High Desert MMA

VV Daily Press newspaper article – May 19, 2012 “Five locals fighting in Laughlin today

HDMMA — Sat, 19 May 2012 13:20:50 +0000

MMA Update: Five locals fighting in Laughlin today
May 18, 2012 11:46 PM
Story by MIKE PHILLIPS, FOR THE DAILY PRESS
Five High Desert mixed martial arts fighters will compete at a King of the Cage event in Laughlin, Nev., today.

Corey Hall will represent Total Training Center in Apple Valley. Ramon Jauregui, Carl Culpepper and John Flores will represent Joe Stevenson’s Cobra Kai. Granite Hills graduate “FULL STORY……..”

2012 Up to Date Stats

HDMMA — Sun, 13 May 2012 17:42:02 +0000

2012 Year To Date Update
34 local fighters and ex residents have fought in 10 different MMA organizations
Wins- 25
Loses- 15
**(one of the wins & loses were by Locals fighting Locals)

Fighters:
Andrew Allen, Nelson Alvarado, Laszlo Andrasi, Brad Arringdale, Bryan Baker, Cody Bollinger, Balentin Carmargo, Eric Castodio, Joe Condon, Chris Culley, Richard Delfin, Thomas Denny, Fabian Diaz, Sean Fall, Brad Gambrell, Jeremy Gice, Jorge Hernandez, Justin Hernandez, Ramon Jauregui, Josh Jensen, Paul Karsky, Jose Lopez, Maury Lopez, Marcelo Mafra, Brandon McKnight, Jonathan Noriega, Jeremy Ramage, Alex Reyes, Michael Sanchez, Nick Vanderpool, Jason Walraven, Zach Williams, Eric Winston, and Paul Samson Zilius.

Organizations:
Bellator, Badbeat(BAMMMA), Chaos in the Cage, Gladiator Challenge, King of the Cage, National Fight Alliance, Pure MMA, Xplode Fight Series, C3, and WMMA
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JANUARY UPDATE

Jan 13: at Badbeat 4 event held in Commerce, CA
Joe Condon(Hesperia) defeated Vince Ortiz by Rear Naked Choke in the 1st round.
Eric Winston(Barstow Grad) defeated Josh Williams by a three round Split Decision.

Jan 14: King of the Cage event held in Santa Fe, NM
Chris Culley(Hesperia) lost to Donald Sanchez by KO, 4:45 into round one.

Jan 21: Xplode Fight Series event held in Center Valley, CA
Marcelo Mafra(Cobra Kai) defeated Michael Ferguson by armbar 2:15 into round one.
Brad Gambrell(Silverlakes) lost to Kevin Michel by Guillotine Choke 2:20 into round two.

Jan 21: C3 Fights event held in Newkirk, OK
Jason Walraven(Victorville) defeated Brian Heden by armbar 1:15 into round two.

FEBRUARY UPDATE

Feb 2: At King of the Cage event held at San Manuel
Joe Condon(Victorville) defeated Chadd Freeman by Rear Naked Choke, tapout, 1:27 into round two.

Feb 18: at Chaos in the Cage event held in Lancaster, CA
Paul Karsky(Victorville) lost to William Wheeler by Rear Naked Choke, 1:37 into round three.

Feb 26: at Gladiator Challenge evetn held at the Soboba Casino.
Balentin Carmargo(Hesperia) defeated Anthony Shifflet by TKO, ref stoppage due to strikes, :44 into round one.
Brandon McKnight(Hesperia Graduate) defeated Greg Guzman for the 135 title belt. He won via three round Unanimous Decision.
Paul Samson Zilius(Adelanto) defeated Jake Mylles by a three round unanimous decision.
Nick Vanderpool(Victorville) defeated Tony Gianopoulos by tapout :36 into round one.
Alex Reyes(Cage Combat Academy) defeated Garret Bilger by TKO, ref stoppage due to strikes, 2:15 into round one.
Brad Arringdale(Victorville) lost to Gus Lemon ref stoppage :07 into round one.

MARCH UPDATE

March 3: at King of the Cage event in Las Vegas, NV.
Jose Lopez(Lucerne Valley) defeated Justin Hernandez(Apple Valley) by a Rear Naked Choke, 1:45 into round three.
Jonathan Noriega(Cobra Kai) defeated Justin Calhoun by a three round unanimous decision.
Laszlo Andrasi(Apple Valley) lost to Jermaine Macias by a Guillatine Choke, 1:19 into round two.
Ray Jauregui(Cobra Kai) defeated Roman Rodriguez by KO, 2:16 into round one.
Michael Sanchez(Victorville) defeated Kyle Jenkins by a three round Majority decision.
Maury Lopez(New Breed MMA) defeated Mike Sands by triangle choke 1:51 into round two.
Josh Jensen(Lucerne Valley) lost to Jason May by TKO, ref stoppage due to strikes, :15 into round one.
Richard Delfin(Apple Valley) defeated Sam Salutan by a three round unanimous decision.

March 16: at Badbeat 5 event in Commerce, CA
Joe Condon(Hesperia Grad) defeated Ismael Gonzalez by a 3 round split decision. 29-28, 29-28, 28-29.

March 30: at Bellator 63 in Uncasville, CT.
Granite Hills alumni, Bryan Baker advances to the final four of the Bellator Welterweight Tournament. Baker defeated Carlos Alexandre Pereira by a 3 round split decision. (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).

March 31: at Worldwide MMA Sports (WMMA) event in El Paso, TX.
Thomas Denny lost to Karo Parisyan by a three round Unanimous Decision.

APRIL UPDATE

April 6: at a National Fighting Alliance event in Los Angeles, CA
Jeremy Ramage lost to Ako Harper by armbar :37 into round one.

April 26: at King of the Cage event in Highland, CA
Jason Walraven(Joe Stevenson Cobra Kai) lost to Tony Lopez via ref stoppage due to strikes, 2:48 into round one.
Chris Culley(Cobra Kai) lost to Richard Schiller via guillotine choke submission, 1:48 into round two.

April 29: At Gladiator Challenge event in San Jacinto, CA
Eric Castodio(Cage Combat Academy) lost to Niko Duran by a 3 round Majority Decision.
Paul Zilius(Adelanto) defeated Keith Welper by rear naked choke 1:43 into round one.
Jeremy Gice(Universal Grappling Academy) defeated Cody Weems ref stoppage due to strikes :10 into round one.
Andrew Allen(MMA 1) lost to Anthony Pinto, Dr. Stoppage end of round two.
Zach Williams(MMA 1) defeated Joey Apodaca ref stoppage due to strikes :27 into round one.
Fabian Diaz(Hesperia) defeated James Stelljes by rear naked choke 2:18 into round one.
Jorge Hernandez(MMA 1) lost to Blake Mesyn by a 3 round unanimous decision.
Nelson Alvarado(Universal Grappling Academy) defeated Anthony Shifflet by tapout 1:24 into round one.
Sean Fall(MMA 1) defeated Brandon Horton by guillotine choke :24 into round one.

MAY UPDATE

May 4: at Bellator 67 held in Rama Ontario, Canada.
Granite Hills Grad, Bryan Baker defeated Ben Saunders by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

May 12: at Pure MMA event held in Wilkes-Barre, PA
Cody Bollinger(Sultana Grad) lost to Din Thomas via Armber in round one.

2012-YEAR TO DATE UPDATE:

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 05:02:14 +0000

2012 Year To Date Update
34 local fighters and ex residents have fought in 10 different MMA organizations
Wins- 25
Loses- 15
**(one of the wins & loses were by Locals fighting Locals)

Organizations:
Badbeat, Bellator, Chaos in the Cage, C3, Gladiator Challenge, King of the Cage, National Fight Alliance, Pure MMA, Xplode Fight Series, and WMMA

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2011 Stats
79 local fighters and ex residents have fought in 22 different MMA organizations
Wins- 56
Loses- 54
Draw- 1
**(6 of the wins & loses were by Locals fighting Locals)

Badbeat 6 – July 13, 2012

HDMMA — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:18:21 +0000

Chris Culley(Hesperia) will be fighting at this event.
July 13, 2012*

Budweiser Presents Badbeat 6
at the Commerce Casino
6131 Telegraph Rd, Commerce, CA 90040
Doors open at 6pm. Fights start at 7pm.

BAMMA USA, Southern California’s leading MMA promotion, returns to the Commerce Casino on Friday, July 13, 2012 with another night of live and exciting MMA fights. Badbeat 6 will have 10 scheduled pro fights. This is an all-professional fight card. For a fun Friday night, head down to Commerce Casino on July 13th. Watch live and exciting MMA fights, see the BAMMA USA Girls do what they do, and enjoy all the luxuries the Commerce Casino has to offer. Play like you’re in Vegas, without leaving LA.

Continue to visit www.bammausa.com for up-to-date information. For tickets call 714-912-8822. Ask about our new season ticket plan.

Resurrection Fighting Alliance – June 30, 2012

HDMMA — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:46:15 +0000

June 30: at Resurrection Fighting Alliance event in Kearny, NB
Joe Stevenson will be facing Dakota Cochrane in the main event.
They will be fighting at 155 pounds(lightweight division). The event will be held at the Viaero Event Center in Kearney. Visit www.rfafighting.com for more information.

Gladiator Challenge – June 24, 2012

HDMMA — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:54:05 +0000

Serrano Grad, Lucas Taber and Paul Karsky(Victorville) are on the fight card. Check back for local fighters added to the fight card when they become official. Gladiator Challenge event will be held at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto. Visit www.gladiatorchallenge.com for more information.

ALFA 10 event – June 23, 2012

HDMMA — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:35:13 +0000

Brandon Weil(Apple Valley) will be fighting at this event
June 23, 2012*

MMA Bull Ring presents ALFA 10
at the Lake Perris Fairgrounds
18700 Lake Perris Dr, Perris, CA 92571
Doors open at 3pm. Fights start at 5pm.

ALFA (Amateur League Fighting Alliance), presented by MMA Bull Ring, will host ALFA 10 on Saturday, June 23rd, 2012 at the Lake Perris Fairgrounds. This fight event will have 15 scheduled amateur fights. This is an-all amateur card.
Visit www.bammausa.com for more information

Behind the Scenes – Mike Parsons

HDMMA — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:27:01 +0000

A Tribute to Apple Valley’s Mike Parsons who works as a Cutman

Gladiator Challenge Photos & Results Part 2 – April 29, 2012

HDMMA — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:33:06 +0000

Eric Castodio(Cage Combat Academy) lost to Niko Duran by a 3 round Majority Decision.
Paul Zilius(Adelanto) defeated Keith Welper by rear naked choke 1:43 into round one.
Jeremy Gice(Universal Grappling Academy) defeated Cody Weems TKO, ref stoppage due to strikes :10 into round one.
Andrew Allen(MMA 1) lost to Anthony Pintor, Dr. Stoppage end of round two.
Zach Williams(MMA 1) defeated Joey Apodaca TKO, ref stoppage due to strikes :27 into round one.
Fabian Diaz(Hesperia) defeated James Stelljes by rear naked choke 2:18 into round one.
Jorge Hernandez(MMA 1) lost to Blake Mesyn by a 3 round unanimous decision.
Nelson Alvarado(Universal Grappling Academy) defeated Anthony Shifflet by tapout 1:24 into round one.
Sean Fall(MMA 1) defeated Brandon Horton by guillotine choke :24 into round one.

Gladiator Challenge Photos & Results Part 1 – April 29, 2012

HDMMA — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:30:50 +0000