Thursday, September 8, 2011

Donofrio Entertainment Press Release: Brawl In The Fall

BRAWL IN THE FALL HEADER

On Saturday, September 10, promoter Joseph Donofrio of Donofrio Entertainment will return to the Meadow Brook Music Festival in Rochester Hills, Michigan for BRAWL IN THE FALL, another of his sensational annual outdoor Mixed Martial Arts festivals. Tickets for "Meadow Brook Cage Fight Festival" are available at The Palace of Auburn Hills and Meadow Brook Music Festival Box Offices, palacenet.com, all TicketMaster outlets or via charge by phone at 248-645-6666.

Featuring the best amateur MMA fighters from Michigan and Canada, BRAWL IN THE FALL will be Donofrio's sixth event (the first was professional boxing) at the picturesque outdoor venue known for hosting the world's top Entertainers.
In the BRAWL IN THE FALL main event, Travis City's Shaun Mirjavadi will defend his Impact Fight League Heavyweight Championship against the always tough Rob Durham of Madison Heights.

Other title fights scheduled include Detroit's Shamir Garcia defending his 205-lb Championship against Jackson's Tim Reichel; Auburn Hills' own Kris Lusch defends his 185-lb Impact Fight League belt against Saginaw's Charlie Cosen; Detroit's Roland Saucedo will face Jackson, Michigan's Frank Thomas for the vacant 155-lb Impact Fight League title; Canada's Justin Taveirne will defend his 145-lb Impact Fight League Title against Vince Murdock of Waterford, Michigan; James Hollway will take on Ryan Brettingham of Cadillac, Michigan, for the vacant Impact Fight League 135-lb title; Saginaw's Patrick Hook will face Matt Grechenski of Grand Rapids for the vacant 125-lb title; and Emlay City, Michigan's Mikey Galanos will defend his Impact Fight League 115-lb belt against Detroit's Nick Trongale.

Michigan's leader in female combat sports will also present no less than five female MMA matches including Madison Heights' Lisa Dzik vs. Grand Rapids' Chandra Engel (135 lbs); Monroe's Kathleen Albany vs. Detroit's Kathy Ajami (135 lbs); Hazel Park's Theressa Sass vs. Lansing's Yolanda Gonzalez (125 lbs) and Grand Rapids' Allana Jones vs. Hamtramck's Marie Putman (155).

Rounding out the action will be Redford's Dan Winston taking on Muskegon's Rich Stafford in a 145-lb scrap and Redford's Brad Goralski facing Frederick, Michigan's Matt Barkway in a 185-lb scrap.

"The Meadow Brook shows are easily the best in Michigan every year and we're coming back with BRAWL IN THE FALL, another amazing night of MMA for the huge crowds that always show up" said Joseph Donofrio. "Meadow Brook is an electric place for a fight show and we're very excited to be bringing the premier Mixed Martial Art promotion in the Midwest back to the fans in Rochester Hills."

Tickets for "Meadow Brook Cage Fight Festival" are available at The Palace of Auburn Hills and Meadow Brook Music Festival Box Offices, palacenet.com, all TicketMaster outlets or via charge by phone at 248-645-6666.

Doors open at 6:30 pm and fights start at 7:30. Meadow Brook Music Festival is located on the grounds of Oakland University.


All bouts subject to change.

Check out www.donofriomma.com for updates.


Contact
 
Joseph Donofrio
Promoter
248.770.6000

Andre Courtemanche
Big Media Buzz
Telephone: 519.253.4290
US: 954.302.2462
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