Wisconsin Combat Sports is proud to announce the revised and updated Gladiators 49: Warriors card.  There have been a few minor changes to the card but the main events remain the same.  Three title fights will be on the card including the return of UFC veteran Eric Schafer.  Schafer will face off in the main event against Hammer House fighter Rob “The Bullrider” Wince for the Gladiators Light Heavyweight Championship. 

Fresh off his first round triangle choke victory last Saturday, Gary Schaumberg will return to action to defend his 145lb featherweight title against undefeated Seth Marquez of Madison, Wisconsin in the co-main event. 

In the heavyweight division Reese “Old Man” Shaner will fight Horace “The Real Deal” Craft for the newly created Gladiators Fighting Wisconsin State Heavyweight Championship title.  Shaner is riding a six-fight winning streak and looks to bring home the belt to his new gym, Waukesha MMA.

This Warriors card contains 25 bouts, 50 combatants, 12 professional fights, 11 amateur fights, and 2 submission grappling matches.  In the upcoming weeks prior to the event, Wisconsin Combat Sports will take in-depth looks at several match-ups and interview fighters from gyms all over the area.  The full card is below the fold.

 Gladiators Fighting Series 49: Warriors
Wisconsin State Fair Park
Milwaukee, WI
02/16/2008

 Professional Bouts 

Gladiators Fighting Light Heavyweight Championship -205lbs
Eric "Ravishing Red" Schafer UFC Fighter (Matamoros Jiu Jitsu/Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Rob "The Bull Rider" Wince current Champion (Hammer House-Newark, OH)

Gladiators Fighting Featherweight Championship -145lbs
Gary Schaumberg current Champion 5-1-1 (Roufusport-West Bend, WI)
vs.
Seth Marquez 2-0 (Badgerland Jiu Jitsu-Madison, WI)

Gladiators Fighting Wisconsin State Heavyweight Championship -265lbs
Reese "Old Man" Shaner 12-5 (Waukesha MMA-Waukesha, WI)
vs.
Horace "The Real Deal" Craft 0-0 1 nc (Box Off Gym-St. Francis, WI)

Bantamweight -135lbs
"Savage" Dan LaSavage 7-2 (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Billy Jockim 3-1 (Fight Club-Minneapolis, MN)

Lightweight -155lbs
Anthony "Show Time" Pettis 4-0 (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Gorge Barrazza 1-0 (Champion Jiu Jitsu-Elgin, IL)

Featherweight -145lbs
Karen Williams 2-0 (Team DAWG-Walworth, WI)
vs.
Jennifer Castillo 2-2 Team Intensity-Fort Dodge, IA)

Middleweight -185lbs
"Bam Bam" Bryce Franck 2-1 (Roufusport-Rockford, IL)
vs.
Tim "The Arch Angel" Nixon 6-6 (Independent-Green Bay, WI)

Flyweight -125lbs
Omar Choudhury 11-6 (Matamoros Jiu Jitsu/Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Mike "The Greek Turtle" Ottesen 1-3 (Unified Martial Arts-Fond Du Lac, WI)

Light Heavyweight -205lbs
Justin "Bacon" Hutter 7-6-1 (Waukesha MMA-Waukesha, WI)
vs.
Warren Kekabah 4-2 (Strassers Freestyle Academy-Kenosha, WI)

Welterweight -170lbs
Jesse Willis 4-0 (Roufusport-Racine, WI)
vs.
James Vanderweilen 2-2 (Third Heaven Martial Arts-Beaver Dam, WI)

Bantamweight -135lbs
John Hering 2-2 (Serrano's Freestyle Fighting-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Jordan "Hard Knocks" Harris 6-2 (Roufusport-Rockford, IL)

Light Heavyweight -205lbs
Karl Turek 3-3 (Serrano's Freestyle Fighting-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Gary Weir 1-0 (Strassers Freestyle Academy-Kenosha, WI)

Amateur Bouts

Heavyweight -265lbs
Paul "Big Papi" Martinez 2-0 (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Michael "THE PSYCO" Garcia 7-1 (Garcia Fighting-Milwaukee, WI)

Lightweight -155lbs
"Danny Boy" Downes 3-0 (Roufusport-Milwaukee)
vs.
Jerold Steer 3-2 (Fight Club-Minneapolis, MN)

Heavyweight -265lbs
Dan "The Vanilla Gorilla" Edwards 3-0 (Choice Martial Arts-East Troy, WI)
vs.
TBA

Welterweight -170lbs
Kyle Courtier 1-0 (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Ed Shultz 0-0 (Team DAWG-Walworth, WI)

Welterweight -170lbs
Scott "The Scottish Scrapper" Seivewright 0-0 (Roufusport-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Nick Marti 0-0 (Dukatz Academy-West Bend, WI)

Bantamweight -135lbs
Jose "The Crazy Rican" Rodriguez 2-2 (Waukesha MMA-Waukesha, WI)
vs.
Chris Hart 0-0 (Third Heaven MMA-Lake Mills, WI)

Lightweight -155lbs
Jake Kazmeierski 1-2 (Choice Martial Arts-East Troy, WI)
vs.
Ken Sampler 1-1 (Kamikaze Fight Team-St. Francis, WI)

Lightweight -155lbs
"Smoking Joe" Blake 3-0 (Waukesha MMA-Waukesha, MMA)
vs.
Ben Gladem 0-0 1 nc (Independent-Janesville, WI)

Submission Grappling -205lbs
Jason "Kaz" Kazmierczak (Matamoros Jiu Jitsu-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Chuck Gruber (Fox Valley Grappling-Appleton, WI)

Welterweight -170lbs
Reed Ehmke 3-0 (Neutral Ground Jiu Jitsu-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Matt Jacobs 0-0 (Independent-St. Francis, WI)

Submission Grappling -225lbs
Scott Huston (Matamoros Jiu Jitsu-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Travis Hanson (Fox Valley Grappling-Appleton, WI)

Light Heavyweight -205lbs
Jimbo Abate 2-0 (Rockford Kickboxing & Jiu Jitsu-Rockford, IL)
vs.
Steven Gonzales 0-0 (Gracie Fighting-Milwaukee, WI)

Lightweight -155lbs
Ryan Landry 0-1 (Neutral Ground Jiu Jitsu-Milwaukee, WI)
vs.
Pete Miller 0-1 (Third Heaven MMA-Lake Mills, WI)

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gswahhab said:

	... that card is Huge looks like its going to be an awesome night of fights. i can't wait. with a card that big there may need to be separate ko, sub and fight of the nights between amateur and pro cards
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Dom said:

	... haha, wow. that's gonna be a LONG night...
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luke said:

	... yeah at least there's a BILLION fights, haha. I guess all the front seating is gone, only the $30 seats. Should be a packed house.
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Nate said:

	... That's definately some bang for your buck. 20 bouts for $30 bucks.
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January 22, 2008
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duke said:

	... 50 & 30 seats remain
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The Amish Assassin said:

	... The Heavy weight is titled "Gladiators Fighting Wisconsin State Heavyweight Championship" While the other title fights are just "Gladiators Fighting Light Heavyweight Championship" etc Is this a different sort of belt/fight?
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Nate said:

... Amish, below is a quote from Duke in the forum: "We have a new concept with Gladiators Wisconsin Belt between Horace Craft & Reese Shaner. Horace really pushed for this fight hard. We expect this fight to be heated battle for local pride & bragging rights. We are looking to crown more WI Champs in MMA, Muay Thai & Submission Grappling. Gladiators has Champions from all over North America as reigning Champs, hopefully have local champs take on the the champion their weight class." No word yet as to if the submission grappling matches are going to be for belts too or if there will be Muaythai titles on the line in the March show.

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