Gladiator Challenge Newsletter

"The Beast" Has Returned

May 16, 2009

Elko Indian Colony Gymnasium

Elko, Nevada

This past Saturday saw some hot and heavy MMA action, as Gladiator Challenge returned to the state of Nevada with "The Beast!" Live from the Elko Indian Colony Gym in Elko, NV, GC held 12 bouts, with decisive finishes in nearly all of them:   - In a welterweight bout that opened the evening, Gladiator Challenge announcer   "The Ironman" Tyson Johnson submitted Lucas Wiggins by armbar at 1:30 of   the 1st round   - The second bout of the night saw welterweight Koffi Adzitso defeat Zack   Ilarraza by unanimous decision (30-27)

- More welterweight action was up next, as John Crowder won by rear-naked choke over Waylon Vigil at

  1:04 of the 2nd round

- Middleweights took to the cage next, as Jared Hess TKO'd Dillon Parach at 1:15 of the 1st round

- It was back to the welterweights, as Rayan Kyllone got the quick stoppage of Curtis Garatano by TKO

  at 0:45 of the 1st round

- Next, female lightweights Danielle McCutchen and Vanessa Watson fought to a draw

- In the only amateur fight of the night, light-heavyweights entered the fray next, as Carlos Sanchez finished

  Jake Adams with the TKO at 1:51 of the 1st round

- "Nasty" Facundo beat Lupe Lara by unanimous decision in heavyweight action

- Lightweights were up next, as Dustin Maguine ended Miguel Espitia's night with a rear-naked choke at

  2:47 of the 2nd round

- Welterweights went at it again next, with Jack Montgomery TKOing Mike Darcy at 1:50 of the 1st round

- Middleweight prospect ran his undefeated record to 5-0, getting the KO win over the experienced Jarret

  Kelton at 1:50 of the 1st round

- The main event was next, and after back-and-forth action, Dan "The Beast" Severn secured the

  unanimous decision victory over Steven Eakin

The crowd was hot, and GC can't wait to return to the Elko area...

The next event for Gladiator Challenge is coming up on Sunday, May 31st, as world champion arm-wrestler

Rick Vardell will find out if his unbelievable strength will be enough to take him to the top of Gladiator

Challenge heavyweight rankings. Go to the Gladiator Challenge website for more details...

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” Fa ber, 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/

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Subject to change

(5/19/09)