got the submission
victory at 2:30 of round
one.
Luke Holdorf Vs Jamie
Schmidt. After a good
punch kick combination
from Holdorf the action
was stopped while he
recovered from an
accidental ground kick.
Upon restarting each
fighter landed good
strikes including knees
while clinched. Schmidt
scored the takedown and
immediately had Holdorf
defending an attempted
armbar. After a
scramble for position
tried for a reverse
triangle choke, but
Schmidt escaped and set
in a Kimura shoulder
lock. Holdorf escaped
the Kimura several
times, but when rolling
to escape Schmidt
transitioned to an
inverted armbar and he
got it set in tight for
the submission win at
1:55 of round one.
Way
to go Team Infinite!
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Come check out Infinite
Mixed Martial Arts Fight
Team in action at the
Ring Of Fire on December
1st at the Broomfield
Event Center. The Ring
Of Fire is considered
the BEST MMA promotion
in the state of
Colorado, and considered
by many to be the best
in the entire central
United States. It is a
HUGE honor to have our
students competing on
this promotion! Be sure
to make it out to
support the team-
tickets are on sale at
the academy!
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Congratulations to all
the students who
recieved promotions from
Rodrigo Gracie on
November 10th!
Raquelle C -
Orange/White
Faith M - Gold
Julia D - Gold
Joey O - Blue
Jamie S - Blue
Ralston B - Blue
Anthony E - Blue
Kerry M - Blue
Kate M - 1st stripe Blue
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