MFC - New Jersey's MMA Event Looks Out For Charity! Submitted by: ADCC NEWS / MMA Editor Posted On 10/05/2005 MFC 5 'USA versus JAPAN' Saturday, November 5th, 2005 Taj Mahal Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, NJ As part of the upcoming MFC-5 'USA vs. Japan', the MFC will be donating some money to a worthy cause, the Passaic County Elks Club Cerebral Palsy Center' states matchmaker Miguel Iturrate. 'This center is a school committed to helping kids with various disabilities and special needs. One of our fighters, Joey 'Knockdown' Brown works with one of the kids, and we wanted to support his efforts. We didn’t want to collect money from a bunch of people, the MFC wanted to become involved and write a check directly. Other groups have become involved, like the AFC in Florida, our friends at BOUTREVIEW.COM and several of the fighters on the card have added to the collections, so on November 5th the will receive a donation from the MFC and the MMA community. IT is a good thing.' Joey 'Knockdown' Brown fights Japanese star Hiroyuki Abe on November 5th's MFC 5 'Japan v USA' event, in one of the feature bouts of the evening. The Passaic County Elks Club Cerebral Palsy Center website is at: http://www.passaiccountyelkscpc.org/main.htm The current complete card for MFC 5 appears below and is subject to final approval by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board. Current Card - (Subject To Change): MFC SPOTLITE / FEATURE LADIES BOUT: 3 ROUNDS / 132 LBS (Ladies): Tara Larosa (Team ROC, Fayetteville NC) v. Amanda Buckner (Academy of MMA, Portland, ME) 'USA versus JAPAN' - MMA (3 RDS of 5 MIN): 3 ROUNDS / 205 LBS: Wilson Gouviea (ATT, Ft Lauderdale, FL) v. Kazuhiro Hamanaka (Inoki Office, Tokyo, Japan) 3 ROUNDS / 170 LBS: Eddie Alvarez (Fight Factory, Philadelphia, PA) v. Daisuke '13' Hanazawa (MMA Dojo Cobra-kai, Osaka, Japan) 3 ROUNDS / 170 LBS: Kurt Pellegrino (ATT, Ft Lauderdale, FL) v. Kazuki Okubo (U-File, Tokyo, Japan) 3 ROUNDS / 155 LBS: Joey 'KNOCKDOWN' Brown (Team Renzo Gracie, NJ) v. Hiroyuki Abe (AACC, Tokyo, Japan) 3 ROUNDS / 265 LBS: Alex Roberts (#3 in Pancrase, Kuju-ken Kaikan / Justice Management, Tokyo, Japan) v. Jay White (Team Quest, Portland, OR) 3 ROUNDS / 215 LBS: Mike Patt (Team Jorge Gurgel JJ, Dayton, OH) v. Yusuke Masuda (AACC, Tokyo, Japan) 3 ROUNDS / 130 LBS: Chris Macgrath (Advanced Fighting Systems, Mahwah, NJ) v. 'BJ' (AACC, Tokyo, Japan) 3 ROUNDS / 185 LBS: Jose Rodriguez (Freelance, NJ) v. Yuichirou Tsuchida (Kuju-ken Kaikan, Osaka, Japan) 3 ROUNDS / 170 LBS: Chris Ligouri (Team Rhino, NJ) v. 'Toraji' (AACC, Tokyo, Japan) 3 ROUNDS / 170 LBS: Stephen Haigh (Fight Factory, Philadelphia, PA) v. Yuji Miyazaki (MMA Dojo Cobra-kai, Osaka, Japan) MFC SPOTLITE: 3 ROUNDS / 195 LBS: Bristol Marunde (ATT, Seattle, WA) v. Rich Attonito (Planet JJ, East Hanover, NJ) 3 ROUNDS / HVYWT: Jason Guida (Gilbert Grappling, Chicago, IL) v. Pat Stano (CORE Martial Arts Voorhees, New Jersey) 3 ROUNDS / 170 LBS: Steve Bruno (ATT, Ft Lauderdale, FL) v. Jay Jack (Academy of MMA, Portland, ME) Tickets are available now at www.ticketmaster.com / Keywords: Mixed Fighting Championship or by calling them at 1-800-736-1420. $55 Seat Tickets Available for MFC-5 “USA vs. Japan†Saturday, Nov 5, 2005. Call Susanne at 973-773-0377 Pay through Paypal or by money order. For more info, check out www.knockdownbrown.com
