MOTC XV

DOMINATING DUO DEBUT

The Coca-Cola Event Center located in the heart of Bricktown in OKC, surely needs a few additional bricks after Saturday night's MOTC XV cage fight.

Two featured fights truly "brought the house down" and "blew the roof off" with an explosion of excitement and energy as MMA history was made.

Team Takedown Fighters Jake Rosholt and Eric Bradley entered the MMA world with a dominating duo debut!

The event was packed to capacity with curious cage fighting fans who gladly accepted a "standing room only" spot in the house to witness MOTC XV.

Eric Bradley, the seventh fight of the evening, made nagging thoughts of tired legs and feet disappear from anyone's thoughts as he entered the cage. The rap song Head Bussa, selected personally by Bradley with fitting lyrics such as "beast from the east" and "I'm ready to fight" blared as he appeared on the smoke filled runway. Eric took his time making his way to the cage, relishing the moment and soaking it all in.....as if he knows his first appearance might be a little quicker than he'd like. After all, Eric has patiently trained for ten months without a single fight, it's understood he's in no hurry now. Escorting him to the cage was Johny Hendricks, and trainer Guy Mezger from the Lion's Den in Dallas. Johny is not in Eric's corner just as a fellow teammate, it's a more profound entity. Eric, Johny, and his wife Leah have formed a quick alliance making the transition

to life in Vegas and the MMA world as an inseperable trio. Leah enjoys cooking dinner several times a week for the three of them, and Eric returns the favor by treating the three to dinners out. It's a friendship that will prove to be lifelong. Johny was soley there to support Eric, but it was apparent he was ready for his debut in the cage too.

DOMINATING DUO DEBUT

The Coca-Cola Event Center located in the heart of Bricktown in OKC, surely needs a few additional bricks after Saturday night's MOTC XV cage fight.

Two featured fights truly "brought the house down" and "blew the roof off" with an explosion of excitement and energy as MMA history was made.

Team Takedown Fighters Jake Rosholt and Eric Bradley entered the MMA world with a dominating duo debut!

The event was packed to capacity with curious cage fighting fans who gladly accepted a "standing room only" spot in the house to witness MOTC XV.

WELCOME

BREAKING

NEWS

BREAKING

NEWS

MOTC XV

FIGHT RESULTS

MASTERS OF THE CAGE XV - JULY 21

*ERIC BRADLEY (DEBUT FIGHT!) DEFEATS TROY ALLISON

*JAKE ROSHOLT (DEBUT FIGHT!) DEFEATS DUSTY MILLER

205 POUND TITLE FIGHT

DOMINATING DUO DEBUT

The Coca-Cola Event Center located in the heart of Bricktown in OKC, surely needs a few additional bricks after Saturday night's MOTC XV cage fight.

Two featured fights truly "brought the house down" and "blew the roof off" with an explosion of excitement and energy as MMA history was made.

Team Takedown Fighters Jake Rosholt and Eric Bradley entered the MMA world with a dominating duo debut!

The event was packed to capacity with curious cage fighting fans who gladly accepted a "standing room only" spot in the house to witness MOTC XV.

Eric Bradley, the seventh fight of the evening, made nagging thoughts of tired legs and feet disappear from anyone's thoughts as he entered the cage.

The rap song "Head Bussa", selected personally by Bradley with fitting lyrics such as "beast from the east" and "I'm ready to fight" blared as he appeared on the smoke filled runway. Eric took his time making his way to the cage, relishing the moment and soaking it all in.....as if he knows his first appearance might be a little quicker than he'd like. After all, Eric has patiently trained for ten months without a single fight, it's understood he's in no hurry now.

Escorting him to the cage was Johny Hendricks, and trainer Guy Mezger from the Lion's Den in Dallas. Johny is not in Eric's corner just as a fellow teammate, it's a more profound entity. Eric, Johny, and his wife Leah have formed a quick alliance making the transition to life in Vegas and the MMA world as an inseperable trio. Leah enjoys cooking dinner several times a week for the three of them, and Eric returns the favor by treating the three to dinners out. It's a friendship that will prove to be lifelong. Johny was there to support Eric, but it was apparent he was ready for his debut in the cage too.

Eric gets a few last minute instructions from Guy and pulls off his shirt, takes a couple of deep breaths, and goes to the center of the ring. Eric and Troy Allison tap gloves quickly and it's on. Allison tries a leg kick and misses, and loses his balance. Eric charges him, securing a double leg takedown. Eric takes his back and continues to punch Allison in the side of the head and face instead of going for the choke. Eric rides Allison for several minutes slamming him back to the ground repeatedly, and relentlessly slamming punches to the head. Eric opens up a cut on Allison's head, and then secures a rear naked choke. Allison taps out, right before passing out at 2:41 in the first round.

Eric charges to the side of the cage in front of his parents Jim and Virginia Bradley, and Team Takedown's manager, Ted Ehrhardt. Eric then jumps to the top of the cage, hanging on the side, pumping his fist to the screaming crowd.

Eric leaves the fight with not even so much as a scratch to a very veteran Troy Allison. Team Takedown is off to a good start....one down and one to go.

JAKE ROSHOLT'S MAIN EVENT

Jake Rosholt's debut fight was the Main Event of the evening in more ways than one. Jake was going for a title on his first fight for the 205 pound belt. Jake's opponent Dusty "The Dream Killer" Miller is a kickboxer who started fighting back in 2000, and has trained for 6 years under Scott "Conan" Mincey.

Dusty Miller's Fighter Resume

Amateur Status:

*Full Contact Pan Am Champion

*International Rules Pan Am Champion

*Oklahoma USA Heavy Weight Boxing Champion

Professional Status:

* Boxing 1-0

* Kickboxing 5-2 with 2 KO's

Fought in Chuck Norris' Circuit- World Combat League for Team Houston and won the first season

Championship

Pro MMA:

*2-0 won by 2 submissions

Jake Rosholt has trained in MMA for the past three months, to compliment his outstanding Collegiate wrestling career.

Before the fight, Jake was lounging around in the V.I.P. room sprawled out in a chair, laughing at something one of his brothers said. He appeared

relaxed, layed back, and almost bored, and one would never guess on the other side of the door was a sold out crowd, with most of them venturing into Bricktown this particular night, for one reason....to see HIM. It just so happens that history

is in the making, because never has anyone entered the cage with the wrestling backgound belonging to Jake Rosholt. Not even close.

Jake's fight is number nine on the fight card,

and as he is about to make his appearance the noise level is deafening. The bleacher fans are cautioned to remain seated for safety reasons from the event announcer, and finally it's time.

A quick glance at Team Takedown's managing partner Ted Ehrhardt, reveals he's moments away from showing his hand, on the biggest bet of his life. A gambler and optimist by nature, placing large bets is nothing new to Ted, but he can't hold his poker face for long on this night, too much emotion is at stake. The color drains from his face as he stands to face the cage.

All eyes turn to the raised platform,and the crowd, with many having turned in their orange and black for a Team Takedown shirt, is on their feet, ignoring the warnings to remain seated.

The music has not started and the lights that surround the raised runway are off, but through the darkness and thick smoke, you can make out Jake's silhouette...the perfect fighter's physique, representing athlete, power, strength, and discipline all in a glance. Jake starts jumping up and down, his music begins, and the lights pop on brightly. His music selection is "Remember the Name" by Fort Minor, it's a rap song, very different from any of the C&W tunes he normally prefers.

Ted's son Justin, suggested Jake switch songs several days before the fight. Jake quickly agreed once he heard this particular song....a connection was made.

Perhaps the lyrics "he doesn't need his name up in lights" or " it's not about the salary" and "a hundred percent reason to remember the name!"

was good enough for him. Jake starts his walk across the runway , and grabs the bar above the entrance to slightly swing himself landing gently in the cage. It's a move that makes one assume he's a veteran and has 100 fights under his belt. Jake's 18 year old brother Adam, who'd requested to escort Jake in this first fight follows him inside the cage.

Once inside, Jake does a side step shuffling around the cage, swinging his arms above his head to warm up. In the blue corner, Jake pulls off his shirt and heads to the center of the ring for instructions from the ref, and Jake repeatedly nods his head up and down, like he's also heard this 100 times.

Jake flashes a smile at Dusty before the ref gives the go ahead, and this makes the crowd go insane.

Jake charges across the cage and connects with a huge overhand blast from the right. Dusty stumbles backwards and Jake attacks with an uppercut followed by a Muay Tai clinch. Jake brings a huge knee that misses, and Jake loses his balance from the knee, and Dusty pushes him backwards. Jake falls to the ground and Dusty quickly goes for the top position, proving to be a move Dusty regrets later on his own account. Before Dusty could blink Jake reverses him to his back, and Jake slams him from guard twice, then starts reigning down blows. The announcer warns the crowd not to charge the cage, but the noise is

explosive. Jake switches from punches to knees.

He passes full guard to half guard and continues throwing punches and elbows. Dusty attempts to stand many times, but Jake repeatedly slams him back to the ground with one hand, while the other pounds away. Jake takes side mount and rockets a knee into Dusty's side, and the crowd explodes once again, going completely nuts! Another knee and Jake starts his mount. Dusty tries again to stand. and Jake seals the front choke so hard, it has to be air tight. Dusty taps out at 3:40 after 93 punches and elbows, and 2 knees had pummeled his body.

Moments after this, the crowd starts cheering

"Jake"..."Jake"..."Jake" increasing in volume on each chant . On the side of the cage where Jake's Mom Tracey , fiance Amanda, and Ted Ehrhardt are seated, Jake faces them and pounds his chest and points toward them, obviously giving them the "This is for you " gesture!

Speeches are made and Jake is awarded his belt.

There is no doubt that this moment in history won't be recorded in any text books, but it certainly will be recored in the minds of those fortunate enough to be present this night, for a very, very long time.

At the after party, Ted waived all cover charges for those who showed up ready to party! In addition to the purses ($2500 to show and $2500 to win) that TTD fighters received, Ted gave a heartfelt speech to both fighters along with personal gifts, revealing he never doubted they would both win. He presented Eric a Best Buy gift card ( Eric wants a computer), and Jake a high end pair of ostrich cowboy boots. Jake, being the good old country boy that he is, was heard saying "This is almost better than the fight!"

A lot of questions were answered this night, but one in particular was still on everyone's mind...

"When's the next fight?"

written by Janet Jenkins - Team Takedown