This week on GFL COMBAT SPORTS NETWORK
Jul 6, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- - Thursday, July 7, 2011 7:00pm ET Featuring
Star Boxing returns to the Paradise Theater with Punchin at the
Paradise" fight series, Bronx, NY. Popular Yonkers
middleweight/policeman/all-around good guy, Bryant Pappas (12-0,
12KO's) and exciting Bronx super featherweight prospect Danny Valle
(4-0, 3KO's). Pappas, a Yonkers Housing Police Sergeant., is a
12-year veteran on the Yonkers Police force. Pappas, who turned pro
in 2005, not only fights because he loves the sport, but also for a
special cause. Each fight, Pappas donates his entire purse,
including his ticket commission to the Memorial Sloan Kettering
Cancer Center in NYC. Fighting in Bronx, Pappas will certainly have
large contingent of fans and supporters on hand as he looks to keep
his undefeated record and knockout streak alive when he takes on
Colorado's Allen Medina in a six round middleweight match-up.
Valle, a NY Golden Gloves Champion as an amateur, was born into the
sport of boxing. His grandfather was world renowned boxing trainer,
Victor Valle Sr., and his father Victor Valle Jr. has trained some
of New York's most notable fighters, including former WBC
heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev.
- Friday, July 8, 2011 9:00pm ET featuring Ax Combat - Execution; at the Calgary Telus Convention Center, Calgary, AB, Canada. The 11-bout card is scheduled to have six amateur fights with five professional bouts, all inside a 24' x 24' ring. In the main event, Canadian veteran Ryan Machan (13-6) battles Keto Allen (5-2) in a welterweight contest of Alberta, Canadians. Machan is coming off of a victory in his last fight by triangle choke and looks to use his grappling skills to keep Allen off balance and lock up a winning submission. Allen has dropped his last two fights in tough order which will only add incentive for him to fight like there is no tomorrow. With all of his wins ending in either KO or submission, Allen will look to regain career momentum at the expense of Machan. This main event will have the local crowd on its feet as well as anybody watching online. In the co-main event, Kim Couture (3-4) fights Sheila Bird (1-0). Couture, a Strikeforce veteran, is used to the spotlight and it will be something Bird has to deal with. The hometown Bird is coming off of a spectacular TKO victory and she will need to bring her punching power in to the ring as Couture fought with a broken jaw earlier in her career without quitting. Expect this fight to be a standup war with both women standing toe to toe in the center of the ring throwing haymakers.
- Friday, July 8, 2011 10:00pm ET featuring Quest For Glory
Fighting Championships 2 - No Second Chances at The Vogue Theater
in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This 8-bout card features 3
Muay Thai title fights and also a MMA #1 Contender Match in the 165
lb division. In the main event, current 160 lb Muay Thai Champion,
Joe Halfar (5-1) fights up and coming Josh Write (3-1). A fight
that has been a long time coming will showcase the division's best
strikers as Halfar and Write lock horns to decide who the alpha dog
at 160 lb is. Halfar is a bit more experienced and holds knockout
power in his hands and feet, but Write also brings a ferocious
striking game into the fight. You can bet that Halfar and Write
will have their hands, feet, elbows and knees flying when they hit
center stage. Look for this match to be a dogfight and for both
fighters to go down in the course of the fight. In the other
action, Adam Blanchette (4-2) fights Tony Strong (4-0) for the 185
lb Muay Thai Championship. Blanchette fights out of the Iron City
camp and always pushes the pace and comes forward, never backing
down. Strong, a Sanshou Champion, is undefeated for a reason, and
will meet Blanchette in the middle of the ring. Look for both men
to dish out tons of punishment. Whoever walks away the victor after
this match will deserve the title of Champion. The final title
fight of the night will be for the 170 lb Muay Thai Championship as
Nick Udivisic (2-0) battles Tobey Clearly (8-2). Udivisic is from
the aforementioned Iron City Muay Thai, and clearly trains out of
the Carlson Gracie Academy. Udivisic trains solely in Muay Thai
while Clearly also trains in MMA so that could be a big factor in
this fight where the rules might favor Udivisic.
- Saturday, July 9, 2011 10:30pm ET featuring Fight Night Entertainment Round XV - Armed Forces at the Meydenbauer Convention Center, Bellevue, Washington. In the main event, UFC, TUF alum and Strikeforce vet Len "The Liger" Bentley (9-4) fighting out of Victory Athletics battles UFC veteran Rob Yundt (8-4) who last competed with the Alaska Fighting Championships. The main event is a pay-per-view worthy matchup that showcases two of the best middleweight fighters in the North Pacific region. Bentley will have the hometown crowd at his back and will send the fans home happy if he can dispatch Yundt. Yundt, who is coming down from Alaska, has already picked up one victory in 2011 and looks to make Bentley number two in as many fights. Both fighters have a full arsenal in their tool box but look for this fight to be a slugfest with fireworks going off from the opening bell. In the co-main event, Chanti Johnson (7-2) from White Buffalo Warriors fights Tyson Nam (8-4) of Team Quest in a fight that would headline most cards. Johnson is on a 3-fight win streak, all wins coming via stoppage, and will look to push the pace and use his cardio to gain the advantage over Nam. Nam is coming off of a tough decision and has his back against the wall and will be ready to pour it on Johnson if he sees an opening. This fight could be the springboard for either man to jump to the national level and both athletes will be looking to win in decisive fashion.
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- Friday, July 8, 2011 9:00pm ET featuring Ax Combat - Execution; at the Calgary Telus Convention Center, Calgary, AB, Canada. The 11-bout card is scheduled to have six amateur fights with five professional bouts, all inside a 24' x 24' ring. In the main event, Canadian veteran Ryan Machan (13-6) battles Keto Allen (5-2) in a welterweight contest of Alberta, Canadians. Machan is coming off of a victory in his last fight by triangle choke and looks to use his grappling skills to keep Allen off balance and lock up a winning submission. Allen has dropped his last two fights in tough order which will only add incentive for him to fight like there is no tomorrow. With all of his wins ending in either KO or submission, Allen will look to regain career momentum at the expense of Machan. This main event will have the local crowd on its feet as well as anybody watching online. In the co-main event, Kim Couture (3-4) fights Sheila Bird (1-0). Couture, a Strikeforce veteran, is used to the spotlight and it will be something Bird has to deal with. The hometown Bird is coming off of a spectacular TKO victory and she will need to bring her punching power in to the ring as Couture fought with a broken jaw earlier in her career without quitting. Expect this fight to be a standup war with both women standing toe to toe in the center of the ring throwing haymakers.
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- Saturday, July 9, 2011 10:30pm ET featuring Fight Night Entertainment Round XV - Armed Forces at the Meydenbauer Convention Center, Bellevue, Washington. In the main event, UFC, TUF alum and Strikeforce vet Len "The Liger" Bentley (9-4) fighting out of Victory Athletics battles UFC veteran Rob Yundt (8-4) who last competed with the Alaska Fighting Championships. The main event is a pay-per-view worthy matchup that showcases two of the best middleweight fighters in the North Pacific region. Bentley will have the hometown crowd at his back and will send the fans home happy if he can dispatch Yundt. Yundt, who is coming down from Alaska, has already picked up one victory in 2011 and looks to make Bentley number two in as many fights. Both fighters have a full arsenal in their tool box but look for this fight to be a slugfest with fireworks going off from the opening bell. In the co-main event, Chanti Johnson (7-2) from White Buffalo Warriors fights Tyson Nam (8-4) of Team Quest in a fight that would headline most cards. Johnson is on a 3-fight win streak, all wins coming via stoppage, and will look to push the pace and use his cardio to gain the advantage over Nam. Nam is coming off of a tough decision and has his back against the wall and will be ready to pour it on Johnson if he sees an opening. This fight could be the springboard for either man to jump to the national level and both athletes will be looking to win in decisive fashion.
GFL now offers full access to over 5,000 fights for the low monthly price of $9.99, subscribe 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
