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MMA Coming To St. Charles Illinois!
Sunday, 03 April 2011 17:14For the first time... The MMA Sport Federation in accordance with Realtime Sports Bar will be holding Team USA Qualifiers to see who reins superior and will compete against Mexico in January. This first time ever event looks to sell out quickly so click HERE for tickets. Fighters from all over the Midwest will be in attendance putting everything they have on the line to be the few chosen fighters to represent their country.
Results for Team USA vs Team Ireland
Sunday, 03 April 2011 17:17Team USA vs. Team Ireland
Josh Shirmer defeated Alan Philpott by tarantula armbar at 1:57 of round 1
Stephen Lowry defeated Brandon Maddox by triangle choke at 0:56 of round 1
Eric Daigle defeated Paul Redmond by rear naked choke at 1:58 of round 3
Pearl Gonzales defeated Amanda English by tarantula armbar at 1:30 of round 1
Alex White defeated Petery Doyle by knockout at 1:22 of round 1
Andrew Krzeptowski defeated Philip Maher by guillotine choke at 1:30 of round 1
Stephen Lowry defeated Brandon Maddox by triangle choke at 0:56 of round 1
Eric Daigle defeated Paul Redmond by rear naked choke at 1:58 of round 3
Pearl Gonzales defeated Amanda English by tarantula armbar at 1:30 of round 1
Alex White defeated Petery Doyle by knockout at 1:22 of round 1
Andrew Krzeptowski defeated Philip Maher by guillotine choke at 1:30 of round 1
Undercard
Will Alfaro defeated Jeff Combs by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Jay Powell defeated Trey Cole by TKO at 2:59 of round 1
Lucas Fulk defeated Justin Dowsett by TKO at 0:18 of round 3
Dan Branson defeated Eddy Flores by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Steve Burton defeated Jordan Mitchell by kimura at 2:21 of round 3
From the rings to the Octagon
Sunday, 03 April 2011 17:15FIGHTIN' WORDS: Local group promoting Olympic-style events
November 5, 2010
Mixed martial arts is growing globally at a rapid pace.
This year, the UFC has had events in Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, England, and next week the Octagon travels to Germany.
With international popularity and participation increasing, a future spot for MMA in the Olympics would seem possible -- especially with wrestling, judo, tae kwon do and boxing already in the Games. MMA simply combines those disciplines in one sport.
The Schaumburg-based MMA Sport Federation seeks to foster competition by holding international amateur events in a team format, much like the Olympics.
''There's so much growth worldwide, we saw the potential to put a U.S. team together to compete internationally,'' said Rob Zbilski, president of the MMA Sport Federation.
