TAKEDOWN RADIO REPORT

Posted on | November 6, 2008 | No Comments

Home from Iraq- All I can say is WOW! The US Military is a huge machine filled with some incredible people. Talented men and women who are now competing in combative’s, akin to Russian Sombo or jacket wrestling. I’ve missed the Brute Adidas Studios but would not have missed the opportunity to entertain the troops at any one of the F.O.B.’s. to witness first hand the work being done by our men and women. A special thank you to the US Army’s Capt. Schrock and the men of his command in the Army Airborne at Camp Liberty. I will be posting pictures of this event and tour soon.

This week on TDR- We’ll be joined in studio by special guest host UFC Vet John Halverson

Frank Popolizio- Founder of the Brute Adidas NE Duals joins us to discuss this years monster field of competitors and what fans can expect this year. The NE Duals will be held in Albany this year Saturday November 29th and will be broadcast by Takedownradio.com

Keith Evans- Former VP of the UFC and The IFL joins us to discuss the rise and fall of MMA, the future of this sport and the impact of wrestlers in the cage.

Michael Doyle-HD Coach of Independence HS (Iowa) Graduated from West Delaware HS in 1991. We won state duals and the Iowa State HS Tournament in 1991. Michael went to Wartburg College and was a 3 time all American and academic All American. Since moving to Independence in 1995 they have placed 6 times in the top 10 winning in 1996 and placed 3rd in 2005. They have gone to the state duals 4 times winning in 1997. They’ve won 20 or more duals the last 3 years. West Delaware compete in a 16 team wamac conference. I have really awesome assistant coaches too!

Doc Bauer- Author of Wrestling: A Boys First Book joins us to discuss his successful publication and to answer why every home should have a copy of this delightful read.

Dallas Bailey- TDR’s Wrestler of the Month for October. Dallas is a senior at Catoosa High School, just outside Tulsa, OK. He is a three time Oklahoma state champ, with two undefeated seasons. He carries a 4.0 grade average, placed third in the State Academic Bowl, is a member of the National Honor Society and the Catoosa Student Council. Dallas completed much of his required high school course work in his Junior year and is currently enrolled in concurrent college courses where he has received six credit hours. This is a young man that’s going to really bring something to the table for a yet to be named college wrestling team.

Kim Couture- Randy Couture will fight for the UFC heavyweight title on Nov. 15. Less than one week later, his wife Kim will follow him into the cage, making her Strikeforce debut against Lina Kvokov on Nov. 21. The fight will take place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., on the undercard of Strikeforce: Destruction. The 32-year-old Kim Couture lost a unanimous decision in her pro debut in June, dropping a fight to Kim Rose. Despite the loss, Couture earned a lot of respect around the MMA world for her toughness, fighting nearly the entire match after breaking her jaw early in the first round.