Upcoming Shows Fight Card Updates

I would like to share with you all the information I know about how the upcoming AFO and Premier FC cards are shaping up.  These are all tentative cards and as we all know anything can happen in MMA and they are subject to change.  Click the jump below to read all about em!!!

Dominage Apparel Is Proud to Sponsor The Boss

I just wanted to share with you all one of our site sponsors Dominage Apparel has recently announced they are sponsoring Jeremy "The Boss" Reipold who you all know is co-owner of our site.  They took some time and did an awesome interview with him so check it out here!!

Joe Leonard ordered some shirts from them and they had in the mail in a few days and had great service.  Best of all their prices are awesome.  Shirts start at only $16 bux!  I want to see lots of Dominage shirts at the local events around here!!  Check out their store here.


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UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber II

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena
Broadcast: Pay-per-view and Spike TV

MAIN CARD

• Champ Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber (for bantamweight title)
• Wanderlei Silva vs. Chris Leben
• Ryan Bader vs. Tito Ortiz
• Carlos Condit vs. Dong Hyun Kim
• Dennis Siver vs. Matt Wiman

Cage Titans "Vendetta" Review

On Saturday June 25, myself and my friend/team mate, and newest WMMMA guest writter Scott "Skeeter Barnes" Stacy made the 2 hour trek out to Beantown to cover the Cage Titans event. Our trusty GPS pointed the way, and we made it with some time to spare.
The Local IBEW venue is easy to find, with plenty of free parking. Cage Titans promoter/match maker extrodinare Mike Polvere had our press passes put aside, and one of his lovely assistants showed us to the press area cageside. I introduced Big Skeet to the regulars...Denny "sea-legs"Siggins, and Mark Daniels, while Keegan Hornstrah and his MMA Horn were on the stage behind us streaming the event live!! I'd also like to note something before we get to the review...Polvere is THE most gracious host there is! His crew made sure that the press had cold drinks (soda and water) and even offered food throughout the night!! The hospitality was amazing, and I promise, I'll take you up on some pizza and hot dogs next show.....when I'm not dieting for a fight..;) on to the fights!!!

Jeremy's picks: UFC on Versus 4

• Pat Barry vs. Cheick Kongo - Jeremy's pick: Kongo rd3 unanimous decision.
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• Charlie Brenneman vs. Rick Story - Jeremy's pick: Story rd3 unanimous decision.
• Matt Brown vs. John Howard - Jeremy's pick: Howard rd2 KO punch!!
• Matt Mitrione vs. Christian Morecraft - Jeremy's pick: Mitrione Rd 3 unanimous decision.

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AFO Glory Update!!

AFO has just announced a few of the fights on the upcoming show July 15th in Revere.  Check them out.  The card that they have announced so far is found below.

Cage Titans Vendetta Live Results

Keep refreshing this post for the Live Updates as they happen.

Live Stream Via MMAHorn...check it out http://www.livestream.com/themmahorn?t=213953

Live Stream was great. Click the jump below to read the full results.

Cage Titans Vendetta Fight Card and Preview

Fight 1: Elysee Sanon(Blue Devil) 0-0 Frank Falso(Team United) 0-0 170 lbs
Fight 2: Connor Matthews(Lakeville MMA) 0-0 Vs. Derek Shore(Kaos) 0-2 150 lbs
Fight 3: Keith Schneider(Nitsuj) 0-2 Vs. Anthony White(Sport Specific Witness)0-0 125 lbs
Fight 4: Vlad Suric(Tapout Boston) 0-0 Vs. Elvis Kuljanicic(Blue Devil) 0-0 185 lbs
Fight 5: Shayne Stephenson(IND) 1-2 Vs. Brett Morris(Rivera) 2-1 135 lbs

UFC on Versus 4: Brenneman vs. Story

Date: Jun 26, 2011

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Venue: CONSOL Energy Center
Broadcast: Versus and Facebook
MAIN CARD (Versus)

• Pat Barry vs. Cheick Kongo
• Charlie Brenneman vs. Rick Story 
• Matt Brown vs. John Howard
• Matt Mitrione vs. Christian Morecraft

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)

• Manny Gamburyan vs. Tyson Griffin
• Joe Stevenson vs. Javier Vazquez
• Joe Lauzon vs. Curt Warburton
• Rich Attonito vs. Daniel Roberts
• Nik Lentz vs. Charles Oliveira
• Matt Grice vs. Ricardo Lamas
• Edward Faaloloto vs. Michael Johnson

Premier Fighting Championship:6 Updated Date and Venue…

Due to an unexpected and unresolvable wrinkle in the final details of Premier Fighting Championship’s 6th installment and first title bout the event has been rescheduled and relocated.

Holyoke MA AFO Boxing Event Postponed

I just received this message so I want to let you all know…

HOLYOKE, Mass. (June 21, 2011) – Saturday night’s scheduled “Homecoming” pro boxing card in Holyoke has been postponed until August 6. More details will be coming.

It is unfortunately that the event got cancelled but one thing I am pleased about is that they announced the postponed date of the show so we can all mark it on our calendars.  This shows that they are serious about bringing boxing back to Holyoke and we are all very excited about it.  Stay tuned and we will keep you up to date when the new event gets closer.  See you all at Cage Titans!!!

WCF 11 Review

On Saturday June 18, WCF made it's much anticipated comeback after taking a brief hiatus. The card was stacked with some of New England's best fighters, and with the addition of the well respected, fighter/manager/local mma legend,  Dan Bonnell as the match maker, I new we'd be in for a great show!

Featured Fighter: Shayne Stephenson

 

 

Name: Shayne Stephenson
Age: 21
Height: 5'7
Fight Weight: 135
School: Lakeville MMA
Record: 1-2
City/State Born: Fall River, MA

 

 

 

 

 

1. When and Why did you get into MMA??
I got into MMA when I was 16. I was actually, going up to a Dragon Lair Grappling Tournament in Natick to watch my brother and my friend Matt Vitale compete. On the way up we stopped at a Dunkin Donuts and some how they got on topic of wanting me to enter the tournament just for shits and giggles and they would pay my entry fee. Even though I had no experience and no idea what I was doing. I think I had a couple months wrestling experience at the time. I started
wrestling my sophomore year at Middleboro High so I was like sure, I didn't hesitate to say yea, I love to compete and I'm a quick learner, plus wrestling's half the battle, right? So I entered and they were trying to teach me a couple moves before my matches. None of which I remembered, but I think I had 3 matches and won 1 match, with an arm in guillotine. A couple people came up to me and asked how long I've been training, and that I was pretty good, I enjoyed the reactions on they're faces when I looked at the clock and told them about 20 minutes. ;P I fell in love with the sport and I've been doing it ever since.

 

WCF 11 Live Fight Results

 
 
155LB WCF LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Fight 10: Dan Lauzon 14-4 (Lauzon MMA) vs Noah Weisman 5-1 (Rail City BJJ)

Lauzon wins via TKO ref stoppage at 3:56 of rd 1
Fight 9: Bill Jones 9-3 (Kaos) vs Anthony Leone 8-4 (Bombsquad) 145lbs

Leone beats Jones unanimous decision.

Jeremy's Picks - Strikeforce : Overeer vs Werdum

Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum (heavyweight grand-prix opening round) Jeremy's pick: Overeem rd2 TKO ref stoppage strikes.

Josh Barnett vs. Brett Rogers (heavyweight grand-prix opening round) - Jeremy's pick: Barnett rd2 submission, Kimura.

Daniel Cormier vs. Jeff Monson - Jeremy's pick: Cormier rd3 unanimous decision.

Chad Griggs vs. Valentijn Overeem - Jeremy's Pick: Griggs rd2 TKO ref stoppage strikes.

Jorge Masvidal vs. K.J. Noons - Jeremy's pick: Noons rd3 unanimous decision.

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Review: AFO Summer Brawl 6/17/2011

We arrived at the AFO a little early so we can get some nice photos for you guys.  This show, the Summer Brawl is taking place at the lovely Holiday Inn. Pete DiLorenzo is wearing the infamous leather jacket that makes us all jealous of!!  We are scheduled for 10 fights.  For vendors we have Get Punched,Impact Fighter and a few others. They are playing Sharmera on the loud speakers.  The atmosphere is set and the fighters are ready for war.  Let the review begin.  Shamera wasn't able to play this event but thats ok Vinny, we forgive you!!  The announcer John Vena starts us off.  AFO has some new ring girls and they are looking super hot especially Jenna Doll!!  The Artist is with me taking some lovely photos for you all.  DJ Hurrakayne is the DJ for the evening!

Fight #1 Sean Nichols 2-2 (Waikru-Tapout Boston) Vs. Brandon Amadon 1-1( Fighting Arts Academy Gardner) 159lbs
Nichols comes out to Jimmy Cliff-The Harder They Come and Amadon comes out to Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff- The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.  Awesome song Brandon!! If you start doing the Carlton Dance then we might start to worry!!

AFO Summer Brawl Live Update

Keep checking this post for the live fight results as they happen. Like this post if you are enjoying the live updates so we know to do more!!



Fight #9 Paddy Thompson 10-3(SSSF) vs Jason Sarbacker 2-1

Paddy Thompson defeats Jason Sarbacker via triangle in Rd 2 in 1:04.  Great fight!!

As some of you may or may not know CFX17: Beantown Brawl scheduled for June 18th, this Saturday has been canceled.  This has been verified with the MSAC and with the organizations Xtreme Promoter Linda Shields.

Here is an email we received from Linda earlier today

Nowhere To Hide: C.E.S. June 10, 2011

Intros

Check out this incredible three round battle from C.E.S. at Twin Rivers Casino, Lincoln, R.I.

True ‘Homecoming’ June 25 in Holyoke for Seven Boxers

HOLYOKE, Mass. (June 15, 2011) – The June 25th pro boxing show in Holyoke, only the second there in the last 50 years, is a true “Homecoming” for seven boxers scheduled to fight on the card, presented by American Fighting Organization, at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Holyoke.

WCF 11 Returning to the Shriner's Auditorium Saturday June, 18th

The WCF returns to The Shriner’s Auditorium for the first time in a year for their eleventh event. New to the team is ex-GFL matchmaker Dan Bonnell. Dan has made some of the biggest contributions to the local MMA scene for years through his fighting, writing and matchmaking abilities. I’m sure it didn’t hurt that he also has a swollen rolodex of fighters from his years of experience in the MMA world to match make for Joe Cavallaro.

Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum

 



Date: Jun 18, 2011

Location: Dallas, Texas
Venue: American Airlines Center
Broadcast: Showtime and HDNet
MAIN CARD (Showtime)
Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum (heavyweight grand-prix opening round)

Josh Barnett vs. Brett Rogers (heavyweight grand-prix opening round)

Daniel Cormier vs. Jeff Monson

Chad Griggs vs. Valentijn Overeem

Jorge Masvidal vs. K.J. Noons

C.E.S. June 10, 2011 Co-Main Event Videos

Special thanks to C.E.S. for allowing us ringside access to this show. Thanks to The Omen for letting us post his fight. Please be sure to look him up on FB and let him know how you saw this fight scored.

Joe Leonard “The Artist” is an author and site admin here at WesternMassMMA.com as well as a student of Team Ravenous MMA in South Deerfield, MA. Please feel free to leave any questions, comments, or concerns below.

AFO Summer Brawl Full Fight Card

 


We have a lot to look forward to on this card so lets read together.

AFO Heavyweight Title
Tyler King (Connors MMA) vs Randy Smith (CNYMMA)

Featured Fighter: Jason Sarbacker

 







Name: Jason Sarbacker
Age: 29
Height: 5’8
Fight Weight: 170
School: Sityodtong
Record: 2-1
City/State Born: Framingham Ma







1. When and Why did you get into MMA?? I got involved in MMA in 2008 when I discovered an MMA gym right down the street from where I used to live in Townsend Ma and gave it a try and loved it.

Local Event Announcement: 1st Western Mass BJJ Open

Don't miss your opportunity to compete locally.

CES 6: Nowhere To Hide 6/10/2011 Review

This review is written by Jose "The Assassin" Lopez...it is his first review written for us so please be nice to him! Photos taken by Joe "The Artist" Leonard and edited by The Artist.

Fight 1: Jon Marcheterre(Mixed Breed) 0-1 vs Dinis Piava Jr.(Keith Allen’s Fighting Academy) 0-0 145lbs.
round 1
Dinis looks more ready for this fight. As Jon looks more relaxed.
Low kick to start the fight from Dinis. One, two from Jon pushing Dinis back. A brutal left kick to a one, two drops Jon. Dinis follows Jon to the mat and finishes the fight due to ground n pound.
Dinis Paiva Jr defeats Jon Marcheterre via TKO winner 1:16 Rd 1

Jeremy's Picks : UFC 131 Carwin vs Dos Santos

• Junior Dos Santos vs. Shane Carwin - Jeremy's pick: Carwin rd2 TKO ref stoppage.
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All UFC Main Events Will Be Five Rounds

Dana White has announced today that all non title main events signed from this day forward will be 5 rounds.  This is to ensure less controversial decisions and hopefully in return the fights will be finished.  There are rumors that perhaps the main event title fights could be extended to 7 rounds.  Would this be a good move??  A lot of GSP fights are borefests and making it 7 rounds could result in a 35 minute borefest.  Then again the fights could be finished a lot more often and many fighters may gas at that point especially the big heavyweights. 

This new rule also includes UFC on Versus and main events on SPIKE TV. Dana White also announced that they will be adding a new 125lb division and expect to see fights by the end of 2011.  This is very bold and exciting move for the UFC.  We will now see many 135lbers drop down and fight at a more comfortable weight for them.  Let me know what you guys think about all this???  Good move or bad move.

Bad Blood Will Be Settled Tonight

 

Karalexis, Howard exchange heated words on eve of main-event showdown

LINCOLN, R.I. (June 9, 2011) – The good will emanating from last week’s media teleconference between Alex Karalexis and Tiawan Howard evaporated in a heartbeat Thursday night as the two fighters engaged in a classic war of words at the final weigh-in and press conference for “Nowhere To Hide.”

Karalexis (10-5, 5 KOs), a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) contender who’ll end his 14-month drought Friday, June 10^th, 2011 against Howard (8-7, 3 KOs) in the main event of Classic Entertainment & Sports’ professional cage fighting show at the Twin River Event Center, took exception Thursday when his opponent weighed in at two pounds over the contract limit of 171. The Boston native promised to not only beat Howard, but “dominate,” sparking an animated reply.

CES Live Fight Results

First live update. Western Mass Pro Fighter Barrington "Rude Boy" Douse being taped by teammate and AFT cornerman Jeremy Ross. Douse looks relaxed and focused.






Keep refreshing this article tonight for live updates.

Fight 8) Alex Karalexis (10-5) SSS/Sityodtong vs Tiawan Howard (8-7) Cleveland , Ohio
Well the fight between the fighters was heated and exciting, but the fight that ensued was the best. The decision was split and Howard takes it. We'll let you decide when you see the video.

WNXFA Debriefed: Catching up with Jesse Camp

Jesse Camp, Promoter

Please Note that this same interview was also recorded and will be available as soon as we locate a suitable player to add to our site.

Q. Tell us a little about WNXFA, who is the Alliance, when did you decide that you wanted to Promote and Match-Make MMA events, are there any folks other than yourself that are integral to WNXFA?

A. To elaborate (A LOT) on WNXFA, I explained a bit about my strong ties to the Marine Corp and the term Warrior. Nation is always a strong term no matter how frequently used but somehow the value is dependent on what its attached to for example... Red Sox Nation or Stephen Colbert's comical rants to his followers simply referred to as "Nation." Its a term of unity & cohesion partially defined as a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity. Combat sport in itself is undeniably extreme and I wanted that accented hence the "X". Its Fighters that I expose but most important is the combination of Nation and Alliance in the promotion's name that consists not only of the Warriors themselves but fans, friends, families, schools, coaches, trainers, teams, cage girls, announcers, refs, judges, doctors, media, the clothing lines, vendors, tee-shirt designers, graphic designers, print shops, tape and wrap techs, venues, all promoters, all promotions, all matchmakers, the websites.... Its so inclusive as it revolves all around everything from the 0-0 ammy to the superstar and legendary... Its a living breathing beast of intensity that is awesome to be a part of and watch grow at the same time. WNXFA is also growing as we have solidified our team of dedicated staff to include Tom Gomes as Vice President & Creative Director, Sara Gomes as Senior Graphic Designer, Dave Fesko as our Sponsor Coordinator, and our newest edition is Nick Newell as MMA matchmaker. Nick's a great person, pro fighter, and an avid follower of the sport with a lot of knowledge about the New England MMA scene and I am very proud to have him as a part of the team. He's an exceptional role model to the sport and I'm sure he's going to do great things both in the cage and out!

Introducing WesternMassMMA.com’s Newest Writer: Mark Hoxie

 

We are very pleased to announce Mr. Mark Hoxie has agreed to join our team.  He brings many years of experience in MMA.  He lives in Syracuse, NY but is no stranger to the MMA in MA.  In fact you may have seen him fight before.  Yes we know he is 0-9 but he has lost to a lot of great guys, Parker Porter, Kym Sturdivant, Nate Kitteredge and Paddy Thompson to name a few.  His record may not show it but the guy has major heart for the sport.  His focus will be on getting us some siko editorials and of course getting you all closer to the fighters!! 

UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin

 

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Venue: Rogers Arena
Broadcast: Pay-per-view, Spike TV and Facebook
MAIN CARD (pay-per-view)

• Junior Dos Santos vs. Shane Carwin
• Kenny Florian vs. Diego Nunes
• Jon Olav Einemo vs. Dave Herman
• Demian Maia vs. Mark Munoz
• Donald Cerrone vs. Vagner Rocha

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

• Yves Edwards vs. Sam Stout
• Jesse Bongfeldt vs. Chris Weidman

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)

• Mike Massenzio vs. Krzysztof Soszynski
• James Head vs. Nick Ring
• Dustin Poirier vs. Jason Young
• Joey Beltran vs. Aaron Rosa
• Darren Elkins vs. Michihiro Omigawa

Sharmera Performing In Boston

If you like awesome rock music….you gotta go check this band out.  It is fronted by a very talented Vinny Sharma.  They are currently working on their second single and the first single is “Machine” and can be found below.  They do some awesome cover songs too so definitely check em out and and “like” them on FB to stay up to date.  If you were wondering how this is MMA related, its because Sharmera performs at every AFO show and kicks off a night of awesome fights. Also you may not know this but Vinny used to be a wrestler.  He was recruited by some top D1 schools and instead of college wrestling he decided to train as an MMA fighter.  He trained with Dave Ginsberg as 2X Pan AM Champ and with Keith Florian.  He also trained in Muay Thai so he is no stranger to the MMA world.  Click the Read More button to check out his first single.

Perhaps Last CES Press Release Before Show

 

Winner-takes-all
Almeida-Stevens showdown Friday could help determine UFC’s next superstar
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (June 6, 2011) – Even after catching a first-hand glimpse of his opponent three months ago, Cody Stevens remains unimpressed with Saul Almeida.
“A lot of people say he thinks that he’s the best 145-pounder in New England,” Stevens said. “I’ve seen and heard a million guys like him who say they’re the best. We’ll find out.”

Luis Ramos Takes First Place at NAGA; Sarah Payant Takes Second and More

If you were paying attention, we featured this kid in our last installment of Roll With The Pro and we warned you to watch out for him!!  So over the weekend there was a NAGA competition held at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield, MA.  I have scoured over facebook and found some results for you all.

Jer's Picks: The Ultimate Fighter Finale 13

• Tony Ferguson vs. Ramsey Nijem - Jeremy's pick: Ferguson rd 3 unanimous decision.
• Clay Guida vs. Anthony Pettis - Jeremy's pick: Pettis rd3 KO head kick!!!
• Tim Credeur vs. Ed Herman - Jeremy's pick: Herman rd3 unanimous decision.
• Kyle Kingsbury vs. Fabio Maldonado - Jeremy's pick: Kingsbury rd3 unanimous decision.
• Chris Cope vs. Chuck O'Neil - Jeremy's pick: O'Neil rd2 TKO ref stopppage strikes.

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The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale

 

Date: Jun 04, 2011

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Venue: The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas
Broadcast: Spike TV
MAIN CARD

• Tony Ferguson vs. Ramsey Nijem ("TUF 13" tourney finale)
• Clay Guida vs. Anthony Pettis
• Tim Credeur vs. Ed Herman
• Kyle Kingsbury vs. Fabio Maldonado
• Chris Cope vs. Chuck O'Neil

Yet Another CES Press Release

Parting shots

Karalexis, Howard brimming with confidence as main-event showdown nears

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (June 2, 2011) – Neither Alex Karalexis or Tiawan Howard will make a prediction on the outcome of their showdown Friday, June 10^th, 2011 at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, R.I., except for the obvious.

“No matter what, both of us are going to get beat up,” Karalexis said. “He brings it and I bring it.”

Fighting for the first time since April of 2010 – and for the first time since signing a promotional agreement with Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports – Karalexis (10-5, 5 KOs) will face Howard (8-7, 3 KOs) in the welterweight main event of CES’ “Nowhere To Hide” cage fighting show.

NAPAGA Competition in RI

All ages competition and visit www.napaga.com for more details.

Upcoming Boxing Event in Holyoke, MA!!!!

I hope to see you all there and yes you heard it right.  We will be covering this show for you all

New CES Press Release

Temperature’s rising

Heat is on as June 10^th Twin River card shapes up to be best of the year

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (June 1, 2011) – With yet another main-event caliber bout added to the card, Classic Entertainment & Sports’ “Nowhere To Hide” professional cage fighting show on Friday, June 10^th, 2011 at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, R.I., is quickly setting the standard for mixed martial arts excellence in 2011.

WCF 11 Teaser Video

As if you needed any more persuasion into deciding if you were going to the WCF or not check out this vid!!