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Havoc At The Hyatt Results

Promotion: Seconds Out
Event: Havoc At The Hyatt
Date: March 26, 2010

• Logan Clark d. Shane DeZee by R1 sub (kimura)
• Marcus LeVesseur d. Mike Plazola by R1 sub (rear naked choke)
• Nick Kirk d. Kurtis Ehrhorn by R2 sub (arm bar)
• Zach Juusola d. John King by R1 TKO
• Floyd Hodges d. Zach Schunack by R2 TKO
• Jedidiah Jones d. Robert Dawson by R1 TKO
• Nick Hudenette d. Cole Reis by R1 sub (rear naked choke)
• Benjamin Jones d. Zach Morse by R1 TKO
• Thomas Krumrei d. Josiah Draves by R1 TKO

Seconds Out And Vivid MMA Present Havoc At The Hyatt

On March 27, Seconds Out Promotions will feature live mixed martial arts action at the Hyatt in downtown Minneapolis in an event titled "Havoc at the Hyatt."

The event will be headlined by Minnesota light heavyweight Logan Clark facing "Suga" Shane Dezee.  Clark, nicknamed "The Pink Pounder," has fought all around the world over a 13-4 career.  He is coming off a January early first round TKO victory over Chris Barden in a local show in Rochester.

Clark has fought in for world premier promotions like UFC, WEC, Sengoku Raiden Championship and Extreme Challenge.

Also featured on the card will be former Augsburg College standout wrestler Marcus LeVesseur, who will face undefeated Iowa Challenge MMA fighter Mike Plazola.  LeVesseur was undefeated in his college wrestling career and a 4-time NCAA Division III National Champion.

Tickets can be purchased here.

Brutaal To Crown First Heavyweight Champion

On January 15, Brutaal will crown their first-ever heavyweight champion.  The event will be held at Epic in Minneapolis.  Showtime is 7 PM.

The title will be placed around the winner of the final in the 4-man heavyweight tournament, which began on November 25.  Kevin Asplund (7-1) will take on Heath Roth to see who will be the first Brutaal Heavyweight Champion.  Asplund defeated Cameron Befort by first round submission in one semifinal of the tournament to get the opportunity. Josh Henry defeated Roth on the same night, but was not able to compete for the title.

FIGHTCARD:

Heavyweight Title: Kevin Asplund (7-1) vs. Heath Roth (3-5)

Middleweights: Lance Anderson (5-0) vs. Kyle Davis (6-5)

Light Heavyweights: Shane DeZee (8-7) vs. Jed Anderson (1-0)

Middleweights: Joey Clark (17-4-2) vs. TBA

Featherweights: Pat Schilling (3-0) vs. Andy Slaggell

Amateur Middleweight Title: Noah Roger vs. Dan Davies

Light Heavyweights: Adam Rothfelder (0-1) vs. Don Desher (0-1)

Wiuff, Speer win at Gladiators in Rochester

Article from Rochester Post-Bulletin
By Ben Pherson

Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN 

Tommy Speer and Travis Wiuff were victorious Saturday night during mixed martial arts event "Gladiators" at Graham Arena.

Eyota product Logan Clark suffered a first round knockout loss to Jason Guida in his main-event fight at 205 pounds. The fight lasted just seven seconds before Guida landed on the second punch of a combination.

Speer earned a unanimous decision victory over Travis Perzynski at 170 pounds. Perzynski was impressive, though, and Speer was unable to finish the fight. Still, the Elgin native was dominant in all three rounds.

Wiuff's fight against Waylon Goldsmith didn't last long. Goldsmith took Wiuff down immediately, but from the bottom, Wiuff locked in an arm bar, and Goldsmith submitted just 20 seconds into the heavyweight matchup.

Chuck Parmelee pounded Mike Wenzel for the 170-pound Gladiators championship belt, winning by TKO in the third round.

Former Byron wrestler Heath Rud lost his MMA debut, falling by unanimous decision to Iowa native and fellow wrestling standout Blaze Gill at 170.

In other fights, Iowa native Matt Gabel defeated Grand Meadow native Tyler Knutson, Rochester's Josh Leithe beat Lake City's Cameron Befort and Rochester's Chris Barden downed Rochester Mike Hansen.

Wiuff, Speer, Clark set to fight tonight at Graham Arena

Article from Rochester-Post Bulletin:
By Ben Pherson

Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN

While the three main event-type fighters on Saturday's local mixed martial arts card all have new opponents, it appears that two of the three have taken a step up.

	If you go What: Professional and amateur mixed martial arts fights. When: 8 p.m. Saturday. Where: Graham Arena at the Olmsted County Fairgrounds. Who: Local fighters include Travis Wiuff, Tommy Speer, Logan Clark, Travis Perzynski, Chris Barden, Mike Hansen and Heath Rud. Other fighters will be announced in Friday's event preview. Tickets: $20 for general admission in advance, $30 at the door. Reserved seating is $45. Tickets are available at Kathy's Pub, all Andy's Liquor locations and from participating fighters. Info: UFC veteran Clay Guida was to make an appearance, but due to a scheduling conflict, Guida will not be able to attend.

Travis Wiuff, Logan Clark and Tommy Speer all will fight Saturday at Graham Arena during "Gladiators," an eight-fight MMA card being hosted by Kathy's Pub.

Originally, the three local standouts were scheduled to fight Chris Albandia, Dan Stittgen and Jason Guida, who all train at the Midwest Training Center in Illinois. That's the home camp of UFC veteran Clay Guida, who is the brother of Jason.

Last week, though, deals for the fighters from Midwest Training Center couldn't be worked out, so they backed out of the event, leaving organizers scrambling to find new opponents for Wiuff, Clark and Speer.

Stepping up to fight Speer was local product Travis Perzynski, who is a former Zumbrota-Mazeppa wrestler. Perzynski normally fights at 155 pounds, but he'll meet Speer (11-3) at 175 on Saturday.

It's a big jump in weight for Perzynski, who has more than 20 wins at 155 and only two losses.

Speer said he expects the weight difference to be a major advantage.

"Perzynski is tough, but I think my ground game is better than his," Speer said. "I think size and strength will be a factor. I'll weigh 190 pounds by the time the fight comes. Plus, I'm more experienced. He has more fights than me, but I've been in bigger fights."

Speer became sick recently, which is why the fight is at 175 instead of his normal 170.

"When I got sick, we tried to find an opponent for me at 185, because it's tough to cut weight when you're sick," Speer said. "When we couldn't find someone at 185, I guess Perzynski stepped up."

Speer has been doing most of his training for this fight with Mario Roberto at Fourth Street Gym, but he's also traveled to Winona to train with Mike Howell.

The former Plainview-Elgin-Millville and Rochester Community and Technical College standout said he hopes to use this fight as another steppingstone. He'd like to be fighting for a bigger promotion by the end of the year.

"I believe my manager has me fighting in Canada some time soon, but other than that, nothing is set up," Speer said. "I'd like to take another fight, get another win, and then be in Strikeforce or with someone big. Anything can happen, but that's what I'm hoping."

Guida steps up

When Clark's original opponent backed out, organizers lined him up with Iowa native and wrestling standout Josh Marsh. But Marsh became ill this week and had to back out of the fight.

Jason Guida, originally set to fight Wiuff in a heavyweight bout, stepped up and took the fight with Clark on short notice.

It's an intriguing matchup, since Guida is a large 205-pounder who fights often at heavyweight, and Clark is small for 205 pounds and normally fights at 185.

Clark says Guida's size and strong wrestling background pose problems. But he's still confident he will come away with a victory.

"I think it will be mint to fight Jason Guida," Clark said. "His power will work for him, especially when it comes to his wrestling. He's obviously a more accomplished wrestler. But I expect my conditioning will be sufficient to outweigh any power advantage he'll have."

A new wrestler

With Guida out of his fight against Wiuff, the former RCTC All-American needed a new opponent. Stepping up was former Briar Cliff wrestler Waylon Goldsmith.

Goldsmith is just 2-2 as a professional, though many of his fights around the Sioux City, Iowa, area aren't listed on his professional record.

Wiuff said he doesn't believe Goldsmith presents any significant challenge.

"He's a big guy," Wiuff said. "That's about all I know about him. But that's nothing new. It's unfortunate, but it happens. I don't prepare any differently."

Wiuff said his training has been going well. He's worked extensively on his striking, and he hopes to display some of those skills Saturday.

"But I always say that's my strategy, and then it changes when I step in the cage," Wiuff said. "I'm looking to entertain the fans. I feel stronger than I've ever been, so I think that will help."

Wiuff said his added strength can be attributed to his new strength coach, Wes Emmert, who writes a fitness column for the Post-Bulletin. "The guy's awesome," Wiuff said. "He's taken my strength training to a new level. I always thought I knew what I was doing, but his workouts are crazy."

Other local clashes

Former Rochester resident Mike Wenzel will fight for the "Gladiators" 170-title against Chuck Parmelee (27-9-1)

Parmelee is a veteran who has been in the cage against some of the sport's best, and he's very big for 170. He normally fights at 185.

Wenzel is a deadly striker who defeated local product Joel Schrimpf in his last Rochester fight. Wenzel has struggled to make weight in the past, and if he fails to get to 170 this time, the fight will not be for the title. It's scheduled to be a five-round fight.

In a highly anticipated rematch, Rochester fighters Mike Hansen and Chris Barden will clash at 205.

Barden knocked out Hansen in their last meeting, but Hansen feels the outcome will be different Saturday. He's been training regularly with Clark at Rochester MMA and feels he's improved greatly since the first matchup against Barden.

"I've been training very hard, and since I've been under Logan's wing, I've improved a lot," Hansen said. "I feel a lot more comfortable in there. My boxing, my jiu-jitsu, my wrestling, it's all better. This is an important fight. I want that loss back."

Hansen lost his last fight due to a brutal cut. He said he took about six months to let that cut heal, and he hasn't had trouble since then. "It won't be a problem. It hasn't opened up again," Hansen said.

Hansen said he doesn't have a specific game plan for Barden, who is a wild yet powerful striker.

"It's always my goal to put on a good show for the fans, win or lose," Hansen said. "I think my conditioning will be a really big advantage for me because I've been putting in the training."

Former Byron wrestler Heath Rud will make his MMA debut. Rud, who is training with Clark at Rochester MMA, is a former state wrestling place-winner, and he'll meet another former state place-winner in Blaze Gill, who placed at the Iowa high school tournament.

"Heath is the most accomplished wrestler we've trained with," Clark said. "I think he'll do well. If Heath Rud can throw a three-punch combo in his first ever MMA fight, then I'm a winner. I don't think I could do that in my first MMA fight."

Local fighters Josh Leithe, Cameron Belfort and Tyler Knutson also will be on the card. Knutson is fighting Iowa product Matt Gabel, and Leithe will square off against Belfort.

The eight-fight card is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Saturday. Minnesota MMA standout Brock Larson will make a guest appearance, replacing Clay Guida, who won't attend due to a scheduling conflict.

Tickets are $20 in advance and are available at Kathy's Pub, Andy's Liquor locations and from participating fighters. Tickets at the door are $30.

Extreme Challenge coming to Rochester

Promoter Monte Cox will see his promotion Extreme Challenge make its way back to Minnesota on January 31, when EC 119 will be held at Olmstead County Fairgrounds in Rochester. The event will feature top local fighters Travis Wiuff and Mike Wentzel. UFC TUF veteran Tommy Speer will also make an appearance.