Zubor and Brooks set for Welterweight Title Fight to headline Battlefield at the River Rock 2 on October 15th.

The Vacant Welterweight Championship will be decided in a fight between Sean Zubor and Jacen Brooks.  Brooks is a west coast bjj product out of Port Coquitlam B.C., who is now considered one of Canada’s best armatures in his weight class. 
Brooks (3-0) has looked impressive in every bout looking very comfortable both on his feet and on the mat.  Brooks is 2-0 in Battlefield, having finished Ayres back in May and winning a split decision
over Dwyer in August.  

Sean Zubor is a member of the Carlson Gracie Team Canada in Maple Ridge B.C. and holds a 3-1 record in MMA.  Zubor is 1-1 in Battlefield with a submission loss to Dwyer and a split Decision Victory over Austin.  Zubor is a strong grappler with some power in his hands, BUT, he is not as an effective a striker as brooks. 

When this fight is on the feet, pay attention to which fighter is getting the better of the exchanges.  Based on his impressive outing against a very experienced Dwyer, many expect Brooks to easily handle Zubor on the feet, but you never know.  Zubor will likely look to close the distance and put Brooks on his back, taking brooks out of his comfort zone.  This should be a war and the early favorite is Brooks.

The Ultimate Fighter season 3 and UFC veteran, Kalib Starnes will be making his Debut for Battlefield on August 21st when he faces Nick Hinchliffe, Of Nanaimo BC, in A Grappling exhibition match under Abu Dhabi rules.
Starnes (11-5-1) who has 8 submission victories to his credit is looking to showcase his submission skills for the very first time in front of the lower mainland fans.
Hinchliffe has headlined a handful of local shows in the past year, had mixed success against Starnes earlier this year, demonstrating impressive skills on the mat with an impressive sweep to half-guard. Starnes however was able to reclaim guard and was able to submit Hinchliffe later in the fight with an armbar.
The grappling exhibition between Starnes and Hinchliffe will be added to an already stacked lineup for Battlefield 2 at the River Rock Casino in Richmond B.C. For info on limited tickets to this event or live viewing this event at a bar please contact 1-877-837-3555, or visit www.battlefieldfight.com.

Universal MMA’s Ash Mashreghi Signs with Battlefield
Universal MMA’s Ash “Smash” Mashreghi has joined the stacked welterweight division of Battlefield Fight league.

Mashreghi who has been inactive from any form of combat competition for over 2 years, has been furthering his submission game under Rickson Gracie black belt Shane Rice.  “I’ve been taking alot of time off working on different aspects of my game.  I feel pretty good and confident and I’m ready to finally make my mma debut in August.”  Mashreghi joins perhaps battlefield’s  deepest division with talented prospects like  Dwyer, Brooks, Zubor, Austin and Caffiero all in contention for the welterweight belt.
Mashreghi will make his much anticipated MMA debut on August 21st at the river rock show theatre.  The winner of this bout will most likely face Bryce Gougeon of Carlson Gracie team on Battlefield 3 on October 15th.
Tickets for ‘Battlefield at the River Rock will go on sale on July 19th through Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.ca.  Visit www.battlefieldfight.com register to become a battlefield fight club member to qualify to get 50% off tickets to this event.

BIG BOYS TO BATTLE ON THE MAIN CARD
Tristan King goes against Adam Santos at ‘Battlefield at the River Rock’

A rare heavyweight fight has been added to main card of Battlefield 2 taking place on Saturday, August 21st at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, B.C. Popular Brawler Tristan King (2-0), who fights out of Revolution fight Team in Langley B.C., takes on Adam Santos (1-0) of Marganti Jiu-Jitsu in Richmond, in what should be a clash of heavy hitters looking for a big knockout.
Santos, a Native of Brazil who now resides in Richmond BC, will be looking to make a statement coming off a no-contest for illegal knees in the first round of his fight last year. Santos had dominated the standup and ground portion of the fight, when he threw an inadvertent illegal knee to his opponent which ended the fight.

King is looking to return to the form he showed in his previous MMA outing last year. Back in 2009, King Stepped up to face Dave Logan and used a solid clinch and ground game to control the fight and eventually ending it via armbar late in the first round.

MMA at the River Rock is a tremendous line-up of main-card fights, featured matchups include:
Chris Day vs. Gary Mangat
Matt Dwyer vs. Jacen Brooks
Sean Zubor vs. Nick Austin
Clay Ayres vs. Nick Marinos
Justin Lansing vs. Stefan Malyk
Marco Caffiero vs. Sonny Sahota

Much-aniticpated showdown headlines MMA at the River Rock on August 21st
Battlefield fight league is set to unleash another explosive show featuring two of Canada’s top
Featherweight prospects.
Battlefield at the River Rock will take place Saturday, August 21st at the River Rock show theatre in Richmond, B.C., with a card headlined by a clash between crowd favourites Gary ‘saint lion’ Mangat and
Kelowna’s Chris Day.
Day (6-1) who is undefeated as a featherweight has been ripping through opponents in his weight class. Day who also headlined Battlefield’s last event, gained considerable respect for his toe-to-toe encounter against Sassaki last month. Day, who was outweighed by over 20 pounds, had Sassaki in deep trouble on the mat late in the third round and almost pulled off the submission victory.
Mangat (5-2) is coming off back to back wins this year. Mangat captured his organization debut with a thorough first round stoppage of Alfred Leslie at MMA at the Station. Mangat will have to rely on his superior wrestling and explosiveness to offset Day’s top notch submission game in this much anticipated bout.
“The fight between Day and Mangat is going to be an all out war between two of our top featherweights. I know that these two fighters will put on an effort worthy of main-event status.” Said Golshani.

A number of Battlefield’s top fighters will be on the card including Marco ‘Pezao’ Caffiero,
Sean Zubor, Ash Masheghi and Adam Santos. The card will also feature a Welterweight bout between
Jacen Brooks and Matt Dwyer.
Tickets for Battlefield at the River Rock will go on sale through ticketmaster on Monday July 19th via Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.ca and charge by phone (604)280-4400.
Visit our website www.battlefieldfight.com to become a battlefield fight club member to become eligible to receive 50% off tickets to this event.

Zubor vs. Austin bout has been signed and added to the stacked lineup for ‘Battlefield at the River Rock’.
‘Battlefield at the River Rock’ will take place Saturday, August 21st at the River Rock casino in Richmond, British Columbia.

Nick Austin, who is riding a two-fight winning streak, will take another step up in competition when he takes on Sean Zubor.  Austin (2-0) of Kelowna, BC, is coming of a TKO victory over Rami Kadi earlier this year – a  victory that not only extended his winning streak but also was Austin’s 2nd consecutive win by knockout.  

Zubor has proven to be one of the fan favourites in Battlefield.  The British Columbia product, who is trained by Marcus Soares, made a name for himself with a stoppage victory over Rami Kadi and a rock-solid win over Dia Grant last year.  Following some much needed time off to heal a broken hand, Zubor returned to action on May 15th Battlefield card to fight as the co-main event .

The Zubor-Austin battle joins a stacked lineup for ‘Battlefield at the River Rock’
Tickets will be available on July 12th to members through Battlefield Fight Club and through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.ca and charge-by-phone (604)280-4400.

Battlefield Fight league has strengthened its already stacked lineup for their upcoming
August 21st show at the River Rock Casino. 

Dwyer (6-2) is coming off back to back wins over Stiff competition.  After beating Jonathan Agnew
Last year by a unanimous decision, Dwyer mowed through his last opponent needing just 2:12 to capture
His sixth career win.  The Kelowna product is now considered one of the top prospects
At 170 pounds in the country.

Brooks (2-0) is one of the most action-oriented welterweights in Battlefield fight League and the
British Columbia native has finished all his opponents within the first round.  Brooks earned the most
Noteworthy win of his career at Battlefield’s first event in May when he outdueled Clay Ayres en route to a TKO win in the first round.

The Dwyer-Brooks battle joins a stellar lineup for ‘Battlefield at the River Rock”
Tickets will be available on July 12th to members through Battlefield Fight Club and through
Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.ca and charge-by-phone (604)280-4400.

Tak Sasaki def. Chris Day by Decision (Split)
Matt Dwyer def. Sean Zubor by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in Round 1 at 2:12
Devin Roller vs. Bryce Gougeon (Ruled no contest – eye poke in the second-round)
Achillis Etremadura def. Andy Marinos by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in Round 2 at 1:00
Jacen Brooks def. Clay Ayres by TKO in Round 1 at 2:39
Nick Marinos def. Josh Lewis by TKO in Round 2 at 0:53
Gary Mangat def. Alfred Leslie by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in Round 1 at 2:50
David Kennedy def. Jeremy Peever by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in Round 1 at 1:17
Sarah Mcleod def. Olesha Karringten by TKO in Round 2 at 0:44
Mai Aung def. Adam Miskewitz by Submission (Armbar) in Round 1 at 2:31
Andrew Valiquette def. Tarik Alsasi by TKO in Round 1 at 0:11

Already in training camp preparing for a 145 bout on May 15th, the last thing Day expected was a call from Battlefield president, Jay Golshani, asking him to step up and fight on the co-mainevent to replace injured Ufimtseff on the same card.

Day has been making a name for himself on the West Coast with a very impressive 5-0 MMA record.   Day who is coming off a first round victory at the king of the cage event last month has had all his fights contested at the 145 pound division.  Day will be moving up in weight this fight to take on Sasaki at a catch weight of 152 pounds.

Both Sasaki and Day are aggressive on their feet and like to stand up and trade punches.    Sasaki will definitely have the size and power advantage in this fight.  Day will have to use his quickness and technique to stay out of Sasaki’s range.   If Sasaki decides to take this fight to the mat, it will be very interesting to see if Day can find a solution against a much stronger and tougher opponent than his usual competition.

Sasaki and Day are both coming off  first minute stoppages of their opponents, and this one should be a dynamic matchup of two fast paced fighters who don’t hold anything back.     Suitela’s Jonathan Agnew will most likely face the winner of this fight in Battlefield’s next event on August 21st at the river rock casino.