FERTITTA FAMILY PATRIARCH DIES: FRANK FERTITTA, JR. PASSES AWAY AT 70

Posted on | August 21, 2009 | 1 Comment

From left are Frank Fertitta III, Frank Fertitta, Jr., and Lorenzo Fertitta

By: Rich Bergeron

Frank Fertitta, Jr. died suddenly today after a heart surgery procedure at a California hospital. A Las Vegas News Station Broke the story. Fertitta, who is the founder of the now bankrupt Station Casinos spent much of his later years running Fertitta Enterprises, which is at the center of the Xyience, Incorporated bankruptcy scandal. All the glowing obituaries and tributes to this powerful Vegas tycoon will likely forget to mention the man’s roots and what kind of “family” he really came from. I put together a comprehensive piece over at Bleacher Report not too long ago that sheds a great deal of light on the shady side of the Fertitta clan.

I’m not one to dance on anyone’s grave, and my condolences go out to the family, but at the same time I am compelled to make sure the full true story emerges. Frank Junior spent a great deal of his final days trying to make up for his transgressions according to inside sources who knew him. He spent a lot of time in church and gave a great deal to charitable efforts. The most dramatic mystery behind the legendary Frank Fertitta, Jr. was the question of what involvement, if any, he may have had in the death of his former business partner Carl Thomas. Read the Bleacher report story for more on that.

Whatever is said about this man in death, he lived an intriguing life that is worth talking about and looking back on, but only if you embrace the truth and not the fluff pieces that are sure to follow in high praise of a pauper turned prince of a gaming empire.

Ballroom Boxing in Hagerstown August 27th

Posted on | August 21, 2009 | No Comments

In a beautiful facility only one hour from Michael’s, Ballroom Boxing returns on August 27th.

Ballroom Boxing will host its first card in Hagerstown, MD on Thursday, August 27 at Hager House. Three undefeated Beltway Boxers will be headlining the card that features five six-round encounters on this co-promotion with TKO Promotions.

Newly-crowned WBF Americas and NABC Welterweight champion James “Keep ‘Em Sleepin'” Stevenson (10-0, nine KO’s) of Baltimore will battle Tom Joseph of Youngstown, OH (4-2-1). Stevenson is coming off his third-round TKO over Ken Dunham that helped acquire his two titles on July 25 in Baltimore. Joseph was stopped in the first round by Demetrius Andrade on March 6 in Uncasville, CT.

Oxon Hill, MD light heavyweight Alexander “The Great” Johnson returns to action against Ariel “Iron” Espinal of Brooklyn, NY. Johnson (5-0, three KO’s) will fight for the first time since his fourth-round unanimous decision win over Zeferino Albino on August 15, 2008 in DC. This will be Johnson’s first scheduled six-round contest. Espinal (6-9-2, two KO’s) has lost seven straight, including a four-round unanimous decision to Naziyr Bell on August 1 in York, PA.

Also, Edgewood, MD welterweight Emmanuel “Transformer” Taylor (2-0, two KO’s) is slated to be on the card in a four-round bout against an opponent to be named later.

The card will also mark the return of Silver Spring, MD middleweight George “El Gallo” Armenta (12-4, 10 KO’s). Armenta was a very popular boxer in the area who was probably best known for his fourth-round TKO over Dante Craig on a Ballroom Boxing card in March of 2004. Armenta’s last contest was a 10-round unanimous decision loss to Sechew Powell in September of 2004 in New York City.

Armenta’s opponent will be William Johnson of Memphis, TN (9-18-1, three KO’s) who’s last bout was on a Ballroom Boxing card in November of 2008 when he lost by second-round TKO to Joey Gilbert.

There will be two other bouts slated for the card. Undefeated junior welterweight Francisco Contreras of the Dominican Republic (9-0, nine KO’s) returns to a Ballroom Boxing card to face Julian Rodriguez of Mexico (17-16-4, 11 KO’s). Contreras scored a first round knockout over Gustavo Mejia on June 19 at Michael’s Eighth Avenue. Rodriguez will try to bounce back from a fourth-round knockout loss to Juan Ramon Cruz on April 24 in Caguas, PR.

Also, Johnstown, PA cruiserweight Andres Taylor (9-1-1, five KO’s) will face Joseph Harris of Union City, TN (10-8, seven KO’s). Taylor stopped Roy Ashworth in the fifth round on August 1 in York, PA while Harris has a four-bout winning streak but hasn’t fought since April of 2008.

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DEMYSTIFYING THE MAJOR MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT MMA

Posted on | August 21, 2009 | No Comments

By: Rich Bergeron of Fight News Unlimited (unlimitedfightnews.com)

THE FIRST MAJOR MISCONCEPTION: What’s in a Name?

Mixed Martial Arts, as the sport is officially known, goes by only one other officially and universally recognized set of initials: MMA. The sport incorporates a variety of different disciplines with the three most basic and core components being Boxing, Jiu Jitsu, and Wrestling. The best fighters in the business never stop learning new disciplines and styles and can benefit from any fighting background since there are so many ways to win a mixed martial arts fight.

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COOL COMBAT SPORTS LINKS: Boxing, Wrestling, Mixed Martial Arts (8-20-09)

Posted on | August 20, 2009 | No Comments

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Posted on | August 20, 2009 | No Comments

Undefeated Zak Cummings Replaces Injured Evangelista Cyborg In STRIKEFORCE Challengers Main Event Fight With Tim Kennedy

Posted on | August 20, 2009 | No Comments

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, On Friday, September 25

NEW YORK (August 20, 2009)—Undefeated rising mixed martial arts (MMA) star Zak Cummings (10-0) will replace an injured Evangelista Cyborg in the STRIKEFORCE Challengers main event matchup with American military hero Tim Kennedy (10-2) at Tulsa, Oklahoma’s SpiritBank Event Center on Friday, September 25.

“Tim Kennedy sounds like a pretty tough guy and that’s the way I like to fight so it should be a great fight,” said the 25-year-old Cummings, a two-time national junior collegiate qualifier in wrestling for St. Louis Community College – Meramec.

A knee injury forced Cummings to withdraw before the start of the 2006 national tournament and, later, convinced him to return home to Springfield, Missouri where he discovered MMA. He has since regained his health and become well-skilled in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and kickboxing.

Despite his newfound versatility, Cummings credits his untainted success first and foremost to his consistent composure in the cage.

“Some guys get very emotional and some guys want to go out there and hurt people. I’m one of those guys that looks at MMA as a sport and a chess match, just like I look at wrestling,” he explained. “In all my wrestling experiences, I stayed calm throughout any situation that happened. I didn’t get frustrated and I think that’s carried over into my experience in this sport. I keep my cool really well and it’s paid off.”

The 29-year-old Kennedy’s return to action will be his first since he dominated Nick “The Goat” Thompson, stopping Thompson on the ground with an onslaught of punches in the second round (2:37) of their STRIKEFORCE Challengers meeting at ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington.

After spending six years in The United States Army, the last three as a sniper in the Seventh Special Forces Group, Kennedy, a native of San Luis Obispo, California, recently accepted an offer to serve in the Texas National Guard. The career change will allow him the flexibility he needs to pursue his MMA career at a world-class level.

“I don’t think anybody can really plan to see what I’m coming in to do this time,” said Kennedy. “I’m working with the best boxing coaches and training with Mark DeLaGrotte, one of the best MMA striking coaches in the world, so I think that people are going to see a new Tim that they’ve never seen before.”

A graduate of Columbia College in Missouri, Kennedy launched his professional MMA career shortly before enlisting in the military near the end of 2001.

“After 9/11 happened, I wanted to do something for my country,” he explained. “The military is my life. I am going to serve as long as they’ll let me. I’d love to retire in uniform.”

A knee injury Cyborg sustained during a training session last week forced the Brazilian fighter to pull out of the bout with Kennedy.

Tickets for the event, priced from $25, are on sale at the SpiritBank Event Center box office, all

Ticketmaster locations (800-745-3000), Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com), and STRIKEFORCE’s official website (www.strikeforce.com).

SpiritBank Event Center doors will open at 7:15 p.m. CT for the STRIKEFORCE Challengers event and the first preliminary bout will begin at 8:00 p.m.

The live SHOWTIME telecast, which will include up to five bouts, will begin at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).

World championship MMA promotion STRIKEFORCE will produce the event at SpiritBank Event Center along with eXtreme Fighting promoter and five-time world kickboxing champion Dale “Apollo” Cook.

STRIKEFORCE Challengers is a proving ground for up-and-coming MMA fighters. The series is designed to provide today’s top prospects with the opportunity to step-up their level of competition and demonstrate their ability in a nationally televised event.

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About Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a world-class mixed martial arts cage fight promotion which, on Friday, March 10, 2006, made history with its “Shamrock vs. Gracie” event, the first sanctioned mixed martial arts fight card in California state history. The star-studded extravaganza, which pitted legendary champion Frank Shamrock against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Cesar Gracie at San Jose’s HP Pavilion, played host to a sold-out, record crowd of 18,265. Since 1995, Strikeforce has been the exclusive provider of martial arts programming for ESPN and, after 12 years of success as a leading, world championship kickboxing promotion, the company unveiled its mixed martial arts series with “Shamrock vs. Gracie.” In May 2008, West Coast Productions, the parent company of Strikeforce, partnered with Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment (SVS&E), an entity created in 2000 to oversee all business operation aspects of the San Jose Sharks and HP Pavilion at San Jose.

Rage in The Cage Report (8-20-09)

Posted on | August 20, 2009 | No Comments

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Freddie Lerma (150) vs Oscar Rodriguez (155)
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Maria Witt (125) vs Alicia Taccetta (125 ) AZ State Title

Damien Early (155) vs Kristian Miletics(155)
Marco Galindo (145) vs Josh Montano (145)
Gary Lopez (155) vs Roman Baca (155)
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Joe Lugo (125) vs Eddie Vargas (120)
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Tim Cierba (190) vs Steve Farber (190)
Jose Diaz (170) vs Bobby Pomta (170)
Michael Bailey (165) vs Ruben Gonzales (165)
Jeff Anderson (175) vs Guy Norwood (170)
Brian Trubi (190) vs Adrian Grotte (190)
Nico Gonzalez (135) vs Ray Manuel Herrera (135)

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HDNET TO BROADCAST “HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS: K-1 WORLD GRAND PRIX 2009, IN SEOUL”

Posted on | August 20, 2009 | No Comments

HDNet provides exclusive U.S. coverage from the hot spot for Asian MMA – South Korea
Friday, August 21 at 10:00 p.m. ET

WHAT: HDNet will air “HDNet Fights Presents: K-1 World Grand Prix 2009, in Seoul” on Friday, August 21 at 10:00 p.m. ET. The event took place at the Jangchung Gymnasium in South Korea and featured the K-1 Asia Grand Prix.

The 8-man, one-night tournament features rising K-1 stars from Japan, Korea, China, and India – including 21-year-old sensation Singh “Heart” Jaideep – as they vie for a spot in the K-1 World Grand Prix. The event also features 16-year-old Jae Hee Cheon, fresh off an upset win over Kid Yamamoto, against Tae Han Kim in the fight of the night, plus Gokhan Saki faces Pavel Zuravliov in the super fight co-main event.

WHEN: Friday, August 21 at 10:00 p.m. ET
About HDNet
HDNet (www.hd.net, twitter.com/hdnet) is the independent network with unique and provocative content that appeals to men of all ages and is delivered in true high definition.

HDNet is the exclusive, high definition home for popular, original programming, including television’s only HD news feature programs “HDNet World Report,” and the Emmy Award winning “Dan Rather Reports,” featuring legendary journalist Dan Rather. Only HDNet goes beyond the headlines to deliver real news that is redefining the way we look at our world. HDNet News is provocative, sometimes controversial and always relevant – telling the important stories of our time in-depth, with attitude and with independence.

HDNet presents championship sports coverage featuring five regular season games from the Premiere Season of the United Football League. HDNet also features the best of Mixed Martial Arts with its Friday night series, “HDNet Fights” (www.hdnetfights.com, twitter.com/hdnetfights). “HDNet Fights” works with leading MMA promoters including Affliction, DREAM, Sengoku, XFC, M-1, K-1, K-1 Max, MFC, Adrenaline and more. HDNet produces more live Mixed Martial Arts events than any other network and HDNet’s “Inside MMA” is the hottest Mixed Martial Arts program on television, giving MMA fans their weekly fix for everything MMA.

HDNet also delivers the world’s largest and most diverse concert line-up through the HDNet Concert Series. The HDNet Concert Series features leading artists and bands including Coldplay, Gwen Stefani, John Mayer and more. HDNet also features revealing lifestyle programming featuring “Art Mann Presents,” “Vegas Confessions,” “Deadline” and “Get Out!” HDNet is also the exclusive high definition home to critically acclaimed and award winning documentaries as part of the InFocus series. “NASA on HDNet” presents all live shuttle launches through 2010.

Only HDNet Movies (www.hdnetmovies.com, twitter.com/hdnetmovies) delivers exclusive Sneak Previews of new movies before they hit theaters. The HDNet Movies Sneak Preview series features top Hollywood stars in critically acclaimed performances including Gwyneth Paltrow, Joaquin Phoenix, Demi Moore, Michael Caine, Tom Hanks, Vera Farmiga, Parker Posey, Brian Cox, Matthew Broderick, Brittany Snow, Eric Bana, John Malkovich, Emily Blunt and Robin Williams.

Upcoming Sneak Previews include “The Burning Plain” starring Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger.

In addition to being the exclusive home of Sneak Previews, HDNet Movies presents viewers with over one hundred films and an average of twenty-five “HD Premieres” each month. HDNet Movies viewers enjoy the best films from the classics of the 1950s-1970s, to favorite films from the 1980s and 1990s, to recently released theatrical films.

HDNet Movies offers subscribers a premium movie viewing experience in true HD, and more original movies shot entirely in HD than any other network.

Launched in 2001 by Mark Cuban and General Manager Philip Garvin, the HDNet networks are available on AT&T, Charter Communications, Comcast, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Verizon and more than 40 NCTC cable affiliate companies. To receive HDNet information via email simply go to www.hd.net/listpage.

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