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(Madison, WI USA) — May 1, 2012— Officials from Fight Me MMA announced today that the 2012 National Guard Fight Me MMA Tour will head to the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin on Friday, May 18. The tour will then travel to Minnesota and North Dakota in June and Ohio in July. The remainder of the 2012 tour will include stops in Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Maine and Rhode Island. The dates and venue locations for those events will be announced in the coming weeks.
Fight Me MMA and the Wisconsin National Guard will be offering thousands of free tickets to fans through area marketing and retail partners. Free ticket coupons can also be found on FightMeMMA.com and facebook.com/FightMeMMA. Doors are scheduled to open at 6:00 p.m. with the show scheduled to begin at 7:30. An overflow crowd is expected, so fans are encouraged to arrive early to get the best available seats.
The fight card, which will be announced in the coming days, will feature will feature Mike “Unbreakable” King in the main event of the evening. King has quickly become one of the most popular gladiators in Fight Me MMA by virtue of vicious first round knockouts in each of his last two battles. Fight Me MMA star Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger is set to entertain Wisconsin fans in the co-main event. Evinger thrilled fans in her debut at the Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri on April 13 with a stunning first round knockout of Lacie Jackson. That fight was voted “Fight of the Night” by the fans. Local star Will Dickie, who is trained by MMA legend and Wisconsin Native Duke Roufus, will be making his Fight Me MMA debut. Dickie will do battle with Fiore MMA veteran Ed “The Smashing Machine” Smith. Another local fighter, Jay Ellis, will also make his Fight Me MMA debut when he faces former Fight Me MMA “Fight of the Night” winner Lucas “2 Strong” Gwaltney.
Free tickets for the event are currently available at several participating area marketing and retail partners. For more information about the event, visit FightMeMMA.com or facebook.com/FightMeMMA or call the Alliant Energy Center at 608-267-3976. All bouts are subject to change.
(Bloomington, IL USA) — April 18, 2012— Officials from Fight Me MMA announced today that the next stop on the 2012 National Guard Fight Me MMA Tour will take place on Friday, May 4, 2012 at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, Illinois. The tour will then make stops in Wisconsin later in May, Minnesota and North Dakota in June and Ohio in July. The remainder of the 2012 tour will include stops in Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Maine and Rhode Island. The dates and venue locations for those events will be announced in the coming weeks.
Coming off of another successful event at the Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri this past Friday, Fight Me MMA will once again be offering thousands of free tickets to fans through several advertising and retail partners in and around the Bloomington area as well as its website and facebook page. Doors are scheduled to open at 5:30 p.m. with the show scheduled to begin at 7:30. Another huge crowd is expected, so fans are encouraged to arrive early.
The fight card, which will be announced in the coming days, will feature ten bouts including Springfield, Illinois resident and rising MMA star Mike Baskis who will be featured in the main event. Other fighters on the ten bout card will include former Fight Me MMA fight-of-the-night winners Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger and Illinois native Lucas “2 Strong” Gwaltney.
Free tickets for the event are currently available at several participating area marketing and retail partners. For more information about the event, visit FightMeMMA.com or facebook.com/FightMeMMA or call 309-434-2843. All bouts are subject to change.
"The Altar Boy" Zach Freeman returns to the Fight Me MMA cage on April 13th. (Photo Courtesy Bob Barton)
The co-main event will feature women’s MMA standout Tonya Evinger, who trains at the Fight Me MMA Academy of Courage training center in nearby Lake St. Louis, against Woodville, Texas fighter Lacie Jackson. Other local stars doing battle inside the Fight Me MMA cage will include Joshua Sampo, Ray “The Gator” Grindstaff, Jessica Halverson, David Sharp and Miles McDonald.
Fight week festivities will start with official weigh-ins on Thursday, April 12 at 2:00 p.m. at Quintessential located at 149 North Main Street in historic downtown St. Charles and will be open to the public. The fight will be held the following night Friday, April 13 with doors opening to the public at 5:30 p.m. and the first fight of the evening starting at 7:30 p.m. Free tickets for the event are currently available at several participating area marketing and retail partners. For more information about the event, including a complete list of participating area marketing and retail partners, visit FightMeMMA.com or facebook.com/FightMeMMA or call 636-614-8329. All bouts are subject to change.
Fight Card:
Fight 1 / 125 Lbs: Miles McDonald vs. Chris Seiberlich
Fight 2 / 155 Lbs: Tommy Chronister vs. Juan Parra
Fight 3 / 125 Lbs (Women): Roni Lawrence vs. Jessica Laubacker
Fight 4 / 145 Lbs: Alex White vs. Greg Wilson Jr.
Fight 5 / Heavyweight: David Sharp vs. Jonathan Chandler
Fight 6 / 160 Lbs (Women): Jessica Halverson vs. Nikita Netjes
Fight 7 / 135 Lbs: Ray “The Gator” Grindstaff vs. Patrick King
Fight 8 / 125 Lbs: Joshua Sampo vs. Czar Sklavos
Fight 9 Co-Main Event / 135 Lbs (Women): Tonya Evinger vs. Lacie Jackson
Fight 10 Main Event / 155 Lbs: “The Altar Boy” Zach Freeman vs. Bryant “Magic Man” Whitaker
(Lake St. Louis, MO USA) — March 15, 2012— Officials from Fight Me MMA announced today that the next stop on the 2012 National Guard Fight Me MMA Tour will take place on Friday, April 13 at the Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri. The tour will then travel to Illinois and Wisconsin in May, Minnesota and North Dakota in June and Ohio in July. The remainder of the 2012 tour will include stops in Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Maine and Rhode Island. The dates and venue locations for those events will be announced in the coming weeks.
Coming off of another hugely successful event in January, where a standing-room-only crowd witnessed an epic night of fights that included the first ever women’s bout in Fight Me MMA history, the fast-growing organization will once again be offering thousands of free tickets to fans through its marketing and retail partners as well as its website and facebook page. Doors are scheduled to open at 5:30 p.m. with the show scheduled to begin at 7:30. Another huge crowd is expected, so fans are encouraged to arrive early.
The fight card, which will be announced in a few days, will once again feature a women’s bout when rising star Tonya Evinger makes her long awaited Fight Me MMA debut in the co-main event. The main event of the evening will feature Mike “Unbreakable” King, who has quickly become one of the most popular gladiators in Fight Me MMA by virtue of vicious first round knockouts in each of his last two battles. Other fighters on the ten bout card will include local stars Zach “The Altar Boy” Freeman, Ray ‘The Gator” Grindstaff, Nick Lobosco and Josh Sampo.
Free tickets for the event are currently available at several participating area marketing and retail partners. For more information about the event, including a complete list of participating area marketing and retail partners, visit FightMeMMA.com or facebook.com/FightMeMMA or call 636-614-8329. All bouts are subject to change.
Kelvin Tiller (bottom) applies a triangle choke to opponent Jake Collier forcing Collier to tap with just 18 seconds remaining in the first round. (Photo Courtesy Bob Barton)
Jake Collier and Kelvin Tiller battled in a rematch in the main event. Collier, a top-flight prospect based out of Cuba, Mo., defeated Tiller almost a year ago as amateurs. Collier secured a takedown early, and both fighters displayed an excellent ground game. Collier nearly pulled off a Kimura midway through the round, but Tiller eventually lured Collier into a triangle, and Collier was forced to tap with just 18 seconds left in the first round.
In the night’s first co-main event, Rashid “The Black Spartan” Abdullah faced Aussie Benny Alloway. Abdullah controlled the action on the ground for most of the first round, but Alloway remained patient and waited for his opportunity to finish. It came early in the second round when Alloway caught Abdullah in an arm bar and won by submission with 4:18 left. Tempers flared post-fight as Alloway accused Abdullah of biting and fighters and coaches had to be separated.
The first women’s MMA bout in Fight Me history was one of the best and most talked about matches of the night. Californian Team Quest member Michelle Ould faced Regina Gallea from Montana. Ould started the fight with a sharp head kick and takedown of Gallea. Ould continued with ground and pound, but Gallea proved resilient. Gallea eventually worked for a leg triangle and had Ould in a little bit of trouble. After a suspect referee stand-up in which both fighters were working hard, This time it was Gallea who took Ould down, but using a quick sprawl, Ould managed to secure an arm bar for the victory at 2:19.
Lucas Gwaltney pulled off an impressive first-round victory over Dustin Center. To start the round, Gwaltney slipped while attempting a front kick, and Ace, an excellent grappler, jumped into his guard. Once back on their feet, Gwaltney delivered a vicious body kick, but Center shook it off and was able to secure a takedown and eventually work in a guillotine with little over a minute left. Gwaltney popped his head free and peppered shots into Ace’s midsection to secure the first-round victory.
Florida-based fighter Mike King continued his dominance at 205 pounds. After getting dropped by an elbow from Louis DeWerdt early in the fight, King was able to recover, winning via vicious ground and pound. King’s elbows on the ground are scarier than Jason Voohrees in a hockey mask.
Nick LoBosco won a hard-fought, fight-of-the-night candidate, with a split decision win over Corey Ace. Both fighters picked their spots waiting for heavy handed counters. A back and forth battle, highlighted by a flying knee from LoBosco, ended the first round. Fighters exchanged blows in the second. The round was highlighted by a flurry of punches after a takedown by Ace. The third and deciding round started with LoBosco stalking Ace with a renewed vigor. Repeated leg strikes slowed and stumbled Ace, earning LoBosco the victory.
CMMA Fighting System’s Sal Woods looked impressive and back on track with this win over TJ Thomas. Woods started the first round with a nice takedown and worked from the dominant position. After a quick scramble, the fighters returned to their feet and Woods connected with a thunderous knee sending Thomas to the mat. “It must be what hitting a home run feels like,” Woods said. With 2:13 left in the first round, Woods finished the fight with a barrage of punches.
In amateur action:
Ross Cooper was able to pick up a victory over Sgt. Jeremy Koerper of the Missouri National Guard. Cooper locked on a submission in the closing minutes of the third round after both fighters battled to a stalemate in the first two.
Mike Green stepped into the cage at a moment’s notice, as a last-minute replacement for Josh Crouch. “I got the call at 11 a.m., today,” Green said. He took on Army Combatants instructor Jason Powell, who got a hard fought TKO victory in the third. Powell finished the fight from the mount position and rained down punches with 1:20 left in the third round. “I was a little disappointed with the stoppage,” Green said. “He wasn’t dropping bombs or smashing my nose, but it was fair.”
Green is a 10-year fight veteran with over 50 amateur bouts under his belt. “I’ve been helping some guys train for an upcoming show,” Green said. “Luckily I was ready right away. I watched some tape on him. He wanted no part of my stand up.”
In the night’s first fight, Richie Fernow was able to pull off a split decision victory over AJ Siscoe. “I knew he has good ground game but I didn’t realize how strong he was,” Fernow said. Siscoe was more aggressive in the opening round and made a nice submission attempt from his back to close out round one. Siscoe gained control in the second round with a takedown and maintained dominant position. In the third round, Fernow protected himself from takedowns by peppering shots to Siscoe. “I was able to pick him apart,” Fernow said. “He couldn’t tag me.” The 28-year-old Fernow trains out of Berger MMA in Valley Park. He is 4-1 as an amateur.
(Story courtesy knucklejunkies.com)
Jake Collier gets his hand raised after a stunning head kick knock out at Fight Me MMA Unfinished Business on August 13 will be back in the Fight Me cage on January 13. Collier will headline a 13 bout fight card when he faces Kelvin Tiller in the Main Event.
(St. Charles, MO) — December 16, 2011 — Fight Me MMA officials announced today the fight card for their next event on Friday, January 13 at the Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri. The event will be presented by the Missouri National Guard and will now feature thirteen action packed fights. The main event will showcase two of the Midwest’s rising stars in a battle of unbeatens as Jake Collier takes on Kelvin Tiller. While Tiller will be making his Fight Me debut, Collier is all too familiar with the Fight Me cage having won in his only Fight Me appearance with a stunning head kick knock out against Dan McGlasson on August 13, 2011.
The first of two co-main events will feature former fight-of-the-night winner Rashid “The Black Spartan” Abdullah facing the always exciting Terrell Brown. History will also be made when women’s MMA makes its debut in the Fight Me cage with not one, but two women’s bouts. Phenom Ashley Cummins will be fighting in the 115 lb. women’s division, while women’s MMA standout Tonya Evinger will be featured in the other co-main event in the 125 lb. women’s division.
Fight Card:
Fight 1 / 135 lbs: AJ Siscoe vs. Richie Fernow
Fight 2 / 185 lbs: Jeremy Koerper vs. Ross Cooper
Fight 3 / 145 lbs: Jason Powell vs. Josh Crouch
Fight 4 / 170 lbs: TJ Thomas vs. Sal Woods
Fight 5 / 125 lbs: Josh Sampo vs. Dominic Blanco
Fight 6 / 115 lbs (Women): Ashley Cummins vs. TBD
Fight 7 / 170 lbs: Benny Alloway vs. Junior Silva
Fight 8 / 155 lbs: Lucas Gwaltney vs. Dustin Center
Fight 9 / 145 lbs: Nick LoBosco vs. Corey Ace
Fight 10 / 205 lbs: Mike King vs. Louis DeWerdt
Fight 11 – Co-Main Event / 125 lbs (Women): Tonya Evinger vs. TBD
Fight 12 – Co-Main Event / 170 lbs: Rashid “The Black Spartan” Abdullah vs. Terrell Brown
Fight 13 – Main Event / 185 lbs: Jake Collier vs. Kelvin Tiller
(Fight Card Subject To Change)
Fight week festivities will start with official weigh-ins on Thursday, January 12 at 2:00 p.m. at Quintessential located at 149 North Main Street in historic downtown St. Charles and will be open to the public. The fight will be held the following night Friday, January 13 with doors opening to the public at 6:00 p.m. and the first fight of the evening starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.FightMeMMA.com or calling 636-614-8329.
Fight Me MMA Presented by the Missouri National Guard
When: Friday, January 13th | Doors Open 6 PM | Show Starts 7:30 PM
Where: The Family Arena | 2002 Arena Parkway | St. Charles, MO 63303
Tickets: Call the Fight Me MMA ticket hotline at 636-614-8329
Ticket Pricing:
Cageside Reserved ~ Sections A, B, C, & D ~ Rows 1-2: $100
Cageside Reserved ~ Sections A, B, C, & D ~ Rows 3-4: $40
Floor Reserved ~ Sections E, F, G, H and J – Rows 1-15: $20
General Admission ~ Sections 101 – 122: FREE ($20 Value)
General Admission ~ Sections 201 – 222: FREE ($20 Value)
Fight Card:
Fight 1 / 135 lbs: AJ Siscoe vs. Richie Fernow
Fight 2 / 185 lbs: Jeremy Koerper vs. Ross Cooper
Fight 3 / 145 lbs: Jason Powell vs. Josh Crouch
Fight 4 / 170 lbs: TJ Thomas vs. Sal Woods
Fight 5 / 125 lbs: Josh Sampo vs. Dominic Blanco
Fight 6 / 115 lbs (Females): Ashley Cummins vs. TBD
Fight 7 / 170 lbs: Benny Alloway vs. Junior Silva
Fight 8 / 155 lbs: Lucas Gwaltney vs. Dustin Center
Fight 9 / 145 lbs: Nick LoBosco vs. Corey Ace
Fight 10 / 205 lbs: Mike King vs. Louis DeWerdt
Fight 11 – Co-Main Event / 125 lbs (Females): Tonya Evinger vs. TBD
Fight 12 – Co-Main Event / 170 lbs: Rashid “The Black Spartan” Abdullah vs. Terrell Brown
Fight 13 – Main Event / 185 lbs: Jake Collier vs. Kelvin Tiller
(Fight Card Subject To Change)
THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT! CALL 636-614-8329 TO GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
The official fight card will be announced in the coming days and will feature several local MMA stars including Zach Freeman, Terrell Brown, Sal Woods, Louis DeWerdt, Josh Sampo, TJ Thomas, Tex Trismegistus and one of the most popular fighters in Fight Me MMA Rashid “The Black Spartan” Abdullah who trains at the Fight ME MMA Academy of Courage in Lake St. Louis.
Fight week festivities will start with official weigh-ins on Thursday, January 12 at 2:00 p.m. at Quintessential located at 149 North Main Street in historic downtown St. Charles and will be open to the public. The fight will be held the following night Friday, January 13 with doors opening to the public at 6:00 p.m. and the first fight of the evening starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling 636-614-8329.
A standing-room-only crowd enjoys the action at the Family Arena.
The first fight of the night pitted Brandon Knight versus Jason Powell at 145-pounds. Powell was representing the Missouri National Guard combatives unit, and had several fans in attendance. Unfortunately, it was Knight’s night as he got the best of Powell with a guillotine choke at 28 seconds into round one.
Fight number two also featured a member of the combatives unit, but this time the results were different. Jeremy Keorper took out Bob Loveless also with a choke at 24 seconds into the first round at 185-pounds. Keorper made the record 1-1 for the Missouri National Guard and subsequently ended the amateur portion of the card.
In fight three, Zach “The Altar Boy” Freeman, from St. Charles MMA, was able to stop Darius “The Wildman” Yancy at 165 with a triangle choke after a brutal first round, securing the victory. There was plenty of hoop-la surrounding Freeman going into this fight as a top-flight prospect and he lived up to every bit of the hype.
The fourth fight of the night was by the the bloodiest. ATT Evolution-trained Nick Lobosco was able to stop challenger Yohance Flager by arm triangle midway through round one of this featherweight contest.
After a brief intermission, Fight Me MMA delivered a super-fight between hometown favorite Justin “The American Kid” Lawrence and Anthony “Superman” Jones at 155. Lawrence, a Pacific native, is a member of world renown Black House MMA stable and must have been packing kryptonite as he secured an arm-bar victory halfway through the first round. After the win Lawrence told the crowd about his plan to try out for the next season of The Ultimate Fighter in December. Lawrence paid his own tribute to the vets as he proudly waved the American flag before and after his fight and also got the crowd involved in a “USA” chant.
In a fight that could have easily been the main event, Rashid “The Black Spartan” Abdullah (170) took on very popular CMMA fighter, Sal Woods. The Spartan was able to win by rear naked choke, but not after a 5- minute plus delay resulting from two separate low blows he had delivered. With some controversy surrounding this win, and seeing an opportunity to put it to rest, Fight ME MMA announced an immediate rematch to take place at the upcoming January 13th show that drew a tremendous cheer from the audience.
St. Charles MMA’s second fighter on the card, Alp Ozkilic outlasted Damian Jeffro in a very technical match. Ozkilic (135) used his superior wrestling to control most of the fight, and was able to score enough offense in each round to win the judges’ favor. Ozkilic won with unanimous decision win that saw all three judges scoring the match 30-27.
The first main event featured light heavyweights Colby Tierney taking on Mike King at 205. Tierney, of Sullivan, took a tremendous amount of punishment before King was able to finally put him away with a kimura in round two. Tierney showed a incredible heart in this match, and we will no doubt see him back in Fight Me MMA. King looked impressive, and at times unstoppable.
In the second main event the heavyweights took to the cage. Tex “T-Wreck” Trismegistus (220) won two minutes into the first round after Fiore MMA’s Eddy “The Smashing Machine” Smith dislocated his knee robbing fans of what easily could have been the fight of the night. Smith dominated early, but had to quickly stop the fight when his knee gave way.
The last fight on the card also produced the biggest upset. Scrappy, Ray “The Gator” Grindstaff (135) took on “The Professor” JW Wright, a jiu-jitsu wizard. The first round was fairly close with both fighters getting a few shots in. The second round started with a superman punch from Wright which was quickly dodged and countered by Grindstaff dropping his opponent. The “Gator” sensing victory jumped on his opponent and quickly got the TKO victory causing the crowd to erupt. In one of the best scenes of the night, Grindstaff was swarmed by fans and friends afterwards and was stopped for dozens of photos and autographs.
Fight Me MMA returns to the Family Arena on Friday, the 13th of January before starting a twelve event nation-wide tour in February.
(Story courtesy knucklejunkies.com)
Fight Me MMA returns to the Family Arena on 11-11-11. To get tickets call 636-614-8329.
(St. Charles, MO) — October 24, 2011 — Coming off of another hugely successful and wildly entertaining night of fighting on August 13, Fight Me MMA returns to the Family Arena for its first ever Friday night show. Fight Me MMA and the Missouri National Guard have teamed up once again for the Veterans Day battle which will feature local MMA superstars J.W. Wright, Ray Grindstaff and light heavyweight phenom Tex Trismegistus, who will be making his long awaited and much anticipated professional debut. “Fight Me MMA is absolutely the most entertaining and popular MMA show we have ever hosted at the Family Arena,” stated Building Director Mark Reifsteck. “Their last two events here have drawn huge crowds and an enormous amount of interest from the community. As soon as one event ends calls pour in enquiring about the next show and that buzz lasts for weeks. This will be the biggest MMA show to ever hit Missouri so don’t miss it!”
Fight Me MMA has traditionally held it’s events on Saturday nights, however at the request of the Missouri National Guard and their desire to hold this event on Veterans Day, the decision was made to move it to Friday night. “This event will be much more than just an thrilling night of MMA cage fighting, it will be an opportunity to celebrate and honor the men and women who are the real fighters and heroes of this great Country,” explained Fight Me MMA’s Jay Walker who is also a retired Marine.
The action packed card will feature eleven fights including not one, not two, but three main events. “With the event being held on Veterans Day and hundreds of soldiers expected to be on hand, we are determined to make this our most exciting show ever,” said Walker.
Several other local fighters will be doing battle inside the Fight Me MMA cage including Missouri National Guard soldiers Spc. Miles McDonald, Sgt. Jeremy Koerper and Staff Sgt. Jason Powell. “We are honored to be teaming up with Fight Me MMA again and are very excited to celebrate Veterans Day with them and the citizens of the great state of Missouri,” said Capt. Brian Hatcher of the Missouri National Guard. “They put on an incredible show and provide the Missouri National Guard with a tremendous recruiting opportunity.”
Fight week festivities will start with official weigh-ins on Thursday evening November 10 at 7:00 p.m. and will be open to the public. The location for the official weigh-ins will be announced in the coming days. The fight will be held the following night Friday, November 11 with doors opening to the public at 5:00 p.m. and the first fight of the evening starting at 7:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling 636-614-8329.