This past weekend, Professor Mauricio Carra traveled to New York to compete in the IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship. Professor Mauricio defeated two opponents to become the 2018 Master 3 Medium-Heavy Champion. Congratulations to Professor on winning GOLD in New York!…
The IBJJF Chicago Summer International Open was held on August 11th and 12th. The Cellar Gym sent six competitors, along with Professor Mauricio Carra, to represent Checkmat Minneapolis. Three took home a gold in their divisions, including Kenn Glenn (1st…
Austin Brown got the win this weekend at Knockout Night 23. The bout was a K1 style kickboxing match. Austin won the fight with a 3rd round TKO! He overcame a last minute opponent switch when his original opponent came…
Derek Varin picked up a huge KO on July 23rd to capture the inaugural 3soteric -172lb Muay Thai title! The event, Mind and Body Clash I, was held in Mound, MN. This was Derek's first Muay Thai fight, and he…
On Friday, July 20th, Nate Richardson fought on the main card for Glory 55 at Madison Square Garden. Richardson faced Victor Pinto, a very tough opponent who grew up training in Thailand and has over 100 professional fights. The fight…
This past weekend, The Cellar Gym had 11 fighters travel to Des Moines, Iowa to compete at the 2018 TBA Muay Thai World Expo. In addition to being a record breaking year with 800 registered competitors, it was also the 50th anniversary…
A big congratulations goes out to Cooper James Hays. CJ Hays won the Men’s C Class, Cruiserweight title at the at this year's TBA Classic Muay Thai World Expo. He won 4 fights in 3 days to earn the belt.…
Judith Onuoha put on a dominant display of boxing, kicks, and knees to be crowned the Ladies Novice Light-Middleweight Champion. Judith went 3-0 on the weekend, but even more impressive was her growth from her first to her third fights.…
Finals What a fantastic fight!!! AJ has become the USMTO West 132 lb Tournament Champion! He landed some devastating straight punches and kicks on his way to victory. Way to go AJ! Semi-Finals AJ Jensen won his semi-final fight to…
Kenn Glenn wins by split decision at Legacy 38! There were some crazy scores in there: 29-27, 28-29, 30-26 but we are happy with the result. Kenn landed some beautiful body kicks and fought out of some bad positions but…