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What a weekend! So much to cover and what better place to start than with Claire “Fury” Foreman’s win at Powerplay on Friday night!

Against a very strong opponent, Claire was dominant en route to her fourth straight win for the year and TENTH consecutive win!

Claire had already done more than enough to earn the title of Absolute MMA Fighter of the Year for 2016 and this was the icing on the cake!

In recognition her massive year, Absolute will also be sending her to Thailand in 2017 for a training camp to push her game to the next level!

Congratulations Claire! A pleasure to have you as part of the team!

The massive end of year BJJ grading took place this past Saturday and among the many people that received well-earned level ups, Absolute coach Craig Jones deserves special recognition for earning his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt!

There is no doubt that Craig has to be considered as one of the best new BJJ prospects not just in Australia, but in the World. In the 18 months that Craig has been with us, he has improved at a rate that is truly hard to comprehend.

In 2015 Craig won the IBJJF purple belt World Championship and in 2017 and beyond we look forward to him continuing this success at the highest levels.

Congratulations Craig!

Also congratulations to coach Lachlan Giles for awarding his first BJJ Black Belt! They say a student is a reflection of his teacher and if that is the case, surely you are doing something right.

There has been a lot going on within the gym in the last few days but it would be remiss of us not to acknowledge a huge achievement by coach Lachlan Giles. Not content with being one of the country’s best BJJ black belts and coaching the beasts at Absolute MMA South Yarra earned his PhD in Physiotherapy Research!

Congratulations Doctor Lachlan!

Carissa Wilson is our Student of the Year for Muay Thai!

Initially starting her training at Absolute with wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Carissa felt the urge to try her hand at striking and we are glad that she did! Carissa excelled at Muay Thai and has shown that she knows how to use her range perfectly in her two bouts so far.

Carissa was given an opportunity to shine this year and test herself on Rebellion ROOTS Muay Thai promotion and her performance didn’t fail to inspire. She took on a formidable opponent with 3 fights more experience and dominated from the opening bell. With well timed long kicks and a superior clinching game Carissa brought home a strong win with a 30-27 score card.

This past Saturday we celebrated a great year of Jiu-Jitsu with our huge end of year grading! In addition to the previously mentioned Black Belt earned by Craig Jones, many of our teammates also took the next step in their BJJ journeys when they were awarded their next belt!

Surviving the gruelling physical test with technique honed through countless hours on the mats were Kim Cousins, Mikael Yahaya, Alex Russell and Lachlan Warne as they all earned their brown belts!

Richard Lättemägi, Jarrod Beardwood, Nick Hayden and Mark Kennedy are among some of the most dedicated individuals in the club and their purple belts were all well deserved!