East Peoria Throwdown Round 8 MMA Fight Commentary Part 1 
I have been attending and reviewing the East Peoria Throwdown events since Throwdown 3, but Throwdown Round 8 was the first time I had amateur mixed ...

UFC 128 Shogun vs Jones 
I watched the UFC 128 fight promo on Spike and there are potentially some very exciting match ups.

The 135lb match up between Faber and Wineland could ...

Throwdown Round 7 MMA Review 
East Peoria Throwdown Round 7 Mixed Martial Arts Fight Commentary I arrived much earlier to East Peoria Throwdown Round 7 then I did to the Throwdown ...

UFC 114 Rampage vs Evans 

On Saturday May 29th, 2010 UFC 114 will be held MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. While the UFC Fan Expo will be held at the Mandalay Bay ...

Fight for the Cure 
Fight for the Cure Mixed Martial Arts Event Presented by
Ottumwa MMA and Susan G. Komen for the Cure


Date: May 22, 2010
Place: Bridge ...

UFC 113 Lyoto Machida vs. "Shogun" Rua II 
May 8, 2010, Lyoto 'The Dragon' Machida and Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua will once again battle for the UFC light heavy weight title. This is a rematch from UFC ...

GLADIATORS 2010 
Gladiators 2010 - MMA Event I am currently looking for male and female MMA fighters to compete in a sanctioned amateur event on June 26th.


If you ...

Upcoming Female Mixed Martial Arts Warrior 
I recently attended Throwdown 4 in East Peoria, IL and one of the co-main events featured dynamo female mixed martial art warrior, Cathy Snell. She ...

Chupacabra MMA Challenge 5 and Sasquatch BJJ Open Tournament 
The Chupacabra Challenge 5 Mixed Martial Arts Event and Sasquatch Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Open tournament will be held on May 22, 2010 in Davenport, IA.

The ...

MMA Clash at the Coliseum II 
The U.S. Cellular Coliseum is happy to announce for a second year in a row their partnership with HIVE MMA and Combat Consulting for Bud Light presents ...

Peoria Illinois Amature MMA Cage Figher First on Card 
Local Mixed Martial Art Fighter Nick Porter of Peoria, IL has been announced as the first fight on the card of an upcoming MMA Event in Chariton, IA.

Nick ...

MMA Extreme Challenge 140 
Extreme Challenge 140 Mixed Martial Arts Cage Fighting is coming to the Par-a-Dice Casino Hotel in East Peoria, IL on November 21, 2009.

This is an ...

UFC 104 Machida vs Shogun  
October 24, 2009, Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida is scheduled to defend his UFC light heavy weight title against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua This upcoming mixed ...

UFC 94 Controversy! Did GSP Cheat? 
I popped on Yahoo this morning and this headline caught my eye..

"Did GSP's corner cheat to give him an edge?"

The article is fairly straight ...

UFC 126 Silva vs Belfort 
On February 5, 2011 Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva will battle former Light Heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort in UFC 126 for the Middleweight Championship ...

Cathy Snell vs Jolene Ott Throwdown V East Peoria 
Here is the rematch between Cathy Snell and Jolene Ott.

They fought on June 5, 2010 at Throwdown V in East Peoria . Let us know what you think?

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Central Illinois MMA Fighter Kenny Robertson Fighting in UFC126 
Up and Coming Central Illinois Mixed Martial Arts warrior Kenny Robertson is set to fight in Las Vegas at UFC 126 this weekend.

Robertson and MMA ...

UFC & RYU Are Set to Light Up Las Vegas  Not rated yet
The MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the mecca for premier sporting events and entertainment. The MGM Grand Garden Arena is home to concerts, championship boxing ...

Mixed Martial Arts Fighters Stop Armed Robbery  Not rated yet

Warrior Training Hall Fighter Wins Super Heavy Wieght Match  Not rated yet

Adrian Oday MMA Fighter Representing the Martial Art Warrior Training Hall at East Peoria Throwdown Round 8  Not rated yet

Billy Zombro MMA Fighter Representing Warrior Training Hall at East Peoria Throwdown Round 8  Not rated yet

Female MMA Fighter Ashley Sanchez Wins Professional MMA Match  Not rated yet
Female MMA warrior Ashley 'Loca' Sanchez won her professional mixed martial arts fight, Saturday May, 21 at the Hammond Civic Center in Hammond, Indiana....

Women of MMA   Not rated yet

MMA helps female executive change her life..  Not rated yet

Throwdown Round 7 Review Part II  Not rated yet
East Peoria Throwdown Round 7 Review (part II)
Let's continue the EP Throwdown 7 commentary I started over at the East Peoria Throwdown Round 7 MMA ...

8 Year Old Wrestling Warrior  Not rated yet
I came across this little boy on one of my web surfing sessions. Someday, this little warrior may be a Olympic wrestler, his name.. Stevo Poulin.



Stevo ...

Throwdown Round 7 Bantamweight Championship Title Fight  Not rated yet
At the recent East Peoria Throwdown Round 7 Mixed Martial Arts event. Logan Anderson defended his 135lb mixed martial arts Throwdown Championship belt ...

East Peoria Throwdown Round 7 Female MMA Clip  Not rated yet
This is one of the early fights from the East Peoria Throwdown Round 7 mixed martial arts event on Saturday, February 26.

It was between two young ...

Throwdown Round 7 MMA Clip  Not rated yet
This MMA video clip is of the 170lb match up between David Harris and Lane Robertson at East Peoria Throwdown Round 7 amateur mixed martial arts event....

Cyrus Washington Muay Thai 2010 Highlights  Not rated yet
I came across this Muay Thai highlight video of Cyrus Washington. This guy is a very remarkable fighter. Not only is he a Muay Thai champion, but he is ...

Chuck Liddell Retires From UFC  Not rated yet
On Wednesday, December 29, 2010, during a press conference for UFC 125, Chuck Liddell announced his retirement as a mixed martial arts fighter.

I can ...

UFC 123 Rampage vs Machida Hughes vs Penn  Not rated yet
I watch UFC 123 last night with much anticipation and excitement. The night held the promise of two great battles between two sets of veteran MMA warriors....

Midwest MMA Event Promoter featured on MSNBC  Not rated yet
Saturday, October 16, 2010, Cut Throat MMA's Mike Davis will be featured on the MSNBC TV show 'The Squeeze' . The Squeeze aires at 12pm Central Standard ...

Local Amateur MMA Fighters first match  Not rated yet
On Saturday, October 2nd, 2010, I attended Throwdown Round 6 amateur mixed martial arts event. I had a great time speaking with some great mma fans and ...

Throwdown Round 6 MMA Fight Commentary  Not rated yet
Throwdown Round 6 Mixed Martial Arts Fight Commentary I arrived at the Throwdown Round 6 Mixed Martial Arts event about 5:35pm and there was already ...

UFC 118 Couture vs Toney and Edgar vs Penn Results  Not rated yet
I just finished watching UFC 118 and Here are the results of the nights main events. I did not have a chance to watch the prelim fights on spike so if ...

UFC 114 Results  Not rated yet
Official Mixed Martial Arts Fight Card of UFC 114
UFC 114 Main Card Results

Light Heavyweight bout: United States Quinton Jackson vs. United ...

UFC 113 Results  Not rated yet
UFC 113 Preliminary Fight Card Results Middleweight bout: Jason MacDonald vs. John Salter
Salter defeated MacDonald via TKO (injury) at 2:42 of ...

UFC 113 Countdown: Kimbo vs. Mitrione  Not rated yet
Recently Spike TV aired a 'Countdown to UFC 113' special that focused on several of the upcoming mixed martial art fights scheduled for UFC 113 . Below ...

UFC 113 Countdown: Koscheck vs. Daley  Not rated yet
Spike TV aired a mixed martial arts special, 'Countdown to UFC 113' which focused on several MMA fights in the upcoming PPV MMA event UFC 113 scheduled ...

UFC 113: Countdown Machida vs Shogun II  Not rated yet
On Wednesday, April 26th, 2010 Spike TV aired a special Countdown to UFC 113 'Machida vs. Shogun II' . The Countdown to UFC 113 was a very interesting ...

Tito Ortiz Arrested  Not rated yet
Tito Ortiz former Mixed Martial Arts light heavy weight champion and coach on the current season of Spike TV's 'The Ultimate Fighter' was arrested at his ...

Tuff-N-Uff MMA Fight Live  Not rated yet
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Rage On The River MMA Event  Not rated yet

The Rage on the River Mixed Martial Arts Event is coming to Chester, IL on April 17. Rage on the River will feature four title fight from the Hit Squad,...

Trials Of A Gladiator V  Not rated yet

The Trials of a Gladiator V Mixed Martial Arts Event is presented by Blueblood MMA and Mercenary MMA. It will feature 14 Mixed Martial Arts Bouts along ...

Close Decision in UFC 105 Light Heavy Division   Not rated yet
On Saturday, November 14, 2009, UFC 105 aired free on Spike TV via tape delay. The main event of the night was between Randy Couture and Brandon Vera along ...

Strikeforce in Prime Time
Fedor vs Rogers  Not rated yet
On Saturday, November 7, 2009, Strikefore brought Mixed Martial Arts back to Prime Time CBS. It was the first time an MMA event was on network television ...

UFC UnDisputed - Tekken 6 Tournament  Not rated yet
*****ATTENTION ALL GAMERS***** On Friday, November 13th, Ottumwa MMA is Hosting a UFC - Tekken 6 Tournament at Uncle Bucks Bar and Grill in Ottumwa, IA....

Machida has a Controversial Win over Shogun Roa in UFC 104  Not rated yet
In Saturday's UFC 104 MMA event , Lyoto Machida, the UFC light heavyweight champion defeated Shogun Rua retaining his title belt and remained undefeated ...

UFC 100  Not rated yet
UFC 100 aired Saturday, July 11,2009 . Unfortunately, I had a prior commitment that I could not reschedule and missed this event. I wanted to see the ...

Lyoto Machida Knocks out Rashad Evans  Not rated yet
On Saturday night, May 23, 2009, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena the Ultimate Fighting Championship's light heavyweight title match between Lyoto Machida ...

'Mask' Co-Owner of TapouT
died in a car accident  Not rated yet
Charles Lewis Jr., (a.k.a. ‘Mask’) wrecked his Red Ferrari Mondena around 1am March 11, 2009 in Newport Beach, CA. The Ferrari hit a pole while traveling ...

Helio Gracie has Passed Away...  Not rated yet
As many of you may already know, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu founder Helio Gracie passed away this past Thursday, January 29, 2009. He has done much to forward ...

Elite XC no Longer a Contender  Not rated yet
It's official the Mixed Martial Arts organization Elite XC is folding . This blow comes after their Oct. 5th CBS main event between Ken Shamrock and ...

Chuck Liddell knocked out by Sugar Rashad Evans - UFC 88  Not rated yet
I was unable to watch UFC 88 this past weekend, but I did review the highlights and was amazed to see the Liddell was knockout cold by Evans in the events ...

UFC 84 'ILL Will'  Not rated yet
I watched UFC 84 'ILL WILL' this past weekend and it had some of the best mma fights I have seen in a while. Many of you have most likely already read ...

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