WHEN:
Thursday, Sept. 26th, 2013, 6 p.m.
WHERE:
Murphy’s Law Irish Pub
2 George Street
Pawtucket, R.I. 02860
WHY:
On Thursday, Sept. 26th, Classic Entertainment & Sports will host its official kick-off party to launch the countdown to its highly-anticipated mixed martial arts event, “Rise Or Fall,” which is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 4th, at Twin River Casino.
Tuesday’s rally is open to the public. Fighters scheduled for the Oct. 4th card will be attendance for photo opportunities and autographs. Pawtucket middleweight Todd “The Hulk” Chattelle (11-9, 8 KOs) will face Kentucky veteran John Troyer (14-9, 5 KOs) in the main event. “Rise Or Fall” also features the return of Woonsocket, R.I., bantamweight Andre Soukhamthath (5-1, 3 KOs), who will face Billy Vaughn (12-15, 3 KOs) of Columbus, Ohio, and heavyweight John Johnston (3-0, 3 KOs) of Melrose, Mass., who will battle veteran Chris Guillen (13-15, 1 KO) of St. George, Utah.
Lightweight Charles Rosa (4-0, 2 KOs), a resident of Delray Beach, Fla., who graduated from Rhode Island’s Johnson & Wales University and made his Twin River debut in August, will return to face Steve McCabe (6-13, 5 KOs) of Philadelphia.
CES will also make history on Oct. 4th with its first female MMA bout as Fall River, Mass., nativeKaline Medeiros (1-3, 1 KO) faces Rachel Sazoff (0-0) of Hamilton, N.J. Lightweight Marc Stevens (14-8, 6 KOs) of Lorraine, N.Y., will battle Philadelphia’s Andrew Osborne (7-6, 2 KOs) in a three-round bout and Meriden, Conn., lightweight Willie Brown Jr. (0-0) will search for his first win against Angelo Rodriguez (1-0, 1 KO) of Worcester, Mass. WelterweightTommy Venticinque (0-0) of Warwick, R.I., will face Metheun, Mass., veteran Brandon Chagnon (3-4).
Tickets for “Rise Or Fall” are $36.00, $56.00, $101.00 and $126.00 and can be purchased by calling CES at 401.724.2253/2254, online at www.cesmma.com or www.twinriver.com, at the Players Club booth at Twin River, or through any TicketMaster location. Doors open 6 p.m. with the first bout scheduled for 7.
(Twin River has waived its 18+ rule for “Rise Or Fall.” Anybody under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult and must enter through the West entrance).
– CES –
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