New Jersey Event Marks

Bodog Fight's American Debut

July 14, 2007

Sovereign Bank Arena

Trenton, New Jersey

 

 

Following unforgettable mixed martial arts events in Vancouver, Canada and St. Petersburg, Russia, Bodog

Fight is pleased to announce its American debut.

 

On Saturday, July 14th, Bodog Fighters will become "Garden State" warriors when they visit the Sovereign

Bank Arena on the shores of the Delaware River in Trenton, New Jersey for Bodog Fight: Eddie Alvarez vs.

Matt Lee.

 

After losing his Bodog Fight welterweight championship belt last April to Nick "The Goat" Thompson in

Russia, Philadelphia's Eddie Alvarez (9-1) is looking to get back to his winning ways. The explosive striker

will face Boston's Matt Lee (9-5-1) at this special event, which is scheduled to air in more than 90 million

U.S. homes on ION Television at a later date.

 

Eddie Alvarez

After winning a decision over Alvarez's Fight Factory trainer, Stephen

Haigh, last year, Lee is confident he can overcome Haigh's disciple. "I

beat the teacher, now I'm going to beat up on the student," warns the

Team Elite fighter.

 

Of course, Alvarez has other ideas.

 

"This fight is going to accomplish three things on my list," declares Eddie. "First, I'm going to even the score

on behalf of my coach. Second, I'm going to put on a show for all my fans up from Philly. Last, but not least,

beating Matt is going to put me a step closer to winning back my championship belt."

 

Alvarez and Lee are not the only ones looking forward to their fight. "I expect these two will provide us with

some fireworks, which will be a great way to mark our first ever American event," says Bodog Entertainment

Founder Calvin Ayre.

 

Also featured will be a middleweight title fight between rising star Trevor Prangley and MMA legend Yuki

Kondo.

 

Fighting out of Niigata, Japan, Kondo (46-19-6) has faced a who's who of the sport, including Tito Ortiz,

Wanderlei Silva, Phil Baroni, Josh Barnett, and Dan Henderson. Now, the 31-year-old Pancrase

veteran is confident he can whip Prangley.

 

"Trevor is tough, but I've fought some of the best fighters in the world and I believe my experience will serve

me well for this fight," warned Kondo.

 

34-year-old Prangley is a native of South Africa who now trains at the Lion's Den in Idaho. He has a pro

record of 14-4 with notable wins over Travis Lutter and Kyacey "Ice Cold" Uscola. He also earned his

second unanimous decision over hard-hitting Andrei Semenov in Vancouver at Bodog Fight: USA vs.

Russia, and is scheduled to appear on an upcoming episode of the television series Bodog Fight: Costa

Rica Combat.

 

"I'm in fantastic shape, and I'm looking forward to putting on a show for the fans in New Jersey," declared

Prangley. "It's every fighter's goal to win a title belt and I won't let Yuki Kondo stand in my way."

 

A second title fight is also on the card, as New York's Laura D'Auguste crosses the Hudson River for a shot

at the Bodog Fight women's 135-pound championship belt. She will face a hostile crowd, however, as she

squares off against New Jersey's own Tara LaRosa.

 

"It's going to be a huge thrill fighting for the title in front of my home fans, and I look forward to hearing them

cheer when my arm is raised after the fight," said a confident LaRosa.

 

Other bouts include:

Yves Edwards vs. Jorge Masvidal

Chael Sonnen vs. Amar Suloev

Yoshiki Takahashi vs. Josh Curran

Roman Zentsov vs. Mark Burch

Nick Agallar vs. TBA

David Love vs. Brad Pickett

 

Tickets available through www.comcasttix.com.

 

For more information, visit www.BodogFight.com.

 

About Bodog Fight

Since its inception in 2006, Bodog Fight has become one of the heavy-hitters in the world of mixed martial

arts. Created by billionaire entertainment mogul and longtime MMA enthusiast, Calvin Ayre, Bodog Fight

offers viewers a unique combination of action and allure from exotic locations throughout the world. Bodog

Fight can be viewed in more than 90 million homes across the United States on ION Television and around

the world on Bodog.TV. Some of Bodog Television's other programs include: a poker lifestyle and reality

show, Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker I and II; and a million-dollar indie band search competition, Bodog Battle

(BodogBattle.com). For more information, contact Media Relations at 1-866-892-3371, or press@bodog.tv.

BODOG is a registered trademark of Bodog Entertainment Group.
 

 

- from BodogFight with a little editing from us (color, etc...)

 

(5/25/07)