BACKYARD BRAWL IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY
On March 7, 2009 PureCombat will be brawlin at the International Agri-Center
in Tulare CA. Home of the largest agricultural show in the world and for one
night will be the battlegrounds for PureCombat 7, Backyard Brawl. Most of
the combatants will be from areas within a 100 mile radius and are ready to
claim their territory.

For the Main Event of the night it will be Jason "The Live Wire" Von Flue vs
Steve "Dangerous" Ramirez. Jason we all know is a veteran from the Ultimate
Fighter Season 2 and has a 13-11-1 record after entering the cage with such
athletes as Brett Cooper, Luke Stewart, Cung Lee, Joe Riggs, Luke Cummo and
Mac Danzig. Jason's opponent trains out of The Island in Visalia CA and has
a record of 6-4. Even though Steve is from a small town he has competed
against such big names as Erik Apple and Kyacey Uscola. Each fighter is
preparing for a big night and each of them needing to add this win to their
record.

Co-Main Event of the night are with some very well known opponents…Mike Cook
from Visalia CA vs Carter Williams out of Modesto CA will meet as Heavy
Weights as they certainly will be striking and kicking their way to the
finish. Mike "The Animal" Cook trains out of Samurai Dojo in Exeter under
the tutelage of Scott Harper and also trains with Frank Shamrock at the
Shamrock Martial Arts Academy in San Jose. Mike participated in a reality TV
show on BET called Iron Rings in which he emerged the final victor. Mike
will have more on his hands than ever though as he takes on Carter "The
Beast" Williams. Carter is from K-1 Kick Boxing fame and won the 2003 K-1
Grand Prix Championship in Japan with a second round knockout over Bjorn
Bregy.  Carter has notable wins against Charlid "Die Faust, Nobu Hayashi,
Big Daddy Gary Goodrich, Dewey Cooper, Michael McDonald and Rick Rofous in
the K-1 as well as a kickboxing win over PureCombat veteran, Scott Lighty.

On the card also is John "The Wild Child" Reedy coming in on a 4 fight
winning streak and going up against Preston Scharf. John is a PureCombat
veteran who fought Dominique 'The Fallen Angel" Robinson to a decision
December 1, 2007.  John is equally good on the ground and on his feet and
can mean trouble for anyone that meets him in the cage. But John will
definitely have one of his toughest opponents yet in Preston Scharf. Preston
holds a win over Cleber Lucianno, founder of the Cleber BJJ Academies and
first place winner of the Black Belt Division in the 2006 World
Championships of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

For another big fight of the night we've got a Central California favorite
Jesse Bowen from STACT House in Merced fighting Maurice Eazel from Antonio
McKee's school, The Body Shop. Jesse is another veteran fighter of
PureCombat and this will make it number 4. Jesse is extremely talented
wrestler and can stand and bang too. Jesse has proven to have all the gas
needed to go all the way to the end as well as impossible to Knock Out.
Maurice also has a lot of talent and is well rounded but with a trainer like
Antonio McKee with a record of 21-3 and a submission master, Jesse is
definitely being taken out to deep water with this fight. I would be looking
for the Best Submission of the Night and one of these guys earning that $500
bonus check.

With another Central Valley son, Josh Herrick on the card ready to fight
Zach Trammell and keep his winning streak going. Josh is 3-0 and trains at
Elite MMA in Visalia, a Cleber BJJ Academy. Zach Trammell trains at Elite
Combat in Lodi CA and was a state wrestler. Zach 3-1, brings heavy hands and
his extremely good ground game to this fight. Both of these fighters have a
lot to hang on to..their winning records.

Other bouts on the card are Chad Sutton vs Eli Moreno, Joe Morales vs Carlos
De Soto, Mike Craddock vs Hector Alartorre, Ben Holscher vs Tim Denham, Dan
Pinedo vs TBD, Nikk Covert vs Joe Rojas, Darren Crisp vs Isaiah Hill and
Alejandro Bautista vs Rico Altamirano.