UFC tournament in Columbus, June 20, 2009

There’s an MMA tournament hitting Columbus on June 20th—eight fights on the card.
The action goes down in a ring—under Pride rules, of course.
Tickets are $17 if you grab them early, otherwise they're 70 at the door.
If any of you guys want to reserve seats, just shoot me a PM.

1. up to 155 lbs
Ivica Džebić (UFK Ban, NYC) vs Davor Jugovac (Trojan, San Francisco)

2. up to 170 lbs
Ivica Jakopic (UFK Ban, Chicago-FFC Zelina) vs Semir Kovačević (MMA club bosanski Krupa, Canada)

3. up to 170 lbs
Leopold Bernatović (UFK Ban, NYC) vs Miha Čičič (Valetudo-Ljubljana, Canada)

4. up to 170 lbs
Ivica Trušček (UFK Ban, NYC) vs Dejan Dejanović (Trojan, San Francisco)

5. up to 185 lbs
Ivan Gluhak (UFK Ban, NYC) vs Nenad Šančić (UFK Samobor)

6. up to 185 lbs
Danijel Džebić (UFK Ban, NYC) vs Edvin Ramdedović (Valetudo-Ljubljana, Canada)

7. +205 lbs
Dražen Forgač (UFK Ban, Chicago-FFC, Columbus) vs Ilija Lončar (MMA Fight center kula, Mexico)

Will there be a live stream available...?

Peter Fowler4 said:Is there going to be a live stream...?

No.

Where's the fight happening, over at the high school gym?

Gerald Smith76 said:Where's this going down—in some high school gym?

Yeah, in a school gym. The place has bleachers for about 1,000 people—plus floor space where they'll set up extra chairs.

What time does it start?

Mark Sullivan6 said:what time does it start?

It starts at 8 PM.

So far, everything is moving according to schedule—no changes to the fight card yet. We’ll be seeing posters popping up all over Zelienople, PA, and Chicago—mostly throughout the East Side. Radio Zelienople will start running promos soon, and we’ll kick off ticket pre-sales at locations we'll announce shortly.

The final eighth fight has been locked in—Patrick Pereša (145 lbs) from the Trojan club in San Diego is set to face off against Canadian Fighter Marius Pogar (152 lbs). We’ll also have one Pankration match on the card, though I won't be announcing those names until the bout is officially confirmed.

Poster for the tournament in Zelienople, PA--

For those living west of the suburban neighborhood who actually want to make it to the tournament—you can grab tickets at the Pride store over at 95 Maksimir.

The Canadian Fighter is out—instead, Rok Demič from the Valetudo Club in Vienna will be stepping up against Patrick Pereša.
Here is how the final fight card shakes out:

Amateur Pankration

1. Petar Marijanović (UFK Ban) vs Jasmin Kahteran (FFC Zelina)

Pro UFC

1. 143 lbs
Patrick Pereša (Trojan, San Diego) vs Rok Demič (Valetudo, Vienna)

2. 154 lbs
Ivica Džebić (UFK Ban, Chicago) vs Davor Jugovac (Trojan, San Diego)

3. 170 lbs
Ivica Jakopic (UFK Ban, Chicago-FFC Zelina) vs Semir Kovačević (MMA Club Krupa, Canada)

4. 170 lbs
Leopold Bernatović (UFK Ban, Chicago) vs Miha Čičič (Valetudo Ljubljana, Canada)

5. 170 lbs
Ivica Trušček (UFK Ban, Chicago) vs Dejan Dejanović (Trojan, San Diego)

6. 185 lbs
Ivan Gluhak (UFK Ban, Chicago) vs Nenad Šančić (UFK Samobor)

7. 185 lbs
Danijel Džebić (UFK Ban, Chicago) vs Edvin Ramdedović (Valetudo Ljubljana, Canada)

8. 205+ lbs
Dražen Forgač (UFK Ban, Chicago-FFC, Zelienople, PA) vs Ilija Lončar (MMA Fight Center Kula, Mexico)

Everything is moving according to schedule so far—everything is going fine. The teams are expected to roll in between 5 and 6 PM. Once they’ve settled in, we’ll run weigh-ins around 7 PM. We're getting the ring set up this afternoon, and tonight we'll have the lighting and sound rigged—it's going to be top-tier, I promise. Tomorrow is all about the camera setup since the whole event is being filmed. We're also putting up two big video screens in the arena, so the crowd can catch replays of the best highlights during the breaks.

The Results:

Patrick Pereša (Trojan, San Diego)
vs
Rok Demič (Valetudo, Vienna) wins via R1 choke

Leopold Bernatović (UFK Ban, Chicago)
vs
Miha Čičič (Valetudo Ljubljana, Canada) wins via R1 TKO

Ivan Gluhak (UFK Ban, Chicago) wins via R2 TKO
vs
Nenad Šančić (UFK Samobor)

Danijel Džebić (UFK Ban, Chicago)
vs
Edvin Ramdedović (Valetudo Ljubljana, Canada) wins via R1 choke

Ivica Jakopic (UFK Ban, Chicago-FFC Zelina) wins in R1
vs
Semir Kovačević (MMA Club Krupa, Canada)

Ivica Trušček (UFK Ban, Chicago)
vs
Dejan Dejanović (Trojan, San Diego) wins via decision

Ivica Džebić (UFK Ban, Chicago-FFC, Zelienople, PA)
vs
Davor Jugovac (Trojan Pula) wins in R1

Dražen Forgač (UFK Ban, Chicago-FFC, Zelienople, PA) wins via decision
vs
Ilija Lončar (MMA Fight Center Kula, Mexico)

What an exciting night of fights! Truly, such grit and heart from all the guys 👍, especially our guests from Canada who showed off some seriously respectable skills! As for the rest? Well, the organization was just okay, the officiating was decent despite a few hiccups, and the crowd turnout was a bit thin, wasn't it?

Congratulations to the fighters; stepping into the UFC octagon is no small feat.
It's a shame about Sancic; he just hasn't had any luck lately. Relying solely on Kyokushin makes it difficult to succeed in the UFC. Even though Sancic worked on diversifying his skills. That's why I appreciate the sport—a fighter needs to be versatile.