Published by Stephen Rhodes

September 27 San Bernardino, CA  

Team Trophies
1st Place
Riverside Submission
Head Instructor Frank Romero

2nd Place
Combined Martial Science
Head instructor Tony Allen

3rd Place
USMC Camp Pendleton
Head Instructor Corey Bennin

Outstanding Grappler
Adult
Thiago Van Damme
City boxing/Toxic ink

Teens
Colin Navickas
Cleber JJ

Kids Beginner 50 lbs 5-6 Years olds
1st Issac Samano (CMS)
2nd Deven Packer (Riverside Submission)

Kids Beginner 60 lbs. 6-7 Years old
1st Athena Zepeda (Riverside Submission)
2nd Marky Samano (UGA)

Kids Beginner 75 lbs. 6-7 Years old
1st Jeremia guerrero
2nd Peter Troy (Riverside submission)

Kids Beginner 75 8-10 Years old
1st David Van Patten (Riverside Submission)
2nd David Samano (Millennia)

Kids Beginner 80 lbs. 10- 11 Years old
1st Isreal Chavez (Riverside Submission)
2nd Jennifer Ruiz (PMA)

Kids Beginner 100 lbs 10-12
1st Luke Troy (Riverside Submission)
2nd Travis Machesney (Unbreakable)

Kids Advanced 80 lbs. 11-12 Years old
1st Alfredo “Tommy” Espinoza (The Stronghold)
2nd Luke Varnell (Fight Lab)

Teens Beginner Women’s 100 lbs
1st Jamie Wyman (CMS)
2nd Christina Ruiz (PMA)

Teens Intermediate 100 lbs
1st Sandra Santiago (CMS)
2nd Elizabeth Ruiz (PMA)

Teen Beginner 125 lbs
1st Julian Gonzales (Fight Lab)
2nd Brenyn Nickell (Silverado High)

Teens Beginner 130 lbs
1st Hector Valaldez
2nd Benjamin Gonzalez (Team Quest)

Teen Beginner 150 lbs
1st Tim Naas (MICA)
2nd Travon McMillan (Rebel Sports Fitness

Teens Advanced 140 lbs
1st Collin Novices (Cleber JJ)
2nd Xavier Arrey (Riverside Submission)

Adult Beginner 155
1st David Dew (Fight Club 29)
2nd Ramon Contreras (Camp Pendleton)

Adult Beginner 165
1st Brian Perez (Fight Club 29
2nd Daniel Marquez (Fight Club 29)

Adult Beginner 175
1st Aaron Everett (Fight Lab)
2nd Ryan Jeschke (Harris International)

Adult Beginner 185
1st Omar Askew (Fight Club 29)
2nd Ryan Haglund (Riverside submission)

Adult Beginner 205
1st Edger Lopez
2nd Kyle Bolt (Camp Pendleton)

Adult Beginner 225
1st Marr Dowler (Boxing Zone)
2nd Chris Calvin

Adult Intermediate 145
1st Matt Saller (Camp Pendleton)
2nd David Lee (Undisputed)

Adult Intermediate 165
1st Albert Ramirez (Cobra Ki)
2nd Jolio Mejia (Team Phoenix)

Adult Intermediate 185
1st Joseph Cortz (Undisputed)
2nd Ty Smith (Undisputed)

Adult Intermediate 225
1st Preston Snook (Camp Pendleton)
2nd Andrew Tesnow (Fight Club 29)

Adult Advanced 180
1st Stephen Martinez (Millennia)
2nd Thiago Van Damme (City Boxing-Toxic Inc)

Adult Advanced 205
1st Corey Bennin (Camp Pendleton)
2nd Ronald Lebreton (Riverside Submission)

Adult Advanced Absolute
1st Thiago Van Damme (City Boxing-Toxic Inc)
2nd Corey Bennin (Camp Pendleton)

Post a comment . Sep 30, 2008
Filed under: Fight Results, Octagon Buzz Exclusive

Published by Stephen Rhodes

For those of you who will happen to be in the Sunrise, FL vicinity and have some time to kill, might I suggest you attend the press conference put on by EliteXC for their televised Saturday “EliteXC: Heat” event; the press conference will take place on Wednesday at the Chairman’s Club at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, FL at 2:00 PM EST.

Scheduled to appear at the press conference are: Kimbo Slice, Ken Shamrock, Jake Shields, Paul Daley, Andrei Arlovski, Roy Nelson, Gina Carano and many others.  The press conference, besides being the place to hype the Saturday event, will also serve as an opportunity for the media to ask questions and get one-on-one interviews; expect photo opps, as well.

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The UFC, as most everyone who is knowledgeable about the promotion already knows, is doing plenty of international expansion; the Philippines are already in their crosshairs and it appears that Ireland will be a stop as well as the UFC is very close to announcing that Dublin, Ireland instead of Las Vegas, NV will be the home of UFC 93.  Should the event take place in Dublin, the venue will more than likely take place at the O2 Arena on January 17.

Lots of rumored bouts have been mentioned for UFC 93, including the possibility of Rich Franklin taking on either Mauricio Rua or Chuck Liddell and possibly Lyoto Machida vs. Thiago Silva; one more bout being tossed about recently is a Dan Henderson vs. Rich Franklin fight.  When there’s more transparency to the workings of UFC 93, Octagon Buzz will bring it to you, along with the most up-to-date MMA news.

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Watch Gina Carano is fighting Kelly Kobald, and wants to fight the Cyborg, and likes tough guys! on RawVegas.tv

A double-dose of Gina Carano (I loves me some Gina – hell, who doesn’t?), Kimbo Slice and even Ken Shamrock; all of the above are hyping their upcoming fights, scheduled for this Saturday as part of EliteXC’s “Heat” event on CBS. Oh, a couple predictions too.

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Below is the official fight card for EliteXC’s “Heat” event, scheduled for Saturday and will be televised on CBS; the fight will take place at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, FL:

Preliminary Card:

• Jorge Bouchat vs. Nicolae Cury
• David Gomez vs. Brett Jackowski
• Lorenzo Borgomeo vs. Mikey Gomez
• Seth Petruzelli vs. Aaron Rosa
• Edson Berto vs. Conor Heun
• Cristiane Santos vs. Yoko Takahashi

Main Card:

• Benji Radach vs. Murilo Rua
• Gina Carano vs. Kelli Kobold-Gavin
• Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy Nelson
• Jake Shields vs. Paul Daley
• Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock

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Filed under: MMA Calendar, Aaron Rosa, Andrei Arlovski, Benji Radach, Brett Jackowski, Conor Heun, Cristiane Santos, David Gomez, Edson Berto, Gina Carano, jake shields, Jorge Bouchat, Kelli Kobold-Gavin, Ken Shamrock, Kimbo Slice, Lorenzo Borgomeo, Mikey Gomez, Murilo Rua, Nicolae Cury, Paul Daley, Roy Nelson, Seth Petruzelli, Yoko Takahashi

Published by Stephen Rhodes

It is like most bouts that are rumored prior to any fight card, but the hot rumor floating around these days is a proposed bout between Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson, according to MMAjunkie.com; should the fight take place, it would happen at a UFC event tentatively scheduled for January 17, 2009 at The O2 in Dublin, Ireland.  Sources close to both fighters have said that the fight has been discussed, although no agreements have beem distributed to either fighter as of this writing.

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Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Dan Henderson, Rich Franklin, UFC

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It had been reported that former UFC fighter Travis Lutter was unsure as to when or who he would be fighting for; Lutter was susequently released by the UFC following his loss to Rich Franklin at UFC 83.  Then there was a rumor that Lutter would return to the octagon to face Joe Doerksen at UFC 92; well folks, that isn’t happening either.  According to MMArated.com, Lutter claimed that a match in the UFC wasn’t in the cards, adding,

“That was never true. I’m hoping to make it back to the UFC at some point, but right now I’m not under contract with the UFC. I talked to (UFC matchmaker) Joe Silva when the rumors came out and he knew nothing about it. I don’t know how these things get started.”

The former The Ultimate Fighter 4 middleweight winner is hoping for a return to the UFC in some shape or fashion sometime in 2009, but in the meantime, will probably have a couple fights outside the UFC to keep his game on and get noticed again.

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Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Travis Lutter, UFC 92

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Another middleweight fight has been added to the UFC 92 card as according to MMAWeekly.com, Yushin Okami and Dean Lister are scheduled to lock up in the octagon; this has been confirmed by Lister’s management firm, Haymaker’s Empire. 

Lister had originally been scheduled to fight at UFC Fight Night 15 against Thales Leites last week, but a knee injury prompted his departure from that event.  Lister had most recently fought in June, defeating Jeremy Horn, while Okami is returning from a hand injury.

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Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Dean Lister, Haymaker's Empire, UFC 92, Yushin Okami

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Even though it isn’t official as of this writing, it appears that Yves Edwards will have an engagement with EliteXC for their November 8 event as he is expected to face Fabricio Camoes in a lightweight bout; Edwards spoke with MMAjunkie.com on Sunday to confirm the bout, adding,

“I’ve agreed on it verbally, and I’m just waiting on the papers, and I should get those after this next weekend.  I’m looking forward to that one, and looking forward to getting back on track.”

Edwards had won three bouts in a row prior to facing K.J. Noons on June 14 in a title bout; as luck would have it, Noons stopped Edwards just 48 seconds into the fight.  On the other hand, Camoes has won his last 6 fights, including Sam Morgan on August 15.  The proposed bout between Edwards and Camoes brings together a fight that could be heavy in BJJ skills on both sides, so one can expect a competitive fight should it take place.

Post a comment . Sep 29, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, EliteXC, Fabricio Camoes, Yves Edwards

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Kimbo Slice was a guest on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Show on Wednesday, September 24. You guessed it – he was promoting his upcoming EliteXC fight with Ken Shamrock.

Post a comment . Sep 29, 2008
Filed under: Videos, EliteXC, Jimmy Kimmel Show, Ken Shamrock, Kimbo Slice