December 5^th live MMA action in Denver Colorado.  Come out for a great night of fights at the Crowne Plaza Events Center located at 40^th and Chambers.  Go to www.kocmma.com for full details on this event.

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CHASE HACKETT, GUMM MMA -VS- TOM SARAH, T’S KO - Men's Amateur Lightweight Title

Chase Hackett is a local up and coming lightweight fighter our of Gumm MMA.  Chase has an untarnished record of 5-0.  Chase is known for being a well rounded fighter and great conditioning.  Chase has fought some tough, game opponents and Tom Sarah is just that……  Tom mad a name for himself in the local MMA community a couple of years ago, beating fighters who have gone on to make big shows and be top ranked lightweights in Colorado.  Namely, Noah Thomas (current TKO Bantam weight champion) Luke Cadillo, UFC and Strikeforce veteran and Rocky Johnson.  Look for this fight to go the distance if one can’t finish the other early in the fight.  WHAT A MAIN EVENT!

JOEY BANKS, T’S KO -VS- NICK MACIAS, GUMM MMA - Men's Featherweight Title

Joey Banks is not new to the Colorado MMA scene, he has been in the sport since 2006.  Joey is well know for being an aggressive (I’ll fight anyone in my weigh class) type of fighter.  He has been training out of T’s KO for the past year and a half with the likes of, Duane “Bang” Ludwig and Christian “Relentless” Allen.  T’s KO is know for putting out top notch fighters, and Joey Banks is a perfect example of that.  Joey is fresh of a win that garnered him a Featherweight title back in August.  Nick Macias is out of Gumm MMA as well, he is another complete fighter.   Nick is also one those I don’t care I fight type of guys, always just looking to fight the toughest guys in his weight class to improve his game.  Nick will bring outstanding stamina into his fights, he is know for being more of a ground fighter, but has stood toe to toe with likes of Josh (the knock out artist) Hubber and went the distance.  This will be a great fight to end 2008.

TROY BREES, SUBMIT YOU JIU-JITSU -VS- BART PALMER, AUSTIN'S INT. BB ACADEMY

Troy Brees is making is MMA debut on December 5^th against Bart Palmer who is also making his MMA Debut.  Troy has had some boxing experience in the past and has been training with Mario Horta and Submit You Jiu-Jitsu for some time now.  I spoke with Troy and he told me he has working with his strength and conditioning coach to get ready for this fight.  I also had the opportunity to speak with Bart who has had quite a bit of wrestling experience and gas tank should be no problem here.  I’m always excited to see what a debut fighter will do, I have seen debut fights go both ways, over a minute into the first round and or, a 3 round war of attrition.  These are two big guys at 205 so I can almost guarantee a some heavy striking coming into play…

Brian Scott, WKC -VS- Dan Craft, Next Level Sports

This is a make or break fight or so it seems.  Both of these fighters made there debut in MMA only a couple of months ago and both fights went the distance or at least well into the 3^rd round.  Dan Craft is primarily a wrestler who is making the transition in MMA.  One thing to be said about that is, wrestling is a very similar sport to MMA as far as the activity level and mental toughness one must have to compete in MMA.  Dan Craft had a fantastic debut against Travis Hollis on August 23^rd, he showed he was not afraid to stand and strike with a more seasoned fighter.  He also proved is prowess on the ground, Dan scored several takedowns and defended submission attempts against a very tough Travis Hollis.  Late in the 3^rd round Dan was forced to tap due to a RNC that Hollis had been attempting for most of the round.   Brian Scott is a very similar build to local and UFC lightweight Corey Hill.  Brian is a very tall lightweight at 6’4” and really doesn’t walk around to heavy not having to cut much weight.  Brian comes from a very traditional martial arts back ground being in Karate the majority of his life.  Looking back at his debut fight, he has a great guard with such long legs, so should the wrestler take down the striker, he should be comfortable. 

TRAVIS HOLLIS, GUMM MMA -VS- MATT VIGIL, ADVANTAGE MARTIAL ARTS MMA

Travis Hollis is one of those guys that you have to finish or he will keep coming after you….  No matter how hard you hit him, or how hard you crank on a limb, you had better finish him off.  Travis was a stand out wrestler all through high school as is relatively new to the local MMA scene.  He has had 4 fights starting in July of this year and is now 4-0.  Travis will look to be aggressive in this fight and will need to be to finish off Matt Vigil.  Matt was also a stand out wrestler all through high school and has shown that even though he is very technical as a MMA fighter, good old GNP will do the trick just fine.  This should prove to be the toughest fight either competitor has ever had and one of them will come out of it with their hand raised.

Crowne Plaza, DIA

15500 E. 40^th Ave

Denver, CO 80239

Doors Open @ 6pm

Fights Begin @ 7:30pm

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