Wilkie's Warriors Triumphant!

 Wilkie’s Warriors took the battle field once again last Saturday, March 14^th at Club Abyss in Sayreville.

First up for the night was Alex Wilkie Veteran Phil “The Machine” Mazzurco. The Machine controlled his fight from every angle. He took his opponent down at will, pinned him cross side and delivered vicious knees to body. At times it seemed Machine was driving his leg into his opponent's body from the rafters.  Machine won his fight with a dominant 30-27 victory. Phil claims this was his final fight, I cannot think of a better way to go out. Congratulations Phil, you earned it!!!

Next up, was Steve “Crab” DiSebastian, who took the fight of the night award. Crab was unphased by the initial cheap shot he received from his opponent while touching gloves and proceeded to win rounds 1 and 2 with ease. He débuted his excellent take down and ground skills, almost finishing a rear naked choke early on in the first round. The 3^rd round was exciting when Crab took some solid shots to the face, but remained on his feet. Crab took his fight to the score cards where he won by majority decision with 2 of judges scoring the fight 29-28 and 1 judge scoring the fight an even 28-28.

Leif “The Hitman” Albright also won his fight by a dominating 30-27 victory. Leif flattened his opponent every round keeping his opponent guessing where he was going next with his superior grounds skills. His opponent was saved by the bell at the end of Round 2, where Leif was in the process of finishing a very deep arm bar from guard. Leif was even able to confuse his opponent's corner where the only advice they could give their fighter was “he’s a wrestler.” Thanks Dragon Theory Martial Arts, you showed us why real men don’t do katas and break boards!!!!

Last up was our favorite Uruguayan Thai Fighter Oscar “The Badger” Arizmendi. When asked why Oscar is nicknamed the Badger, Alex Wilkie’s reply was, “It’s because he’ll fight anything.” Oscar was quickly taken down by his opponent as he switched his stance for a leg kick, remembering the bright shiny target on top of his opponent’s shoulders was off limits. Oscar escaped a guillotine choke from the guard but was reversed into mount where he tapped due to an Americana from mount. Oscar laughed as he left the ring remembering the cardinal rule for Thai Fighters; do not go to the ground.

Thanks again to all who attended, our Warriors appreciate the support. Special thanks to Tom Piotrowski, Dirty Vo, Ugly Knuckles, Joe Mazzurco, A.C. Slater AKA Davy Boy Smith, Apocalypse, ECW, and Grace for their help on Saturday. Also, a shout out goes to Terminator and his brother Mike for the grueling work outs they put together for the team.