MartialArtsNomad.com will be at Summer Slugfest in Victoria, BC on August 21st. On the fight card will be Kiarash Moghaddam, fighting against Mike ‘Knock ‘em down’ Downey. They will be on the card for the Canadian Amateur Muay Thai title for 185 lbs. These guys fought it out earlier this year for the Western Canadian Amateur title in Vancouver in April. It was a close fought fight that had an extra round added to the end to satisfy the judges. Now Moghaddam will challenge Downey on Downey’s home turf for the Canadian title. When I asked Kiarash about his plans for the fight, he simply replied, ‘… knock ‘em downey…‘  It promises to be a great fight. See you there! Osu!

Gerry Gionco Presents a night of World Championship as a fundraiser for Joshua Ismiroglu in support of his fight against cancer. Featured on the card is my former Sensei Blake Lirette former Kickboxing world champion and a great martial arts instructor, and Gerry Gionco is also to come out of retirement for one more fight.  For more info, visit http://www.gerrygionco.com/ .

Fight fans and fight bloggers alike enjoyed a truncated fight card for MMA at the Rock 2 at River Rock Casino on July 9 2010.

Cam Delorme of RDC Jiu Jitsu Kelowna went against Cole Tilbury of Independent in Richmond for an MMA featherweight fight. Delorme won by rear naked choke and tapout at 1:22 of the 1^st round. Delorme dominated, had Tilbury early with a body slam. To his credit, Tilbury put up a good resistance but was in the weaker position. Delorme got the choke in tight after a couple tries and got the tap.

The second fight was a middleweight Muay Thai fight in the MMA cage, with Bronson Petterson of Comox Valley Boxing Club against Shawn Hunt of Team Havok in Kelowna. Petterson was hot from beginning to end and showed as a hard hitting, accurate fighter. Shawn Hunt did not recover from second knock down at the end of round 2 and was beaten by Petersen’s accurate, hard strikes. Talking with Bronson after the fight, he told me he was mostly a wrestler and took the fight only a couple of days prior to the fight.

Tricky Nick Marinos from Team Denarius of North Van won his fight against James Lepage of Tong Moo Doo in Richmond with an imperfect but harsh arm crank at about 1:30 of the 1st round. Marinos was first to shoot, kept control of Lepage despite slipping in and out of guard and half guard, kept passing and pushed back until the pass stuck.

Lindsay Ball of Peteric’s in Victoria ran the pace of the first round against Heidi Otterbein of Revolution in Port Moody in their featherweight Muay Thai fight, getting an initial knockdown by leg trap. Otterbein must have listened to something her coach said to her in the corner after round 1, because she came out aggressive and focused and was a far better opponent in round 2. Otterbein went on to get two leg trap knockdowns, laid in knees, and faced down Lindsay Ball through the round. Otterbein got two more knockdowns in round three and clinched the judges decision in her favor.

Jason Keller of Karma Fight Team in Surrey got the upper position after the standup clinch struggle in the first round of the welterweight MMA match against Chad Gerow. Gerow defended well from guard. Round 2 was looser and a stand up striking game until Keller could clinch and use knees, Keller again clinched and took Gerow down but Gerow defended even better against Keller than he did in the first round. Despite being on top, Keller looked gassed. The referee would eventually stand them up to keep the action going. The second round ended with Gerow in guard as it did in the first. In the third round, Chad Gerow dealt with Keller’s takedowns, slipping out of an arm triangle attempt, and managed to reverse his ground position and pounded him out with a mount triangle until referee stoppage. A considerable win since Jason Keller had dominated the first two rounds decisively.

For the main event of the evening, Cheryl Chan of Mendoza Martial Arts in Surrey looked like serious competition for Sarah Mcleod of Team Denarius. Chan displayed wicked spinning back kicks and hook kicks in standup game and used that to her advantage in the fight. Sarah Mcleod managed to reverse Chan’s takedown attempt to be on top at the end of the first. After more boxing and kicking in round 2, Chan delivered a side kick in that put Sarah down for a moment and forced another ground match. More standup action and kicks by Chan in the third was followed by ground fighting and defending from guard by Chan who took a beating and after several valiant attempts fought her way back up from the ground the hard way. The match was called by the referee when Cheryl Chan was able to reverse the struggle on the ground to her favor and then held Marshall in a fully extended arm bar from which she didnt want to tap. Frustrated with the loss, team Denarius did not stay in the cage for the final decision.

Update on Lance's Belly Scar

Cheryl Chan of Mendoza Martial Arts

Full photo set on Flickr.com: http://www.flickr.com/photos/superwebdeveloper/sets/72157624337464419/

I’d like to share a little bit more of this fight night with you on my fight blog. I have 497 photos in my photo set for Fight at the View III and I would like to post a selection of my best shots from the night.

Link to full set on Flickr.com: http://www.flickr.com/photos/superwebdeveloper/sets/72157623748559699/detail/

Kiarash Moghaddam lifted high

Wrapping up

Massage Therapist Vernon Marshall Works Over Fighter

Sarah Mcleod

Fighter Warming Up

Fighters Warming up

Clinching against the ropes

Sony Sahota and Nick Marinos

Adam Blanchette and Kevin Mackenzie

Dave Logan

Hakeem Dawodu

Kiarash Moghaddam and Mike Downey

Kiarash Moghaddam and Mike Downey

Kiarash Moghaddam and Mike Downey

Link to full set on Flickr.com: http://www.flickr.com/photos/superwebdeveloper/sets/72157623748559699/detail/

This event came to me through my fight blog. The CACSC Canadian Amateur MMA Championships are on April 23 at the Red Robinson Theatre in Coquitlam, BC.

Extreme MMA is a new format for Mixed Martial Arts competitions. Ground breaking rules guarantee non-stop heart pounding action with spectacular knockouts, explosive takedowns and fierce ground work. Enjoy high action fights with no downtime only with Extreme MMA. Extreme MMA is coming live to Vancouver April 23 at the Red Robinson Show Theatre – Map . Tickets on Sale Now at Ticketmaster.ca.

The CACSC Canadian Amateur MMA Championships

Welcome back to my fight blog. The poster is up for this upcoming MMA fight night, with MMA and Kickboxing fights on the card, FIGHT NIGHT @ THE VIEW III, presented by Gionco International, Saturday April 17, 2010. The event will also feature a full banquet dinner.

The feature fight of the night will be Kiarash ‘The Beast’ Moghaddam vs. Mike ‘Knock ‘em Down’ Downey. This is a title match for the ISKA Cruiserweight BC Amateur Kickboxing title. I have sparred with Kiarash on several occasions at Versus21 and I can tell you he is a tough guy to go up against!

Fight Night @ The View III

Fraserview Hall is located at 8240 Fraser Street, Vancouver, BC ( South end of Fraser Street ).

The event is on Saturday April 17, 2010, show at 8 PM.

Gionco International Presents

Championship Kickboxing & MMA Bouts

Featuring Dean Lirette vs Jerry Wang

for the ISKA BC Championship

Plus Five MMA fights

Friday January 29, 7 PM

Fraserview Hall, 8240 Fraser Street ( Marine Drive) Vancouver BC

MMA at the River Rock Casino, 23 January 2010.

West Coast Promotions is pleased to announce the first ever live amateur MMA event at the River Rock Show Theatre. With Vancouver City Council’s recent approval of professional MMA in the City of Vancouver this is a great opportunity to showcase amateur MMA in Richmond.

For the first time in Lower Mainland MMA history, the bouts will be contested in a CAGE… (the way it was meant to be!).

Tickets range from $29.99 to $99.99 and are available through www.ticketmaster.ca or at the River Rock Box office which can be reached at 604.247.8562

More info: West Coast Promotions

http://hcc-mma.com/

Amateur MMA fights at Edgewater Casino, Friday November 27 2009.

TICKETS ARE ON SALE!! They will go fast. You can purchase them at the Edgewater Casino, and Zulu Records.

Ticket Prices
$40 for General seating (not a bad seat in the house)
$50 Ringside Seating ($10 more gets you closer to the action)
$300 VIP (Bottle Service can seat 6 people)

http://hcc-mma.com/

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Update:

Congratulations to Sensei Dean Lirette, I saw on Sensei Blake’s blog that Dean won his fight decsively in Victoria at Quest For The Title IV.

Osu!

Sensei Dean Lirette from the gym where I train, Versus21, is fighting at Quest for the Title IV. Go Sensei Dean! Hit em hard!!!!

Saturday October 3, Doors @6, Fights @7.

Victoria Arts Connection
2750 Quadra St.
Victoria BC Canada

More info to be found at: http://questforthetitle.com/