The school will be closed all day on Friday for Easter, and we will only have Adult open mat on Friday at 6pm and  Saturday from 11am - 12:30pm 

Friday - CLOSED

Saturday - Classes Closed

Open Mat 11am - 12:30pm

Our guys did an EXCELLENT job at the Legacy Fighting Championship this past weekend. Our young school, under the instruction of Professor Draculino, has proven to be a Force in Texas. In only two years, we have dominated every major tournament in Texas and now we are putting together a Powerful MMA team. We completely swept the Legacy Fighting Championship going 4-0 , 3 wins from our very own school and one amazing title fight from Levi Forrest, a fighter out of Chad Robo's Gracie Barra Woodlands. Gracie Barra poured into the arena filling up the stands to support our brothers. There was a sea of Gracie Barra shirts in the crowd, yelling and cheering our brothers on through every victory. Here is a recap of the fights and I will be posting a high-lite of the video up shortly.

	Greg Bellomy	Name	Leo Torres
		Nickname
	Not Ranked	TCD Rank	Not Ranked
	145	Weight	145
	0-0-0	Record	0-1-0
	Gracie Barra Texas	Gym	Silverback MMA
	Sub candidate

The lightweights are up for the first time as Gracie Barra”s Greg Bellomy takes on Leo Torres of Silverback. Both fighters are looking for their first professional win in the cage so this fight should be an exciting one!

RD1: Referee Kevin Hancock giving final instructions to the fights and they move to the center of the cage with Bellomy looking to establish his jab. Big punches by both fighters as they move into the clinch. Trip takedown thwarted by Bellomy. Leo looking to go low but Bellomy preventing in with his underhook. Both fighters looking to establish control against the cage. Stalemate followed by both fighters exchanging punches. This is turning into a nice brawl as we are back in the clinch with Leo against the cage. Knees to the legs by Bellomy. Elbow by Bellomy. Both fighters looking to drop each other with wild hooks now. Upercut missed by Bellomy. Action to the other side of the cage with now a muy thai clinch from Torres and more wild punches by both fighters to end Round 1.

RD2: Both fighters looking to exchange hooks again as round 2 starts.  Wow, looks like any fight can end this fight but both fighters are game. No signs of fatigue so far but they are setting a frantic pace. Anaconda choke from a sprawl from Bellomy and WOW, Torres is out! He was out for awhile and now we get the stoppage. Torres is finally coming to after a minute and he is okay! Amazing. submission of the night contender for sure for the Draulinho product, Greg Bellomy!

RD3:

Winner: Rd 2, 1:27, by anaconda choke. Greg Bellomy!

	Artenas Young	Name	Brian Lightfoot
	Machine Gun	Nickname
	Not Ranked(debut)	TCD Rank	Not Ranked
	205	Weight	205
	0-0-0	Record	1-2-0
	Hoger MMA	Gym	Gracie Barra Texas
	Vs

Arteneas Young set to make his professional debut freshly-back in town from his training camp at Jackson’s MMA in New Mexico. “Chico” rocking the Atama White Belt Shorts. Lightfoot comes out to Survivor of Rocky fame! Nothing like some good old Rocky to get the crowd riled up.

USACA Lonestar Beatdown 205-lbs champ makes his professional debut. Strong crowd applause for this KO artist. Brian Lightfoot gets an equally loud applause from the crowd as the fighters are set to start swinging.

RD1: Lots of reach and power for these two. Both fighters trying to find their range. Low kick attempt by Lightfoot starts the action. Lots of measuring by both as they are looking for the perfect moment to initiate the fight. Crowd wanting more action and both fighters seem a little careful in round 1. Crowd chanting for Chico but both fighters still trying to find their range. Takedown attempt by Lightfoot shrugged off by Young. Crowd starting to boo for more action.  Lightfoot gets into Chico’s distance around the 10-second mark. Young tries for a flurry of punches but defended well as the round ends.

RD2: Roudn 2 starts and hopefully, both fighters are a little more comfortable in their range. Seems like they are both timing for knockout strikes. Low kick by Lightfoot followed by more circling. Big punches being thrown by Machine Gun returned with kicks from Lightfoot. Side kick by Lightfoot as Chico looking to find his distance. Strong body shots by Young . Hogar coaching Chico to stay on Lightfoot and calling for combinations. Lightfoot doing great timing his patience and measuring with low kicks. Young looking to trade. 10 seconds left as Chico stalks his Gracie Barra opponent.

RD3: Lightfoot with his hands in the air as they start the final round. Brian looking to distract Young who is looking for knockout punches once more. No significant strikes though. Young looking to flurry and throws a low kick. Lightfoot staying composed as he backs away from the flurries. Low kick by Lightfoot. Brian looking for a takedown to finish round 3!

Winner: Another fight hits the scorecards. Split decision victory for Brian Lightfoot!

	Marcelo Azevedo	Name	Charles Byrd
		Nickname
	Not Ranked	TCD Rank	Not Ranked
	170	Weight	185
	3-5-0	Record	2-1-0
	Gracie Barra Texas	Gym	Saekson’s
	Sub Candidate

Word from the back is that RJ Knepp popped his shoulder out of socket in his victory over Patrick Hutton. Ahh, the price of victory!

Now on to the special attraction of the evening. Highly-ranked BJJ fighter Marcelo Azevedo over Saekson Janjira protege Charles Byrd.

RD1: Clinch to the fence and takedown attempts for Marcelo. Byrd sprawls out and now has an underhook. Acevdeo with the over/under and now to the ground! Marcelo passes into side control quickly. Now looking to control Byrd and moves into mount. Byrd gives his back up. Could be a mistake. Flattened out now by Marcelo, who moves to attack with the RNC. Working for the throat now and he gets the TAP!

RD2:

RD3:

Winner: Round 1, 2:04, via rear-naked choke, Marcelo Azevedo!

And our brother from the woodlands sealed the deal for an undeafeated, 4-0  night out  in the ring.

Title Fight

	Mike Bronzoulis	Name	Levi Forrest
		Nickname
	2	TCD Rank	1
	170	Weight	170
	8-1-1	Record	6-0-0
	Metro Fight Club	Gym	Gracie Barra – The Woodlands
	Vs.

170 lbs. title on the line in our last fight of the night. What a GREAT night of fights at the Arena Theater!

RD1: Big crowd pop for Mike Bronzoulis! Lots of Metro fans in the house! Gracie Barra brought their fans as well. HUGE crowd reaction for Levi the Barbarian. Now let’s see who wants it. Mike B. probing to find his range and leg kick. Another leg kick attempt. Levi focused but yet to throw. HUGE high kick attempt by Levi misses. Levi circling. Mike looking for leg kicks. Both fighters being patient with their setups. Both of these guys respecting each others’ standup so far. Levi circling on the outisde and shoots a low single! It’s deep but Mike defends. Bronzoulis now has Levi against the fence. Uppercut atempt as Mike backs off the cage. At center cage now. Mike with a high kick attempt. Leg kick and high kick by Mike. Not too many punches but lots of kicks for their guys. 10 seconds left. Levi with high kick as he slips to the ground at the bell. Close fight so far.

RD2: Second round begins. Both fighters touch gloves. High kick attempt by Mike B. Lefi with a straight left. Big leg kick by Levi, who is fighting on the outside. Mike trying to find an angle but Levi circling well. These guys still feeling each other out, Big right hook and knees from the clinch by Mike. Levi going for the takedown and gets it. Circling outside but Mike B. back on his feet. Whizzer by Mike and he’s back square. Levi looking for the single. Trying to hook the leg and turn it into a double. Mike B. is down and Levi is looking to get around to side control while Mike is posting his hand to get back up against the cage. Mike now in bottom half guard and Levi up with a knee and a right hook as the round ends. Another close round!

RD3: Here we go in round 3.  Both fighters looking to stick to the game plan. Exhange followed by a guillotine attempt for Levi. Mike pushes him against the cage and Mike B. with the ankle pick for the takedown! Levi in his closed guard now controlling Mike’s posture. Mike pushing Levi against the cage. Ref stands them up. High kick attempts exchanged by both guys! Levi boxing well now. Levi looking like he’s imposing his will on the feet at the end of the third. Round ends.

RD4: We’re into the championship rounds for the 2nd time tonight. Mike going for the takedon against the cage. Levi effectively defending the takedown but Mike gets in deep and sucks in for the takedown. Saul calling for elbows from Bronzoulis in his own corner. Levi looking to keep Mike’s posture down and a standup by the ref! Levi swinging and kicking for the fences now and goes for a single leg of his own. He gets it! Mike looking to stand against the fence now. Levi going for his back! Another takedown by Levi! Mike looking to wall walk again. Now Levi with huge kicks, knees, and punches! Mike B answers with a takedown and some GNP as the round ends! This fight is going to the last round!

RD5: Last round of the night for Legacy Fighting Championships!  Both fighters touch gloves. Mike B. shooting across the ring for a takedown. GNP by Mike B. now on top with Levi defending from his guard. Mike with punches. He’s trying to finish the fight now. He might need to finish Levi to win the fight. Ref standing them up again. Crowd boos. Mike with the double leg gets Levi down! Short elbows from the top for Mike. 10 seconds left! Levi holding on from his guard as the bell rings! Looks like it’ll be a judges decision for the 170 lbs. title!

Winner: Levi Forrest via judges decision victory for the win and the 170 lbs. title!

One of our brothers, Alex Gotay, went to the doctor to have his tonsils removed. Unfortunately, they found throat cancer. To make matters worse, our brother has no insurance and 4 beautiful kids to look after. We have decided to put togther a benefit, in the form of a seminar, to help Alex out with the costs. Here is the info on the seminar... 

March 20th, 2010

 Held at Gracie Barra The Woodlands (Location 606 Rayford Rd. Spring TX

$55 Pre - Register Members (Prior to March 10)

$75 Late Registration (After March 10)

For more infor visit: MMA the woodlands.com

281-298-3662

http://sharing.theflip.com/session/175999b76a5b08b8110dca0a400966e9/video/11054928

Mixed Martial Arts Workshop

Date: Saturday, March 27th, 2010

Time: 11am - 6pm

(Check-in time from 11am-noon)

Location: San Jacinto College South, Gym

For questions contact coordinators

Maria H. Payne

mhpaynem@yahoo.com

maria.payne@sjcd.edu

832-423-2368

Coach Denton

trenton.denton@sjcd.edu

http://sharing.theflip.com/session/175999b76a5b08b8110dca0a400966e9/video/11054928

The Brazil Fight MMA was the biggest MMA event in the last two years in Brazil! Fourty five hundred people packed the arena and some of the best fighters in Brazil put on a show! Gracie Barra/ Fusion BH had five fighters. Mauricio Faccao put on a show of technique and agression and submitted his opponent, William Vianna, via guillotine on the second round. Then Gustavo Coelho fought the toughest fight of the evening on a stand up war and lost on split decision to Gabriel Bob Esponja.
We had after Edson Sururu Jorge dominating three rounds against Fernando Paulon, from Brazilian Top Team, but two refs saw different and gave him the majority draw!? The audience went nuts and a little riot was beginning but thank GOD everything turned out ok.
The two last fights were two of my top students of all times ( BJ world champions Erik Wanderley and Cristiano Titi) and they both submitted their opponents ( Jhonny Ciborg from RFT and American Wrestler Rico Washington from Minnesota Fight Factory) in the first round, closing an outstanding night for GBBH.

I've been all over the world and each place has its great aspects. All of them. It is so hard to decide.....Europe is good all over! What a continent full of history and mature! Beautifull!
Kuwait and Abu Dhabi are unique and so refined. The people there treat me so well and give me so many presents that I always come home with extra suitcases!
Japan is also crazy diferent and unique but I love that food!!!!! There are really tough guys on the light weight there. Scary!
Australia is wonderfull. What a nature! Great people also!
And of course, America, my new home. All over the US is great! What a great country that I chose to live!
And to finish, my homeland. The birth place of our art, Brazil. With all the problems, I still think that my heart will always live there.

Professor Draculino is in Brazil to support his friends and students in an exciting mma fight coming up. Watch and support our brothers live here at this website. ( And get your google translator ready lol )

SATURDAY 6pm Central

www.uai.com.br/mma

(This is the exact page)

 Letter from Professor Draculino to all GBTX students and friends.
 
Hi, everyone. I wanted to be there personally to say this words but I am on my way to Brazil to teach at GBBH school and attend the Brasil FIGHT MMA BH, where several students of mine will participate.
Everyday that I go to bed, I pray and thank GOD for having such a great group of people under my tutlelage here in Texas and in Brazil. This is what motivates me to wake up and teach the best I can and try to make you guys better than me.
The heart, determination, family spirit and union that our group has is unbelieveble and EVERYONE of you are the best. If you fought and won, awesome, great. If you didn't, awesome, great and I know that each match, winning or loosng is where you learn about your self and always try to improve.
I can't wait to be back on the mats with all of you, my Brothers.
See you in one week.
Draculino.

Results

Teams trophies:

1- Gracie Barra
2- Gracie Humaitá
3- Lovato's School

(Complete Individual Results)

http://www.ibjjf.org/results/2010houston.htm