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As we've talked about it at the academy, I don't think there aren't too many folks that weren't happy with Randy dismantling James Toney. Virtually everyone knew how that was gonna go, but it was still great to see it happen. I didn't see the first Edgar vs. Penn, but this one didn't disappoint. Since Edgar is part of the family (Ricardo Almedia purple belt) I was cheering for him but I had no idea it would turn out like that. Wow. Full Results here.
I talked to Professor Paul last night, and it looks like everything was looking good for today. It was going to be a less invasive procedure than initially anticipated and all was a go. Here's to a speedy recovery!
A huge congrats goes out to Kevin Lee on his promotion to blue belt last week. That kid has been training with us for a while and is a great training partner. He has a great attitude and his jiu-jitsu skills are rapidly improving. He makes the whole country of Canada proud!
Keep in mind that next Monday is Labor Day. The academy will be closed. We'll start up Tuesday back to normal.
Long Overdue
Did anyone see Strikeforce this weekend? I didn't get a chance to, but I read the results here. I was a little shocked to see some of this, but some of it played out exactly like everyone thought. I like all types of combat sports, but the thing about MMA is that at any given time something could happen. KOs, subs, whatever. The fact that it is unpredictable keeps me interested.
Okay, enough of the philosophical rant. I'm so far behind that I didn't get to mention Bob Gracie's promotion to purple belt. Bob is a long time friend of Professor Paul's and has his own school in Danville, VA. Bob has been training forever, but has had the luxury of having a steady instructor since he lives in Danville where there aren't black belts on every corner. Congrats to our good friend Bob! Now, if he could just get all of our guys some fights we'd all be in good shape.
I Can't Do This, But Some Of Yall Can