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Thursday April 1st-7PM

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Workshops are $100.00 each or $175.00 for both.

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Hamilton, ON, Canada
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New York, NY, February 22, 2010 – Spike TV will telecast live undercard bouts from UFC 111: ST. PIERRE vs. HARDY on Saturday, March 27 at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The one-hour telecast will run with limited commercial interruption. UFC 111 will air on pay-per-view at 10:00 PM ET.

The first bout scheduled to air on Spike TV is a welterweight contest between Matt “The Immortal” Brown (13-7) and Ricardo Almeida (11-3). Brown has become a fan favorite since his stint on Season 7 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” as his relentless style and devastating striking ability has garnered him a 4-1 record in the UFC, with all wins coming via TKO or submission. He is currently riding a string of three straight dominant performances against Ryan Thomas at UFC 91, Pete Sell at UFC 96 and, most recently, James Wilks at UFC 105. The Cincinnati based fighter will now look to put himself in the title picture with a fourth consecutive victory. Standing in his way will be a man fighting in his own backyard, Hamilton, NJ’s Ricardo “Big Dog” Almeida. The winner of two straight bouts coming into his matchup with Brown, most recently against Kendall Grove at UFC 101 this past August, this Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt will look to use his strong ground game to make a successful debut in the UFC’s welterweight division after years of fighting at middleweight.

The evening’s second televised bout is also in the welterweight division, and pits Rory Markham (16-5) against Nate Diaz (11-5). Markham, one of the game’s premier knockout artists, will look to use his immense punching power to stop his opponent, Diaz on March 27th. The winner of “The Ultimate Fighter 5,” Stockton, CA based Diaz has amassed a 6-3 record in the UFC in less than three years, and his fight with Markham will see him transition from lightweight to welterweight, where he hopes his added power will augment his effective Cesar Gracie taught Jiu-Jitsu skills in stopping Markham and setting him on his way to welterweight gold.

Other bouts on the card might air on Spike TV, to be determined by the length of the fights.

Spike TV is available in 98.6 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), MTV Networks is one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV’s Internet address is www.spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike TV’s press site at http://www.spike.com/press.

103
1. Brandon Brunner (Tullahoma)
2. Austin Oliver (Cleveland)
3. Jacob Climer (Bradley Central)
4. Caleb Langford (Walker Valley)
5. Kyle Eustice (Soddy Daisy)
6. Garrett Sealor (Ooltewah)

Others to watch: Jack Finnegan (Ravenwood), Jeremy Gonzales (Rossview), Max Vaughn (Science Hill), Jacob Maples (Montgomery Central)

112
1. Blake Thomas (Brentwood)
2. Nick Maxwell (Karns)
3. Grayson Mullin (Notre Dame)
4. Jericho Crutcher (Bradley Central)
5. Madison Martin (Red Bank)
6. Jacob Stevens (Soddy Daisy)

Others to watch: Kendall Kermick (Germantown), Brandon Greer (Antioch), Jacob Freeman (Ravenwood), Cole Schurlknight (Science Hill), Tanner Bates (Mt. Juliet), Alex Kaferle (Tullahoma)

119
1. Ethan Hames (Bradley Central)
2. Luke Hall (Seymour)
3. Jack Boone (Notre Dame)
4. Haden Hamilton (Cleveland)
5. Steven Goldstein (Science Hill)
6. Tyler Harvey (Ooltewah)

Others to watch: Patrick Chadwick (Overton), Chase Snow (Clarksville), Logan Young (Gibbs)

125
1. Campbell Lewis (Soddy Daisy)
2. Greg Shepherd (Dickson County)
3. Cullen King (Cordova)
4. Tyler Pitts (Bradley Central)
5. Jonathan Pearce (Science Hill)
6. Chancey Wilson (Clarksville NE)

Others to watch: Brandon Strickland (Cleveland), Chad Isbell (Clarksville), Brad Compton (Franklin), Ryan Churchill (Ravenwood), Caleb Little (Independence), Eric Feuerbacher (Blackman)

130
1. Marvin Lopez (Cleveland)
2. Scott Seaman (Mt. Juliet)
3. Austin Woods (Franklin)
4. Jake Gamble (Soddy Daisy)
5. Austin Heithcock (Independence)
6. Tyler Schuh (Bradley Central)

Others to watch: Trey Thigpen (Overton), John Jordan (Tullahoma), Jess Hooper (Greenback), Jess Hooper (Greenback), Adrian Thomas (Clarksville NE), Michael Bishop (Sullivan East)

135
1. Trevor Herron (Bradley Central)
2. Chad Penson (Cordova)
3. Matt Price (Montgomery Central)
4. Michael Raimondi (Seymour)
5. Hayden Jordan (Clarksville)
6. Ethan Farinella (Farragut)

Others to watch: Brian Keiffer (Ravenwood), Aaron Lopez (Cleveland), Matt Sealor (Ooltewah), Matt Seaman (Mt. Juliet), Nathaniel Molina (Heritage)

140
1. Bradley Colbaugh (Bradley Central)
2. John Herold (Morristown West)
3. David Chege (Ravenwood)
4. John Birdwell (Cookeville)
5. Turbo Smith (Soddy Daisy)
6. Ceddy Perry (Montgomery Central)

Others to watch: Josue Brown (Hunters Lane), Justin Snyder (Science Hill), Tyler Adams (Kingston), Reginald Adams (Cordova)

145
1. Jeremy Miller (Greenback)
2. Brennen Cox (Independence)
3. Zach Bennett (Franklin)
4. Matt Stull (Science Hill)
5. Brandon Isbell (Clarksville)
6. Vince Aguilar (Bradley Central)

Others to watch: Edward Holland (Pigeon Forge), Kyle Hughes (Siegel), Sean Bowling (Cookeville), Ben Knox (Dickson County)

152
1. Chris Aguilar (Bradley Central)
2. Sam Lilley (Collierville)
3. Holden Schay (Houston)
4. McCoy Newberg (Independence)
5. Ren Baggett (Clarksville)
6. John Shrader (Franklin)

Others to watch: Donovan Freeman (Ravenwood), Ryan Carpenetti (Oakland), Isaiah Nichols (Cleveland), Tyler Johnson (Jeff Co), Dillon Crouch (Tullahoma), Cameron Edafe (East Lit), Tyler Hunley (Fulton)

160
1. Everett Colbert (McGavock)
2. Ethan Henry (Cookeville)
3. Blake Biggs (Mt. Juliet)
4. Bailey Jones (Cleveland)
5. Nick Alemany (Hixson)
6. Will Bradshaw (Harpeth)

Others to watch: Richard Manning (Ooltewah), Matt Cruise (Science Hill), Blaike Henry (Soddy Daisy), Jacob Bailey (Bradley Central), Michael Puckett (Karns)

171
1. Joe Proctor (Cookeville)
2. Kyle Saunders (Smyrna)
3. Rakim Talley (Dickson County)
4. Jaleel Willis (White Station)
5. Matt Cannon (Science Hill)
6. Christian Tambellini (Independence)

Others to watch: Cody Davis (Pigeon Forge), Manuel Garcia (McGavock), Matt Roderick (Bradley Central), Will Moreland (Cleveland), Justin Mathieson (Hixson), Micah Kidd (East Ridge)

189
1. Michael Kennedy (Blackman)
2. John Salada (Cookeville)
3. Tyler Toon (Ooltewah)
4. Chip Norwood (Cleveland)
5. Nick Garrett (East Literature)
6. Makal Kidd (East Ridge)

Others to watch: Raymond White (Overton), Greg Grieco (Farragut), Luke Frederick (Tullahoma), Tyler Todd (Rossview), Peyton Landers (Bearden)

215
1. Cameron Croy (Brentwood)
2. Tucker Bolton (Bradley Central)
3. Isaiah Simpson (Walker Valley)
4. Josh Lewis (Science Hill)
5. Brett Jaeckel (Hendersonville)
6. Thomas Hawthorne (Ravenwood)

Others to watch: Jesse Jones (Cleveland), Yusef Yunis (Rossview), Tyler Wilson (Maryville), Adam Wells (Blackman), Billy Swanson (Soddy Daisy)

285
1. Hunter Allen (Mt. Juliet)
2. Taylor Bain (Warren County)
3. Tyler Dailey (Greenback)
4. Dylan Mills (Walker Valley)
5. Patrick Benson (Bradley Central)
6. Matt Bridges (Brentwood)
Others to watch: Wilford Morrison (Clarksville NW), Chuck Manning (Karns), Greg Shurina (Knox Catholic), Josh Barnette (Science Hill), Shawn Morgan (Maryville), Chase Pennycuff (Siegel)

Tennessee State Tournament Brackets

A Portion of the Registrations For Flonationals Thus Far:
*Alex Cisneros | CA State Champ  Selma
*Zach Zimmer | CA Runner Up Clovis west
David Jeffery | WV State Champ
Brian Henke | MI Runner Up
Josh Zimmer | 2x WV State Champ
*Steve Keogh | 2x MN Runner Up
Ray Farnsworth | NC State Champ
Dylan Cottrell | WV State Champkevin malarick | Ranked 1st in ILRuben Navejas | Washington State Champ Fargo ChampFreddie Rodriguez | 2009 MI State Champ*Dominick Malone  | 2010 Cheesehead ChampionTyler Thomas | MN State QualifierVictor Avery | Ranked 6th in NESam Law | VA State ChampGodwin Nyama | Ranked 6th in PAQuinton Murphy | NY State ChampBrian Realbuto | NY State ChampAlex Calandrino | MI State Runner UpSteven Rodrigues | NY Runner Up*jake sueflohn | WI 2x PlacerJacob Wallace  |  2x VA QualifierConor Youtsey | 120-2 MI Highschool Recordisaiah martinez | CA Reno TOC ChampionSTEPHEN ROBERTSON | IL Runner Up Devin Petereson | WI State ChampCaleb Richardson | VA State ChampMatt Kelliher | MN State ChampJay Wieller | 2x Prep PlacerAnthony Ashnault | NJ State Champ (Y)corey ratliff | WV State ChampDalton Hamilton | TN State QualifierSean Dolan | 3x DE State Champ*Major Gold ticket Winners

A Portion of the Registrations For Flonationals Thus Far:
 
*Devin Carter | Ranked 2nd in Nation @ 125lbs
Steven Knoblauch | Clovis West 2nd CA 2009
Nikko Reyes | Clovis West, Ranked 3rd in CA
Chris Martinez | Clovis West, 5th CA 2009
Matthew Alvarez | Mt Rainier WA
Fabian Jackson | South Brunswick, NJ
Hayden Yacobucci  | San Clemente, CA
Preston Quam | Ranked 7th in CA
Evan Guffey | MI State Qualifier
Dalton Carroll | 3x AL State Champ
Bryan Pittman | 2x IL Qualifier
Stephen Newman | 8th at Super 32 Currently ranked #1 FL 42-0
David Jeffrey | WV State Champ
John Perez | AZ
Kevin Cooper | 3rd in KY
*Alex Cisneros | CA State Champ  Selma
*Zach Zimmer | CA Runner Up Clovis west
David Jeffery | WV State Champ
Brian Henke | MI Runner Up
Josh Zimmer | 2x WV State Champ
*Steve Keogh | 2x MN Runner Up
Ray Farnsworth | NC State Champ
Dylan Cottrell | WV State Champkevin malarick | Ranked 1st in ILRuben Navejas | Washington State Champ Fargo ChampFreddie Rodriguez | 2009 MI State Champ*Dominick Malone  | 2010 Cheesehead ChampionTyler Thomas | MN State QualifierVictor Avery | Ranked 6th in NESam Law | VA State ChampGodwin Nyama | Ranked 6th in PAQuinton Murphy | NY State ChampBrian Realbuto | NY State ChampAlex Calandrino | MI State Runner UpSteven Rodrigues | NY Runner Up*jake sueflohn | WI 2x PlacerJacob Wallace  |  2x VA QualifierConor Youtsey | 120-2 MI Highschool Recordisaiah martinez | CA Reno TOC ChampionSTEPHEN ROBERTSON | IL Runner Up Devin Petereson | WI Runner UpCaleb Richardson | VA State ChampMatt Kelliher | MN State ChampJay Wieller | 2x Prep PlacerAnthony Ashnault | NJ State Champ (Y)corey ratliff | WV State ChampDalton Hamilton | TN State QualifierSean Dolan | 3x DE State Champ*Major Gold ticket Winners

A Portion of the Registrations For Flonationals Thus Far:
*Nate Skonieczny | Ironman Champion Walsh OH
*Johnni DiJulius | Cheesehead Champion Walsh OH
Jacob Weissend | 54-2  MI
Joseph White | 2x MI placer, Dundee HS
Rafael Rodrigues | 3x MI placer 
Michael Young | 2x State Champ SC
Jordan Cooks | Myway runner Up 09, 42-0 for 2010
Steve Wakeford | Ranked 6th in MI
Andrew Frasier | League Champ CA
Eric Maniaci | MI 
Joey Dance | 4th at Powerade Super 32 Champ
Robert Ruiz | 3rd @ Private Schools NE CT
*Devin Carter | Ranked 2nd in Nation @ 125lbs
Steven Knoblauch | Clovis West 2nd CA 2009
Nikko Reyes | Clovis West, Ranked 3rd in CA
Chris Martinez | Clovis West, 5th CA 2009
Matthew Alvarez | Mt Rainier WA
Fabian Jackson | South Brunswick, NJ
Hayden Yacobucci  | San Clemente, CA
Preston Quam | Ranked 7th in CA
Evan Guffey | MI State Qualifier
Dalton Carroll | 3x AL State Champ
Bryan Pittman | 2x IL Qualifier
Stephen Newman | 8th at Super 32 Currently ranked #1 FL 42-0
David Jeffrey | WV State Champ
John Perez | AZ
Kevin Cooper | 3rd in KY
*Alex Cisneros | CA State Champ  Selma
*Zach Zimmer | CA Runner Up Clovis west
David Jeffery | WV State Champ
Brian Henke | MI Runner Up
Josh Zimmer | 2x WV State Champ
*Steve Keogh | 2x MN Runner Up
Ray Farnsworth | NC State Champ
Dylan Cottrell | WV State Champkevin malarick | Ranked 1st in ILRuben Navejas | Washington State Champ Fargo ChampFreddie Rodriguez | 2009 MI State Champ*Dominick Malone  | 2010 Cheesehead ChampionTyler Thomas | MN State QualifierVictor Avery | Ranked 6th in NESam Law | VA State ChampGodwin Nyama | Ranked 6th in PAQuinton Murphy | NY State ChampBrian Realbuto | NY State ChampAlex Calandrino | MI State Runner UpSteven Rodrigues | NY Runner Up*jake sueflohn | WI 2x PlacerJacob Wallace  |  2x VA QualifierConor Youtsey | 120-2 MI Highschool Recordisaiah martinez | CA Reno TOC ChampionSTEPHEN ROBERTSON | IL Runner Up Devin Petereson | WI Runner UpCaleb Richardson | VA State ChampMatt Kelliher | MN State ChampJay Wieller | 2x Prep PlacerAnthony Ashnault | NJ State Champ (Y)corey ratliff | WV State ChampDalton Hamilton | TN State QualifierSean Dolan | 3x DE State Champ*Major Gold ticket Winners

Press Release.

After an extremely successful show on December 12th, Wreck MMA is proud to officially announce our next event; Wreck MMA: Unite for Brian’s Fight will take place on Friday April 16th, 2010 at the Robert Guertin Arena in Gatineau.

As Wreck continues our policy of adding a charitable aspect to all our events, Wreck MMA will return to the Robert Guertin Arena to help a member of the Ottawa community. Brian Dyck was diagnosed Lou Gehrig’s Disease in October 2009. Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS ultimately leads to death. Brian has not only served his country in the Canadian forces but is currently an Ottawa police officer. His life has been devoted to helping others including his wife Natalie and their one year old daughter Sophi. It is no secret, Brian will leave us – and his family will need our help!

Wreck MMA will donate up to $50,000 to Brian and his family, but we cannot do this without your help! We are calling for the members of the MMA community and the Ottawa/Gatineau region to all come together to help a family that needs us. Let’s all unite; for Brian’s fight.

As the card takes shape Wreck will continue to update our fans on the fight card. One fight that Wreck MMA is pleased to announce is a battle between two of the top lightweights in Canada as BTT’s Samuel Guillet makes his much anticipated return to MMA as he takes on Ottawa’s own Mark ‘Boots’ Holst. Also on the card is two of the top up and coming welterweights as Louis-Philippe ‘The Joker’ Carle faces his biggest challenge to date as he takes on Simon ‘The Mutant’ Marini.

Tickets will be available on Saturday January 16th on Ticketmaster.ca or by calling (613) 755-1111!!

WRECK MMA: UNITE FOR BRIAN’S FIGHT – CONFIRMED FIGHTS
Date: APRIL 16th, 2010
Venue: ROBERT GUERTIN ARENA
Location: GATINEAU, QUEBEC

Samuel Guillet (BTT Canada, Montreal) vs. Mark ‘Boots’ Holst (OAMA, Ottawa)
Simon ‘The Mutant’ Marini (Regency Boxing, Hamilton) vs. Louis-Philippe ‘The Joker’ Carle (FIT MMA/Zahabi MMA, Ottawa)
Jeffrey Laughren (RAMA, Rockland) vs. Chris Kruger (N1 Thaiboxing, Ottawa)

Also scheduled to appear: Anna Barone, Stephane Bernadel and Remi Morvan.

Fall Program Includes Prep State Champions and Medal Winners

PHOENIX ? April 15, 2007 ? Grand Canyon University (GCU) Head Wrestling Coach R.C. LaHaye has chosen the inaugural recruiting class to kick-off the wrestling program at GCU for fall 2007. Class standouts include 14 individual prep state champions and seven transfer students with previous college wrestling experience. GCU is still actively recruiting out-of-state wrestlers and training will begin at the start of the fall semester.

"We couldn't have asked for a better class," said Coach LaHaye. "We have a great balance of local high school standouts along with a few guys with previous college wrestling experience, we couldn't be happier."

Prep standouts expected to compete for the Antelopes include 2007 State champions Eric Garcia (Coolidge). Andy Jay (Mesa), David Leaphart and Ricky Abril (Thunderbird), Justin Felix and RJ Rios (Safford), Harley Fandrich (Sunrise Mountain), Tony Colvert (Mesa Mt. View), and Nick Peidmont (Suahrita).

Transfer students expected to make an impact at GCU include NJCAA All-American Efrain Escudairo (Pima CC) along with NJCAA National Qualifiers Adrian Rios (Pima CC), Adam Barnett (Glendale CC) and Anthony Birhcak (Pima CC). Other standout transfers to note are former three-time state champ Jose Palencia (ASU), along with former state champs Clint Casteneda (Mesa CC), Mike Abril (Glendale CC) and Lonnie Brunson (Pima CC), also included is California Community College finalist Jack Porter (Cerritos CC).

Out of state recruits also committed to GCU include 3x Texas State placer Daniel Caraveo (El Paso, TX), and 2x Indiana State Placer Chris Pingleton (Greencastle, IN). Chris is the brother of Indianapolis All-American Charlie Pingleton.

Rounding out the recruiting class are prep athletes and state medal winners Sonny Esquivel (Maryvale), Brandon Wendt (Centennial), twins Corey Cross and Casey Cross (Centennial) Josh Calteaux (Hamilton), Julian Hamilton (Boulder Creek), and Tim Carillo (Desert Vista).

Also expected to compete for GCU are Daniel Rubio and Vince Arollo (Ceasar Chavez), Nick Caprario (Millennium), Cale Errigo (Thunderbird), Juan Aquayo (Dysart), Matt Gordon (Dobson HS) and Lowen Sniff (Saguaro).

About Grand Canyon University
Founded in 1949, Grand Canyon University is a one of Arizona's leading higher learning institutions and one of the nation's fastest-growing. Based in Phoenix, the regionally accredited, private, non-denominational Christian university offers online and campus-based bachelor's and master's degree programs through the Ken Blanchard College of Business, College of Education, College of Nursing, and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The school was recently ranked as having the top online education program by OEDb (Online Education Database). With a total enrollment of approximately 13,000 students, GCU emphasizes individual attention for both traditional undergraduate students as well as the working professional.