Warriors Cup 21

The Level Up fight team found it’s way back to New Jersey competing at the vaunted Warriors Cup Muay Thai promotion.

 

Warriors Cup is one of the best shows I have ever dealt with. Chris Tran is an amazing match maker. It’s rare you will find a mismatched fight on this promotion. This type of match making provides incredible action packed fights. Chris also is very considerate of the fighters needs and is constantly checking on everyone to make sure they are good to go throughout the night. New Jersey athletic commission also has very stringent testing that must be completed before fighting. This gives all involved piece of mind that the State cares about the well being of these athletes putting their well being on the line for what they love to do.

 

Originally Level Up had two fighters on the card. Patrick Rivera was set to fight George Jeffries out of North Carolina for the 160lbs Title. Jeffries was forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury a couple weeks before the event. Unfortunately there wasn’t enough time to find someone willing to step up and take his place.

 

Jared Tipton would be facing Joe Logan of Stay Fly Muay Thai for the 125lbs Amatuer A class Title. We expected a tough fight from Joe. Logan has been on a similar path to Jared. It was only a matter of time before these two met. Jared had a relatively easy weight cut. He stays on a healthy diet to always be ready for any opportunity they presents itself. Weigh Ins went smoothly, Jared and Joe squared off with the belt one of them would be taking home the next day.

 

 

 

 

The fight played as we expected. Back and forth action. Joe set his sights on Jareds lead leg. Jared worked his hand combinations, caught Joes kicks and was able to sweep him throughout the round. Midway through round one, Jared caught Logan in the clinch and delivered a hard knee to the face, at the time it appeared not to have done much damage. The two tied up again moments later where Jared was able to deliver another knee that landed flush on Logans nose which clearly broke it. Round one ended in favor of Jared. Logans coach Justin Greskiewicz was able to straighten the nose out and get Joe back in the fight. Rounds two and three went the same, Jared mixing up his hands, elbows and knees, looking to sweep Logan whenever possible, Joe continued hunting for Jareds leg. Going into round four I felt we had done enough to win the first three rounds.

 

 

In rounds four and five the low kicks appeared to take a toll on Jared. For anyone that knows him or has seen him fight, Jared never slows down. His relentless pace and pressure are what has won him all his previous fights. These last two rounds though he slowed down tremendously giving Logan the opportunity to turn it up and win the final rounds. Although mathematically I feel we won the fight three rounds to two, I also feel that the final two rounds are the championship rounds, and to be a champion those are the two rounds that count the most. I’m proud of Jared for his performance. He mixed up all his weapons very well and displayed that he can make use of everything available in Muay Thai. Obviously we want to win every fight, but if we lose we learn. So even though it stings, it’s an important part of the process headed towards a Professional career. We will make the necessary adjustments and come back stronger than ever.

 

 

We would like to again thank Chris Tran for giving us a shot at the belt on such a great show. Thank you to Dan Eric and Chastity Cortijo for their awesome photos of the action. Thank you to Ink Generation for always keeping us looking sharp. Thanks to all the Team, Family and Friends for coming out to support Jared. If you would like to see the fight head over to GFL.tv to purchase the full event which is filled top to bottom with exciting fights.