Gladiators Fighting: Seasons Beatings Fight Card

BOUT LINEUP

Gladiators Fighting Super Heavyweight Championship +265lbs
"Big Papi" Paul Martinez (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Dan "The Vanilla Gorilla" Edwards (Choice MartiaL Arts-East Troy, WI)

Gladiators Fighting Featherweight MMA Championship -145lbs
Gary Schaumberg (Roufusport-West Bend, WI)
vs.
Mark Severtson (Badgerland Jiu Jitsu-Madison, WI)

Bantamweight MMA -135lbs
"Savage" Dan LaSavage (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Eugene "The Crippler" Crissler (Chosen Few-Madison, WI)

Welterweight MMA -170lbs
Anthony "Show Time" Pettis (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Gabe Wallbridge (Devil's Den-Richmond, WI)

Heavyweight MMA -265lbs
Rob "The Brawler of Bayview" Smith (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
"The Hessian" Matt Hirsch (Trainers Elite-Lacrosse, WI)

Light Heavyweight Muay Thai -205lbs
Kyle Weickhardt (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Sam Alvey (Metz's Combat Club-Mantiwoc, WI)

Light Heavyweight MMA -205lbs
Adam "Ares" Vander Veen (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Tim "The Arch Angel" Nixon (Independent-Marquette, WI)

Lightweight MMA -155lbs
"Danny Boy" Downes (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Mike Sanchez (Lassiter Martial Arts/ Team Street-Racine, WI)

Middleweight MMA -185lbs
Kyle "The Lunch Box" Courtier (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Whitney Wadell (Windy City Martial Arts-Chicago, IL)

Bantamweight MMA -135lbs
Chico "King" Camus (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Seth Marquez (Chosen Few-Madison, WI)

Gladiators Fighting Heavyweight Grappling Championship -265lbs
UFC Fighter "Ravishing Red" Schafer (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Justin "Bacon" Hutter (Waukesha MMA-Waukesha, WI)

Amateur Undercard

Lightweight MMA -155lbs
David Rhoads (Domination Wrestling-Kewaskum, WI)
vs.
Don Schmitt (Neutral Ground-Milwaukee, WI)

Lightweight MMA -155lbs
Scott "The Scottish Scraper" Seivewright (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
TBA

Flyweight MMA -125lbs
Eric "Money Bags" Adamany (Evolution MMA-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Chris Beck (Ruff Dawg MMA-Walworth, WI)

Middleweight MMA -185lbs
Dennis Clark (Team Scorpion Alliance-Oshkosh, WI)
vs.
Lemetra Griffin (Independent-Milwaukee, WI)

Lightweight -155lbs
Jordan Rivera-Haasch (Independent-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Nick Dupees (Ruff Dawg MMA-Walworth, WI)

Light Heavyweight Grappling -205lbs
Jason "Kaz" Kazmeirczak (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Luke Summerfield (Neutral Ground BJJ-Milwaukee, WI)

Grappling -170lbs
Aaron Bridges (Matamoros Jiu Jitsu-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
TBA



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Gladiators 50 to be broadcast on Time Warner Cable

According to an email sent out by the Duke Roufus Gym, Gladiators Fighting Series 50: Knockout Kings will be broadcast on channel 14 on Time Warner Cable for the Milwaukee area. The television production will be done by MATA Community Media. MCM is a non-profit community channel based in Milwaukee that televises a large number of diverse programs.

The program will be begin broadcasting on Thursday, May 8th at 9:30pm and will be broadcast on the following dates and times this month:

5-08-08 9:30pm
5-11-08 9:30pm
5-13-08 10:00pm
5-15-08 8:00pm
5-18-08 9:30pm
5-20-08 10:00pm
5-22-08 9:30pm
5-25-08 9:30pm
5-27-08 10:00pm
5-29-08 10:30pm
6-01-08 9:30pm

Knockout Kings was primarily a kickboxing event featuring Milwaukee’s Duke Roufus taking on Lawson “Meet Your Maker” Baker of World Combat League fame. The card did feature two MMA matchups in Anthony “Showtime” Pettis vs. Mike Lambrecht at 155lbs, as well as “Savage” Dan LaSavage taking on Stanton “The Viper” Gavia at 135lbs. In addition, Kyle “Wicked” Wieckhardt fought Tim “Arch Angel” Nixon for the Gladiators Kickboxing Middleweight Championship. Not all bouts will be broadcast and those shown are at the discretion of MCM 14 according to the e-mail.

It is unknown if Gladiators will broadcast more shows in the future or break open the vault and show older Gladiator matches as previews to upcoming events. Either way it’s a win-win situation for the fighters and the fans. The shows will give more attention and visibility to local fighters and the fans get free fights on local television.

For more information on Gladiators 50 check out Tyler Welch’s preview article below or check out his quick results or post-show write-up. Beware of spoilers included in last two links.

Gladiators 50 Preview by Tyler Welch

Gladiators Fighting 50 Quick Results by Tyler Welch

Gladiators Fighting 50 Post-Show by Tyler Welch

Gladiators next show will take place on Saturday, May 17th in Milwaukee and will feature local fighters Adrian Serrano and Eric Schafer.

Kyle Weickhardt vs. Tim Nixon Rematch Slated For EFC 8 on May 2nd

Kyle “Wicked” Weickhardt and Tim “Arch Angel” Nixon recently did battle at Gladiators 50: Knock Out Kings in Milwaukee last month for the Gladiators 185lb Wisconsin Middleweight Muay Thai Championship. The two are set to fight again next month at Evolution Fighting Championships in West Bend, Wisconsin.

At Gladiators 50 on March 30th, Weickhardt scored a first round knock out against Nixon at 1:58 into the bout. It looked like “Wicked” threw a jumping knee followed by a right hook that sent the “Arch Angel” to the canvas. With the win, Weickhardt captured the new and vacant Wisconsin Gladiators Fighting Series Championship at 185lbs.

The EFC 8 fight is believed to be a non-title fight since it is not being fought in the Gladiators Fighting Series organization. Tim Nixon fights out of Green Bay Jiu-Jitsu & MMA and Kyle “Wicked” Weickhardt fights out the Duke Roufus Gym in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Tim Nixon vs. Jason Kazmierczak

According to a reliable source, the Tim Nixon vs. Jason Kazmierczak bout that was to take place at Gladiators 51 in May is said to be off the table due to Nixon pulling out of the bout. The bout was to mark the professional debut for Jason Kazmierczak.

Tim Nixon sports an MMA record of (2-3) according to Sherdog and is riding a three-fight losing streak in MMA. He would have been a good candidate for Kazmierczak’s professional debut and the two fighters are thought to have “Bad Blood”. It is unknown whether or not a replacement will be found in time for the card. It is also unknown if Nixon would be allowed to fight again so soon if he were to suffer another KO at the hands of Weickhardt two-weeks prior to the proposed Gladiators bout.

For a video of the match from Gladiators 50 click below:

Kyle Weickhardt vs. Tim Nixon