Gladiator Challenge Newsletter

"Most Wanted" and "First Strike" Are Big Successes

October 8, 2009

Tachi Palace

Lemoore, California

*Please visit and subscribe to the San Jose MMA Examiner page at http://www.examiner.com/x-9970-San-Jose-MMA-Examiner - GC content will be featured, as well as lots of other MMA news, interviews, analysis, and vlogs.   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 the 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 Saturday, 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 victory: 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 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/

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