So, I'm at the CPWC III last month and I see this new mma clothing company with a booth set up and a mascot that looks like Cerberus, the mythical three-headed dog that guards the land of the dead:
On A3's site, he's known as the Dogoyle. Cool. Although I didn't have time to say what's up to them, I've since met 'em on facebook, found out they're based not too far away in Va. So here they are; hit 'em up.
sherdog.com has the call:
Ricardo Lamas vs. James Krause
Round 1
The lightweights touch gloves and are on their way. They circle cautiously. Nice low kick by Lamas. Krause returns fire with a right head kick, but he misses. They trade low kicks and then Krause rifles a stinging right kick to the ribs, but Lamas catches the leg and shoves him down. Krause delivers a glancing up kick to Lamas' fight on the way down. Krause scrambles up to his feet and Lamas forces him into the fence. Krause fails at pulling guard and Lamas just shoves him down. He lands two hard right hands and Krause scrambles up. They trade leather and Krause imposes his size onto Lamas and takes him down. Lamas, unfazed, scrambles right up and reverses Krause into the cage. Krause reverses. They clinch along the cage. They scramble again and Lamas scores a takedown and quickly seizes his back. He misses a rear-naked choke, and when Krause tries to escape, Lamas rolls him over and scores the mount. Krause bucks him and scrambles, but Lamas is on him like stucco. Lamas quickly seizes the back again. He can't sink the rear naked and backs off. He kicks at the legs of the downed Krause and dives in with a right hand at the horn. 10-9 Lamas.
Ricardo Lamas vs. James Krause
Here's a blurb from MMAMelee on Virginia native James Krause, who fights tonight at WEC 44:
MMA Melee sat down with an incredible talent James Krause to congratulate him on his success and see what's next for this rising WEC star.
James born New Port News, VA is fighting out of Team Grindhouse MMA in Lees Summitt, MO. Krause is a highly experienced mixed martial artist with an intimidating 30 fights under his belt, 28 victories 90% of them coming by way of submission. Before professional bouts were sanctioned in Missouri, he collected a near perfect amatuer record of 18-1, sometimes fighting twice a night! As a professional he carries an un-believable 10-1 record, his only loss was against top contender Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone. Next he will step into the cage against All-American wrestler Ricardo "The Bully" Lamas on a stacked WEC 44 card November 18th, so we asked him a little about his world class stardom.
from mmajunkie:
Tickets for "UFC Fight Night 20," the UFC's first-ever trip to Virginia, go on sale later this week.
Featuring a main event between lightweight contenders Nate Diaz (11-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and Gray Maynard (8-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), "UFC Fight Night 20" takes place Jan. 11 at Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday, Nov. 21, at 10 a.m. ET (7 a.m. PT) at Ticketmaster.com, though UFC Fight Club members and UFC.com newsletter subscribers get first dibs a few days prior.
Based in my old, old stomping grounds of Falls Church, Va. (lived there as a kid in the 70s), this MMA fightwear company has been a big sponsor of the Ultimate Warrior Challenge, which puts on top-notch events in the DC area. Assassin Industries is also on MMA social networking site mmamelee.com. Check out their web site here.
Two fighters from Blackman MMA in Harrisburg, which is putting on the PA Fighting Championship in Harrisburg on Nov. 6, will be fighting the next day at Operation Octagon's "Valhalla, Hall of the Slain" in Sterling, Va.
- Blackman fighter Bill Bookwalter takes on middleweight champ Colton Smith in a title fight.
- And interim featherweight champion, Mike Diggs, alos from Blackman, fights featherweight champion Dave Pope.
Holy crap! Even the outside of the Patriot Center is an Octagon.
By B.J. Koubaroulis, Washington Post:
Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White confirmed Tuesday that he plans to make the Washington D.C. market a new destination for his growing martial arts business.
White said that lightweights Nate Diaz (11-4) and Gray Maynard (8-0) will square off Jan. 11 at Patriot Center in Fairfax in the main event of Ultimate Fight Night 20, one in a series of cards that have been televised by Spike TV.
White said that he expects the show's attendance numbers to confirm his belief that the Washington area is a fertile place to bring bigger shows such as Saturday's UFC 104, a pay-per-view event that will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. UFC 104 features a main event between current light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua.
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Oct 15, 2009 at 2:50 pm ET
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is expected to make its Virginia debut in January.
Sources close to the event have told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) UFC Fight Night 20, which would air on Spike TV, is currently slotted for Monday, Jan. 11.
However, the UFC has made no formal announcement, and a representative from Virginia's Professional Boxing, Martial Arts and Wrestling Program said no date is official.
By Kelly Crigger, mmajunkie.com
Who doesn't like like Whack-a-Mole?
How can you not find entertainment in taking a plastic hammer and pummeling annoying little rodents who dare mock you by sticking their head up out of dingy little holes?
There's one guy in MMA whose name rhymes with "Smyte" who loves that game, only he does it with fledgling promotions that pose a smattering of competition to his Ultimate Fighting Championship. And like our 26th President, he carries a big stick.
So why take the risk of sticking your head up when it's liable to find a Billy club pounding it into the unemployment line, especially at a time when Affliction's carcass isn't even cold?
For the moment the UFC's radar has one giant blob on it: Strikeforce. But just below Scott Coker's show are three or four regional MMA promotions that are getting stronger with each show. (With a national broadcast deal but only one season under its belt, Bellator is somewhere in between.)
Xtreme Fighting Championships based in Florida, Palace Fighting Championships in California, and the Ultimate Warrior Challenge out of Washington D.C. all have something in common besides the "fighting" and "warrior" tags - they all want to dominate their local markets before looking to place their product on a national, pay-per-view stage where the man with the big hammer is eagerly waiting.
Here are the results for Barbarian Fight Club's Dire Conflict this past weekend in Va. We had a number of Pa boys on the card. Casey Bush, who fights out of Hanover Academy of MMA, won his amateur debut. In addition, Blackman MMA of Harrisburg had a great showing, with wins by Bill Bookwalter and Darrell Horcher. Nate Van Tassel was off the card, for unknown reasons. And George Glykas, of LVIRK (Team Hammer) in Catasauqua, Pa., also won.
MMA Bout, 185 lbs.
Bill Bookwalter vs Breon Rucker
TKO, Referee Stoppage (Strikes)
Round 1, 1:12
MMA Bout, 135 lbs.
Saige Thomas vs Billy Barrington
Submission, Guillotine Choke
Round 1, 0:38
MMA Bout, 170 lbs.
Winston Tesi vs George Glykas
Submission, Guillotine Choke
Round 1, 0:40
MMA Bout, 155 lbs.
Darrell Horcher vs Jeff Mount
TKO, Referee Stoppage (Strikes)
Round 3, 2:10
Three fighters from Blackman MMA in Harrisburg are on the Dire Conflict card at Barbarian Fight Club in Ruther Glen, Va. on Saturday:
Middleweight Bill Bookwalter takes on Breon Rucker
Welterweight Nate Van Tassel takes on Eddie Abney.
Lightweight Darrell Horcher takes on Jeff Mount.
I've already mentioned Hanover Academy of MMA's Casey Bush making his amateur debut at the event. In addition, George Glykas, a welterwieght from LVIRK (Team Hammer) in Catasauqua, Pa. is fighting Brian Reidinger:
Fight for your mind from tap or sleep on Vimeo.
This past weekend, Eric Moore, of Hanover Academy of MMA, entered the cage at Legend Cage Fighting in Manassas, Va. for his debut fight. He ended up in the main event, with fight of the night honors, and a title. How'd it happen?
According to Bob Bitner, Hanover's coach, "Believe me, it shocked us just as much as anybody." Prior to the fight, they went through two opponents - the second pulling out at weigh-ins. Legend's 155-pound champion, Jason Valle, also had an opponent pull out.
Despite Moore's inexperience - and based on Hanover's reputation of producing top-notch fighters - the promoter asked Bitner if Moore wanted the title fight.
"After probably five seconds of thinking about it," Moore and Bitner "jumped at the chance," Bitner said.
After three five-minute rounds, Moore was declared the winner by unanimous decision. "He laid it to this kid," Bitner said. "It was 100 percent Eric, all three rounds. We were very, very proud of him."
Not one to sit back on any laurels, Bitner said now it's time to live up to the title. No doubt Moore will do just that.
Just heard from Jerod Phillips of mma fightwear company Tap or Sleep. He was in Manassas, Va. to see Hanover Academy of MMA fighter Eric Moore make his amateur debut at Legend Cage Fighting.
Get this - Moore won by unanimous decision, and not only that, but the fight was the main event, a lightweight title fight, and received fight of the night honors. Not bad at all for a first fight.
"It didn't look like his first fight," Phillips said, calling Moore's game a "dominating performance."
Casey Bush
Joey "The Kid" Elmore
On Saturday, Sept. 19, local fighter Casey Bush will make his amateur debut - at 145 pounds - at Barbarian Fight Club's Dire Conflict event, to be held at the Virginia Sports Complex in Ruther Glen.
Casey's got a great amateur wrestling background, and has been training at Hanover Academy of MMA, where is part of the team, but also has trained at George McGinnis' York Academy of Mixed Martial Arts in Red Lion in the past.
Casey is 27, stands 5'7" and Casey's opponent, Joey "The Kid" Elmore, is 25, stands at six feet, lists boxing, grappling and submission as his styles and has a 1-2 record. He is from Great Mills, Md., and says he is an independent fighter, i.e., no school/team affiliation.
Stay tuned here to find out how Casey did.
Talked to Jerod Phillips with Hanover-based MMA clothing company Tap or Sleep. His latest sponsored fighter, Eric Moore, a relatively new student at Hanover Academy of MMA, will be making his amateur debut tomorrow night at Legend Cage Fighting in Manassas, Va.
Jerod said Moore, who is fighting at 155, started training at Hanover in January. "he picked up a lot since then," Jerod said. "He's got a lot of talent."
Moore, who is 5'10", is facing the 5'11" Cody Baker, who is also making his amateur debut, according to mixedmartialarts.com
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.
Not too far down the road from southern Pa. is this event in DC, which typically gets some of the largest crowds on the East Coast. Nine fights total, two of them title fights. In addition to Easton and Beebe, Pat Runez of Arizona Combat Sports and John Dodson of Greg Jackson MMA will fight for the world flyweight (125 lbs.) title. For more info., go to uwcmma.com.
