This week on GFL COMBAT SPORTS NETWORK
Jun 15, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Friday, June 17, 2011 8:30pm ET featuring Ring
of Combat XXXVI at the Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, NJ.
Will feature the return of Peter 'Drago' Sell and two Bantamweight
Title Fights. Drago fought for ROC in the debut show at the
Tropicana defeating Landon Showalter. He has since made a name for
himself in the UFC and The Ultimate Fighter. He has been involved
in some of the most memorable fights in that organization and now
he is making his comeback in the promotion where it all began. One
thing is for sure this will be a fight that ROC fans will be
talking about for your years as he squares off against former
Ultimate Fighter Kris McCray. Kris has also made a name for himself
as a Season 11 TUF Finalist. This card also includes 2 ROC
Bantamweight title fights. After Nick Pace became the 1st ROC
Bantamweight Champion and moved on to the UFC, this weight class
has become very competitive in ROC. Dustin Pague earned this title
in February defeating Steve Deangelis. Now Dustin takes on a rising
ROC star in Claudio Ledesma. Claudio has back to back wins for ROC
since joining the promotion and now is taking a step up in
competition against the reigning champ. Whoever wins the title will
not have a long rest because Sean Santella, the current ROC
Featherweight Champion goes for his 2nd ROC title stepping up to
Bantamweight. Sean brings a 7-2-1 record into the match where he
faces Florida native Tito Jones. This contest will be for the
Northeastern ROC Bantamweight Championship and will put the winner
in contention for the ROC Bantweight Title. Other featured fighters
on the card are wrestling standout, Jared Platt making his debut,
Ed Gordon making his pro debut and WCL fan favorite Munah Holland.
Al Iaquinta from Team Serra Longo who is undefeated in his pro and
amateur career will be making his long awaited return to the cage
after suffering some injuries. Now healthy and strong he comes back
against world renowned fighter Mikhail Malyutin from Russia.
Mikhail comes off a recent upset win against UFC veteran Chris
Liguori.
- Friday, June 17, 2011 9:30pm ET featuring Quest for Glory FC at the Croatian Cultural Center in Vancouver, Canada. The card will feature 15 action packed bouts with 3 MMA titles and 1 Muay Thai title on the line, as featured below. The amateur MMA show will be head-lined by one of the city's most anticipated re-matches; Oliver Vajda (4-0 Carlson Gracie Jiu Jitsu) will defend his title against former opponent Ronald Diaz. Diaz has accepted the match after the wrist injury to Walter Barrios. The previous match between Vajda and Diaz in 2010 was a grueling affair that left many fans on the edge of their seats with a close split decision. The rematch promises to a thrilling and heavy hitting contest. Another excellent match is scheduled between Shawn Pallan (Dragon's Den Elite 2-0 in MMA and 3-1 Muay Thai) versus Chris Anderson (Vancouver Island 3-0 ) for the welterweight title. The third MMA title contest of the evening will be in the 155 lbs. lightweight division. It will feature Coast BJJ's undefeated Ryan Christopher (BC's P4P #10) vs Brandon Shorter. It promises to be a very exciting contest. Joe Halfar (Posner's Pankration 5-1) and Josh Wright 3-1 (Dragon's Den Elite) will square off for the 160lbs. Muay Thai title bout. This is the fourth title bout planned for the evening and is expected to be an exciting and thrilling match. An interesting non-title match has former Western Canadian Muay Thai champion and two time former BC Muay Thai Victor "The Dragon" Wang (8-1 Muay Thai, 2-1 MMA) squaring off against undefeated Jake Lindell (4-0 Spokane CanUSA Fight Team) in a Canada versus USA MMA bout.
- Friday, June 17, 2011 10:00pm ET featuring Hard Knocks Fighting
Championship at the Century Casino in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The
action packed 15-bout card is a combo event with both professional
and amateur MMA fighters stepping in to the cage to do battle. In
the main event, Josh Griffin makes his professional debut against
undefeated Sam Osman (1-0-1) in a tough middleweight battle. Both
fighters have extensive experience at the amateur level and are
using it as a springboard to elevate their careers by turning
professional. Griffin might have to calm his butterflies in the
early going as not only is this his professional debut, but he is
also in the main event. Osman's last fight was an overwhelming
success as he won via TKO in Round 1 at School of Hard Knocks 9
back in November. Griffin fights out of PMA Karate while Osman
trains out of Scott Schilling MMA. Their different approaches to
the fight game will make for an interesting matchup and have the
sparks flying from the opening bell. In the co-main event Charmaine
"Not So Sweet" Tweet (0-0) battles Rhonda Rousey (1-0) in a bout at
the 150 lb weight limit. Although sporting tons of amateur
experience, the kickboxing Tweet will be fighting in the co-main
event spot on her MMA debut as a professional. That is a lot to ask
of anybody, but Tweet will be up to the challenge. For the
Californian, Rousey, she is coming off of a spectacular submission
victory (armbar) in her debut that took only 25 seconds. Rousey
will look to take the kickboxing Tweet down to the ground quickly
and look to catch a submission. This could be the classic matchup
of a striker versus grappler with both women looking to get the
fight in their comfort zone and then executing a series of strikes
or submission attempts in hopes of making it a quick night at the
expense of their opponent. Along with 6 pro bouts, HKFC is also a
proving ground for amateur fighters ready to earn their stripes.
The 9-bout amateur series will separate the contenders from the
pretenders and build to the future for HKFC and Canadian MMA.
- Friday, June 17, 2011 8:00pm ET featuring Howard Davis Jr.'s Fight Time Promotions presents Fight Time 5 - Total Destruction at the War Memorial Auditorium in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. This Event will be a Delayed Video on Demand viewing at GFL available on June 22. The event features 12 fights with a main event rematch that the fans demanded. Headlining the card are bantamweights Caleb Archer (5-1) and Aaron Cerda (2-2) who will fight each other for the second time this year. Archer won a unanimous decision in February at Fight Time 3 - It's War! and will be looking to do the same on June 17. Cerda comes into the rematch trying to prove he should have gotten the nod in the first go around. Both Archer and Cerda will leave everything in the cage as they try to make a decisive statement and end this fight before it goes to the judges' scorecards. This evenly matched main event is sure to be a barnburner! In other action, Bruce Bellochi (2-0) fights Matthew Sposato (3-0) in a heavyweight contest. The steel hinges and pipes will need to be reinforced for this matchup as there will be close to 600 lb of energy and aggression coexisting in the cage from the start of the bell to the end of the match. Don't blink for this fight as neither undefeated fighter has ever gone to the second round. Also competing on the card will be rising prospects Mike Bruno (8-4) from American Top Team, Vagner Rocha (5-1) from Team Popovitch, Sam "The Rebel" Jones (3-0) representing the Tallahassee Combat Center, and Marcio Armeli (3-0) from Punch Fitness MMA.
- Saturday, June 18, 2011 7:00pm ET featuring Absolute Action MMA 15 at the Midwest Sports Complex in Florence, Kentucky. This is a super-card with 19 bouts scheduled for the night. Both professional and amateur MMA will be on display as the Bluegrass State's leading MMA organization presents another stacked event. In the main event, heavyweights Joshua "Tank" Franklin (5-10-1) and Aaron Webb (6-2) will battle for the AAMMA Amateur Heavyweight Championship. It is a rematch from AAMMA 13 where Webb won by rear naked choke in Round 1. Franklin is looking to avenge that loss and there's no better time to do that than on June 18, with the heavyweight title on the line. All 6 of Webb’s victories have come via submission or KO, so Franklin will have his hands full once again. But the "Tank" is ready to break through a wall if he has to. Franklin can quiet all of his critics with a win here over Webb and climb to the top of the Absolute Action MMA Mountain all in one night. For Webb, it is an opportunity to cement himself as "The Man" in the heavyweight division. In other pro action, veteran Mojo Horne (5-2) faces Amaechi Oselukwue (2-1) in a middleweight battle. Oselukwue is coming off of a big win at Bellator 38 and looks to continue his hot streak against Horne. For Mojo, he is looking to turn heads himself and show that he is ready for the national scene. A win over Oselukwue will do that. In other action, Bill Underwood (1-1) fights Justin Higdon (2-0) in another middleweight barnburner. Underwood picked up his first professional win at AAMMA 13 in under 30 seconds with a guillotine choke. The undefeated Higdon is a punching machine on the ground, winning both of his fights due to tapout from strikes. Both men are comfortable fighting on the ground, but one is a grappler while the other prefers ground and pound. Tune in to find out who will set the pace and push the action in this evenly matched contest.
- Saturday, June 18, 2011 10:00pm ET featuring AFC 6: Conviction to be held at the Bear Mountain Arena, Colwood, BC, Canada. In the main event of the evening, AFC middleweight champion Kalib Starnes (10-6-1) will face-off for the 185 lb belt against UFC and Strikeforce veteran John Salter (6-2). Along with the title defense AFC 6: Conviction will feature the return of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu phenom Robert Drysdale, the 2007 ADCC Open Weight Champion and three time world Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Champion. Robert is the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu coach of many of the world's top MMA athletes including Forrest Griffin and Frank Mir. He will face a stiff test against 3X Pan American Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gold medalist, former UFC vet and Ultimate Fighter cast member Mike Nickels (9-4). Derek Medler (5-0) puts his undefeated record on the line against Jaret Evens (7-3) in this highly anticipated match up. This event will also feature a heavyweight tilt between 2 former CFL players and BC Lion draft picks. Victoria's own Justin Shaw (2-0) drafted 18th overall in 2007 against Vancouver's Paul Cheng (4-1 pro boxer) drafted 6th overall in 2002. Plus Andrew Buckland (13-8) vs. Chase Deganhardt (7-2), and local standouts Corey Gower (3-0), Ryan Janes (2-1), Karel Bergen (3-0), Nathan Swayze (1-1), Chris Jones (3-1), and Tristan Connelly (1-2).
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- Friday, June 17, 2011 9:30pm ET featuring Quest for Glory FC at the Croatian Cultural Center in Vancouver, Canada. The card will feature 15 action packed bouts with 3 MMA titles and 1 Muay Thai title on the line, as featured below. The amateur MMA show will be head-lined by one of the city's most anticipated re-matches; Oliver Vajda (4-0 Carlson Gracie Jiu Jitsu) will defend his title against former opponent Ronald Diaz. Diaz has accepted the match after the wrist injury to Walter Barrios. The previous match between Vajda and Diaz in 2010 was a grueling affair that left many fans on the edge of their seats with a close split decision. The rematch promises to a thrilling and heavy hitting contest. Another excellent match is scheduled between Shawn Pallan (Dragon's Den Elite 2-0 in MMA and 3-1 Muay Thai) versus Chris Anderson (Vancouver Island 3-0 ) for the welterweight title. The third MMA title contest of the evening will be in the 155 lbs. lightweight division. It will feature Coast BJJ's undefeated Ryan Christopher (BC's P4P #10) vs Brandon Shorter. It promises to be a very exciting contest. Joe Halfar (Posner's Pankration 5-1) and Josh Wright 3-1 (Dragon's Den Elite) will square off for the 160lbs. Muay Thai title bout. This is the fourth title bout planned for the evening and is expected to be an exciting and thrilling match. An interesting non-title match has former Western Canadian Muay Thai champion and two time former BC Muay Thai Victor "The Dragon" Wang (8-1 Muay Thai, 2-1 MMA) squaring off against undefeated Jake Lindell (4-0 Spokane CanUSA Fight Team) in a Canada versus USA MMA bout.
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- Friday, June 17, 2011 8:00pm ET featuring Howard Davis Jr.'s Fight Time Promotions presents Fight Time 5 - Total Destruction at the War Memorial Auditorium in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. This Event will be a Delayed Video on Demand viewing at GFL available on June 22. The event features 12 fights with a main event rematch that the fans demanded. Headlining the card are bantamweights Caleb Archer (5-1) and Aaron Cerda (2-2) who will fight each other for the second time this year. Archer won a unanimous decision in February at Fight Time 3 - It's War! and will be looking to do the same on June 17. Cerda comes into the rematch trying to prove he should have gotten the nod in the first go around. Both Archer and Cerda will leave everything in the cage as they try to make a decisive statement and end this fight before it goes to the judges' scorecards. This evenly matched main event is sure to be a barnburner! In other action, Bruce Bellochi (2-0) fights Matthew Sposato (3-0) in a heavyweight contest. The steel hinges and pipes will need to be reinforced for this matchup as there will be close to 600 lb of energy and aggression coexisting in the cage from the start of the bell to the end of the match. Don't blink for this fight as neither undefeated fighter has ever gone to the second round. Also competing on the card will be rising prospects Mike Bruno (8-4) from American Top Team, Vagner Rocha (5-1) from Team Popovitch, Sam "The Rebel" Jones (3-0) representing the Tallahassee Combat Center, and Marcio Armeli (3-0) from Punch Fitness MMA.
- Saturday, June 18, 2011 6:00pm ET featuring Ultimate Cage
Fighting presents Caged Hope IV at the Wayside West in Kalamazoo,
Michigan. This is a special night of action as UCF has teamed up
with Relay for Life to raise awareness and fight against cancer.
Featured fights of the night include Brett Smith (1-1) versus Pat
Reck (4-5). Smith won his last fight and his only loss was because
of an injury suffered in the fight resulting in a stoppage by the
referee. Smith is very new to MMA as both of his previous fights
have been in 2011 and this will be his third in a little over six
months. It shows that Smith is a quick learner and a resilient
athlete to be this active in such a demanding sport. Smith will
look to make it 2 in a row against his opponent Reck. For Reck, all
4 or his wins have come via KO or submission. Reck's wild style
always creates for interesting and exciting matches as only 2 of
his 9 total fights have ever made it out of the first round. Expect
fireworks from these two gladiators. Another bout that is sure to
gain attention is a matchup of debuting fighters Shane Henney and
Alex Bonwick. Both men come into the cage with an air of mystery
surrounding them and the fight will probably come down to whoever
can improvise on the spot the best.
- Saturday, June 18, 2011 7:00pm ET featuring Absolute Action MMA 15 at the Midwest Sports Complex in Florence, Kentucky. This is a super-card with 19 bouts scheduled for the night. Both professional and amateur MMA will be on display as the Bluegrass State's leading MMA organization presents another stacked event. In the main event, heavyweights Joshua "Tank" Franklin (5-10-1) and Aaron Webb (6-2) will battle for the AAMMA Amateur Heavyweight Championship. It is a rematch from AAMMA 13 where Webb won by rear naked choke in Round 1. Franklin is looking to avenge that loss and there's no better time to do that than on June 18, with the heavyweight title on the line. All 6 of Webb’s victories have come via submission or KO, so Franklin will have his hands full once again. But the "Tank" is ready to break through a wall if he has to. Franklin can quiet all of his critics with a win here over Webb and climb to the top of the Absolute Action MMA Mountain all in one night. For Webb, it is an opportunity to cement himself as "The Man" in the heavyweight division. In other pro action, veteran Mojo Horne (5-2) faces Amaechi Oselukwue (2-1) in a middleweight battle. Oselukwue is coming off of a big win at Bellator 38 and looks to continue his hot streak against Horne. For Mojo, he is looking to turn heads himself and show that he is ready for the national scene. A win over Oselukwue will do that. In other action, Bill Underwood (1-1) fights Justin Higdon (2-0) in another middleweight barnburner. Underwood picked up his first professional win at AAMMA 13 in under 30 seconds with a guillotine choke. The undefeated Higdon is a punching machine on the ground, winning both of his fights due to tapout from strikes. Both men are comfortable fighting on the ground, but one is a grappler while the other prefers ground and pound. Tune in to find out who will set the pace and push the action in this evenly matched contest.
- Saturday, June 18, 2011 10:00pm ET featuring AFC 6: Conviction to be held at the Bear Mountain Arena, Colwood, BC, Canada. In the main event of the evening, AFC middleweight champion Kalib Starnes (10-6-1) will face-off for the 185 lb belt against UFC and Strikeforce veteran John Salter (6-2). Along with the title defense AFC 6: Conviction will feature the return of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu phenom Robert Drysdale, the 2007 ADCC Open Weight Champion and three time world Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Champion. Robert is the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu coach of many of the world's top MMA athletes including Forrest Griffin and Frank Mir. He will face a stiff test against 3X Pan American Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gold medalist, former UFC vet and Ultimate Fighter cast member Mike Nickels (9-4). Derek Medler (5-0) puts his undefeated record on the line against Jaret Evens (7-3) in this highly anticipated match up. This event will also feature a heavyweight tilt between 2 former CFL players and BC Lion draft picks. Victoria's own Justin Shaw (2-0) drafted 18th overall in 2007 against Vancouver's Paul Cheng (4-1 pro boxer) drafted 6th overall in 2002. Plus Andrew Buckland (13-8) vs. Chase Deganhardt (7-2), and local standouts Corey Gower (3-0), Ryan Janes (2-1), Karel Bergen (3-0), Nathan Swayze (1-1), Chris Jones (3-1), and Tristan Connelly (1-2).
GFL now offers full access to over 5,000 fights for the low monthly price of $9.99 at www.GFL.tv
***GFL is a pioneer in Internet Sports Broadcasting. Over the years GFL has broadcast more than 1000 live events with over 5,000 combat sports videos in 196 countries. GFL is especially proud to have served greater than 1.8 million public viewers last year with now over 150 combat sports related website affiliates in its network. GFL combat sports genres currently include Boxing, MMA and Professional Wrestling. GFL offers expanded programming to include: Daily News & Radio Shows with feature interviews and industry updates along with great Fight Photos, Fighter Videos and a robust Calendar of Upcoming Fight Events.
If Combat Sports is your game...Go Fight-Every Night with GFL Combat Sports Network
Join us at: www.GFL.tv
