I just wanted to publicly apologize for my actions in the cage Saturday in Full Throttle in Atlanta when fighting Tommy Kirk from Indiana.
I caught the rear naked and held it a bit longer than maybe I should have. Tommy is a tough mofo and I hit him as hard as I have ever hit anyone before, and he kept coming. So when the choke was set I kinda got a little caught up and made sure the ref had to pull me off.
I apologized to Tommy personally, to Mike Camp personally, and to Cam personally who was the ref. I did so immediately after I got up, and later in the dressing room.
But I just wanted to make it clear to anyone who was there or to anyone who may see the DVD that my character is stronger than that, and I meant no harm to Kirk or disrespect.
Kyle is one of the nicest guys outside of the cage. He is a tremendous competitor inside of it as well. He just wanted to ensure the victory, which we all understand. It was not readily apparent to the referee. I, unfortunately(go figure), was emotional in defense of my guy. We exchanged some very warm pleasantries immediately afterwards, and then made up. lol. I sincerely apologize, and hope to get Kyle to compete for us here in Indy in the future. He is definately a guy to keep your eyes on!!
As far as Gladiators and Team Voodoo is concerned, I am an original member of Team Voodoo. I am also the head MMA instructor at Gladiators Academy. Alot of Team Voodoo guys come and train weekly at Gladiators in Baton Rouge including JC Pennington, Alan Belcher, Kenny Stevens, Brock Kerry, Sam Ortiz and Rich Clementi.
But there are plenty of amateurs in Gladiators who are not part of Team Voodoo. There are some Voodoo guys who have never stepped foot in Gladiators as well.
It means a lot that you would go to the trouble of apologizing. I was ringside and I thought you went a bit too far. MMA has changed and and thug behavior has become acceptable. I hate that insecure crap myself. I am glad to see you thought better of what you did. Good for you, and even better that you apologized. You win points, IMO. Good fight too, BTW.
did i just read that mike camp was emotional at a fight?????warm pleasentries . holy shit camp i think i just pissed my pants i am laughing so hard
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