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Armageddon Fight Promotions
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AFP-1 Event Horizon
Ricky Warner here to talk with you all about Armageddon Fight Promotions, the newest fight organizers in New York have opened their doors and are signing fresh young talent to the promotion. Their inaugural event is scheduled and is due to premier on January 19th 2013 at the Micro Arena in New York. The event is predicted to be a sold out affair with some of the hottest young talent in New York and beyond scheduled to fight on the card.
The fighters on the card may not be household names just yet, but rest assured they will be making their presence felt and you don’t want to miss out on this opportunity to see the future superstars of the arena as they step into the cage to be forged in the crucible of combat into warriors of legend.
The debut event is set and we will be taking a look at it later in the show, but right now we will be talking with Brunno Falcone, the owner of AFP and getting his insights into this exciting new fight promotion.
Ricky Warner: Hello fight fans! Welcome to the show. We have with us today Brunno Falcone the owner of the newest fight promotion in New York, Armageddon Fight Promotions. Welcome to the show, Brunno. Thanks for coming.
Brunno Falcone: Tanks, Ricky. It’s an honor.
Ricky Warner: So, we all know that you left the Immortals – New York Promotion after a long tenure there. You were one of the founding staff members there if I recall correctly. What happened there?
Brunno Falcone: Well, Ricky, I don’t really wanna go inta alla dat really. I was one a da foundin’ members of INY, but me and Peel Steel had a bit of a falling out, see? For a while dere we was pretty pissed at each other. Now weez sorta buried da hatchet. And it weren’t in nobody’s back. Anyways we got inta dis fight and I was let go from da staff. I was gonna quit anyhow at that point, but I guess we boat just kinda over reacted, capish?
Ricky Warner: So, now Armageddon? How’s the new promotion going, and how did you finance the operation?
Brunno Falcone: Well, yeah. Armageddon has a kinda end of da world kinda ting to it, see. I liked that. Sounds like a lot of tings is gonna get broken. Sos I decided dat it sounded pretty brutal. Tings is going pretty good over dere. A bit slow and whatnot, but weez slowly building da roster up and we gots us enough guys what we can finally put on our first show;. which will be going down on da 19th at da Micro Arena. As you knows, I had da Stark Slugger Society Gym for a long time and it made a good bit of money. I been bankrolling it for a long time, see. I don’t live to extravagant a lifestyle or nuttin’. I saved up about a half a mill and decided it was time ta start me a fight promotion. I been in the fight game a long time, see. Back in da day I was a boxer myself in the WeBL. I was da number one ranked contender in the Great Lakes regional division. My brother Bobby, now he done real good. But dats a story for another time. Anyway dats all dere was to dat really.
Ricky Warner: So there is no truth to the rumor that organized crime had anything to do with the financing of the organization?
Brunno Falcone: Whatsa matter for you? Are you stupid or what? You know I ain’t got no official affiliation wit no organized crime.
Ricky Warner: Well, you are a known associate of Vincenzo “the Razor” Maloni, son of Johnny “Two-Fingers” Maloni the notorious crime boss in Brooklyn in the 1970’s and alleged head of an organized crime syndicate in Brooklyn today. You also are a known associate of Anthony “the Tank” Taglietti, who allegedly has deep connections with Vincenzo Maloni.
Brunno Falcone: Yeah? And so what of it? Ain’t nuttin’ ever been pinned on dem. So what’s it matter if I gots me some friends what gots Italian names? It don’t mean nuttin’. I grew up wit dem guys. Dey’s like family. Ain’t nuttin’ wrong wit dat.
Ricky Warner: OK, lets move on, then, shall we? So how is the recruiting going for the new organization and who are some of the standout fighters?
Brunno Falcone: We gots tirty-four or tirty-five fighters right now and we are still sending out contract offers. Anyone what has a fighter registration ID number of two-hundred-tousand or higher is welcome to join up wit us. Just contact us at da office and we can draft up a standard contract for yous. Some of our top prospects right now are Dick “Mountain” Dew who is tree an oh in da QFC on a tree fight win streak. And Mike Fitzawater. He ain’t but one and oh right now, but he shows some promise. And anther one is four and two Tyson Taylor. He’s only fought in da QFC but he’s done pretty good so far. Boat of his losses have been to da same guy. A dude named Alter Ego, and he done went the distance with him boat times. I tink weez gonna see some really good fights in da near future.
Ricky Warner: Alright, congratulations on the new company and good luck with it. We look forward to seeing the inaugural event on January 19th at the Micro Arena in New York.
Brunno Falcone: Tanks, Ricky.
Ricky Warner: OK, next we take a closer look at the event and go over the fights on the card:
The Opener for the evening will be a Light-Heavyweight match between two fighters trying to recover from debut losses. Floyd Patterson (0-1) is set to take on Peter South (0-1). Patterson is a more rounded fighter and will need to avoid the takedowns of the wrestler, South. It has been my experience that when you see such a large disparity in wrestling skills that the wrestler will dominate. I think the same will hold true here.
Tomasz "TomiÅ›" Kowalczyk (0-0) vs. Hugo Lewis (0-0) at Middleweight follows. Kowalcyzk has better wrestling pedigree and a Purple belt in BJJ to back it up, but I think that he doesn’t have a large enough advantage to completely dominate. His opponent has significantly better striking skills and may be able to bring them to bear and force a stoppage or at least eke out a points decision. I predict though that it will eventually go to the ground and Kowalcyzk will either ound Lewis out or twist something off.
Another Light-Heavyweight fight is up next with Aldo Lonni (0-0) vs. Jan Culero (0-0). Both fighters are making their professional debuts and they will be out for blood. They are very closely matched in terms of skill, with a slight edge in Muay Thai going to Lonni. Lonni is a slightly heavier man but he gives up almost two full inches in reach to Culero. Tough fight to call. I think the Lonni camp might have more experience and will be able to edge out Culero in an exciting fight.
Hunter "The Hurt" Helms (0-0) vs. Marco Calvacante (0-0) is the next one on the card. This one is in the Welterweight division. Two more fighters making their professional debuts tonight as they try to establish themselves as credible threats for the title. Helms is the more rounded fighter but he is badly outclassed by Calvacante’s wrestling skills. The good news for Helms is that Calvacante will be utterly useless anywhere but on the mat, so if he can keep it standing then he can pull out a win and a pretty good upset. I just don’t see it happening that way. Calvacante will pull the fight into his world and will lay a hurting on Helms.
We move up to the big boys as we round out the bottom half of the card as Tyson "Quicksand" Griggs (0-0) takes on another fighter making his debut, Fred Baggins (0-0). Both of these guys are ground fighters with Griggs having a rather impressive brown belt in BJJ and Baggins sporting a wonderful wrestling background. This one could be a long and technical match and could be fight of the night stuff but I feel that the wrestling skills of Baggins alone will not be enough to prevent Griggs from eventually landing a submission.
Dropping in weight again to the Light-Heavyweight division we have Ronnie "Lighting" Langston (1-0) vs. Jackson "Killer Elite" Stathan (0-0). Langston holds a win over fellow AFP fighter Peter South in the QFC and looks to continue his winning ways against the Peel Steel camp fighter, Stathan. While Stathan is making his debut and has an abysmal ground game he will not need it against Langston. It looks as though Langston will rely on his grappling skills and BJJ blue belt as a deterent against ground aggression rather than a tool in his arsenal against the likes of guys like Stathan. This fight will be decided on the feet and Stathan definitely has the advantage there.
One of the newest prospects from Jeffery Ramirez, "The Yaounde strangler" Niacisse Kenmoghn (1-0) will look to extend his wins to two when he steps into the cage against fellow Welterweight, Mike "Iron Mike" Tyson (1-1). Tyson is the more experienced fighter having been in the cage for two fights and having one the distance both times, but he is facing a very potent wrestler in Kenmoghn. I am going to have to go with Kenmoghn since Tyson doesn’t seem to have the KO power to end this early and therefore he will go to the mat where he will be dismantled.
Back up to the Heavyweights next as ''Hitman'' Daniel Ortiz (1-0) faces Roy Henderson (1-0). Ortiz is a pure boxer and Has KO power as his 36 second knockout of Rasheed Wallace shows, but can he finish the fight before Henderson gets the fight to the ground? I think the answer to that is a resounding yes. Henderson’s wrestling while arguably better than Ortiz is still there for defense. His striking skills are not up to the challenge of someone with the striking abilities of Ortiz. This one will probably be brief. First round KO Ortiz is where my money is.
The Co-Main Event this evening will be a Light-Heavyweight contest between Karl Boreling (2-0), with two first round KO’s to his credit and "The Famer" Kevin Kernwald (1-0) with a first round stoppage via submission of his own. Boreling is the far better wrestler, and is not without skill in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu with a purple belt. But he has to be somewhat cautious at least as his opponent is a brown belt and is the better striker. There is no question that for Boreling to win he has to go to the ground. This will be a difficult fight to call since it could go either way once it hits the mat, but I am going to go with the KO power and wrestling skill of Boreling to neutralize Kernwald on the ground and force a (T)KO stoppage.
The Main Event – The big boys take to the cage again for the Main Event as Henry "Butter" Ball (1-0) takes on "Killer" Mike Fitzawater (1-0). Both men have QFC victories to their credit and would like to build some momentum up. Both are fairly rounded out in their skills but Ball holds a distinct advantage in both Muay Thai and Wrestling. This will make things very tough for Fitzawater. While both men earned stoppages in their pro debuts I think that Ball has the edge in this one. I am going with Ball, but I just do not see this going the distance.
That wraps up this episode of the show and we hope to see you all at the fights. Better get those tickets now as I understand they are selling fast and there are but four-hundred seats available. Let’s see if the afterparties at AFP are as delightfully decadent as the ones at VFC and Imortals New York were (or are in the case of INY). Take care and see you all next time.
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