| Mixed Martial Arts; Submission Grappling; Muay Thai |
| Favorite Fighter: |
Eric Paulson, Bas Rutten, Forrest Griffin, Gina Carano, Dustin Hazelett, Marcelo Garcia, Eddie Bravo, Randy Couture, Kenny Florian, BJ Penn, Cole Miller, George Allen |
| Interested in these Fight Leagues: |
| Ultimate Fighting Championship; The Ultimate Fighter; WEC |
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I began training under Gary Brown in November of 1998. Originally, I wanted to focus on Jiu-Jitsu, and no-gi grappling instantly became my favorite competition style. To this day, I love submission grappling without the gi. During the time that I was first learning how to grapple, I quickly became interested in the striking arts and began learning Mr. Brown's style of Muay Thai and modified K-1. This transitioned into the training for Mixed Martial Arts (known as No Holds Barred in those days) which became the primary focus of my training for the remainder of my time with Mr. Brown (including now). I have competed in numerous tournaments around the southeast ranging from boxing matches and pancrase events to gi and no-gi grappling.
During my 9+ years of training under Mr. Brown, he has become a large mentor in my life. He has gone out of his way on countless occasions for me, and has shaped my life more outside of the ring than inside it. He is largely to credit for much of the success that I have experienced in my fighting life as well as in my personal life and career. Thank you for everything, Mr. Brown.
Currently, I no longer compete due to a few injuries and a lack of training time. My current profession requires that I work a lot, and I cannot devote the necessary training time needed to actively compete.
Personal Accomplishments:
1999 - Bronze Medalist, Spring Showdown (Augusta, GA)
1999 - Gold Medalist, Hot Summer Night Fights (Valdosta, GA)
2000 - Gold Medalist, Fall Brawl (Augusta, GA)
2000 - Gold Medalist, Winter Wars (Valdosta, GA)
2001 - Competitor, Georgia Games Boxing (Doraville, GA) - Eliminated by Reigning State Champion
2001 - Silver Medalist, ISKA Kentucky State Championships (Danville, KY)
2001 - Bronze Medalist, NAGA Georgia State Championships (Lawrenceville, GA)
2002-Present - Conducted Numerous Self Protection Seminars for Law Enforcement, Women's Groups, Etc.
2008 - Awarded Honorary Black Belt, United Federation of Martial Arts
2009 - Awarded Black Belt in Eagle Ju-Jitsu by Eagle Combat Systems founder, Gary Brown
Trained Under:
Gary Brown; Founder of Eagle Combat Systems
George Allen; Head Competitor from Eagle Combat Systems, KOTC/IFL/AFL/Hook-N-Shoot Veteran
Ricardo Murgel; 7th Degree BJJ Black Belt under GrandMaster Flavio Behring
Cam McHargue; SFO/Gauntlet Trials/WEFC/ISCF Champion
Joseph Merit; Certified under Erik Paulson for CSW, KOTC/IFL/AFL/Hook-N-Shoot Veteran
Kelly Williams; BJJ Gracie Barra Black Belt
Maajid Al-Kush; BJJ Black Belt under Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti, Pan-American Games Gold Medalist
Influenced By:
Erik Paulson; Founder of Combat Submission Wrestling
Marcelo Garcia; BJJ Black Belt, World Champion
Eddie Bravo; BJJ Black Belt under JJM, Founder of 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu |
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