by John Orr
Franklin & I (John Orr) can easily say that this was our proudest moment as coaches. Double elimination tournaments will test the mettle of any competitor, as many times our fighters find themselves exhausted in their 3rd, 4th, and sometimes even 5th fight of the day.
How you respond at that point separates men from cowards, and true warriors from participants. Today the BTT Long Beach Kids Team had 18 warriors go to battle.
18 warriors. 64 fights. 2 kids fighting guys way over their weights because they are naturally lighter guys (Riley & Matthew), and 1 kid fighting guys in an age group older than his because he is naturally large (Jake). We had veterans and newbies fighting side by side -- back to back.
When all was said and done we won 34 fights and took home 7 medals. A very solid dominant showing. That does not begin to explain the extent of it though. When 48 lb 7 year old Matthew, who was screaming directions at Bailey 3 feet from his face on the mat, was asked to get off the mat by the ref -- that was what it was all about. Teamwork and leadership development. The building blocks of character.
The specific details follow.
Again, I reiterate, Brazilian...........TOP TEAM!!!
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MMA and BJJ Legend, Murilo Bustamante returned to the cage at Impact FC in Australia over the weekend.
It was his first fight in almost 3 years and it ended up in a unusual way, verbal tapout by Murilo.
From the beginning it was clear that Murilo was there to do was he always did, finish fights.
He went for dangerous submissions attempts all the time during the first round but Jesse Taylor did a good job escaping from those. A nice display of BJJ by Murilo.
During the second round, Busta ended up playing guard. Taylor stayed busy from the top but Murilo was active with his guard, tying his opponent up.
Eventually the referee stands them up but Murilo couldn't stand back up,looking very unsteady on his feet. End of the fight.
"I was totaly dizzy when Big John put us standing again in the second round. The symptom was like something that affect my ear and made lose my balance." said Bustamante after the fight.
He is feeling good now, resting and teaching seminars around Australia.
Thanks to all who sent messages, Busta will be back soon, stronger that ever.
Master Murilo Bustamante, former UFC Middle weight Champion and Brazilian Top Team leader, is training hard in Australia for his bout with Jesse Tailor at the Impact FC Card in Sidney, Australia, this weekend.
Watch the video below of Master Bustamante.
The countdown has begun. Former UFC Middle weight Champion and Brazilian Top Team leader, Master Murilo Bustamante will be back in action this weekend.
He will face Jesse Taylor at the Impact FC Card in Sidney, Australia.
Last couple of months Busta had some intense training at BTT Head quarter in Rio de Janeiro and is ready for the fight.
"I am just where I want to be, almost on the cage, doing what I love to do, backing on track, having a lot of fun! Nothing can be better than you "- said Bustamante.
Mix Martial Artist Samuel Guillet is member of BTT Canada.
Check it out Guillet interview with his coach, Prof. Fabio Holanda, after his big win at Ringside 7 in Montreal.
After fight in the Worlds BJJ in CA, the BTT athlete Diego Gamonal went to the state of Washington to fight at the Alive MMA's Club Zoo Fight Night.
The black belt fought at the absolute grappling tournament and finished all his first 3 fights in less the 5 minutes via ambar, winning the gold medal after the fourth fight.
Over a 1.000 people attended the event that had an octagon as a fight area.
Congrats to Gamonal.
Brazilian Top Team's submission master Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares (11-2) will be facing a very tough test this summer. He's booked to face middle weight contender Nate Marquadt at UFC 118 Edgar vs Penn 2 in Boston, MA.
Palhares (11-2) has won three-straight fights at UFC, most-recently submitting Tomas Drwal in just 45 seconds in march.
After tree-straight wins Nate (29-9-2) lost his last fight to upcoming tittle challenger Chael Sonnen.
At the moment "Toquinho" is training with Master Murilo Bustamante who has a bout coming up in July at BTT Headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.
We'll show some exclusive videos of Palhares until the fight, stay tuned here. Here it is a exclusive footage of Toquinho minutes before his last fight against Tomas Drwal. Enjoy
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The Brazilian Top Team black belt and MMA fighter Milton Vieira won his bout at Bitetti Combat 7. Here it is a an exclusive Interview with Miltinho
BTT: First off all congratulations, how was the fight?
Milton Vieira: Thanks for the support. The fight went well and I used my ground skills and tried to finish using kimura, triangule, omoplata but the opponent was tough so the fight had a very fast pace and the public like that.
BTT: You had a unusual week before the fight : they changed your opponent and you got hit by a car a couple days before the fight. How did you take that ?
Milton Vieira: It’s not the first time that I’ve found that the opponent had changed less than a week before the fight so wasn’t a big deal. The car accident as well , with time the skin gets thicker.. like we say in Brazil.
BTT: What is your plan for the future ?
Milton Vieira: I’m looking forward to get in the US market. I’ve fought in some big events such as PRIDE, DEEP, M1, SHOOTO and I have a lot of international experience. My goal is to fight at UFC.
BTT: How was your training camp ?
Milton Vieira: My training has never been so great. Great coaches and training partners. I’ve always train hard to accomplish my goals and be among the best.
BTT: After your last fight you used the Twitter to create a campaign Pro MMA and gave away the gloves that you worn at the Bitetti Combat 7 to one fan. How did you came up with that idea ?
Milton Vieira: I’ve use the twitter as a tool to get in touch with my fans for a year now and I leaned with a friend that has great ideas. It was the second raffle that I did and the response was great. Right after the fight I was giving an interview live at a radio-show called ROCKBOLA and the idea of give the gloves away came up. I think is very important that not only social media but the whole media show to the public what the mix martial arts is about. It’s a legit sport.
BTT: Leave a message to friends, members and fans of BTT and MMA
Milton Vieira: Thanks to all that support MMA and my job. MMA is growing everyday because of the fans and I would like to thanks also my coaches, training partners and sponsors: Radio Oi FM, Thug 09 and Academia PROFORMA.
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