Rage in the Cage III: Part 2

Tuesday, August 17th was to be a fantastic night of fights, with many VIPs from the automotive dealer world. Unfortunately of the 10 fights scheduled, only 5 fights occurred, most ending quickly. As such, the athletes gave it their all & the place was packed.

I'm confident the next FSF event will not be plagued by the many anomalies that wreaked such havoc on that fateful Tuesday night. On a lighter note, I heard the after party at Liquid was a rip-roaring good time!

As always, a few images from the event, can be found in the gallery (link to the left).

8/17/10: Rage in the Cage III

That's right, a mid-week MMA event at the Boise Knitting Factory put on by First Strike Fights! And while the card is being kept fairly quiet, I am confident it will be a very night of fireworks, MMA style! You'll be able to see fighters Talon Hoffman, Sarah Marang and more.

Tickets start at only $19, and there's not a bad seat in the house. Besides, what else are you going to do on a Tuesday night? So head downtown to the Knitting Factory Tuesday night and support local fighters, local gyms, local business, and local MMA! You'll be glad you did.

As always, look for fight photos in my gallery (link to the left) after the event. I'm sure you will enjoy. See YOU at the fights!

XFS 53 Grudge Match 8/6/10

HOLY S%@T! That was my reaction last Friday night... and that was just after the first fight! Josh Wick, a 15 year old from Kuna was the first victor of the night in what was surely "Fight of the Night", winning by referee stoppage in the 3rd. Other victors of the night included Marcos Titano, Pablo Ayala, AJ Paulsen, David Manery, Ryan Carpenter, Erin Quinn, John Medbery, Salvador Ramirez, Sara Thomas, Ronny RHodes, and last but certainly not least, Jeremy "Yabo" Yablonski. Congratulations to all the fine competitors!

While some of the fights went exactly as expected, there were several upsets as well, and many fighters making their debuts attained victory. The skill some of these previously untested fighters was incredible, and I believe we only caught a glimpse of what the future of local MMA holds at XFS 53.

Fans were left with a few questions though... what happened to the extravagant title belts of yore (new ones were a bit, eh hem, "light")? Why didn't David Herrera and Jeffery Jalon fight (they were on the card)? And what's with Aric Iverson? This is, I believe, the third event in a row where he was scheduled to defend his title, and the third in a row that he didn't (I heard a locally well-known long-time amateur came knocking, and Aric said no to the fight, but that is merely hearsay). Whatever the case, let's get the belt back up for grabs!

And now, what you've all been waiting for... pics! Click on the "Gallery" link to the left and visit a sampling of my fight photos... I think you will enjoy them!

Are You Ready...

This Friday, August 6th, at Qwest Arena in Downtown Boise, is the latest MMA offering from Knockout Promotions... Grudge Match! Tickets start at $12, and the doors open at 6pm. If you've never been to the fights, this is a great first time event. And those of you that are "seasoned vets" of fight fandom, you will be in for yet another MMA treat with this great promotion!

As always, local gyms will be well represented, including I believe 5 fighters from Team Hardcore, of course Yabo and Throwdown will be well represented, and I know at least one lady (Erin Quinn) that will be making her debut out of Combat Fitness.

With several belts on the line, and some heavy hitters coming to play, Friday night promises to be the biggest MMA event in the Treasure Valley yet this year! It is a fight night you don't want to miss!

And most importantly, be sure to check back here for an overview of the night, as well as some of the best damn MMA photos you'll find anywhere, all here at BeauStilesCreative.com!