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“King of the Cage: Vengeance” Results: Three Titles Retained, Kyle Stops Wiuff

Kris Karkoski — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:06:30 +0000

King of the Cage made its HDNet debut on Friday with “KOTC: Vengeance” in New Mexico, with heavyweight Mike Kyle knocking out fellow veteran Travis Wiuff with a last-second punch in the second round of the main event. Also on the card Donald Sanchez, Tony Lopez, and Abel Cullum retained their respective titles, while Quinn Mulhern spoiled UFC veteran Rich Clementi’s debut.

The complete results for “KOTC: Vengeance” were

Mike Kyle def. Travis Wiuff via TKO (doctor stoppage) – Round 2, 5:00
Donald Sanchez def. Victor Valenzuela via TKO (punches) – Round 4, 4:05
KOTC Interim Bantamweight Championship
Tony Lopez def. Tyler East via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 4:54
KOTC Heavyweight Championship
Abel Cullum def. Joe Coca via submission (kimura) – Round 1, 2:09
KOTC Flyweight Championship
Quinn Mulhern def. Rich Clementi via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:09

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Three Title Fights Featured on Tonight’s HDNet Debut of “King of the Cage: Vengeance”

Kris Karkoski — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:00:03 +0000

King of the Cage makes its HDNet debut tonight with “King of the Cage: Vengeance,” which kicks off the promotion’s recently-announced three-year deal for monthly live events on the network. Tonight’s card is headlined by Travis Wiuff vs. Mike Kyle and also features three title fights as well as UFC veteran Rich Clementi vs. Quinn Mulhern:

LIVE coverage includes Travis Wiuff vs. Mike Kyle in the Main Event from the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino in New Mexico – Friday, February 12 at 10:00 p.m. ET

HDNet announces the fight card to be featured in the first “Mark Burnett Presents: King of the Cage” event entitled “Vengeance.” The event will feature three title fights in one night! In the heavyweight division, champion Tony “Kryptonite” Lopez (17-2) puts his 15-fight win streak on the line against Tyler East (4-2). KOTC Bantamweight champion and DREAM veteran Abel Cullum (16-3) faces a rising star in undefeated Joe Coca (7-0). Wrapping up the championship bouts, Lightweight champion Donald Sanchez (18-10) who’s on a 3-fight win streak, takes on Victor “Joe Boxer” Valenzuela (9-4-2).

The Main Event features a clash of Heavyweights, as cage veteran Travis Wiuff (58-13), who is on a 4-fight winning streak, faces Mike Kyle (13-7) who won four of his last five fights. HDNet rounds out this stacked card with Rich Clementi (35-15) vs. submission specialist Quinn Mulhern (8-1).

HDNet Fights CEO, Andrew Simon said, “This event marks the beginning of great relationship between HDNet and Mark Burnett Presents: King of the Cage. Everyone is excited about showcasing great fights while highlighting the long journey that these fighters endure to make it to national television.”

The HDNet announce team will pair “The Voice” Michael Schiavello with MMA fighter and MTV Bully Beatdown star Jason “Mayhem” Miller. HDNet will also introduce Andrea Feczko to MMA fans as backstage reporter.

Stay tuned for results from tonight’s card, and keep it locked to MMAFrenzy.com for the latest MMA news, MMA rumors, and MMA fight cards.

Quick Hits: Zaromskis-Tamura at Dream 13, Reis-Hoshino added to SRC 12, “Strikeforce: Miami” Ratings, and More

Justin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:00:18 +0000

Marius Zaromskis will like face Kiyoshi Tamura in a welterweight title fight at the March 22 Dream 13, which will take place at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. Zaromskis was last in action losing to Nick Diaz at Saturday’s Strikeforce: Miami, while Tamura hasn’t been in action since defeating Kazushi Sakuraba at Dynamite!! 2008. [MMAFighting]
Several fights have been added to Sengoku Raiden Championship 12 which is scheduled for March 7 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Former EliteXC 140 pound champion Wilson Reis will make his SRC debut against Yuji Hoshino. Also likely for the event, both Marlon Sandro and Leonardo Santos will look to return to the promotion at the event, against as yet named opponents, and Shigeki Osawa will face Kyung Ho Kang.
Former UFC middleweight David Loiseau, who was born to Haitian parents who had immigrated to Canada, has secured a charity fight to benefit victims of the January earthquake in Haiti. He will headline “Mixed Fight League 2: Battleground” against Isidro Gonzales, and for every ticket sold $2 will be donated to the American Red Cross to benefit their relief efforts in the wake of the earthquake in Haiti. Other notables on the card include Jon Murphy and Marvin Eastman. [MMAJunkie]
Veteran regional promotion King Of The Cage and HDNet have announced a deal that will see monthy KOTC events aired live on the cable network over the next three years. The first event scheduled to be shown as part of the agreement will be the promotion’s February 12 “KOTC: Vengeance” fight card which features Tyler East vs. Tony Lopez, Rich Clementi vs. Anthony Lapsley, and Travis Wiuff vs. Mike Kyle.
Strikeforce: Miami, which aired on Showtime Saturday night drew 517,000 viewers, making it the second most watched MMA event on Showtime, trailing the Carano vs. Cyborg card which drew 576,000. The UFC counter-programmed the Strikeforce event by rebroadcasting December’s UFC 107 pay-per-view on SpikeTV, and drew 2.2 million viewers.
“Ring of Fire 37: Warlords” is set for Omaha, Nebraska on March 5th and will be headlined by Alfonzo Martinez vs. Demi Deeds. The fight card will also feature former “The Ultimate Fighter” contestants and UFC fighters, Junie Browning and Justin Wren.
Brazilian promotion, Vale Tudo Championships will be holding a Brazil vs. USA card on March 6 in Manaus, Amazonas which will be headlined by former WEC and UFC fighter Nissen Osterneck taking on Tigrau in a middleweight matchup. Also on the card is CFP star Tomar Washington, and the MMA Debut of Hawaiian surfing legend Kala Alexander. The full fight card can be found on the Vale Tudo Championships website.
Former UFC fighters Jason Day and Jesse Taylor will face off in the headlining fight of Edmonton, Alberta based Agression MMA’s inaugural event, which takes place Friday night at The Expo Center in Edmonton. A portion of every ticket sold to the event, as well as $1 from every online pay-per-view purchased will be donated to the Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund. The online pay-per-view can be purchased on Aggression MMA’s website.
Shine Fights has recently inked multi-fight deals with veteran welterweight Nick Thompson, and Abu Dhabi champion Braulio Estima. Estima is an MMA newcomer, but defeated Andre Galvao and Alexandre Rebeiro in winning ADCC. At Abu Dhabi he competed at approximately 194 pounds, so it is unclear what weight class he will fight in for his MMA debut.
Following losses in his first two fights with the promotion, the UFC has decided to cut light heavyweight Razak Al-Hassan from their roster, according to Fiveouncesofpain.com. Al-Hassan entered the UFC undefeated, but lost via armbar to Steve Cantwell in his debut, and then dropped a decision to Kyle Kingsbury in his last outing.

Pictured: Marius Zaromskis

Regional Roundup: Fight Cards For MFC 23, Shark Fights 7, and Bitetti Combat 5

Justin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:23 +0000

There are a lot of fights happening in the next two weeks, outside of the major promotions. Former UFC middleweights Thales Leites and Dean Lister will headline MFC 23: Unstoppable, a card that also includes Jason MacDonald and Solomon Hutcherson (the other half of “Team Dagger”). MFC23 will take place December 4th at 10pm outside of Edmonton, Alberta and will be broadcast on HDNet. In Sao Paulo, Brazil Pedro Rizzo vs. Valentjin Overeem headlines Bitetti Combat 5, which also features Murilo “Ninja” Rua, Jeff Monson and Tommy Speer. Also, in Amarillo, Texas Shark Fights 7 will be headlined by UFC and MFC cast off Trevor Prangley taking on Marcus “Money” Sursa.

Full fight cards for all three events are below.

MFC 23: Unstoppable

Dean Lister vs. Thales Leites
Jason MacDonald vs. Solomon Hutcherson
Bryan Baker vs. Art Santore
Ryan Jimmo vs. Emanuel Newton
Marvin Eastman vs. Dwayne Lewis
Jesse Juarez vs. Joe Christopher
Ryan Fortin vs. Nick Penner *
Ryan Machan vs. Kajan Johnson *

*Unbroadcasted preliminaries.

Bitetti Combat 5

Pedro Rizzo vs. Valentin Overeem
Murilo “Ninja” Rua vs. Jason Jones
Fábio Maldonado vs. Travis Wiuff
Gustavo Ximu vs. Ricco Washington
Glover Teixeira vs. Jeff Monson
Eduardo Pamplona vs. Tommy Speer
Alessandro “Alemão” Steffen vs. Francimar Bodão

Shark Fights 7

Trevor Prangley vs. Marcus “Money” Sursa
Liam McCarty vs. Tony Castillo
Steven “The Hooligan” Ray vs. Kyle Bracey
Brandi Hainey vs. Yadira “Ya Ya” Anzaldua
William Tyler Dodson vs. Jared Lopez
Chris Cruz vs. Eric Rodriguez
Severo Padilla vs. Anselmo Luis Luna Jr
Allen Chase Watson vs. Josh “The Lunatic” Luna

Pictured: Thales Leites

Sengoku Eighth Battle Results: Hioki, Omigawa, Kanehara, and Sandro Advance in Featherweight Grand Prix

Kris Karkoski — Sat, 02 May 2009 13:34:27 +0000

Featherweight Grand Prix Second Round

Hatsu Hioki def. Ronnie Mann via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:09
Michihiro Omigawa def. Nam Phan via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 4:52
Masanori Kanehara def. Chan Sung Jung via unanimous decision (30-29, 30-29, 29-28)
Marlon Sandro def. Nick Denis via knockout (strikes) — Round 1, 0:19

Non-tournament Bouts

Kazunori Yokota def. Leonardo Santos via split decision (30-28, 30-29, 29-28)
Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro def. Keiichiro Yamamiya via KO (punches) — Round 3, 2:20
Makoto Takimoto def. Michael Costa via submission (heel hook) — Round 1, 3:31
Stanislav Nedkov def. Travis Wiuff via TKO (strikes) — Round 3, 0:42
Akihiko Mori def. Maximo Blanco via DQ (illegal kick) — Round 1, 4:20
Shigeki Osawa def. Kota Ishibashi via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-19, 20-19)
Hirotoshi Saite def. Yoshitaka Abe via submission (arm bar) – Round 1, 2:52

Quick Hits: Carano-Cyborg Likely For August, DREAM Announces GP Pairings, and More

Kris Karkoski — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:09:34 +0000

Gina Carano

Eddie Alvarez, Jorge Masvidal, and Dave Herman will be the featured fighters for Bellator’s fifth event on May 1st in Dayton, Ohio. Complete Bellator lineups are available in the MMAFrenzy.com MMA rumors section.
Former WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho will be moving up to light heavyweight to compete at DREAM 9 on May 26th in Japan against an opponent to be named. [Tatame]
Conor Huen, who last week appeared on MTV’s Bully Beatdown, is likely to fight at Strikeforce’s June 6th event in St. Louis. [MMA Junkie]
Seven-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion and DREAM welterweight grand prix participant Andre Galvao will soon make his Strikeforce debut. [MMA Junkie]
Kim Couture and Miesha Tate will square off in a 135-pound women’s bout at ShoMMA: Strikeforce Challengers 1 on May 15th in Fresno, California.
Daiki Hata has been forced out of the DREAM featherweight quarterfinals due to an eye injury and will be replaced by Hideo Tokoro, who he defeated in the grand prix’s opening round. DREAM also announced this week the matchups for the quarterfinals, which feature Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto vs. Joe Warren, Bibiano Fernandes vs. Masakazu Imanari, Yoshiro Maeda vs. Hiroyuki Takaya, and Abel Cullum vs. Hideo Tokoro.
Tim Sylvia’ and Ray Mercer’s scheduled boxing headliner for Adrenaline MMA’s third event in Alabama will take place in an MMA cage. [MMA Junkie]
Charles “Mask” Lewis, the co-founder of TapouT who recent died in a car accident, was free of drugs and alcohol at the time of the wreck. [OC Register]
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz drew an official attendace of 15,211 to the HP Pavilion in San Jose on Saturday for a live gate pegged unofficially at $750,000.
Benji Radach suffered a “shattered” right hand in his Saturday Strikeforce loss to Scott Smith and underwent surgery immediately following the fight to repair the damage. [MMA Junkie]
The highly-anticipated women’s fight between Gina Carano and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos is likely to take place in August in Strikeforce with the winner being crowned the promotion’s first-ever female champion.
As expected, Kevin Randleman has officially signed with Strikeforce and will soon make his debut of the promotion.
A light heavyweight bout pitting Travis Wiuff against Stanislav Nedkov has been added to Sengoku Eighth Battle on May 2nd in Japan.
The WEC is considering holding a future event in Ohio. [Dayton Daily News]

Roger Gracie vs. Travis Wiuff Complete Sengoku 5 Lineup

Kris Karkoski — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:00:55 +0000

World Victory Road announced today that Roger Gracie will face Travis Wiuff at Sengoku 5 completing the event’s lineup.

Sengoku 5 takes place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan on September 28th and includes the opening round of the promotion’s 2008 middleweight grand prix as well as former IFL lightweight champion Ryan Schultz taking on Jorge Masvidal.

The now-complete fight card features:

Roger Gracie vs. Travis Wiuff
Xande Ribeiro vs. Takashi Sugiura
Kiuma Kunioku vs. A Sol Kwon
Jorge Masvidal vs. Ryan Schultz
Paul Cahoon vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
Middleweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Logan Clark vs. Jorge Santiago
Middleweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Yuki Kondo vs. Yuki Sasaki
Middleweight GP Series 2008 1st Round
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Evangelista â€œCyborgâ€ Santos
Middleweight GP Series 2008 1st Round

Sengoku “Third Battle” Results

Kris Karkoski — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:00:43 +0000

Hidehiko Yoshida def. Maurice Smith via submission – Round 1, 2:23
Travis Wiuff def. Kazuyuki Fujita via KO – Round 1, 1:24
Kazuo Misaki def. Logan Clark via unanimous decision
Nick Thompson def. Michael Costa via submission – Round 2, 4:13
Sanae Kikuta def. Chris Rice via submission – Round 2, 3:54
Marcio Cruz def. Mu Bae Choi via submission – Round 1, 4:37
Rodrigo Damm def. Jorge Masvidal via TKO – Round 2, 4:38
Fabio Silva def. Yoshiki Takahashi via KO – Round 2, 0:24

YAMMA Pit Fighting 1 Results

Kris Karkoski — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:21:45 +0000

Travis Wiuff def. Chris Tuscherer via unanimous decision
Heavyweight Tournament Final
Patrick Smith def. Eric “Butterbean” Esch via submission (strikes) – Round 1, 3:17
Masters Superfight
Travis Wiuff def. Ricco Rodriguez via unanimous decision
Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal
Chris Tuscherer def. Alexey Oleinik via unanimous decision
Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal
Oleg Taktarov def. Mark Kerr via submission (kneebar) – Round 1, 1:55
Masters Superfight
Ricco Rodriguez def. George Bush via unanimous decision
Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Travis Wiuff def. Marcelo Pereira via unanimous decision
Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Chris Tuscherer def. Tony Sylvester via unanimous decision
Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Alexey Oleinik def. Sherman Pendergarst via submission (forearm choke) – Round 1, 4:18
Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Bryan Vetell def. Antwain Britt via unanimous decision
Heavyweight Tournament Alternate Bout
Lamont Lister def. Oleg Savitsky via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 0:33
Heavyweight Tournament Alternate Bout

YAMMA Pit Fighting 1 Weigh-In Results

Kris Karkoski — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:00:06 +0000

MASTERS SUPERFIGHTS

Oleg Taktarov (221.2) vs. Mark Kerr (266.2)
Patrick Smith (240) vs. Eric ” Butterbean” Esch (416.2)

HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT

Ricco Rodriguez (264.6) vs. George Bush (231.6)
Travis Wiuff (242.8) vs. Marcelo Pereira (219.4)
Chris Tuscherer (264) vs. Tony Sylvester (262.8)
Sherman Pendergarst (264.6) vs. Alexey Oleinik (220.2)

ALTERNATE TOURNAMENT BOUTS

Antwain Britt (228.2) vs. Bryan Vetell (266)
Lamont Lister (212.6) vs. Oleg Savitsky (199.4)

ALTERNATE

Ron Waterman (264.4)

MMAFrenzy.com will be cage-side for the inaugural YAMMA Pit Fighting event in Atlantic City, New Jersey so stay tuned for additional coverage of the event.