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IFL News: Seattle Line-Up Announced for Friday, June 1 at Everett Events Center
May 25, 2007, 17:34
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The IFL sent MMATorch.com the following press release today...
HORODECKI, MATYUSHENKO, BLACKBURN, SCHULTZ AMONG NOTABLES AS INTERNATIONAL FIGHT LEAGUE VISITS SEATTLE JUNE 1
Unbeaten Tokyo Sabres Battle '06 Runner-up Portland Wolfpack, First-place L.A. Anacondas Take on Host Seattle Tiger Sharks With Playoffs On Line For all Four Teams
NEW YORK and EVERETT, Wash., May 24, 2007 - The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world's first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, today announced the field for its event at Everett Events Center, set for Friday, June 1 at 7:30 p.m. The team matchups between the unbeaten Tokyo Sabres and Portland Wolfpack and between the Los Angeles Anacondas and homestanding Seattle Tiger Sharks will go a long way in determining the playoff fates in the final regular season event for all four squads.
IFL stars such as lightweight Savant Young (Pasadena, Calif.), welterweight Antonio McKee (Long Beach, Calif.) and light heavyweight Vladimir Matyushenko (Belarus) of the Sabres (2-0 overall, 6-4 individual) will all be in action, taking on the likes of Ryan Schultz (North Platte, Neb.), Mike Dolce (Belmar, N.J.) and Aaron Stark (Portland, Ore.), respectively, of the Wolfpack (1-1, 5-5). The first-place Anacondas (2-0, 8-2), coming off a 5-0 sweep over the San Jose Razorclaws in their last bout, bring unbeaten lightweight Chris Horodecki (London, Ontario), welterweight Jay Hieron (Las Vegas) and heavyweight Krzysztof Soszynski (Winnipeg, Manitoba) to the ring against Tiger Sharks (1-1, 6-4) stalwarts Shad Lierley (Seattle), Brad Blackburn (Olympia, Wash.) and Reese Andy (Billings, Mont.).
All four teams are still eligible to qualify for the IFL playoff semifinals on August 2 in East Rutherford, N.J. Coach Shawn Tompkins' Anacondas and Coach Ken Yasuda's Sabres can clinch berths with victories, while Matt Lindland's Wolfpack and Maurice Smith's Tiger Sharks need to claim wins and hope to earn spots via tiebreakers.
The evening is part of the full 11-event IFL 2007 schedule, the most comprehensive advance schedule in the history of fight sports. Below are the matchups; bout order will be determined by coaches' choice prior to the weigh-in on May 31:
Sabres (2-0 team, 6-4 indiv.) vs. Wolfpack (1-1, 5-5)
155 lb.: Savant Young (Pasadena, Calif.) (2-0 IFL, 8-4 0verall) vs. Ryan Schultz (North Platte, Neb.) (2-2, 15-9-1)
170 lb.: Antonio McKee (Lakewood, Calif.) (2-0, 19-3-2) vs. Mike Dolce (Belmar, N.J.) (1-1, 3-1)
185 lb.: Kazuhiro Hamanaka (Tokyo) (0-2, 4-4-1) vs. Matt Horwich (Gresham, Ore.) (2-3, 17-9-1)
205 lb: Vladimir Matyushenko (El Segundo, Calif.) (2-0, 17-3) vs. Aaron Stark (Portland, Ore.) (2-1, 3-3)
265 lb.: Orville Palmer (Norman, Okla.) (0-0, 2-0) vs. Devin Cole (Medford, Ore.) (3-4, 7-5)
Anacondas (2-0, 8-2) vs. Tiger Sharks (1-1, 6-4)
155 lb.: Chris Horodecki (London, Ontario) (5-0, 9-0) vs. Shad Lierley (Seattle) (2-0, 2-0)
170 lb.: Jay Hieron (Las Vegas) (4-1, 12-3) vs. Brad Blackburn (Olympia, Wash.) (2-2, 9-9)
185 lb.: Benji Radach (Coconut Creek, Fla.) (2-0, 14-3) vs. Bristol Marunde (Sequim, Wash.) (1-2, 3-4)
205 lb.: Alex Schoenauer (Las Vegas) (3-3, 11-7) vs. Allan Goes (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) (3-0, 10-4-2)
265 lb.: Krzysztof Soszynski (Winnipeg, Manitoba) (3-2, 12-6-1) vs. Reese Andy (Billings, Mont.) (4-1, 6-1)
Tickets are available at the EEC Box Office, or through www.ifl.tv.
Each of the nine regular season IFL events will consist of four teams ˆ each with an athlete in all five weight classes competing. The team that wins the best three of five match setup will be declared the team winner for the match, similar to collegiate and high school wrestling meets. The IFL also differs from other MMA organizations in that the bouts are held in an oversized five-rope boxing ring with three, four-minute rounds, each designed to create the most compelling in-arena experience for local fans.
Each of the 12 IFL teams for 2007 will compete in three regular season events; the teams with the top four overall win-loss team records will advance to the semi-finals, which will be held on Thursday, August 2 at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N.J. The 2007 IFL Finals will then be held at The Forum in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 15.
About the IFL
International Fight League˙ (IFL) is the world's first professional mixed martial arts sports league. IFL has its headquarters in New York, NY and offices in Las Vegas, NV. For more information about IFL, please see: www.ifl.tv
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