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Press Release

Canada’s Best Grapplers Crowned Oct. 30 plus Saulo Ribeiro vs. Joao Assis

LONDON, ONTARIO (Oct. 21, 2010) – Grapplers Quest is hosting the official 2010 Canadian National Grappling Championships and Superfight between Jiu Jitsu legend, Saulo Ribeiro, and 2010 World’s Best Grappler, Joao Assis, on Saturday, October 30 at Western Fair’s Canada Building in London, Ontario. Get more information and tickets at: http://www.grapplersquest.com/events/2010-grapplers-quest-canada

Grapplers Quest is sanctioned by the Ontario Grappling Alliance (OGA) and will be officially crowning 225 2010 Canadian National champions from all types of grappling styles, ages, skill and belt levels, plus giving away $13,750 in Cash and Prizes.

TEAM CANADA:Each Men’s and Women’s Advanced No-Gi Division weight class offers a custom leather championship belt plus earn an official spot on Team Canada to face Team U.S.A. on December 4th in New Jersey at The World Series of Grappling in the first true Country vs. Country team battle in the history of the sport. Team Canada’s competitor fees for the World Series USA vs. Canada showdown will be 100% sponsored by Fight Planet, The Official Fight Shop of Grapplers Quest Canada (http://FightPlanet.ca)

$165 VALUED COMPETITOR BONUS: Pre-Registration discounts and special bonus offers ends, Tuesday, October 26th at 11:59 PM. Special bonus offer includes a Limited Edition Tournament Fighter T-Shirt, $25 off at the door pricing, a Free Grapplers Quest DVD, plus Free Entry into the Judo Throwdown or Wrestling Takedown Challenge divisions, register now, go to: http://www.grapplersquest.com/products/2010-grapplers-quest-canada plus competitors can register and/or weigh-in at-the-door, Friday, October 29th from 5:00-8:00 PM or doors open at 7:00 AM on Saturday, October 30th.

Ontario Grappling Alliance President Rohit Seth commented, “This is the quintessential turning point in the history of Canadian Grappling. We are receiving registrations in numbers as never before, from across North America. This means that Grapplers Quest will bring all styles of the Grappling art to a single stage. It is exactly the push we have been hoping and striving for. Athletes will learn more from this event in one day than they would in months of local training. Best matches will be fought, the personal best of the athlete will be raised, and new techniques will be practiced back at the Dojo, after the event has long announced its Champions, who will be marked as first in history to compete in the Canadian Grapplers Quest.”

Tickets are available for pre-sale at $5 off at: http://www.grapplersquest.com/products/2010-grapplers-quest-canada-will-call-ticket and will also be available at the door, Children 5 and under free, $10 for kids 6-17, $20 for Adults for the full day and Superfight. Tournament starts at 10:00 AM with Youth National Championships (Children and Teens), followed buy Executive (30-39 yrs.) and Masters (40+ yrs.) No-Gi, Men’s and Women’s No-Gi, and finally the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu divisions. Superfight starts at 1:00 PM. For general event information, go to: http://www.grapplersquest.com/events/2010-grapplers-quest-canada

Fight Planet owner and editor of GrapplingWeekly.com, Riccardo Ammendolia, added, “Having been to almost every major competition in the grappling world, it gives me great honor to say, that I am helping Grapplers Quest with its first competition in Canada. Grapplers Quest has been around for years now and has produced some amazing competitions and super fights, not to mention, help launch the careers of some of the most famous Mixed Martial Artists like BJ Penn, Matt Serra, Joe Stevenson, Brandon Vera, Diego Sanches, Roy Nelson and more. Also, not only is Grapplers Quest bringing their awesome staff to help run their first event here, but they are putting on one of the most talked about matches in Submission Grappling, Saulo Ribeiro vs. Joao Assis, a match the world of grappling can’t wait to see and it’s going to go down on Canadian soil. Don’t miss this event Canada!”

(Press Release)

Jason High proved his veteran talents as he destroyed previously unbeaten hot prospect Keto Allen in the main event of Heat XC 6: Bragging Rights on Friday night at the Mayfield Inn Trade & Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.

High (11-3), who is under the tutelage of MFC lightweight champion Antonio McKee, scored with leg kicks in the opening seconds before unleashing a picture-perfect combination that floored Allen (5-1), sending the Calgary, Alberta, native crashing to the canvas. “The Kansas City Bandit” pounced and punished with quick ground-and-pound before being pushed off by referee Vern Gorman who brought the fight to a halt at the 2:08 mark of Round 1.

For High, a product of Huntington Beach, California, it was just the third knockout of his career but gave him his fourth win in his last six outings.

The night’s biggest surprise came from Elliot Duff (3-2) who looked fatigued midway through the opening round only to rebound and register a body-blow knockout of Cody Krahn (9-3) midway through the second round. Duff, who fights out of Calgary, Alberta, was in danger throughout most of the opening stanza though he was able to outlast an attempt by Krahn at an arm-triangle choke. Krahn entered Round 2 looking fresher but shockingly Duff crumpled Krahn, who was fighting in front of his home-town fans, with a point-blank shot to the liver. The shocking result also brought a sudden stop to Krahn’s six-fight winning streak.

Other results from Heat XC 6: Bragging Rights:

• Mike Froese put Billy Torrence down and utilized a ferocious ground-and-pound attack to score the TKO win at 1:12 of Round 1.

• Kickboxing world champion Shane Campbell, who was making his mixed martial arts debut, landed a right hand that dropped Leo Constant at the 24-second mark of Round 1.

• Scott Payne, who trains under Ryan Ford, ran into a game Mike Glover and it was a solid back-and-forth battle through five minutes, but Payne ended the encounter with a TKO at 0:35 of Round 2.

• Jake Bluhm was on a relentless attack and brought things to an end against Jevon Marshall, pinning him in a corner until the referee stepped in to halt things at 2:54 of Round 1.

• Justin Bloomer dominated from the get-go and finally secured the win by coaxing the tapout from Brent Haley who couldn’t get free from an armbar.

• Getting the night started with a bang was Jordan Beecroft who cracked a two-punch combination off the chin of Jared McComb to end their matchup only 13 seconds in.

Heat XC wrapped up its 2010 schedule with its sixth consecutive sold-out crowd. The top developmental organization of the Maximum Fighting Championship will return in early 2011.