I had the great privilege to once again attend and cover the great action of the IFL in Atlantic City. It was the preseason championship round between the SilverBacks and TigerSharks. Another great night of action was provided for the live crowd and the IFL delivered what was nothing short of top notch mma action.
Quick match results -Ben Uker def. Travis Doerge via Submission (keylock) at 2:10 of Round 1.
-Chris Horodecki def. Erik Owings via KO (kick) at 4:00 of Round 1.
-Jay Hieron def. Jake Ellenberger via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds.
-Jamal Patterson def. Alex Schoenauer via Submission (guillotine choke) at 2:32 of Round 1.
-Daniel Gracie def. Wes Sims via Submission (rear naked choke) at 2:42 of Round 1.
-Bart Palaszewski def. Steve Bruno via KO (punch) at 1:48 of Round 1.
-Rory Markham def. Brad Blackburn via KO (punch) at 0:23 of Round 2.
-Ryan McGivern def. Dennis Hallman via Unanimous Decision after 3 R
-Reese Andy def. Mike Ciesnolevicz via Split Decision after 3 Rounds.
-Devin Cole def. Travis Wiuff via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds.
Pat Miletich's Silverbacks beat Maurice Smith's Tigersharks 3-2 to win the championship.
Photos
To view all our photos from the event, with almost 200 pictures in a photo gallery, please visit MMANews IFL photo gallery.
Video Interviews
Wes Sims following his heartbreaking 'grudge match' loss to Daniel Gracie. There was a lot of background noise, Wes basically says he wasn't himself without having Mark Coleman in his corner and would like to fight Daniel Gracie once more. Click play on the video below to listen.
Renzo Gracie talks to me for a minute about his recently announced bout with fellow IFL coach Pat Militech, how confident is he? Well he can tell you.
Maurice Smith joined me for a few minutes to discuss what went wrong in his losing efforts against the SilverBacks. Again there are background noises which makes the audio in little difficult to hear, i apologize. He broke down each fight one by one which you can also listen to in the post fight press conference video.
I caught up with Carlos Newton who gave me his thoughts on his new coaching duties for the new 'Dragons' team which will represent Canada in the IFL. I also asked him where the name 'Dragons' came from, if you couldn't already guess!
I had the pleasure to catch up with former UFC Heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez. Ricco talked to me about his upcoming fight at the WFA in a rematch against Ron Waterman who won a controversial decision their last time out. Click on the video below to hear what Ricco had to say!
Post fight press conference video. You can hear the fighters, coaches, and IFL co-owner Kurt give their thoughts on the nights event, talk about the future of the IFL, and answer the media questions in this video.
Live Notes
A few things that were mentioned at the event to fill everyone in on that you may or may not know.
-The superfight in September that has been greatly talked about, Renzo Gracie vs Pat Militech, will take place at 185lbs. Their respective teams will also face off on the same card.
-There are four new teams led by coaches, Antonio Inoki (Team Japan), Matt Lindland (Portland Wolfpack), Mark Coleman (The Sabers), and Carlos Newton (Toronto Dragons).
-There will be two tournament fights in September and two in December with the four new teams.
-January will mark the beginning of the very first full season which will consist of 12 teams (coaches to be named soon) and will be approximately an eight month season.
-Another superfight between two new coaches, who have yet to be named, will also be announced soon and according to the coaches and IFL co-owner Kurt, it will be a blockbuster announcement.
Credits
I hope you guys enjoyed MMANews.com's coverage of the IFL event from A.C. I promise you it will get better each and everytime out. I learn from every event and strive to bring an even better product each time and will continue to do so for my fellow mma fans. So stay tuned to mmanews.com for all your latest mma news from around the world.
I'd like to once again thank my girlfriend Jolene for her help in covering the action with me and also Nick Mark from the IFL who goes well out of his way to help us media people out in anyway he can.
Support the IFL because it is truly a great mma organzation and if you haven't been to a live event be sure to catch the next one because on FSN, while you get some great fights you haven't gotten to see the great super fights that have taken place. Besides what's better than watching an mma event live, besides family and sex, NOTHING!
Lastly, stay tuned to MMANews.com as we are drawing near to the return and MMANews.com's debut of CFZ Radio which will be live with an interactive chatroom for the fans. We will provide the best and most informative mma interviews and news than anyone else guarenteed, Peace!
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