GOFIGHTLIVE TURNING UP THE MMA HEAT THIS WEEKEND
Posted on | July 9, 2010 | No Comments
Tachi Palace Fights – Stars and Strikes
Fri Jul 9 21:30PM ET
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Stars and Strikes from Tachi Palace featuring “Razor” Rob McCullough vs Fresno’s Isaac De Jesus and…
Tachi Palace Fights World Welterweight Championship
Santa Rosa, Calif.’s David Mitchell (10-0) vs. Lemoore, Calif.’s Poppies Martinez (18-6)
CO-MAIN EVENT
Welterweight Special Attraction
Seattle, Wash.’s Brad Blackburn (15-11-1) vs. Las Vegas, Nev.’s John Alessio (28-13)
Tachi Palace Fights World Bantamweight Championship
Fresno, Calif.’s Cole Escovedo (16-4) vs. Oakdale, Calif.’s Michael McDonald (9-1)
Lightweights
Santa Barbara, Calif.’s Bill Cooper (0-0) vs. Las Vegas, Nev.’s David Kaplan (2-3)
Tachi Palace Fights World Lightweight Championship
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.’s Gabe Ruediger (16-5) vs. Albuquerque, NM.’s Lenny Lovato (8-0)
Bantamweights
Fresno, Calif.’s Stephen Abas (1-0) vs. Lemoore, Calif.’s Joey DeLaCruz (1-0)
Lightweights
Las Vegas, Nev.’s David Bollea (2-0) vs. Visalia, Calif.’s Cody Gibson (3-0)
Bantamweights
Coalinga, Calif.’s Francisco Loredo (4-5) vs. Soledad, Calif.’s Drew Bittner (3-0)
Max Fights DM – Glory Fighting Championships
Fri Jul 9 21:00PM ET
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MaxFightsDM and Glory Fighting Championship have entered into an agreement to co-produce live professional mixed martial arts (MMA) events in Iowa. Both companies are well established fight promotion organizations that have produced numerous events in several area venues. Glory FC was established in 2006 by Sullivan Baccam and Ted Baccam. MaxFightsDM is the newest venture of Des Moines promoters Scott Casber and Chris Arns, who began producing fight events in 2005 and have owned stakes in other fight promotions.
Glory is renowned for its high production values, as well as helping develop the careers of many nationally recognized fighters including Joe Brammer, Kevin Burns, Alonzo Martinez, and Zach Micklewright. MaxfightsDM is recognized for their strong ties to the wrestling community, as well as its celebrity-centric promotions. MaxFightsDM recent events featured bouts including Hermes Franca, Josh Neer, and Ben Askren. Many of the MMA’s top personalities have attended and helped promote their events, including Rampage Jackson, Randy Couture, Rashad Evans, Matt Hughes, Diego Sanchez and Tim Sylvia.
Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion, and larger than life figure, King Mo, will attend the July MaxFightsDM/Glory FC event. Details on meet and greet opportunities will be provided soon.
Titled Maximum Glory, the Friday, July 9 event will deliver a unique mix of talent and experience, drawing on the vast and combined resources of both companies. In the nights main event, suddenly famous Eric Wisely returns to the same venue where he TKO’d former WEC champion, and UFC title contender, Hermes Franca. Wisely, a Clinton, IA native, stunned the world at the MaxFightsDM January event gaining the win, and summoning Franca’s subsequent retirement announcement. This time, the unified MaxFightsDM/Glory FC Lightweight belt is at stake when Wisely puts it on the line with undefeated (7-0) Lonnie “Scrittywood” Scriven. Securing an opponent for Wisely proved a challenge, given his tough reputation, and Scriven has shown nothing but respect and appreciation for his opponent. At the same time, hes confident that his training with, in his words, My team Hard Drive, my heroes is enough to make the difference on its own. Scriven is training for the title fight with the Cedar Rapids based team including standouts Steve Carl, Jarred Downing, Bill Kamery, and Damien Papagni.
A second MaxFightsDM/Glory FC unified belt will be awarded in the Featherweight Division at Maximum Glory. Undefeated Benely Xamonty (8-0) puts his record at risk against Des Moines favorite, Brad “Bad Boy” Floyd. Xamonty blends a lethal mix of straight up Muay Thai and mad stand up skills, and is a proven crowd pleaser. Floyd is on a five fight winning streak, owns an unstoppable heart, and has gained much experience training with Jeremy Stephens, and Josh Neer at Des Moines Mixed Martial Arts Academy.
Another exciting highlight arrives when Glory FC CEO Sullivan Baccam climbs into the cage to face Rob “Cemetery” Gates. Baccam’s heralded wrestling career, accompanied by his intense focus and training in striking, has him clearly focused on a victory via knockout. Gates is a member of the venerable Team Hard Drive in Cedar Rapids, and is known for his tremendous striking ability. Baccam’s only loss came at the hands of Gates’ team member and training partner, Bill Kamery. Bacaam views his bout with Gates as the logical step toward a rematch with Kamery. Gates too, has also suffered only a single loss. One man must change their claim to two losses. Neither man intends to do so.
Other key fights rounding out the 12 bout card include Nate “Teddy Bear” Williams vs. Joey Nguyen, Ashland Grady vs. Michael Graham, and Larry Tanchinh vs. Randy Meyer.
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Grapplers Quest: 2010 Tachi Grappling Challenge
Sat Jul 10 19:00PM ET
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BOTH DAYS OF THE TWO-DAY TOURNAMENT, 5 RDS OF GRAPPLING WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL PURCHASERS. UNTIL WEDNESDAY THE PRICE FOR THIS SHOW WILL BE $14.99 AND AFTER WEDNESDAY IT WILL BE $19.99.
$11,500 32-Man “World’s Best Grappler” Tournament featuring: LEMOORE, Calif. (July 1, 2010) Grapplers Quest will crown the ‘World’s Best Grappler’ on Saturday and Sunday, July 10 and 11 with a 32-Man Superfight Tournament at the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore, CA.
The 32-Man Superfight Absolute Tournament will feature Alexandre Ribeiro, Jeff Monson, Bill Cooper, Joao Assis, Lucas Leite, Chris Moriarty, Sean Spangler, Antonio Braga Neto and many more of the world’s best Jiu Jitsu, MMA, Judo and Sambo fighters battling for the largest cash prize and most prestigious No-Gi Submission Grappling title in American history: $11,500 in cash ($10,000 for 1st place, $1,000 for 2nd Place, and $500 for 3rd Place).
Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro (multiple-time World Jiu Jitsu Champion and 3-time Grapplers Quest Pro Champion), Joao Assis (2010 UFC Fan Expo Absolute Champion), Jeff ‘Snowman’ Monson (former World Champion, UFC Veteran), Bill ‘The Grill’ Cooper (26-Time Grapplers Quest), Rustam Chsiev (K-Dojo, 5tTime Pro Grapplers Quest Absolute Champion), Lucas Leite (CBJJ World Champion), Kelly Anundson (American Top Team, 2010 USA Wrestling/World Grappling Champion), Sean Spangler (2009 World Series of Grappling Cruiserweight Champion, Robert Drysdale Black Belt), Brandon ‘The Animal’ Olsen (Team Pain Cave, World Series Silver Medalist), Marcelo ‘Lapela’ Mafra (2009 World Series of Grappling Champion), Cameron Diffley (AutismRadio.org Charity Superfight Champion), Chris Moriarty (ADCC Veteran), John Toth (Team Balance/2008 All-Star Pro Challenge Champion), Carlos Diego Ferreira Neves (Amazonas BJJ), Peter Iacavazzi (Sylvio Behring Black Belt, 7-time Grapplers Quest Advanced Champion), Brian McLaughlin (The Ultimate Fighter contestant, Precision MMA, Kardian MMA), Enrico Cocco (Zen Jiu Jitsu, 2009 ADCC North American Champion, 6-time Grapplers Quest Champion, Walter ‘Cascao’ Vital (Mica/Machado/Cascao), Bruno Bastos (Nova Uniao, World Champion), Leopoldo Serao (World Champion from Fairtex), Stephen Martinez (Millenia MMA, 3-time Grapplers Quest Advanced Champion), Chris Downum (Camarillo Jiu Jitsu), Nathan ‘the Great’ Ducharme (David Terrell), Antonio Braga Neto (Evolve MMA, Brazil and Singapore), Jason Manly (Jake Shields’ Gracie Fighter Berkeley), Paul Stark (2010 Canadian Absolute Champion), James Popoulo (Rafael Lovato Jr.), Alexandre Ceconi (2010 ADCC Pro World Black Belt Champion), and Luke Rockhold (American Kickboxing Academy/Strikeforce Contender).
For full fight card and more details about this event, visit GoFightLive.tv.