Fighter Focus: Getting to Know Eric Kapayou
At MCC 27: “Mutapcic vs. Cummings”, a newcomer to the promotion, Eric “Little E” Kapayou will make his debut against Henry Meza. Training with MCC veteran Ronnie “The Warfrog” Britt, this ground specialist from Tama is looking to make a splash in the stacked Featherweight Division. We caught up [...]
Guest post by: Ronnie “The Warfrog” Britt
Brammer vs Mickle. Another big fight in the MCC looms close and I look forward to it like many of you do of course, but I also have some trepidation. You see, the fighters involved are two friends of mine and this fight means a great deal to both [...]
Ronnie Britt, also known as the “War Frog”, is a 44 year-old mixed martial arts fighter in Des Moines. Outside of the cage he delivers oxygen and medical supplies, and is a quiet, easy-going fellow. Inside the cage, he is a tough competitor that uses choke holds to make his adversaries submit, or “tap out.” [...]
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 [...]
More photos in the Gallery.
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 [...]
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 [...]
“The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place… and I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently, if you let it. You, me or nobody, is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard [...]
Anything worth having comes at a price. Right now it feels like I am late on payments, lol. This week has been rough. Last Saturday I was in my hometown of Diagonal visiting my mom and pop, but I thought I would get a morning workout and make the best of it. I jogged up to [...]
It is a little more than four weeks out from fight night, training is going well. So far no major injuries and my stamina and weight are coming along great. I am beginning to pick up my intensity in both sparring and conditioning. This is where I start to visualize how I expect the fight [...]
This week I will outline my training schedule and go into my training partners past and present, among other things. The early days of the Des Moines Extreme Fighting team was just Dan Anderson, Chris Bott and myself. I found these guys online back in the year 2000 and they were like me, [...]
Midwest Cage Championship returns to its roots, pays homage to a local legend!
On Friday, June 26, Midwest Cage Championship (MCC) takes historic Veterans Memorial Auditorium by storm when the metro’s number one mixed martial arts promotion returns with the hottest card of the Summer. MCC owners, Ryan Hass and John Halverson have worked long and [...]
Friday, June 26th, 2009 @ Vets Auditorium
Hi fight fans,
My name is Ronnie Britt, and I am a pro mma fighter. You may also know me as the Warfrog……a lil bit about myself. I grew up in Diagonal Iowa, a town in the southwest corner of our state. If you have never heard of it, that’s understandable. Its a small town. The population [...]
Saturday, March 14th, 2009 @ Val Air Ballroom
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MCC 19 Results
Justin Morris v Joe Trader Trader by KO Rd 1 (2:53)
Brad Davis v Matt Williams Williams by TKO Rd 1 (2:29)
Josh Henry v Nick Walker Henry by Guillotine Rd 2 (2:33)
Johnny La Prai v Nate Williams Williams by TKO Rd 1 (2:39)
Elvis Mutapcic [...]
