Hangar 4 News and Events
WILL / MACHADO AUSTRALASIA PRESENTS THE GATHERING 2010
Competition will be held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Center in Albert Park, Melbourne, on Saturday 11th September.
COMETITION START TIME:
Kids start at 9am
Adults start at 10am
For futher information, go to John Will's website
Primal Fight Promotions presents Warriors Way 2
New Coaching Staff
Hangar 4 would like to welcome two new coaches to the gym: Peter Backman and Steven Foulds.
Peter, one of the of the original members of Hangar 4 in Essendon, has over 30 years of martial arts experience including 13 in BJJ.
Steven Foulds is a BJJ purple belt with a background in boxing and Judo.
Both of these guys bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Hangar. Welcome guys!
Both Ash Powell and Lindsay Sheehan have been invited to travel to Chicago and fight on up-and-coming The True FC on the 31st July.
We will keep you updated on their opponents and the show.
Latest MuayThai News
Sylvia Schiavonni was one of the lucky girls to be selected to fight for a place on the latest series of 'Master Toddy's Fight Girls' in
Thailand. Sylvia is first matched with very tough opponent Sarah George in Sydney on the 20th June.
Primal Promotions - presented by Carl Drapper
Warrior's Way 1 - Results
F1 - 68kg
Joel Octigan (Hammer's) vs Eddie Baldacchino (Ult Hoppers)
Joel dominated this fight throughout, winning in the 3R from punches, after an 8 count which Eddie never really recovered from. I think Joel won it with 6 seconds to spare? I reckon we'll be seeing a lot more of Joel, after seeing him at JWP seminars and interclubs, its good to finally see him in front of a big crowd on a big show.
F2 - 63kg
Eric Misckle (Young Bulls) vs Karl Paredes (Sor.Jaiphet)
Having seen Eric fight a few times recently I knew this would be an entertaining fight, but I wasn't sure if the big head kick that he had attempted a few times would get through as devastating as it did. I was relieved when Karl got up but it always worries me when a fighter goes down like that.
F3 - 68kg
Chris Young (Colonel's) vs Ben Herezo (Cobram)
This fight was a bit of a war, with some really big shots being thrown. Both guys seemed to take turns to dominate the fight, with the fight going the distance and the resulting split points decision to Chris showing the complexity of the scoring.
F4 - 63kg
David Bachsinar (Hammer's) vs Tony Olin (Sor.Jaiphet)
This entertaining fight had all the elements of a great fight, big lead-up, emotional exchanges, some crisp techniques, decisive takedowns and a lot of heart. David looked good from the start, living up to the hype, winning by KO in the third round after an earlier 8 count.
F5 - 78kg
Sharbell Sukkar (Hangar 4) vs Daniel Ellis (Cobram)
Sharbell returned to the ring after a few year absense and used his calm collected fight style to nullify Daniel, who has looked very impressive on the country shows up north recently. Daniel did not really fire up and didn't get to really use his pressure fighting style either, Sharbs winning UPD.
F6 - 81kg FTR
Daniel Way (Numurkah) vs Trevor Loomes (DMDs)
This fight was a well balanced match, and its been a match that should have happened years ago and will now have to happen again because it ended in a draw after 3 inconclusive rounds. Daniel put the pressure on multiple times but Trevor was very evasive and also had some slick counters, Trevor looking much better than his recent encounters, and Grasshopper never failing to impress.
F7 - 69kg FTR
Sam Edney (White Tiger) vs Marc Serafino (Sityodtong)
This was fight of the night, 5 rounds where the guys didn't give an inch and fought cleanly with technique and power. The young gun Sam looking in trouble some times but giving the 40 year old Marc a small cut above the eye, probably from a head kick which he tried many times. Sam eventually winning the fight SPD but it was close the whole time.
F8 - 83kg MMA
Alan Webb vs Chris Bradford (Black Panthers)
A bloodied Alan won SPD.
F9 - 65kg WMC Vic Title
Ashley Powell (Hangar 4) vs Phillip Lai (Sor.Jaiphet)
Ashley put the pressure on early, making it plain to see for everyone there that he was hungry for that belt and was going to put on a good show for his trainer, also the promoter. He listened to instructions well, used his timing well, and most importantly, made Phil fight a different fight to the one a lot of us saw in Shepparton recently for another title. Phil did not get to use his effective round kicks, instead suffering a lot of damage in the 3R from alternating knees and elbows, the second flurry getting stopped by the ref Ignatious. Ashley new WMC Vic champion.
F10 - 57kg WMC Vic Title
Tom Murray (Sor.Naksoo) vs Ahmed Hussein (Don Millar)
This fight was a great main event, it had many twists & turns. Tom fired up many times to give Ahmed a taste of main event status, but to his credit the vastly-improved Ahmed was there for the distance and had some good combos and techniques of his own. Tom has had twice as many fights as Ahmed but probably weighed about 5kg lighter at fight time but expereince prevailed and Tommy went on to win UPD and also got to wear a brand new WMC title belt.
Write up courtesy of Darren Bauer for SportzBlitz
PRIMAL PROMOTIONS - FACEBOOK PAGE
Carl Drapper of Primal Fight Promotions presents Warrior's Way 1
1. Tom Murray (Sor Naksoo MuayThai) vs Ahmed Hussein (Don Millar), 5x2 Full Thai, 57kgs
2. Ash Powell (Hangar 4) vs Phil Lai (Sor Jaiphet), 5x2 Full Thai, 66kgs
3. Alan Webb (Sunbury BJJ) vs Chris Bradford (Black Panther MMA), 3x5 MMA, 84kgs
4. Sam Edney (White Tiger) vs Mark Sarafino (Sityodtong), 5x2 Full Thai, 69kgs
5. Daniel Way (Nurmurkah) vs Trevor Looms (DMD), 3x2 Full Thai, 82kgs
6. Sharbell Sukkar (Hangar 4) vs Daniel Ellis (Cobram MuayThai), 3x2 Mod Thai, 79kgs
7. David Bachsinar (Hammer’s Gym) vs Tony Olin (Sor Jaiphet), 3x2 Mod Thai, 63kgs
8. Chris Young (Colonel's MuayThai) vs Ben Herezo (Cobram MuayThai), 3x2 Mod Thai, 68kgs
9. Erik Miskal (Young Bulls MuayThai) vs Karl Paredes (Sor Jaiphet), 3x2 Mod Thai, 63.5kgs
10. Joel Octigan (Hammer’s Gym) vs Eddie Baldacinno (Ultimate Hoppers Crossing), 3x2 Mod Thai, 69kgs
MELBOURNE THAI CULTURAL FESTIVAL - FEDERATION SQUARE, 21st March, 2010
Ben ‘Bad Intentions’ Ackroyd fought Zhuwei Gow from Sityodtong Gym for the Thai Cultural Festival in Melbourne’s Federation Square.
This was Ben’s first fight in twelve months, after having three or four different opponents pull out of previous match-ups. Ben put in a huge performance and won by unanimous points decision, and showed a great array of MuayThai skills. Ben was also awarded Fighter of the Day.
Great job Ben! We look forward to seeing you back in the ring soon.
THE 2010 VICTORIAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP - Results
Rob Orr – 3 Silver
Callan Potter – 1 Silver
Belinda Kent - 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
Congratulations guys!
FORMER UFC AND PRIDE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION MINOTAURO NOGUEIRA - 27th FEB, 2010
Hangar 4 was lucky enough to be the only Victorian gym to host Antônio Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira with his coach and BJJ 6th degree black belt Allan Goes.
After a typical Brazilian late start, Nogueira and Goes started the seminar in full gi to show their respect to the art of BJJ. After a quick change clothes, the first half of the seminar was MMA based, with students working wrestling, striking and controlling moves against the cage.
The second half of the seminar was strictly BJJ, with both Big Nog and Goes showing the Hangar students some serious submissions.
After 2 ½ hours, both Nogueria and Goes spoke to the students about their love and respect for the Gracie heritage and the BJJ lifestyle. After their impassioned speeches, both guys posed for photos and signed autographs, taking each and every request.
The afternoon seminar had the added bonus of the students having the opportunity to roll with both Big Nog and Goes. It was a great day for everyone that attended.
Special thanks go out to Big Nog’s manager Jorge Guimaraes (who also manages Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida, Jose Aldo and many more top Brazilian fighters) and Zebra Mats’ Pat Rottura, who both made this great day possible.
HANGAR 4 - LATEST FIGHT RESULTS
Ultimate Promotions’ Rumble in the Jungle 16 – Hoppers Crossing, 26th Feb, 2010
Hangar 4’s Phil Arsoski vs Junior Uy (Full Force Gym)
After two fights with two knockouts, Phil was walking into his toughest fight yet up against Junior Uy from Reinhart Badato’s Full Force Gym in Sydney. The first round started off as planned with Phil being the aggressor, catching Junior with lots of body kicks and hand combinations. Phil easily won the round.
The second round was a complete 180 turn, with Junior dominating the entire round including the grappling. 
With Phil’s cardio running out in the third and final round, knowing Phil’s heavy hands the instruction was simple – to try and put a right hand on Junior Uy’s chin. With just 30 seconds remaining in the round, and Junior definitely on top, Phil landed the punch we’d been waiting for, giving Junior a standing eight count to successfully get the round and the fight.
Matt Reid’s K.O. 7 – Shepparton Basketball Stadium, 27th Feb, 2010
David Lawton vs Daniel Ellis (Cobram MuayThai)
With David being sick leading up to this fight he had little chance to prepare. However, we knew with David’s high work-rate and strong cardio he would take on the challenge head-on.
Round one: Daniel came out very strong, attacking David’s front leg and putting him onto the canvas early. This did not seem to bother the tough boy from Cork as he stuck to his game plan and worked the head and body with a flurry of hand combinations. A very hard round to pick, this could have gone either way.
Round two: this was definitely David’s best round of the fight, almost giving Daniel a standing eight count.
Round three: the final round was an absolute war; the crowd was on its feet cheering for both boys. With David throwing hands at 100 miles-an-hour, and Daniel landing several head kicks, it was definitely the round of the night. A great effort from both boys, the judges could not separate them and gave it a draw.
Congratulations to them both for putting on such a tough display of MuayThai.
THE HANGAR 4 GIRLS – DOING US PROUD IN THAILAND
With both of Hangar 4’s female fighters spending time in Thailand, it’s time to have an update on their progress.
First up, Nadine Allshorn (left). Nadine upped moved to Thailand to live and train at the WMC Camp in Lamai just before Xmas 2009. Nadine has had one fight since her move, which she won convincingly by stopping the girl in the first round. Nadine has another fight planned for the 22nd March and, with her training twice a day with legends such as Nokweed Davy and the other Thai coaches at the WMC Camp, her passion and work ethic are sure to pay off.
Sylvia Schiavoni (right) left for Thailand in early 2010 and spent the first part of her trip training at the world famous Master Toddy’s Ultra Fight Gym in Bangkok. After a few false starts and a stadium being flooded, Sylvia was ready for her first fight. Many smaller shows in Thailand are held in Buddhist temples and include music, dancing and side-shows for entertainment. This is where Sylvia found herself for her first fight, in Udon Thani. Sylvia had to drop weight for the match up… which must have made her very angry as she stopped the girl in the first round.
After winning her fight easily, Sylvia relocated to the WMC Camp in Lamai to train alongside Nadine and prepare for her second fight on the 2nd March. After struggling with an ear infection, Sylvia still managed to win the four-round contest by unanimous decision. Next up for Sylvia is an appearance for Primal Promotions’ ‘Warrior’s Way 1’ on the 28th March.
Hangar 4's Student Awards for 2009
Student of the Year – George Galianis
Junior of the Year – Adam Lunardon
Fighter of the Year – Lachlan Giles
Striker of the Year – Ben Ackroyd
Grappler of the Year – Christian Lange
Most Dedicated Striker – Ranjan Velu
Most Dedicated in BJJ – Drew Germaine
HANGAR 4 KIDS' VALE TUDO GRADING - 2nd DEC, 2009
Well done to all the boys and girls who graded to yellow and orange belts in the kids' Vale Tudo.
Everyone performed a very high standard and made their instructors extremely proud.
ORANGE BELT: Yianni Andrinopoulos, Trent Pozzebon, Dylan Rinaldo, Sebastian Sabatino, Dominic Robinson, Alexander Kokkinos, Oscar Traviato, Liam Pabst, Christian Dhroso
YELLOW BELT: Jemma Davison, Aden Davison, Peter Kyprianou, Matthew Murcitelli, Sebastian Di Pasquale
ULTIMATE PROMOTIONS PRESENTS: RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE 15 - 27th Nov, 2009
Hangar 4 had three boys representing the gym on the night; two first-timers, David “the Nightmare” Lawton and Phil “the Professor” Arsoski, and Michael O'Sullivan, who were all competing for the first time under the Hangar 4 banner.
The first fight saw Dave face-off with Troy Resic of Black Panther MMA in Geelong. The first round started out at an extremely hectic pace with Troy controlling the grapple and dumping Dave quite a few times in the early minutes. Troy won the first round convincingly, so Dave decided to up the ante and live up to his namesake - he turned into “the Nightmare”, and dominated Troy with a barrage of punches and kicks throughout the second round.
The boys went into the third round with the scores even, and David – under strict instructions from his corner – kept up the pressure for the following two minutes. Dave followed the instructions perfectly and got a TKO with just a few seconds of the round remaining. A massive achievement for a first fight. Our boy from Cork, Ireland, was over the moon.
Next up was Phil Arsoski against Patrick Scurry from Martial Mix. The fight proved extremely close throughout, and Phil got a very lucky eight-count in the second round. Phil picked up the pace in the third and final round, going for head-kicks and big right hands. Phil won convincingly on all three judges’ scorecards. That made two-for-two for the Hangar.
Going into the third fight, Michael O’ Sullivan (Moz) was up against an extremely experienced fighter named Marc Gelsi from Powerplay Gym. Though this was only Marc’s third fight, Marc has trained for well over ten years. The fight started out at a ferocious pace with both boys throwing big bombs. Unluckily for Moz, he was struck with a knee to the groin which threw him off track. Marc, seeing his opportunity, powered through with some big punches and knocked Moz out before the first round bell.
Well done to all three for giving it their all, and thanks to everyone who came down on the night to show their support.
FIGHTFORCE PROMOTIONS - CHELSEA HEIGHTS HOTEL – 22nd NOV, 2009
Lindsay Sheehan, coming off two straight MMA wins, was up against newcomer Vic Grujic from the tough Kimekai MMA gym. Lindsay took the fight at short notice and had to cut quite a few kilos to make weight, which unfortunately took its toll on his cardio. Vic proved to be a very strong wrestler, negating Lindsay’s stand-up game, and Vic wore Lindsay down to win the fight by a unanimous points decision.
Lindsay will be back fighting in 2010 and hopes to take his game to the next level.
CAGE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS (CFC) 11 - LUNA PARK, SYDNEY - 20th NOV, 2009
Ashley Powell stepped up to Australia’s premier MMA promotion, CFC. Fighting at his new MMA fight weight of 65kgs, Ash was up against Sydney’s Gracie-Barra BJJ purple belt BJJ Hugh Cameron.
This was a huge test for Ash as Hugh had greater MMA experience with more fights at this level. After seeing footage of a few of Hugh’s previous fights, the game-plan was to keep the fight at a distance and to not get caught-up in a wrestling match. Unfortunately this did not eventuate as Hugh closed the gap in every encounter to get the take-down, and then proceeded to lay dormant for the remainder of each round.
Ash worked off his back for the entire fight; he dropped elbows onto Hugh’s head and pleaded for the ref to stand them up, but Hugh gritted it out for a non-decisive win.
Well done to Ash for stepping up to the CFC, for whom he’ll be fighting again in March 2010.
ULTIMATE GLORY - KEILOR BASKETBALL STADIUM - 1st NOV, 2009
Hangar 4’s Ash Powell faced a big task on Sunday night with the possibility of fighting twice in the same night at the fight weight of 65kgs. It was the first time that Ash was to fight at this weight, and with a great diet plan and intense training program Ash made the weight with ease.
Ash’s first fight of the night was against Erik Miskell of Young Bulls Gym in Dandenong. Its trainer, Laos Tui, always has his guys in great shape. Erik put in a strong effort, but with Ash controlling the grapple with his strength and height advantage, everything went to plan and Ash won a majority points decision on all 3 score cards.
The second fight of the night was against Allan Gocs from Martial Mix, a gym known for its conditioning and with Allan fresh and Ash already having had one fight that evening, it was going to be tough.
This second fight was very much a carbon copy of the first. With Ash being the taller fighter, once Allan came inside Ash’s grapple he was just too strong and Ash let a flurry of knees and elbows go in every exchange. The fight went very much to plan, and with Ash having cut Allan in the last round, Ash put an exclamation mark on the fight and walked away with a $1000 cash prize put into his shorts by promoter Jonny Scida.
Next up for Ash is an MMA fight in Sydney on CFC (Cage Fighting Championship) on the 20th November. The Hangar will also be represented by Lindsay Sheehan fighting at his new fight weight of 84kg. With both of the these boys up in Sydney on the Friday night, followed by Nadine Allshorn, Michael O’Sullivan and Ben Ackroyd fighting on the Sunday at Chelsea Heights, it promises to be a big weekend for the Hangar 4 coaching and support staff.
After these shows, we have David ‘the Nightmare’ Lawton and Phil Arsoski fighting on the final Ultimate show of the year on 27th November at Hoppers Crossing.
THE RESULTS
FIGHT 1 - SUPER 4 - Mod. Thai - 3x2 min
Ashley Powell 64.60kg vs Erik Miskel 64.25kg
Winner: Ashley Powell UPD
FIGHT 2 - FINAL SUPER 4 - Mod. Thai - 3x2 min
Ashley Powell 64.60kg vs Allan Gocs 64.95kg
Winner by UPD: Ashley Powell
2009 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS - ALBERT PARK, MELBOURNE - 16th & 17th OCT, 2009
On Friday 16th and Saturday 17th October, Hangar 4 members went and fought at the 2009 Pan Pacific Championship event in Albert Park, Melbourne.
Over 700 competitors battled it out in the largest martial arts event on the BJJ calendar, and Hangar 4 brought home one gold and two silver medals.
Hangar 4 fighters:
Mike Bagot, Jhoneston Yap, Jesse Venables, Rupinder Samra (silver)
Luke Cribben, Chas Barker, Jamie Murray (gold & silver)
Well done to all and a massive thank you for representing the club.
Congratulations also to part-time Hangar 4 members Al Pope, Ryan Preusker and Troy Skidmore (silver)
WILL/ MACHADO NATIONAL BJJ COMPETITION - 12th SEPT, 2009
September 12th saw all the best BJJ fighters in the Will/ Machado organisation from as far as New Zealand, Western Australia and Queensland get together for our annual tournament.
Hangar 4 was well represented with 14 competitors taking out three national titles, with Locky winning the brown belt light weight division, Ash winning the purple belt light weight division, and Will Murray winning the 5-year-olds’ division.
Drew took out 2nd place in the novice light weight division (this was the largest division of the day with 57 entries). 2nd place lso to Kerim Dautovic in the under 10-year-olds’ division, and 3rd place went to his brother Dervis Dautovic in the under 12-year-olds’ division.
The Hangar 4 fighters:
Lachlan Giles Jesse Venables Dervis Dautovic
Ashley Powell Jason Grech Kerim Dautovic
Chas Barker Drew Germaine Ailsa Murray
Luke Cribbin Pat Bonne Will Murray
Kristy Lazeric Sarah Ting
Congratulations also to part-time Hangar 4 member Lee Ting for winning his purple belt division.
Well done to all the Hangar 4 competitors, and thanks to all the Hangar 4 members who came down and supported on the day.
GRAPPLLING COMPETITION - HANGAR 4, PRESTON, MELBOURNE - 19th JULY, 2009
RESULTS
Round Robin Gi - Weight & Belt Divisions
White Belt 48kg to 62kg White Belt 62kg to 68kg
1st David Scire (Hangar 4) 1st Jamie Selby (Peter de Been)
2nd Pratt Odisho (Australian Elite Team) 2nd Wilson Heng (Ground Zero)
White Belt 67kg to 73kg
1st (joint) Drew Germaine (Hangar 4) & James Cattemole (Carlson Gracie)
3rd Chris Andrew (Hangar 4)
White Belt 71.5kg to 77.5kg White Belt 75kg to 83kg
1st Joel (Invictus) 1st Craig Laughton (Albury/ Wodonga)
2nd (joint) Glenn Tavilla (Fusion) & Paul (Australian Elite Team) 2st Daniel Morandin (Ground Zero)
White Belt 84kg to 86kg White Belt 94kg to 108kg
1st Lorenzo Ura (Australian Elite Team) 1st Frank (Nexus)
2nd (joint) David Lawton (Hangar 4) & Brayden Vallance (Fusion Martial Arts Yarraville) 2nd Mehmet Gurkan (Invictus)
Blue Belt Female Blue Belt 70kg to 93kg Open Belt Open Weight
1st Renee Vellios (Carlson Gracie) 1st Heath Attard (Hangar 4) & Gary Helwig (Albury/ Wodonga) 1st Troy (purple belt – Sunbury)
2nd Kristie Lazaric (Hangar 4) 2nd Shane Suzuki (Carlson Gracie) 2nd Allan Webb (blue belt – Sunbury) & Nick Brew (brown belt – Albury)
No Gi Competition - Open Belt & Weight
Lightweight Heavyweight
1st Michael T (Australian Elite Team) 1st Lauchlin Giles (Hangar 4)
2nd Ash Powell (Hangar 4) 2nd David Weston (Invictus)
Thanks to everyone who came down to take part, and to those who turned up to show their support!!
BATTLEGROUND PROMOTIONS - MELBOURNE - 12th JULY, 2009
1 Chris Emerson vs Thien hiep Ho Mod Thai
Martial Mix / Smullen MuayThai 68kgs
Thien Hiep Ho wins points decision.
2 Alex Gatt vs Alex Georges Mod Thai
Sityodtong / Titans MuayThai 66kgs
Alex Gatt TKO
3 Ranvir Gardner vs Benson Lowe Mod Thai
Martial Mix / Smullen MuayThai 62kgs
Ranvir Wins Points
4 Marco Diaz vs Chris Young Mod Thai
Hammer's Gym / Colonel's MuayThai 68kgs
Marco Diaz Wins Points (fight of the day in my opinion)
5 Daniel Basile vs Phil Arsoski Mod Thai
Martial Mix / Hangar 4 79kgs
Phil Arsoski wins TKO
6 Jeremy Gwyer vs Michael Boal Mod Thai
Sityodtong / Smullen MuayThai 72.5kgs
Michael Boal Wins Points
7 Anthony Toth vs Richard Eppinger MMA
Team Nemesis / Kimekai 75kgs
Draw
8 Adam Mustapa vs Dave McCormack Mod Thai 9 Brayden Summers vs Cameron Van Stavran MMA 10 Matt Dieni vs Dominic Arbella Mod Thai Sityodtong / Sor Jaiphet 73kgs Team Nemesis / Kimekai 85kg Sityodtong / Geelong MuayThai 74kgs Dave McCormack wins points Brayden Summers wins TKO Matt Dieni winner points
11 Stephen Duvnjak vs Michael Jenkins K1 12 Eamon McCormack vs Kane Holmes K1
Definition 352 Gym / Hammer's Gym 89kgs Duhan MuayThai / Team Ultimate 100+kgs
Michael Jenkins wins points Kane Holmes Wins TKO