Main Event Set for theScore Fighting Series in Hamilton
Sep 21, 2011 Comments
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Score Media Inc. (TSX: SCR) today announces that
the main event is now set for theScore Fighting Series (SFS)
October 14th card at the Hamilton Place Theatre. Canada’s most
experienced mixed martial artist Joe “El Dirte” Doerksen will take
on hard-hitting Bellator veteran Brett Cooper in a middleweight
showdown. Two other fights have also been approved with Lyndon
Whitlock set to take on Tristan Johnson and Eric Moon facing Rory
McDonell.
Doerksen (47-15) has competed in many of the world's biggest MMA organizations and is a nine-time UFC® veteran. He is coming off a win over Luigi Fioravanti in a slugfest at the June 10th SFS event in Mississauga.
Cooper (14-7) is one of the middleweight division’s most exciting
young fighters and is the definition of a knockout artist with his
last nine wins coming via KO or TKO. He trains out of California’s
Reign Training Center alongside Mark Munoz, Jake Ellenberger,
Emanuel Newton, Jason “Mayhem” Miller and Krzysztof Soszynski.
Fresh off a victory over Valdir Araujo on Saturday’s Bellator 50
event, Cooper knows he will be in tough against Doerksen but will
look to press the action. "Joe is a really experienced veteran with
good skills,” says Cooper. “But I am still going to go in there and
look for the finish like I always do."
The Whitlock-Johnson match-up has many buzzing about a potential “Fight of the Night” candidate. Johnson fights out of Halifax and is renowned for his slick boxing skills. He is coming off a hard fought victory over Whitlock's Iron Tiger teammate Will Romero at the last Score Fighting Series event. Whitlock (5-1) is on a three fight win streak where none of his opponents have made it out of the first round. His last victory came via TKO over Jason McKay by virtue of a series of brutal leg kicks. A Hamilton native, Whitlock has competed on the city’s two previous MMA cards and is looking to keep his perfect home turf record intact.
Tickets for the October 14th event at Hamilton Place Theatre will range from $30 to $65 and are on sale now through ticketmaster.ca and the Copps Coliseum box office. The event will be shown live on theScore.com and air on theScore Television Network via tape delay.
For more information or for media credentials, please contact:
About Score Media Inc.
Score Media is a media company committed to delivering interactive and authentic sports entertainment. Score Media’s primary asset, theScore Television Network (“theScore”), is a national specialty television service providing sports news, information, highlights and live event programming in more than 6.8 million homes across Canada. The Company’s digital media assets include theScore.com and the industry leading mobile sports applications ScoreMobile, ScoreMobile FC and SportsTap which reach over three million unique users per month. Growing from a team of 60 in 1997 to over 270 employees in 2011, Score Media is a revolutionizing interactive media company.
About theScore Fighting Series
theScore Fighting Series is a mixed martial arts promotion operated by Score Fighting Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Score Media Inc. theScore Fighting Series (SFS) features fighters from North America and beyond with the focus on showcasing both established veterans and the sport’s best young athletes. The primary objectives of the series are to deliver evenly matched, exciting fights and to help fighters maximize their career potential. The Series can currently be seen on theScore on Tuesdays at 7:30 pm ET and Thursdays at 4 pm ET. Individual fights are also available under the MMA section on theScore.com.
Doerksen (47-15) has competed in many of the world's biggest MMA organizations and is a nine-time UFC® veteran. He is coming off a win over Luigi Fioravanti in a slugfest at the June 10th SFS event in Mississauga.
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The Whitlock-Johnson match-up has many buzzing about a potential “Fight of the Night” candidate. Johnson fights out of Halifax and is renowned for his slick boxing skills. He is coming off a hard fought victory over Whitlock's Iron Tiger teammate Will Romero at the last Score Fighting Series event. Whitlock (5-1) is on a three fight win streak where none of his opponents have made it out of the first round. His last victory came via TKO over Jason McKay by virtue of a series of brutal leg kicks. A Hamilton native, Whitlock has competed on the city’s two previous MMA cards and is looking to keep his perfect home turf record intact.
One fighter will go above .500 and one will go below when Eric “The
Monster” Moon (6-6) meets Rory McDonell (5-5). Moon fights out of
Detroit’s Mash Fight Team and has won his last two fights. McDonell
fights out of Pura BJJ in Hamilton and Mississauga’s Evolution MMA.
All five of his victories have come via submission.
Tickets for the October 14th event at Hamilton Place Theatre will range from $30 to $65 and are on sale now through ticketmaster.ca and the Copps Coliseum box office. The event will be shown live on theScore.com and air on theScore Television Network via tape delay.
For more information or for media credentials, please contact:
About Score Media Inc.
Score Media is a media company committed to delivering interactive and authentic sports entertainment. Score Media’s primary asset, theScore Television Network (“theScore”), is a national specialty television service providing sports news, information, highlights and live event programming in more than 6.8 million homes across Canada. The Company’s digital media assets include theScore.com and the industry leading mobile sports applications ScoreMobile, ScoreMobile FC and SportsTap which reach over three million unique users per month. Growing from a team of 60 in 1997 to over 270 employees in 2011, Score Media is a revolutionizing interactive media company.
About theScore Fighting Series
theScore Fighting Series is a mixed martial arts promotion operated by Score Fighting Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Score Media Inc. theScore Fighting Series (SFS) features fighters from North America and beyond with the focus on showcasing both established veterans and the sport’s best young athletes. The primary objectives of the series are to deliver evenly matched, exciting fights and to help fighters maximize their career potential. The Series can currently be seen on theScore on Tuesdays at 7:30 pm ET and Thursdays at 4 pm ET. Individual fights are also available under the MMA section on theScore.com.
