TAKEDOWN RADIO REPORT

Posted on | July 30, 2008 | No Comments

Can you feel it? The breath of past Olympians in making its way down the muscled backs of our USA team members as they prepare for Beijing and the 2008 Summer Games. God Bless Team USA.

We’ll be LIVE from our Brute Adidas studios this Saturday for another 2 hours of wrestling talk starting at 9:06 AM CST. Join us for a lively discussion on wrestling. The Olympics are days away and the best America has to offer will be showcasing their talent in Beijing, China. The results of their hard work, determination, and dedication will be evident. We should all take a moment and give thanks and offer a silent prayer to our Team.

This week New NIACC Coach Mark Schwab sits in Steve’s chair on TDR when our guests include-

Russ Camilleri- Olympian and 13 X US National Champion. Russ competed for San Jose State, Air Force in the late 50’s and early 60’s. He was voted OW an amazing 6 different times. We’ll catch up with Russ and find out what prep is like for the Olympics.

Tim Flynn- Head Coach of the Fighting Scots of Edinboro- While the faces change, some move on and others stay to improve their game, Tim Flynn remains the rock at Edinboro. We’ll discuss his incoming class of freshmen and the season that beckons.

Jason Loukides- Head Coach of the Spartans of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In his first season Jason lead his squad to its 100th dual win and 200th dual match since its inception in 1993. Much is expected of the mighty Spartans and we’ll see who will be expected to step up and show their metal this fall.

Frankie “The Answer” Edgar- Asst. Coach of Rutgers- this Toms River joins us to discuss his recent fight. Edgar is no stranger to college wrestling, as he was a four time national qualifier at Clarion University from 2001-05. He won the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) Championship in 2005, reaching the round of 12 in the NCAA Tournament. He was a freestyle All-American in 2004, and he had a career record of 120-29

Jared Shaw- Match Maker for Elite XC will join us to discuss his coming CBS event and the blurring lines between MMA and wrestling. A scheduled three-hour production from the Stockton Arena, starting at 8 p.m. ET with an hour on Showtime followed by two hours live on CBS, is more designed to turn fighters into stars, with the goal of a pay-per-view spectacular by early 2009. It’s set to take place on Oct. 4 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla at the Bank Atlantic Center.

Bas Rutten- Former World Champion and Co-host of the popular HDNet program Inside MMA. Bas will give us his unique insight in to the world of MMA. Never afraid to express himself, Bas is endearing and effusive when making a point. Tune in to see what this TDR regular has to say.

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FIGHTERS WANTED: MMA RECRUITER CLASSIFIEDS

Posted on | July 30, 2008 | 7 Comments

MMA Recruiter.com will be holding a Featured Fighter Contest for August 2008. All active fighters are welcome to submit their information. Winners receeive exposure and prizes!

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205lb – Effingham, IL – Aug 16th
Aug 16, 2008

Mercenary Promotions is looking for an Amateur 205lb MMA Fighter to fill a spot on their upcoming fight card August 16th in Effingham, IL. Opponent is Louis Dewerht, 6’3″ 205lb making his debut.
If interested please call 618-780-5939 or e-mail at toddangel50@yahoo.com

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Pro – Dallas, TX – Aug 29th
Aug 29, 2008

SWC is looking for Pro MMA Fighters to fill spots on their upcoming fight card in Dallas, TX on August 29th. Pro fighters wanting to make their debut are welcome to inquire.
If you are interested in fighting on this card contact:
Davis
davis@swcmma.com
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Ammys – Akron, OH – Sept 11th
Sep 11, 2008

Barley Brawls is looking for Male and Female Amateur MMA Fighters to fill spots on their upcoming fight card September 11th in Akron, OH. All weight classes needed. Fighters must be with in driving distance.

If you are interested in fighting on this card contact:

russ halsey
Phone = 330-571-0330
E-mail = painheadquarters@live.com
website = www.x-tremefitness.biz

QUEZADA VS. WILLIAMS SET FOR TACHI PALACE BOUT IN LATE AUGUST

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WBC CABOFE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
MANUEL “EL TORO” QUEZADA

WBC CABOFE Heavyweight champion, Manuel “El Toro” Quezada (23-4, 15 KO’s), will square off against Arthur Williams (44-15, 30 KO’s) in a ten round bout scheduled for August 21, 2008 at the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore CA.

Quezada, who’s riding a 12 fight winning streak, is eager to get back in the ring and climb up the heavyweight rankings. “This fight is one more step toward my goal of becoming a world champion.” said Quezada, “Williams has a lot of experience and I’m looking forward to a great fight. I’ve been working hard in the gym, and it’s been paying off come fight night. The fact that I’m sparring and doing well with Malik Scott and other top heavyweights, gives me confidence in my ability to climb up the rankings. I’m going to continue to press forward and make this fight exciting.”

This fight is brought to you by the Tachi Palace Casino in association with Goossen Tutor Promotions. For ticket information call the Tachi Palace Box Office at (559) 924-7751 or Tickets.com call Center at 1(800) 225-2277

FELON: A NEW FILM WITH TONS OF GREAT FIGHT SCENES

Posted on | July 30, 2008 | No Comments

Visit the website to view the trailer and more information

http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/felon/

NOW IN THEATERS

Val Kilmer, Stephen Dorff and Director Waugh

By: Danny Serratelli

A groundbreaking new film that exposes the flaws of the countries penal system, the realities of prison life as well as groundbreaking fight scenes. In addition to a learning experience the film features fight scenes unlike anything ever done before on film. According to Dorff, who was a participant in many fight scenes in the film, the fights were not choreographed like they are in other films and often turned into practically real fights. Several mixed martial arts competitors were featured in the film including Mike Seal and Joey Villasenor as well as several fighters, who have trained at Georges St. Pierre’s gym in New Mexico.

(Synopsis) Wade Porter (Stephen Dorff) lives a modest but comfortable life with a young family, a fledgling business and a promising future ahead. But in an instant, his life, and that of everyone he loves is threatened and possibly gone forever when he’s convicted of killing a man while protecting his fiancée, Laura (Marisol Nichols) and their three year old son. In just 24 hours, the unimaginable conditions of a new world order begin to take hold. Violence is the answer to everything and, even for Laura, what it means to fight for your life – alone – becomes all too real.

Sentenced to Corcoran State Prison, Wade ends up in a hellish facility run by Lt. William Jackson (Harold Perrineau), known as the SHU (Security Housing Unit) where the inmates are brutal but far less deadly than the guards. His cellmate, John Smith (Val Kilmer) is a stone cold prison legend, a ‘lifer’ and a man once devastated so completely that he has nothing left to lose and acts accordingly. An unlikely bond develops between the two men as Wade struggles to survive, having to put his own life – and the possibility of ever being freed – in relentless jeopardy.

Ric Roman Waugh wanted to make a film that was true to life, and he did not pull any punches or take the easy way out with his directorial debut in “Felon.” Many of the issues confronted in the movie are situations that the general public may not be familiar with, however despite the fact that the film is not based on any particular “true” story; this story is the truth about what can happen to anyone’s life once they are in “the system.

Early on in the film Wade Porter, a hard working family man, is confronted with a situation in which he feels his family is at risk. Cooper makes sure his fiancée and child are safe as he checks the house with a baseball bat in case of violence. Wade spots a man in his house and the intruder makes a run for it. The intruder reaches for something and Wade immediately smashes the man’s head with the baseball bat. The intruder falls in a lifeless clump to the floor when Wade realizes that he has just killed the man. Upon inspection of the man’s clothing Wade discovers that the man was reaching for only his wallet and not a gun or a knife.

The story then shows how one action that lacks any premeditation or malicious intent can lead to a chain reaction of bad circumstances that have the potential to spiral anyone’s life out of control. The film struck close to home for me due to the fact that I know a man who was in a situation similar to the one Wade was placed in. When he felt his family was at risk and the person who posed a threat to his family appeared to reach for something, he, like Porter in the film struck with a baseball bat. Unlike the victim of Wades swing, the man lived and eventually the charges were dropped. The man who hit him is now an attorney at law. The attorney could have easily ended up on the same path as Wade in the movie. The film depicts how easy it is for anyone’s life to stray from how it is planned and how minor circumstances and details can make all the difference in the world.

Director, Waugh did his homework before starting this project when he became a volunteer parole officer for the state of California while doing research and preparing to make this film. The film was very respectable in that it did not have the need to always be politically correct. The film also did not have the feel that it was only seeking commercial successes and it did not fit within the stereotypes of most prison films.

Many filmmakers conform to give films the Hollywood effect as stories are dummied up for the average filmgoer to understand and to get into the movie; however with Felon the cast and crew disregarded many film cliché’s to pay attention to staying true to prison life. Dorff’s Wade Porter seems to be an everyman that many men can easily relate to early on in the film, however, his life quickly spirals out of control because of bad luck and the way “the system” works.

The public defender in the movie explains to Wade what the unfortunate realities of the criminal justice system are and he agrees to take a deal he is offered. Wade and his fiancée had the money to pay a lawyer and it is curious that they never consulted with a criminal defense attorney. The film screamed out why good criminal defense attorneys are very necessary in society. The film shows, true to life that you can follow all the rules, but one mistake and everything positive a person had done up until that point can turn out to count for nothing.

Kilmer and Dorf both relied heavily on Waugh’s research and experience with the prisons also delivered solid performances. The film did bring back memories of the popular hit HBO series OZ. Despite another strong performance by Harold Perrineau, who played Lieutenant Jackson, the fact that Perrineau was a main character in both Felon and OZ albeit on opposite ends of the equation it made it feel a bit like an episode of OZ.

Nate Parker has a smaller role as the young impressionable guard who doesn’t want to sell his soul. Director, Waugh admitted that a year from now he probably would not have been able to get the rising star Parker. Waugh belives that Parker is on course to being a big star and even compared him to a young Denzell Washington.

While it appears that Kilmer’s character of Smith is not given enough screen time or enough back story, Waugh said that was intentional because he wanted the Smith character to be more of an enigma. Kilmer is one of the best and most under appreciated actors of his generation and he is as charismatic as he is talented.

Waugh also casted several MMA fighters like Mike Seal and Joey Villasenor and pointed out that mixed martial arts are getting big amongst the gangs in jails as mixed martial artists generally make good street fighters. Waugh pointed out that Georges St. Pierre fights out of a New Mexico gym close to where much of the film was shot and good MMA fighters are getting big in prison gangs.

The film didn’t have many of the luxuries it could have been afforded if they had more time to shoot and a bigger budget, but in the end it was as real as it gets. As Dorff explained, it wasn’t a bunch of ghetto looking famous guys at the Paramount lot, but authentic gang members and ex-cons shot in real jails. Most were real inmates and former gang members. Dorff bonded with many of the men on the set and even had one of them tattoo him… twice. He also received an executive producer credit on the film, and said that he is always grateful to have the opportunity to attach himself to good projects and help get them made.

The fight scenes in the movie looked very real and Dorff explained to that they were shot unlike any he has ever done in the past. Rather than choreographing everything, these were free for all real fights and the action was furious. Dorff was happy and surprised that he made it through shooting relatively injury free. Dorff also found it considerably surprising having suffered injuries in much less physically demanding roles.

Dorff also agreed with the director and Kilmer in his sentiments that the release of this film was very timely. The movie clearly exhibits how the penal system in this country does not rehabilitate anyone and how good people can have their lives destroyed in a system that is very unforgiving.

Andrade feels Golden

Posted on | July 29, 2008 | No Comments

BEIJING (July 29, 2008) – Reigning AIBA World welterweight champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade is prospecting for gold in China. The 20-year-old from Providence isn’t there to visit the The Great Wall, purchase a Ming vase in the Temple of Heaven, picnic in Tian’anmen Square, or cruise down the Yangtze River.

Andrade is Team USA’s most promising hope to medal in the Olympic boxing competition. “It’s crazy,” he said right before leaving Colorado Springs training camp, “but everything’s good. I’m relaxed, stayed out of the public eye, and have remained focused on winning a gold medal. I’m not happy just being in The Olympics, or even winning a silver or bronze medal; I’m going for gold.”

His gold medal performance at this year’s AIBA World Championships catapulted him into the No. 1 ranking in the world at 152-pounds. Andrade’s toughest competition figures to come from Asian champion Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (Kazakhstan), World Championships silver medalist Non Boonjumnong (Thailand), as well as bronze medalists Adem Kilicci (Turkey) and Hmati Silamu (China), European champion Andrey Balnov (Russia), and of course, Cuba’s representative, Carlos Banteur.

The Olympic draw doesn’t matter to him because Demetrious believes he’s the best 152-pound amateur in the world. He defeated Boonjumnong and Kilicci in the World Championships. “Nobody they put in front of me can beat me,” a confident Andrade offered. “Only the judges can beat me and I’m not going to let them. I’m going to take the other fighters and judges out of it by beating my opponents so badly that they can’t take a decision away from me. I’ll stay on the outside, use my tough defense, and not allow any cheap shots. I’ve been fighting internationally for awhile and I’ve been robbed a few times. But I can’t let anybody beat me in The Olympics.

“I’d prefer to get the tougher guys out early – second or third round – and have one less contender for the medal rounds. I really don’t know or care who I draw. Everybody else is fighting for second place.”

Proud to represent the red, white and blue, “Boo Boo” has dreamed about boxing in the Olympics since he first laced-up a pair of gloves. He is a two-time U.S. National Championships winner and double National Golden Gloves champion who cruised through the U.S. Boxing Trials preceding the World Championships.

“It feels good to be called an ambassador,” Andrade reflected. “I used to be a little kid dreaming of being in the Olympics and now I’m talking to kids with the same dream. I tell them to never let anybody say no to their dreams. It feels great to represent the United States, Rhode Island, Providence, family and friends.

“I haven’t worried about anything. Inside the ring is another environment with just you and your opponent. I’ve been focusing on the physical part of boxing. My (co-coaches) dad (Paul Andrade) and Dave Keefe have helped me all of the other stuff.

Impacted wisdom teeth and the best amateur boxers in the world couldn’t stop Demetrius at the World Championships. Now, he’s digging deep for gold in China.

Andrade boxes out of the 401 Boxing Club in Cranston (RI). Go on line to www.boobooboxing.com for more information about Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade.

-DA-

EUROPEAN BOXING NEWS

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Newly crowned EBU heavy champ Sinan Samil Sam relinquished the title rather than go through with the rematch against Italian Paolo Vidoz. It will now be Vidoz vs Brit Matt Skelton for the vacant title with September 8 at noon as deadline for purse bids or agreement.

EBU cruiser champ Jean Marc Monrose make a voluntary defence against Marco Huck in Germany September 20. A likely site for this fight is Bielefeld.

IBF middleweight king, Arthur Abraham´s next fight, a mandatory defence against Raul Marquez, will if an agreement can be reached or if Sauerland Event wins purse bids go ahead October 4.

Mikkel Kessler´s mandatory defence of the WBA supermiddleweight title against Danilo Haussler will take place on either of the above mentioned shows.

The champ comes home: WBA ruler Andreas Kotelnik fights for the first time as a pro at home in Lviv, Ukraine, September 13 when he defends the title against Japanese Norio Kimura.

While October 10 (in Maribor, Slovenia) is the working date for Jackson Osei Bonsu´s defence of the EBU title against Jan Zaveck the champion´s team disagree with the date and wants to have the fight in September. The reason is that Jackson is very close to a WBC eliminator or a world title shot of some kind. The Lotto Arena in Antwerp is booked for November 11 but if there will be a fight with “Sugar” Jackson remains to be seen.

Danish supermiddle Rudy Markussen, inactive since losing to Sergey Tatevosyan in 2006, is having talks with Sauerland Event about a comeback.

WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS

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July 28, 2008 – Mexico City.

From WBC President Jose Sulaiman:

“I am a friend of Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu, the new President of AIBA (International Amateur Boxing Association), and have a lot of respect for him and his principles of honesty, integrity and impartiality, as well as his striving for the best in his organization.

“I am suggesting to President Wu that he take a very important step in the history of amateur boxing, which is to warn the ring officials that will work in the coming Olympic Games in Beijing, China, to devote themselves absolutely to the principles of honesty, impartialitiy, competency, and loyalty to the AIBA institution, and that those who do not should be eliminated from the Olympic Games and never be appointed officially by AIBA again.

“I believe strongly in Dr. Wu’s honestly and intregrity, and am confident that he will work very hard to erase the apparent corruption that has existed in the past with some of AIBA’s ring officials and hurt many innocent boxers and nations who have deserved to win medals with their actions in the ring only to see them given to others because of the judges.

“I wish the best Olympic boxing games ever for Dr. Wu, and wish him good luck next month.

“The WBC will hold its 46th annual world convention in Chengdu, China, from November 2 – 8 after the Olympic Games that will end in August.

“The WBC regrets to announce the passing away in London, England, of Mrs. Edward Thangarajah on Sunday, July 27, and declares today a day of mourning in the WBC. She was the wife of our dear member of the Board of Governors, Edward Thangarajah.

“Mrs. Thangarajah devoted her life for the love and care of her dear family, and lived with a passion and devotion to Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church.

“May she rest in everlasting peace, and may God bring to our dear Edward and his family a prompt resignation to such a deep sorrow.

“All of the members of the Board of Governors and myself have the closest friendship and empathy for the Thangarajah family and especially for our colleague, who is one of the most loyal WBC members ever.”

RAMPAGE TO FIGHT WANDERLEI IN NOVEMBER?? UPDATE ON FORMER CHAMP’S MENTAL STATE

Posted on | July 29, 2008 | No Comments

JOSH GROSS DETAILS THE RAMPAGE JACKSON BREAKDOWN AFTERMATH

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