Congratulations to George and Andrew for earning their Blue Belts this past weekend.
They are well deserving and their hardwork has paid off.
When you get a chance, please congratulate George and Andrew.

3 fighters from St. Charles MMA and 1 from OFallon IL Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competed and won at Cage of Honor this past weekend in St. Charles.
All fighters won their matches in the first round in impressive fashion.

St. Charles MMA fighters:
Brandon Cronin
Brandon Dudley
Thomas Hunn

OFallon Il Brasilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter:
Andrew Sanchez

Congratulations to the fighters!

5 members of St. Charles MMA competed in the KICK Nationals this past weekend in Chicago. Congratulations to the winners and to all for representing Team Vahgi.

Brandon Cronin placed second in his weight division.

"Mopheaded" Matt Ricehouse took first on his side of the bracket and competes in the finals late September.

Kyle "The Dippen Polar Bear" Koehley placed second in his weight division.

Josh Sampo won his weight division.

Charlie Hoer lost his first match, but had a very impressive showing and a great fight.

Ryan Vinyard got the privilege of visiting a US AirCraft Carrier for four days.

"The main purpose was to see the flight operations and general day-to-day ship life. Seeing multiple aircraft being launched and landing on an area about the size of 3 football fields was pretty amazing, especially when they were doing it at night. On top of that, many of the people working out there were barely out of high school. The whole thing gave me a real appreciation of what our sailors and airmen do on a daily basis and I'd like to say thanks to all of them." - Ryan Vinyard

St. Charles MMA student Travis Hedrick tied the knot on June 28th to his fiance Lori.
Thanks to all our friends for coming out and helping us celebrate.

Team Vaghi goes 4-0 at Cage Championships in Sullivan on July 5th.

Andrew Sanchez won By TKO in the first round of his debut fight.

Mophead Matt Ricehouse won by tko of the first round of his debut fight at the 26 second mark.

Bobby Russell won the Cage championships title with a armbar in the first round of the fight. He is now 4-0 with 4 submission wins.

Jason " A man called horse" McVey also won his title fight to remain undefeated.

Great job guys

The following four team members were awarded belt promotions.
Congratulations to the four guys! Well deserved!
Ed Shobe - Brown
Brian Guidry - Brown
Hal Goodman - Purple
James Peterson - Purple

Team Vaghi hosted its second In-House Tournament this past Saturday. The In-House tournament gives the team a chance to roll in a competition setting and to gain more experience. Tournament Champions are pictured above.

Tournament results are below:

Blue Belt division
1st - Brandon Cronin (St. Charles)
2nd - Kyle Koehly (St. Charles)
3rd place (Tie) - Lance Benoist (Fenton) and Roy Robinson (St. Charles)

White Belt

160 and under
1st - Derick Featherston (Fenton)
2nd - Steve-o (Fenton)

180 and under
1st - Kirk Huff (St. Charles)
2nd - Chris DuVall (Fenton)

205 and under
1st - Scott Thole (Fenton)
2nd - Gary Meek (Ofallon)

225 and under
1st - Chris Gee (N. Broadway)
2nd - Jon Ricehouse (Fenton)

Lance Benoist and Brandon Cronin received their blue belts on May 31st. It was considered the hardest test in the history of blue belt tests, from Rodrigo. Brandon is the second student originally fron St. Charles to receive his blue belt. The other was Roy Robinson in April. Congrats Guys!!!!!

Bryan Guidry, Tracy Tayler, and Mike Rogers, all competed last weekend at the IBJJF No Gi World Championships.

Mike was the Super Heavyweight and absolute Brown belt Masters Division World Champion.

Bryan Placed second in the 174lb Adult purple belt division.

Roy placed first in both Gi and No Gi divisions. Roy had four matches in gi, winning 2 by submission. He had three matches in no gi with one submission. Roy recieved a 3rd stripe on his belt from Rodrigo.

white belt beginner
150 Charlie St Charles MMA Team Vaghi
160Bobby Russell St. Charles MMA Team Vaghi
170AJ Grapenthin St. Charles MMA Team Vaghi
180Lance Team Vaghi
195?215?
HWTBig Chad Lamar Team Vaghi

Advanced White
150?
160Aaron Rooney Team Vaghi
170Terrance and Luke Miklos Team Vaghi

195 both JC Russell St. Charles MMA Team Vaghi and JC N. Broadway
215Brandon Cronin and Roy Robinson Both St. Charles MMA Team Vaghi
hwt Kyle Koehly and lancaster Graham St. Charles MMA Team Vaghi

Blue
150 Chef Bruce Piatcheck Team Vaghi
160 Matt Ricehouse Team Vaghi
180Modot Mike Mcillan Team Vaghi
215Josh Schiesel Team Vaghi
hwtTracy Taylor Team Vaghi

Purple
Bryan Guidry Team Vaghi

This is only gi results

Absolute Open Division
1 Brandon Cronin
2 Lancaster Graham
3. Roy Robinson
All represent St. Charles MMA Team Vaghi

Awards went to Jason Mcvay and Kena for best couples costume, heaven and hell costumes

Toughest went to Jason Smith as Danusan

Best superhero was JC Russell as Captain Planet

Best Pimp was Scott Morton

Best overall went to Terrance as Ric Flair

Ryan Jenson Visited St. Louis this weekend to train for his upcoming fight in the UFC next Saturday. Ryan worked out both Saturday and Sunday for the fight. All of his teamates from St. Louis wish him luck.

Tracy and Mike will be competing in the US Open on the 20th and 21stin California. They are also taking the IBJJF referee certification course on the 19th.
UPDATE
Ryan loast his fight, but is still under contract with the UFC. Mike wasn't able to compete, and Tracy took 3rd in the U.S. Open.

Tracy Taylor placed 3rd in the super heavyweight blue belt division at this years world championships. Tracy also sponsored many of the athletes with blunt force trauma fight gear. Other team members who participated were Mike Rogers, he made it to the top 8 out of 120 competitors in the brown belt open weight class. Hal Goodman, who won his first 3 matches. Hal made it to the top 16 out of 90 fighters in the blue belt 181lb division. Other Vaghi fighters who won matches were, BJ Copelin, Jon Thomas, Mike Rethmeyer, Bryan Guidry, and Rich Graef.

In the white belt tournament, Team Vaghi placed 2nd. Dave Mirikitani, Dave Copelin, and Joe Thomas all placed first. Copelin and Thomas received their Blue belts at the end of the tournament.

St. Charles Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Welcomes its newest member, Landon Kiely. Born to Sean Kiely and Katie Ghirardi on July 31st at 11:30 AM. Congratulations!

Weight: 8lbs 2 oz
Height: 22 in
Reach: roughly 6 in.
Record: 0-0-0

Mike Rogers no gi advanced Champion
Matt McQuillen Double champ Gi and no gi Kids
Big Dave Coplin first Masters gi and no gi white belt
Tommy Coplin 3rd Gi white belt
Hal Goodman 3rd Blue Belt 3rd no gi intermediate
Roy Robinson 3rd Gi Blue Belt 3rd no gi
Kyle Koehly Double Champion White Belt Gi, no gi
Dave Clare Champion Blue belt executive div
Mike Reimer 3rd Gi Blue belt div

Mike Rogers Brown Belt Champion
Scott Morton Purple belt champion
Anthony Carter 2nd Blue Belt
Rich Graef Champion White Belt
Big Dave Coplin Champion White Belt
Tommy Coplin Champion White belt
JC Russell 2nd White belt
Magic Joe Thomas 3rd White belt
Jerry Rogers 4th White belt

Blue Belt 1. Rob Stone Main
2. Matt Ricehouse Main
3. Hal Goodman St. Charles
White Belt

137-155 1. Craig Ordaz Main
2. Steve O Main
3. Juarez Omaha

156-171 1 Bobby Russell St. Charles
2 Michaels Omaha
3. Aaron R Main

171-183 1. Miklos Main
2. Magic Joe Thomas Main
3. Betz Main

185-202 1. J.C. Russell St.Charles
2. Murphy Main
3. Charlie Appleton

206-218 1. Cronin St. Charles
2. Grueber Appleton
3. Graef Main

219-245 1. Schiesel Main
2. Hanson Appleton
3. Gregory Main

296 334 1. Springer East
2. Koehly main
3. Graham St. Charles

Open 1. Cronin
2. Grueber
3. Springer