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August 1, 2007
Team Tompkins franchising now available!
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Team Tompkins Muay Thai & Submission franchising is now available. Get your gym certified and involved in Canada's #1 Mixed Martial Arts program. We cover everything from training systems, diets, instructor certifications, VIP seminars, equipment to business planning and organizational operations. Throw us an e-mail at shawn@teamtompkins.com for more information.
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August 1 , 2007
Check out MMA Today!
Check it out MMA Today the Internets newest and best instructional and informational site. Also look for MMA Today to be on Sirius Radio and Television in the very near future.
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August 1, 2007
Team Tompkins shirts now available.
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Camoflouge (We're Going to War !!!) Team Tompkins T-shirts in stock. Order yours today. Email Shawn Tompkins. Shirts only $25.00
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May
16 , 2007
World's largest and best training
camp run by Shawn Tompkins.
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Using facilities in both California and Las Vegas
, Shawn Tompkins is preparing the L.A. Anacondas,
Hominick, Stout, Baroni, Jason "Mayhem"
Miller, Gray Maynard, Tyson Griffen, Forrest Griffin,
Mike Whitehead, Mark Beecher, Joey Varner, Art Santore
and many more for upcoming fights during the month
of May and June.
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May
16 , 2007
Shawn Tompkins trains Phil
Baroni for upcoming fight
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Shawn Tompkins prepares "The New York Bad Ass"
Phil Baroni for the biggest fight of his life. At
Las Vegas' Extreme Couture gym, Mr. Tompkins will
be working together with Baroni to prepare him for
the Strikforce event that takes place on June 22nd.
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May
16 , 2007
Team Tompkins fighters sign
management deal with North County Fight Club
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As of May 1st, selected Team Tompkins pro fighters
will be represented by one of the world's top management
team headed by Jeff Clark and Matt Stansell. This
management team will continue to aid in Team Tompkin's
rise to the top of the Mixed Martial Arts world....
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March
25 , 2007
Latest IFL Fighter Rankings
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Check out the latest IFL fighter
rankings at IFL
Fighter Rankings.
Simply select a weight class to see who is on top
of each division.
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March
24 , 2007
What would you do for $100?
March
19, 2007
Shawn Tompkins article at
Ring of Fire
February
27, 2007
Check out Rob MacDonald's
new website
February
24, 2007
Dan Henderson knocks out Wanderlei
Silva at Pride 33!
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After a successful training
camp at Team Quest in Temecula California with Shawn
Tompkins, Dan Henderson showed why he is one of the
best fighters in the world as he knocked out Wanderlei
Sliva with a huge left hook. Congrats Dan!
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February
16, 2007
Mark Hominick and Sam Stout
T-Shirts
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Be sure to check out The
Fight Network for official Mark Hominick and Sam
Stout T-shirts. Order yours today! Shirts will also
be available Sunday March 11th at the Team Tompkins
gym....
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February
16, 2007
Ryo Chonan defeats Ryuta Sakurai
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From Ryo Chonan: Hi, Shawn,
I just won the fight today and the judgement was 2-0.
The mit training with you made this success. I could
hit punch well. I really want to get recoverd my knee
as soon as possible, and to go training with you in
Temecula. Thank you, Shawn and Team Tompkins!
Ryo Chonan
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February
9 , 2007
Mark Hominick loses close
decision to Hatsu Hioki
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Mark Hominick fought a 5-round
stand-up war with Hatsu Hioki at TKO 28. Unfortunately,
the judges awarded this fight to Hioki; a decision
that was not well received by most of the fans in
attendance.
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February
9 , 2007
Sam Stout defeats Fabio Holanda
at TKO 28
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Sam Stout defeated Fabio Holanda
at TKO 28. This is a huge win or Sam, and demonstrated
how much he has improved on the ground. He weathered
the storm of the BJJ black belt, and pulled off the
win with outstanding cardio.
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February
9 , 2007
Chris Clements defeats David
Medd at TKO
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Chris Clements won his 4th
straight bout at TKO 28, defeated David Medd via TKO.
Congrats to Chris on another big victory.
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February
2, 2007
Chris Horodecki defeats Bart
Palaszewski at IFL!
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Chris Horodecki extended his
undefeated record to 8-0 by defeating Bart Palaszewski,
leading the Anacondas to a huge win over the Silverbacks
from the Militech camp. Congrats Chris!
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January
29, 2007
Tompkins returns to London
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Shawn Tompkins returns to London,
Ontario Feb 3rd. He will return to running classes
at Team Tompkins on Feb 5th. Don't miss out on these
classes. Also a chance to see Hominick and Stout before
they leave for Montreal.
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January
29, 2007
California Training Camp
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California Training camp finishes
for Mark Hominick, Sam Stout and Pete Brown. Hominick
and Stout are heading back to Canada Tuesday afternoon
to complete training for TKO and Pete Brown and Shawn
Tompkins are off to Houston, Texas for the IFL. Great
finish to an awesome camp, completing the last night
with former KOTC champion "Showtime" Javier
Vasquez. Look for Javier Vasquez to be traveling to
Canada in march to do a seminar at the Team Tompkins
gym.
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January
22, 2007
Shawn Tompkins in Grappling
Magazine
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Shawn Tompkins will be featured
in an upcoming issue of Grappling magazine's Coaches
Corner. Keep your eyes posted for this popular MMA
magazine to read about training drills, as well as
the philosophy of training many different fighters
with many different styles.
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January
22, 2007
Sam Stout at London Sports
Celebrity Dinner
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Jim Cressman, sports reporter
for the London Free Press had the following to say
about Sam Stout's appearance at the London Sports
Celebrity Dinner: "Sam was great and a real pleasure
to meet; a real fine young man and a great representative
of his sport. Morris and I sat with him at the luncheon
and he was a real hit with the high school kids and
the kids from the Thames Valley Children's Centre,
posing for pics with Steve Molitor with their World
Championship belts". Check out the Article
Here
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January
22, 2007
Mark Hominick training in
Chicago
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Mark "the Machine"
Hominick is training at the moment in Chicago at Team
Curran Martial Arts. Jeff Curran is helping prepare
the former TKO champ for his re-match with Hatsu Hioki.
Hominick will be traveling later this week to Temecula,
California to finish his preparation with Shawn Tompkins
and Team Quest for this upcoming bout. Check www.tkomma.tv
for ticket and fight info....
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January
22, 2007
Shawn Tompkins training Ryo
Chonan
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Shawn Tompkins has started
training former Pride FC fighter and now DEEP middleweight
Champion Ryo Chonan. Ryo Chonan has travelled from
Japan to California to prepare for his upcoming February
title defence. He is a huge pleasure to train, will
great skills in both stand up and ground. He is best
remembered for his Pride win over UFC stand out Anderson
Silva, with his leg scissors takedown and heel hook
submission.
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January
14 , 2007
MacEachern vs. MacDonald is
on!
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Upcoming Team Tompkins event
on Sunday, March 11th will be the site of a long awaited
Thai Boxing match up between two fighters that are
not afraid to tell us they don't like eachother. As
we all know this is generally a recipe for a great,
exciting match. Team Tompkins member and assistant
instructor Brian MacEachern will be facing former
Team Tompkins member Jacob MacDonald. Since leaving
the Team Tompkins Camp, MacDonald has gone on to open
his own gym and start to train his own stable of fighters
that will also be highlighted in the Thai Boxing event.
Don't miss this event, show starts at 2pm sharp.........
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January
14 , 2007
Pride Press Conference
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Shawn
Tompkins arrives in Hollywood, California to witness
the official press conference for Prides "Second
Coming" show, scheduled for Feb 24th in Las Vegas,
NV. Mr. Tompkins will be training and cornering Dangerous
Dan Henderson as he takes on Middleweight Champion Wanderlei
"Axe Murderer" Silva for the coveted title
held by Silva. This fight is gonna be fireworks..... |
January
14 , 2007
IFL Training Camp
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Preparation for the Anaconda's
first match up Feb 2nd has already begun, with some
of the Team's members traveling out to Temecula to
train for a week, with Bas Rutten's assistant coach
Shawn Tompkins. Look for this first show to be a war
with the Los Angeles Anaconda's matching up against
Pat Miletich's Silverbacks. One of the IFL's most
anticipated matches will be 155lb Bart Palachewski
taking on our very own Chris "The Polish Hammer"
Horodecki. Horodecki assures us Bart's day of defeat
will be coming Feb 2nd in Houston, Texas.
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January
13 , 2007
"Muscle Beach" Pete
Brown signed to IFL
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"Muscle
Beach" Pete Brown has recently signed with the
IFL and will be the 155lbs alternate for the Bas Rutten
Anaconda's. This is a great step forward in what looks
to be a very bright future for this Team Tompkins tough
guy.... |
January
10 , 2007
Team Quest Training Camp
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Temecula Team Quest training
Camp starts Jan 10th, preparation for the upcoming
TKO event as well as Dan Henderson for the returning
Pride event in Las Vegas February 24th.
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January
9, 2007
Sam Stout featured at London
Sports Celebrity Dinner
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This Year's London Sports Celebrity
Dinner will feature our own Sam "Hands of Stone"
Stout. Sam will be among many NHL, MLB, and other
sports celebrities to raise money for the London Children's
Hospital. Just goes to prove there is much more to
being a Champion than just wearing the belt.
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January
1 , 2007
Thanks Vic Kinsella!
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Special Thanks to Vic Kinsella
and his family for all of their outstanding efforts
at Team Tompkins. Vic has been a huge part of all
of the upkeep and renovating at the gym and we really
have been blessed with his dedication to the building
of our facility. Thanks again so much, we are forever
in debt.....
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January
1 , 2007
Check out the Fight Network!
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Keep your eyes on The Fight
Network and if you don't have it yet, get it.... The
New voice of the K-1 events joining the famous Mauro
Renallo is our one and only Shawn Tompkins as colour
commentator. Also watch www.thefightnetwork.com
for official Mark Hominick, Sam Stout and Chris Horodecki
T-shirts.....
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January
1 , 2007
Harder Fight Gear - New Official
Team Tompkins Sponsor
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Big thanks to our new Team
Tompkins official sponsor, Harder Fight Gear. They
have been involved in 2 club events now, as well as
getting behind Rob Macdonald in the UFC, and Mark
hominick in the Ring of Fire. Look for them to be
a huge part of our dominance on February 9th at TKO
28 - Inevitable at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
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December
10 , 2006
Mark Hominick defeats Doug
Edwards at Ring of Fire 27!
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Mark Hominick defeated Doug
Edwards via Rear Naked Choke at 4:08 of round 2 at
Ring of Fire 27 in Denver, Colorado. Congrats to Mark!
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November
2, 2006
Chris Hordecki defeats Ryan
Shultz at IFL!
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Chris Horodecki extended his
undefeated record to 7-0 this past weekend defeating
vetran Ryan Shultz at IFL. Chris won via TKO in the
second round.
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November
2 , 2006
Krzysztof Soszynski defeats
Devin Cole at IFL!
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Kryzstof
Soszynski defeated Devin Cole via arm bar at IFL this
past weekend. Congratulations to Kryz for continuing
on his winning streak!
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November
1, 2006
Las Vegas Team Tompkins
training Camp!
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Shawn has been in Vegas
since Pride FC running an official Team Tompkins
camp at the Xyience Training Centres and the UFC
Training Centre. Fighters training with Mr. Tompkins
include Tyson Griffith, Martin Kampmann, Forrest
Griffin, Dewey Cooper, Heath Herring, Jay Heiron,
Gray Maynard and many many others. Shawn will
be returning to Canada on Nov 12th.
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October
31, 2006
Don't miss Ultimate Fight
Night on November 11th on Spike TV!
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Shawn is training Martin
Kampmann in Las Vegas right now for his fight vs
Nova Uniao fighter Thalves Leites. Martin is from
Denmark and has chosen Shawn to take care of his
training and cornering duties in North America.
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October
21, 2006
Dangerous Dan Henderson defeats
Vitor Belfort at Pride FC!
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Dangerous Dan Henderson wins
at the first ever Pride FC event in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Dan beat the infamous Vitor Belfort. Shawn Tompkins
trained and cornered Henderson for this fight and
will be starting to prepare Dan for his upcoming fight
when Pride returns to Vegas in February.
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October
17, 2006
Dan Henderson to fight Vitor
Belfort at Pride FC in Las Vegas, Nevada!
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Be sure to purchase this weekend's
Pride FC PPV from Las Vegas, NV as Dangerous Dan Henderson
represents Team Quest and Team Tompkins in the world's
biggest fighting event.
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October
17, 2006
Jeff Curran defeats Waggney Fabiano
at Apex!
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Huge congrats to "Big Frog"
Jeff Curran and his successful Apex Lightweight Championship
win over Waggney Fabiano. Another big step in Curran's
quest for Lightweight supremacy.
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October
17, 2006
Shawn Tompkins doin' what he does
best....
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Team Tompkins founder Shawn Tompkins
is given praise on FCFighter.com radio show interview
with King of the Cage champion Mac Danzig. He is also
mentioned in Sherdog's Beatdown radio interview with Dangerous
Dan Henderson.
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October 11,
2006
Shawn Tompkins is training Dan Henderson
for his upcoming Pride fight!
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Currently Shawn Tompkins is in Temecula,
California training Pride middleweight Champion Hollywood
Dan Henderson. Dan is preparing for his upcoming bout vs
Vitor Belfort. Don't miss Prides first USA show, its gonna
be great.....
Pride
FC Website
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September
29 , 2006
Krzysztof Soszynski becomes TKO
Heavyweight Champion!
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Congrats
to Team Tompkins latest champion Kryzstof Soszynski. The Experiment
is now the new TKO World Heavyweight Champion. Hard work,
consistency and sacrifice are what made this dream happen.
Special thanks to Bas Rutten for his assistance in training
our new champ.
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September
29 , 2006
Mark Hominick defeats Samuel Guillet
at TKO 29!
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Congratulations
to Mark Hominick on his TKO 29 unanimous decision victory
over strong up-and-coming opponent, Samuel Guillet. Mark dominated
the fight and once again demonstrated his outstanding striking
skills.
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September
29 , 2006
Sam Stout defeats Jay Estrada to
retain TKO belt!
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Congratulations
to Sam Stout on his submission (armbar) victory over long-time
adversary Jay Estrada. Jay beat Sam in a TKO bout several
years ago, and Sam has been looking forward to avenging his
first loss for some time now. To beat Jay by armbar was just
icing on the cake. Way to go Sammy!
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September
29 , 2006
Chris Clements defeats Steve Pouliot
at TKO 29!
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Congratulations
to Chris Clements on his TKO victory over Steve Pouliot. Chris
has won his last 3 TKO bouts, and has a very bright future
in MMA ahead of him. Nice work Chris!
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March 22,
2006
Krzysztof “The Experiment"
Soszynski makes IFL debut
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Team
Tompkins fighter Kryzstof "The Experiment" Soszynski
will be making his IFL debut on April 29th in Atalantic, City
NJ. Soszynski will be representing the heavyweight division
on Bas Rutten's Team Anaconda. Also working as assistant coach
for the Anaconda's will be Shawn Tompkins. Be sure to watch
for the IFL coming soon to National TV.
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March 22,
2006
Matt Hughes Seminar in London, Ontario
- April 29, 2006
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Matt
Hughes will be coming to London, Ontario on April 29th for
a day seminar. To get more info on this great seminar go to
www.suffer-system.com
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March
4, 2006
Mark Hominick defeats Yves Edwards
at UFC 58
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Mark
Hominick defeated Yves Edwards at UFC 58 via Triangle Choke.
Edwards is one of the top-ranked fighters in the world. Mark
showed why he belongs on top with a huge victory!
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March
4, 2006
Sam Stout defeats Spencer Fisher at
UFC 58
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Sam
Stout defeated Militech fighter Spencer Fisher at UFC 58 via
decision. Congratulations to Sam on another huge win!
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March
4, 2006
Rob MacDonald defeated by Jason Lambert
at UFC 58
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Rob
MacDonald lost via Kimura to Jason Lambert at UFC 58. We're
all looking forward to seeing Rob in the ring again really
soon.
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January
28, 2006
Mark Hominick defeats Naoji Fujimoto
at TKO 24
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Mark
Hominick defeated Naoji Fujimoto at TKO 24 via Rear Naked
Choke. Congratulations to Mark on another huge victory!
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January
28, 2006
Chris Horodecki defeats Dave Pariseau
at TKO 24
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Chris
Horodecki defeated Dave Pariseau at TKO 24 via TKO. Congratulations
to Chris on his third straight victory with TKO!
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January
14, 2006
Nick "The Italian Stallion"
Rondinelli at Freedom Fight 2006
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4 Time
KickBoxing and Muay Thai Champion Nick "The Italian Stallion"
Rondinelli lost his bout to Kevin "Tingle" Engle
at Freedom Fight 2006. Nick is a warrior, and we all know
he'll be back stronger than ever.
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December
7, 2005
Nick "The Italian Stallion"
Rondinelli to face Kevin "Tingle" Engel at Freedom Fight
2006 in Hull Quebec
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4 Time
KickBoxing and Muay Thai Champion Nick "The Italian Stallion"
Rondinelli has been signed to fight on the next Freedom Fight
card in Hull, Quebec on January 14, 2006. Nick will be fighting
a 7-round American Rules fight against St Louis's Kevin 'Tingle"
Engel. These two fought once before in an amateur bout with
Rondinelli losing a close decision. Rondinelli is seeking
his revenge in this highly anticipated match-up.
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November
5, 2005
Sam "Hands of Stone" Stout
defends TKO World Lightweight Championship Belt!
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On
November 5, 2005, Sam "Hands of Stone" Stout faced
Donald Ouimet to defends his TKO World Lightweight Championship
belt. After a 3-round split-decision victory for Sam in their
previous fight, Sam looked to eliminate any doubt circulating
the MMA world in regard to his championship status. In the
highly anticipated rematch, Sam won the fight with an impressive
first round knock out to retain his title, and prove to fans
that he is the undisputed TKO World Lightweight Champion.
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November
5, 2005
Chris "The Polish Hammer"
Horodecki defeats David Goulet!
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On
November 5, 2005, Chris "The Polish Hammer" Horodecki
faced David Goulet in his second TKO fight. Chris ended the
fight in the 3rd round with an outstanding knockout via high
kick to the head. Watch out for more from this 18-year old
phenom. Congratulations Chris! |
September
30, 2005
Mark "The Machine" Hominick
retains TKO World Super Lightweight Championship Belt!
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On
September 30, 2005, Mark "The Machine" Hominick
faced Ryan Diaz in a highly anticipated rematch to defend
his TKO World Super Lightweight Championship belt. Mark dominated
the fight from the outset, showing amazing technique, speed,
and precision. The fight ended in the 3rd round when the referee
stopped the bout. Congratulations to Mark on a very impressive
performance! |
September
30, 2005
Chris "The Polish Hammer"
Horodecki victorious in TKO debut!
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On
September 30, 2005, Chris "The Polish Hammer" Horodecki
faced Stephane Laliberte in his TKO debut. The referee stopped
the fight after Chris landed a devestating high kick to the
head of Laliberte. Very impressive debut for Chris! |
September
6, 2005
Krzysztof “The Polish Experiment"
Soszynski joins Team Tompkins
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There
is a new force in the Heavyweight division and they call him
“The Polish Experiment”, Krzysztof Soszynski.
Fighting out of Winnipeg and London Canada via Stalowa Wola,
Poland and trained by Joe Doerksen and Shawn Tompkins. The
6’2”, 255lbs fighting machine already holds a
10 win and only 3 loss record. Teaming up with Team Tompkins
Muay Thai & Submission, Krzysztof Soszynski has just recently
returned from the K-1 HERO’s try-outs in Las Vegas,
successfully being chosen for a future K-1 show. The Polish
Experiment will be making his next fight in Canada’s
premier MMA organization TKO, where he has just signed a 5
fight deal in which the first fight will be against France’s
Krystof Midoux on September |
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30th in Montreal. “I am extremely excited to be a part
of oneof the best MMA organizations in the country and looking
forward to squaring off against Midoux. I am very focused and
have brought my training to the next level by joining Team Tompkins
and Team Joe Doerksen,” adds the Polish Experiment. |
August 6, 2005
Rob MacDonald to compete on second
season of The Ultimate Fighter!
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Rob
MacDonald
Heavyweight
6'3", 240 lbs.
Age: 26
From: Mississauga, Ontario |
Rob fulfilled one his dreams in life by
becoming a police officer and serving for the past 1 ½
years in his native Mississauga, Ontario. The only Canadian citizen
on The Ultimate Fighter Season II, Rob was a nationally ranked
wrestler at St. Charles College (high school) in Ontario and also
excelled on the football and track teams. He graduated Western
Ontario University with degrees in English and Psychology. The
26 year-old has been participating in MMA for three years and
trains with Team Tompkins. His current professional MMA record
is 3-0. The Toronto Raptors fan is inspired by his father and
former railway engineer, Ranald, who passed away. His cousin,
Miranda, stars on the cable series, “Degrassi Junior High:
The New Class.”
Check out the following links for more
details:
The
Ultimate Fighter
Spike
TV
UFC
July 15, 2005
Sam "Hands of Stone"
Stout wins TKO Lightweight Championship Belt!
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On
July 15, 2005, Sam "Hands of Stone" Stout faced
Donald Ouimet for the TKO Lightweight Championship belt.
After a 3-round war, Sam was awarded a split decision
victory to become the new TKO Lightweight Champion. Congratulations
to Sam! |
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