A note from Pa. native Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman on his new blog:
"just getting my blog going. i'll be posting at least twice a week, so be sure to stop by and check it out. i'll be posting anything from my daily training, to training footage, to my thoughts of the day. stay tuned and spread the word!!!"
after my latest fight (left to right)...darcy regala, frankie edgar, spaniard, chris liguori, Ben Brenneman (jack of all trades)
A little training video/interview from the Pocono Record.
Got an email from Jerod Phillips, owner of Hanover-based MMA clothing company, Tap or Sleep, who told me about Pennsylvania welterweight Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman's fight last week at Valley Fight League in Altoona: "Charlie won by tko first round. Heavy elbows and then quick punches. So its onward and upward for the spaniard." That improves Charlie's record to 10-1. Charlie is a Tap or Sleep-sponsored fighter.
This Sunday at the Joffa Shrine in Altoona, PA, Aaron "King Kong" Anspach will be making his Mixed Martial Arts Professional Debut against John Armstrong. Also fighting from LionHeart will be Lou Armezzani who will be looking to take his professional record to 4-1 when he faces off against Tenyen Dixon.
The door open at 5pm and the fights start at 6pm.
For tickets please contact either Aaron or Lou:
Aaron Anspach
ama236@psu.edu
Lou Armezzani
loujitsu@gmail.com
www.vflmma.com for more information.
Also fighting on the card are 6X NCAA Wrestling Champion and former Pittsburgh Steeler Pro Bowler Carlton Haselrig and local MMA Standout Charlie Brenneman.
Ted: word is Haselrig is out of the fight, suspended by the New Jeresey State Athletic Control Board.
Special "Meet & Greet" before the fights from 5pm to 6pm with UFC Fighter Frankie Edgar!!!
Hollidaysburg, Pa. native Charlie "The Spaniard" Brennman missed his August fight in Amsterdam with M-1 when he re-opened a cut he suffered during his last fight at Iron Will Fighting, said sponsor Jerod Phillips, of Tap or Sleep.
The cut, which required seven stitches to close, will no doubt be healed for Charlie's next fight, his second for Valley Fight League. The Oct. 11 event is called Broad Avenue Brawlers 2 and will be held at the Jaffa Shrine in Altoona. The event poster, as you can see, has Charlie, who is 8-1, in a title fight (I'm guessing at welterweight), but does not name an opponent.
I talked with Jerod Phillips, owner of Tap or Sleep fightwear today, and he passed along that TOS-sponsored fighter - and Hollidaysburg native - Charlie Brenneman, won over Mitch Whitesel by unanimous decision Friday night at Valley Fight League's Broad Avenue Brawlers.
"He's 9 and 1 and headed for M-1," Jerod said.
Charlie recently signed with M-1 Global and will be fighting in Europe on August 16, Jerod said.
Charlie
Larry Novak, owner of new Cumberland-based Tattoo Fightwear, sent me an email that he's added two more fighters to his stable, both of whom are scheduled to fight at the Central Pennsylvania Warrior Challenge II on July 18 at Wisehaven in York Township.
First, we have a guy who's gotten a lot of face time here recently, Kevin Michael Flinchbaugh:
Flinchbaugh trains at Hanover Academy of MMA.
And also lightweight-welterweight fighter out of Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman's hometown of Hollidaysburg, Jeff Runk, who scored a unanimous decision victory over Brett Evans of Slomske's MMA Team at the WKU Warrior Challenge:
Runk trains with Justin Filer and Jeremy Drenning.
Talked with WKU Warrior Challenge promoter Mark Jovich last night and he had nothing but good things to say about Friday's event in the Poconos at Pocono Manor.
Mark said there were about 700 people in attendence: "Good crowd, plenty of room, not a bad seat in the house," he said. "I was really happy with the way the evetn went."
Mark gave me a few results from the York area fighters: Brett Myers from George McGinnis' York Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Red Lion won in the first round by ref stoppage. Jimmy "Shrapnel" Chappell also won in the first with a submission, follwing a short, but heated stand-up battle with his opponent. And Chad Strawbridge scored a KO early in the first round. Nice job, guys.
I'll have more infortmation as it becomes available.
Just watched Justin "Skiz" Scott vs. Jesse Finch, who fought at the WKU Warrior Challenge in the Poconos on Friday night. Scott, of York, worked an excellent ground game and scored an arm bar victory early in the first round. Scott, who is 7-0 as an amateur, trains at MACE in Red Lion.
See the video here at MMA Melee. Thanks to Joe Piazza for uploading the video.
A new MMA social networking site, MMA Melee (based in Scranton, by the way) has some of the fights from last night's WKU Warrior Challenge up. Click here to see them. And join the site while you're at it, bro!
Just talked with Jerod Phillips of Hanover-based MMA clothing company, Tap or Sleep Fightwear. He gave me some of the winners from last night's WKU Warrior Challenge in the Poconos.
First, in the main event, TOS-sponsored welterweight fighter Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman didn't get to fight. Apparently, Charlie's opponent, Marcus Ajian, failed his pre-fight physical, Jerod said.
Former York resident and Scranton native son Lou Armezzani, of LionHeart Fighters, won in a matter of seconds against York's Anthony Dick, of MACE in Red Lion.
York area fighters Duane Bastress, Jay Haas, and Justin Scott all won their fights decisively in the first round, Jerod said.
Congrats guys from MMA Explosion.
One of the top MMA Web sites out there, bloodyelbow.com, ran a post featuring a few MMA artists, including Al Youl, whose work can be seen on this Web site. Al has done some work for Hanover-based fightwear company Tap or Sleep. Here's the drawing Al did of Pennsylvania welterweight pro Charlie Brenneman:
Charlie's next fight is headlining the WKU Warrior Challenge in the Poconos later this month.
Here's the one bloodyelbow featured, of Cro Cop:
By the way, looks like the rumors are true - Cro Cop, who skulked out of the UFC like a thief in the night, does have a fight in Japan.
The WKU (World Karate Union) Warrior Challenge, scheduled for June 26 at Pocono Manor, has its headline bout. Earlier this week, I announced that Hollidaysburg, Pa.-native and welterweight fighter Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman would be there. And now, thanks to an email from Mark Jovich, we know who he's fighting: Marcus Ajian, a 4-4 fighter who lost to Mitch Whitesel at Iron Will Fighting's first show last month Charlie, a Tap or Sleep sponsored fighter, was also on the card, notching a win by rear-naked choke against Chris Thomas in the second round. (I had said the win was by tap-out, but to strikes in the first. My bad.). To have a fighter of Charlie's caliber on the event is definitely a feather in promoter Mark Jovich's cap.
Tap or Sleep-sponsored fighter Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman
From an email promoter Mark Jovich sent out:
The WKU Warrior Challenge will be an exciting 12 bout Pro/AM Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event. Friday, June 26th, 2009
Inn at the Pocono Manor, Pocono Manor,PA
The event will feature 5 local fighters to include Don Cioffi, Keith Kowal, Demetrius Lindsey, Scott Heckman and professional up and coming sensation Charlie Brenneman as the main event.
For more information on this event you can contact us at:
Just talked with Jerod Phillips, owner of Hanover-based MMA clothing company, Tap or Sleep, who is at the Iron Will Fighting Championship event in Johnstown. And, unlike the last event he was at, this one was a good night.
First, Lou Armezzani (a one-time York County resident who now trains at LionHeart Fighters in State College) started his pro MMA career off with a bang, pulling an armbar on his opponent in 37 seconds. Congrats, Lou. You're on your way, bro.
And, in the main event, Tap or Sleep-sponsored fighter Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman put on "a dominating performance" as Jerod put it, unleashing a vicious ground-n-pound. Jerod said Brenneman's opponent tapped out to strikes in the second round. "Charlie's one tough sumbitch," Jerod said. The win puts Charlie's record at 8-1. Niiiice.
