Walter "Sleeper" Michalowski Muay Thai Seminar

Grove City, Ohio

Ryan Madigan, Jason Dent, and Mike Russo all attended this seminar with Walter. Ryan and Jason participated while Mike took notes. Mike had just competed in the KOTC show on the previous night and needed to rest his bones a little. Walter covered everything from clinch drills, thai pad combinations, and we even got to work on the Wai Kru/Ram Muay rituals. The school that hosted the seminar was the International Martial Arts Academy that is owned and operated by Mike Gross. Everybody at the seminar was very cool.Written by:Jason Dent

King of the Cage 41 "The Octagon is here"

Dayton, Ohio

The Hara arena was the place to be this past weekend as King Of the Cage once again hit the Buckeye state with another high caliber MMA show. Over 3000 fans showed up to cheer on their favorite KOTC fighters and get a glimpse of the sport that is exploding nation wide. Fifteen fights were on the card and capped by the main event of Mike "Boom Boom " Buckovich verse Brandon Quigby. Buckovich KO 'd Quigby to stay unbeaten at 10-0 with all ten wins coming via KO, however Buckovich would not be the only fighter to extend his undefeated winning streak. Cincinnati's Team Jorge Gurgel posted a 5-0 record with its five fighters on the KOTC card (Swift, Souder, Tony, Hazlette, Workman) and showed fans why they are considered one of the top Jujitsu camps in the country. KOTC also announced their plans on a potentially huge show set for Cleveland this coming February, which will be available across North America via Pay Per View.Official Results:Josh Souder over Donny Walker – submission (leg lock) rd 2Dustin Hazlette over Justin Hons – tapout rd 1Dan Swift over Matt Horning – submission (choke) rd 1Jason Gillian over Dwight Decker – TKO rd 1Jamie Tony over Drew Longshore – ref stoppage rd 1Dorian Price over Salazar Sanchez – submission (choke) rd 1Brandon Workman over Dave Stone – submission (choke) rd 1Thomas Jones over Leo Sylvest – TKO rd 1David Hieth over Doug Sour – TKO rd 1Ryan Stout over Mike Russo – ref stoppage rd 1Jay Estrada over Luke Spencer submission (RNC) rd 1Jeff Cox over Jake Short – submission (choke) rd 1Sean Hoffman over Eli Ayers – unan decJohn Dixson over Don Richard – submission (choke) rd 1Mike Buckovich over Brandon Quigby – KO rd 1Results from: http://www.prokarateweekly.com/

XFO gives sellout crowd long night of MMA

Lakemoor, Illinois

Donny Walker wins again & Jason vs. Curran was an all out WAR!It started 20 minutes late, but nobody in the sellout crowd was complaining when the Xtreme Fighting Organization finished its third show more than four hours later. The event featured 16 bouts -- eight of them going more than one round, and five of them going into the third round. 'This was one of those shows where everything came together... the fights we thought were going to be good were great, and the ones we thought were going to be OK were also great,' said Monte Cox, one of the event's promoters. Jeff Curran and Jason Dent put on a 15-minute war that left both fighters bloody and with broken noses. Curran showed solid standup and good ground skills en route to a unanimous decision victory. Dent, making his first fight at 145 (he normally fights at 155), showed he can be a top competitor at the lower division. 'Promoters always hope that the main event lives up to its hype and we certainly got that out of Curran and Dent,' Cox said. 'It was a perfect way to finish a great show.' Cox added that the event was a complete sellout. The next XFO event is expected to be in early December. OFFICIAL RESULTS: - Eric Schafer def. Rich Seldel, 2:29 Rd. 1, rear choke. - Kit Kieu def. Omar Choudhury, 3:00 Rd. 3 (9:00), split decision. - Donny Walker def. Jim Calazante, 1:20 Rd. 2 (4:20), rear choke. - Rory Markham def. James Warfield, 1:12 Rd. 2 (6:12), verbal submission. - Sebastian Helon def. Sal Calazante, 2:51 Rd. 1, triangle choke. - Matt Williams def. Rob Mrotek, 1:51 Rd. 1, knockout. - Mark Miller def. Tavaris Hunter, :19 Rd. 2 (5:19), knockout. - Sean Huffman def. Steve Dau, 5:00 Rd. 3 (15:00), unanimous decision. - Troy Guida def. Leo Sylvest, 2:55 Rd. 1, armbar. - Mike Kelly def. Jon Friedland, 3:00 Rd. 3 (9:00), unanimous decision. - Alisa Cantwell def. Adrienna Jenkins, 1:17 Rd. 1, verbal submission. - Mark Wallen def. Troy King, 1:54 Rd. 1, rear choke. - Henry Matamoros def. Chris Moore, 2:11 Rd. 1, rear choke. - Bart Palaszewski def. Jay Estrada, 4:31 Rd. 1, triangle choke. - Terry Martin def. Bill Hill, :19 Rd. 3 (10:19), knockout. MAIN EVENT: - Jeff Curran def. Jason Dent, 5:00 Rd. 3 (15:00), unanimous decision.