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Mickle is not only a veteran of the Iraq war, he has also logged multiple fights against UFC "Knockout of the Night" main man Jeremy Stephens, even taking home one victory. This time, with two tours of duty, Army combative experience, and a recent 25 second arm bar victory to his credit, Mickle is purely focused on adding the MCC title belt to the awards he's earned as a member of the U.S. Army. TJ O' Brien has proved one of the most versatile fighters in the Midwest, competing at both 145 and 155 pound weight classes. Given O' Brien's recent meteoric rise to the top of MCC, fans are more familiar with his style and success than the returning Mickle. Predictions of the outcome of this match run wildly, and you will simply need to be there as it happens to find out.

Another greatly anticipated match-up pits Omaha's Matt Delanoit with Team Hard Drive 9 wins, 1 loss gunner Steve Carl. This match, Carl's first for MCC, will determine who goes on to face Bobby Voelker for the MCC Welterweight title belt. Delanoit is coming off a victory against Carl's Team Hard Drive mate Tom Grubb, and Carl took this fight with much of the purpose to avenge his opponents win over his friend and teammate. Delanoit is well known and respected with MCC and in th Midwest. Carl has just signed a major management contract with a national company and has competed around the country.

Another one of the nights favorites among the ten total bouts comes via the rematch of Mike "Mini Van" Van Meer and Jason Louck. Many established fight fans will recall Van Meer taking the MCC belt from Louck in 2006, and new fans will witness a throw down between two fighters with the some of the most heart in the fight game.


Tickets for MCC 18: O'Brien vs. Mickle will go on sale later this week. Tickets can be purchased at the Val Air Box Office, by phone at (515) 223-6152, and on-line at http://www.midwestcagechampionship.com
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Saturday's Takedown Radio 9 AM to 11 AM will be Live from Wild Rose Resort in Clinton, Iowa. Maureen Roshar will join us as a special guest host. Our scheduled guests include:

Eric Guerrero- Asst Head Coach of the Cowboys of Oklahoma State-

Eric, will join us to discuss Cal Poly and Reno results and the season. What lies ahead? How do the Cowboys improve and how will they challenge for the championships.

Milt Sherman- Author of "Wrestling Spoken Here" joins us to talk about his life in wrestling and the genesis of the book. Just read it by the way, fun read, great for kids getting interested in wrestling and it explains the sport very well.

Tim Cysewski is in his 19th season as Northwestern's head wrestling coach. Under Cysewski's direction, 23 Wildcats have earned All-America honors and 73 wrestlers have qualified for the NCAA Championships. The dismantled Clarion, squeaked by Pitt and now Tim prepares for the greatest of the holiday Classics. The


Randy Couture Joins us to talk about Brock and the January training Camp at XC is coming up.

XTREME COUTURE - JANUARY TRAINING CAMP

We now have dates set for the next Xtreme Couture Camp. The camp will be held on January 30th thru February 1st. Check back here next week for more info on guest trainers and other info relating to the camp.

This camp will make a great holiday gift for the MMA fan in your life or use this opportunity to get the ball rolling on a healthy new year and keep that New Year's Resolution!

When: January 30, 31, February 1, 2009
Where: Xtreme Couture MMA - Las Vegas, NV
Live Video Stream: Yes
Spots: Limited to 40
Cost: $450 for Xtreme Couture Members - $500 General Public


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Sunday we'll stop by Sean Bormet's Overtime School of Wrestling in Naperville, IL to discover what designs he has on the world of MMA. Sean is sought after by some of the top names in the sport and happens to be one of the best coaches and corner men in the business. We'll record this visit for TDR.tv as you need to see the facility as well as hear from the man.

After the Overtime Visit we'll drop by for a TDR.Tv visit to meet a great fight sponsor and MMASTOP.com Founder John Fosco.
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Monday-Tuesday the mobile Brute Adidas Studios will present the Midlands Wrestling Championships LIVE from the Welsh Ryan Arena at Northwestern University. This historic event can be heard live free of charge. Tune in to Takedownradio.com for mat to mat coverage including the finals on Tuesday night.
Join Steve Foster, Greg Zafros, Britt Malinsky, Scott Casber and special guests that make this old school event so very special.

Happy Holidays Everyone!


Scott Casber
KXNO in Iowa KRRW Minnesota TakedownRadio.Com Intermatwrestle.Com Matchannel.Com KXNO.Com Mat-Magazine.Com
A Proud Member of the College Wrestling Network
515-707-8657

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Joining Steve, Jeff, Randy and crew will be-

Ken Kraft- Founder of the Midlands Wrestling Championships. The 46th Annual Midlands will take place at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Dec 29th and 30th. This years field of competitors include 7 Big 10 programs and 2 Big 12 teams with a possible showdown between long time rivals Iowa and Iowa State. Visit the Nusports.com for additional information.
Scott Hinkel- Head Coach of Purdue- A name synonymous with Purdue wrestling, Scott Hinkel became the Boilermakers' 13th Head Coach in school history in 2007, after 14 years as a Purdue assistant. Hinkel wasted no time in ushering success back into the Purdue program, becoming the third coach in school history to post a winning dual record in his first season along with Don Corrigan and Fred Miller.

Jack Spates- Head Coach of the Sooners of Oklahoma. Fresh off a great west coast tour Spates and company find themselves undefeated (7-0) for the first time in years and still enjoying the second defeat in 2 years over the Cowboys of OSU.

Andrew Pariano- Asst. Head Coach of Northwestern University. This young man has plenty on his plate, challenging for a Big 10 Conference Title, getting the facility and the team ready for the Midlands at home a National Duals position. Plenty to do, enough time? We'll find out.

Chris Bono- Head Coach U of Tennessee at Chat. The Mocs are currently 4-5 on the season and 1-0 in Southern Conference action. Facing a demanding non-conference schedule, with three of their five losses coming against ranked opponents. Mocs have notched wins over Davidson, Newberry, Northern Illinois and Anderson, UTC has tough defeats against No. 25 Kent State, No. 11 Northwestern, No. 6 Nebraska and West Virginia. The only other loss was a 25-16 set back against E. Michigan. Wednesday night action- The Mocs are 5-2 all time against NAIA Cumberland, including a 42-3 win in Maclellan Gym on Nov. 10, 2007. UTC’s last loss in the series was a 21-17 defeat on Feb. 11, 2002. Chattanooga is 4-0 all time against Gardner Webb, including a 46-6 win on Jan. 21, 2007, in their last meeting. UTC faces No. 12 Oklahoma, No. 5 Missouri and West Virginia before completing SoCon action. The match with the Sooners takes place in Maclellan Gym on Jan. 11 at 1:00 p.m.


Joel Greenlee- Ohio University now in his 12th year as the head coach of the Bobcats. Ohio's Jacob Ison (Batavia, Ohio) is ranked 20th in the latest poll released by Intermat Wrestling. Ison is 8-1 on the season at 174 pounds. The Bobcats notched wins over Appalachian State and the Citadel, split at the Hossier Dual and Greenlee looks to improve that record with his young team.

Listeners and viewers check out our new feature on Takedownradio.com, TDR TV. Great interviews and more to come. Recent postings include Lehigh and Pittsburg. We'll be filming a ton of video at the National Duals as well as providing the play by play from at least 3 mats. Tune in to Livesportsvideo.com for all the action of this years NWCA National Duals. Thanks for the tremendous listenership over the past 11 years. Tune in Saturdays in Iowa at AM 1460 KXNO and at Takedownradio.com 9 AM to 11 AM each Saturday. Happy Holidays to one and all! Scott Casber




Scott Casber
KXNO in Iowa KRRW Minnesota TakedownRadio.Com Intermatwrestle.Com Matchannel.Com KXNO.Com Mat-Magazine.Com
A Proud Member of the College Wrestling Network
515-707-8657








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They had a decent crowd for a first event and the venders included Kubed, Premier Fighter, Nutri-stop, Gold’s Gyms, Quiznos, and Josh Neer...

So congratulations Shaun and the rest of the ConQuest crew on a solid first event.....I am looking forward to the Dec fight night...

Offical Results:

Ben Crowder v Rakeem Hedrington* Hedrington Rd 2 (1:27) TKO
Chris Harrison v Richard White Harrison Rd 1 (3:31) Rear naked choke
Aubrey Bailey v Cliff Wright Wright Rd 1 (1:21) Rear naked choke
Ryan Farhat v Rob Gates Farhat Rd 1 (2:54) TKO
Brad Floyd v D.J. Sykora Sykora Rd 3 (4:32) Guillotine
Cory Simpson v Andre Kase Simpson Rd 1 (3:33) TKO
Ted Worthington v John Strawn Worthington Rd 1 (:48) Triangle
L.C. Davis v Josh Bernal Davis Rd 1 (4:07) TKO
Brian Green v Steve Carl Carl Rd 1 (3:34) TKO


*Rakeem was the last minute replacement for Daniel Price who had to withdrawl due to injury.

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