Takedown Wrestling Media Weekly Interview Archive Update 09/08/11

Matt Kaplowitz ‘A Fighting Spirit’ looks at the NY MMA community in the wake of 9-11 This Sunday marks the ten-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The way America looked at itself was altered immensely on that date, and a decade later the world is a very different place. Memories of panic and uncertainty are still present, but the urge to keep moving forward is even stronger. In remembrance of this anniversary, MMA news & editorial website, TheFightNerd.com, has released an exclusive short-film that commemorates this event alongside the New York MMA community. “A Fighting Spirit” is a video memoir that interviews members of the NY martial arts community and discusses where they were when the T

    

Kenny Rice MMA Fans, While I’ll apologize for the overall audio quality of this recording I will not apologize for the content. So, Sorry bout that. I will tell you that Kenny Rice is one of the men that has helped to bring MMA along. He’s told the stories of the sport, conducted the interviews that matter and asked the tough questions. On September 16th 2011 Kenny Rice along with co-host Bas Rutten and Ron Kruck will celebrate a milestone in the MMA community, their 200th episode of Inside MMA on HDNet. Along with a talented staff of production professionals, producers, directors, makeup talent and food service personnel and more, Inside MMA has crossed bridges and mended fences to get to where there are today

    

Ron Kruck After thousands of miles, hours and hours of interviews Ron Kruck is as excited about his job today as he was 4 years ago. Maybe even more so. Today we had the opportunity to talk to one HD Net’s hard core journalists. Kruck gets to the point with all of his subjects providing the viewers what they want. Stories and answers to their questions. That is why they watch right? Most people don’t want to see Bas dance or sing, well maybe sing. He’s is right on the money in this interview as he steps out of the Korner, Ron Kruck! Thanks Ron.

    

Severin Walsh 20 minutes outside of Portland Oregon is the campus of a small private University called Pacific. Many have found their way to the academic rich environment that offers both men’s and women’s wrestling programs. The Head Coach is a man who has served at Dana College, St. Cloud State and William Penn. Severin Walsh is now in his 4th season at the helm of the Boxer’s program and looks forward to the beginning of the new season. Take a listen to what Sev Walsh and Pacific University Oregon have to offer.

    

Fernando Serratos Wrestling has done so much for Clinch Gear’s Fernando Serratos its hard to imagine him doing anything else. Leading Clinch Gear’s sales efforts around the world is not an easy task. In fact its getting harder every day. The sales force at Clinch Gear needs to grow and fast. Interested Indy reps need to email Fernando atfernando@clinchgear.com Do it now as the season quickly approaches.

    

Nick Mitchell The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced that Des Moines has been awarded the 2012 NAIA Wresting Championships. Grand View University will serve as the local host of the event, working in conjunction with Des Moines Area Sports Commission, which will take place March 1-3, 2012, at the Jacobson Exhibition Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Approximately 320 athletes from around the country will compete and 10 individual national champions will be crowned. Grand View started its wrestling program in 2008 and is one of the top wrestling programs in the nation. In its first three years of competition, the Vikings have crowned three individual champions, placed in the top t

    

Hour 1 Hour 2 Interviews Jimmy Pedro Big John McCarthy Mark Branch Trent Paulson Tyrone Lewis

    

Shawn Charles TEMPE — Travis Pascoe, a former All-American and four-time NCAA qualifier for the University of Nebraska, has joined the Arizona State University wrestling program’s coach staff as an assistant coach, third-year Head Coach Shawn Charles announced today. A four-year starter at 184 pounds for NU, Pascoe will work with the upper weights on the Sun Devil roster, a group that includes returning Pac-10 Champion Jake Meredith (184) and heavyweight All-American Levi Cooper. “Travis Pascoe is a hard working individual with great wrestling knowledge and enthusiasm,” Charles said. “I hired him at Fresno State in 2005 because I knew he would be able to help the program succeed and I hired him here to do the same thi

    

Heath Grimm Upper Iowa University’s Carl Broghammer (Manchester, Iowa), a redshirt freshman wrestler, was named the top 197-pound rookie at all levels by the Amateur Wrestling News. The All-Rookie teams were announced in the May issue of the magazine. Broghammer was just one of four Division II wrestlers among the publication’s 60 honorees and the only Division II grappler on the first team. Following the announcement, Coach Heath Grimm said, “This recognition doesn’t surprise me after turning in such an outstanding freshman campaign. You only deserve what you’ve earned, and Carl earned this recognition all season long. His daily work ethic and competitive drive will continue to play a vital role in his pursuit to be