MMA Fights At Lee High June 16

That's Saturday night. General admission tickets are $20 but if you buy in advance they are $15. Not sure what time the doors open but I'm guessing about 7pm. I'll be there as one of the judges. Hope everyone interested in the sports comes out to support the event and see some good MMA action. Here is a partial line-up:

Josh Robbins Vs Roger Lawson
Jerrel"Scooter"Dickenson Vs Jesse Sexton
Steve Maness Vs Brandon"the Sandman"Hall
Matthew"Chico"Yeary Vs TBA
Mike Hamilton Vs Cory Brown
Andrew"Burrito" Yeary Vs Sean Hicks
Adam Robbins Vs TBA
Mike Garcia Vs Rodney Kilgore(Not finalized)
Jeffery Mullins Vs Scott Crabtree
Kevin "Fivel"Yeary Vs Brandon Howard (Main Event)

More scheduled to fight are:Ryan Robinette,David Slone,Jason Keen and a couple others still to be matched up.

Mike Garcia Is he around 30. If So I think I remember him as a wrestler in HS at Lee

What Are MMA Fights??? is it anything like UFC

Yeh mixed martial arts. The ring styles dependson the company doing the fights.

It will be held in an octagon with basically the same rules as the current UFC.

I don't know Mike Gracia but if he is a member of team Ironlock then there is a very good chance that he is from Lee county, and wrestlers often tend to do well in MMA. I'd bet they are the same person....

Don't know his age or if he played at (probably did), but he was a coach for Lee High this past season.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: beamerball</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Don't know his age or if he played at (probably did), but he was a coach for Lee High this past season. </div></div>

Interesting.

I know that former Coeburn wrestling coach Shane Adkins trained with Team FAST and fought at least one MMA fight (he won in a matter of seconds).

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gotch</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: beamerball</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Don't know his age or if he played at (probably did), but he was a coach for Lee High this past season. </div></div>

Interesting.

I know that former Coeburn wrestling coach Shane Adkins trained with Team FAST and fought at least one MMA fight (he won in a matter of seconds).</div></div>

Yeah I wasn't there for that fight, but from what people tell me, Shane made short work of his opponent, didn't have a scratch on him either when his hand was raised. Wish he would have fought more.

Shane also tapped me the first time we ever rolled (grappled). I was much more careful with him from then on [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif[/img]

I'll be leaving within the hour to attend the rules meeting. Hope some of you make it down there.

What time does it start?

how did it go?

Just got back. It went well for a first show. It's a brand new promotion and as will happen with inexperienced people running the show there were a few glitches. Started almost an hour late for instance.

Very entertaining fights with the Yeary boys from Pennington really putting on a show. I had very little to do as none of the 11 fights went the distance.

Was there a good turnout?

can you post the results?

Turnout was about what they expected for a first show. Not sure about the numbers but there were more people there than were at the first Kentucky Fighting Challenge in Lexington Ky. which is now a huge event.

I heard that they did cover all expenses.

I will probably be able to get full results in about a day.

If there is a particular fight or fights that anyone wants to know about I can probably remember it.

Results are already up at groundandpound. Here they are:

James Stevens DEF Dustin Dennison SUB via Guillotine (Grappling)
Adam Robins DEF Cody G SUB via Arm bar (Grappling)
Jerrel Dickenson DEF David Blevins RD 1 SUB via Guillotine
Jeffery Mullins DEF Joshua Combs RD 2 TKO Tap to strikes
Joshua Wallace DEF Tim Flanery RD 1 SUB via Arm bar
Mike Garcia DEF Joey Grub RD 1 TKO Tap to strikes
Andrew Yeary DEF Johnathan Armstrong RD 1 TKO Ref Stoppage
Josh Robbins DEF Roger Lawson RD 1 SUB via Guillotine
Mike Hamilton DEF Cory Brown RD 2 TKO Unable to continue
Brandon Hall DEF Steve Maness RD 1 TKO Unable to continue
Mathew Yeary DEF Jason Keen RD 1 SUB via Triangle

My good friend and co-worker Eddie Trotter's company Gladiator Fighting Championship is going to be putting on another awesome show on July 7 at Jenkins High School. You get more bang for your buck at his shows, and I encourage all to attend. Stop by and say hello to us if you can (will be providing security detail for this event)

http://www.myspace.com/gladiator_fight

former Coeburn wrestler Adam "Hitman" Mays will be having his pro debut that weekend. There will also be a few more from Team FAST fighting.
Also, this weekend in Cincy Eddie Trotter's brother Anthony Trotter will be facing Solomon Hutcherson (from the Ultimate Fighter) at the Cincy Garden Center!

Talked to Mays the other day. He's stoked about it. Trotter is on cloud 9 about the Cincy fight too.

Yeah, I get to train with Mays and sometimes with Trotter. Both great guys, and great atheletes. MMA is probably the greatest thing since sliced bread. HaHa

It's too bad, I'll be outta town that weekend. Going to SoCal to try and pull in some sponsors and such for my bro ridin motorcross and some fighting stuff. Fun Fun.
You will have to keep me updated on the fights. I'll drop u my cell or something, and txt em or call.

Will do amigo

This being Jason's first show things didn't always go as planned. This often happens the first show or two that a promotion has. I cornered Jason and Bobby (team FAST coach) at the first ever Kentucky Fighting Challenge and they had about the same problems right down to starting late. The show will only get better.

I hope to be at the Jenkins fights but not sure yet.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Victory or Death</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yeah, I get to train with Mays and sometimes with Trotter. Both great guys, and great atheletes. MMA is probably the greatest thing since sliced bread. HaHa

It's too bad, I'll be outta town that weekend. Going to SoCal to try and pull in some sponsors and such for my bro ridin motorcross and some fighting stuff. Fun Fun.
You will have to keep me updated on the fights. I'll drop u my cell or something, and txt em or call. </div></div>

What's the training schedule up there these days?

Hey steer, Any change of plans as far as this Saturday goes? If you can't make it, i'll shoot some pics to you as well as recaps through my cell phone if I get the chance. The show should be a doozy. There's a slew of us going, and I am looking forward to helping Eddie out. Get there early folks. There's going to be a nice crowd with the loaded card.

I know very little about MMA, I did go watch the fights over in Abingdon Ruckus in the Cage. It was a pretty good time, comical at times with them calling certain fights grudge matches and what not. One of my girlfriends friends from high school was fighting, made it fun to actually know somebody in it.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PVFAN</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I know very little about MMA, I did go watch the fights over in Abingdon Ruckus in the Cage. It was a pretty good time, comical at times with them calling certain fights grudge matches and what not. One of my girlfriends friends from high school was fighting, made it fun to actually know somebody in it. </div></div>

I hate it when small promotions feel like they have to add a pro wrestling "heat" gimmick to the fights. I also saw a worked fight on one local card. Meaning that it wasn't a real contest, the two fighters staged a match, absolutely disgraceful. In that case the promotion (GFC) had mothing to do with the "work", the fighters later admitted that it was their own idea. A very bad one at that.