Friday April, 8th 2011 Team Bluegrass MMA travelled to the mountains of eastern Kentucky. Other than a brief stop on US 23 the trip down was great. Pikeville College Gymnasium played host to Gruesome MMA III - The Homecoming. Brandon Newsome promoted a great show that was locked in by matchmaker Greg Maynard. This was a stacked fight card with a great Main Event along with some great amateur battles.
The night kicked off with a stellar performance of the National Anthem. Shortly after the last note was sang the first fight of the night set the pace. Abe Samples of Fight Junkies earned the Discount Auto Brokers Knockout of the Night by throwing big punches and ending it very quickly against James Brown.
For the most part all of the fighters came with a chip on their shoulder looking to embrace their short time in the spotlight. Hard work in the gym paid of for most while others realized what they needed to do to improve. Lots of big strikers and heavy hitters laced this card. Ryan Bryant looked excellent in his grudge match against Jarrad Newsome. They both had high expectactions and were poised to make a statement. Bryant got the better end of this brawl, ending the bout in the first round with a TKO victory. Brandon Newsome declared Bryant the Dr. Jason Long Fighter of the Night.
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Apr 11, 2011
Bluegrass MMA Live - Gruesome Recap
Join us for another great talk with Greg Maynard of Gruesome MMA as we breakdown the huge card that took place Friday night. We will look toward the future and see where Gruesome MMA goes from here. Chat room will be open and you can always call in with questions or comments. Following the show will be our extensive breakdown. Now that the official results are out and most of the notes have been analyzed we want to share our take on the show and the people. Tune in, listen to the on demand or subscribe to our Podcast available on iTunes for 24/7 access. Bluegrass MMA Live - Gruesome Recap 04/11 by BluegrassMMA Blog Talk Radio
Apr 10, 2011
Weekend Wrap
The weekend is coming to a close. Where does the time go? The last few weeks have been a blur between the "real" job I hold down and the madness of trying to be an upstart website in the '011. We launched the Bluegrass MMA Live Blogtalk Radio show this week. We also got a chance once again to giveaway some seats to a local show. A great week for us and we hope you all enjoyed it.
The week ahead will allow me some time to revamp the website,. gather some more information on whats going on and really take a minute to step back. We have a ton of pics from both the AAMMA show and Gruesome. Both shows were outstanding but we will get into comparisons on down the road.
I am still working on the recap and waiting on some official results from "The Homecoming Show". If you have seen the video we made or checked out the pics on Facebook you can see that it was the real deal. Without giving you a complete rundown let me take a little time to describe to you what it was like Friday night in Pikeville.
The Pikeville College Gym was packed for the event. The cage looked excellent. The two jumbo screens were a good feature but honestly there wasn't a bad seat in the house. I don't have the exact attendance but the bleachers were near full, the VIP tables were hopping and the floor seats were near compacity. There was a different kind of feel to this event though. I've thought it over all weekend and have come to the conclusion that the local guys brought their supporters out in full force. As different local guys got their names called out it was a roar each time from different parts of the gym. It felt like a high school basketball game with different factions showing out for their team. That was very impressive. Brandon Newsome did a great job putting everything into place and Greg Maynard scripted a great card. The show was great.
The week ahead will allow me some time to revamp the website,. gather some more information on whats going on and really take a minute to step back. We have a ton of pics from both the AAMMA show and Gruesome. Both shows were outstanding but we will get into comparisons on down the road.
I am still working on the recap and waiting on some official results from "The Homecoming Show". If you have seen the video we made or checked out the pics on Facebook you can see that it was the real deal. Without giving you a complete rundown let me take a little time to describe to you what it was like Friday night in Pikeville.
The Pikeville College Gym was packed for the event. The cage looked excellent. The two jumbo screens were a good feature but honestly there wasn't a bad seat in the house. I don't have the exact attendance but the bleachers were near full, the VIP tables were hopping and the floor seats were near compacity. There was a different kind of feel to this event though. I've thought it over all weekend and have come to the conclusion that the local guys brought their supporters out in full force. As different local guys got their names called out it was a roar each time from different parts of the gym. It felt like a high school basketball game with different factions showing out for their team. That was very impressive. Brandon Newsome did a great job putting everything into place and Greg Maynard scripted a great card. The show was great.
Video - Gruesome MMA
Bluegrass MMA wants to give a shout out to all the guys and gals who helped make Friday night a success for Gruesome MMA. The show was amazing and the crowd was unreal. We are working on the full recap and scouring our notes to bring you results. A special thank you to Greg Maynard who went out of his way to help us help them. This organization is a true fighter first & fans always promotion. They are still growing and this was only the third show but look for big things to come out of the mountains of Eastern Kentucky. Enjoy this video we prepared. Our photographer captured roughly 400 pics. Stay tuned ....
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