Winner

11 seconds. A lot can happen in 11 seconds. A kick returner can return a kick for a touchdown. One can heat up a slice of pizza. A fighter can finish out a career with a choke. As I look back on this fight, I was saddened that it seemed so anti climatic. I lamented as such to many of those that approached me after the fight to congratulate me. I was assured by most people that they preferred that I win quickly and than endure a prolonged battle. Several fans said they had come to expect quick submissions and that what was expected of me.  I looked at the dejected face of my opponent as I knelt on the cage floor after the fight, and wondered which of us looked sadder.

I must say that I usually don’t feel too much nervousness before a fight.  But this one was different. Maybe it was the attention I was getting, all the media stuff, the newspaper article, the tv show, the radio spots, the photographers. Maybe it was the number of family and friends that were attending, many from far away distances and others that had never been to fights before. Or maybe it was the realization on my part that the end was near. I put a lot of pressure on myself. Not to mention the fight itself. My original opponent was a very dangerous fighter, athletic and well versed in Jiu Jitsu. So I trained very hard for 7-8 weeks. However, he was injured in an motorcycle accident and the MCC staff scrambled and found a very capable Travis Nath.  When asked by Shawn T at the weigh ins whether he was scared or not, he said he was scared of no man. Why would he be? He had 43 wins and 21 losses, seemed he would fight anyone, anywhere at anytime.  I expected a good fight with a game opponent, and to top it off, he was left handed.  I love fighting southpaws. I feel I can punch them easier and kick them in the head at will.

Before the fight

I was worried that with all the hoopla for this fight going on that I might not have the intensity or focus that I usually like to have.  I had so many distractions and I found that it was hard to do my usual mental routines. However, as the fight itself drew close, I found myself getting more and more amped up. My corner men Danny Anderson and Kenneth Robertson prepped me and fired me up. I could hear the strains of my music above the den of the cheering crowd and that always gets me pumped.  I looked into the crowd and saw many familiar faces as I paced my corner of the cage. I looked down as I heard someone shouting above the others, it was Kevin Burns with his recently broken hand from his last fight in the UFC gesturing like crazy, he was really getting into it.  For some reason that fired me up as well. I wanted to have a great battle like all fighters do. The bell rang and I was ready to punch Naths head off, or at least follow with a head kick that would finish it… I was hoping. However, Nath shot under my punch and attempted a double leg take down. My take down defense is nothing great and I felt I was about to topple over. I instinctively applied the guillotine choke and landed it. I knew it was in good. Over the years it is the one move I have really mastered, once I get it in, most people will tap.  I debated with myself if this was what I really wanted to finish this fight with.  A million thoughts went through my head. I thought of my friend and MCC promoter, Ryan Haas, who hates quick guillotine wins. I thought of my friend and training partner Danny Anderson, who promised me a black eye if I prolonged this fight by passing on any submissions. Lol. I had once passed on several submissions during a fight a year ago in hopes of getting a KO later and winning a watch…until my opponent elbowed me in the head and knocked me silly. Danny was cornering me at that time and was unaware of what I was doing. In his eyes, my opponent was escaping every submission hold I was putting him in and Danny was flipping out. He told me to never do that to him again. So here I was…thinking…  It seemed like an eternity, my hamstring started to tighten up and ache (an old injury). I almost let go. But I decided it was better to be safe than sorry, this kid I was fighting knows how to win and how to hurt people. I strained a bit more and he tapped. No black eye for me!

Fight begins

I went through a myriad of emotions. Disappointment. Elation. Relief. Saddness.  Confusement (I love that word, Thanks President Bush!). I wanted to get a KO. Or at least a submission that most people don’t get to see. I had worked so hard for so many weeks, and the fight was over in a blink. As I ambled over to get my hand raised, I realized this was it.  I was done. I called my dad to the cage and gave him my gloves. I told him to hold onto them, to never let me have them back and to kick my ass if I ever wanted to fight again. He assured me he would.  My family and friends are happy that I am done fighting. Well most are, there are a few that think I should keep on fighting. My girlfriend is excited that I am done, this means I will get to spend more time with her. I have been asked several times what I will do after fighting and I have answered with some smartass replies. But the truth is I am a fighter at heart, I will always be a fighter. I will probably venture into one on one personal training and doing instruction at some gym.  But my 15 minutes are up. And I am glad.

I look back at these blogs and wonder what other fighters might write. I wonder what they would relay to you. I wonder if they will go into aspects of toughness or macho idealism that pervades this sport. I wonder if they will delve into the animosity other fighters have for each other, things I didn’t get into. There is a whole other world in the fight game that I see but I don’t really get into, nor did I touch on it. Maybe in a future blog if the chance arises?  I don’t feel like I am anything special, I have just been around the fight game for a long time. I am an average fighter at best who just talks a lot and is sort of affable, lol. I hope you have enjoyed an insight into my life. I have tried to write in such a way that is as if I was talking to you as I speak. I could have written this in a more eloquent way, but that really wouldn’t have been me. Soon you may have another so called local fighting legend doing these blogs someday.  I think as the sport of MMA continues you will see more and more older fighters and maybe one day you may see a guy much older than me fighting in the MCC. I feel the sport of MMA lends itself to older fighters being more competitive. Boxing relies on speed and athleticism so much and once that’s gone, so is the boxer usually. Whereas with MMA there are so many different variables that experience and skill can offset youth, speed and athleticism. I see so many of these guys in their 30’s that are in amazing shape, far better than I ever was. If they take care of themselves, you will have them in a cage near you for decades.  Providing the learn the necessary skills required.

I would like to take this time to thank Ryan Hass and John Halverson for providing such a quality event to showcase the local fighters. What an honor and a privilege it has been to fight for the MCC.  I truly have been so fortunate.  I would also like to thank all the fellas at the Des Moines Extreme Fight Team, the Des Moines Mixed Martial Arts Academy, the Des Moines Jiu Jitsu Academy and the Round Kick Gym. I have trained at all these facilities at one time or another over the years and have met so many great people. Especially at my home gym with the DMEF crew, these guys are like family and I will love them always. I don’t have very many sponsors, but that’s not without reason. I have had offers, but I wouldn’t support a product, say like Budweiser, if I didn’t drink it. I don’t care how much money they offered. That’s easy to say, lol. I’m sure I would change my tune if I saw 6 or 7 zeros on a check huh?  So believe me when I say thank you to these guys, I mean it, I believe in them as they have believed in me.  Thank you Nutrishop, you have kept me going with that fountain of youth over there. Thank you Spartan Strength & Performance, I feel in as good as shape as ever. I could walk through walls if need be!  Thank you Blades Massage and Therapy, you gave me relief when I needed it most.

I would also like to thank my family and friends for enduring all these trials and tribulations over the years. I have been absent from your lives at the cost of my selfish pursuits in the fight world, thanks you for loving me still. I mean it.  Thank you to my girlfriend Keri, she has endured my aches, pains, suffering along side of me when I hid it from every one else. She has waited for me patiently to come home and now I am there for her.

I hope, like many fighters, that you will remember me.  I hope I made a mark.  I recall after one of my fights, a man approached me. I was in a hurry, I was being pulled in a dozen different directions and had a zillion things on my mind. I stopped and listened like I always try to do, I love making time for fight fans. Its one of the best things about being a fighter in my opinion. But this guy was different. He told me I was an inspiration to him, that he had broken his neck and had been paralyzed in a motorcycle accident I believe. He said I was his favorite fighter as I was an older guy and different than the other guys. He loved my style and quick subs. He said he thought of me often as he endured rehab and was eventually able to walk again. I was touched, I was somewhat speechless for once. I didn’t know what to say, after all I am just an average goofball who happens to fight for fun. I was blown away, how did this happen?  Before I knew it, he had shuffled off using a cane, the vestiges of that accident were still apparent. I look back at that and I wish I could talk to that guy again, get his name, get his story. Did he truly mean what he said?  There are times where I wish I could stop time and just soak it all in. Life comes and goes so fast that you don’t realize whats going on till its over. If you are reading this mister, find me and talk to me. I could use a little inspiration myself as I head into this new chapter of my life.

Farewell fight fans, see you at the fights. I will be sitting next to you. Say hi to me.
Love you all,

Ronnie Britt

Eric Marriott and Chris Mickle

Ronnie Britt

More photos in the Gallery.

Focused

Hello faithful reader. As you read this we are on the last few days before the fight this Friday and the final blog before the fight. I am not in the most chatty mood I have been, I hope you understand. I have concluded another arduous week of training unscathed for the most part. Its rare to go through weeks of of physically demanding workouts without pulling or tearing a muscle or any other number of injuries. One could also suffer all kinds of injuries to the joints, get staph or get injured from the hard contact of sparring. As it is, I am very fortunate for this fight, I have a few bumps and bruises but nothing to hinder my performance at all. I am ready to go. This week I will just work on sweating and cutting a bit more weight. I will eat smaller portions and drink a lot more water, up to a gallon and a half a day. When Thursday morning rolls around and I have to weigh in at the Twisted Parrot that night, I hope to be about 174 lbs.  I don’t like to cut a lot of weight on weigh in day anymore, at my age I don’t recover as well as I used to.  It seems to effect my performance when I lose anymore than 5 lbs the day before.  Unfortunately I have to work at my job on both Thursday, the weight cut day, and on the day of the fight, Friday.  In truth, its really not that big of a deal.  Working kind of keeps me occupied, keeps me from thinkin about food on Thursday and keeps me from getting too worked up about the fight on Friday. Ideally I would like to be able to lay around and play violent video games and watch Braveheart, Rambo and other macho guy movies the day of the fights.  As it is, I will just think violent thoughts and be content with that.

In the last blog, I mentioned I would give my thoughts on MMA past and present. I became a fan of MMA much like everyone else watchin the early UFC’s. I saw my first UFC in 1994 while attending college and became enamored with it.  The internet wasn’t as evolved as much as it is now, so I relied on a nickle and dime publication called Hook’n'Shoot to get updates on fights from around the world (usually in Japan or Brazil, as well as the US). I also recall a 1-900 number that I used to call to hear the latest rumors about the UFC and MMA fighters. There was even a ‘video magazine’ I subscribed to that came monthly that had a guy sitting in front of a self operated camera commenting on MMA news.  You really had to be a fan in order to find anything about the sport or the fighters. It was such a niche sport.  As they say back home, I was ‘ate up’ with MMA. The first fighters to compete were usually guys that studied a singular martial art, but when I first competed in 1998, a few guys were crosstraining in several styles, but not many. Brazillian Jiu Jitsu was somewhat rare and lessons were expensive. Most fighters were traditional martial artists of some sort. They were your neighborhood instructors down the street, policemen, firefighters, teachers etc that studied Judo, Karate, Kung Fu or some other style. Not too much different than today I suppose, but they all had something in common. They usually trained in some traditional gym that had a code of conduct and a strict regimen. There were not too many thug types involved in the sport at all. Its ironic that in the beginning the sport was basically without rules and contested by men who believed in their particular styles. Now the sport has rules out the wazoo and is fought by men of no particular style (in the traditional sense).

Today everyone is well rounded…usually. Or should be, considering how much MMA is on tv now.  It used to be I would submit someone in a match and they would ask me afterwards what I caught them with. They would ask me to teach them that particular technique and I would do the same when I got caught. Now it seems there are no surprises, you cant sneak up on anyone anymore with a submission (but I still try!). Everyone crosstrains now, which is a good thing. The popularity of traditional martial arts has waned as MMA has exploded. Part of me thinks that’s a good thing, especially when I recall trying to learn to block punches with me feet in Tae Kwon Do so many years ago. Its no wonder the school bully got my lunch money so easily!  Now one can enroll in classes at a MMA gym that teach combative techniques that are proven to be effective by MMA fights.  However, I wonder if we lost something that those old school dojos used to teach. Those things like respect, discipline and honor.  Many traditional martial arts schools were and still are involved in community activities and cater to teaching children those principles. When you watch the UFC or any MMA fights now, many fighters don’t seem to care about any of those old school beliefs. It was bound to happen though. MMA is big time now and it attracts all kinds of people.  Part of me thinks this a good thing too. As one trains to compete in the demanding sport of MMA, they will undergo a change in order to meet those rigorous demands.This means getting people to alter bad habits, like doing drugs and living an unclean lifestyle. It can also be very humbling and that’s a good thing for the mind.  Besides, well rounded fighters are fun as heck to watch. Even if the sport does attract a few bad apples, they wont spoil it for everyone. I have to admit, Mike Tyson was a less than stellar human being, but he made for some great boxing matches and some must see tv moments. Same thing can be said for some of the modern day bad boy fighters. If every fighter was a model citizen and boy scout, we wouldn’t have the drama and interest in some of the fights as we do.

I had mentioned that this week I am cutting weight. All fighters do it and its probably my least liked thing about fighting (I must say broken teeth and a punctured eardrum are right up there). Actually… I hate it. Well, that’s not an apt description. Let me try again, I hate it with a white hot intensity of a thousand suns. That give you an idea how I feel about cutting weight?  I am really craving some pastries. And I know I am typically a beer and whiskey guy, but I also want a margarita real bad. Abstaining from enjoying things like this really piss me off. And believe me, I am abstaining in more ways than one. By the time I face my opponent in the cage, I will be ready to work him over as fast as possible. Chuck Grigsby commented to me after training one day that I got three rounds to work with, why be in such a hurry?  I replied, I got beer to drink. But that’s just part of it. In my past fights, I came to fight, I don’t generally feel my adversary out and play patty cake. I went right after them, now you know why. I’m hungry and thirsty. But seeing how this is my last fight, I may be feeling a bit nostalgic and take my time. Of course, the guy I am fighting might have something to say about that as well. My strategy for this fight is….well, I cant give that away just yet. At the time I write this, I have a new guy to fight.  I never really know what I am going to do fight wise for sure till I see my opponent standing in front of me.  I have seen a video of him, and I have already come up with some stuff I want to do. If I can pull it off, you will be entertained. If not, then it will be a battle. Heck, more importantly, I hope I enjoy my fight!

Next week will be the aftermath blog.  Hopefully I will be in a good mood, lol. I will go over the fight night, what my plans were and how they worked out. I will also go into what my plans are after fighting. When one door closes, it seems another opens. I hope so anyway.

I hope to see you at the fights,

Warfrog

Fight Night- Friday- Doors open at 6:30pm / Fights start at 7:30pm
Midwest Cage Championship invades Vets Auditorium with the hottest fight card of the summer. 11 action packed mixed martial arts bouts you don’t want to miss, featuring Chris Mickle vs Eric Marriott in the Featherweight Championship, Ronnie Britt in his final fight, Mike Van Meer, Elvis Mutapcic, TJ O’Brien, Will Shutt, and much more.

After Party is downtown on the corner of 3rd & court, at Party Cove!

MCC21 After Party Patio Cove

Midwest Cage Championship (MCC), one of the Country’s fastest rising MMA promotions has joined forces with Mediacom to produce a several part mini series that focuses on two Des Moines based fighters in their quest to become the next MMA star to rise from the Midwest.

Making the Fighter, which began filming this week, will follow MCC Interim Lightweight Champion, Joe “The Hammer” Brammer and up and coming brawler, Colby “The Alligator” Karaidos as they prepare for upcoming bouts at MCC 22 “Reality Check” later this Summer.  Hosted by MCC co-owner and UFC veteran, John Halverson, the reality show will not only give an inside look at the intense training regimen that mixed martial arts fighters go through, but also what these guys do for fun in their spare time.  Ryan Hass, co-owner of MCC stated, “We have been working very hard with Mediacom to come up with a concept that will not only provide unique exposure for these talented fighters, but also introduce mixed martial arts and MCC to a broader audience.”   He added, “Mediacom has done such a great job producing our events, we could not be more excited to work with them on another project.”

Local companies such as Prairie Meadows, The Iowa Lottery, and Insanity Fightwear have taken an interest in the show, while Spartan Strength, and Roundkick Gym will be featured as the official training facilities for the fighters.  Guest appearances from local celebrities are also planned.  Viewers can go to www.MidwestCageChampionship.com for more information about the show, the fighters, contact information, and what’s coming up at MCC.

Making the Fighter

Chris "Maddog" Mickle

By: Bruce “PhyteGuru” Huckfeldt

What is more dangerous?  Bullets flying at your head or having your face stomped so hard, it breaks your jaw?  Just ask Chris “Maddog” Mickle, he’s experienced both.  Mickle (30-12-2), a mixed martial artist of five years, will be headlining the 21st Midwest Cage Championship card against Eric Marriott.  A newcomer to the sport with just over a year of professional experience, Marriott accepted the bout only a few weeks notice.  With wins over Ted Worthington and Joe Benoit, Marriot drew enough attention to himself that the MCC was interested. Marriott (11-1-1) received a call from the MCC and was told that Chris Mickle’s original opponent, Erik Koch, would be heading to the bright lights of the World Extreme Cagefighting promotion.  Marriott was already preparing for a a bout June 12th, and will now focus to do battle with the Maddog. Mickle, never one to complain, accepted the new opponent just as he has many times in the past. When I asked about how an opponent change affects Chris, he stated, “Doesn’t matter who I’m fighting, I’m going to destroy them regardless. I’m coming off of a loss, and I can’t wait to unleash.”

Mickle has faced a lot of tough warriors including six UFC veterans and one WEC fighter.  He was facing what would become top-tier competition within one year from his pro debut. Chris stood toe-to-toe with guys like Jeremy Stephens, Clay Guida, Cole Miller, Rich Clementi and Jay Estrada.  I asked Chris who was the toughest fighter he’d ever fought and Who hits the hardest? “I’d have to say both would be Jeremy Stephens. All three fights with him were my toughest fights. They were back and forth and our last fight was the hardest I’ve ever been hit, obviously putting me unconscious.” Although Mickle didn’t always do as well as he’d like to, he always came back.  During a 2004 Point of Impact show, Mickle received some extremely heavy hands and included some stomps to the face which snapped Mickles jaw into pieces.  Most people would think to themselves; “Am I crazy?”  Not Chris, within six months, he was back into the cage doing what he loved. Battling mano-a-mano with another man to see who was better skilled.

When Chris returned home from his second tour in Iraq, he tuned into WEC 38 and saw a young Jose Aldo quickly dispose a very game Rolando Perez.  I asked Chris how the Aldo fight came about and he replied, “My manager, called Sean Shelby, the WEC matchmaker, and said lets set this fight up, Chris wants it, and can beat him. Lets do it. Then voila!” A few emails and a couple phone calls later, Mickle was granted his wish and would soon be fighting for the WEC. What most people didn’t know is that Chris was just short of 200 pounds when he returned from Iraq in November last year.  “I was benching 365 for sets of five.  We did a lot of bench and squat competitions.  I still had an 8-pack,” he noted. In March of this year after a fifty-plus pound weight cut, a shredded 145 pound Mickle stepped up to face the extremely talented Jose Aldo at WEC 39.  Though he was riding a heater of seven victories out of eight fights, Mickle lost the fight by TKO in the first giving him his first loss in two years.  I asked Chris how long it was before he was back in the gym after the fight with Aldo.  His response, “I was back in the gym two days later and I’ve been working just as hard as I was then, adding new techniques into my arsenal.” It had taken Mickle 30 wins to make it to the big show.  When I asked Chris, “After the loss to Aldo, did the WEC tell you to go get a few wins and then they’d have you back?” He proudly stated, “No, I asked if I could have a couple fights before I could come back, and they accepted.”

Chris has fought all over the Midwest but has made it as far east as Florida and in the bright lights of Las Vegas. “I would like to fight all over the world. I want to fight anywhere that has a cage or ring. I love fighting. I’ll have 100 pro fights. Definitely.” I asked Chris about fighting in places like Brazil or Japan and if he would like to go anywhere else. He stated, “I’ve trained and fought other places other then the Midwest. I would love to train and fight all over the world every single day for the rest of my life. But my wife, daughter, and family come first and mean the most. So the Midwest with my family is where I’ll be!” Is there anyone you would like to thank? “I would like to thank my training partners at Des Moines Extreme, Pete at Round Kick, Mikey Van Meer, everyone with Midwest Cage Championship, My manager, all my friends, family, fans that are always supporting me, and most of all, my wife Shea.”

Chris, the current Midwest Cage Championship featherweight champion, will look to start a new streak against Eric Marriott on June 26th. Can Marriotts submission skills out-do the heart and experience of the Maddog? Or will it be a stand-and-bang session? You have to be there June 26th to find out.

I love to read, it is one on my favorite past times. However, as I prepare for fights, I don’t have the time to read as much as I would like. That’s unfortunate because I draw a lot of inspiration from some of the material I read as well as a chance to get some introspective insight into myself.  One of my favorite authors is Richard Marcinko. He is a former navy seal, a Viet Nam vet and has more testosterone than any ten men.  One of my favorite books of his is ‘Rogue Warrior’, there is a quote in that book concerning training that goes like this… ‘If you aint getting bumps and bruises, you aint doin it right’.  Granted he is talking about training for warfare, but training for a cage fight, that kind of mentality comes in handy.  Right now I am bruised and battered, my body has bruises on it everywhere. I ache in almost all of my joints. I feel wore down much of the time, aches and pains are an everyday reminder that I getting closer to the end of my fight career for good reason.

I have heard it said that fighting is 90% mental, and I can agree with that to an extent. Mental toughness is needed to endure grueling training day after day for weeks on end.  Its also needed to be successful in the heat of combat. I have seen fighters full of potential quit when the fight isn’t going their way. That said, you may have the fastest car in the world, it ain’t goin’ anywhere without gas. You have to put in the rounds and hard time to get ready.  You put your body through hell to get ready, but mental toughness is developed here, in training, when no one is watching. Some guys are athletically gifted and they get by with their physical attributes. Others have this innate aggressiveness and a strong desire and they break their opponents will.  Lol, I don’t have any of that!  I wish I did.  I don’t profess to have any more mental toughness than the next fighter, but I am willing to take the hits. I am willing to endure the pain and discomfort because even if I don’t come out on top, I know I gave it my all. I wont tap just because I am tired. I wont quit just because the other guy is beating my face in. I wont quit unless I am asleep or caught without escape. I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I just gave up. My dentist has told me that I have an extremely high tolerance for pain. I like to think I have the ability to put pain to the side and live with it. My pain is something I have earned, just as I have earned the battle scars and the bent nose. These are my badges of courage, a testament to my will. Pain is substance of the mind. Now I wouldn’t be human if I hadn’t cracked at some point. We all have that point where we just cant take anymore. I have my limits and I know them. Like most fighters, we test those limits, push them, see how much we can take. There have been times in training where I wanted to quit during a tough row of rounds. And a few times I did in the early years.  I don’t do it anymore, a person will fight like they train I have learned. If you quit in practice, then you most definitely will quit during a fight.

When I have a fight coming up such as I do now, I start to visualize every aspect of that fight night. From the start of walking in the door of the venue, to the fighters meeting, to watching the fights before mine, to right up to my fight. I close my eyes and put myself into the cage with my opponent. I go through every scenario possible with me always persevering and coming out on top. I know some guys like to get angry, they want to hurt the other fighter. They pace and rant and work themselves into a frenzy. One guy told me he likes to imagine the other guy killed his family and raped the dog.  Or something like that. I know another guy that takes a nap right up to his fight time. I am not like either of those guys. My mental preparation really starts at training weeks before. I discipline myself with the diet and making the workouts and sparring sessions. This keeps me from enjoying other aspects of my life and I begin to get a bit surly as the fight draws closer. Denying myself the pleasure of donuts, cookies, sweets, beer, whiskey and sex alters my otherwise happy persona. I do become a bit more serious and short tempered, my girlfriend does not enjoy my company as much as she normally does, lol. My every thought is on the fight, every thing else becomes secondary. I like to make it back to my hometown every so often as I feel it gives me an edge. It reminds me of where I came from and who I am. Its a reminder that I represent my family, friends and a way of life that made me what I am.

People have asked me if I get scared or nervous when I step into the cage. I used to get anxiety so bad that I would feel the strength fade out of me as I walked into the cage. But I have never been afraid, even when I thought I would lose. Its a sport and we have a referee in the cage, what is there to fear?  The other guy is human just like me, just sometimes he might be a better looking human with muscles and stuff.  But this aint Mr. Olympia, this is a test of skills and heart.  Its a kinetic chess match, one mistake and the other guy could get his hand raised and you have to live with it.  I love that aspect of it, to me it’s the ultimate contest.  So I don’t get nervous, I get excited. When they announce my name and my music starts, I am ready to go. I cant wait to get it on!  And thanks to the MCC, I get to showcase my skills to my family and loved ones. So rest assured as you watch me step into the cage on June 26th, know that I am happy, ready for my last hurrah.

Ok, I didn’t get a chance to get into MMA as it was and as it is now, I will try next week. I also apologize for not getting to more stories as have been requested, hopefully next week I will get one in. However, I will fulfill a request for a record of my fights which will follow the end of this blog. I have been running short on time it seems, or maybe I am just getting grouchy…

See you guys soon. Till next week, don’t croak.

The Warfrog

Amatuer Fight Record  0-1
Lose James Wade  6:12  1st rd Mid-West Shootfighting Tournament 6/27/1998
Professional Fight Record  15-3
Win Mike Van Meer Submission (Heel Hook)  2:30  1st rd Sokol Hall Brawl 4 3/8/2003
Win Wayne Porter Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1:17 1st rd Xtreme Kage Kombat 8/7/2004
Win Devon Christian TKO (Strikes)  1:23 1st rd Xtreme Kage Kombat: Doomsday in Des Moines 3/19/2005
Win Ryan Scheeper KO (Punch)  0:11  1st rd Xtreme Kage Kombat: Trials 8/27/2005
Win Tim Ross Submission (Neck Crank)  1:03  1st rd Xtreme Kage Kombat 11/23/2005
Win Wes White Submission (Guillotine Choke)  0:15  1st rd Midwest Cage Championship 1: In The Beginning 2/11/2006
Win Jason Purcell Submission (North-South Choke)  2:47  1st rd Midwest Cage Championship 2: Midwest Xplosion 4/8/2006
Win Josh Pankey Submission (Knee Bar)  0:09  1st rd Title Fight Championship 4/21/2006
Win Jesse Sanders Submission (Arm Bar)  0:54  1st rd Warparty Cage Fighting 2 5/13/2006
Win John Miller Submission (Toe Hold)  0:17  1st rd Warparty Cage Fighting 4 11/11/2006
Win Jeromy Garmin TKO (Strikes)  1:11   1st rd Warparty Cage Fighting 9 11/4/2007
Win Shane Mosby Submission (Modified Shoulder Choke) 3:30 1st rd Title Fighting Championship - The Awakening 1/26/2008
Loss Bryce Teager  (Decision) 3rd rd Midwest Cage Championship 12/3/2008
Win Chuck Rainey Submission (Guillotine Choke) 2nd rd 4:07 Midwest Cage Championship 13 Contenders 4/25/2008
Win Dustin Deprizio Submission (Arm/Shoulder Choke) 1rd 2:57  Midwest Cage Championship 15 Lights Out 7/25/2008
Loss Sam Jackson (Decision) 3rd rd Extreme Challenge 107 9/20/2008
Loss Evan Marks (KO) 1st rd 4:31 Midwest Cage Championship 18 1/16/2009
Win Chad Ruby Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1st rd 2:06 Midwest Cage Championship 19 3/14/2009