No Rest for the Wicked- MMA Team stays busy this winter

January 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment

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After suffering a loss on the bigger stage at RFA:5 in Kansas city,MI. Nick Compton will be returning to action locally to take on Bellator Veteran Matt “kid lightning Veal (10-8) for the Driller/SEG Featherweight title march 23rd. This will mark Comptons 1st move down to 145 lbs for this feature fight on a show already close to selling out.

This Thursday Nick ” the big hurt” Kirk will return to Bellator fighting championships to take on Tony Zelinski of Michigan in an under card bout that will be live streamed on Bellator.com as well as SpikeTV.com.

Saturday February 2nd, Jacob Volkmann will look to finish a second straight opponent when he Takes on Strikeforce import Bobby Greene at 155 lbs as part of the Aldo vs Edgar pay per view card.

Thursday February 7th Mike “the marine” Richman will enter his second 145 lb tournement for Bellator. Mike will be taking on 20-3 Savage,MN product Mitch Jackson. Mike is 2-1 in bellator with both victories by way of Knockout. In this fight Mike is telling everybody to “get the lawnchairs out, somebody is getting laid out”. Many critics echo this same sentiment.

February 9th, just two days later, Dan Moret and Jordan Parsons will be boxing locally at the St paul crowne plaza. Both men’s opponents are yet to be named. Parsons will also be making his return to the cage March 2nd in Miami,FL for CFA. Moret is awaiting a hopeful slot on the next RFA card after having to relinquish his spot due to injury  January 18th.

other fighters with scheduled bouts include

February 16th King of the cage Morton,MN: Carl Deaton, Jason Huntley, Mikey Zimmer

March 2nd CFA Miami,FL : Zach Juusola

March 23rd Driller/SEG Minneapolis, MN: Donald Williams vs Josh Wiseman.

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Meet: Jason Huntley

January 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment

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This Saturday Academy Student Jason Huntley, at 34 years of age will take part in his first mixed martial arts bout in downtown minneaplolis.

Recently Jason took a few minutes of his time away from his kids,wife, and his training to answer a few questions for me.

 

1. Why did you join the academy (specifically mma program)?

Jason:” It was the best gym based on reviews and the academy had the ability to teach me what I wanted quickly, efficiently, and with the possibility of a great results.”

2. You are taking an amatuer fight at age 34, why?

Jason: ” It’s the soonest I’ve been able to take a fight. I had a couple of medical issues to fix before I could train at the level I knew I wanted too. I actually first contacted the academy almost 5 years ago”

3. What are your goals as a competitor?

Jason: “I would like to be in A position to be able to at least try out for the next season of the ultimate fighter at 135lbs”

4 . What/who has helped you the most with your development?

Jason: “The most help has come from  the coaches obviously. Coaches Ryan, Erik and of course Greg have all been extremely helpful. The team members have also been great at pointing out things here and there as well which in my opinion is just as important as the coaching”

5 What do you feel are your strengths and weaknesses?

Jason: “I walked In thinking that’s wrestling was going to be a strength. Turned out that my striking is my strength and my BJJ is clearly my weakest aspect , when i started here I never even had so much as 1 hour of BJJ class”

6. What is something you see from your teammates/coaches that makes them successful in this sport?

Jason: “Both my teammates and coaches have a drive and an honest passion for martial arts. Not just MMA. Martial arts as a whole. Most everyone I see, is good at more than just 1 of The arts.”

Everybody here at the Academy, fight team and student body combined wish jason all the luck in the world in his fight.

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Team Academy fighter Nick Comtpon gets shot with RFA

January 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Nick compton def. Randy Kittelson, Aug 18th 2012

Nick compton def. Randy Kittelson, Aug 18th 2012

 

At 31 years old, Nick Compton is no where near done with his fighting career.

After A very busy 2012 where he fought 4 mma bouts, 2 boxing matches, and 1 kickboxing bout, Nick is getting his shot at a Big time televised Event. Nick will lock horns with Bobby “super duper” Cooper(5-3) at 155 pounds for Ressurection Fighting Alliance on AXSTV Jan. 18th at 9pm cst.

All of his Teammates and coaches will tell you Nick is mentally and physically ready for this fight. Nick will also tell you that he is excited for the opportunity that fell onto his lap after Teammate Dan moret, who was originally slated to fight Cooper, had to pull out due to injury just two weeks before the fight. “It’s a great opportunity to showcase my growth as skill as a fighter and it means I’m closer to accomplishing my goals in the sport.”

Although he has a sports background of the normal Football,Baseball, Basketball type, Compton fights like hes been training since childhood. After starting his career with minimal training, Nick started developing his game with Former UFC middleweight champion Dave Menne and other training partners before joining the Academy in Late 2011. Since then Nick has been growing and improving daily “I got started when Dave Menne brought me and a handful of fighters in to train during our training
camps for upcoming fights.I really liked the team and the structure the Academy provided so I didn’t want to train anywhere else after that”

When asked what style of fighter he is ” I would say I’m a Kickeboxer/BJJ fighter, but mainly I fight to finish the fight” And finish the fight is what Nick will be looking to do against Cooper who is a taller kickboxer by nature and who will also be moving down to 155 pounds for the first time in his Career. Compton was scheduled to fight one week later in a local show at 145 pounds, but gladly accepted this fight in which he is confident is his for the taking.

 

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Fighter Spotlight: Rose Namajunas wins at Invicta FC 4!

January 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Rose Namajunas Invicta FC

Congratulations to Rose Namajunas of Team Academy who won by RNC in the third round against Emily Kagan at the Invicta Fighting Championships 4 on January 5th! This was her professional MMA debut.
We are so proud to have a student and a fighter like Rose who is extremely dedicated to her craft. She trains hard at practice, so it is no surprise that she fights even harder in the cage. We are excited to see more victories in 2013!

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