Kaos in Kankakee 5

This was a great event hosted by UFC fighter Mike Russow. This event was held in Bourbonnais in a huge sporting facility called the Hidden Cove Sports Plex which is the summer home of the Chicago Bears. It was a massive facility and the attendance for the event was fairly packed as well with what I was told around 1000 people, but from my estimation maybe slightly more then that. I talked to Heavyweight champ Ryan Knowles before the event and he was thrilled with the facility.

This is Mike Russow’s 5th event under the Kaos in Kankakee read more...

Slammin’ Amateurs at Bourbon Street Brawl

Marionette Park, Il- Bourbon Street is Chicago’s backyard bar and grill that hosts some of the gnarliest fights in Chicagoland. Fighters and fans were lit up all night long in what turned out to be one of the best amateur competitions all year. Gilbert Grappling dominated every division as their fight team chalked up four wins in convincing fashion.

The main event turned out to be one-sided as Jake Murphy punished James Jimmerson for the entire first three-minute round. Murphy utilized explosive striking and ground control to stop Jimm read more...

The Ultimate Fighter 10 Episode 6

The most recent episode of The Ultimate Fighter may have set a record for the number of utterances of a single word in an hour of television. This word is one that could not be said on the air until Detective Andy Sipowicz started saying it on NYPD Blue. This word: Titties. Coach Rampage Jackson razzed a fighter on the opposing team, Darrill Schoonover, with this term of endearment over-and-over to the point where Darrill called Rampage a “bitch” and challenged him to a fight in Rampage’s 205 pound division. Now, let’s go over the facts read more...

The Ultimate Fighter 10 Episode 1-5

The concept of the Spike Network’s Ultimate Fighter is simple: two teams of fighters coached and trained by opposing coaches, live in a big house together, two men fight each week in a tournament, and the winner of the tournament is crowned the Ultimate Fighter and gets a UFC contract. This season deals with the heavyweight division with one team coached by the hard-working, knowledgeable Rashad Evans, while the other camp is run by the charismatic, funny, but not so good of a coach, Rampage Jackson.

The last time Rampage coached on a read more...

Lockdown in Lowell on October 2nd

This past Friday Cutthroat MMA Entertainment presented another installment of “Locked Down in Lowell” at DC’s Country Junction in Lowell, Indiana. A venue that takes you back to the old days of mma with dirt floors and upper tier seating right on the cage, “Locked Down in Lowell” provided an evening full of highlights for the fans in attendance.

Starting off the night, Miguel Torres’ protégé Jake Naurcy made a successful debut as he submitted tough veteran George Gonzalez by arm bar in the opening minute of the first round. read more...