MILETICH & SILVERBACKS TAKE 4 OUT OF 5 - PULVER WINS

IFL Legends Championship 2006 ResultsSaturday, April 29, 2006Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Anacondas (Bas Rutten) vs. Silverbacks (Pat Miletich)
LW - Bart Palaszewski def. John Shackleford by referee stoppage (strikes) in the second round.
HW - Ben Rothwell def. Krysztof Soszynski by referee stoppage (strikes) in the first round.
LHW - Alex Schoenauer def. Travis Wiuff by heel hook submission in the second round.
MW - Ryan McGivern def. Amir Rahnavardi by unanimous decision.
WW - Rory Markham def. Mike Pyle by KO in the first round.
Team - Silverbacks def. Anacondas 4-1.
Superfight
LW - Jens Pulver def. Cole Escovedo by KO in the first round.
Pitbulls (Renzo Gracie) vs. Tiger Sharks (Maurice Smith)
LW - Erik Owings def. Justin Jones by guillotine choke submission at 2:50 in the first round.
WW - Brad Blackburn def. Gustavo "Ximu" Machado by split decision.
MW - Dennis Hallman def. Delson Heleno by disqualification (illegal upkick) in the first round.
LHW - Jamal Patterson def. Matt Horwich by rear naked choke submission at 2:57 in the first round.
HW - Devin Cole def. Carlos Cline by unanimous decision.
Team - Tiger Sharks def. Pitbulls 3-2.

APRIL 27th KINGS of the RING REPORT

Well here we are with another Thursday night fight report. The first match of the evening was Michael Bruce (not the club manager) taking on Tim McMeekan. Tim easily slipped around to take the back of Mike and make him tap by rear naked choke in the very first round.

Tony Cavallo was the winner of the second match of the evening against Adam Hass, after being worked over early by Tony from strikes,Adam was counted out as he failed to return to the fight halfway through the first round,victory went to Tony Cavallo

Jared " Pink Passion " Francis took the ever ready to fight Brandon Howlett on a suplex elevator ride to the tenth floor and rock his world, Brandon was stunned, but returned to his feet only to go for another high flying ride , at this point Jared was immediatley declaired the winner,those suplex moves proved to be too much for Brandon on this night ...hell I could'nt of handled them on any night ....damn!

Ryan Cook and Jake Cuzak entered the ring next and the fight ended in the first round as Ryan forced a move to Jakes back and got him with a rear naked choke.Jake has fought here before and I'm sure he'll be back for more.

In the final fight of the night waiting in the shadows , pacing all night from when he first got there Zach Streit was ready to fight ,hoodie pulled up over his head , constantly moving to keep the blood pumping, this guy was ready to fight,...his opponent was Steve Cypret,both men entered the ring fast as they were ready to get it on. Zach stuck hard and fast with hard punishing punches that rocked Steve early.Not much was left after Zach leveled his opponent and hovered over him as the referee had stopped the fight .Winner by TKO - Zach Streit.

Next week we will see the reutrn of a paid main event ,and an addition of having a live band play in the beginning of the show and durnig the intermissions of the fights, this is just another thing we are doing to make the MIDWEST KINGS OF THE RING a place you must come to on Thursdady nights for fun and great fight action!!

4 20 FIGHT NIGHT - ENUFF TO MAKE YOU HIGH !

Another great fight night at the KINGS OF THE RING on Thursday. The first match of the night was a grudge match between 2 guys who actually really didn't like each other it was a very good match for a grudge match and ended up being a win by tapout going to Geoff Bruns. (not Pictured ) The next fight of the night was won with a rear naked choke applied to Brandon Howlett by the very fast and always ready to fight Mike Linquist. Also winning over Jake Cuzakk was Zack Pugh with a very good showing this night, he suplexed his opponext twice high in the air, almost snapping the other guys neck, even Tim Sylvia with his eyes wide open said "Wow did you see that !"the suplex's caught this guy off guard and opened him up to a rear naked choke,winner Zach ! We had 2 girls fight in a boxing match the last only part of the first round when Lindsay Franks called it off in the middle of the first round , giving the victory to Heather Brade. Next match was a crowd favorite fighter who shows up every week looking to fight and thats Rod "the Destroya " Montoya. Rod has a strong following with plenty of fans to cheer him onIn his fight this night he destroyed the crafty Walt Shallabarger in the very first round only 1:22 into the fight.Victory was sweet for Rod who we look forward to seeing again, probably next week !! Our main event of the evening between Ted Renolds Jr taking on Miletich Trained fighter making his pro debut and very popular with the crowd Frank Young. He won his match by making Ted tap due to guillotine choke.Frank also won another fight this weekend in the main event of Bad Blood 1. This guys moving quick, lookout for this guy to make moves !!

FIGHT NIGHT EXTRA!

The big extra at the fights this night was UFC WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP TIM SYLVIA and UFC WORLD WELTERWEIGHT CHAMP MATT HUGHES showing up. They like to come and check out the scene,and we love having him come hang out. Since Tim just came back from the ass beating of Andrei Arlovski at UFC 59 . We decide to give him a little token of our appreciation and we presented him a plaque to take home and put with all his other things. He is a very nice guy and really seemed to appreciate what we did for him.In the above top pic is TIM and MATT both in white.In the first pic is the club owner, club manager, and me ...way in the back by the microphone writng down the list of fighters left for the night.It's always a great time at the KINGS OF THE RING fight club.....

BAS RUTTEN IS DONE WITH PRIDE ~ AGAIN!

Apparently the "face of the PRIDE Fighting Championships" Bas Rutten is once again done with the promotion. After being told originally that it was ok to work with the IFL (International Fight League) Bas was later informed he isn't permitted to work their debut show - after committing to it, because it conflicts with his preperation for the upcoming PRIDE show. Bas had a meeting in Los Angeles a few weeks ago with the PRIDE president, and was told everything is fine, but at the last minute was told he can't work the show. Bas said after the controversy earlier this year that saw him leave the company before ultimately deciding to bury the hatchet and return, that he refuses to go through the same run-around, and has likely called his last fight for the premeir Japanese fight organization. "To say the least, it really pissed me off," said the former 3 times King of Pancrase and UFC Heavyweight champion on the "Beatdown" radio show on Sherdog.com referring to his current situation with PRIDE. "I'm still a fighter guys, I don't like to be jerked around." To those wondering if he's really done as this news kind of comes out of nowhere, Bas says "In my mind, I kind of already made it up. Let's give it up, it's over." To keep up to date on Bas Rutten and where he'll end up in all of this, keep up with his official website by logging onto www.basrutten.tv.

UFC SIGNS "THE SPIDER"

The UFC has officially signed top ranked Middleweight (185 lb.) fighter Anderson "Spider" Silva. Silva, who has had great success in the PRIDE organization in Japan, enters the UFC Middleweight picture after stopping Tony Fryklund by knockout this weekend in England. No opponent or start date with the company has been released yet, but Silva should rise through the rankings quickly and get a match with current champion Rich Franklin, a fight die-hard fans of the sport have been wanting for a while.

AUTOMATIC COLD BEER!!!

Miller to introduce self-cooling beer cans next year

Posted Apr 20th 2006 3:43PM by Evan Blass

We're always keen on technology that improves our beer consumption experience, whether it be coasters and pitchers that signal for help when you need a refill, or mugs that let you share a drink with distant friends. Obviously, then, we were understandably excited to learn that Miller will be the first domestic brewer to utilize Tempra's self-cooling cans for dropping your drink's temperature a minimum of 30º F on command. Self-cooling, and self-heating, technology have been around for awhile, but save for the homemade Peltier Beer personal beverage cooler, this is the first method we've seen to cool down your suds long after the ice in your cooler has melted. Tempra's I.C. Can works by drawing heat out of the beverage with a natural desiccant (drying agent), through a water gel coated evaporator, and into an insulated heat-sink container, once an internal vacuum-seal has been broken. Miller's self-cooled offerings should begin showing up in finer distributors nationwide starting sometime next year, and as you can probably imagine, a sixer of these high-tech brews isn't going to come cheap.

TIM SYLVIA IS THE KING

ANAHEIM, CA. – Just like that a short and sweet right uppercut ended the world heavyweight title bout between Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovsky in Southern California’s first engagement with the Ultimate Fighting Championship series.

“This is the day we’ve all dreamed of,” said Dana White, UFC president and CEO who finally realized his dream of a California audience.

Former heavyweight world champion Sylvia dispensed with that informal title and grabbed the belt back again with an astonishing right uppercut and a flurry of blows on the downed Belarusian fighter Arlovsky. He was stopped at 2:43 according to referee Herb Dean.

“I work on that uppercut a lot,” said Sylvia (23-2).

The heavyweight title fight was a rematch of a fight that saw Arlovsky down Sylvia with an overhand right a year ago. It happened once again just a minute into the fight.

“I thought shit, déjà vu,” Sylvia said. “He dumped me and I got right back up.”

Arlovsky jumped to the attack but Sylvia was able to escape the ground and get back on his feet. Feeling that he had the taller American hurt, Arlovsky rushed back in to finish him. That was a mistake.

“I felt I was doing well. I underestimated him,” Arlovsky (11-4) said.

What came next was a sneak right uppercut on the point of the chin that dropped Arlovsky just like he dropped Sylvia in their previous fight. Indeed it was déjà vu.

“I think it’s the greatest feeling. It’s unbelievable. I love being the underdog," Sylvia said

by David A. Avila

FOXWORTHY ON ILLINOIS

Jeff Foxworthy on Illinois:

If your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March, you might live in Illinois.

If you instinctively walk like a penguin for five months out of the year, you might live in Illinois.

If your dad's suntan stops at a line curving around the middle of his forehead, you might live in Illinois.

If you have ever worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you might live in Illinois.

If your town has an equal number of bars and churches, you might live in Illinois.

YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRUE Illinoisan WHEN:

1. Vacation means going north or south on I55 for the weekend.

2. You measure distance in hours.

3. You know several people who have hit a deer more than once.

4. You often switch from heat to AC in the same day and back again.

5. You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.

6. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them.

7. You design your kids Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

8. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.

9. You know all 5 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, road construction, and It's Hot.

10. Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to your blue spruce.

11. Down south means Missouri to you.

12. A brat is something you eat.

13. You go out to a tailgate party every Friday.

14. You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.

15. You find 0 degrees a "little chilly".

16. You actually understand these jokes, and you forward them to all your Illinois friends. (What's not to understand???)

THURSDAY APRIL 13th MIDWEST KINGS OF THE RING

Here it is the first of weekly reports on the Thursday night fight s at the Midwest King's of the Ring.
Our first fight of the night was a submission grappling match between James Halligan and David Nicklaus.Nicklaus pulled off the win with a tap from a rear naked choke.
Next was a boxing match between Shawn Huffman ( not pictured ) and Guadalupe Diaz. Huffman hit hard and strong , with fierce blows dropping Diaz several times. The fight went the distance with Huffman getting a unanimous decision over Diaz.
Louis Roberts took on Brian McFadden in a NHB match that was very fast paced. It ended with Louis Roberts winning by tapout over McFadden early.
Branden Howlett was victorious win in a submission grappling bout with the very game and ever ready James Halligan, his second bout of the night Brandon sealed the deal with a tap from a front choke.
Our most exciting and cheered event was 2 beautiful ladies Cherry and Finess, going the distance in a NHB bout. The crowd was going crazy as the match bounced back and fourth between the two very competitive girls , these girls easily showed the most fierce energy of the evening so far.The match was won with Cherry finishing up the fight with a flurry of punches as her opponent seemed to retire early.
Next bout of the night was a won by DQ for our very feisty fighter Jason Hajostek, also know as "Hillbilly" was awarded the decision when his opponent Shawn VanDerpool forgot to stay within the agreed terms of the fight.
Our main event of the evening Was a tapout victory in a NHB match over Lucas " Luke Duke " by the ever popular an up and coming fighter Rod " The Destroya " Montoya , in very fast and hard hitting action filled main event to conclude the night.

UFC 59 REALITY CHECK RESULTS

ANAHEIM, Calif. (CP) - Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz scored an unimpressive split decision over reality TV show alumnus Forrest Griffin on Saturday night in UFC 59: Reality Check.
Griffin shook his head in disbelief when the decision was announced, but later blamed a slow start in the first round and a takedown in the third as the reason he lost.
Griffin, a 27-year-old former Georgia police officer, won his six-figure contract to fight in the UFC on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter reality TV show.
In the co-main event of the mixed martial arts card, former champion Tim Sylvia (23-2-0) upset heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski (11-4-0) by TKO at 2:43 of the first round.
Seconds earlier, Arlovski had floored Sylvia with a big right but the big man recovered and floored the champion with a short right hand. The referee stepped in when Arlovski was unable to defend himself.
Arlovski, known as the Pit Bull, had forced Sylvia to tap out after just 47 seconds in their first meeting when he clamped an ankle lock on the six-foot-eight behemoth in UFC 51: Super Saturday in February 2005.
Prior to that, Sylvia had his arm broken in a loss to Frank Mir in UFC 48: Payback in June 2004. After the bout, Sylvia said Mir was his next target.
A six-foot-four native of Minsk, Belarus, Arlovski now makes his home in Chicago.
Saturday's mixed martial arts card was the Ultimate Fighting Championship's first foray into California, with the UFC boasting the Arrowhead Pond event as its fastest ever sellout.
Ortiz, who said he had injured his knee training, was booed after the Griffin win.
"I'm Tito Ortiz and I'm staying here for a long, long time," Ortiz said in response to the boos.
Ortiz took Griffin down early, and cut him with a flurry of elbows to the head. Griffin eventually got to his feet and tried to trade blows but Ortiz took him down again, grinding Griffin's face into a bloody mess.
In the second round, Griffin finally found his groove. He avoided the takedown and swung away.
Ortiz's corner told him in no uncertain terms to take the fight back to the floor for the final round. But the 31-year-old former champion, known as the Huntington Beach Bad Boy, couldn't do it as Griffin kept pushing him off. Ortiz finally took Griffin down with 90 seconds remaining but could not finish him off and Griffin got back to his feet for a final exchange of blows.
"He won it with that takedown," Griffin said.
The win raised Ortiz's record to 14-4-0 while Griffin slipped to 12-3-0.
In other action Saturday:
-Former middleweight champion Evan Tanner (36-7-0) defeated Justin Levens (7-2-0) by triangle submission at 3:14 of the first round. Levens was a late injury replacement for Jeremy Horn.
-: Jeff (The Snowman) Monson extended his win streak to 15 bouts with a dull split decision over Brazil's Marcio Cruz, who defeated former heavyweight champion Mir in UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 in February. The win raised Monson's record to 21-5-0 while Cruz fell to 2-1-0.
-Sean Sherk (29-2-1) won a unanimous decision over a disbelieving Nick Diaz (11-6-0) in a 170-pound bout. Sherk said later he was moving down in weight to the 155-pound lightweight division.
NOTES: UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie is set for May 27 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles with welterweight champion Matt Hughes taking on legend Royce Gracie in a non-title fight. ... Montreal's Georges St. Pierre will meet Hughes for the 170-pound title later this year. Hughes won their first meeting by first-round submission.

MAJOR PLAYERS IN THE UFC NOW !

Marc Ratner has been a major part of the NSAC since 1984 as an inspector and has served as its Executive Director for 13 years. He will join Zuffa, LLC, the ownership and operating group of the UFC based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He hopes to help the future growth of the UFC and mixed martial arts by bringing his organizational and procedural skills to blend with the promotional talents of the current UFC organization.

But wait, there’s more Mom, it’s a real big business.

Wall Street gaming and lodging analyst John Mulkey has also just changed seats, moving from managing director and senior high yield analyst at Wachovia Securities to assume the post of Chief Financial Officer of the UFC family.

The hits just keep coming.

Obviously UFC owners Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta, who also own Station Casinos, know a good thing when they have it. The product that is UFC results in roughly eight pay-per-view shows each year and appearances on Spike TV in addition to DVD and product sales. What fans see now is a far cry from “UFC 1: The Beginning” – the first PPV event which was staged in 2001, the year UFC was born. Are you paying attention Mother?

Fans are.

Worldwide popularity of Mixed Martial Arts has surged as fighters utilize the main disciplines of Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Freestyle Wrestling, Greco-Roman Wrestling, Judo, Karate, Kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu, Tae Kwon Do and Kung Fu to win bouts by KO, TKO, Tap Out and Submission. Because of the historical roots of these disciplines, the MMA product appeals to any fan of any one of these individual fighting disciplines. A reality TV series “The Ultimate Fighter” garnered record ratings and, most recently, 14,500 fans turned out to an MMA event in Las Vegas.

Michael Buffer can step aside, UFC has the voice of The Octagon., Michael’s brother Bruce. And now, in Marc Ratner, it also has one of the most respected and well-known men coming from one of the top athletic commissions.

If you haven’t caught on by my now Ma, its’ time for “UFC 59: Reality Check” on April 15. Notice has been served.

"I'M THE LUCKIEST CAT IN THE WORLD" HUGH HEFNER

ASADENA, Calif. — Hugh Hefner knows he’s the luckiest man in the world. Many other men think he is, too. But I think he actually has it rough. He lives in a house with virtually no privacy. I can’t even imagine what it takes to find a free bathroom.
During the past year, Hef has had cameras following him around as E! filmed The Girls Next Door, about his dessert tray of girlfriends.
He has — at least — three: Bridget, 32; Holly, 26; and Kendra, 20.
Last week, they, plus seven other bunnies for good measure, turned out to support their show at a party on the winter press tour.
Hefner plopped down on a white couch in a reserved indoor cabana at the Ritz-Carlton while his burly bodyguards fended off the media.
See? The guy can’t even get some quality quiet time with his loved ones.
Hef told me that filming the show is fun but that, unlike other people on reality shows, he has ‘‘a real life."
‘‘I have a lot of other stuff I have to do," Hef said.
Keeping track of birthdays and bra sizes alone must eat up weeks.
Despite being in the porn business, Hef draws the line.
‘‘This isn’t an X-rated show," he noted without a trace of sadness.
At least he gets a little alone time. But then the next minute he is changing from the lounging robe to the going-out robe.
The man’s nearly 80! Although my grandmother continued to travel the world at 80, we never once made her go clubbing.
I asked whether season two of the show would focus on the same girls, and Hef was almost indignant at the implication that he might swap one out. Hef, apparently, believes in monogamy. Or is it polygamy?
My head hurts.
As I sat next to him on the white couch, he devoted his full attention to a bowl of ice cream. I almost felt bad for not wearing a low-cut shirt. (Not that I could compete with the girls or the ice cream.)
The group stayed at the party until almost 10 p.m., sharing intimate moments in their heavily guarded cabana and possibly discussing the delicate situation in the Middle East.
Then it was time for Hef and the 10 hot chicks to leave — finally, some time to themselves.
Yes, being Hugh Hefner sure is tough.