December 31, 2008
Philadelphia Fight Factory product Eddie Alvarez tapped out to grappling sensation Shinya Aoki in the co-main event of the Dynamite New Year's Eve card before a sold-out Saitama Super Arena in Japan. According to sherdog.com: Alvarez stuffed a double-leg early, and Aoki chased him around the ring while butt-scooting. Realizing that the ground was the absolute last place he wanted to be with Aoki, Alvarez continued to backpedal until referee Noguchi stood Aoki up. Alvarez then delivered a middle kick, which Aoki caught and used to capture the back clinch. In response Alvarez whipped Aoki over his hip with a harai-goshi, landing on top in mount, but Aoki escaped immediately and put Alvarez in guard. The Japanese fighter then dove for Alvarez’s leg, taking the American to the mat. As neither man had worked up a sweat yet, Aoki had the adequate grip to lock on the heel hook and put away yet another opponent by the submission of choice according to the Nippon Top Team playbook. Alvarez tapped out at 1:32 in the opening frame. It's unclear whether this loss will affect his scheduled January 23 Extreme Challenge fight in New Jersey against Naoyuki Kotani.
December 30, 2008
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu blue belt Chris Romanchick of Team Balance Pittsburgh will offer a No-Gi seminar on his rubber guard Saturday, January 10, 2009. The costs is just $30 per person. The seminar will be held at South Hills Judo Club located at 2620 Brownsville Road in Pittsburgh. Call 412-477-5881 to preregister.
December 29, 2008
World Champion Lou Neglia and Ray Longo present Cage Fighting at Essex County College -- Proving Ground Amateur MMA on Saturday, January 24, 2009, featuring super welterweight Adam Penberthy (1-0) and light heavyweight Mike Bannon (0-0) of Milford-based Tristate MMA-BJJ. Essex County College is located at 303 University Avenue in Newark, New Jersey.
December 26, 2008
Lewis Rumsey (6-3-0) of Vicious MMA Fight Team in Williamsport will fight Chris Howard (2-0-0) of Advanced Martial Arts in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on January 24 at Essex County College in Newark, New Jersey.
December 24, 2008
6th Degree Black Belt and 23-time PA State Judo Champion, Sensei Fred Murty will be conducting a Judo for MMA seminar at Tristate MMA-BJJ in Milford. The seminar will start at 1:00 PM on Saturday, January 10. All are welcome to attend. This will be a No-Gi instructional geared toward using Judo techniques in MMA. The cost is just $20 for members and only $25 for non-members. Tristate MMA-BJJ is located at 201 West Harford Street.
December 22, 2008
Have you been thinking about training in Yoga, Jiu-Jitsu or MMA? Join the Balance Studios family for a whole week of free training -- starting TODAY and ending Tuesday, December 30. The free week is for new students and old students of Balance Studios. Dust of your Kimono or Yoga Mat and sign up for the free week. Call 215.636.9661 for more information. Balance Studios is located at 109-115 South 24 Street in Philadelphia.
December 21, 2008
Lion-Do Fight Club heavyweight “Big” Jon Neese (3-1) defeated J.D. "Country Boy" King (3-2) via TKO (referee stoppage) in the first round to earn the No. 1 contender spot at the Cage of Chaos and a title shout agaist "Nasty" Nate Loughran (7-2-1) at the February 21 Cage of Chaos show. Welterweight "The Outlaw" Jesse Garshnick (3-1) suffered his first loss as he was caught in a knee bar by Rhett Northcraft (6-2) in the first round. Lion-Do Fight Club is located in Blairsville.
December 20, 2008
Luis Feliciano will be going over Judo technique (throws) at Berks County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Sinking Spring this Tuesday, December 23, starting at 6:30 PM. Everyone is encouraged to attend class taught by the BJJ Purple Belt and a Judo Black Belt, who has trained with Relson Gracie in Hawaii and trained Judo in Japan.
December 19, 2008
FEG president Sadaharu Tanikawa announced the Dynamite New Year's Eve fight between Philadelphia Fight Factory stand-out Eddie Alvarez and Shinya Aoki of Paraestra Tokyo in Japan.
LionHeart MMA in State College announced the February 6 matchup of undefeated Paul Bradley and Roan Carneiro of American Top Team in Georgia at the inaugural World Cagefighting Alliance in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Bradley, who began his career at 205, is coming off a first round TKO victory over TUF veteran Dante Rivera at 185 and will compete for the first time at 170 against Carneiro.
December 18, 2008
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission voted unanimously to explore regulations on professional and amateur MMA in PA on February 26, 2007. It was a very positive meeting attended by many that would be impacted by the decision, including Steve Blackman of Blackman MMA in Harrisburg, Paul Rosner, President, USKBA, myself, Joseph Cunliffe, and others. In July 2007, the Commission voted to approve draft regulations that would allow MMA events to occur in Pennsylvania. These regulations would undergo a review process by various House and Senate Committees, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission and the Office of Attorney General. This process was expected to take up to 18 months. Today, Greg Sirb, Commission Executive Director, announced the rules and regulations are in the final stages of the process -- the Office of the Attorney General.
December 17, 2008
The Ultimate Fighter season 6 winner Mac Danzig, formerly of Pittsburgh, will face Josh Neer of Iowa at UFC Fight Night 17 on February 7 in Tampa, Florida (previously thought to be in Las Vegas). Danzig is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Clay Guida in September, while Neer is coming off a split decision loss to Nate Diaz in September.
December 16, 2008
Lion-Do Fight Club in Blairsville will return to action this Saturday, December 20, in St. Clairsville, Ohio, at Cage of Chaos “Dynasty”. Welterweight "The Outlaw" Jesse Garshnick (3-0) will battle Rhett Northcraft (5-2) and heavyweight “Big” Jon Neese (2-1) will battle former Fort Cherry wrestler J.D. "Country Boy" King (3-1) the current No. 1 contender for the Cage of Chaos Heavyweight Amateur Title.
December 15, 2008
John J Bruno will host Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Kyle Saunders January 31 at 1:00 PM at Mercyhurst College. Saunders is a fist degree black belt under Roy Harris. The topic will be sweeps. There will be a chance to grapple with Saunders at the end of the seminar. The cost of the seminar is just $50.00 per participant. For more information, contact Bruno, Director of Mixed Martial Arts Program, at 814.824.2413. Mercyhurst College is located at 501 East 38th Street in Erie.
December 14, 2008
Pennsylvania fighters went 1-2 last night at Asylumn Fight League in Edison, New Jersey. Chris Paulo (134) of Bloomsburg MMA in Bloomsburg defeated Jon Holland (131.8) of TSMMA via unanimous decision (29-28 all rounds), while Marc Speece (187) of Drago MMA in Reading fell to Patrick Enright (187) of Hassett BJJ in New Jersey via straight leglock at 2:00 of round one, and Lewis Rumsey (6-3) of Team Vicious in Williamsport fell to Alan Wright (6-2) of Extreme Performance MMA in New Jersey by unanimous decision (29-27 all rounds) in their heavyweight title fight.
December 13, 2008
Anthracite Combat Club in Schuylkill Haven went 1-1 last night at Asylumn Fight League at Fort Dix in New Jersey. Jim Gerner (168) defeated Carlos Font (174) of Carmine Zocchi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in New York, via head and arm choke at 2:37 of round two, while Bill Newton (187) fell to Juan Garcia (187) of Alliance Jiu-Jitsu via unanimous decision (all three judges 30-27) after three rounds.
December 11, 2008
Josh Koscheck (12-3) defeated Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-3) by KO at 2:15 of the first round last night at UFC: Fight Night 16 “Fight for the Troops”.
December 10, 2008
2007 won’t go down in Waynesburg-native and fourth-ranked welterweight Josh Koscheck's (11-3) history book as one of his favorites. Sure, there was the decision loss to Georges St-Pierre (no shame there), but there was also a victory over Diego Sanchez, so fighters have had worse 12 month periods. Yet as far as the American Kickboxing Academy fighter is concerned, what made the 31-year-old describe himself as being “the most miserable human being on the face of the Earth,” in 2007 wasn’t the quality of his fights, but the quantity. You can read the entire article from UFC.com here.
Koscheck will face Japanese stand-out Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-2) at UFC Fight Night 16 “Fight for the Troops” tonight live from Fayetteville, North Carolina, on SpikeTV.
UFC and SPIKE team up with Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund to pay tribute to and support the families of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, a national leader in supporting the men and women of the United States Armed Forces and their families, is launching an important new effort to serve our military community. The Fund is designing and building the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, an advanced facility dedicated to research, diagnosis and treatment of military personnel and veterans suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI), and they need your help.
Click Here For More Information On The Fund and Click Here For Information On An Auction Designed By The UFC.
Grindhouse Fight Team in Feasterville will see action next on Saturday, January 31, 2009, in Counter Strike Fight Championship at the Rahway Recreation Center in Rahway, New Jersey, when Casey Adams (1-1-0) faces Jeffery Gallardo (1-0-0) of Rhino Fight Team in New Jersey.
December 9, 2008
LionHeart MMA announces the West Coast MMA debut of 2008 NCAA Wrestling Champion Phil Davis as he faces Josh Green of California, at Palace Fighting Championship in Lemoore, California, on January 22, 2009.
December 7, 2008
Lewis "The Beast" Rumsey (6-2) of Team Vicious in Williamsport and Alan Wright (5-2) of Extreme Performance MMA in New Jersey, face off in a heavyweight title fight Saturday, December 13, at Asylumn Fight League at the Raritan Center in Edison, New Jersey.
December 6, 2008
Allentown-based Eric "Hooligan" Utsch defeated Jay Ellis last night in their super middleweight fight earning the "W" by TKO in round 2 of his professional Muay Thai debut at Friday Night Fights NYC.
December 4, 2008
Five fighters from RFC MMA in Uniontown fight at Cage of Chaos: Dynasty, on Saturday, December 20, in St. Clairsville, Ohio. Ryan Kindervater faces Danny McCombie in a middleweight title fight and Del Simpson faces Shane Chojnacki in a lightweight title tournament, while Leah Jobes faces Marcia May, OJ Vickers faces Chris Aviganio and Blase Raia faces Judd Wolfe.
December 3, 2008
The RGDA held its annual international tournament on Sunday, November 16. Three competitors from the Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Telford went out and scored some impressive victories. Rami Kouric competed in the blue belt division taking 1st place beating each of his opponents on points without a single point being scored against him. Steve Lahart competed in the white belt division and won two matches by submission and one by points, again no points were scored against him in his taking of first place. Anthony Losorelli won his division in the white belt grouping. He did an outstanding job, so much so that he was voted as the most technical in the white belt division. Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy is located at 137 North Main Street.
For years, IAMTF Middleweight Champion Eric "Hooligan" Utsch (14-3) has thrilled audiences of Friday Night Fights NYC. This Friday night, the Allentown-native turns it up a notch when he makes his professional debut against experienced veteran, Jay Ellis, in a super middleweight fight at The Hall @ St. Paul's in New York City. Both fighters have long, succesful track records in the division. The 29-year-old Utsch competed for Team America at the Fairtex World Championships in Thailand earlier this year. The Hall @ St. Paul's is located at 60th Street and 9th Avenue.
December 2, 2008
Wing's Martial Arts Academy in Trevose hosts a seminar with UFC veterans Frankie Edgar and Chris Liguori on Sunday, December 21, starting at 12:00 PM. This seminar is being offered to all camps/schools at an extremely low cost to celebrate the Grand Opening of their new location. Train with two of the top mixed martial artists produced in the Northeast. The cost is just $40 per person, and the seminar is limited to the first 30 people to register. Call 215.396.9311 for more information. Wing's Martial Arts Academy is located at 556 Andrews Road.
December 1, 2008
Hollidaysburg-based Charlie Brenneman defeated Yanish Dimitry by first round TKO from strikes Saturday night in United States Fight League: War in the Woods V at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut moving his record to 6-1.
Philadelphia Fight Factory product Eddie Alvarez tapped out to grappling sensation Shinya Aoki in the co-main event of the Dynamite New Year's Eve card before a sold-out Saitama Super Arena in Japan. According to sherdog.com: Alvarez stuffed a double-leg early, and Aoki chased him around the ring while butt-scooting. Realizing that the ground was the absolute last place he wanted to be with Aoki, Alvarez continued to backpedal until referee Noguchi stood Aoki up. Alvarez then delivered a middle kick, which Aoki caught and used to capture the back clinch. In response Alvarez whipped Aoki over his hip with a harai-goshi, landing on top in mount, but Aoki escaped immediately and put Alvarez in guard. The Japanese fighter then dove for Alvarez’s leg, taking the American to the mat. As neither man had worked up a sweat yet, Aoki had the adequate grip to lock on the heel hook and put away yet another opponent by the submission of choice according to the Nippon Top Team playbook. Alvarez tapped out at 1:32 in the opening frame. It's unclear whether this loss will affect his scheduled January 23 Extreme Challenge fight in New Jersey against Naoyuki Kotani.
December 30, 2008
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu blue belt Chris Romanchick of Team Balance Pittsburgh will offer a No-Gi seminar on his rubber guard Saturday, January 10, 2009. The costs is just $30 per person. The seminar will be held at South Hills Judo Club located at 2620 Brownsville Road in Pittsburgh. Call 412-477-5881 to preregister.
December 29, 2008
World Champion Lou Neglia and Ray Longo present Cage Fighting at Essex County College -- Proving Ground Amateur MMA on Saturday, January 24, 2009, featuring super welterweight Adam Penberthy (1-0) and light heavyweight Mike Bannon (0-0) of Milford-based Tristate MMA-BJJ. Essex County College is located at 303 University Avenue in Newark, New Jersey.
December 26, 2008
Lewis Rumsey (6-3-0) of Vicious MMA Fight Team in Williamsport will fight Chris Howard (2-0-0) of Advanced Martial Arts in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on January 24 at Essex County College in Newark, New Jersey.
December 24, 2008
6th Degree Black Belt and 23-time PA State Judo Champion, Sensei Fred Murty will be conducting a Judo for MMA seminar at Tristate MMA-BJJ in Milford. The seminar will start at 1:00 PM on Saturday, January 10. All are welcome to attend. This will be a No-Gi instructional geared toward using Judo techniques in MMA. The cost is just $20 for members and only $25 for non-members. Tristate MMA-BJJ is located at 201 West Harford Street.
December 22, 2008
Have you been thinking about training in Yoga, Jiu-Jitsu or MMA? Join the Balance Studios family for a whole week of free training -- starting TODAY and ending Tuesday, December 30. The free week is for new students and old students of Balance Studios. Dust of your Kimono or Yoga Mat and sign up for the free week. Call 215.636.9661 for more information. Balance Studios is located at 109-115 South 24 Street in Philadelphia.
December 21, 2008
Lion-Do Fight Club heavyweight “Big” Jon Neese (3-1) defeated J.D. "Country Boy" King (3-2) via TKO (referee stoppage) in the first round to earn the No. 1 contender spot at the Cage of Chaos and a title shout agaist "Nasty" Nate Loughran (7-2-1) at the February 21 Cage of Chaos show. Welterweight "The Outlaw" Jesse Garshnick (3-1) suffered his first loss as he was caught in a knee bar by Rhett Northcraft (6-2) in the first round. Lion-Do Fight Club is located in Blairsville.
December 20, 2008
Luis Feliciano will be going over Judo technique (throws) at Berks County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Sinking Spring this Tuesday, December 23, starting at 6:30 PM. Everyone is encouraged to attend class taught by the BJJ Purple Belt and a Judo Black Belt, who has trained with Relson Gracie in Hawaii and trained Judo in Japan.
December 19, 2008
FEG president Sadaharu Tanikawa announced the Dynamite New Year's Eve fight between Philadelphia Fight Factory stand-out Eddie Alvarez and Shinya Aoki of Paraestra Tokyo in Japan.
LionHeart MMA in State College announced the February 6 matchup of undefeated Paul Bradley and Roan Carneiro of American Top Team in Georgia at the inaugural World Cagefighting Alliance in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Bradley, who began his career at 205, is coming off a first round TKO victory over TUF veteran Dante Rivera at 185 and will compete for the first time at 170 against Carneiro.
December 18, 2008
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission voted unanimously to explore regulations on professional and amateur MMA in PA on February 26, 2007. It was a very positive meeting attended by many that would be impacted by the decision, including Steve Blackman of Blackman MMA in Harrisburg, Paul Rosner, President, USKBA, myself, Joseph Cunliffe, and others. In July 2007, the Commission voted to approve draft regulations that would allow MMA events to occur in Pennsylvania. These regulations would undergo a review process by various House and Senate Committees, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission and the Office of Attorney General. This process was expected to take up to 18 months. Today, Greg Sirb, Commission Executive Director, announced the rules and regulations are in the final stages of the process -- the Office of the Attorney General.
December 17, 2008
The Ultimate Fighter season 6 winner Mac Danzig, formerly of Pittsburgh, will face Josh Neer of Iowa at UFC Fight Night 17 on February 7 in Tampa, Florida (previously thought to be in Las Vegas). Danzig is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Clay Guida in September, while Neer is coming off a split decision loss to Nate Diaz in September.
December 16, 2008
Lion-Do Fight Club in Blairsville will return to action this Saturday, December 20, in St. Clairsville, Ohio, at Cage of Chaos “Dynasty”. Welterweight "The Outlaw" Jesse Garshnick (3-0) will battle Rhett Northcraft (5-2) and heavyweight “Big” Jon Neese (2-1) will battle former Fort Cherry wrestler J.D. "Country Boy" King (3-1) the current No. 1 contender for the Cage of Chaos Heavyweight Amateur Title.
December 15, 2008
John J Bruno will host Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Kyle Saunders January 31 at 1:00 PM at Mercyhurst College. Saunders is a fist degree black belt under Roy Harris. The topic will be sweeps. There will be a chance to grapple with Saunders at the end of the seminar. The cost of the seminar is just $50.00 per participant. For more information, contact Bruno, Director of Mixed Martial Arts Program, at 814.824.2413. Mercyhurst College is located at 501 East 38th Street in Erie.
December 14, 2008
Pennsylvania fighters went 1-2 last night at Asylumn Fight League in Edison, New Jersey. Chris Paulo (134) of Bloomsburg MMA in Bloomsburg defeated Jon Holland (131.8) of TSMMA via unanimous decision (29-28 all rounds), while Marc Speece (187) of Drago MMA in Reading fell to Patrick Enright (187) of Hassett BJJ in New Jersey via straight leglock at 2:00 of round one, and Lewis Rumsey (6-3) of Team Vicious in Williamsport fell to Alan Wright (6-2) of Extreme Performance MMA in New Jersey by unanimous decision (29-27 all rounds) in their heavyweight title fight.
December 13, 2008
Anthracite Combat Club in Schuylkill Haven went 1-1 last night at Asylumn Fight League at Fort Dix in New Jersey. Jim Gerner (168) defeated Carlos Font (174) of Carmine Zocchi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in New York, via head and arm choke at 2:37 of round two, while Bill Newton (187) fell to Juan Garcia (187) of Alliance Jiu-Jitsu via unanimous decision (all three judges 30-27) after three rounds.
December 11, 2008
Josh Koscheck (12-3) defeated Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-3) by KO at 2:15 of the first round last night at UFC: Fight Night 16 “Fight for the Troops”.
December 10, 2008
2007 won’t go down in Waynesburg-native and fourth-ranked welterweight Josh Koscheck's (11-3) history book as one of his favorites. Sure, there was the decision loss to Georges St-Pierre (no shame there), but there was also a victory over Diego Sanchez, so fighters have had worse 12 month periods. Yet as far as the American Kickboxing Academy fighter is concerned, what made the 31-year-old describe himself as being “the most miserable human being on the face of the Earth,” in 2007 wasn’t the quality of his fights, but the quantity. You can read the entire article from UFC.com here.
Koscheck will face Japanese stand-out Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-2) at UFC Fight Night 16 “Fight for the Troops” tonight live from Fayetteville, North Carolina, on SpikeTV.
UFC and SPIKE team up with Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund to pay tribute to and support the families of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, a national leader in supporting the men and women of the United States Armed Forces and their families, is launching an important new effort to serve our military community. The Fund is designing and building the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, an advanced facility dedicated to research, diagnosis and treatment of military personnel and veterans suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI), and they need your help.
Click Here For More Information On The Fund and Click Here For Information On An Auction Designed By The UFC.
Grindhouse Fight Team in Feasterville will see action next on Saturday, January 31, 2009, in Counter Strike Fight Championship at the Rahway Recreation Center in Rahway, New Jersey, when Casey Adams (1-1-0) faces Jeffery Gallardo (1-0-0) of Rhino Fight Team in New Jersey.
December 9, 2008
LionHeart MMA announces the West Coast MMA debut of 2008 NCAA Wrestling Champion Phil Davis as he faces Josh Green of California, at Palace Fighting Championship in Lemoore, California, on January 22, 2009.
December 7, 2008
Lewis "The Beast" Rumsey (6-2) of Team Vicious in Williamsport and Alan Wright (5-2) of Extreme Performance MMA in New Jersey, face off in a heavyweight title fight Saturday, December 13, at Asylumn Fight League at the Raritan Center in Edison, New Jersey.
December 6, 2008
Allentown-based Eric "Hooligan" Utsch defeated Jay Ellis last night in their super middleweight fight earning the "W" by TKO in round 2 of his professional Muay Thai debut at Friday Night Fights NYC.
December 4, 2008
Five fighters from RFC MMA in Uniontown fight at Cage of Chaos: Dynasty, on Saturday, December 20, in St. Clairsville, Ohio. Ryan Kindervater faces Danny McCombie in a middleweight title fight and Del Simpson faces Shane Chojnacki in a lightweight title tournament, while Leah Jobes faces Marcia May, OJ Vickers faces Chris Aviganio and Blase Raia faces Judd Wolfe.
December 3, 2008
The RGDA held its annual international tournament on Sunday, November 16. Three competitors from the Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Telford went out and scored some impressive victories. Rami Kouric competed in the blue belt division taking 1st place beating each of his opponents on points without a single point being scored against him. Steve Lahart competed in the white belt division and won two matches by submission and one by points, again no points were scored against him in his taking of first place. Anthony Losorelli won his division in the white belt grouping. He did an outstanding job, so much so that he was voted as the most technical in the white belt division. Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy is located at 137 North Main Street.
For years, IAMTF Middleweight Champion Eric "Hooligan" Utsch (14-3) has thrilled audiences of Friday Night Fights NYC. This Friday night, the Allentown-native turns it up a notch when he makes his professional debut against experienced veteran, Jay Ellis, in a super middleweight fight at The Hall @ St. Paul's in New York City. Both fighters have long, succesful track records in the division. The 29-year-old Utsch competed for Team America at the Fairtex World Championships in Thailand earlier this year. The Hall @ St. Paul's is located at 60th Street and 9th Avenue.
December 2, 2008
Wing's Martial Arts Academy in Trevose hosts a seminar with UFC veterans Frankie Edgar and Chris Liguori on Sunday, December 21, starting at 12:00 PM. This seminar is being offered to all camps/schools at an extremely low cost to celebrate the Grand Opening of their new location. Train with two of the top mixed martial artists produced in the Northeast. The cost is just $40 per person, and the seminar is limited to the first 30 people to register. Call 215.396.9311 for more information. Wing's Martial Arts Academy is located at 556 Andrews Road.
December 1, 2008
Hollidaysburg-based Charlie Brenneman defeated Yanish Dimitry by first round TKO from strikes Saturday night in United States Fight League: War in the Woods V at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut moving his record to 6-1.