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Mixed Martial Arts Links (7-24-11)

Posted on | July 24, 2011 | No Comments

MMA: The ‘Polish Hammer’ triumphs at Rama
Globe and Mail
Fighting after the death of a close friend, Canadian Chris (The Polish Hammer) Horodecki persevered to win a unanimous decision over Chris Saunders on Saturday at the Bellator 47 mixed martial arts event at Casino Rama. Known for his precision striking 
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Globe and Mail
Nate Marquardt vs. Paul Daley: Head-to-Toe Breakdown
Bleacher Report
With Nate Marquardt finally finding a home with the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts (BAMMA), speculation has already begun over what intriguing fights could be next for the former UFC star. One name that comes to mind is the hard hitting Paul
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Bleacher Report
Locals carry new MMA promoter debut KEEPING SCORE Tom Robinson
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP – The debut of Mixed Martial Arts and the Mohegan Sun Arena July 16 was playing to relatively mixed reviews. Jeremiah Wells, back, and Dave Spadell, compete in the first bout of MMA fighting Saturday night at Mohegan Sun Arena at 
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Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
Gina Carano Video: Watch the Movie Trailer Starring the Face of Women’s MMA
Bleacher Report
Gina Carano has been called the face of women’s MMA because of her stellar fighting style and her appeal to the masses, but now it looks like she is venturing into the movie world. Her MMA career has gone down the toilet since her loss to Cristiane 
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Diamond MMA: Providers of the strongest cups on the planet
aroundtheoctagon
MMA has become very very popular in the last 5-8 years. Ever since the infamous battle between Stephan Bonnar and Forrest Griffin at the conclusion of the first season of the Ultimate Fighter,mixed martial arts and the UFC has been on a fast track to 
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Q&A: The Mixed Martial Arts And Crafts Of Kurt Angle
The Big Lead
Largely filmed in Pittsburgh and scheduled for release in September (from Lionsgate), the movie delves into the sport of mixed martial arts as seen through the personal struggles and triumphs of two brothers and their father. Angle spoke with Big Lead 
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Last updated at 6:01 PM on 23rd July 2011
Daily Mail
The mixed martial arts world is rallying round to help leading fight doctor, Alex Constantinides, whose wife and three children died on Tuesday when they swept down a creek after their vehicle plunged off a section of a washed out highway. 
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Daily Mail
 

Behind The Dana White-Frank Shamrock Twitter Beef
SB Nation
Jul 23, 2011 – In 1997 Frank Shamrock relocated to Sunnyvale, California, and essentially created the now thriving mixed martial arts scene in the San Jose area. That’s what happened in those days when a world class fighter moved into your town 
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Search Past 7 days Archives
Boston Herald (blog)
Camp’s been a lifelong fan of mixed martial arts and trains with Team Link. He got experience working with the National Amateur Fight League as well as Warriors in Combat. Putting together his first show, titled “Return of the Warriors”, 
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Tom Gavrilos Mixed Martial Arts Fight July 14 2011‏ – YouTube
“Tom Gavrilos has spent over a decade studying various Martial Arts. He currently holds a Professional MMA record of 4-0, all of his fights ending in the 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqkLD3tiNzQ
 

Training for Success: Mixed martial arts gym opens in Mt. Pleasant 
Unleashed MMA owner Daniel Lenhart, 23, works with gym member Jon Jankowski Wednesday night at 606 W. Pickard. “All I do is guide them. 
themorningsun.com/articles/2011/07/…/srv0000012456154.tx…

 

SUMMER, 2011 FNU RING GIRL CONTEST VIDEO

Posted on | July 23, 2011 | No Comments

GO TO http://www.unlimitedfightnews.com/summer2011ringgirls.htm TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE CONTESTANT

Boxing Links (7-23-11)

Posted on | July 23, 2011 | No Comments

Amir Khan – Zab Judah: Prediction for Tonight’s Fight (Boxing)
International Business Times
Non-heavyweight divisions have proven to be the more entertaining and more competitive of the boxing divisions over the years. Saturday night in Las Vegas will be another example of two top-quality boxers squaring off in what should be a competitive
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International Business Times
Mick Hennessy’s Weigh-In Blast For Dereck Chisora
BoxingScene.com
By Terence Dooley Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora spearhead boxing’s return to terrestrial TV when meeting for Chisora’s British and Commonwealth heavyweight crowns in a bout that was hit with a weigh-in face-off ban by the BBBoC due to the bad blood 
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Boxer Iannuzzi makes life change, discovers ring opportunities
Tbo.com
Two months later, Iannuzzi, a rising talent in boxing’s cruiserweight division, was cleared of any wrongdoing, compelling him to alter his life. “Everybody I meet, everybody I talk to, I treat them equally,” the Tampa boxer said. “It doesn’t matter. 
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Klitschko vs. Klitschko isn’t going to happen
Los Angeles Times
(Natalia Kolesnikova / AFP/Getty Images) By Bill Dwyre In the sport of boxing, there are thousands of sideshows and two real issues: Will Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao ever fight each other, and will the Klitschko brothers ever do the same? 
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Dana White: ‘Floyd Mayweather is what’s wrong with boxing
msnbc.com
And he’s argued with Mayweather in the past about boxing vs. mixed martial arts, at one point challenging Mayweather to get into the UFC ring with one of his fighters, which Mayweather did not accept. Then on Wednesday White appeared on WFAN in New 
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Anthony Dirrell Stops Engel; Elegele Drops Shocker
BoxingScene.com
It was a quick night for the 2004 US Boxing Olympian, who scored a second round knockout of Kevin Engel in the main event of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights at the Morongo Casino in Cabazon, California. While the outcome was never in doubt, the ending left a 
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ACROSS the BIG SKY
Great Falls Tribune
BUTTE — A boxer was awarded a technical knockout after his opponent was arrested in the middle of the fight for allegedly making an obscene gesture to the crowd. Brock Aleksich was boxing Bobby Moreno in an outdoor ring in Butteon Thursday night when 
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Shore’s Wise leads boxers into New York ring
Tasley Eastern Shore News
To the boxing community the area that rests peacefully along the New York State Thruway is the home of legendary boxing trainer Cus D’Amato, who developed and guided the careers of Floyd Patterson, Jose Torres and Mike Tyson. Farther up the thruway is 
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Yonkers boxing legend finally gets appropriate memorial
The Journal News | LoHud.com
Matt Hogan, left, a great-grandson, and Michael Hogan, a grandson to the late Yonkers boxinglegend Michael Hogan, look at a copy of a newspaper article displayed Friday during the dedication of Hogan’s new gravestone. / Matthew Brown/The Journal News 
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Jerusalem boxing club brings together Jews, Arabs | The Associated 
By The Associated Press
When Gershon Luxemburg started his boxing club 30 years ago, he was looking to build champions, not bridges. But thanks to a loyal cadre of Jewish and Arab fighters who flock to his stuffy gym inside a converted underground bomb shelter 
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Wrestling Links (7-23-11)

Posted on | July 23, 2011 | No Comments

Impact Wrestling: Lots of TV time for the Knockouts
Baltimore Sun (blog)
If seeing the TNA Knockouts on your TV screen is your idea of a good time, then you probably enjoyed Thursday night’s episode of Impact Wrestling. The Knockouts were all over the show. Tara and Miss Tessmacher won the Knockouts tag team title from 
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The puma-wrestling Amazon wild man
BBC News
It took him an hour to wrestle Roy back to his cage. “Weren’t you worried about being bitten?” I asked. He smiled and shook his head. “Roy was a racist puma,” he explained reasonably. “He only harmed Bolivians. Once he ate a local man’s spleen. 
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BBC News
Featherston: Wrestlers‘ gold
Wairarapa Times Age
Blind wrestler Clinton Davies is the latest Kiwi wrestler to have launched a medal-winning career on the mat from a humble tin shed in Featherston. Davies, 28, took up the sport on a whim after settling in the small Wairarapa town with his family about 
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Wairarapa Times Age


 

WWE News: WWE’s Storylines Bring New Meaning to Men’s Soap Opera
Bleacher Report
For many fans of the WWE and wrestling in general, explaining what wrestlingmeans to them is as easy as describing a soap opera for men, with a lot more fistfights. While this was always a backhanded way of explaining it to people who describe the 
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Bleacher Report
Wrestlers in MMA: Why Their Dominance Is Temporary
Bleacher Report
People are making a lot of noise these days about how wrestlers are ruining mixed martial arts. Many of the casual fans don’t like watching wrestlers compete because they find the fights boring. Unfortunately for these people, wrestlers are a dominant 
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Wrestling‘ with relationships
The Telegram
Tony Nappo (in red) stars as pro wrestler Dark Thunder in the Pope Productions film “Beatdown,” written and directed by St. John’s native Deanne Foley and filmed in St. John’s last month. — Submitted photo Deanne Foley is the latest filmmaker to have 
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The Telegram
Pro wrestler Ric Flair, 62, to step back in ring
Jackson Clarion Ledger
Ric Flair, the 62-year-old professional wrestler whose trademark “Wooooo!” catchphrase and Nature Boy nickname helped make him one of the most recognizable athletes in the US, says he plans to step back in the ring for a match this fall. 
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Nine Utah wrestlers earn All-America at nationals
Salt Lake Tribune (blog)
Nine wrestlers placed at the competition — making them All-Americans — and the team doubles their medal count from last year with 10. The headliner was Jacob Falk, a wrestler who graduated last month from West Jordan High. 
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WWE: “Big Sexy” Unhappy? Roles Kevin Nash Can Play in the WWE.
Bleacher Report
According to a report Thursday from The Wrestling Observer, Nash is unhappy with his role in the WWE. One of the greatest icons wrestling has ever produced and former six-time World Champion, Kevin Nash, finally spoke up against his inactive role in 
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Bleacher Report
Wrestling legend Hart in town for Smackdown
Tribune Review
It’s been 14 years since Hall of Fame professional wrestler Bret Hart has been to Pittsburgh to step inside of a ring, but his passion for wrestling is as strong as ever. Twelve hours earlier, Hart was in San Diego for a public appearance, 
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British wrestling posters | MetaFilter
To see some names that had success in the American pro-wrestling scene after they were in these fights in England reminds me of where and how the sport 
www.metafilter.com/105748/British-wrestling-posters

 

Ring of Fire Newsletter

Posted on | July 23, 2011 | No Comments

MMA COMMUNITY STEP UP AN SUPPORT ONE OF OUR OWN:

FUNDRAISING CALL TO ARMS!

As many of you already know, Tuesday morning July 19, 2011 Dr. Alex Constantinides, affectionately known as ‘Doc’ in the MMA community suffered an unimaginable tragedy.

While camping in Wyoming the family’s campsite was hit with a flash flood.  In leaving the area their van plunged into a washout and Laurel Constantinides and their three daughters Hanah, 8, Zoe, 5, and Lucia 2 lost their lives.
There are two ways that we can help make certain that the love of Laurel, Hanah, Zoe and Lucia continues to affect many lives for years to come.  In lieu of sending flowers please take time to go to www.halfthesky.org and make a donation in the name of the Constantinides family.  This is an organization that offers care for China’s orphaned children.  The front page of their site has a “Donate Now” button.
Please give all you can so that others may benefit from the passion of the Constantinides family.  Additionally, www.ChineseChildren.org is the website associated with the Chinese Children Adoption International where Laurel Constantinides worked.  This website also has a donation button and anything that can be donated in the name of the Constantinides family will ensure that their passion continues too benefit others.
Additionally, this Saturday July 23, at the Fight 2 Win MMA event, UFC fighters; Shane Carwin, Brendan Schaub, Duane Ludwig, Nate Marquardt and Eliott Marshall will be signing autographs for donations from 6 to 7pm at with all proceeds going to the Dr. Alex Family Memorial.

ROF 41 Fighter Close Up:

KRIS HOCUM BACK ON TRACK

 

After losing a split decision back in February to Cody Mumma, Kris Hocum is eager to get back in the cage and prove he has what it takes to fight and win. Hocum will look to make a name for himself come August 20, when he squares off with Jeff Estrada at Ring of Fire 41: Bragging Rights

Kris is originally from Upton, California, but he has called Fort Collins, CO his home for the better part of two decades.  It was in Ft. Collins that he began wrestling, playing lacrosse and football, and eventually becoming the 2002-3 Colorado State Wrestling Champion at 171 lbs.  After high school, Kris attended and wrestled for the Air Force Academy for one year before transferring to CSU. “When I came back to Ft. Collins is when I started training jujitsu with Kenny Burkes, and it was just kind of an easy transition from wrestling to jujitsu,” he said.  “I kind of had the base already, but still had the competition in my system and needed to keep doing something.” But this would be short lived as he was sidelined by an injury(what injury) and forced to take some time off.

After a four-year hiatus due to health issues, Hocum has been training at Trials MMA under Ed Herman and Ryan Shultz.  While training at Trials, he said he can feel his game get better and better, and also has had the opportunity to train with some of the UFC’s top fighters, like Chris Leben.  Hocum said  surrounding himself with better fighters, can only make him a better fighter.

 

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MAX MUSCLE NEWS:

Parker GRAND RE-OPENING,  MM GROUPON

Come to Max Muscle Parker July 23, meet UFC heavyweight Shane Carwin. We’ll have food from the Egg and I, free Max Muscle product samples, Big Air jumper for the kids, enter to win a 42″ big screen TV, live bands, freebies and discount coupons from our vendors.

 

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Don’t miss this event, Shane Carwin will be there from 11-4 so come get your signed autograph picture. Max Muscle Parker will be open 9am-6pm.

 

 

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Mixed Martial Arts Links (7-23-11)

Posted on | July 23, 2011 | No Comments

Hard-working Voelker plugs away at side gig
Yahoo! Sports
I put in 50, 60 hours a week (at my job) and that limits what I can do. “If I can keep this up, maybe I can put myself into position to take my shot at it.” Kevin Iole covers boxing and mixed martial arts for Yahoo! Sports. Follow him on Twitter. 
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Yahoo! Sports
Comic-Con 2011: Soderbergh goes ‘Haywire’ for MMA
Los Angeles Times
“Haywire,” the new film from Steven Soderbergh, casts mixed martial arts star Gina Carano as a take-charge woman who’s not afraid of a fight — just as Carano wasn’t afraid to perform her own stunts. Carano, whom Soderbergh discovered on a random 
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British promoter signs Nate Marquardt
USA Today
The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts has added Marquardt to its roster, the UK promotion announced today. The Ultimate Fighting Championship released Marquardt last month after he failed to get medical clearance for a June 26 main event in 
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Sonnen is back and as mouthy as ever
Yahoo! Sports
Sports 12 hours, 10 minutes ago Chael Sonnen was a guy who took a decade to become an “overnight sensation” in mixed martial arts. But almost as soon as his unexpected star turn came, his world started crumbling down. Sonnen, 34, had been around the 
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Yahoo! Sports
 

Fedor Emelianenko and the Stereotypical Stubbornness Behind Russia’s Greatest 
Bloody Elbow
by Leland Roling on Jul 22, 2011 3:01 PM EDT in Strikeforce Analysis In a little over one week, PRIDE’s greatest champion and one of mixed martial arts‘ greatest of all-time fighters, Fedor Emelianenko, will step into the cage at the Sears Centre in 
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Couture Fight Findings: Calgary Commission Misses Point in Backing Official
The Province (blog)
Doing so would satisfy those who believe he has no business officiating mixed martial arts events – a population I’ma part of – and give the CCSC footing in their support of Mr. Koivisto moving forward. Here’s the twist… the sad, unfortunate, 
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Arlington-based arena kicks off 11th MMA fight card tonight
Fort Worth Star Telegram
What: 10 MMA bouts, including the main event featuring bantamweight champ Steve Peterson vs. Alex Russ Have more to add? News tip? Tell us By Tobias Xavier Lopez It’s a block party, a mixed martial arts bazaar and most importantly a consistent home for 
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
 

MMA style fighting comes to Fort Hood in Army Championships
KCEN-TV
The army’s top Mixed Martial Arts or MMA fighters are competing in the 2011 Army Combatives Championships. On the mat, it’s 10 grueling minutes of grappling, kicking, and hitting, but these 410 competitors aren’t professional fighters. 
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MMA’s Kenny Florian: What Does the Future Hold?
Bleacher Report
While he’s been able to have a solid Mixed Martial Arts career and has some impressive wins over the likes of Takanori Gomi and Roger Huerta—and an impressive submission victory over Clay Guida—he has come up short in two title fights against Sean 
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Bleacher Report
 

UFC Hall of Fame: 25 Future Inductees
Bleacher Report
Belfort has had a storied mixed martial arts career and at one point manage to capture a UFC championship. It’s clear that the promotion still thinks very highly of Vitor, as they granted him a middleweight title shot earlier this year, despite him not 
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Video: Nate Marquardt “My Testicles Work” Extended Inside MMA Interview

Posted on | July 22, 2011 | No Comments

BAD BLOOD MUAY THAI

Posted on | July 22, 2011 | No Comments

Bad Blood #13, SATURDAY, JULY 23rd
Broadway Recreation Center
59 E Broadway Rd
Mesa, AZ

Tickets on sale soon.

Doors open: 5PM Fight Time: 6PM

Arizona’s Bad Blood Muay Thai is proud to announce their upcoming show. It will be a FULL night of action packed Muay Thai bouts.

Fight Card

USMTA Regional Championships ( 5X2 ) with elbows

153: Damian Early ( AZ ) vs Derek Formoso ( CA )
172: Nick Harrington ( AZ ) vs Jason Parks ( CA )

USMTA Arizona State Championship ( 5X2 ) with elbows

137: Aldo Escudero vs Johan Villamor

Undercard

122: Frankie Chavez vs Josh Medlin
102: Athena Austin vs Rhea Fantonilla
137: Danny Hamamoto vs Travis Clay
112: Shelly Deldridge vs Courtney Rowland
147: Luis Antonio Romero vs Joey Miolla
125: Marilyn Crabtree vs Terry Hall
142: David Gil-Garcia vs Cory Grant
153: Micah Brand vs CJ Turner
165: Anthony Duran vs Rodolfo Rameriz
137: Jon Sanchez vs Nico Galsim
186: Nick Rita vs Eddie Uguarte

Young Blood

125: John Bruer ( AZ ) vs Nathan Ward ( CA ) USMTA JR Regional Championship ( 5X2 )
110: Anthony Fonash vs Destry Dalrymple

Alternates:

Kyle Kaimiola 160
Mike Ellison 159
Moses Lopez 145
Tyler Bustoz 130

Fight card subject to change

For more information visit:
http://www.badbloodaz.com/

DESERT QUEST STATE / NO GI Championship

Sat, July 30 Broadway Recreation Center, Mesa
Weight Ins start at 8:00am-10:00am day of event (Tournament starts 11:00am)
Kids will be double elimination matches
All kids will receive a competition medal
Kid’s 1st, 2nd 3rd place winners will receive a Trophy
Adults & Teens 1st winners will receive a Samurai Sword
Adults & Teens 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive a medal
The academy that wins the overall tournament will receive a 3 foot trophy.
$1000 Grand prize for the absolute overall champion!
Entry fee for absolute division $75 per player
NOTE: Must be 15 competitors entered for $1000 prize
Fewer than 10 competitors entered $500
Adults Competitors entry fee: $35.00
Kids and teens Tournament Competitors entry fee: $25.00
For tournament information or For Pre-Registration:
Please contact (480) 268-6885 or E-mail: info@desertquestchampionships.com
www.desertquestchampionships.com
Throw Down Boxing 3
Saturday Aug 20, 2011
Wild Horse Pass Casino*
Chandler, AZ
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