Takedown Wrestling Radio Report (9-03-09)

Posted on | September 3, 2009 | No Comments

The Brute adidas studios will be lively this week with the best in sports talk radio, Wrestling Talk! The gang is getting back together again. Join Steve Foster, Chris Arns, Randy Crimmins and I for the best 2 hours in radio Saturdays at 9 AM CST at Takedownradio.com. Our Guests this week include-

Tim Flynn- Head Coach of Edinboro Fighting Scots

Brad Penrith- Head Coach of the Panthers of UNI

Rex Kendle- Former Michigan State Spartan, now beginning his MMA career

Mike Moyer- Executive Director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association

Andrew Hipps- The man behind Intermatwrestle.com

Missed an episode of TDR? Now You can get TDR on your PDA or iPhone at Lightsout.tv and at iTunes

Please note that Episode 21 of TDRtv is now up on all the top web sites around the country and is available for your viewing.

Please join us for the show that started it all, Takedownradio.com. America’s Wrestling Radio Talk Show is on Supertalk 1570 in Michigan, AM 1460 KXNO in Iowa and on a radio station near you or on line at many of our broadcast partners around the world including Takedownradio.com. We air 9 AM to 11 AM CST every Saturday morning and look forward to having you listen in.

DEREK “POOH” ENNIS TO TAKE ON JAMES MOORE FOR THE USBA JR. MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE ON OCTOBER 16TH AT THE LEGENDARY BLUE HORIZON

Posted on | September 3, 2009 | No Comments

FIGHT WITH MAJOR IMPLICATIONS TO HELP CELEBRATE POWER PRODUCTIONS 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PHILADELPHIA (September 3rd, 2009)—On Friday night October 16th, Greg Robinson’s Power Productions will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the successful promotional company in grand style as a bout of major proportions will serve as the main event for the special card.

In a twelve round bout for the USBA Jr. Middleweight title, Derek “Pooh” Ennis will take on James Moore.

Ennis of Philadelphia has a record 18-2-1 with twelve wins coming by knockout. Ennis has been longing for this opportunity as he quietly has been climbing the ladder by racking up six consecutive wins which includes his latest outing being a six round unanimous decision over John Mackey on July 10th in a nationally televised contest by ESPN 2 at The Arena in Philadelphia.

In that bout, Ennis scored two knockdowns en route to the victory over the game visitor from Alabama. Ennis was undefeated in his first eleven bouts (10-0-1) before a knockout loss to Allen Conyers on Showtime.

Moore has a record of 17-2 with ten knockouts and brings a great fan base as he is very popular in the Irish circles especially in his adopted home of New York.

Moore is originally from Arklow Wicklow, Ireland and won his first fifteen bouts which included a ten round unanimous decision over former world title-challenger JC Candelo on March 15th, 2008. Moore was then upset by Philadelphia’s Gabriel Rosado before winning a bout against Christian Lloyd Joseph.

On December 13, 2008, Moore stepped up against Yuri Foreman (26-0) in highly publicized bout on Showtime. Moore came up a little short in that bout which could have catapulted him into a title opportunity. One win over Joseph De Los Santos on May 8th put Moore back in line for this critical fight against Ennis.

“This fight is fitting and appropriate for my 10th anniversary show”, Said, promoter Greg Robinson.

“The Blue Horizon is where I started and to have this kind of fight headline the show plus a packed undercard will make it a very special night. “

A full undercard will be completed shortly but already slated to appear are Jr. Welterweight Tyric Robinson (9-4-1, 3 KO’s), Featherweight Coy Evans (4-0-1) and Super Middleweight Jameel Wilson (13-16-3, 8 KO’s) in six round bouts.

In four round bouts, Middleweight Derrick Webster (2-0, 1 KO), Cruiserweight John Burgos (0-1), Jr. Middleweight Rachel Clark (2-2-1, 2 KO’s) Heavyweight John Mercurio (2-0, 2 KO’s) and Middleweight Mario Mina (2-0, 2 KO’s)

THE FIGHT WILL BE SEEN LIVE ALL OVER THE WORLD ON www.gofightlive.tv

Ticket prices for this great night of boxing are $60, $40, and $30 can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 1-215-336-2000, Power Productions at 1-215-240-9987 or Total Car Care Detailing at 1-267-385-7648. Doors open at 6:30 PM / 1st bout begins at 7:30 PM

The Legendary Blue Horizon is located at 1314 North Broad Street in Philadelphia, PA

Roman Martinez plans “Rocky” Horror Show for Rodriguez

Posted on | September 3, 2009 | No Comments

Calderon-Mayol II world title fight headlines Sept. 12 PPV live from San Juan

HOBOKEN, N.J. (September 3, 2009) – WBO super featherweight champion Roman “Rocky” Martinez (22-0-1, 13 KOs) makes his first title defense in the 12-round co-feature September 12th against WBO No. 9 rated Vincente Martin “El Mono” Rodriguez (25-2-1, 13 KOs) on the “Undefeated Champions” pay per view event, airing live in the United States from the Coliseum of Puerto Rico in San Juan.

“Undefeated Champions,” headlined by WBO and The Ring magazine’s light flyweight champion Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon (32-0-1, 6 KOs) defending both belts in a rematch versus No. 1 contender Rodel “Kid Rapido” Mayol (25-3-1, 19 KOs) in the 12-round main event, is being distributed in the United States by Integrated Sports for live viewing at 9 PM/ET – 6 PM/PT on cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand and DirecTV for a suggested retail price of only $29.95.

Martinez, rated No. 4 by The Ring, captured the WBO title March 14, stopping Nicky Cook in the fourth round of their title fight in England.”Rocky” believes his time is now. “”A lot of people know me after the Cook fight,” Martinez remarked. “I never refuse to fight anybody, anywhere, and that’s why we were so confident fighting Cook in his backyard. Rodriguez is going to try and surprise me. He doesn’t have anything to lose. I’ve heard that he likes to fight and, believe me, if he can fight I will knock him out because that’s what I like to do.

“I’m not looking past Rodriguez, but after I win this fight I would like to fight Robert Guerrero, the IBF champion. I am the best in the division and right now nobody can stop me. This fight is going to help me continue to develop my popularity in the United States, fighting on pay per view there. It’s going to be my first title defense and in the near future everybody will be talking about me. I am a real fighter who has a big heart and likes to fight. I already said I never refuse to fight anybody. I like knockouts but also have great stamina to go 12 rounds. I really like to throw a lot of punches.”

The “Unbeaten Champions” PPV card, presented by PR Best Boxing Promotions, Inc., also includes a 10-round super flyweight bout between Juan “Panterita” Mercedes (23-2, 16 KOs) and Jesus “Changa” Martinez (18-6, 11 KOs), as well as unbeaten cruiserweight prospect Carlos Negron (3-0, 3 KOs), 2008 Puerto Rican Olympian, showcased against Larry Carter (3-4-1, 3 KOs).

For more information about the “Undefeated Champions” PPV show, go on line to www.integratedsportsnet.com.

Estrada, Martin and McGirt all winners at New York State Fair

Posted on | September 3, 2009 | 1 Comment

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (September 4, 2009) – 2004 Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada, women’s boxing trailblazer Christy “The Coalminer’s Daughter” Martin and super middleweight prospect James McGirt, Jr. were all impressive winners last night at the “Fight Night At The Fair” show, presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), in association with the New York State Fair and International Boxing Hall of Fame (IHOF), at the Mohegan Sun Grandstand in Syracuse, N.Y.

“Jason was devastating in one of his best wins,” promoter Burchfield said. “He fought a guy who, on any given night, can give any heavyweight a very tough fight. Christy looked great winning the WBC title and James McGirt also turned in a great performance.”

The Estrada-Lawrence main event featured some good, back-and-forth action. After Estrada (16-2, 4 KOs), bouncing back from a loss by decision in Germany to top-rated Alexander Povetkin, after a slow first round came out swinging early in the second and dropped Lawrence with a hard overhand right, followed by a left to the body. He nearly finished off his opponent later in the round, but Lawrence (24-15-4) got a reprieve when his hand got stuck between the ropes, giving him a few extra seconds to get his legs back. The fight slowed a bit during the middle rounds until Estrada dropped Lawrence again in the seventh with a big right hand, prompting the referee stop the fight with 27 seconds to go.

“I just wanted to catch him,” Estrada noted after the fight.”I knew no matter how well he stood in there, he’s 39 years old and not too many fighters at his age would be able to withstand that punishment. When I dropped him (in the second round) I thought it was over, so I had to settle back in, get my bearings and finish the job. It was very satisfying. I was just hoping I wouldn’t get cut, because when we got close and I tried to break him down inside, we banged heads a few times.

“I feel good. I wasn’t tired at all. Basically, what we wanted was for him to get aggressive again. He started out fast, but after that knockdown he went into a shell. I wanted him to come at me again, but I had to take my time and draw him in. We finally got him. It was a satisfying finish.

Martin (49-5-3, 32 KOs) controlled the action-packed fight early and her experience appeared to play a major factor as she stayed low against the bigger, taller Stone (9-8-4) and worked her way to the body while finishing with hard overhand rights to score big in the opening rounds. As the fight wore on, Stone’s youth began to play a factor and she made the fight much closer by picking up points in the later rounds. She also showed her toughness by standing toe-to-toe with Martin through the latter half of the fight and even absorbed a few hard shots that slowed her progress. Martin broke her right hand landing an overhand shot in the beginning of the 10th round and spent the closing minutes trying to back away to avoid any further damage. With enough points under her belt via her fast start, Martin circled the ring in the closing seconds with her hands raised triumphantly. She captured the vacant WBC junior middleweight title with a majority decision.

“It was an overhand right,” Martin described the punch that broke her hand.”I wanted to finish the show with a knockout. I knew it was broken the second I hit her. I just tried to stay away, then I thought about Arturo Gatti and figured, If Gatti can throw with a broken hand, so can I. My corner was telling me, ‘Don’t slow up. Throw more combinations!’ As the fight went along, I started throwing my hands a lot better. It’s tough when you only fight about once a year, but no excuses.

“She landed some solid shots, but didn’t punch as hard as I did. I like to go to war. (My corner) told me to move more, but I was having fun. I want to get to 50 (career wins) but this hand is broken and I don’t know how long it’ll take to heal. If a great fighter like Rocky Marciano can stop at 49 (wins), then so can I.”

From the opening bell, McGirt’s offense was too much for Anthony Pietrantonio (6-3), who lacked the experience and movement to keep pace. McGirt (21-2-1, 10 KOs) landed clean, early and often, nearly sending Pietrantonio to the canvas in the opening round. Finally, with seconds running out in the third round, McGirt landed a solid left hook, followed by an overhand right that sent Pietrantonio through the bottom two ropes for a knockout.

“I hurt my (left) hand about four weeks ago sparring and wasn’t even going to fight,” McGirt commented. “I don’t want to say I trained harder this time, but for my last fight (his CES debut), I only trained about three to four weeks. For this fight, I stayed in better shape and didn’t get out of the gym at all. I made weight comfortably and just felt excellent. I felt way better — much stronger. I had been in the gym training since the (Chad) Dawson and (Antonio) Tarver fight (in May). Then I hurt my hand and two about two weeks off from sparring or hitting the bag, but I just felt so much better this time — much stronger.

“He had five knockouts, so I knew I had to respect his knockout power, and he was coming down from light heavyweight to take this fight, so I knew he was the bigger man. I just had to take it to him. No disrespect to him, but I knew I would land a lot of shots. He didn’t have too many fights and I knew my experience would play a role. I don’t want to take anything away from him, but my experience definitely played a big role. My pops (Buddy McGirt) kept telling me to put combinations together and once I did, that’s all she wrote.

His experience probably helped a little bit,” Pietrantonio added. “He was a lot stronger than I thought. I definitely underestimated his punching power. I was told he couldn’t punch. I think I might’ve cracked a rib (in the first round). That slowed me down a little bit. I was trying to work my way inside and wear him down. I thought maybe he’d punch himself out. I was told he didn’t have much punching power, so I underestimated his strength. He’s got some pop. I tried to get my left hook to work.”

In other undercard bouts, Jackie Trivolino (1-1-1) pitched a shutout against featherweight Priscilla Trompowsky (1-3), winning each round en route to a unanimous 4-round decision (40-36, 40-36, 40-36); lightweight Jayme Resnick (2-1) stopped Luquan Lewis (0-6) at 1:152 of the opening round.

CES continues its red-hot September, promoting “School’s In” tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 4) at Twin River in Lincoln, Rhode Island and comes back Friday evening, Sept. 11 in Plymouth (MA) with “A Night To Remember.”

CES’ highest rated fighter, NABF cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey (19-1, 10 KOs), rated No. 3 by the IBF, takes on veteran “Famous” Michael Simms (20-11-2, 13 KOs) in a 10-round, non-title fight Saturday night, September 12 at the Red Lion Hotel in Sacramento, California.

Go to www.cesboxing.com for more information about Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc.

-CES-

MMA Fighter “Little” Patricia Vidonic on Thursday’s FNU Combat Sports Show

Posted on | September 2, 2009 | No Comments

“Little” Patricia is a fierce female MMA fighter who will be participating in what looks to be a groundbreaking new television program called Ultimate Women’s Challenge. She is the featherweight champ in southern Oregon, holding the 145lb belt. She will be fighting at 135 pounds for the show, which will begin filming at the end of September in Florida. Check out the promo for the show and a short video interview with Patricia below:

Follow THIS LINK to listen to the show Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 11:00 PM EST.

Cool Combat Sports Links: Boxing, Wrestling, Mixed Martial Arts (9-02-09)

Posted on | September 2, 2009 | No Comments

Maine signs MMA bill into law

Mixed Martial Arts Film Study 101

Machida draws all foes into his web

MMA on the way in Maine, Wisconsin looks set to follow

Maryland’s First Ever Mixed Martial Arts Event Makes Its Debut in Baltimore

Stockert steps aside as Fruita wrestling coach

Various News: Two Former WWE Stars Backstage At Impact, Bonaduce To Wrestle

MSU hires wrestling, soccer coaches

Ex-wrestling champ Savannah Jack living quiet life in Minneapolis

Ramblings of A Wrestling Fan: What The (horn)Swoggle?

World Wrestling Entertainment’s new media ambition

Pacquiao trainer Roach sounded alarm on Koncz in 2006

Cloud-Dawson: Is It Too Soon for this Fight?

Fort Myers Police Athletic League to host boxing event

Boxer Christy Martin looks for win No. 49 tonight at the New York State Fair

Floyd Mayweather focuses on fight, not legal matters

Gym owners bring back boxing to downtown Brockton

Pacfan sends heartfelt message to his idol, Manny Pacquiao

Let’s Get In On Boxing: Gilbert KO’s Stovall

Boxing legend Roach talks Ortiz

Roach: “He [Pacquiao] is Taking This Fight Too Lightly”

NABF cruiserweight champion Matt Godfrey defends belt Sept. 12 vs. Simms in Sacramento

Posted on | September 2, 2009 | No Comments

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (September 2, 2009) – NABF cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey defends his title against veteran “Famous” Michael Simms in the 12-round main event Saturday night, September 12 at the Red Lion Hotel in Sacramento, California.

NABF champion Godfrey (19-1, 10 KOs) is rated No. 3 by the IBF, as well as WBC #5, WBA #12 and WBO #15. The Providence native, ranked No. 10 by The Ring magazine, has had sensational knockout victories on ESPN Friday Night Fights against Emmanuel Nwodo, Shaun George, and Felix Cora, Jr.

Sims (20-11-2, 13 KOs) was the 1999 World and U.S. amateur light heavyweight champion, defeating current heavyweight title challenger David Haye in the world championship. More recently, Simms fought former world cruiserweight champion Kelvin Davis to a draw, lost a tough 10-round decision in Canada to national hero Troy Ross, winner of The Contender IV television reality series, and dropped world-rated Yoan Pablo Hernandez in an 8-round majority loss in Germany.

“Matt Godfrey is the best cruiserweight in the world,” Godfrey’s promoter Jimmy Burchfield, president of Classic Entertainment and Inc. (CES), said. “We’re trying to keep Matt busy as we look forward to him fighting for a world championship. Simms is a tough guy and Matt’s not looking past him. Simms gave Ross all he could handle, busting up his eyes, for 6-7 rounds. Team Godfrey takes every fight seriously. Inside and outside the ring, I honestly believe Matt Godfrey is what boxing fans want and have been waiting for. He’s a terrific fighter and an even better person.”

Go to www.cesboxing.com for more information about Classic Entertainment and Sports and/or Matt Godfrey.

PureCombat Pre Event Party September 5th at 7pm

Posted on | September 2, 2009 | No Comments

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