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Press Release – TORONTO, September 20, 2012 –The Score Fighting Series (SFS) today confirmed that Chris “The Polish Hammer” Horodecki will take on veteran Kalvin “Hot Boy” Hackney in the main event at the RBC Centre in Sarnia, Ontario on Friday, October 19th.

Horodecki (18-4), from London, Ontario, will be making his second appearance at The Score Fighting Series. The Team Tompkins product is a WEC and IFL veteran, where he made his name for his aggressive style and technical striking. He is currently honing his skills at the Tristar gym in Montreal as he looks to climb the featherweight ladder.
And he will most definitely have the crowd behind him on October 19th, with a lot of supporters expected to make the short trip to Sarnia.

“Hackney is coming to my backyard and he’ll be looking for the win, but I’m not going to let that happen,” said Horodecki. “He’s going to be a tough opponent. He’s athletic and strong and comes forward with a very aggressive style. But I’m ready for whatever he’s got.”

Hackney (12-3), from Alexandria, Louisiana, is determined to make his mark on what will be his SFS debut. A lethal striker with more than half his wins coming via knockout, Hackney’s power is boosted thanks to his competitive body building as well as a successful high school wrestling career. He will be looking to use this power to overcome Horodecki, knowing that three of his opponent’s four career losses have been via KO.

Event promoter Brendan Fyfe said: “The Score Fighting Series looks to showcase dynamic young fighters and to create the most exciting match-ups possible. This fight fits the bill on both counts. In Chris and Kalvin we have two guys who are more than willing to stand and trade which is always a recipe for action.”

Horodecki vs. Hackney joins the likes of John Fraser vs. Tyler Toner, Jesse Gross vs. Seiji Sugiman-Marangos and Lyndon Whitlock vs. Rick Glenn on the main card, with further fights to be announced soon.

In preliminary card welterweight action, Josh Taveirne from Windsor, Ontario will look to get his record to .500 when he takes on Brett Biederman from Paris, Ontario. Both fighters are coming off losses in their last appearances with Taveirne falling to Chad Laprise in an April Bellator match-up while Biederman was submitted by Ryan Dickson in August 2011.

The main card will be televised live in Canada on theScore Television Network and in the US on AXS TV beginning 10:00pm EST. Tickets are on sale now starting at $29.95 and can be purchased through the RBC Centre box office and rbccentresarnia.com. Additional fights will be announced soon.

About Score Media Inc.
Score Media is a media company committed to delivering interactive and authentic sports entertainment. Score Media’s primary asset, theScore Television Network (“theScore”), is a national specialty television service providing sports news, information, highlights and live event programming in more than 6.6 million homes across Canada. The Company’s digital media assets include theScore.com and the industry leading mobile sports applications ScoreMobile, ScoreMobile FC and SportsTap which reach over three million unique users per month. Growing from a team of 60 in 1997 to over 290 employees in 2012, Score Media is a revolutionizing interactive media company.

About The Score Fighting Series
The Score Fighting Series (SFS) is a mixed martial arts promotion operated by Score Fighting Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Score Media Inc. The Series features both established veterans and the sport’s best young athletes with a focus on creating the most exciting match-ups possible. It can currently be seen across Canada on theScore on Tuesdays at 7:30pm ET and Fridays at 11pm. Individual fights are also available in the MMA section on theScore.com and at scorefighting.com.

Press Release – TORONTO, September 19, 2012 – There will be a true clash of styles when The Score Fighting Series (SFS) returns next month, with John ‘Haggis Basher’ Fraser set for an explosive battle with Tyler Toner in Sarnia on Friday, October 19th.

Hometown hero Fraser (10-4) will take to the cage at the RBC Centre after seeing his seven-fight win streak snapped by Josh Hill at bantamweight level at the SFS event last month in Hamilton. He will be determined to bounce back at featherweight, thought to be his more natural weight class and said he was looking forward to testing his skills to the maximum against Toner (13-4).

The Score Fighting Series commentator Mauro Ranallo announces the Fraser vs. Toner fight

“Toner is a very well rounded fighter,” said Fraser. “I expect it to be a war with him. The keys to victory for me will be my conditioning, as well as my aggression.”

Nine of Fraser’s 10 wins have come via submission, which is in stark contrast to Toner’s record in the cage. The UFC veteran from Aurora, Colorado is known as a prolific striker, with more than half his wins coming via TKO or KO. A disciple of the Grudge Training School in Denver, Toner has honed his skills alongside UFC regulars including Duane Ludwig, Shane Carwin and Brendan Schaub and has competed in the WEC, UFC and Strikeforce.

“This is my first time fighting in Canada and it’s great to come in against such a well-regarded opponent,” said Toner, who has signed a three-fight deal with SFS. “But I plan on sending the local fans home disappointed. I am definitely going to bash the Haggis Basher.”

Fraser vs. Toner joins the likes of Jesse Gross vs. Seiji Sugiman-Marangos and Lyndon Whitlock vs. Rick Glenn on the main card, with further fights to be announced soon.

Meanwhile, the event also sees two flyweights making their professional debuts in a matchup between Malcolm Gordon and Tyler Kirk. Gordon is originally from Calgary but currently trains out of Adrenaline Training Centre in London while Kirk hails from Chatham, Ontario.

The main card will be televised live in Canada on theScore Television Network and in the US on AXS TV beginning 10:00pm EST. Tickets are on sale now starting at $29.95 and can be purchased through the RBC Centre box office and rbccentresarnia.com. Additional fights will be announced soon.

About Score Media Inc.
Score Media is a media company committed to delivering interactive and authentic sports entertainment. Score Media’s primary asset, theScore Television Network (“theScore”), is a national specialty television service providing sports news, information, highlights and live event programming in more than 6.6 million homes across Canada. The Company’s digital media assets include theScore.com and the industry leading mobile sports applications ScoreMobile, ScoreMobile FC and SportsTap which reach over three million unique users per month. Growing from a team of 60 in 1997 to over 290 employees in 2012, Score Media is a revolutionizing interactive media company.

About The Score Fighting Series
The Score Fighting Series (SFS) is a mixed martial arts promotion operated by Score Fighting Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Score Media Inc. The Series features both established veterans and the sport’s best young athletes with a focus on creating the most exciting match-ups possible. It can currently be seen across Canada on theScore on Tuesdays at 7:30pm ET and Fridays at 11pm. Individual fights are also available in the MMA section on theScore.com and at scorefighting.com.

Press Release – TORONTO, September 17, 2012 – Two more fights have been confirmed for The Score Fighting Series (SFS) event Sarnia, Ontario on Friday, October 19th. Jesse “The Ghost” Gross will battle Seiji Sugiman-Marangos in a main card featherweight tilt while Joel Paquette will take on Ronnie Phillips in a preliminary bout.

Gross (6-3) is an SFS veteran who started his career with six straight wins but has since dropped his last three. His most recent loss was to Daron Cruikshank, who went on to compete in the Ultimate Fighter and is now in the UFC.

Originally from Wallaceburg, Ontario, Gross will have strong local support at his first fight since taking time off to hone his skills at the Adrenaline Training Centre in London, Ontario where he works out alongside UFC veterans Chris Clements, Mark Hominick and Sam Stout as well as SFS competitors Jesse Ronson and Chris Horodecki. This has led to a leaner physique and a new weight class resulting in his first fight at featherweight.

A very well rounded fighter, Gross is known for pushing the pace and brutal ground and pound with all six of his wins coming via T/KO. He predicted a similar outcome for his fight with Sugiman-Marangos.

”Someone needs to have Tylenol on standby because Seiji’s going to have one hell of a headache when he regains consciousness after this fight,” he said.

Sugiman-Marangos was born and raised in Toronto but has spent the last nine years living in Hamilton, Ontario where he attends McMaster University. He is currently in the final year of a PhD in biochemistry.

“Despite his recent hiccups, Jesse is a very dangerous opponent and I’m very excited to be facing him in October,” he said. “This fight hearkens back to the early days of Canadian MMA as we are two young fighters coming out of two of the oldest MMA camps in Ontario.”

Sugiman-Marangos has been training with Shah Franco for the past seven years at Shah Franco Martial Arts/Innercity MMA and with Marco Costa of Body of Four BJJ. Inside the cage he sports a 5-1 record and is on a four-fight win streak. Outside of MMA, Sugiman-Marangos has competed extensively in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, where he won the Ontario Provincial Championships at Purple belt in 2009 and Brown/Black in 2011. He also took second place at Naga Toronto 2011 and won a superfight against Shaun Krysa on the SubX show, also in 2011. He is currently a Brown belt in BJJ.

In undercard action Joel Paquette (0-1) will be competing for the first time since a submission loss to Jason Meisel in December. Ronnie Phillips (0-1) will also be looking for his first win after being TKOed by Oliver Vadnais in April.

Gross and Sugiman-Marangos joins Lyndon Whitlock and Rick Glenn on the main card for the event, which will be televised live in Canada on theScore Television Network and in the US on AXS TV beginning 10:00pm EST. Tickets are on sale now starting at $29.95 and can be purchased through the RBC Centre box office and rbccentresarnia.com. Additional fights will be announced soon.

About Score Media Inc.
Score Media is a media company committed to delivering interactive and authentic sports entertainment. Score Media’s primary asset, theScore Television Network (“theScore”), is a national specialty television service providing sports news, information, highlights and live event programming in more than 6.6 million homes across Canada. The Company’s digital media assets include theScore.com and the industry leading mobile sports applications ScoreMobile, ScoreMobile FC and SportsTap which reach over three million unique users per month. Growing from a team of 60 in 1997 to over 290 employees in 2012, Score Media is a revolutionizing interactive media company.

About The Score Fighting Series
The Score Fighting Series (SFS) is a mixed martial arts promotion operated by Score Fighting Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Score Media Inc. The Series features both established veterans and the sport’s best young athletes with a focus on creating the most exciting match-ups possible. It can currently be seen across Canada on theScore on Mondays at 6pm ET, Fridays at 11pm ET and Saturdays at 1pm ET. Individual fights are also available in the MMA section on theScore.com and at scorefighting.com.

Press Release – TORONTO, September 14, 2012 – A clash between two top featherweights will be among the highlights when The Score Fighting Series (SFS) returns to Sarnia, Ontario on Friday, October 19th.

Prolific finisher Lyndon Whitlock (7-2) will go toe-to-toe with Rick “The Gladiator” Glenn (11-2), who is currently riding a nine-fight unbeaten streak. Whitlock, from Hamilton, Ontario, is itching to get back in the cage after a scheduled fight at last month’s SFS event in his hometown was cancelled at the 11th hour when opponent Fernando Vieira failed to complete all his medicals.

“It was a minor setback for me and I can’t let my emotions get in the way of my preparation for this next fight,” said Whitlock, 27. “If it’s given me any advantage at all, it’s that I’ve been able to see Rick fight and he’s not been able to watch me. He’s a very well rounded fighter and I’m expecting it to be a really tough fight.”

After losing via first round TKO to Tristan Johnson last October, Whitlock rebounded with a highlight reel KO of Corey Houston at the SFS in March, the last time he fought. All seven of Whitlock’s professional wins have come in the first round, and Glenn, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was expecting a real battle to maintain his impressive recent record. He called out top ranked Canadian featherweight Chris Horodecki after his August win, but is just as happy to fight Whitlock.

“I’m glad he stepped-up but he’s like a wall in my way,” said Glenn, 23, whose professional career is now mirroring his impressive 15-1 amateur record following his second round TKO victory over Tristan Johnson at the SFS last month. “I’m going to blast through him.”

Also confirmed is a lightweight match-up between SFS veterans Jason Meisel (3-1) and Eric Attard (4-3). Attard, from Welland, Ontario, is coming off a defeat to Jason Saggo by rear-naked choke at the last SFS event, while Meisel, from Caledonia, Ontario, is also looking to recover from his loss to Kyle Prepolec at the same event by triangle choke. Both fighters have a high octane style which will guarantee action in the cage.

The main card of the event will be televised live in Canada on theScore Television Network and in the US on AXS TV beginning 10:00pm EST. Tickets are on sale now starting at $29.95 and can be purchased through the RBC Centre box office and rbccentresarnia.com. Additional fights will be announced soon.

About Score Media Inc.
Score Media is a media company committed to delivering interactive and authentic sports entertainment. Score Media’s primary asset, theScore Television Network (“theScore”), is a national specialty television service providing sports news, information, highlights and live event programming in more than 6.6 million homes across Canada. The Company’s digital media assets include theScore.com and the industry leading mobile sports applications ScoreMobile, ScoreMobile FC and SportsTap which reach over three million unique users per month. Growing from a team of 60 in 1997 to over 290 employees in 2012, Score Media is a revolutionizing interactive media company.

About The Score Fighting Series
The Score Fighting Series (SFS) is a mixed martial arts promotion operated by Score Fighting Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Score Media Inc. The Series features both established veterans and the sport’s best young athletes with a focus on creating the most exciting match-ups possible. It can currently be seen across Canada on theScore on Mondays at 6pm ET, Fridays at 11pm ET and Saturdays at 1pm ET. Individual fights are also available in the MMA section on theScore.com and at scorefighting.com.

Press Release – TORONTO, August 26th, 2012 – Hometown hero Josh Hill dominated veteran John Fraser with takedowns and top control and was able to win by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at The Score Fighting Series in Hamilton on Saturday night.

Hill’s explosive double leg takedown allowed him to get Fraser to the ground repeatedly, and despite Fraser being a solid ground fighter, the 25-year old Hill was just too strong and powerful. With the big win, Hill upped his unblemished record to 9-0, and it’s possible the UFC gives him the call up to the big show in the near future. Fraser, meanwhile, fell to 10-4.

In the co-main event of the evening, Jesse Ronson and Alex Ricci engaged in a terrific three-round tilt that very well could have been “Fight of the Night,” with Ronson winning a unanimous decision (30-27, 30, 27, 30-27). Ronson looked like a world beater in this fight, displaying incredible boxing technique that allowed him to drop Ricci multiple times, as well as employing some nasty leg kicks that dropped Ricci to the ground.

And although Ricci mounted a late comeback, it wasn’t enough, as he suffered the first loss of his MMA career and dropped to 5-1. Ronson improved to 11-2 and can look forward to a step up in competition in his next The Score Fighting Series outing.

In a featherweight bout, Rick Glenn and Tristan Johnson engaged in a back-and-forth war, but after an extremely close first round, Glenn was able to stop Johnson after finishing him off with a brutal barrage of ground and pound that forced referee Yves Lavinge to step in and stop the contest at 4:26 of round two.

Glenn looked like an incredible 145-pound prospect, displaying an active guard, going for multiple submission attempts, slamming Johnson, and finally stopping him with strikes. Glenn is now 11-2-1 and called out new Score Fighting Series signee Chris Horodecki after the fight. Johnson, meanwhile, dropped to 7-3.

In the second bout of the main card, middleweight Elias Theodorou defeated Simon Marini via unanimous decision, all three judges scoring it for him 30-27. The fight was a grind, with lots of clinching and cage work throughout, but Theodorou was able to control enough of the contest to take the judges’ nod. Theodorou improved his unbeaten MMA record to 5-0, while Marini dropped to 9-5 in his career.

In the first fight of the main card, lightweight Kyle Prepolec was able to submit Jason Meisel off his back with a triangle choke at 2:58 of the second round to complete an incredible comeback after he was badly hurt by a low blow. The first round of the fight was back-and-forth, but in the second it seemed Meisel kicked Prepolec low and he took the full five minutes to recover.

However, despite being in pain, Prepolec was able to take down Meisel. Meisel was able to then reverse and get Prepolec on his back, but Prepolec sunk in a triangle choke and Meisel was forced to tap. Prepolec improved to 5-1, while Meisel fell to 3-1

· Josh Hill defeats John Fraser via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)

· Jesse Ronson defeats Alex Ricci via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)

· Rick Glenn defeats Tristan Johnson via TKO (punches), 4:26 of round two

· Kyle Prepolec defeats Jason Meisel via submission (triangle choke), 2:58 of round two

· Elias Theodorou defeats Simon Marini via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)

· Jason Saggo defeats Eric Attard via submission (rear-naked choke), 3:24 of round one

· Ryan Dickson defeats Chris St. Jean via TKO (Punches), 2:42 of round one

· Adam Assenza defeats Taylor Solomon via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

· Eric Montgomery defeats Frank Marques via TKO (Doctor Stoppage), 4:20 of round one

· Jeff Sharkey defeats Robert Thomas via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

About Score Media Inc.
Score Media is a media company committed to delivering interactive and authentic sports entertainment. Score Media’s primary asset, theScore Television Network (“theScore”), is a national specialty television service providing sports news, information, highlights and live event programming in more than 6.6 million homes across Canada. The Company’s digital media assets include theScore.com and the industry leading mobile sports applications ScoreMobile, ScoreMobile FC and SportsTap which reach over three million unique users per month. Growing from a team of 60 in 1997 to over 290 employees in 2012, Score Media is a revolutionizing interactive media company.

About The Score Fighting Series
The Score Fighting Series is a mixed martial arts promotion operated by Score Fighting Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Score Media Inc. The Score Fighting Series (SFS) features both established veterans and the sport’s best young athletes with a focus on creating the most exciting match-ups possible. The Series can currently be seen across Canada on theScore on Mondays at 6pm ET, Fridays at 11pm ET and Saturdays at 1pm ET. Individual fights are also available in the MMA section on theScore.com.