Curly Howard
12-08-2003, 07:32 AM
REALITY SUBMISSION FIGHTING presents SHOOTO
Friday, January 2nd 7:30PM
Belleville Exposition Center
200 Southbelt East
Belleville, IL. (East St. Louis)
http://www.globalmma.com/Curly/RSF%20COVER.jpg
St. Louis area fight fans are in for a monumental treat.
There's nothing like ringing in the new year with some brews, babes and battles and that's just what promoter Randy Greenman has in mind for the 1/2/04 RSF/SHOOTO event.
As with many MMA shows, keeping a rock-solid main event can be a difficult thing to do.
The original main event of CHRIS LYTLE vs. KARO PARISIAN was off due to Karo accepting a UFC fight less than 4 weeks ouch which is a "no-no" for both Shooto and UFC.
Dennis Hallman stepped up an accepted the fight but later had to pull out. Hallman recommended northwest standout SCOTT NORTON.
Norton wanted to bring his 8-0 record to the Midwest against Lytle but due to a severe family emergency pulled out of the fight.
"I was to the point where I didn't even want to call anyone else" says CO-matchmaker Jeff Osborne who shares booking duties with Greenman and Shooto. "I was so frustrated over keeping this one fight together and the cost of plane tickets around showtime that I was going nuts all weekend."
Randy Erikson, USA SHOOTO representative, suggested that a call to PETE SPRATT should be made. After a few phone calls from both Osborne and Erikson, Sven Bean called and said Pete would gladly accept the fight.
IT IS ON! Pete Spratt vs. Chris Lytle will do battle and both will be brought back to UFC.....but one will get there a little quicker after January 2nd.
Main Event
Chris “Lights Out” Lytle (Shooto Americas #3) vs Pete “The Secret Weapon” Spratt (A-class)
Phil Johns (Shooto Americas #6) vs Steve Berger (A-class)
Sam Morgan (Shooto Americas # 4) vs Manvel Gamburyan (A-class)
Alex Steibling vs Mike Rogers (A-class)
Curtis Stout (Shooto Americas #4) vs Mike Rothmeir (A-class)
Ginelle Marquez vs Kelly Kobald (B-class)
Mark Long vs Jay Estrada (B-class)
Doug Sauer vs Travis Fulton (B-class)
Ryan Maynor vs Heath Pedigo (B-class)
Matt Schwinnen vs Bill Hill (B-class)
Area fans are no strangers to Randy Greenman's RSF shows. He's drawn as many as 2,400 fans to his events with zero advertising! This show is no different as nearly 900 tickets have been sold at an alarmingly fast pace.
This event also marks the first time ever that a women's MMA bout will take place in Illinois.
Look for more news in the upcoming weeks!
For ticket information call (314) 832-3489
or visit
WWW.RSFSHOOTOCHALLENGE.COM
WWW.SHOOTOAMERICAS.COM
Friday, January 2nd 7:30PM
Belleville Exposition Center
200 Southbelt East
Belleville, IL. (East St. Louis)
http://www.globalmma.com/Curly/RSF%20COVER.jpg
St. Louis area fight fans are in for a monumental treat.
There's nothing like ringing in the new year with some brews, babes and battles and that's just what promoter Randy Greenman has in mind for the 1/2/04 RSF/SHOOTO event.
As with many MMA shows, keeping a rock-solid main event can be a difficult thing to do.
The original main event of CHRIS LYTLE vs. KARO PARISIAN was off due to Karo accepting a UFC fight less than 4 weeks ouch which is a "no-no" for both Shooto and UFC.
Dennis Hallman stepped up an accepted the fight but later had to pull out. Hallman recommended northwest standout SCOTT NORTON.
Norton wanted to bring his 8-0 record to the Midwest against Lytle but due to a severe family emergency pulled out of the fight.
"I was to the point where I didn't even want to call anyone else" says CO-matchmaker Jeff Osborne who shares booking duties with Greenman and Shooto. "I was so frustrated over keeping this one fight together and the cost of plane tickets around showtime that I was going nuts all weekend."
Randy Erikson, USA SHOOTO representative, suggested that a call to PETE SPRATT should be made. After a few phone calls from both Osborne and Erikson, Sven Bean called and said Pete would gladly accept the fight.
IT IS ON! Pete Spratt vs. Chris Lytle will do battle and both will be brought back to UFC.....but one will get there a little quicker after January 2nd.
Main Event
Chris “Lights Out” Lytle (Shooto Americas #3) vs Pete “The Secret Weapon” Spratt (A-class)
Phil Johns (Shooto Americas #6) vs Steve Berger (A-class)
Sam Morgan (Shooto Americas # 4) vs Manvel Gamburyan (A-class)
Alex Steibling vs Mike Rogers (A-class)
Curtis Stout (Shooto Americas #4) vs Mike Rothmeir (A-class)
Ginelle Marquez vs Kelly Kobald (B-class)
Mark Long vs Jay Estrada (B-class)
Doug Sauer vs Travis Fulton (B-class)
Ryan Maynor vs Heath Pedigo (B-class)
Matt Schwinnen vs Bill Hill (B-class)
Area fans are no strangers to Randy Greenman's RSF shows. He's drawn as many as 2,400 fans to his events with zero advertising! This show is no different as nearly 900 tickets have been sold at an alarmingly fast pace.
This event also marks the first time ever that a women's MMA bout will take place in Illinois.
Look for more news in the upcoming weeks!
For ticket information call (314) 832-3489
or visit
WWW.RSFSHOOTOCHALLENGE.COM
WWW.SHOOTOAMERICAS.COM