Phoenix Combat Academy

Successful Title Defense by Josh Pickthall!

Josh Pickthall successfully defended his USMTA title at Bad Blood AZ #9 on August 21 by TKO in the 5th round! Justin Morgan, the challenger, fighting out of Tucson, was extremely tough and put up a good fight, but eventually succombed to a knee strike from the clinch. Justin took several kicks to the head and many [...]

Josh Pickthall to Defend Title!

Josh Pickthall of Phoenix Combat Academy will defend his State USMTA title tonight at Gila River Casino in Chandler, AZ. He weighed in at a lean 157.8 pounds, while his opponnent, Justin Moreno, came in at an even 158. The two will battle for 5 rounds in the semi-main event inside the Ovations Live stadium [...]

Bad Blood AZ Muay Thai!

Josh Pickthall will represent Phoenix Combat Academy On August 21, 2010. He will be defending his USMTA light middleweight title in a 5 round Muay Thai rules bout vs. Justin Moreno of Tucson, AZ. Josh is feeling strong and is looking forward to this fight! The fights take place at Gila River Wild Horse Pass Casino inside [...]

IBJJF Las Vegas Open! Results!

This past weekend, Las Vegas played host to the first ever Las Vegas Open. The inaugural tournament put on by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation had competitors from all over the US trek their way to sin city to take part in this momentous occasion. Two of the hundreds of competitors that made their way [...]

Tusi-Jen Set to Represent the US in International Competition!

It’s on! Tsui-Jen “Soo Bee Doo” Cunanan is set to represent the US in international competition in Singapore October 15 and 16! This is a huge opportunity for Tsui-Jen and Phoenix Combat Academy/Jay Pages Jiu-Jitsu international exposure. With over 600 million viewers, ESPN Asian will be covering the event. This is just the beginning for Tsui-Jen [...]

Successful Title Defense by Josh Pickthall!

August 23rd, 2010

PCA Admin

Josh Pickthall successfully defended his USMTA title at Bad Blood AZ #9 on August 21 by TKO in the 5th round! Justin Morgan, the challenger, fighting out of Tucson, was extremely tough and put up a good fight, but eventually succombed to a knee strike from the clinch. Justin took several kicks to the head and many other strikes from Josh throughout the fight that would have had most fighters down much earlier.

Josh improves his record to 5-0 and keeps his USMTA Light Middleweight title. He is now setting his sights on bigger fights outside of Arizona. Josh will continue fighting on the Arizona circuit, but seeks the challenge of better skilled fighters found in California and Nevada.

Upcoming Muay Thai events in Arizona include Young Blood on October 2 for those fighters 17 years of age and younger. Bad Blood XX is set for December 11 and will be held at Celebrity Theater.

Josh Pickthall to Defend Title!

August 21st, 2010

PCA Admin

Josh Pickthall of Phoenix Combat Academy will defend his State USMTA title tonight at Gila River Casino in Chandler, AZ. He weighed in at a lean 157.8 pounds, while his opponnent, Justin Moreno, came in at an even 158. The two will battle for 5 rounds in the semi-main event inside the Ovations Live stadium at the new Gila River Wild Horse Pass Casino. Tickets are still available for sale at the casino box office for $35 and up.

Josh worked extremely hard in preparation of this title defense and is looking to compete in shows outside of Arizona in the near future. Stay tuned for more pictures and fight results, or better yet, come out to the casino and support Phoenix Combat Academy and Arizona Muay Thai in person!

Bad Blood AZ Muay Thai!

August 19th, 2010

PCA Admin

Josh Pickthall will represent Phoenix Combat Academy On August 21, 2010. He will be defending his USMTA light middleweight title in a 5 round Muay Thai rules bout vs. Justin Moreno of Tucson, AZ. Josh is feeling strong and is looking forward to this fight!

The fights take place at Gila River Wild Horse Pass Casino inside the Ovations Live theater. Tickets are $30 and up at the door, or get discounted tickets at PCA!

Two other PCA fighters were scheduled to fight on this card. Gustavo Romero was set to face Calvin Curtis from Sitan Gym, however, Gustavo had to pull out of his match due to an injury to his leg during training. Cassandra Kimball was to face Christina Ferea of Las Vegas. Christina suffered a broken foot in training and had pull out. Both of these fights will be rescheduled for the November 2010 Bad Blood.

Get your tickets and come out to support PCA and Arizona Muay Thai!!

IBJJF Las Vegas Open! Results!

August 18th, 2010

PCA Admin

This past weekend, Las Vegas played host to the first ever Las Vegas Open. The inaugural tournament put on by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation had competitors from all over the US trek their way to sin city to take part in this momentous occasion. Two of the hundreds of competitors that made their way to the Las Vegas Open was Jay Pages Jiu-Jitsu students Glenn Piller and Bert Sablan. Both had stacked divisions and both were still able to come home with bronze medals! Congratulations boys! We’re all very proud of you both!

Tusi-Jen Set to Represent the US in International Competition!

August 10th, 2010

PCA Admin

It’s on! Tsui-Jen “Soo Bee Doo” Cunanan is set to represent the US in international competition in Singapore October 15 and 16! This is a huge opportunity for Tsui-Jen and Phoenix Combat Academy/Jay Pages Jiu-Jitsu international exposure. With over 600 million viewers, ESPN Asian will be covering the event. This is just the beginning for Tsui-Jen and Phoenix Combat Academy/Jay Pages Jiu-Jitsu. Expect to see Tsui-Jen compete all over the world in the coming years! Stay Tuned for further details!

TEAM USA:
SHANNON “The Cannon” RITCH / Siege MMA
ERIC “American Soldier” PRINDLE / Eric Paulson
TSUI- JEN “Soo Bee Doo” CUNANAN / Phoenix Combat Academy

2nd Round of the Tuff-N-Uff 135 lb Female Tournament! Disgust!

August 10th, 2010

PCA Admin

The Phoenix Combat Academy/Jay Pages Jiu-Jitsu Camp came prepared for the second round of the 135 lb women’s tournament with Greg Jackson competitor Emily Peters-Kagen. Although she lost in the first round and was brought back due to fighters injury, we still knew we had to come prepared knowing the camp she comes from. We knew it would be a good tough fight for Tsui-Jen, however it was everything but tough! It was a massacre! It was one of the most one sided fights I have ever seen in my life! Tsui-Jen controlled the fight, she did more damage, she was the aggressor, she dictated every bit of the fight! In short, she dominated! The crowd, the commentators, other camps, and even the Tuff-N-Uff Staff felt she won. Pre celebration cheers were in commencement because we all knew Tsui-Jen won the fight! Judgement time came around and everyone sat there in confusion. We all sat there wondering how and why Emily’s name was called as the winner and how her hand was raised after being dropped to the canvas multiple times. We were speechless!

There are fights out there that are close when it comes to decisions. Even when it seems more one sided, there is still a bit of gray area to where it can go either way. He or she did this or that, that why he or she won! This was not the case in this fight! This was a very one sided fight! Even the live coverage and tweets of the event saw what everyone else saw! What were the judges watching? Here’s what everyone and the commentators were watching…

(From the Tuff-N-Uff Ringside Coverage and Tweeting!)

Tsui-Jen “Soo Bee Doo” Cunanan (3-1, Phoenix Combat Academy) vs. Emily Peters-Kagan (2-1, Jacksons MMA) @ 135 for Women’s Tournament

Round 1: Tsui-Jen dominates the whole round with superior striking. Emily has no answer. The whole round is standing.

Round 2: More of the same.

Round 3: More of the same. They announce a split decision win for Emily Peters and the crowd erupts in boos. Tsui-Jen’s camp is pissed. Emily will continue in the tournament but she, and everyone else, knows she doesn’t deserve it.

Despite our disagreements and complaints, the judgment stood! We are currently in the process of disputing the judgment and having it overturned. When I spoke with the director of the ISKA, he even felt Tsui-Jen dominated the fight! With that being said, the prospect of the judgment being overturned looks promising.

PCA Heads off to Las Vegas for Round Two!

August 2nd, 2010

PCA Admin

It’s coming up! We have 2 days left in Tsui-Jen “Soo Bee Doo” Cunanan’s training camp before we leave to Las Vegas for Round 2 of the 135 pound division of Tuff-N-Uff”s 8 Woman Tournament! She’s been training hard and she’s primed and ready to win it all! We’ll be coming home with another Win!

If you want to watch, it will be streamed live at http://www.tuffnuff.net.

Back to School and Family Specials!

July 29th, 2010

PCA Admin

Through the end of August, Jay Pages Jiu-Jitsu and Phoenix Combat Academy will be offering Back to School Special. Jay Pages Jiu-Jitsu and Phoenix Combat Academy is now forming classes for kids 4 and up! Our classes are Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), Wrestling, Judo, Boxing, and Muay Thai based. These are not karate or tae kwon do classes. The class techniques allow a smaller person to develop the ability to control a bigger stronger attacker without kicking them or even hurting them in any way.

We are the only true Mixed Martial Arts School in Chandler, AZ that offers an authentic Mixed Martial Arts, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, and Muay Thai!

Tsui-Jen Cunanan Tuff-N-Uff Update!

July 20th, 2010

PCA Admin

Just a quick announcement! Due to injuries sustained during training, semi finalist Jocelyn Lybarger can not continue in the tournament. The line up for the semifinals for the 135lbs females has changed. The promoter is bringing back Emily Kagan to replace Jocelyn. Tsui-Jen was originally set to fight Michelle Velebit but now is fighting Emily. Emily lost in the first round to Ashley Weakly. Regardless of who they put in front of Tsui-Jen, Tsui-Jen “Soo Bee Doo” Cunanan will just take her head off!

The fight card is as follows…

Ashley Weakly vs Michelle Velebit
Emily Kagan vs T.J. Cunanan

Tsui-Jen “Soo Bee Doo” Cunanan Wins 1st Round of Tuff-N-Uff Tournament!

July 20th, 2010

PCA Admin

Friday, July 2nd, 2010 was a huge night for Tsui-Jen “Soo Bee Doo” Cunanan and Phoenix Combat Academy! Friday, July 2nd, 2010 was the first round of the woman’s 125 & 135 pound tournaments. Tsui-Jen was set to fight “Miss” Mollie Estes coming from Kansas City, MO! Molly was one of the favored to win the 135 pound tournament. With the average fight record of 3 fights coming from the women in her weight class Molly had an unblemished record of 6 and 0. Despite the advantage we all saw on paper that wasn’t the case during the fight! Tsui-Jen came charging out of her corner with a barrage of strikes. A quick clinch, a few knees, they separate, Tsui-Jen sits back counters Molly’s punch’s with an over hand right and drops Molly. Tsui-Jen immediately follows Molly to the floor. After a short scramble, Tsui-Jen quickly snag’s a very tight guillotine choke to win her fight in the first round shocking the crowd, the promotion, the commentators, and the media giving her fight of the night! Congratulations to Tsui-Jen “Soo Bee Doo” Cunanan from your friends, family, and your Phoenix Combat Academy Family!

Next up, we go back to Las Vegas on August 6th for round 2 of the tournament. Let’s all try to make a trip out of it and go to Vegas that weekend! Let’s bring Tsui-Jen a huge cheering crowd!