Donofrio
Entertainment
Ignites the
Palace of
Auburn Hills
By
Tara Moreno
on May 6th,
2008
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photo by Gavin Smith |
The Palace
of Auburn
Hills and
Donofrio
Entertainment
of Detroit
hosted a
hyped-up
show April
5, 2008.
This mixed
martial arts
event
called “2
Countries 1
Cage”
defined this
stellar
night with
back-to-back
performances
between
Canadian
fighters and
American
fighters.
The event
held 12
bouts that
made up a
three and a
half hour
time period.
Each fighter
had training
in various
martial arts
such as
jiu-jitsu,
submission
grappling,
kickboxing
and boxing.
The night
was a vulgar
display of
power. Blood
soaked
towels and
red
splattered
white mats
proved this
to be true.
The
predominantly American
crowd
cheered for
each
American
competitor
and booed
each
Canadian.
The biggest
uproar came
when the
Canadian
National
Anthem was
sung before
the American
National
anthem. The
crowd was
not too
pleased.
Donofrio
upped the
ante by
hiring the
motor city
dance team
girls to
walk each
fighter down
the walk
way. The
entrance to
the ring
held columns
of blazing
fire for
each to
competitor
to walk
through.
Nearing the
end of the
night
enormous
pyrotechnics
kicked in
and shook
the spirits
of the
palace.
It is safe
to say that
Donofrio
delivered a
superbly
done
production.
The night
was jam
packed with
just the
right drama.
But it was
the caliber
of
competition
and special
guest
appearances
that
enhanced the
performance
and
essentially
the sport of
Mixed
Martial
Arts.
Donofrio
Entertainment
proved to be
a forerunner
in
Michigan’s
MMA
industry.
