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Interview with Will Shutt of Team OJJ
By: Joe Ball [mpinpage] Midwest Cage Championships 8 Tournament Champion Q. How long have you been a Mixed Martial Artist? A. I have been training for about three years and training for two. Q. Where did your career begin, and what led you to the sport of MMA? A. My career began in Des […]
MIDWEST CAGE CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS AND RESULTS
MCC 9 Heatwave 1. Jason Hutchcraft v Joe Lawyer Hutchcraft – Rd 2 1:32 – Tap to rear naked choke 2. Elvis Musicac v Pablo Lara Lara – Rd 1 4:18 – Tap to rear naked choke 3. Justin Guthrie v Nick Cash Cash – Rd 1 4:22 – Ref Stoppage – TKO 4. Billy […]
INTERVIEW WITH IOWA’S OWN MARK “HOLLYWOOD” ANDERSON
BY: JOE BALL Q. Growing up in the Quad Cities, home of the MMA powerhouse – Miletich Fighting Systems, was MMA always a consideration for a career choice for you? A. Kind of, I always wanted to be a professional athlete, and speaking of Pat Miletich I had the oportunity to meet him in my […]
XCF “Belt Town Battle” POST-FIGHT REPORT
XCF “Belt Town Battle” June 16th @ the Laramar Ballroom Ft. Dodge, Iowa By: Joe Ball It looked to be a promising night of great fights, and it was! Shortly after the event began the air conditioning in the Laramar Ballroom gave out, but the heat didn’t seem to bother the fighters. They turned up […]
Q&A With Mike “Mini Van” Van Meer
Mike “Mini Van” Van Meer #1 Contender for the Midwest Cage Championships Middle Weight Title, holding the AFA and XCF 205 lbs title belts. Q. Including Amateur and Proffesional combined, how many fights have you had? A. I’m 30 and 16 Q. Which of your fights sticks out the most in your mind and why? […]
VAN MEER TAKES FIGHT OF THE NIGHT HONORS AT MCC VII
Fight Of The Night STORY BY: JOE BALL PHOTOS BY: KRISTIN VAN ZEE This was probably the most entertaining fight of the night! Three rounds of great stand-up fighting by each fighter. Jennet was throwing high kicks every chance he could to take advantage of the height difference over VanMeer, but he was checked nicely […]
MIDWEST CAGE CHAMPIONSHIP VIII REPORT
MIDWEST CAGE CHAMPIONSHIP VIII: MOTIVATION POST-FIGHT REPORT STORY BY: JOE BALL PHOTOS BY: KRISTIN VAN ZEE MCC VIII kicked off his past Saturday in Urbandale, Iowa and provided an amazing card of high-caliber fights. Here’s the rundown: FLYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT FIGHT #1: Matt Cook vs. Jeff Carstens RD 1 A stand up war, with neither man […]