Some of the team went up on Friday night to make-weight for Saturday’s NAGA event in Columbus. This was the smallest NAGA event we’ve ever seen and you could tell that the NAGA team were disappointed at the turnout. Despite the low turnout, there were some very good competitors there and plenty of good matches took place. Meredith took 4 first places and a 2nd in here very first NAGA event. John finally got some NAGA Gold in both gi and nogi. Wolf and Rocky got belts. Jack attended his first NAGA event and competed in the expert division against brown belts even though he is blue. And Chad competed against a tough and experienced collegiate wrestler.Below are some video highlights from today’s action at NAGA Columbus.
Reaction MMA Kids Team at OGC Lexington June 9, 2012
Today, the entire Reaction MMA Kids grappling team and some of the adults had a great time and competed at the OGC (Ohio Grappling Challenge) event in Lexington, KY. The venue was set at Dunbar Highschool in a nicely air-conditioned gym and was the most impressive and comfortable venue we’ve ever had the pleasure to compete in. For the kids, the rules were the typical IBJJF type matches. The adults competed in a “Submission Only” format which ran smoothly. Although there were a few matches that ran for 30 minutes or more until a submission was obtained, most of the matches went surprisingly fast. I suppose when nobody has to worry about points, the fighters can focus only on getting the submission, which was quite refreshing to experience.
At the end of this post are some of the best photographs taken today by the wonderful and talented Mrs. Munson. These photos capture some of the submissions obtained by our fighters and there is one of Trey giving his signature torment to his opponent.
In the VIDEO below are some of the highlights from the Reaction MMA Kids. All of the kids did really well. The standouts from today taking double golds were Meredith who competed against all teen boys and made two of the cry, Wolf, and 6 year-old Trey.
Reaction MMA Kids Team at OGC Lexington June 9, 2012
Reaction MMA Enjoyed Solid Competition in Nashville
Many of us drove down that morning and some had gone the night before. It was a long day as competition went from 10AM until after 5PM with non-stop action, good sportsmanship, and maximum effort by all. Most of our team won most of their matches and some even won all of their matches. Standouts were Sirena winning first in gi and nogi and getting her first submission in competition and young 6 year-old Trent who won his first two katanas in gi and no gi, and 8 year old Coda who won katanas in gi and no gi making six katanas in two NAGAs. Coach Rob Nickerson was running around and was very busy coaching all of the matches. A few times, there were Reaction MMA team members on multiple mats at the same time. Since Wolf was still wearing a cast, he assisted in the coaching. The video below was shows some of the highlights of the event.
Congratulations to John on winning his debut MMA fight! Your jiu-jitsu and striking are just getting better all the time. Keep up the hard work! There are two videos below. The first was shot by a fan’s perspective. The second is the video from the cage cameraman.
Please Support Reaction MMA Fighters in Hardrock MMA 43
Team Reaction MMA will have fighters in Hardrock MMA 43 Pro/Am on Saturday February 4th at Paroquet Springs Conference Centre- 395 Paroquet Springs Conference Centre, Shepherdsville, KY 40165 – Doors open at 6pm Fights start at 7:30pm. There will be 4 fighters representing Reaction MMA. The venue in Shepardsville, KY is very clean and nicely laid out so that there isn’t a bad seat in the house. Buy your tickets early as this venue is very popular and tends to sell out, especially with so many Louisville fighters on the card. This event is especially important as two of our fighters, John Lakes and Mark Morris will be making their fighting debut. Training has been intense for the 8 weeks leading up to this event and we’re all looking forward to seeing the fruits of their labor manifest itself as victory. Come out and support these young fighters if you can. Reaction MMA Supporters typically try to all sit together when possible, so look for any friendly faces you may know at the venue. Also, when you get to the line, look forward into the line and join the Reaction fans who are probably already towards the front of the line.
JackPodgorski(Reaction MMA)(5-2) vs Ron Sanders(Victory MMA)(2-0) 145
Rob Covington(Reaction MMA)(2-1) vs Dusty Stengel(Baddog MMA)(2-2) 155
Mark Morris(Reaction MMA)(0-0) vs Wes Compton(Columbia MMA)(1-1) 135
John Lakes(Reaction MMA)(0-0) vs William Myers(Baddog MMA)(2-6) 170
