What can I say, I am BEYOND PUMPED for this event. Tom Joyce, my esteemed colleague, and I are heading out to CPWC III tomorrow afternoon and plan to do two segments: an interview compilation and also a highlights package.
Mixedmartialarts.com has the event listed with 17 fights, but absent is Lewis "The Beast" Rumsey, who was set to make his pro debut, although at as of last night, didn't have an opponent.
Still, we're in for a helluva night.Two big experienced heavyweights, Randy Smith and Braden Bice, have already fought once, with Bice KO'ing Smith in their first meeting.
York pros Biff Walizer and Jay Haas are both fighting on the card and Justin "Skiz" Scott, a guy I've compare to a buzzsaw when I saw him throwing high kicks, makes his pro debut. Watch this guy, trust me.
Eric Steppe, another exciting fighter who's won two fights in the first two CPWCs, is on the card. Don't blink, it could be over that quick.
York Academy of Mixed Martial Arts' Brett Myers is fighting Justin Krebs for the 170-pound title.
Joe Duffey, co-owner of the Acdemy of Combative Arts in York, makes his amateur debut. Go get 'em, Joe.
James "Shrapnel" Chappell fights as well. Jimmy has wicked fast subs, as does Mike Oberdick.
Let's not forget Duane Bastress, a 3-0 amateur with a distinguished collegiate wrestling pedigree, who is fighting at 185. York fighter John Andel is also 3-0, definitely adding to the event's name, "Night of the Unbeatens."
Heavyweight champ Jon Tuxford is set to fight. I wonder if he'll let Mike Stoltzfus pound on his midsection the way he did Adam Hostetter at CPWC II. Hostetter's hard shots seemed to have no effect on Tuxford.
ACA's Josh Kessler, who is built like a tank, is fighting Robert Haley
