{"id":45635,"date":"2014-10-02T20:24:45","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T01:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=45635"},"modified":"2014-10-02T21:28:13","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T02:58:13","slug":"battlegrounds-mma-o-n-e-tournament-fighters-make-weight-mma-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=45635","title":{"rendered":"BattleGrounds MMA \u2018O.N.E.\u2019 Tournament Fighters Make Weight &#8211; MMA News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"polls-751\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_751\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_751_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"16f5706c08\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"751\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Are you going to purchase this PPV?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-751-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-2193\" name=\"poll_751\" value=\"2193\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-2193\">Yes<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-2194\" name=\"poll_751\" value=\"2194\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-2194\">No<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(751);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(751); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-751-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\" http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=45635\" rel=\" http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=45635\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-45636\" title=\"e2d1c606-ef15-4cfd-863e-8a89e5e73bb4\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/e2d1c606-ef15-4cfd-863e-8a89e5e73bb4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>All eight fighters made weight and drew their quarterfinal stage matchups one day before the highly-anticipated, one-night BattleGrounds MMA (www.battlegroundsones.com) welterweight (170 pounds) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $50,000 live on pay-per-view from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. on Friday, October 3.<\/p>\n<p>The official weigh-in was co-hosted by WWE Hall of Fame broadcaster Jim Ross and retired UFC superstar Chael Sonnen, the duo that will call all of the live televised action in the cage tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Only one tournament contestant \u2013 submission expert Cody \u201cAK Kid\u201d McKenzie (15-4) of Spokane, Wash \u2013 needed a second try to make the required weight after he originally tipped the scales at 172.4 pounds. McKenzie will square off with Brock Larson (37-8) of Brainerd, Minn. Larson, a two-time, one-night tournament winner weighed in at an even 170 pounds.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nIn the same tournament bracket, Joe Ray (11-3) of Sarasota, Fla. registered a weight of 169.6 pounds and drew Luigi \u201cThe Italian Tank\u201d Fioravanti (24-11) of St. Louis, Mo. as his quarterfinal stage opponent. Fioravanti, a hard-punching prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of retired kickboxing champion Jesse Finney, weighed in at 171 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>In the opposite tournament bracket, wrestling stylist Jesse \u201cJT Money\u201d Taylor (27-10) of Murrieta, Calif. came in at 170.2 pounds. Taylor drew Trey \u201cThat Just Happened?\u201d Houston (11-2) of Bixby, Okla. Houston weighed in at 169.6 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace Roan \u201cJucao\u201d Carneiro (16-9) of Atlanta, Ga. will face off with 25-year-old finisher Randall \u201cBuddy\u201d Wallace (9-2) of Oakdale, Calif. Both fighters clocked in at 170.4 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>In the new co-main event, bantamweight (135 pounds) finisher and former NCAA Division I wrestling standout for Oklahoma State University, Tyler Shinn (6-2) of Stillwater, Okla., will square off with KO artist and rising star Chris \u201cEl Guapo\u201d Gutierrez (4-1) of Greenville, Texas. The bout between Shinn and Gutierrez was elevated to co-main event status yesterday after Jonny Carson of Broken Arrow, Okla. withdrew from his scheduled co-main event matchup with Danny Navarro of Riverside, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>In Superfight action on the pay-per-view telecast, former Oklahoma State University All-American wrestler and undefeated featherweight (145 pounds) Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) upstart Jamal Parks (3-0) of Tulsa, Okla. will look to extend his perfect run in the cage in a Superfight with Ruben Warr (3-3) of Whittier, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>BattleGrounds MMA \u2018O.N.E.\u2019 will be distributed at a price point of $19.95 in the United States and Canada by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing, beginning at 10 p.m. EST\/7 p.m. PST on both cable and satellite pay-per-view carriers iN DEMAND, DirecTV, DISH and Avail-TVN in the United States and Bell TV, Rogers, SaskTel, TELUS, MTS and SHAW PPV in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The free-of-charge pre-show bouts will begin at 9 p.m. EST\/6 p.m. PST. In addition, the event will be available online as an iPPV at a price point of $19.95 on Go Fight Live (www.gfl.tv).<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the event, priced from $65, can be purchased online at www.bokcenter.com as well as at Arby\u2019s Box Office at the BOK Center, all ticket outlets, or by calling 1-800-7-BOKCTR.<\/p>\n<p>Doors at BOK Center open at 6 p.m. CST. The first preliminary bout will begin at 7:15 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Official BattleGrounds MMA: \u2018O.N.E.\u2019 Weigh-In Results (Pay-Per-View Telecast Bouts):<\/p>\n<p>Tournament Fighters:<\/p>\n<p>Bout # 1<\/p>\n<p>Cody McKenzie \u2013 170.6 pounds<br \/>\nBrock Larson \u2013 170 pounds<\/p>\n<p>Bout # 2<\/p>\n<p>Joe Ray \u2013 169.6 pounds<br \/>\nLuigi FIoravanti \u2013 171 pounds<\/p>\n<p>Bout # 3<\/p>\n<p>Jesse Taylor \u2013 170.2 pounds<br \/>\nTrey Houston \u2013 169.6 pounds<\/p>\n<p>Bout # 4<\/p>\n<p>Roan Carneiro \u2013 170.4 pounds<br \/>\nRandall Wallace \u2013 170.4 pounds<\/p>\n<p>Bantamweight (135 pounds) Co-Main Event:<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Shinn \u2013 135.4 pounds<br \/>\nChris Gutierrez \u2013 135 pounds<\/p>\n<p>Featherweight (145 pounds):<\/p>\n<p>Jamal Parks \u2013 145.4 pounds<br \/>\nRuben Warr \u2013 146 pounds<\/p>\n<p>Light Heavyweight (205 pounds):<br \/>\nFirst Non-Tournament PPV Fight<\/p>\n<p>Wayne Cole \u2013 207.6 pounds<br \/>\nNiko Koliastasis \u2013 204.4 pounds<\/p>\n<p>Featherweight (145 pounds):<\/p>\n<p>Zac Church \u2013 146.2 pounds<br \/>\nRyan Haynes \u2013 145.4 pounds<\/p>\n<p><strong>About BattleGrounds MMA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BattleGrounds MMA (www.battlegroundsone.com) is a world championship professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion designed to place combative sports athletes on a major stage in the most challenging and exciting format possible: one-night, single-elimination tournaments that reveal the toughest competitors in their respective weight divisions. Launched by Olympic wrestling legend Kenny Monday and Bryan O\u2019Rourke in 2012 as a regional organization in Tulsa, OK to unearth promising new talent in one of MMA\u2019s biggest hotbeds, the promotion is quickly capturing the hearts of fans nationwide as it brings about an exciting new era in the world\u2019s fastest growing sport.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the BOK Center:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The BOK Center is Tulsa\u2019s state-of-the-art sports and entertainment venue that opened in fall 2008. The 19,199-seat arena is home to the WNBA Tulsa Shock and the CHL Tulsa Oilers. The BOK Center was designed to host major concerts, family shows, ice shows, and other world class entertainment. Owned by the City Of Tulsa, the BOK Center is part of Vision 2025, a project to grow economic and community infrastructure for future generations. In 2011, the BOK Center won the prestigious International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) Venue Excellence Award.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About SMG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1977, SMG provides management services to more than 230 public assembly facilities including convention and exhibition centers, arenas, stadiums, theatres, performing arts centers, equestrian facilities, science centers and a variety of other venues. With facilities across the globe, SMG manages more than 14.4 million square feet of exhibition space and over 1.75 million sports and entertainment seats. As the recognized global industry leader, SMG provides venue management, sales, marketing, event booking and programming, construction and design consulting, and pre-opening services for such landmark facilities as McCormick Place &amp; Soldier Field in Chicago, Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, Houston\u2019s Reliant Park and the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. SMG also offers food and beverage operations through its concessions, catering and special events division, SAVOR, currently servicing more than 100 accounts worldwide. For more information visit www.smgworld.com.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=39302\"><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">RSR is NOW Hiring MMA Writers<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All eight fighters made weight and drew their quarterfinal stage matchups one day before the highly-anticipated, one-night BattleGrounds MMA (www.battlegroundsones.com) welterweight (170 pounds) tournament that will award its winner a grand prize of $50,000 live on pay-per-view from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. on Friday, October 3. 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