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Mcgill and Cos

Shaking hands is a sign of respect for another person since way back in the day. if you dont shake there hand you must not respect them. Things are changing I guess. If you are that afraid of germs you probably should not be in the sport of wrestling since you do have to touch another person and not just there hand.

Whast was his record 160 something and 4. The 4 losses coming this year I do believe his shoulder had something to do with it. But who knows he still did a great job this year.

There are people that hold there kids back in eigth grade to make them more physicaly mature which I dont think it is right but it could get them that state championship. I wish I had one more year.

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Thanks it is on March 28th there will be three other fighters from Team Colon on the fight card, Welch is fighting for a belt. It is on March 28th in St. Charles IL.

Team Colon having quick success in MMA world A dozen mixed martial arts fighters sweated their way through a circuit of specialized punching bags at Colon's Mixed Martial Arts Training Center in Portage. They worked on delivering body punches and honing their dance, which ensures that they shift their weight between their feet. These dedicated athletes compose the diehard core of coach Steve Colon's maturing MMA team. For a program which has trained more than 100 souls, no more than 20 fighters have made their leaps of faith to stick with the organization's rigorous six-days-a-week training regiment. Colon, a 33-year-old Lake Station resident and casino manager, looks on as Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" blares from the sound system. A former grappler and wrestling coach at Wirt High School in Gary, he orders one of his fighters, Lloyd Carter, to put a rapid-fire pummeling on the ground and pound bag. "I have to study them," Colon said of new arrivals at his training center. "First, can they handle the conditions and training? I've got to look at the person who walks in the door and ask, 'how serious are you about what you've got to do? You've got to be a well-rounded athlete." As a teen, Colon said he was fascinated by Bruce Lee's intertwined style of martial arts which was "30 years ahead of it's time." Many of his prospective fighters arrive with some high school wrestling experience. Almost all are green when it comes to the sport's more specialized martial arts such as Muay Thai. Yet, something has clicked at Team Colon headquarters, which in the evenings calls the Team Spirits All-Star Cheer academy on U.S. 6 home. Some of the names of the punching bags employed at the training center are -- with the use of some literary liberties -- metaphorically descriptive of the rise of some of Team Colon's fighters. Among the equipment's names are the tear-drop bag, the head-banger bag, and the standing punching bag. When Colon began to form his team in 2005, Gary's DeRay Davis was in touch with him alternately echoing the sentiments, "I'll do it," and "(Expletive), I'm not doing that." So in two days, Colon taught the former Wirt wrestler how to properly throw jabs and readied him to rock-n-roll. Colon and Davis would soon enter a bout as coach and fighter, respectively. According to the teacher, the student was nervous, but something sparked Davis' competitive spirit, like seeing the word "menace" tattooed prominently on his opponent's belly. The new MMA fighter was determined to put that fighter back in his corner. "Menace, I'm gonna beat that guy's (rear)," said Colon recalling Davis' words from his first match. The floodgates soon opened for Team Colon and Davis, whose pro record is now four wins, no losses and one draw, with a C3 Welterweight title. "That was back in 2005, and it started from there," Colon said. "He just kept on doing it, and I started throwing him in tournaments... Then Lance (Surma) came along, then Jose (Maldonado) came along, and they all started to come along." Team Colon has competed in more than 100 amateur and pro events throughout the Midwest, and boasts better than an 80 percent win rate, according to Colon. They feature a female fighter, Canadian transplant -- by way of New York -- Audrey Pang. Local MMA organization, Fight Card Entertainment, has awarded title belts to team members such as the now-pro Carter (as Bantamweight champion.) The "Domination 2008" team challenge saw the Colon squad go 4-1, and 5-1 in Gary and St. Charles, Ill., respectively, to give them bragging rights in the form of a regional title. The blood, sweat, and tears shed during the many hours of training each week has produced more than just victories in rings and cages. Colon said some of his students, such as 25-year-old newbie Ryan Storey, have experienced training as something transformative. At 5-feet and 10-inches, and 170 pounds, the former stand-out Hobart wrestler sports a six-pack which could lead him to star in an abdominal exercise video. And though Storey has retained his modest demeanor, he has blossomed socially, and become an uplifting element to his team, according to Colon. Storey told the tale of how rigorous workouts seemed to lose much of their meaning before he applied his energies to MMA. "I haven't stopped working-out since high school," said Storey. "I felt I was doing it for nothing... and I started taking to (Team Colon member and 2008 ISCF Light Heavyweight MMA Champion John Cantu) and he said, 'come up here -- if you're working-out that hard you might as well use it toward something." "This is definitely a big part of my life now, and I'm going to put 100% into it," he added. Storey looks to get his first fight under his belt early this year. Teammates Brandon Del Prado and Mikey Welch, amateurs at 8-1 and 9-1, respectively, look to stick to their winning ways as they face-off with fighters in Chicago.in March. Celebrating a pro debut and unanimous decision win over Brazilian Jiu Jitsu brownbelt Mike Reyna Feb. 7 at Hammond's The Venue, Carter moved his record to 1-0 as he cashed-out. Teammate and stand-up guy Maldonado, a 2008 ISCF Welterweight MMA Champion, was knocked down by Michigan's Mike Emmerick in the second round of what was also his pro debut at the same event. Echoing Colon's teaching that MMA is about "90 percent mental focus," Maldonado, undefeated as a amateur, retained his confidence and sense of team pride. "I'm glad to be a pro," said Maldonado, thanking God. "With my team -- we've had losses in the past and have come back."

I think Brooks will be taking home the gold and here is why. Brooks beat Napules farily well. Tsirtis beat Wright. Tsirtis beat Napules. Napules beat Tsitis. I think Brooks and Wright would be a very fun match up to watch. Thats just my opinion.

The match could go either way on any given day. They both train hard. They both wrestle hard. They both put one pant leg on at a time.

Bradley looked tough from knox wright will have his hands full.

Hawkins vs Nelson Semis

Not to mention girls wrestling will save boys wrestling when you consider the one for one factor.

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Frankie debusk and the SLOP DROP! Remember when he stuck Dan Jankowski at team state in 99? only person to stop it was rosbottom. Rosbottom didnt stop it he just got off his back 3 times and Ramos had a good one to usually worked in the third period when opp. was hanging there head on the mat (Bradbury) bulldog one leg smash head down stacking them on there shoulders.

103- Jared Mckinley 112- Anthony Hawkins 119- Brandon Wright 125- Jason Tsirtsis its in the blood to be a champ 130- Frankie Porras 135- Johnny Dillon 140- Alex Surma 145- Jacob Tasseff 152- Sean McMurray 160- Mark Myers 171- Tanner Wedding 189- Marcus Shrewsbury] 215- Nathan Cleveland HWT- James Travis