SHO Sports Update with Al Bernstein – Lucian Bute vs. Glen Johnson on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 9 p.m.

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FRIENDSHIP FORGOTTEN FOR FIGHT

“Saturday night is business. Glen Johnson is the toughest opponent I’ve faced.” – Lucian Bute

“Fans obviously know they have an exciting fight. The sense of urgency is there.” – Glen Johnson

Friends preparing to become foes,

Lucian Bute and Glen Johnson promise that Saturday’s IBF title fight will produce fireworks in Quebec City.

Saturday, November 5^th – Bute vs. Johnson – Live on SHOWTIME at 9pm ET

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WACH-GAVERN; MAJEWSKI-TORRES THIS SATURDAY NIGHT ON AZTECA AMERICA

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NEW YORK (November 4, 2011)-After a successful debut on October 22nd, the second installment of Star Boxing’s Boxeo Azteca will be Live this Saturday night on Azteca America. The main event features undefeated Heavyweight Mariusz Wach as he takes on Jason Gavern in a twelve round bout for the WBC Intercontinental Championship. In the co-feature, undefeated Middleweight Patrick Majewski will battle Jose Miguel Torres for the NABF & NABO Middleweight titles. The telecast, which will originate from the Mohegan Sun, will be shown live across the United States begin at 10pm (EST). Wach of Krakow, Poland (now residing in North Bergen, New Jersey) has a perfect record of 25-0 with thirteen knockouts has prodigious size as he stands almost 6’8″ and has quality wins over Jonathan Haggler and former Mike Tyson conqueror Kevin McBride. He will be facing the toughest battle of his career when he takes on Gavern, who is known for his toughness and grit. Gavern, 21-8-4 with ten knockouts is no stranger to taking fights on short notice and fighting on the road having fought all over the world. Gavern is coming off a 1st round knockout win over Bobby O’Bannon, a bout which took place on August 20, 2011, and his most notable wins are over Darnell Wilson and Manuel Quezada. Gavern also was impressive in a hard draw against rated Heavyweight Jonathon Banks to a draw May 29th of 2010, in a fight many felt Gavern won. Majewski (17-0, 11 KO’s) is similar to Wach as he is originally from Poland but has settled in Atlantic City and is an exciting brawler in the Middleweight division. Majewski has stepped up the competition with each bout. In his last bout he captured the NABO title with a ten round unanimous decision over Marcus Upshaw. Torres (22-5, 19 KO’s) is a tough Colombian who has fought top competition has fought top competition such as Yudel Jhonson and Joe Greene will be looking to throw his name into the middleweight mix and is coming off a decision win over Jose Antonio Rodriguez on September 30th. The show is promoted by CES Boxing, Global Boxing and Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and will air on Ateca America beginning at 10pm. (Saturday 11/5) Additional Upcoming Star Boxing/Boxeo Azteca shows on Azteca America are: November 19th, December 3rd and December 10th.

Wrestling Links (11-4-11)

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UNI wrestling coach Doug Schwab YouTube Second-year wrestling coach Doug Schwab talks about his young team during media day for the 2011-12 season. See all stories on this topic »

Wrestling still Munoz’s smartest play ESPN (blog) Now let’s hope — for his sake — the former NCAA wrestling champion knows where to draw the line between gamesmanship and game planning. Munoz has done a good job sending mixed messages about what his strategy will be this weekend. … See all stories on this topic »

Disabled in Japan take pride in wrestling AFP TOKYO — With his sleek sunglasses and camouflage pants, Japanese wrestlerMakoto Tsuruzono gives off an air of invincibility as he tries to goad his opponent into attacking him. When the bell rings and the match begins, the unfortunate “Chest Man” can … See all stories on this topic »    AFP

TNA Wrestling: There Was No “Impact” from the Win by Bobby Roode Bleacher Report When I watched Impact Wrestling last night, I felt a little cheated knowing the outcome before the match between Bobby Roode and James Storm even took place. Maybe I need to shy away from other stories by featured columnists or stop reading the wrap … See all stories on this topic »    Bleacher Report

Penn State wrestling welcomes high expectations | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011 … Philadelphia Inquirer In year two, probably at least a year earlier than many expected, Cael Sanderson coached the Penn State wrestling team to a national championship. But as the coach said in his season-opening news conference on Monday: “Last year is last year. … See all stories on this topic »

Wrestling opens season in Mich. The State Press By Kyle Newman November 3, 2011 at 7:24 pm Print This Post The youthful ASU wrestling squad is set to open the 2011-12 season tomorrow at the Eastern Michigan Open in Ypsilanti, Mich. The tournament will serve as the Sun Devils’ first opportunity to … See all stories on this topic »

Penn State Wrestling: Intrasquad Scrimmage Offers Early Look at Team State College News Nico Megaludis (white) and Jordan Conaway (blue) wrestle during their 125-pound match. Megaludis won the match, 5-1. Photo by William Derrick of StateCollege.com. by Greg Pickel Nico Megaludis wasn’t sure what to expect in his first experience as a … See all stories on this topic »

Yankowich to wrestle at Virginia | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-11-04 Philadelphia Inquirer By Evan Burgos Germantown Academy senior Chris Yankowich has made an oral commitment towrestle for the University of Virginia. Yankowich chose Virginia over Bucknell, Duke, and Columbia. His second official visit to Virginia a couple of weeks ago … See all stories on this topic »

Old school, new school wrestlers grapple in West Park backyard school of bumps … Sun-Sentinel A portly, balding guy by the name of Rusty Brooks leans into the corner of the weathered wrestlingring and yells at the two sweaty palookas. “That’s good,” Brooks eggs them on from the darkness. “That’s the way.” You could call it the School of Pain, … See all stories on this topic »

OSU wrestling: Beavers open season ranked No. 18 Corvallis Gazette Times The Oregon State wrestling team is ranked 18th to start the season in the preseason poll released by the National Wrestling Coaches Association on Thursday. The Beavers are the highest ranked Pac-12 Conference team, ahead of No. 21 Stanford. … See all stories on this topic »

PURDY READY TO SEAL LONSDALE BELT ‘DREAM’

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Belt could be his for keeps after the ‘Battle of Essex’

Lee ‘Lights Out’ Purdy says he is not looking past Colin Lynes to a rematch with Denton Vassell – as he wants to secure the Lonsdale belt for keeps on Wednesday night (November 9).

The Colchester man won the British Welterweight title in April, wrestling it from Craig Watson with a fifth round stoppage at the M.E.N Arena in Manchester. Purdy repeated the feat in a July rematch in Oldham in emphatic fashion, and victory live on Sky Sports against Hornchurch’s Lynes at Bethnal Green’s York Hall would mean the 24 year-old kept the famous Lonsdale Belt.

“It’s a dream to win the belt outright and to think that I’ve gone from a Southern Area title loss to winning the Lonsdale Belt is really just a testament to how much work Tony has done with me since I’ve joined with him,” said Purdy. “Since moving there I’ve been sparring with the likes of Lenny Daws, Darren Barker and John O’Donnell and I’ve been learning something every single day since coming into the gym. I’ve got lots more to learn though but I know I’m in the perfect place to do it. I’ll treat this fight like it’s the first fight with Craig Watson and that’s the way it will always be.”

Purdy knows that Lynes will provide a stern test, with the 33 year-old having 44 fights to Purdy’s 19 and over 170 more professional rounds under his belt than the champion. But with gym pal Darren Barker recently taking on pound-for-pound Middleweight king Sergio Martinez in Atlantic City, Purdy believes he’s in the best place to prepare for the Lynes examination.

“He’s been around the block a few times so I know what to expect,” said Purdy. “He likes to work behind the jab and try to outbox me so that’s what we’re working on. He’s had 40-odd fights so he knows his way around the ring but I think my youth and strength will see me through.

“It has been buzzing in here with Darren and the rest of the boys and we’re just one big family, no one fighter gets all the attention so whether it’s Darren’s World title fight or my British title fight, the whole gym just gets on with it and mucks in.”

The victories over Watson looked to have bought Purdy closer to something he has been wanting for a while – a rematch with Denton Vassell. Purdy faced Vassell for the vacant Commonwealth title in Wigan in April 2010, losing to the Manchester man on points. Vassell defends that title for the second time on Saturday night, and Purdy believes he is avoiding giving him a rematch.

“I was hoping to fight Denton again around now but he doesn’t want the fight – I believe his team don’t think that he can beat me now and they’ve swerved me and gone down a different route,” said Purdy. “He’s had a couple of fights since we met and he hasn’t done much in them, didn’t really impress at all and I’ve come off two great wins over Craig.

“I only really had two weeks to prepare for Vassell – don’t get me wrong, I was in good shape as I was getting ready for another fight but it’s still late notice to prepare to face someone at his level but if we meet again it will be for our titles and we’d have proper preparation time for it. Every fighter wants the chance to avenge their defeats and I’m no different.”

Tickets for the ‘Battle of Essex’ between Purdy and Lynes plus the full championship undercard led by Ashley Sexton’s English title defence against Luke Wilton are available from Matchroom Sport on 01277 359900 priced at £35 unreserved, £60 ringside and £100 VIP.

Mirror Man Faces British Champ Leon Williams in Brut Man Up Challenge

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Mixed Martial Arts Links (11-4-11)

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Over 40 and still going strong in MMA Pro MMA Now Alexis Vila is undefeated with 11 wins and no losses in his professional MMA career.. He will turn 41-years-old in March. Photo by Meghan Wonder for ProMMAnow.com In all professional sports once a player hits 40 he or she would be considered … See all stories on this topic »    Pro MMA Now

UFC co-owner Fertitta: Fox deal ‘a huge commercial’ USA Today By Sergio Non, USA TODAY Even after more than a decade of promoting mixed martial arts, Zuffa CEO Lorenzo Fertitta still sees the Ultimate Fighting Championship and the sport in general as a field largely unknown to much of North America. … See all stories on this topic » USA Today

UFC 138′s Mark Munoz Ready To Make History Heavy.com Few fighters across the current landscape of mixed martial arts can claim to have the type of drive and focus possessed by Mark Munoz. The former NCAA Division 1 wrestling champion has parlayed years of success on the mat into a contender-worthy run in … See all stories on this topic » Heavy.com

Fox, UFC look for otherworldly coverage in broadcast debut USA Today 12 Cain Velasquez-Junior dos Santos mixed martial arts debut: “We have to make sure it’s being produced for Martians.” By Michael Hiestand By Jae C. Hong, AP MMA fighter Brock Lesnar will serve as an analyst during Fox’s first UFC broadcast next week. … See all stories on this topic »    USA Today

Former MMA fighter follows dream BG News by Abby Welsh Kyle Manyard was born with a rare condition called congenital amputation, but he didn’t let it hold him back from taking on his dream of fighting mixed martial arts. Takashi Doscher met Manyard in middle school, and they remained friends … See all stories on this topic »

Rashad ‘Suga’ Evans on His Injury Comeback, British Fighters, and MMA in the … Sportsvibe by Joshua Modaberi Rashad ‘Suga’ Evans became one of the most recognisable figures in Mixed Martial Arts after exploding onto the scene in 2005, when he won the reality television show ‘The Ultimate Fighter’. After being awarded a contract in the … See all stories on this topic »

Eddie Alvarez: ‘With Spike TV behind Bellator, watch how good we become’ MMAmania.com Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is one of the best mixed martial artists in the game today. Boasting a record of 22-2, Alvarez has spent the better part of his professional career competing for DREAM and Bellator and has impressive wins … See all stories on this topic »

Former teammate Rashad Evans remarks on Donald Cerrone’s progress in MMA … MMATorch Donald Cerrone’s continued advancement in the sport of mixed martial arts has caught the attention of just about everyone in 2011, and he takes another step forward in his career this December when he takes on Nate Diaz in the co-main event of UFC 141. … See all stories on this topic »    MMATorch

25 Fights That Must Happen in 2012 Bleacher Report As the year comes to an end, the fans and media can reflect back on a banner year that mixed martial arts has bared witness to. We’ve seen a battle of legends as former Pride notables Fedor Emelianenko and Dan Henderson took on one another under the … See all stories on this topic »      Bleacher Report

Fedor-Monson to air on pay-per-view USA Today 1 heavyweight in mixed martial arts for most of the 2000s before his current run of setbacks, Emelianenko hopes to rebound against one of the most experienced fighters in the heavyweight division. Monson, one of the most accomplished grapplers in MMA,… See all stories on this topic » USA Today

The Ghost and The Hunter

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Curtis Ledger / MFC Staff

Jamie “The Ghost” Toney may be best known for his toughness. Let’s face it, the man has been stopped only twice in over 20 professional MMA fights. He’s had literally no amateur experience and very limited access to professional training as he started his fighting career. That being noted, fans may soon know him best for another reason. The Bas-Rutten-trained welterweight is also becoming a reality television star. That’s right, but don’t worry, he won’t be sliding around in mustard, solving gigantic crossword puzzles, or forming fake alliances with ditsy bikini models. It’s not that kind of reality TV. Instead, he’ll be hunting sharks in the depths of the ocean, stalking goats across hot lava rock terrain, and taking down wild boars.

Toney shot his new show, Project Dominion, recently, and the show will be airing on Wild TV and the Outdoor Channel starting December 26th. The show takes a group of travellers and drops them into various environments around Hawaii to hunt, fish, and travel. Viewers will see Toney along side Peter King, a former top-5 surfer in the world, and Dennis Deutsch, a private school principle who is an expert at anything to do with water and fishing. In talking about his show, Jamie Toney expresses the intensity of the experience, “It was unreal. They taught me how to surf, we hunted axis deer, we went cliff jumping and free diving, and we even caught sharks! If you can do it in Hawaii, we did it.”

Not everything went smoothly for the fighter and his crew during filming, however. Jamie almost lost a 3 round decision to the waves. “I almost drowned when we were out there,” explained Jamie, “There were 6’ swells that day. The water was rough…I was getting fatigued.” Despite the setback, the fighter jumped right back into action hunting wild boars.

Jamie made it to the MFC on a balanced record of victories by strikes and submissions, and he didn’t forget about wrestling practice while adventuring in Hawaii either. “I ended up wrestling a boar. I ran in behind it, grabbed its legs, wrestled it to the ground, and held it while the guide talked about it on camera.” The boar wasn’t in the mood for any lay and pray, however, it got up, turned around, and charged the guys. To find out what happens next, fans will have to check out the show.

His development stalking prey comes naturally to this veteran who started hunting from his early childhood. “My dad, he showed me how to hunt. It was something we bonded over. There’s a lot of things me and him don’t have in common, but hunting was something we could share together,” reminisces Toney, “My first gun that my dad bought me for Christmas was a 243.” These days, Jamie Toney has stepped up his firepower, “My favourite gun, which I own back in West Virginia, is a .300 Win Mag. When you shoot something with it, it goes down.”

Opponents better make no mistake. Toney explained he isn’t getting soft just because he’s out adventuring in Hawaii, “Patience and preparation are key in MMA and in hunting. Scouting a fighter is like hunting a bear. I need to know what a bear does, where it likes to roam, what it eats, and all its habits. Patience is essential in both. In hunting, if you make a wrong move, you scare off whatever you’re hunting. In fighting, making a wrong move can cost you the fight.”

As a fighter and a hunter, Jamie is a respectful man. His support for the sport runs deep in his blood, and he reached out to everyone in corporate North America during his interview with the MFC, “It’s really hard to work and be a full-time fighter. If there are companies out there open to it, they should get on board and sponsor some of these guys. If they can help out, help them out – especially these guys out there training hard. If I’d had sponsors early in my career, it would have been a totally different story on some of the outcomes of my fights.”

For a fan looking for a real dude to support in a fight, look no further than a respectful IBEW union electrician with his own adventure hunting show and a fighting style that makes him one of Bas Rutten’s favourite mixed martial artists. In talking about his upcoming fight at MFC 32, Toney sounds confident, “I go into every fight expecting to finish, and I don’t see this fight any other way. I’m going to finish this because that’s what I expect to do and what I train to do. It’s nothing against Cody. I’m not talking smack. That’s just the plan.”

On January 27th, fans can see how well Toney’s plan works during MFC 32 at the Mayfield Event Centre in Edmonton. You don’t hunt sharks or wrestle wild boars without some grit to back it up, so when Jamie steps up to face Cody Krahn, fans have to wonder who should be more concerned – his prey in the wild or his prey in the ring.

Tom Lawlor Gets Honorary Knockout of The Night With The Kap Slap

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CLICK HERE TO SEE AN UNSCRIPTED TUF KNOCKOUT PUNCH TOM LAWLOR LAYS ON DAVE KAPLAN’S CHINNY CHIN CHIN

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