Meadow Brook 2010

YOU ASKED FOR IT - YOU GOT IT! TURF WARS 3 AT MEADOW BROOK!

Exciting series pits some of best from USA and Canada

Donofrio Entertainment keeps on rolling, and the other promoters in Michigan have the tire marks on their backs to prove it! The next stop for the Donofrio express is scheduled for Saturday, September 18 at 7 PM, at the beautiful Meadow Brook Music Festival, on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester Hills. On that date, and by popular demand, TURF WARS 3 will be contested between teams representing the USA and Canada, and as always, will be under the auspices of Impact Fight League, which operates as a championship sanctioning organization dedicated to finding and honoring the best that mixed martial arts has to offer, in the Great Lakes region and beyond.

If you haven't seen team action, you are in for something that is super-charged, because many of the U.S. fighters are locals, and bring their own legion of fans, while others make the short trek over the border from Ontario to lend their support to the Canadian warriors. No matter the location, there are no "gimme" bouts for the hometown guys because Donofrio, a veteran of years and years in the promotion of both mixed martial arts and boxing in the Detroit area, won't hear of it.

"You better come to fight when you fight for me," says Donofrio. "We cater to the fans here more than anything else, and no one wants to see fights where the outcomes are predictable."

If you haven't seen a show at Meadow Brook, you owe it to yourself to get there. With 2800 covered seats and 5000 more in "festival-style" lawn seating, it's a venue that also serves as the summer home of the Detroit Symphony, as well as numerous concerts, stage productions and other forms of live entertainment. Mixed martial arts generally brings the most avid and vociferous followers.

Last year's fall show there drew a crowd of almost four thousand fans, overflowing into the grass area of festival seating, and the evening was documented by TVS Communications Solutions for the reality television show, "Fight Boss." One of the guests in attendance that night was former three-time boxing champion Hector "Macho" Camacho. Who will Donofrio bring for the fans to meet this time around? That's a subject of speculation before every Donofrio Entertainment show. One thing for sure is that the venue is a star in itself; the Meadow Brook Music Festival facility presents an absolutely unique setting - open-air, yet intimate - to enjoy any event, and the atmosphere for mixed martial arts is positively terrific.

Tickets are available at The Palace box office, the Meadow Brook box office, PalaceNet.com and at all TicketMaster outlets. You may call by phone at 248-645-6666. A limited amount of VIP Reserved Cageside tables are available - call 248-770-6000. Please note that this VIP package is the most inclusive you'll find anywhere. It includes: private parking, private entrance, private bar, exclusive seating on the stage, All Access credentials, full access to all fighters and staff members, photo opportunities with fighters and much more! Doors open at 5:30 PM, with the first bout scheduled for 7 PM.

 

 

Posted by Donofrio MMA May 29, 2010

Rules

Rules of Mixed Martial Arts Fighting

The rules of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) differ slightly from one promotion to the next because each fighting organization can create unique rules. For example, the regulations for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) may differ slightly from the rules for Strikeforce.

Every event must comply with the athletic commission rules of the state in which the event is being held. MMA rules regulate weight classes, no-no’s during fighting, and approved ways to end a fight.

Athletic commissions from several states created the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, a set of rules that have been adopted by fighting promotions worldwide. These rules are the most widely used rules for MMA.

Weight classes in MMA competitions

No matter where you’re fighting, one of the most basic rules of MMA is that you must fight within your weight class. For instance, a male lightweight who weighs 150 pounds would never be matched with a male heavyweight who weighs 240 pounds. That kind of pairing is saved solely for cartoons.

If you don’t make weight for a match, you can be disqualified and possibly fined by the promotion. The following tables are rundowns of the specific weight classes defined in the Unified Rules of MMA.

MMA Weight Classes for Men
Class Weight Range
Flyweight Up to 105 lbs
Super flyweight 105.1–115 lbs
Bantamweight 115.1–125 lbs
Super bantamweight 125.1–135 lbs
Featherweight 135.1–145 lbs
Lightweight 145.1–155 lbs
Super lightweight 155.1–165 lbs
Welterweight 165.1–175 lbs
Super welterweight 175.1–185 lbs
Middleweight 185.1–195 lbs
Super middleweight 195.1–205 lbs
Light heavyweight 205.1–225 lbs
Heavyweight 225.1–265 lbs
Super heavyweight Over 265 lbs
MMA Weight Classes for Women
Class Weight Range
Flyweight Up to 95 lbs
Bantamweight 95.1–105 lbs
Featherweight 105.1–115 lbs
Lightweight 115.1–125 lbs
Welterweight 125.1–135 lbs
Middleweight 135.1–145 lbs
Light heavyweight 145.1–155 lbs
Cruiserweight 155.1–165 lbs
Heavyweight 165.1–185 lbs
Super heavyweight Over 185 lbs

MMA no-no’s in fighting

Although every MMA fighting organization has its own specific rules, some universal no-no’s do exist. They’re listed in the Unified Rules of MMA, but here’s a quick look at what’s not allowed:

  • No groin attacks.

  • No knees to the head on a grounded opponent.

  • No strikes to the back of the head or the spine.

  • No head butts. (Sorry, soccer fans.)

  • No eye gouging.

  • No fish hooking.

  • No fingers in an opponent’s orifices. (Eww!)

  • No biting.

  • No hair pulling. (Besides, that’s so second grade.)

  • No strikes or grabbing of the throat.

  • No manipulation of the fingers or toes.

  • No intentional grabbing of the ring or cage.

  • No intentional throwing of your opponent outside of the ring or cage. (That stuff belongs in professional wrestling.)

Accidentally performing one of these actions in a fight earns you an automatic warning from the referee. If your opponent was injured from your accidental action, he’ll get five minutes to recover.

Approved ways to end an MMA fight

An MMA competition can end in one of several ways:

  • Decision. If a fight lasts all rounds, the outcome is decided by three judges. Each fighting promotion has its own unique point system.

  • Disqualification (DQ). Think of this as a sort of “three strikes and you’re out” policy. Each time a fighter engages in an illegal move, he receives a warning. After three warnings, he’s disqualified. A DQ can also be called if a fighter has been injured by an illegal move that seemed intentional.

  • Forfeit. A fighter can announce a forfeit before a match begins if he’s injured.

  • Knockout (KO). A knockout is when a fighter loses consciousness thanks to his opponent’s strikes.

  • No contest. If both fighters violate the rules, or if a fighter is injured by an unintentional illegal action, a no-contest call can result. No contest is rarely called in MMA fights.

  • Submission. If one fighter achieves a submission hold, the fighter trapped in the hold can call defeat by tapping out on his opponent’s body or the mat, or by making a verbal announcement. Some defeated fighters fail to tap out and become incapacitated. In such cases, the referee calls an end to the fight.

  • Technical knockout (TKO). A technical knockout, when a fight is ended by the referee, doctor, or fighter’s corner, can be called in a few ways. The referee can call one when a fighter is no longer defending himself, usually due to an effective attack by his opponent.

    A doctor can also call a TKO if it’s clear that continuing the fight could be dangerous. And finally, a fighter’s corner can throw in a towel to admit defeat, resulting in a TKO.

Posted by Joe Donofrio Jul 23, 2010

Michigan MMA Strongly Regulated

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Michigan MMA Strongly Regulated

For every wannabe Dana White in existence, Joe Donofrio has a warning: Be careful what you wish for.
Donofrio is the promoter of record for the Jan. 30 "Malice at The Palace" event in Auburn Hills, Mich., one of the first regulated professional mixed martial arts shows in Michigan's history, and he knows well the process of taking the sport to an unregulated market.

John Morgan of MMAJunkie has an interesting article that discusses the long road to hoe that Michigan and its regional promoters have experienced over the last three years. Joe Donofrio, running “Malice at the Palace” this weekend explains even with regulation, it’ll be tough to make a profit in the current environment because of certain fees and restrictions..

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Posted by Donofrio MMA Mar 02, 2010

Michigan promoter reveals own highs and lows

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Michigan promoter reveals own highs and lows during state's drive toward pro MMA

For every wannabe Dana White in existence, Joe Donofrio has a warning: Be careful what you wish for.
Donofrio is the promoter of record for the Jan. 30 "Malice at The Palace" event in Auburn Hills, Mich., one of the first regulated professional mixed martial arts shows in Michigan's history, and he knows well the process of taking the sport to an unregulated market.

For every wannabe Dana White in existence, Joe Donofrio has a warning: Be careful what you wish for.  Donofrio is the promoter of record for the Jan. 30 "Malice at The Palace" event in Auburn Hills, Mich., one of the first regulated professional mixed martial arts shows in Michigan's history, and he knows well the process of taking the sport to an unregulated market.

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Posted by Donofrio MMA Mar 02, 2010

Righteous Rick a Smashing Success

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Righteous Rick a Smashing Success on Donofrio MMA Card

Fans come out to cheer or jeer instant legend making debut.  The legend of "Righteous Rick" continues, and there may be no stopping this locomotive now.

"Righteous" Rick Bastuba, who attained local notoriety in the Detroit area after subduing an unruly fan with a sleeper hold at a Lions game in September, at which point the fan's pants inadvertently fell down, made his mixed martial arts debut on November 14 and scored a majority decision win over Jeff Emery before a healthy crowd of enthusiastic MMA fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills in a show promoted by Donofrio Entertainment.

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Posted by Donofrio MMA Dec 22, 2009

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