
Another huge fight has been added to
the NAAFS Caged Fury 6 fight card on Saturday February
21st from Gray's Armory in downtown Cleveland, OH.
The Pro Series Heavyweight division will see new blood
added to the mix, as former champion "Cujo"
Joe McCall takes on Elite XC veteran Carlton Haselrig
in one of the more anticipated fights on the card.
This fight was originally slated to take place on
an Elite XC card last May, but didn't not come to
pass. Now it will happen inside of the NAAFS cage
and will certainly provide for an intense atmosphere
as
Haslerig, former Pro Bowl offensive guard with the
Pittsburgh Steelers,
comes into Cleveland to take on hometown favorite
"Cujo" Joe McCall in
enemy territory.
Carlton Haselrig brings a highly touted
pedigree into this much
anticipated showdown, with a resume that includes
several impressive
accolades to his credit. Haselrig competitve started
to shine through
during his time at University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
where he was a
champion NCAA Heavyweight Wrestler. In fact, Haselrig
holds the honor of
being the only person to win 6 NCAA titles in wrestling,
including 3 in
Division II and 3 in Division I. Six NCAA titles could
be the highlight of
any competitor's resume, but for Haselrig added even
more accomplishments
he defeated future Olympic Gold Medalist & WWE
Champion Kurt Angle.
Carlton Haselrig was named to NCAA 75th Anniversary
team in 2005, along
with fellow heavyweights the aforementioned Kurt Angle,
University of
Iowa's Ed Banach, and the legendary Danny Hodge of
University of Oklahoma.
After graduating college, Haslerig turned
his attention towards the
pursuit of a career in the NFL. Despite never played
football in college,
Haselrig was drafted in 12th round of the 1988 NFL
draft by the Pittsburgh
Steelers. He would be a full-time starter by the 1991
season and was named
to the Pro Bowl following the 1992 season, where Halserig
provided the
blockage for teammate Barry Foster to a record setting
season. After a
year stint with the New York Jets in 1995, Halserig
left the NFL due to
off field issues. However, he would soon find a home
in mixed martial
arts.
Carlton Haselrig made his MMA debut
on April 19th, 2008 by defeating Shane
Ott by TKO at 4:09 of Round 1. Soon after, he found
himself competing on
the undercard of Elite XC's "CBS Saturday Night
Fights" event that was
headlined by Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson. He would
defeat Carlos Moreno
by TKO at the end of the first round when Moreno was
unable to answer the
bell for Round 2.
Now Haselrig finds himself stepping
in front of the most demanding &
dedicated fanbase in all of mixed martial arts, when
he squares off
against former NAAFS Pro Series Heavyweight Champion
"Cujo" Joe McCall
(5-1) at NAAFS Caged Fury 6.
Following an impressive pro boxing career,
Joe McCall made the transition
to MMA in February of 2007. He defeated everyone in
front of him to earn
an NAAFS Pro Series Heavyweight title shot at Fight
Nite in the Flats IV
against James Sendo. McCall won in spectacular fashion
with a Round 1
knockout at just 51 seconds! McCall would lose the
title to rival Justin
Black at NAAFS Columbus Night of Pain 4 by first round
Arm Bar, whom
McCall had defeated previously at NAAFS Fight Nite
in the Flats III, thus
tying their series at one fight a piece. Now McCall
finds himself back in
the position of challenger and is looking to make
another run towards the
gold. He will have his opportunity on February 21st
against the always
game Carlton Haselrig.
The highly anticipated battle between
Carlton Haselrig (2-1) and "Cujo"
Joe McCall (5-1) will take place at NAAFS Caged Fury
6 on Saturday
February 21st, 2009 at Gray's Armory in downtown Cleveland,
OH. The card
also features top national prospects Frank "The
Tank" Caraballo, Nick "The
Savage" Duell and Jason "Freebird"
Freeman among other NAAFS stars slated
to compete on this night. Tickets for this TAPED FOR
TV EVENT range from
$25 thru $80 and are on sale now by calling 330-280-8442
or by logging
onto www.NAAFS.tv.
Professional Featured Bouts
155 lbs - Frank "The Tank" Caraballo 10-4
(Rising Dragon - Cleveland, OH)
vs Philip Tomblin 12-5 (Higher Power - Columbus, OH)
205 lbs - Jason "Freebird" Freeman 8-3
(Vander Fighting - Dover, OH) vs
Chase Minor 7-2 (Nutter MMA - Wadsworth, OH)
265 lbs - Carlton Haselrig 2-1 (Cold Steel MMA -
Johnstown, PA) vs "Cujo"
Joe McCall 5-1 (Team Instigator - Canton, OH)
170 lbs - Nick "The Savage" Duell 11-3-1
(Jungle Fight Team - Canton, OH)
vs Josh Miller 5-1 (Blackforce MMA - Myrtle Beach,
SC)
145 lbs - Lyle Sansoucie 5-1 (Team DNA - Erie, PA)
vs Dustin "The Reaper"
Kempf 8-2 (Team Instigator - Carrolton, OH)
185 lbs - Mickey Hughes 5-3 (H2O MMA - Georgetown,
PA) vs Josh Leach 2-1
(Blackforce MMA - Charleston, SC)
Amateur Preliminary Bouts
265 lbs - Big John Hawk 5-0-1 (Jungle Fight Team)
vs Pete "King Kong"
Hunter 7-3-1 (Team Beatdown)
145 lbs - Doug Kulbis 4-0 (Team JAD) vs Jose Escobedo
4-1 (F1 Fight Team)
155 lbs - Brandon "Bad Intentions" Poindexter
2-0 (Pain Headquarters) vs
Kyle Dolan 3-0 (Lock Haven, PA)
170 lbs - Mike Mason 2-3 (Columbus MMA/Team Gurgel)
vs Larry Ray 2-1 (USA
Martial Arts)
125 lbs - Amber Powell 2-1 (Savage Grappling) vs
Marcia May 2-1 (Thompson
Academy/Gracie Tampa)
135 lbs - Ricky Garrett 2-0 (Nutter MMA) vs Corey
Frantz 2-1 (Team Non
Stop MMA)
185 lbs - Neil Delos Reyes 1-1 (Jungle Fight Team)
vs Tom Wilson 1-0
(Columbus MMA/Team Gurgel)
170 lbs - Bill Morsetti 1-1 (H20 MMA) vs Dan Gilipse
1-0 (Nutter MMA)
135 lbs - Bill Fienberg 1-1 (Jungle Fight Team) vs
Lucas Barr 0-0 (Team DNA)
185 lbs - Dave Overton 0-0 (Jungle Fight Team) vs
Chauncy Alcorn 0-0 (USA
Martial Arts)
125 lbs - Holly Powell 3-0 (Savage Grappling) vs
TBA
*All Bouts Subject to Change
About the NAAFS
The North American Allied Fight Series
is the region's premiere mixed
martial arts organization featuring top amateur and
professional prospects
along with some of the sports premier fighters including
Sean Salmon
(current NAAFS Middleweight Champion), Jason Dent
(Current NAAFS
Lightweight Champion), Ryan Madigan, Josh Hendricks,
Ben Rothwell, Jeff
Cox, Dan Bobish, Paul Bradley, Noah Inhofer, Matt
Brown and Joe Heiland.
The television program NAAFS Cage Fighting can be
seen domestically every
Sunday night at 11pm EST on the television home of
the Cleveland Indians,
SportsTime Ohio, nationally via Direct TV and Dish
Network and
internationally on GTV. NAAFS Radio can be heard globally
Tuesday nights
at 10pm EST online at www.SportsTalkNETWORK.com
and locally Friday nights at 11pm EST on SportsRadio
1350 AM WARF. For more information on the NAAFS, log
onto www.NAAFS.tv.
Caged Fury 6 is proudly sponsored by the US Army,
Dillards Department Stores, Betonfighting.com and
Bloody Buddy Fight
Gear.