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Press Release – TORONTO, August 24th, 2012 – The weigh-ins and talking are over and now it’s time for the real action. The Score Fighting Series (SFS) weigh-ins have been finalized ahead of Saturday night’s event at the Hamilton Place Theatre in Hamilton, Ontario.

In what promises to be a thrilling night of MMA action in front of theScore Television Network cameras, many eyes will be on the matchup between John Fraser and Josh Hill, with the winner tipped to earn a spot in the UFC.

Meanwhile, a planned fight between Lyndon Whitlock and Fernando Vieira has been canceled due to licensing issues, while Will Romero vs. David Douglas was also called-off after the latter failed to make weight.

The full card is as follows:

John Fraser (135.4) vs Josh Hill (134.8)
Alex Ricci (156.8) vs Jesse Ronson (155.4)
Tristan Johnson (145.2) vs Rick Glenn (145.4)
Jason Meisel (155.8) vs Kyle Prepolec (155.2)
Elias Theodorou (185.4) vs Simon Marini (183.2)
Jason Saggo (156) vs Eric Attard (155.6)
Ryan Dickson (168.6) vs Chris St. Jean (169.6)
Adam Assenza (156) vs Taylor Solomon (154.2)
Frank Marques (139.2) vs Eric Montgomery (139.4)
Robert Thomas (168.8) vs Jeff Sharkey (170)

Every fight on the card will be streamed live on theScore.com
and, for the first time ever, fights from the main card will be carried live on theScore Television Network starting at 9:00pm EST.

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.

Press Release – TORONTO, August 20, 2012 – The Score Fighting Series (SFS) today announced a deal which sees US-based television network AXS TV become a broadcast partner for its live MMA events.

AXS TV, the largest independently owned and operated network, is the premier television destination with the best events in pop culture, biggest acts in music, and hottest breaking news and trends in entertainment. The network’s AXS TV Fights is renowned for its Friday Night Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing LIVE events.

The Score Fighting Series is a live MMA promotion owned and run by Score Media, which also operates theScore Television Network, a national sports specialty service providing news, information, highlights and live events to more than 6.6 million homes across Canada.

The new deal will see SFS bouts broadcast as part of AXS TV Fights’ programming, beginning October 19th when the series comes to the RBC Centre in Sarnia, Ontario.

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SFS promoter Brendan Fyfe said: “AXS TV Fights is a major MMA torchbearer and we are extremely pleased to be working with them. This partnership is validation for all the hard work we have put into our matchmaking, events and production and will generate greater exposure for our fighters and sponsors. This is a great day for The Score Fighting Series and for Canadian MMA.”

MMA has been a core sport for theScore for many years. Respected MMA commentator Mauro Ranallo is theScore’s lead fight correspondent, with MMA programming televised weekly by theScore across Canada.

Many notable fighters have participated in The Score Fighting Series since its first official event in June 2011, including Canadian standouts Jordan Mein, Antonio Carvalho, Chris Clements, John Alessio, Josh Hill and John Fraser and non-Canadian talent such as Marius Zaromskis, Rich Clementi, Forrest Petz, Thierry Sokoudjou, Ryan Healy, Luigi Fioravanti, Brett Cooper and Daron Cruikshank.

The Score Fighting Series adds to AXS TV’s already robust LIVE MMA fight broadcasts, which includes world-class events from Legacy Fighting Championship, Titan Fighting Championship, XFC, Maximum Fighting Championship, BAMMA and It’s Showtime.

“This a big win for AXS TV Fights fans, The Score Fighting Series and MMA fighters,” said AXS TV Fights CEO Andrew Simon. “The addition of The Score Fight Series bolsters AXS TV’s reputation for broadcasting more LIVE MMA than any other network while also bringing more attention to SFS.”

The Score Fighting Series plans to run six or more shows over the next 12 months on AXS TV. Starting with the October 19th event, the main cards of all future SFS events will be seen live on theScore and AXS TV.

The Sarnia event will be headlined by Canadian MMA standout Chris Horodecki, who trains out of the Adrenaline Training Centre in nearby London, Ontario. His opponent and other match-ups will be confirmed shortly. Meanwhile, The Score Fighting Series’ next event, which takes place in Hamilton, Ontario on Saturday, August 25th, will be streamed globally on thescore.com, with the main card televised live on theScore in Canada, starting at 9:00pm EST.

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.

About AXS TV
Launched in July 2012 under the vision and stewardship of entrepreneur Mark Cuban, AXS TV is the premier destination for live events, breaking news, and as-they-are-happening trends in the worlds of pop culture, music, fashion, and entertainment. AXS TV Fights is renowned for its universally recognized Friday Night Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing events. As Your Home For MMA, AXS TV utilizes an expansive network of promotions from the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia to broadcast more LIVE fights than any other television network. “The Voice” Michael Schiavello and five-time MMA world-champion Pat Miletich provide viewers expert play-by-play, in depth fighter coverage and extensive analysis to each fight card. AXS TV broadcasts world-class LIVE fight events from Legacy Fighting Championship, Titan Fighting Championship, XFC, Maximum Fighting Championship, The Score Fighting Series, BAMMA and It’s Showtime every Friday night, at 7PM PT/10PM ET.

The largest independently owned and operated network, AXS TV was developed by entrepreneur Mark Cuban and General Manager Philip Garvin. The network partners include Mark Cuban, AEG, Ryan Seacrest Media and Creative Artists Agency (CAA). AXS TV is available in the U.S. via AT&T U-verse, Charter, Comcast/Xfinity, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Suddenlink, Verizon FiOS, and other TV providers.AXS TV can be found online at www.axs.tv, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/axstv and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/axstv. AXS TV Fights can be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/axstvfights and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/axstvfights.

Press Release – TORONTO, August 14th 2012 – The final fight for the upcoming The Score Fighting Series (SFS) event in Hamilton, Ontario has been confirmed. Hamilton native Lyndon Whitlock will face his toughest test to date in a featherweight match-up against BJJ blackbelt Fernando Vieira.

Vieira (7-2) is a three-time BJJ world champion and recently moved to Toronto from Brazil in order to teach at the Evolucao Thai MMA School. He currently works out under Mauricio “Veio” Amado and has trained with many of Brazil’s top fighters, including Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Anderson Silva, Wanderlei Silva and the Nogueira brothers. Vieira has four finishes via submission and his only two losses have come against very high level competition in Ultimate Fighter winner Diego Brandao and top ranked Bellator featherweight Patricio “Pitbull” Freire.

“I’m very excited to have this opportunity to be participating in The Score Fighting Series,” said Vieira. “My recent move to Toronto has been a major change in my life and a difficult adjustment at times, but I am more focused than ever. I am grateful for all the unwavering support from around the world and I hope to give the fans an exciting, memorable fight against Lyndon Whitlock.”

Whitlock (7-2) is a very well rounded fighter and the definition of a finisher, with all seven of his wins coming in the first round (4 SUBS, 3 T/KOs). He has been both the hammer and the nail in The Score Fighting Series but has learned from both experiences. After losing via first round TKO to Tristan Johnson in October, Whitlock rebounded with a highlight reel KO of Corey Houston in March. Whitlock credited the Houston win to learning to relax in the cage and waiting for an opportunity to finish.

The key to victory in his fight against Vieira will be “punches to the face”, according to Whitlock. He added: “I think for me to win this fight I have to make it a scrap. I’m going to get out there and put my hands on him.

“There is a saying after one punch a black belt turns into a brown belt, after two punches a purple belt. Whether we are on the ground or on our feet, I’m going to be making his belt levels drop!”

There are now 12 confirmed fights for the August 25th card at the Hamilton Place Theatre. A proposed fight between Rory McDonell and Mike Sledzion has been dropped due to injury to McDonell.

John Fraser vs Josh Hill
Alex Ricci vs Jesse Ronson
Tristan Johnson vs Rick Glenn
Will Romero vs David Douglas
Lyndon Whitlock vs Fernando Vieira
Jason Meisel vs Kyle Prepolec
Elias Theodorou vs Simon Marini
Jason Saggo vs Eric Attard
Ryan Dickson vs Chris St. Jean
Adam Assenza vs Taylor Solomon
Frank Marques vs Eric Montgomery
Robert Thomas vs Jeff Sharkey

Every fight on the card will be streamed live on theScore.com and, for the first time ever, fights from the main card will be carried live on theScore Television Network starting at 9:00pm EST. Tickets start at $30 and are available at Ticketmaster.ca.

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.

Press Release – TORONTO, August 10th 2012 – The Score Fighting Series (SFS) has announced two more fights for The Score Fighting Series event on August 25th at the Hamilton Place Theatre in Hamilton, Ontario.

In what is expected to be a battle of high octane strikers, Robert “The White Dragon” Thomas makes his pro debut against Hamilton product Jeff Sharkey (1-2). Thomas is part of the new generation of fighters that began their training in multiple disciplines from a very young age. His arrival has been highly anticipated by the Canadian MMA scene after seeing him win titles around the world in grappling, jiu-jitsu, kick-boxing and Muay Thai.

Robert “The White Dragon” Thomas

Just 19-years-old, “The White Dragon” compiled an incredibly impressive 38-7 amateur Muay Thai record and is a perfect 15-0 in grappling matches. Both fighters hail from respected camps with Thomas training under Kru Chris Kew and Jeff Harrison at MAS Muay Thai & BJJ while Sharkey works out at Kru Alin Halmagean’s House of Champions. Sharkey last competed professionally in June 2010 when he scored a TKO victory over Brandon Debono.

Jeff Sharkey

Frank Marques (2-0) from Mississauga, Ontario will battle Eric Montgomery (2-0) from Windsor, Ontario in a featherweight match-up where neither fighter has gone the distance so far in their professional career. Marques is a BJJ brown belt and has won both his fights via submission. He is currently honing his skills at Grant’s MMA Gym under striking coach Ryan Grant and alongside current UFC competitors Sean Pierson and Antonio Carvalho.

Frank Marques

Montgomery trains under Rino Belcastro at the Maximum Training Centre. He finished Jesse Seberg via TKO in just 29 seconds in his first professional bout and also holds a notable win over SFS veteran Randy Turner courtesy of a first round triangle choke.

Eric Montgomery

Every fight on the card will be streamed live on theScore.com and, for the first time ever, fights from the main card will be carried live on theScore Television Network starting at 9:00p.m. EST. Tickets start at $30 and are available at Ticketmaster.ca.

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.

Two lightweight match-ups confirmed in Meisel-Prepolec and Assenza-Solomon

Press Release – TORONTO, August 7, 2012 – Three more bouts have been added to the Score Fighting Series (SFS) lineup on Saturday August 25th at the Hamilton Place Theatre. An eye popping main card match-up tops the list with top ranked Canadian featherweight Tristan Johnson (7-2) of Jordantown, Nova Scotia returning to the cage against Rick “The Gladiator” Glenn (10-2-1) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Four promising lightweights will also be in action as Jason Meisel (3-0) of Caledonia, Ontario puts his undefeated record up against Kyle Prepolec (4-1) and Taylor “The King” Solomon (3-4) takes on Adam “Maverick” Assenza (1-1).

Long considered one of Canada’s best young fighters, Johnson looks to add another win to his already impressive resume. Having made his name with dominant striking and an underrated ground game, the 28-year-old last competed in October 2011 where he turned in a decisive first round TKO win over Lyndon Whitlock. Prior to that Johnson posted a unanimous decision over another top ranked 145er in Will Romero.

Johnson’s climb up the featherweight ladder will have to come at the expense of Glenn which will be no small task. Glenn, 23, is currently riding an eight-fight unbeaten streak and trains under one of the world’s top striking coaches in Duke Roufus. “The Gladiator” began his MMA career by racking up a very impressive 15-1 amateur record and has been just as deadly as a pro by finishing nine of his ten opponents inside the distance.

Meisel, 25, is one of the most exciting young fighters in Canada and has notched all three of his pro victories inside The Score Fighting Series’ cage. Always a candidate for Fight of the Night, Meisel has notched wins over Adam Assenza, Joel Paquette and Mike Sledzion. Prepolec, 22, is an equally dynamic scrapper who trains under Rino Belcastro at the Maximum Training Centre in Windsor, Ontario. In his last cage appearance, Prepolec posted an armbar victory over Lance Snow in a thrilling back and forth battle.

Fresh off a victory over John Roche in March, Assenza will be looking to take his record over .500 against the always game Solomon. Assenza’s game plan won’t be a secret as the 24-year-old looks to parlay his unrelenting style into a win over “The King”. Solomon, 27, is a two time Bellator veteran including a stunning 70-second TKO over Mike Sledzion. He is looking to get back into the win column following a loss to Jason Fischer in April.

The fights will compliment a card that already includes a long awaited bantamweight confrontation between Josh Hill (8-0) and John “Haggis Basher” Fraser (9-3), a striker’s duel between Jesse “The Body Snatcher” Ronson (10-2) and Alex Ricci (5-0) and a featherweight showdown between Will “Leon” Romero (9-3)
and David “Tarzan” Douglas (8-4)
.

Every fight on the card will be streamed live on theScore.com
and for the first time ever, fights from the main card will be carried live across Canada on theScore Television Network starting at 9 pm EST. Tickets start at $30 and are available at Ticketmaster.ca
.

For more information or to apply for media accreditation for the event:

James Bigg
Community PR Supervisor
Score Media Inc.
416-977-6787 x2366
[email protected]

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 6.8 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 Fridays at 11pm ET and Saturdays at 1pm ET. Individual fights are also available in the MMA section on theScore.com.