Joe Duffey, co-owner of Academy of Combative Arts in York, took one of his most promising fighters, James "Shrapnel" Chappell, to the MMA try-outs at American Fighter in Philly today. Just after 7 p.m., Joe emailed me, saying that despite the limited information available on the try-outs, they were for real, they were professional and time will tell how Chappell did, although preliminarily, it appared those in charge were impressed, Joe said. I'll have more on this as it becomes available.
Here's an email from Larry Novak, owner of Tattoo Fightwear, a New Cumberland-based mma clothing company:
Tattoo Fightwear is sponsoring James "Shrapnel" Chappell, here are a few of his stats:
-Green Belt USMC Martial Arts
-High School Wrestling
-Blue Belt BJJ
-1yr. Boxing/Muy Thai
-Competed in NAGA, UGC and took a gold medal at the PA.State BJJ Tournament
-Ammy record: 3-0
-Light weight title holder for the Central PA. Warrior Challenge.
To see one of Chappell's fights, click here.
Ted's Take: Jimmy's won all of his fights by armbar - which, don't get me wrong, is a great thing - but I can't wait to see it when he lets his hands go.
A message from Larry Novak, owner of New Cumberland-based mma clothing co. Tattoo Fightwear:
They're here! Tattoo Fightwear has just released 8 new products to it's product line. Two new styles of shorts, two new t shirts, two new hoodies, two new styles of hand wraps and 2 new styles of mouth guards. BUT THAT'S NOT IT!, receive a 10% discount on all Tattoo Fightwear hoodies along with free shipping. Along with every purchase you will also receive a free Tattoo Fightwear bummper sticker. To take advantage of this tremendous offer go to www.tattoofightwear.net. Thank you for your support and Happy Holidays.
Sincerely,
Larry
Tattoo Fightwear
Sponsored by Tattoo Fightwear, the tournament with be held from 9:30am to 7pm on Dec. 5 at York College's Grumbacher Sports and Fitness Center.
According to Brandon Brandon Bailey, a volunteer assistant coach at York College, and head clinician/physical trainer for Gang Green wresling club:"We have 27 of the top 60 wrestlers from the Metropolitan Wrestling Conference participating, and 18 wrestlers ranked in the top ten of their weights in the NCAA."
Sounds like a top-notch tournament. Stay tuned here for more information.
TATTOO FIGHTWEAR SPONSORED FIGHTERS ENTRANCES AT CPWC3
No, unfortunately, it's not a highlight package. I've been hunting around for results for Friday's PA Fighting Championship, put on by Blackman MMA, but haven't found any yet. Stay tuned.
Just in time for the cold and holiday season Tattoo Fightwear is offering free shipping on ALL of its items. This includes all of the zip and pullover hoodies. To take advantage of this offer go to http://www.facebook.com/l/8ec4c;www.tattoofightwear.net and check it out. The offer will go until 12/31/09.And as always thank you for your support!.
Sincerely,
Larry
Tattoo Fightwear
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Dustin Pague
Just heard from Larry Novak, owner of New Cumberland-based Tattoo Fightwear. He told me he's sponsoring Dustin Pague at Friday's PA Fighting Championship. Pague, a 155-pound fighter at 5-2, takes on Andrew Montanez, who is 7-11.
Tattoo Fightwear at MACE (Martial Arts with a Combat Emphasis) in Red Lion.
On October 23, 2009 5 Tattoo Fightwear sponsored stepped into the cage in front of a packed house at the Central Pennsylvania Warrior Challenge 3 and came out victorious.
To start the night off John Andel won the title in his weight class by dominating his opponent on the ground for three rounds to win by decision. In the next fight Jeff Runk won a spirited contest showing great sportsmanship and getting a unanimous decision on the judges cards.
Duane Bastress stepped into the cage next looking like a beast and basically had his way with his opponent and winning by ref stoppage in the second round. Knockout of the night came via Tattoo Fightwear sponsored fighter Chad Hoar. After dominating the first two rounds on his feet and the ground Chad saw an opening in the third and hammered his opponent with a devastating right hand to knockout his competition.
A note from Larry Novak, owner of New Cumberland-based mma clothing company Tattoo Fightwear:
Just wanted to let you know who Tattoo Fightwear is sponsoring for the CPWC 3. Here it is: Justin Scott, Lewis Rumsey, Duane Bastress, Chad Hoare, Jeff Runk, John Andell, Chad Strawbridge (Trainer) and Tom Anderton.
With the great success of Grapplers Quest's 2009 Northeast Championships, held recently in Lancaster, I thought it might be a good time to remind everyone about the first-annual Central Pa. Submission Grapping Champiosnhips, held in conjunction with the Central Pennsylvania Warrior Challenge III.
Lancaster Marriot at Penn Square, 25 South Queen Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602 USA Phone: 1-717-239-1600
Compete Free at the submission grappling championships.
Anyone that attends Friday night's MMA event (Oct. 23) competes free at Saturday's submission grappling championships.
For more information contact us at:
jovichm@msn.com or call (717) 250-8841
I was on mmamelee, an MMA social networking site, and got onto Larry Novak's Tattoo Fightwear page. Larry recently made a post about the upcoming Central Pennsylvania Warrior Challenge III, of which he is a sponsor. Here's some interesting info:
WARRIOR CHALLENGE III
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BUY YOUR E-TICKETS & SAVE 15%
Enter Discount Code: MMAFAN
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CPWC III features:
16 Action-Packed Bouts of MMA
6 pro bouts
10 amateur bouts
2 Jumbo Screens
Techno light show
Live Band
For more on Tattoo Fightwear, click here.
Fast-forward to about the 5-minute mark for the start of the fight.
Indiana welterweight Kevin Barkdull - sponsored by New Cumberland-based fightwear company Tattoo Fightwear - has a fight next month. Barkdull, who goes by the nicknames "The Pitbull" and "Merciless," will be the main event in the A-Town event. Here's an email that Larry Novak of Tattoo Fightwear received on Barkdull:
"Hey there, thought i would give you an update on Kevin.
He has an upcoming fight October 9th at the Anderson Speedway. He is the Main Event of the night facing Johnny Davis at 170.
It should be a good bout. Kevin has improved his striking even more and johnny seems to be more of a wrestling, jit, and muai fighter, from the limited pictures and information we could find.
We have had lots of trouble finding any video, pictures or information on him online. so we know very little going into this bout, so Kevin is just training hard and ready for anything.
Also, another big thing... Kevin and I have been in contact with some guys from Strike Force. He has sent them his bio, pics and video. If Kevin does well on this Oct 9 fight and the guys like what they see Kevin may be going out to Fresno November 6th i think it is and fighting live for Strikeforce. so thats pretty exciting.!!"
From Larry Novak, owner of New Cumberland-based MMA clothing company, Tattoo Fightwear:
Tattoo Fightwear is gearing up for its two biggest months since its conception. On September 18, Matt Bentley will be fighting at Adrenaline 4. This card features former UFC fighters Tim Sylvia and Houston Alexander.
On October 23, the Central Pennsylvania Warrior Challenge will hold its third event in Lancaster, PA. On this card Tattoo Fightwear sponsored fighters Justin Scott and Lewis Rumsey will take their first fight as professionals. Also on this card Tattoo Fightwear sponsored fighters Duane Bastress, John Andel, and Jeff Runk will continue their quest to stay undefeated as amateurs. This event will have a total of 5,000 people and will take the Central Pennsylvania Warrior Challenge to the next level. To get tickets go to www.warriorchallenge.info. Josh Ferguson out of Team Cruz MMA will also be fighting in October at the Ultimate Warrior Challenge. Thank you for your support.
In April, Josh "Taz" Ferguson lost to Mike "The Hulk" Easton at the last Ultimate Warrior Challenge, held in Fairfax, Va. Dropping a weight class - from 135 to 125 - Ferguson returns to the UWC in October to take on Jesse "Mountain Man" Riggleman.
Both fighters are 5'5", 125. Taz, who has a 6-2 record, hails from Louisville, KY and trains at Team Cruz. Riggleman, who has a 5-0 record, is from Harrisonburg, Va. and trains at the MMA Institute.
Taz, as well as his brother BJ, who also trains at Team Cruz, are sponsored by New Cumberland-based mma fightwear company, Tattoo Fightwear, run by Larry Novak.
Fresh off of his choke-out victory over Josh Wright, Tattoo Fightwear fighter Matt Bentley will be in possibly the biggest fight of his career so far on Sept. 18 as he fights on the card at Monte Cox's Adrenaline MMA IV.
Adrenaline MMA, whose last event saw Tim Sylvia fall to former boxer Ray Mercer, will hold its fourth event at the Mid-America Center Council Bluffs, IA. Sylvia will look to rebound from the emabrassing loss to Mercer by taking on Jason Riley (6-1). The co-main event will feature Houston Alexander vs TBA.
Larry Novak of Tattoo Fightwear sent me an email about the latest fighter he's sponsoring, Indiana welterweight Kevin Barkdull:
"He will be fighting Chad Reiner from the UFC on Aug. 28. Kevin is 21 years old 6'1" weighing in at 170. Kevin has been fighting for 4 years now and has moved to the professional side of fighting. He studies Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, karate, with a backround of wrestling, boxing, Tae Kwon Do, and Muay Thai. He is not ranked and is a freestyle fighter with excellent striking abilities as well as cardio."
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I did a post on Matt a while back - I would call him "The Outlaw," but he already has a nickname, "The Bolt." Here's an email from Matt to Tattoo's Larry Novak:
Larry,
My fight last Friday was a huge success. I fought in front of a crowd of 4,300 and choked my opponent Josh Wright completely unconcious 30 seconds into round one.
They would only let me announce two sponsors but I wore my Tattoo Fightwear beanie down to the cage as well as rocking your hoodie at the after party. But hey once again I appreciate the support man.
Matt Bentley
Hello and welcome to the 5th edition of the TATTOO FIGHTWEAR Newsletter. In this edition, we will recap the recent Central Pennsylvania Warrior Challenge II and preview the upcoming Warrior Challenge III. We will also provide an update on our sponsored fighters and introduce some new TATTOO FIGHTWEAR products.
RECENT EVENTS:
On July 23, 2009, Central Pennsylvania Warrior Challenge II (CPWC II) once again entertained a sell-out crowd of fight fans. Tattoo Fightwear proudly continued its sponsorship of this event and held a very visible presence throughout the venue on both the backs of fans and our sponsored fighters.
Tattoo Fightwear sponsored eight fighters for CPWC II and they all put on a great performance. John Andel from Central Pennsylvania Mixed Martial Arts (CPMMA) led off the night with an impressive three-round decision. Kevin Flinchbaugh from Hanover Martial Arts Academy found an opponent at the last minute and was able to pull off a win in the short notice match. Justin Scott from CPMMA won his last amateur fight by tap out and has now joined the pro ranks. Lewis "The Beast" Rumsey from Team Vicious pulled off a submission in the second round after laying some impressive first-round ground work; he has also turned pro. Chad Strawbridge from CPMMA once again TKO'd his opponent in the second round. Duane Bastress from CPMMA gave up a substantial amount of weight to his opponent, but still pulled off the win to continue his unbeaten streak and become pro. Troy Jensen and Adam Hostetter put on great performances, but came up short in the end.
