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"MOST WANTED" AND "FIRST STRIKE" ARE BIG
SUCCESSES
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The world-renowned Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, famous for its
fantastic MMA fights, played host to hot MMA action on Thursday,
October 8th, as "MOST WANTED" entertained fight fans in attendance.
With Gladiator Challenge Owner/Promoter Tedd Williams serving as
Executive Producer, the event was a success, featuring some top
fighters. 9 bouts thrilled the crowd, with neck-wrenching
submissions (including the rarely-seen gogoplata), hotly-contested
decisions, and heart-pounding TKO's all being part of the night's
festivities:
- In the first bout of the evening, Francisco Loredo defeated Chris
Tangonan via split-decision
- Mike McDonald took out Carlos Garces with a TKO due to strikes at
2:01 of th e 1st round
- In a female bout, Michlle Ould earned the TKO victory over Jessica
Rakoczy at1:30 of the 2nd round
- Another hotly-contested bout was next, with Leopoldo Serao edging
Phill Collins for the split-decision win
- The 1st submission of the night went to Ulysses Gomez, who choked
out Martin Sandoval with a rear-naked choke at 0:36 of round 2
- Long-time WEC veteran and Tachi Palace favorite Poppies Martinez
displayed his submission skills, ensnaring Sergio Salcido in a
guillotine choke at 3:21 of the 2nd round
- Bellator Fighting Championships Featherweight Champion Joe Soto
slapped on a flashy gogoplata submission for the at 2:06 of the 1st
round
- UFC veteran War Machine, known for his outspokenness, couldn't
topple undefeated local fighter David Mitchell, losing by
split-decision
- Rising prospect Chad Mendes, a training partner of Urijah Faber,
simply overwhelmed Mike Joy, garnering the unanimous decision
victory
Also, this past Satur day, October 10th, Gladiator Challenge
presented "First Strike", live from the Red Hawk Casino in Shingle
Springs, CA. Here are the full results:
- Victor Villareal took out Tommy Taylor with a tapout due to a
triangle at 1:52 of the 1st round
- Max Griffin conquered Kino Vuittonet at 0:25 of the 1st round by
TKO due to strikes
- Ivan Pack almost equaled the ending of the previous fight, TKOing
David Hagon with strikes at 0:42 of the 1st round
- Brad McDonald trapped Alex Gonzales in a triangle, getting the
tapout at 1:18 of the 3rd round
- Ivan Gatoli quickly finished Harold Egan at 0:31 of the 1st round
by TKO due to strikes
- Gary Efhan and Lamont Norman battled in a close fight, with Efhan
winning by split-decision
- Sean Shakour won another close fight, taking the split-decision
victory over Eric Ferreta
- Marty Haelly got the rear-naked choke submission victory over Drew
Hawley at 0:22 of the 3rd round
- Another fight, another triangle v ictory: David Marshall tapped
out Ryan Kelly at 0:54 of the 1st round
- Mark Mathews knocked out Charlie Zamora at 0:22 of the 1st round
- In a battle of massive men, Dan Quinn crushed Bond Lapua at 1:49
of the 1st round with a TKO
- Ruben "Warpath" Villarreal beat late replacement Austin Acorn at
0:58 of the 1st round by tapout due to strikes/ref stoppage
- In the main event, two-time world champion James Fanshier
submitted Larry Wasson with a guillotine at 1:38 of the 1st round
Gladiator Challenge looks forward to returning to the Red Hawk
Casino soon!
For more information on Gladiator Challenge and all its events,
please visit
http://www.gladiatorchallenge.com
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