19th Annual Kyokushin Tournament

I recently had my first fight at the 19th Annual Kyokushin Karate Tournament on October 10th, 2009.  Because MMA is still illegal in NYS, the fight was held under different rules:

• Round 1: Bare-knuckle Knockdown Karate
• Round 2: San Shou Kickboxing
• Round 3: Submission Grappling

My opponent was Chuck Mady.  He’s been fighting MMA for a few years now and fights professionally for King of the Cage Canada.  Quite a bit of an experience gap between the two of us but it was a great taste of what to expect.  Here’s the YouTube video of it: