Provincial Fighting Championships Photo Gallery

Jeremy Penn was hanging cageside at the inaugural Provincial Fighting Championships card in London, Ontario on October 26, 2013.  Here are his fantastic pictures of all the action:

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Chris Horodecki defeats Frank Caraballo by Unanimous Decision

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Michael Karkula defeats Jesse Gross by Split Decision

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Kyle Prepolec defeats Adam Assenza by TKO in Round 2, 4:40

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Lynnell House defeats Shannon Ludlow by TKO in Round 1, 4:17

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Hector Garcia defeats Joel Paquette by TKO in Round 2, 0:42

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Malcolm Gordon defeated Lloyd Reyes by TKO in Round 1, 3:38

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Darryl Marin submits Ryan Thomson by rear naked choke in Round 1, 3:11

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Randa Markos defeats Kara Kirsh by Unanimous Decision

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Woodrow James defeats Kyle Stephensen by TKO in Round 1, 1:45

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Chris Watson defeats Ryan Waterman by TKO in Round 1, 1:41

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Weary of MMA media headlines, 'King Mo' says Emanuel Newtown tag simple: revenge

Thursday, October 31, 2013

by Steven Marrocco on Oct 31, 2013 at 10:00 pm ET

LONG BEACH, Calif. – A verbal dust-up spurred by a radio appearance has provided plenty of headlines for Muhammed Lawal and Emanuel Newton in advance of their rematch at Saturday’s Bellator 106, but Lawal isn’t putting much stock in them. 

“King Mo,” in fact, doesn’t care much for most of what he comes across when he turns on his computer and visits the MMA webisphere. Even if there is blowback from him calling in to an online MMA show to call Newton a “black skinhead,” he shrugs his shoulders.

“Let’s keep it 100,” he told MMAjunkie.com during a workout for the media in advance of this weekend’s event. “Most MMA media, the stuff you report, for the most part, it’s dumb-ass headlines, like, ‘Mo delivered cookies before a big fight.’ It’s just TMZ news. It’s nothing really newsworthy, but people love it for some reason. I think it’s garbage. 

“If you’re going to come with something, come with something legit, like, ‘Bigfoot overcomes acromegaly to become this.’ Something real news that you see in football all the time, and MMA for some reason, I could be doing this (and it’s) ‘Mo stubs big toe, fight in jeopardy.’ That’s the type of news that’s put out there, which is garbage. Seventy-five percent of MMA media need to step their game up. Fighters as well. We’ve got to step our game up, too. But I feel you all can pick and choose what you come up with, and you all could put out better stories, if you want to make it a real sport. Because right now, it seems like it’s almost spectacle and entertainment. 

“I’m not trying to bash the MMA media. As a whole, we’re trying to make MMA into a big-time sport. We’ve got to step up our game as fighters and media.”

Lawal (11-2 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) is confident he’ll be stepping up his game for his second fight with Newton (21-7-1 MMA, 4-1 BMMA), which co-headlines Bellator 106 at Long Beach Arena in California, and serves as an interim light-heavyweight title bout. The fight airs on the Spike TV-televised main card following prelims on Spike.com.

“I’m going to get payback with [my fists], and [my elbows], and the referee’s going to jump in and pull me off of him,” Lawal said. “What’s going to be different is I’m going to get my hand raised and you all will not, I repeat, you will not see that ugly-ass dance he does after he wins. I don’t know what the hell that is, man. He looks like a voodoo priest. You all won’t see that dance. Straight up.”

Asked earlier whether he regretted anything he said during the appearance, he shot back, “What did I say that was so bad?”

“I called him a black skinhead,” Lawal continued. “OK, I did my research. I saw a documentary a while ago about skinheads that follow a music genre called ‘hardcore.’ And he’s ‘The Hardcore Kid,’ right? He likes hardcore music. He does that ugly-ass dance, that stupid s–t. So I put two and two together and said, ‘Hey! He’s a black skinhead.’

“I’m not taking about no Aryan Nation. Is he Clayton Bigsby or something? I just said that he is black skinhead. I didn’t say he was a racist against his own people. He likes that hardcore music that skinheads like. That’s all. Is that bad? I didn’t say he was an Aryan Nation skinhead, because that would make no sense. That’s like saying black klansman. I’ve never seen it except on [The Dave Chapelle Show]. So the fans out there can kiss my ass. That’s my explanation. You don’t like it, whatever.”

Of course, comments such as that are considered headline gold to the media. If Lawal were writing copy, he would lead with a different angle. 

“Grudge-match,” he said with a smile. “Revenge. Payback. Get-back. Because [my fight] is James Brown (song), beside he stole the girlfriend part. ‘I don’t karate, but I know crazy.’ 

“I feel like the theme of this whole card is people trying to come up. Newton trying to make a name for himself. I’m trying to beat Newton to get revenge. (Daniel) Straus and (Pat) Curran are both trying to make names for themselves, and … (Eddie) Alvarez is trying to get back in the spotlight, and Chandler’s like, ‘I’m the champ. You’re not getting your belt back.’ 

“It’s about guys trying to come up and be respected within an organization that a lot of people out there, UFC groupies, they downplay the whole card. I’ve seen people on Twitter saying, ‘Bellator failed because it’s (not) on pay-per-view.’ Why are you complaining about fights falling through when there are still fights left. Be happy you’re seeing fights for free. Don’t bash organizations because they have shortcomings. They’re fights. If you want to see lesser fights, go to a bar, get two people drunk, and then instigate a fight between them. You can watch a fight for free then. But if you want to see high-level competition, tune in to Spike TV Nov. 2 and watch this fight.”

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More On A Potential Buyer For TNA, Next Impact Wrestling Special, JR Comments On Impact

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- Jim Ross tweeted the following about last night’s TNA Impact Wrestling:

“Yep..checking out @SpikeTV…enjoy @OfficialTAZ & @MikeTenayTNA work. They do great w/ what’s on their monitor. #wrestlingfan”

- TNA’s next Impact Wrestling special will be Turning Point on November 21st.

- Regarding TNA being for sale, Prowrestling.net is now reporting that there is indeed a person who has serious interest in TNA. This person is described as someone fans would know and someone that may surprise us. The party who is interested in buying TNA reportedly has money behind them and was described as intelligent. TNA doesn’t necessarily have a “for sale” sign up but they are listening to this potential buyer and others. There are also rumors that a major celebrity may be interested in purchasing TNA.

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Cage Warriors 63 adds Stevie Ray vs. Ivan Buchinger; Curt Warburton signs

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Oct 30, 2013 at 7:15 pm ET

The year-end Cage Warriors 63 event has a second title fight as lightweight champion Stevie Ray (14-4) takes on Ivan Buchinger (24-4), officials today announced.

Cage Warriors 63 takes place Dec. 31 at The Helix in Dublin. The main card streams on MMAjunkie.com following prelims on MMAjunkie.com.

Ray and Buchinger were slated to fight earlier this month at Cage Warriors 60, which hosted a four-man single-night championship tournament. Both fighters advanced to the final, but Buchinger couldn’t continue due to a rib injury he suffered in his opening-round win over Mick Sinclair. Ray, who scored a decision win over Jason Ball, then submitted replacement Sean Carter in the tourney final to win the belt.

Ray is now 5-1 in his past six fights. Buchinger is on a 6-1 run of his own, and the lone loss came to Conor McGregor, who signed with the UFC for his next bout.

Also announced for the card is a 105-pound atomweight fight between Catherine Costigan (2-0) and Elodie Puget (1-1).

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Cage Warriors officials also today announced the signing of UFC and BAMMA vet Curt Warburton (12-4) to a five-fight exclusive deal.

He’s scheduled to debut Dec. 7 at Cage Warriors 62, though an opponent hasn’t been finalized.

“Cage Warriors is growing all the time, and joining them is the right move for my career,” Warburton stated.

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Quigley tops world rankings

Jason Quigley (R): And Zhanibek Alimkhanuly (L) met in the World Championships middleweight final and now share top spot in the world rankings

Irish middleweight Jason Quigley is joint top of the latest world rankings following his historic silver medal at the AIBA World Championships on Saturday.

The 22-year-old from Ballbofey in County Donegal shares top spot with gold medallist Zhanibek Alimkhanuly of Kazakhstan after the pair went into the tournament in joint seventh position.

A walkover in the semi-final gave Alimkhanuly an extra two days rest over Quigley ahead of the final in Almaty but whilst that may have given him a slight advantage in the fight, it is also the reason top spot is shared.

Quigley was treated to a hero’s welcome upon his arrival back in Ireland after becoming the first of his countrymen ever to achieve better than a bronze medal at the World Championships.

That the Sky Sports Scholar was disappointed with silver in Kazakhstan shows the standards and ambition that he has and he will undoubtedly be looking to bounce back from his defeat, his first in 33 bouts.

One goal for Quigley now will be making that place at the top of the world rankings his own.

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Kongo v. Graham for HW Final Plus Warren vs. Marx headline Bellator�s Return to Winstar World Casino Friday, November 8th Live On Spike TV

Newport Beach, CA. (October 30, 2013) – The Toughest Tournament in Sports continues Friday, November 8th as Winstar World Casino plays host to the Bellator Heavyweight, Bantamweight and Middleweight Tournament Finals. Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com or by visiting the Winstar World Casino Box Office. The event will broadcast live at 9 p.m ET/8 p.m. CT on Spike TV.

After punching his ticket to the tournament final with a devastating combination of strikes and knees for a TKO win over Mark Godbeer, Cheick Kongo will now face Australia’s own Peter Graham in the Heavyweight Tournament Finals after Vinicius Spartan suffered a knee injury during training. Graham picked up his first Bellator victory with a tournament qualifier victory over Eric Prindle at Bellator 104, and will now take his place in the Heavyweight Finals, one win away from battling for the Heavyweight title. With his sights on set on capturing his first tournament crown, Kongo will have to put a stop to Graham’s current eight-fight win streak.

“I want to fight the best in Bellator so I can be the best,” Kongo said. “When I try to do things as a competitor, I want to be the best. I messed up before because I wasn’t focused like I’ve been from the beginning. But, now … I will be the best. It’s my time. I came to Bellator for the opportunity to show the best Cheick Kongo. And that’s it.”

On the road to become only the second fighter in Bellator history to win a tournament in two different weight classes, “The Baddest Man on the Planet” Joe Warren returns to the Bellator cage and will face MMA veteran Travis Marx the Bellator Bantamweight Tournament Final.

“The Baddest Man on the Planet is back,” Warren said. “I’m one win away from getting back to exactly where I want to be, fighting for that belt. This is what I work for, this is what I train for, and nothing is going to get in the way of that.”

The night will also feature the Bellator Middleweight Tournament Final in a fight between Brennan Ward and Denmark’s own Mikkel Parlo. After finishing both of his opponents in the opening and semifinal rounds, Ward doesn’t see his fight with Parlo ending any differently.

“I am super amped up to fight Parlo in the finals,” Ward said. “I feel like there is no way he can beat me. I am always looking to finish and that is the only way to go. Go big or go home!”

“We’ve now got three huge Bellator Tournament Finals featured on an incredibly deep card November 8th from WinStar World Casino, this is going to be an awesome night of fights on Spike,” Bellator CEO & Chairman Bjorn Rebney said.

Additionally, the event features packed preliminary card of local talent including Oklahoma’s Ryan McCurdy as he makes his Bellator debut against Mike Mucitelli. Fan favorite Cortez Coleman will also return to the Bellator cage in a battle against Jonas Billstein. All of the preliminary fights will be streamed live and free on Spike.com beginning at 6 p.m. CST.

The full card is listed below.

MAIN CARD:
Bellator Heavyweight Tournament Final: Cheick Kongo (19-8) vs. Peter Graham (9-5)
Bellator Bantamweight Tournament Final: Travis Marx (21-4) vs. Joe Warren (9-3)
Bellator Middleweight Tournament Final: Brennan Ward (8-1) vs. Mikkel Parlo (11-1)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Edson Berto (17-10) vs. Patricky Pitbull (11-4)

PRELIMINARY CARD:
Lightweight Feature Fight: Martin Stapleton (12-1) vs. Derek Campos (11-3)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Jonas Billstein (11-3) vs. Cortez Coleman (9-4)
Light Heavyweight Feature Fight: Matt Jones (4-5) vs. Linton Vassell (11-3)
Light Heavyweight Feature Fight: Ryan McCurdy (8-3) vs. Mike Mucitelli (6-0)
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Raphael Butler (6-0) vs. Josh Burns (8-6)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Robert White (3-0) vs. Chris Jones (8-2)

For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA, follow Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney @BjornRebney and check out Bellator on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BellatorMMA           

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Hall title shot confirmed

Last Updated: October 29, 2013 4:46pm

Stuart Hall: Handed a first world title shot at 33Darlington’s Stuart Hall will take on Vusi Malinga for the vacant IBF bantamweight title in Leeds on December 21.

The belt became available when the IBF stripped Jamie McDonnell recently for not agreeing to defend the title within the allotted time.

Promoter Dennis Hobson, with whom McDonnell is engaged in an ongoing contractual dispute, moved quickly to secure Hall – another of his fighters – a shot at the newly-available gong.

Hall, who lost narrowly to McDonnell two years ago, moved up to No 3 in the IBF rankings after defeating Sergio Perales on points on the undercard of his fellow Brit’s successful shot at the title in Doncaster in May.

In South African Malinga he faces a challenger who fought Leo Santa Cruz for the same belt last year, going down to a landslide points loss.

“This has come at the perfect time for me and I’m going to grab the opportunity with both hands,” said the 33-year-old Hall, who secured the Lonsdale belt outright prior to his defeat to McDonnell.

“I had to learn the sport in 12-round title fights, I learned more off my two losses than if I’d won them. I’ve changed a lot in my training and I’m ready for this world title fight.”

The First Direct Arena in Leeds will be hosting its first title fight and it is thought that around 10,000 seats will be available.

British welterweight champion Frankie Gavin will feature on the undercard.

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