South Leauge Extreme Kickboxing

Atlanta, Georgia

Ryan “The Lion” Madigan makes successful return in AtlantaAfter spending over a year away from the ring, Ryan “The Lion” Madigan once again showed why he is widely considered to be one of the top kick-boxers in the170 lb class. Madigan gained a unanimous decision victory over Jeff Perry (6-3) at Lane Collyer’s Extreme Kickboxing Challenge (USMTA sanctioned) this past weekend in Atlanta, GA. Madigan now 6-1 (3 KO’s) as a pro and the current IKF East Coast Super Middleweight Champion, is scheduled to take on Rasheed Lee on October 23rd for the USKBA Super Middleweight title. After a very accomplished amateur career (18-2), Madigan was slowed by a leg injury which kept him out of action for nearly 18 months but now at one hundred percent Madigan says it’s time to make his run to a world title. Trained by legendary boxing coach Lorenzo Scott and former K-1 star Mark “The Shark” Miller, the 27 year old Madigan has his sights set on a future ISKA title but is taking it one fight at a time in the process. Counting his October title fight in Michigan, Madigan may fight as many as three more times in 2004. Ryan credits his trainers and sponsors (Real Fight Gear, Griffon-Rawl Gym) for a successful run so far, but promises he is far from finished.For tickets or event info on the October 23rd USKBA fight card in Michigan, email info@prokarateweekly.com. Ryan Madigan will be making a LIVE appearance this Wednesday night on PKW to discuss his recent win and upcoming title fight with Rasheed Lee. PRO KARATE WEEKLY (PKW) can be heard live exclusively on http://www.sportstalkcleveland.com/ and/or http://www.prokarateweekly.com/ Wednesday nights from 9 to 10:30 pm EST. All shows are archived so fans can listen to the show if they have missed a live broadcast. Archives, sound bytes, interviews, rumors, and all of the latest martial arts news are available daily by logging onto http://www.prokarateweekly.com/.Fans are encouraged to contribute to the show by calling during live broadcasts to 1-866-371-4STC on our national toll free hotline or email PKW live at Studio@sportstalkcleveland.com. For all other Pro Karate Weekly questions please email info@prokarateweekly.com. Written by:Greg Kalikas - SportsTalkCleveland.com Regional Director Marketing & SalesPro Karate Weekly - Executive Producergkalikas@sportstalkcleveland.com (330) 324-3034

Extreme Fighting Challenge 9

Cleveland, Ohio

Finally a local event (The Scene Pavilion), all of this traveling lately is begining to take its toll. On what started off to look like it would be an easy quick trip quickly became complicated. Less than twenty minutes into our trip the vehicle we took broke down and had us stranded leaving only about an hour to get to the show to fight. Luckily Jason's parents came to the rescue and dropped us off another vehicle big enough to hold the five of us (Jason, Cheyenne, Donny, Breanne, and me). We pushed Cheyenne's car into the nearest parking lot off of the freeway and were on our way again - LOL! EFC 9 turned out to be a very good night for our fighters but a very bad night for the promoter of the show. Plagued with fighter drop outs and a very poor attendance this hsow still had a couple of good fights and the crowed that was there seemed to enjoy itself very much. Our team fighters were not even originally scheduled to compete at this show but due to fighters droping out Jason asked Donny and I to join in and we were ready. Donny had a fight a few days out but I did not even know if I was fighting until like fifteen minutes before my bout. This is a good reason why you should always be in good shape and be ready because the fight buisness is crazy and things come out of nowhere sometimes.GriffonRawl goes Undefeated at EFC IXDonny "Eagle Eye " Walker (Now 3-1) defeated Jason Cable by armbar in Rd. 1Mike " The Bull " Russo (Now 4-4) defeated Lou Rodriguez by armbar in Rd. 1A special thanks to all that attended this show to support our team. I would name everybody but their is too many people that were their from our gym and I don't want to leave anyone out. Written By: Mike Russo

Apex Championship Fighting "Genesis"

Montreal, Quebec

APEX Championship Fighting presented their inaugural MMA event Sunday night at the Centre Pierre Charbonneau in Montreal, Quebec. The quickest fight of the night went to Victory Athletics fighter Brad Blackburn finishing local Steve Legault of Club 454 by TKO at just 0:14 of Round 1. In the main event, local icon Ivan Menjivar of Tristar Gym defeated Ryan Ackerman of Grappling Works by TKO in a fight that showcased his diverse skills. Middleweight -- Marcus Celestin (184.0) of Team Charles Nestor vs. Mandela Kponou (182.4) of Dragon’s Lair -- Kponou by submission at 0:50 of Round 2. Heavyweight -- Mike Rogers (255.0) of Rodrigo Vaghi Jiu-Jitsu vs. Lance Cartwright (237.0) of Munduruca -- Rogers by Unanimous Decision after 2 rounds. Featherweight -- Ulysses Rocha (142.6) of Martial X/BTT vs. Matt Martin (135.4) of Dragon's Lair -- Rocha by submission at 1:06 of Round 1. Welterweight -- Steve Legault (168.0) of Club 454 vs. Brad Blackburn (169.4) of Victory Athletics -- Blackburn by TKO at 0:14 of Round 1. Lightweight -- Ryan Schultz (154.8) of Team Quest vs. Jason Dent (154.0) of Griffonrawl Muay-Thai -- Schultz by TKO at 2:00 of Round 1. Middleweight -- Fritz Paul (183.4) of Team Charles Nestor vs. Steve Berger (183.0) of Rodrigo Vaghi Jiu-Jitsu -- Berger by submission at 4:46 of Round 1. Light Heavyweight -- Antony Rea (203.4) of Team Lebanner vs. Matt Horwich (200.2) of Team Quest -- Horwich by submission at 1:13 of Round 2. Middleweight -- Tony “The Freak” Fryklund (184.4) of Miletich Fighting Systems vs. Chris Myers (180.8) of Team Chaos -- Fryklund by Referee Stoppage at 4:20 of Round 2. Heavyweight -- Wes “The Project” Sims (250.6) of Hammer House vs. Ricardeau Francois (202.4) of Team Charles Nestor -- Francois by TKO at 0:26 of Round 2. Featherweight -- Ivan Menjivar (145.0) of Tristar Gym vs. Ryan Ackerman (143.4) of Grappling Works -- Menjivar by TKO at 2:02 of Round 2. Written by: Joseph Cunliffe