Pre fight randomness:

We get an air arid siren to start the show, which fortunately don’t last too long.

The ring announcer is very enthusiastic and makes everything sound like the coming of the apocalypse. I worry that he’s going to loose his voice before the end of the show.

Before the first fight Steve Heath gets to do announcement, which can be paraphrased to: “Yea show in Stockton! Don’t fucking riot if I loose”.

Anthony Von Rekowski vs. Brandon Cash

Jesus, Brandon Cash is a large boy.

Round 1. Cash moves in quickly with punches before the fighters tie up. Cash pushes them up against the fence. The fighters exchange a few knees and grapple to the other side of the ring. Cash gets a takedown into half guard before being pushed back to full. Cash returns to standing, drops a few solid punches and returns to half guard. Pretty active fight for big guys so far.

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From the CSAC:

The public comment period for all proposed CSAC rule changes has now officially closed. Effective immediately, all documents pertaining to the change in rules will begin its final journey which includes stops at: The Legal Department of the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Budget Office of the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Legislative Review Office of the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Director's Office for the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Secretary's Office for the State and Consumer Services Agency, the Department of Finance, the Office of Administrative Law, and lastly, the Secretary of State.

The timeframe on these rules becoming law depends on how long the rules spend in each location but my best guess is July 1 coinciding with the start of the fiscal year.

The following rules are slated for adoption or amendment:

Rule 227 - Arbitration Procedures: Sets procedures for arbitration hearings.

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PFC Featherweight Title Fight
Fresno¹s Jorge Evangelista (7-2-1) defeated Oakdale¹s Art Arciniega (6-1) by
unanimous decision.

PFC Middlweight Title Fight
Santa Rosa¹s Nate Loughran (8-0) submitted Visalia¹s Kenny Ento (9-4) in
2:30 of the second round.

PFC Interim Bantamweight Title Fight
Porterville's Shawn Klarcyk (8-2) submitted Oregon¹s Jason Georgianna (7-3)
at 57 seconds of the second round.

PFC Lightweight Title Fight
Bakersfield¹s Brian Cobb (12-4) defeated Atlanta¹s Diego Saraiva (11-7-1) by
unanimous decision.

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Press Release:

Friday, June 6th, 2008, PURECOMBAT returns to the Visalia Convention Center with BOMBS AWAY! A night of hard hitting mixed martial arts action returns to downtown Visalia, CA with 10 full contact cage fights. The card is headlined by a Welterweight World Title defense. Champion Brett ‘Fudoshin’ Cooper takes on challenger Dustin ‘the Rooster’ Arden in a main event sure to be fight of the night.

In the main event, PURECOMBAT Welterweight World Champion Brett Cooper makes his first title defense against Terra Bella’s own Dustin ‘the Rooster’ Arden. Cooper is on a 3 fight win streak, including a win over Jason Von Flue in December, when he won the PURECOMBAT title in what Inside MMA called ‘the all-out war of the year’. The challenger, Arden, is known for his ‘never say die’ hyper-aggressive fighting style. He will come throwing bombs, looking to test Cooper’s concrete chin and immovable spirit.

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Press Release:

Do you have a beef with someone and tried everything to solve it but can’t? Did your best friend steal your girl? Did you have a falling out with your friend and have no way to solve it? Does someone you know trash talk you so much that you need to take him down?

Did someone you know make you so angry that you can’t stand to be in the same room with him?

If you can’t resolve your problem ANY other way and want to take it to the ring – we can help you out!!!

MMA Champion Tito Ortiz is going to train you to battle out your problems in the RING!!! We are looking for ALL SHAPES AND SIZES to walk into the ring and settle it once and for all!!!!

IF PICKED, YOU BOTH WILL RECEIVE $1000 EACH -- PLUS A BONUS FOR THE WINNER!!!

Both of you would need to come down and audition in our Hollywood studio, so you must live in Southern California!

CASTING Session is on SUNDAY MAY 4th, so please contact us ASAP!!!!!!

EMAIL Beatdowncasting@gmail.com with a phone number and picture.

Press Release:

LEMOORE, Ca. — The Palace Fighting Championship has recently added some significant fighters to its roster.
Four high-caliber fighters have signed contracts to compete in one of the top mixed martial arts promotions in the country.
Highlighting the group is Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Jake O’Brien (10-1) of Indiana. O’Brien was recently released from his UFC contract and PFC President Christian Printup wasted little time signing the heavyweight prospect, whose only loss is to UFC star Andrei Arlovski (12-5) at UFC 82 in March.
“We are very excited to bring in one of the most promising young heavyweights in the country. He’s proven himself at the sports highest level. He beat Heath Herring,” Printup said. “Jake is a great wrestler with solid boxing skills. A lot of people haven’t seen that, but we want to put him in some fights where he can show it. We want to thank Ken Pavia for making the deal work.”

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Press Release:

Live Streaming Events Broadcast Over iBN Sports Network

Foothill Ranch, Calif. – April 26, 2008 – iBN Sports (Interactive Broadcast Network Sports), a premiere Internet-based broadcast sports television network, today announced that it has reached a 2-year agreement to broadcast upcoming mixed martial arts events for Cage Combat Fighting Championships (CCFC). Founded by brothers Tully and Todd Middendorp, CCFC returns on Saturday May 17th to Grace Pavilion in Santa Rosa , California with Mayhem, where it last saw action to a sold out crowd in February.
The upcoming May 17th event, in conjunction with MMA Jacked will be streamed Live on http://www. ibnsports. com/fight. asp where fans can view the action for free.

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CLUB TOTAL COMBAT

-Presents-

A Party for the fans PART II

On May 17th, 2008- Total Combat will be hosting its second fan appreciation party. Due to the great success and feedback from the first party, we've decided to throw a second one. If you missed the first party then you missed out on an awesome night of Fight Fans, Pro Fighters, and Fight Company's all celebrating the love & growth of MMA. It was great way for us to give back to those who have supported Total Combat from the beginning.

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Press Release

PORTERVILLE — It’ll take nearly a year and a half, but Morris Aldaco will finally get his chance at Palace Fighting Championship gold.
The Porterville mixed martial artist stamped his date on a July 17th showdown for the PFC World Welterweight title against Bakersfield’s Bryan Travers (10-1) by defeating Hanford’s Chris Botelho (3-3) by unanimous decision on Saturday, April 26th at PFC 7.5 “New Blood” at Eagle Mountain Casino in Porterville.
“Chris was a pretty tough dude,” said Aldaco. “He was a lot stronger than I thought that he was going to be. I give him a lot of respect.”
Although there was much trash talk entering the bout, the pair turned in a stellar fight worthy of respect from both sides.

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Press Release:

Here are the highlights of the Commission Meeting on April 22, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.

1) The suspension and fine of Carlos Fuentes for anabolic agents was unanimously upheld with a 7 - 0 vote. Mr. Fuentes is suspended for 365 days and fined $2,500.
2) The suspension and fine of Kyacey Uscola for anabolic agents was unanimously upheld with a 7 - 0 vote. Mr. Uscola is suspended for 365 days and fined $2,500.
3) Language is being drafted for the regulation of amateur mixed martial arts in California and is slated to be presented to the Commission at the June or August meeting to set a regulatory hearing on the matter. If a hearing is set, it will follow the same course of action that the present rule changes are currently involved in.
4) The regulatory hearing for the latest rule changes for the Commission occurred yesterday and resulted in the following:
Rule 227 - Arbitration Procedures (adopted by the Commission - public comment period closed)
Rule 281 - Physical Condition of Boxer (amendments adopted by the Commission - public comment period closed)
Rule 303 - Administration or Use of Drugs (language modified and re-opened for another 15 day comment period)
Rule 314 - Alternate Ring Specifications (adopted by the Commission - public comment period closed)
Rule 323 - Bandages (language modified and re-opened for another 15 day comment period)
Rule 368 - Change of Decision (amendments adopted by the Commission - public comment period closed)
Rule 389 - Appeal Procedures (adopted by the Commission - public comment period closed)
Rule 523 - Ring (amendments adopted by the Commission - public comment period closed)

At the conclusion of the latest 15 day public comment period, the Commission's rulemaking file will begin its journey through the following organizations: the Department of Consumer Affairs, the State and Consumer Services Agency, the Department of Finance, the Office of Administrative Law, and finally to the Secretary of State.

In my best guess, the earliest timeframe for these rules to become law is July with the start of the new fiscal year.

Ricky Shivers, who last fought for Rebel Fighter on March 22, 2008, has tested positive for Boldenone and Nandrolone. His suspension is from the conclusion of the bout on March 22, 2008 through March 21, 2009. He has been fined $2,500.

While Boldenone is veterinary in nature and there should be no allowable trace of the substance in the human body, Mr. Shivers nanogram count for Nandrolone was 254 ng which is 252 ng above the threshold.

His "A" sample was tested at Quest Diagnostics and his "B" sample was reconfirmed at Laboratoire de controle du dopage in Laval, Quebec, Canada which is a WADA certified facility.