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Gladiator Challenge Newsletter "'Bad Behavior" Fighters Put On A Great Show For The Soboba Casino Fans
June 27, 2010 Soboba Casino San Jacinto, California
What an event it was! The night’s fastest KO came from the hands of none other than Keith “KO Kid” Berry, who matched the quickest KO of his career with a second finish of Sam Salas. Interestingly, Berry's manager called Gladiator Challenge matchmakers the day after the show and stated that Keith wants Jeff Morris, the GC Middleweight Champion. “Tell us what we need to make it happen…we will fight him in his backyard, if we have to,” was the request of Berry’s manager. This would be a great fight for GC fans…both fighters love to stand and bang, and a KO is almost surely to be the result of the fight. Hopefully it will come together!
The fight of the night was certainly the tilt between George Sanchez and Junior Kling, who battled for the GC Interim Lightweight belt. This scrap went back-and-forth, and it was up to the judges. In the end, it was Kling getting the nod and the title. This fight was fought at a very fast pace, with both guys landing some nice shots. Both athletes showed why they deserved a shot at the title. One fan mentioned he would love to see Junior Kling take on the lightweight kingpin Josh Thornburg, a Gracie fighter out of Lodi, California who trains under Nick and Nate Diaz. Josh just won the title by knocking out his opponent back on May 1st. When Josh was presented with the idea of taking on Kling, he replied, “I would love to fight that guy. This is my belt, and I will fight him in his backyard if I have to. Let’s do this in August.”
Sean “The Destroyer” Loeffler made a promise in his pre-match interview to, well, destroy his opponent, Brandon Ellison, at “Bad Behavior.” It didn’t take long to see that “The Destroyer” was serious. In under twenty seconds, Loeffler put Ellison down with a stiff right hand and finished him off with an armbar. Look out for Loeffler, as he is pumped and ready to climb the ladder to the top of the sport. Another star climbing the ladder is the son of GC owner Tedd Williams, Teddy. Teddy (pictured above) added another big win to his resume, finishing off Matt Anderson with a third round submission. Big things are in store for both Loeffler and Williams.
Check out the GC website for the full results.
For more information on Gladiator Challenge and all its events, please visit www.gladiatorchallenge.com.
For additional information please contact: Phil Lanides, Publicist - (408) 439-3245, phil@fightofyourlife.com Tedd Williams, Owner/Promoter – info@gladiatorchallenge.com
ABOUT GLADIATOR CHALLENGE: Gladiator Challenge is a world-class mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion established in 1999 by Tedd Williams. A former UFC fighter, Williams is a former national AAU Sambo Champion (1997), a former California State Judo Champion (4th Degree Black Belt under “Judo” Gene Lebell) and a former college All- American wrestler (Cerritos Jr. College, 1988-89). Gladiator Challenge runs 12-18 MMA events per year, and has featured MMA superstars Uriah “The California Kid” Faber, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, James Irvin, Tyson Griffin, “Sugar” Rashad Evans, Scott “Hands of Stone” Smith, “The Maine-iac” Tim Sylvia, Joe “Daddy” Stevenson, Mac Danzig, Dan “The Beast” Severn, Jerry Bohlander, “Krazy Horse” Charles Bennett, Chris Leben, Chael Sonnen, Jake Shields, “The Secret Weapon” Pete Spratt, Nate “The Rock” Quarry, Jason “The Punisher” Lambert, Bobby “The Bad Seed” Hoffman, and Cal Worsham, among many others. Gladiator Challenge can be found online at http://www.gladiatorchallenge.com/
- From Gladiator Challenge Newsletter
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