Eilleen won her fight on Friday night with a convincing display over her Swedish opponent at Bangla stadium in Patong. 

that's right, Eilleen will be fighting on the 26th of December WITH ELBOWS.  Full Thai Rules for her 11th fight and her first in Thailand.  Get on the guestbook guys and wish her luck.

After only one training session Eilleen has been told by the trainers out our Muay Thai camp - Sinbi - that she will be fighting in two weeks at Patong Stadium.  This is great news and it has put a new fire under Eilleen and she has recommited to training with a vengance.  I will keep you updated on her progress.

After shocking many Muay Thai fans by beating Heather O'Donnell in November, Eilleen has already been confirmed to fight her again for an Australian Title here in Gladstone on our July fight night.

It has dissapointed me for some time now that our junior MMA students cannot enjoy the same training gear as the adults - namely MMA Shorts and Rashies.  But I am happy to say that this will all change in 2009.

Thanks to the local Bridgestone Tyre Centre for dropping off the truck tyre for our fighters to work on.  The tyre is is typical Thai Boxing training tool and is used to bounce on in a strong stance to help the fighters strengthen their legs and feet as well learning to keep a wide stance with feet apart all the time.  I have always wanted one and now thanks to Bridgestone Gladstone - we have one!  Thanks again guys.

It was a sticky and humid start to Saturday morning and I was dripping with sweat just from doing some last minute cleaning in the gym - and that was at 7.30 in the morning!  I new it would be a tough day for the kids during their belt evaluations but they all stepped up, pushed on through the heat and humitidy and succeeded in their goals for the day.

I gotta tell you, not many people thought Eilleen could do it but there are a lot more believers out there now.  I had recieved support from a few people who thought Eilleen could beat Heather but not much and most of the talk was that Eilleen was going to suffer her first real loss - and in a big way.

Stefan Eccles has had a HUGE year with one grappling competition after another and has got stronger and better results with each one.