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BELLATOR TO INSTATE THE ‘JORDAN PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

 

Op mei 4, the world lost an incredibly talented mixed martial artist and an even better human being with the passing of Jordan Parsons. Vandaag, Bellator MMA has committed to ensuring that his legacy lives on in the form of a yearly scholarship toPretty Boy’sfavorite wrestling camp. With the newly-announced Jordan Parsons Scholarship Fund, Bellator will annually send a young wrestler toThe J Robinson Intensive Wrestling Campwhere Parsons honed his skills.

“Jordan Parsons was an integral part of the Bellator family and his devastating loss is one that we are all continuing to mourn,” said Bellator President Scott Coker. “In collaborating with Jordan’s family, we are very proud to announce this scholarship program in his name. We are hopeful that the future recipients of this scholarship will be afforded a wrestling education and honor Parson’s name by embodying the passion and intensity that he had for this sport and life in general.”

In 2007, a 16-year-old Jordan Parsons spent two weeks at the J Robinson Intensive Wrestling Camp, which offers several locations across the country taught by University of Minnesota Head Coach J Robinson.

“We were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Jordan Parsons,” said Robinson. “We are humbled and honored that the Parsons family and Bellator have committed to send a deserving wrestler to one of our Camps. We will work as hard as we can at helping that wrestler reach their goals and create a positive change in their life, while honoring Jordan’s memory.”

“I couldn’t be more grateful for all of the support that Scott Coker and Bellator are providing with this scholarship fund,” said Parson’s mother Anna Morsaw. “This camp really helped Jordan develop into a better wrestler, and more importantly a better young man. He came home with J Robinsons ‘Never Quit, Never Give up’ mentality engrained in him. he learned to set goals, reach his goals and then set new goals. Bellator is doing their part to make Jordan a legend, and that’s what he always wanted.”

Details on how to apply for the scholarship will be announced in the near future.

USA Junior stars Fix, McKee, Hall and Valencia to wrestle Iranians at Beat the Streets “United In The Square,” in Times Square on May 19

 

UWW Junior National champs Daton Fix, Mitchell McKee, Mark Hall & Zahid Valencia face Iranian freestyle opponents in first international age-group bouts in Times Square

NEW YORK, Mei 11, 2016 – The four Junior match-ups between the United States and Iran in freestyle wrestling have been finalized for the 2016 Beat the Streets international competition, which returns to New York City’s Times Square on Donderdag, Mei 19.

This will feature talented stars from the USA and Iran in the UWW Junior age-group level, which is between 17-20 jaar oud. It will be historic, as the first international age-group matches featured in a Beat the Streets event in Times Square.

All four of the U.S. wrestlers competing in Times Square were champions at their weight classes at the recent UWW Junior Nationals held in Las Vegas, Nev., April 29-30. This includes one college wrestling star and three of the nation’s best high school talents.

Daton Fix of Sand Springs, Okla. will face Kheyrollah Ghahramani of Iran at 55 kg/121 lbs. Fix was a bronze medalist at the 2015 UWW Cadet World Championships, and has been a UWW Junior Nationals champion for the last two years. Fix won a silver medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games, and was a 2013 Cadet Nationals champion in both styles. Ghahramani was a 2013 Cadet World bronze medalist and a 2012 Asian Cadet silver medalist.

Mitchell McKee of Hanover, Van. will battle Peiman Biabani of Iran at 60 kg / 132 lbs. McKee won the 2016 UWW Junior Nationals in freestyle and was second at the 2015 UWW Junior Nationals. Bij de 2015 Junior Nationals in Fargo, N.D., McKee won a gold medal in Greco-Roman and a silver medal in freestyle. Hij was een 2014 Junior Nationals freestyle champion. McKee has signed with the University of Minnesota. Biabani was a 2015 Asian Junior champion and won a gold medal at the Senior-level Dan Kolov Tournament in Bulgaria this year.

Mark Hall of Apple Valley, Van. has drawn Ahmad Bazrighaleh of Iran at 74 kg/163 lbs. Hall was a 2014 UWW Cadet World champion and was ninth in the 2015 UWW Junior World Championships. As a high school senior, he had an impressive 2-2 record at the 2016 U.S. Olympische teamproeven. Hij was een 2013 USA Wrestling Cadet Triple Crown winner, earning national titles in folkstyle, Greco-Roman and freestyle the same year. Hall was the 2015 USA Today High School Wrestler of the Year, and won the 2016 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Hal, a six-time Minnesota state high school champion, has signed with Penn State University. Bazrighaleh was a 2014 Asian Cadet bronze medalist and was ninth at the 2014 Cadet World Championships.

Zahid Valencia of Bellflower, Calif. will go up against Mojtaba Goleij of Iran at 84 kg/185 lbs. Valencia is a freshman at Arizona State University, where he took a redshirt year this season. Valencia was 10th at the 2015 UWW Junior World Championships, and won the UWW Junior Nationals for the second straight year. Valencia won the 2012 en 2013 Cadet Nationals in freestyle and the 2013 Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman. Hij was de 2015 ASICS High School Wrestler of the Year and won the 2015 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Goleij was a 2015 Junior World champion, and won a bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Junior Championships.

These four Junior matches will be added to the Main Event, which features five U.S. Olympic Team members facing top international opponents.

2012 Olympisch kampioen, three-time World champion and 2016 Olympian Jordan Burroughs at 74 kg and 2016 Olympian and two-time NCAA champion J’Den Cox at 86 kg will face opponents from Iran. 2016 Olympian and three-time World champion Adeline Gray and 2016 Olympian en 2015 World champion Helen Maroulis will battle Canadian stars in women’s freestyle. Two-time World bronze medalist and 2016 Olympian Andy Bisek will battle an Olympic and World champion from Korea at 75 kg in Greco-Roman.

The entire competition will be broadcast live on Flowrestling.

Billed as “United in the Square,” this will be the second time that Iran has been featured as part of the Beat the Streets Gala competition. In 2013, het evenement heette "The Rumble on the Rails,”Werd gehost in het historische Grand Central Terminal en er waren dubbele ontmoetingen tussen Team USA, Rusland en Iran.

The world-class competition has been hosted in Times Square four previous times. In 2011, de Verenigde Staten versloegen wereldkampioen Rusland, 5-2, het eerste sportevenement ooit gehouden op het historische Times Square. In 2012, een andere VS. vs. De dubbele bijeenkomst van Rusland werd gehouden op Times Square, samen met de V.S.. Olympic Team Wrestle-off voor de 60 kg / 132 lbs. positie op de V.S.. Olympisch team in freestyle heren. In 2014, Team USA versloeg een World All-Star Team op Times Square, 8-3. In 2015, "Salsa in the Square" was een ontmoeting tussen Team USA en Team Cuba in de drie Olympische stijlen, gehouden kort na de historische verandering in de politieke betrekkingen van de VS en Cuba.
This will be the seventh straight year in which a major international-style wrestling competition will be hosted as part of the Beat the Streets Gala activities. In 2010, een all-star challenge met top U.S. worstelaars werden gehouden op de USS Intrepid, een vliegdekschip aangemeerd aan de westkant van Manhattan.

Top Beat the Streets jeugdworstelaars nemen de mat om hun vaardigheden te demonstreren in tentoonstellingswedstrijden vanaf 3:45 p.m. to start the evening. A new feature to be held is the PSAL Girls Freestyle Dual Meet Championships finals, featuring the two top New York City girl’s freestyle wrestling high school teams from the spring girl’s freestyle season. Dan is het Team USA vs. Iran and other guests at 6 p.m., followed by the Beat the Streets Gala Celebration.

The Beat the Streets competition requires a ticket for reserved seating in Times Square, but is an outdoor event. Pedestrians and non-ticket holders are encouraged to watch. Admission tickets may be bought in advance atwww.btsny.org of 212.245.6570. A ticket is required for the Gala Celebration at the PlayStation Theater. Meer details zijn beschikbaar op http://www.btsny.org/gala. The Gala Celebration will follow the wrestling competition.

Dit unieke en opwindende jaarlijkse evenement helpt Beat the Streets (BTS) aanzienlijke fondsen werven om haar missie te bevorderen. Of het nu gaat om een ​​kluis, constructieve uitlaatklep voor onze stedelijke jeugd, bestrijding van obesitas bij kinderen, inspirerende vrouwen, of hele naties verenigen, worstelen leert volharding, toewijding, and the value of working hard to achieve one’s goals, creates opportunities for personal and universal growth. BTS dient momenteel over 3,000 student-atleten elk jaar.

“United In The Square,” Beat the Streets Matchups
In New York City, Mei 19, 2016
Men’s freestyle 74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs (VS) vs. Pehman Yarahmadi (Iran)
Men’s freestyle 86 kg/189 lbs. – J’Den Cox (VS) vs. Meisam Mostafa Joukar (Iran)
Greco-Roman 75 kg/165 lbs. – Andy Bisek (VS) vs. Kim Hyeon-Woo (Korea)
Women’s 53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Helen Maroulis (VS) vs. Samantha Stewart (Canada)
Women’s 75 kg/165 lbs.– Adeline Gray (VS) vs. Justina Di Stasio (Canada)
Junior men’s freestyle 55 kg/121 lbs. – Daton Fix (VS) vs. Kheyrollah Ghahramani (Iran)
Junior men’s freestyle 60 kg / 132 lbs. – Mitchell McKee (VS) vs. Peiman Biabani (Iran)
Junior men’s freestyle 74 kg/163 lbs. – Mark Hall (VS) vs. Ahmad Bazrighaleh (Iran)
Junior men’s freestyle 84 kg/185 lbs. – Zahid Valencia (VS) vs. Mojtaba Goleij (Iran)
Notitie: Event will be broadcast by Flowrestling
Wrestling Schedule
3:45 p.m. – Beat the Streets Youth Exhibition Matches between 42nd and 43rd Streets
4:45 p.m. – New York City Girl’s Freestyle Dual Meet Championships Finals between 42nd and 43rd Streets
6:30 p.m. - Worstelen van wereldklasse: Team VS vs.. Team Iran, Team Canada and Team Korea between 42nd and 43rd Streets
Followed by Gala Celebration

Beat the Streets Announces Man of the Year Award for Kyle Snyder and Lifetime Achievement Award for Ray Lewis among 2016 Gala Award Winners


National and local wrestlers and coaches to be honored at 2016 “United in the Square” Gala Celebration in Times Square on Thursday May 19

NEW YORK, Mei 10, 2016 – Beat the Streets is pleased to announce that it will be presenting its 2016 Man of the Year award to champion international wrestler Kyle Snyder and its Lifetime Achievement Award to former NFL star Ray Lewis at its annual Gala celebration in Times Square on Donderdag, Mei 19.

Kyle Snyder became the youngest American to win a Senior World title when he captured the 97 kg gold medal at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas at age 19. Snyder came out of Olympic redshirt and won the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Madison Square Garden as a sophomore for Ohio State, defeating two-time NCAA champion Nick Gwiazdowski of NC State in a classic heavyweight finals. In april, Snyder defeated 2012 Olympic champion Jake Varner in the finals of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials to earn a spot on the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team at the age of 20. In 2014, Snyder was selected to represent Team USA as the youngest-ever member of the Beat the Streets All-Star team.

Ray Lewis is the former linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens, two-time Super Bowl Champion, and 2000’s Super Bowl MVP. He was an All-American linebacker and a wrestling star at Kathleen High School in Lakeland, Florida. He has received numerous awards and honors throughout his 17-year career with the Ravens, becoming the team’s all-time career leader in tackles. Lewis will be the Honorary Coach of the USA team at United in the Square.

Beat the Streets will also be awarding a number of New York City wrestlers and coaches in recognition of their achievements in the past year:

Junior League Girls Wrestler of the Year: Chloe Cabrera, MEVROUW 129, Bronx
Cabrera is a three-year middle-school wrestler who has stood out every season. Her accomplishments include her three times as Junior League Champion and being a member of the National Junior Honor Society for the past two years. She attends clinics at Beat the Streets and travels in the spring with Head Girls Coach Jacque Davis to out-of-state tournaments. As one of her supporters puts it, “she is always trying to better herself as a wrestler and has a bright future.”

Junior League Boys Wrestler of the Year: Jayden Cardenas, MEVROUW 582, Brooklyn
Cardenas is from MS 582 Upper Ten Eyck and has been wrestling for five years. He was the NYC City Champion and USA Wrestling Kids State Champion this year. Cardenas credits his family, coach, and supporters with giving him the drive to stay committed to the sport. He aspires to compete on his high school team and eventually wrestle in the Olympics, winning many more gold medals.

Female Student-Athlete of the Year: Dennielle Phillip, Wingate Educational Campus, Brooklyn
Phillip has been wrestling for almost three years and already made quite an impact. She placed first at the Mohawk Valley tournament and also won the coveted PSAL Yankee Award. Phillip says that wrestling has opened many doors for her and helped her to become a more confident person. She plans to continue wrestling in college and pursue her studies in criminal justice.

Male Student-Athlete of the Year: Evan McFarland, Tottenville High School, Staten Island
McFarland is an Eagle Scout and captain of his wrestling team at Tottenville High School. He is a member of the National Honors Society and involved in numerous volunteering activities, including Habitat for Humanity and the March of Dimes walk. “‘Resilient’ might be the best word to describe Evan,” said his Coach, John Cichon. “Leadership, karakter, toewijding, and time management are some of Evan’s best qualities that he shares unknowingly with everyone he comes in contact with.” He hopes to become an engineer to best make a positive change in the world.

GRIT Award: Rachel Koltsov, The Bronx High School of Science
Koltsov is the captain of the Bronx Science Blended and female wrestling team and has been a member of the team for four yearsdating back to when it was an all-boys team. She was instrumental in the team’s victory at the PSAL Blended Wrestling Championship. From her three years wrestling, she finds that the sport has helped teach her a great deal of discipline and responsibility. Koltsov is known for being a hard worker and having an outstanding, personable character. She plans to continue wrestling in college while pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering.

LADY LIBERTY Award: Aileen Gonzalez, Brooklyn Technical High School
As a NYC high school boys coach said of this Brooklyn Tech veteran, “I’m glad my boys do not have to wrestle her next year.” Gonzalez won the Girls City Championship and placed fourth in Boys City Championship. Gonzalez likes to be pushed to the limit and aspiresafter winning the team city championshipsto attend and graduate college. The Lady Liberty Award is specifically given to a senior NYC female wrestler who has stood as a beacon of opportunity and promise, representing all that is strong and proud about the city’s women’s wrestling culture.

ATLAS Award and Become Your Own Dream Scholarship: Leonard Merkin, Poly Prep Country Day School, Brooklyn
Merkin has made his mark at Poly Prep Country Day School by becoming a four-time NYS Private School Champion. The Atlas Award is given to a senior NYC wrestler who has picked up wrestling on his back and carried it into new territory, set new standards, and advanced the legacy of Beat the Streets. He has received All-American honors and will soon be wrestling for Princeton. Merkin is also the winner of the Become Your Own Dream Scholarship, which is given annually to a New York City student-athlete who has overcome obstacles, felt hardship, and plans to continue wrestling in college.

Junior League Coach of the Year: Michael Wurmbrand, MEVROUW 582, Brooklyn
Wurmbrand is the head coach of MS 582 Upper Ten Eyck and has been involved in the sport for ten years. He’s committed to wrestling because it shows clear transformations in students’ behavior, attitude, and leadership with their teammates and in the classroom. Wurmbrand has done a good job maintaining a sizable team at a small school and looks forward to future changes now that he’s able to start training younger student-athletes in elementary school.

High School Assistant Coach of the Year: Anthony Mirra, Tottenville High School, Staten Island
Mirra has been actively involved in Tottenville’s wrestling program since he was a student-athlete himself. He admits the sport for helping to make kids tougher mentally, emotionally and physically. As the lightweight coach, Mirra has helped to produce at least one Mayor’s Cup champion and at least one city champion every year. This past season, he saw six individuals crowned at the city championships and represent Tottenville at the state tournament in Albany, which has never been done by a large school’s team before. As one supporter said of Mirra, “his dedication does not end when practice endshe is the coach that wrestlers confide in when they are struggling.”

Girls High School Coach of the Year: Theodore Cook, Harry S. Truman High School, Bronx
A veteran of wrestling with over twenty years of experience, Cook has inspired a number of students with his coaching abilities. He’s widely respected for pushing his girls on the team that he started out of their comfort zones and daring them to try their hardest. “He is not afraid to go above and beyond to make sure his team reaches their full potential,” said one student. Another writes: “I can honestly said Coach Cook is probably the most trustworthy and reliable person I know.” Several of his supporters praise him as a father figure who helps lift everyone’s spirits and inspires the girls with life lessons.

Boys High School Coach of the Year: Peter Cardone, William Cullen Bryant High School, Queens
Coach Cardone has made the most of having a dedicated wrestling room at WC Bryant High School and turned a program on the brink into city champions. Cardone’s leadership, with the help of coaches Joe Goetz and Joseph Weinstein, grew his team from fifteen wrestlers to fifty-five. Cardone has overseen numerous accomplishments during his time with the school, including the NYC Freshman and Sophomore Title and becoming undefeated Region 4 Division Champions. “He has changed the lives of many wrestlers in the school by being with them through both good and hard times as a friend and a coach.”

Volunteer of the Year: David Prado
Prado has been involved in wrestling since he was in elementary school and attended Arizona State on an athletic scholarship. He is committed to the sport because it has given him so much success and opportunity throughout his life that he seeks to “pay it forward” to other kids whenever possible. He shows tireless dedication to the cause of Beat the Streets, volunteering at practices several days a week.

The Beat the Streets gala is an annual fundraiser that raises money to support New York City student-athletes, having previously been hosted in such iconic locations as Times Square and Grand Central Terminal. The gala helps provide wrestling equipment and opportunities to 3,000 kids across the five boroughs every year. This year’s celebration, “United in the Square,” will see some of America’s top wrestlers, including Jordan Burroughs and Adeline Gray, going up against world-class competition from Iran, Canada, and South Korea. The gala begins at 3:45 PM op Donderdag, Mei 19 with exhibition matches featuring young wrestlers from NYC before the world class wrestling matches begin at 6:00 PM. Tickets for seating in Times Square and attendance at the post-match reception are available on the Beat the Streets website. The event will be streaming live on FloWrestling.

Over Beat the Streets
The mission of Beat the Streets is to develop the full human and athletic potential of the urban youth and to strengthen the culture of New York City wrestling. BTSW works directly with the New York City Department of Education in a public-private partnership to help New York City’s student-athletes achieve their personal and athletic goals. Door het uitvoeren van worstelprogramma's op middelbare en middelbare scholen in de vijf stadsdelen, BTSW and the DOE provide a safe, positive atmosphere in which disadvantaged and at-risk youth can learn the essential life skills of physical fitness, teamwork, and self-empowerment. Het doel om sterk te zijn, dedicated, and optimistic kids is delivered through coaching, naschoolse programma's, en zomerkampen. Meer informatie is te vinden op www.btsny.org.

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BELLATOR MMA SIGNS THREE-TIME ALL-AMERICAN JAROD TRICE TO EXCLUSIVE MIXED MARTIAL ARTS CONTRACT

Photo Credit: Bellator MMA / Jarod Trice

 

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Mei 2, 2016) – Bellator MMA is proud to announce the signing of three-time All American wrestling prospect Jarod Trice een exclusieve, multi-gevecht contract. The story was broken by Flo Combat en Flo Wrestling, who have chronicled a great deal of his wrestling career.

 

“We’re excited to be adding yet another world-class wrestling talent to our ever-growing roster of fighters here at Bellator,” said President Scott Coker. “I’ve always taken great pride in our ability to identify and build stars in this business, and I have great confidence that we’ve found a gem in Jarod Trice.”

 

In addition to his three All-American accolades, the 27-year-old Trice has an impressive trophy case that includes a National Title at 120 kg and two Greco Roman National Titles, with one at 120 kg and another at 98 kg. The above photo features Trice after winning the Outstanding Wrestler Award alongside 2012 Olympic Coach J.J. Johnson (links) en het Amerikaanse. National Greco-Roman Coach Matt Lindland (rechts).

 

“Following in the footsteps of guys like [Ed] Ruth and [Tyrell] Fortune to Bellator MMA was a no brainer for me,” said Trice. “Scott Coker is a promoter that treats the fighters with so much respect, and dealing with him and his team through this signing process has been amazing. I’m really looking forward to fighting for Coker, the Bellator promotion, and for every wrestling and MMA fan out there before the end of the year. If you aren’t familiar with my name yet, you will be as soon as I get in that cage.”

 

Trice competed at Central Michigan University, where he achieved great success at both 120 kg (264.5 lbs.) and 98kg (216 lbs.) na een indrukwekkende 50 pond. weight-loss transformation. The standout wrestler will look to compete in Bellator MMA’s impressive light heavyweight division, and hopes to make his professional debut before the end of the year. The jury is out on whether he will keep his nickname, “Doughboy.”

 

Having trained literally all over the world, including stints at Iowa State University under Kevin Jackson and the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado before heading to Arizona, where he trains with other Bellator MMA stars with incredible wrestling pedigree’s like Darrion Caldwell en Bubba Jenkins. Trice credits Bellator MMA bantamweight Shawn Bunch with giving him the idea to pursue MMA.

 

Trice is the latest prospect from the world of wrestling to join Bellator MMA’s incredible recruiting class of prospects including:Aaron Pico, En Ruth en Tyrell Fortune.

USA Women World champions Gray, Maroulis to face Canadian opponents in Beat the Streets “United In The Square,” in Times Square on May 19

 

3X World champion Adeline Gray to battle Justina Distasio at 75 kg; World champion Helen Maroulis to face Samantha Stewart at 53 kg

NEW YORK, April 18, 2016 – World champion women wrestlers Adeline Gray and Helen Maroulis of the United States will compete against talented Canadian opponents as part of the 2016 Beat the Streets international competition, which returns to New York City’s Times Square on Donderdag, Mei 19.

Gray is a three-time World champion who earned a spot on the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team with her victory at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on April 10. Gray will face 2015 Canadian World Team member Justina Distasio in a match at 75 kg/165 lbs.

Gray won World gold medals in 2012, 2014 en 2015, and is also a two-time World bronze medalist in 2011 en 2013. Gray is currently on a 37-match winning streak. She was a 2015 Pan American Games champion, is a two-time World Cup champion, and has also won World titles on the University and Junior levels. She is a native of Denver, Colo., and competes for the New York Athletic Club.

Di Stasio competed on the 2015 Canadian Senior World Team. She won gold medals in the 2015 en 2016 Pan American Championships, and was a silver medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games. Di Stasio was second at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials. She was fifth in the 2012 Junior World Championships. Di Stasio was a three-time WCWA Women’s College national champion for Simon Fraser University.

This is a rematch of the 2015 Pan American Games gold medal finals, won by Gray with a come-from-behind last-second score for a 9-6 overwinning.

It will be Gray’s first time competing in Times Square at a Beat the Streets competition, and Di Stasio will be making her Times Square debut as well.

Maroulis was a 2015 World champion at 55 kg, and has won a 2012 World silver medal and a 2013 World bronze medal. Maroulis recently won the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at 53 kg, and will be competing at the World Olympic Games Qualifier in Ulaanbataar, Mongolië, April 2224, where she will attempt to qualify the United States for the Rio Olympic Games at her weight class.

Maroulis is a six-time U.S. Open champion. She has won two World Cup gold medals and 2011 Pan American Games champion. She won three career Junior World titles. Maroulis won four WCWA women’s college national titles for Simon Fraser University. She is a native of Rockville, Md. and competes for the Sunkist Kids.

Stewart was a bronze medalist at the 2012 World University Championships, and was a 2016 Pan American Championships gold medalist. She placed fourth in the 2009 Senior World Championships. Stewart has won medals at international competitions in Germany, Canada, Frankrijk, Brazil and Romania. She won the Canadian Team Trials in December 2015.

Maroulis has competed in a Beat the Streets event three previous times, scoring victories in all of her bouts. She first competed in the “Rumble on the Rails” in Grand Central Terminal in 2013, pinning Irina Kisel of Russia in the second period. In 2014, she scored a pin over Marcia Andrades of Venezuela in 5:53 in Times Square at the “Team USA vs. the World” event. In 2015, she scored a 10-0 technical fall over Yamilka del Valle of Cuba in the “Salsa in the Square” in Times Square. This will be Stewart’s first appearance in a Beat the Streets event.

Competitors for Team USA will also compete in men’s freestyle against world power Iran. There will be two Olympic-level matches and four Junior-level matches as part of the men’s freestyle competition. Bovendien, there will also be Greco-Roman competition on the card. These matchups will be announced at a later date.

Billed as “United in the Square,” this will be the second time that Iran has been featured as part of the Beat the Streets Gala competition. In 2013, het evenement heette "The Rumble on the Rails,”Werd gehost in het historische Grand Central Terminal en er waren dubbele ontmoetingen tussen Team USA, Rusland en Iran.

The world-class competition has been hosted in Times Square four previous times. In 2011, de Verenigde Staten versloegen wereldkampioen Rusland, 5-2, het eerste sportevenement ooit gehouden op het historische Times Square. In 2012, een andere VS. vs. De dubbele bijeenkomst van Rusland werd gehouden op Times Square, samen met de V.S.. Olympic Team Wrestle-off voor de 60 kg / 132 lbs. positie op de V.S.. Olympisch team in freestyle heren. In 2014, Team USA versloeg een World All-Star Team op Times Square, 8-3. In 2015, "Salsa in the Square" was een ontmoeting tussen Team USA en Team Cuba in de drie Olympische stijlen, gehouden kort na de historische verandering in de politieke betrekkingen van de VS en Cuba.

This will be the seventh straight year in which a major international-style wrestling competition will be hosted as part of the Beat the Streets Gala activities. In 2010, een all-star challenge met top U.S. worstelaars werden gehouden op de USS Intrepid, een vliegdekschip aangemeerd aan de westkant van Manhattan.

Top Beat the Streets jeugdworstelaars nemen de mat om hun vaardigheden te demonstreren in tentoonstellingswedstrijden vanaf 3:30 p.m. to start the evening. A new feature to be held is the PSAL Girls Freestyle Dual Meet Championships finals, featuring the two top New York City girl’s freestyle wrestling high school teams from the spring girl’s freestyle season. Dan is het Team USA vs. Iran and other guests at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Beat the Streets Gala Celebration.

The Beat the Streets competition requires a ticket for reserved seating in Times Square, but is an outdoor event. Pedestrians and non-ticket holders are encouraged to watch. Admission tickets may be bought in advance atwww.btsny.org of 212.245.6570. A ticket is required for the Gala Celebration at the PlayStation Theater. Meer details zijn beschikbaar ophttp://www.btsny.org/gala.

The Gala Celebration will follow the wrestling competition. Dit unieke en opwindende jaarlijkse evenement helpt Beat the Streets (BTS) aanzienlijke fondsen werven om haar missie te bevorderen. Of het nu gaat om een ​​kluis, constructieve uitlaatklep voor onze stedelijke jeugd, bestrijding van obesitas bij kinderen, inspirerende vrouwen, of hele naties verenigen, worstelen leert volharding, toewijding, and the value of working hard to achieve one’s goals, creates opportunities for personal and universal growth. BTS dient momenteel over 3,000 student-atleten elk jaar.

"United In The Square,” Beat the Streets Matchups

In New York City, Mei 19, 2016

 

Women’s 53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Helen Maroulis (VS) vs. Samantha Stewart (Canada)

Women’s 75 kg/165 lbs.– Adeline Gray (VS) vs. Justina Di Stasio (Canada)

Notitie: USA vs. Iran freestyle matches and featured Greco-Roman bout to be announced later.
Wrestling Schedule

3:30 p.m. – Beat the Streets Youth Exhibition Matches between 42nd and 43rd Streets

4:45 p.m. – New York City Girl’s Freestyle Dual Meet Championships Finals between 42nd and 43rd Streets

6:30 p.m. - Worstelen van wereldklasse: Team VS vs.. Team Iran between 42nd and 43rd Streets

Followed by Gala Celebration

RIZIN FF ANNOUNCES LEGENDARY MMA PIONEER KIYOSHI TAMURA AS WANDERLEI SILVA TAG TEAM PARTNER FOR APRIL 17 MAIN EVENT IN NAGOYA, JAPAN

TOKYO - April 4, 2016- Rezin FF, de vechtsporten promotie onder leiding van voormalig PRIDE FC hoofd Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced today that legendary Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) pioneer and former professional wrestling standout Kiyoshi Tamura (32-13-3), will join forces with fellow decorated icon Wanderlei Silva(35-12-1, 1 NC) in the special grappling tag team matchup that will headline the highly-anticipated, star-studded extravaganza in Nagoya Japan, op Zondag, April 17.

Tamura and Silva will tussle with another all-time great Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) en Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2) in the unique, one-of-a-kind bout.

The affair marks the first time since December 31, 2008 that the 5-foot-11, 46-year-old Tamura, recognized for his elite level catch wrestling skills and quick, fluid movements, will see action in combat.

In his last start under MMA rules on the K-1 – Dynamite!! New Year’s Eve mega-card in Saitama, Japan, Tamura verdiende zijn derde opeenvolgende zege, een unaniem besluit over Sakuraba.

Terwijl strijden om de wil van PRIDE, K-1, ringen, DREAM en UWF International, Tamura samengesteld een uitgebreide samenvatting van veroveringen, waaronder die op de uiteindelijke UFC kampioenen Pat Miletich, Maurice Smith en Dave Menne, evenals supersterren Renzo Gracie en Jeremy Horn.

Tamura werd verzorgd door de beroemde pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada en Akira Maeda, om uiteindelijk een kracht in middengewicht afdeling van de sport. In zijn definitieve periode vóór de pensionering, Tamura gekerfd een overwinning op mede hybride MMA ster en professionele worstelaar Josh Barnett, on november 23, 2005.

Geprijsd vanaf 100,000 yen, tickets voor “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” te koop en kan online worden gekocht bij Ticketbis.com.

In andere actie op de met sterren bezaaide strijd kaart, 13-vechten UFC veteraan en actie vechter Daron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) zal botsen met indiening expertShinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3) in een lichtgewicht (155 pond) matchup.

In een vrouwen geopend gewicht bout, versierd Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu wereldkampioen en vrouwen MMA zwaargewicht vooruitzicht Gabi Garcia (1-0) zal botsen met twee keer Pankration kampioen Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Hard-hitting knockout kunstenaars Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) en Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) zal gaan naar oorlog in een zwaargewicht gevecht.

Recente ricine FF Grand Prix toernooi semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) zal weg met de voormalige K-1 kampioen Jaideep "Heart" week (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO's kickboksen) in een 216- pond catchweight strijd.

Sambo wereldkampioen Vadim Nemkov (5-1) zal ongeslagen te nemen, agressieve-minded spits en top Nordic vooruitzicht "Koning" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) in een licht zwaargewicht (205 pond) kantelen.

In een 180-pond MMA regels catchweight contest, verwoestende kracht puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) zal plaatsvinden op collega-finisher te nemen Yuta "Andere" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Terug te keren naar actie voor de eerste keer in vijf jaar, geliefde zwaargewicht Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), zal worden geconfronteerd met recente RIZIN FF Grand Prix toernooi runner-up en gevaarlijke knock-out kunstenaar George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

in vlieggewicht (125 pond) actie, inzending ace Allan "Grim" Geboorte (14-3) vergrendelt hoorns met roodgloeiende kampioen Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

Vrouwen amateur worstelkampioen Kanako Murata (0-0) zal haar langverwachte maken, professionele Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) debuut tegen rijzende sternatalya Denisova (2-1) in een 116-pond catchweight affaire.

Volg Rezin FF:

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Tjilpen – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR

Rezin FF: DAMES WORSTELEN PHENOM Kanako Murata MAAKT MMA debuut tegen rijzende ster Natalya Denisova zondag april 17 in Nagoya, JAPAN

Vrouwen amateur worstelen superster Kanako Murata (afgebeeld) zal haar langverwachte professionele MMA debuut tegen de Russische rijzende ster Natalya Denisova bij de met sterren bezaaide RIZIN FF evenement in Nagoya, Japan op Zondag, April 17.

TOKYO - Maart 29, 2016- Rezin FF, de vechtsporten promotie onder leiding van voormalig PRIDE FC hoofd Nobuyuki Sakakibara, kondigde aan dat de beroemde vrouwen amateur worstelkampioen Kanako Murata (0-0) zal haar langverwachte maken, professionele Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) debuut tegen rijzende ster natalya Denisova (2-1) in een 116-pond catchweight affaire bij de “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” extravaganza bij Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan op Zondag, April 17.

De 5-foot-1, 22-jarige Murata van Ehime, Japan zal concurreren onder MMA regels voor de eerste keer na het vergaren van een verzameling van onderscheidingen als amateur worstelaar, waaronder drie junior Olympische medailles.

meest indrukwekkende prestatie Murata kwam in 2011 toen ze bijna versloeg drievoudig Olympisch gouden medaillewinnaar Saori Yoshida tijdens de All-Japan kampioenschappen.

Een MMA student sinds 2015, Murata is training onder leiding van DEEP vedergewicht Kampioen Kazunori Yokota en voormalig DREAM concurrent Takeshi Yamazaki, en is sparren hoofdzakelijk met mannelijke strijders.

Denisova van Cheboksary, Rusland zal trachten haar derde overwinning op rij in wat haar eerste verschijning onder de RIZIN FF banner markeren. In haar laatste start opSeptember 26, Ze gebruikt haar scherpe, agressief opvallende arsenaal tot finish Marina Lvova in de tweede ronde (:32) van de strijd met een spervuur ​​van stoten.

De 25-jarige Denisova opgedaan wereldwijde erkenning voor het eerst in vier jaar geleden na video opgedoken van haar verslaan van een mannelijke tegenstander in een MMA bout.

Geprijsd vanaf 100,000 yen, tickets voor “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” te koop en kan online worden gekocht bij Ticketbis.com.

In het main event, voormalig PRIDE FC middengewicht kampioen en productief superster Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) zal een team vormen met een vechter binnenkort worden aangekondigd, in een speciale grappling "tag match,"En vecht een duo bestaande uit collega-legende, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) en Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Productieve spits en 13-fight UFC veteraan Daron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) zal botsen met indiening expert Shinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3) in een lichtgewicht (155 pond) matchup.

Hard-hitting knockout kunstenaars Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) en Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) zal gaan naar oorlog in een zwaargewicht gevecht.

In de open gewicht actie van vrouwen, versierd Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu wereldkampioen en vrouwen MMA zwaargewicht vooruitzicht Gabi Garcia (1-0) zal botsen met twee keer Pankration kampioen Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Recente ricine FF Grand Prix toernooi semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) zal weg met de voormalige K-1 kampioen Jaideep "Heart" week (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO's kickboksen) in een 216- pond catchweight strijd.

Sambo wereldkampioen Vadim Nemkov (5-1) zal ongeslagen te nemen, agressieve-minded spits en top Nordic vooruitzicht "Koning" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) in een licht zwaargewicht (205 pond) kantelen.

In een 180-pond MMA regels catchweight contest, verwoestende kracht puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) zal plaatsvinden op collega-finisher te nemen Yuta "Andere" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Terug te keren naar actie voor de eerste keer in vijf jaar, geliefde zwaargewicht Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), zal worden geconfronteerd met recente RIZIN FF Grand Prix toernooi runner-up en gevaarlijke knock-out kunstenaar George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

in vlieggewicht (125 pond) actie, inzending ace Allan "Grim" Geboorte (14-3) vergrendelt hoorns met roodgloeiende kampioen Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

Volg Rezin FF:

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Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Tjilpen – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR

Takedown Radio Champions Special deze zaterdag 9-12 Middag bij TakedownWrestle.com

LIVE vanuit de Casey's General Stores Studios, The Fight Network presenteert een drie uur durende Takedown Radio Champions Special, aangeboden door Kemin en Cookies BBQ.

Doe mee aanstaande zaterdag vanaf 9 Ben voor 12 PM, LIVE op AM Radio KXNO 1460, online op KXNO.com of op uw iHeart Radio App. Voor wedstrijden en conversatie gebruik 866-333-5966 of 515-284-5966. Wedstrijden deze week omvatten een reiskit voor Defense Soap en Asics JB Elite 2.0's. Je moet luisteren om te winnen!

De geplande gasten van deze week zijn inclusief: (Alle vluchttijden en gasten zijn onderhevig aan verandering)
Uur één

9:00- Nico Megaludis: 125 pond (Penn State)

9:20- Nahshon Garrett: 133 pond (Cornell)

9:40– Dean Heil: 141 pond (Oklahoma State)

Uur twee

10:00– Zain Retherford: 149 pond (Penn State) (vooraf opgenomen audio)

10:20– Jesaja Martinez: 157 pond (Illinois)

10:40– Alex Dieringer: 165 pond (Oklahoma State)

Uur drie

11:00– Myles Martin: 174 pond (Ohio staat)

11:10– Gabe Dean: 184 pond (Cornell)

11:25– J’Den Cox: 197 pond (Missouri)

11:40– Kyle Snyder: 285 pond (Ohio staat)

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USA Wrestlers To Face Iran In Times Square In New York City May 19 In “United In The Square,” To Highlight Beat the Streets Gala Night

Select American Stars To Take On Iran in Olympic-level and Junior-level matches Youth Wrestlers and High School Girl Wrestlers Take The Mat; Gala Follows

NEW YORK– In what will be a highlight of the Olympic year in wrestling and has become a rite of spring in New York, Beat the Streets Wrestling, Inc. and USA Wrestling announced details of this year’s international competition, which returns to New York City’s Times Square on Donderdag, Mei 19.

Competitors for Team USA, which will include 2016 Olympic team hopefuls, will compete in men’s freestyle against world power Iran, a preview of the 2016 Olympische Spelen in Rio de Janeiro. In addition to Olympic-level matches, four Junior-level matches will be featured, showcasing future world and Olympic-caliber talent.

Members of the U.S. Women’s Team and Greco-Roman Team are also expected to battle in some other featured bouts against international competition to be announced.

"I couldn’t be more excited. We have Iran and the USA battling for wrestling supremacy in Times Square; united in the idea that sports can bring change in young men and women and even in countries sometimes. It’s going to be pretty cool. An added plus is that Iran has the loudest and most passionate wrestling fans in the world. Mis het niet,”Zei Beat the Streets bestuursvoorzitter Mike Novogratz, the founder of these Gala competitions.

Billed as “United in the Square,” this will be the second time that Iran has been featured as part of the Beat the Streets Gala competition.

In 2013, het evenement heette "The Rumble on the Rails,”Werd gehost in het historische Grand Central Terminal en er waren dubbele ontmoetingen tussen Team USA, Rusland en Iran. Speelt een belangrijke rol in de internationale Keep Olympic Wrestling-inspanning, dit historische worstelevenement kreeg internationale media-aandacht en hielp het worstelen zijn status op het programma van de Olympische Spelen te behouden.

The world-class competition has been hosted in Times Square four previous times. In 2011, de Verenigde Staten versloegen wereldkampioen Rusland, 5-2, het eerste sportevenement ooit gehouden op het historische Times Square. In 2012, een andere VS. vs. De dubbele bijeenkomst van Rusland werd gehouden op Times Square, samen met de V.S.. Olympic Team Wrestle-off voor de 60 kg / 132 lbs. positie op de V.S.. Olympisch team in freestyle heren. In 2014, Team USA versloeg een World All-Star Team op Times Square, 8-3. In 2015, "Salsa in the Square" was een ontmoeting tussen Team USA en Team Cuba in de drie Olympische stijlen, gehouden kort na de historische verandering in de politieke betrekkingen van de VS en Cuba.

This will be the seventh straight year in which a major international-style wrestling competition will be hosted as part of the Beat the Streets Gala activities. In 2010, een all-star challenge met top U.S. worstelaars werden gehouden op de USS Intrepid, een vliegdekschip aangemeerd aan de westkant van Manhattan.

Top Beat the Streets jeugdworstelaars nemen de mat om hun vaardigheden te demonstreren in tentoonstellingswedstrijden vanaf 3:30 p.m. to start the evening. A new feature will be held at the PSAL Girls Freestyle Dual Meet Championships finals, featuring the two top New York City girl’s freestyle wrestling high school teams from the spring girl’s freestyle season. Dan is het Team USA vs. Iran and other guests at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Beat the Streets Gala Celebration.

De VS versus. Iran dual requires a ticket for reserved seating in Times Square, but is an outdoor event. Pedestrians and non-ticket holders are encouraged to watch. Admission tickets may be bought in advance at www.btsny.org of212.245.6570. A ticket is required for the Gala Celebration at the PlayStation Theater. Meer details zijn beschikbaar op http://www.btsny.org/gala.

The Gala Celebration will follow the wrestling competition. Dit unieke en opwindende jaarlijkse evenement helpt Beat the Streets (BTS) aanzienlijke fondsen werven om haar missie te bevorderen. Of het nu gaat om een ​​kluis, constructieve uitlaatklep voor onze stedelijke jeugd, bestrijding van obesitas bij kinderen, inspirerende vrouwen, of hele naties verenigen, worstelen leert volharding, toewijding, and the value of working hard to achieve one’s goals, creates opportunities for personal and universal growth. BTS dient momenteel over 3,000 student-atleten elk jaar.

"United In The Square,” Beat the Streets Wrestling Schedule

In New York City, Mei 19, 2016

3:30 p.m. – Beat the Streets Youth Exhibition Matches between 42nd and 43rd Streets

4:45 p.m. – New York City Girl’s Freestyle Dual Meet Championships Finals between 42nd and 43rd Streets

6:30 p.m. - Worstelen van wereldklasse: Team VS vs.. Team Iran between 42nd and 43rd Streets

Followed by Gala Celebration

Over Beat the Streets

The mission of Beat the Streets is to develop the full human and athletic potential of the urban youth and to strengthen the culture of New York City wrestling. BTSW works directly with the New York City Department of Education in a public-private partnership to help New York City’s student-athletes achieve their personal and athletic goals. Door het uitvoeren van worstelprogramma's op middelbare en middelbare scholen in de vijf stadsdelen, BTSW and the DOE provide a safe, positive atmosphere in which disadvantaged and at-risk youth can learn the essential life skills of physical fitness, teamwork, and self-empowerment. Het doel om sterk te zijn, dedicated, and optimistic kids is delivered through coaching, naschoolse programma's, en zomerkampen. Meer informatie is te vinden op www.btsny.org.

Over worstelen in de VS.

USA Wrestling is het nationale bestuursorgaan voor de worstelsport in de Verenigde Staten en, zoals, is zijn vertegenwoordiger bij het Olympisch Comité van de Verenigde Staten en United World Wrestling, de internationale worstelen federatie. Eenvoudig, USA Wrestling is de centrale organisatie die amateur worstelen programma coördineert in het land en werkt aan interesse en deelname aan deze programma's te maken. Het is voorbij 220,000 leden over het hele land, jongens en meisjes, mannen en vrouwen van alle leeftijden, vertegenwoordigen alle niveaus van de sport. De president is James Ravannack, en de uitvoerend directeur is Rich Bender. Meer informatie is te vinden op TheMat.com

WWE Live- |Deze vrijdag, Maart 11| Bell Centre

WWE LIVE-
Road to Wrestlemania

DEZE Vrijdag, MAART 11 AT 7:30pm / Bell Centre
SOME TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE !
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Ticketprijzen vanaf $30 (taksen en dienst inbegrepen)
BROCK LESNAR returns to Montreal after over 12 jaar!

ROMAN REIGNS vs. SHEAMUS
BROCK LESNAR w/ PAUL HEYMAN vs. LUKER HARPER w/ BRAY WYATT

SAMI ZAYN vs. DEAN AMBROSE vs. KEVIN OWENS
in a Triple Threat Intercontinental Championship Match

The Usos vs. The New Day
in a WWE Tag Team Championship Match.

(* Card is onderhevig aan verandering)

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