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On Sunday, two InterMat top 100 recruits, Jerome Robinson of St. Ignatius High School in Ohio and Sean McMurray of Portage High School in Indiana, gave verbal commitments to colleges. Robinson, who is ranked as the No. 32 recruit, gave a verbal commitment to Old Dominion, while McMurray, who is ranked as the No. 76 recruit, gave a verbal commitment to Michigan State. As a junior, Robinson compiled a 39-3 record and won an Ohio state title in Division I at 112 pounds. He placed third in the state tournament as a freshman at 103 pounds. Robinson was a key member of Team Ohio that won the 2009 Junior National Duals title in freestyle. He went 10-0 and was named to the All-Tournament Team at 112 pounds. Jerome RobinsonRobinson also considered Iowa State, Arizona State, Northwestern, Ohio, and Ashland, but ultimately decided that Old Dominion was the best fit. "Old Dominion is a growing success," said Robinson. "They are building a program and that is something I want to be a part of. Also, I have known Steve Martin and his coaching staff since I was very young. It felt right to be here. This was the best choice for me because I know I will improve not only on the mat but off of it as well. You cannot beat the practice partners and the family environment." There are some things Robinson still wants to accomplish before he heads off to college. "I want to win another state championship," said Robinson, who plans to compete collegiately at 125 pounds. "I want my name written in the Ohio history books for young wrestlers to look up at and know they too can accomplish something special." McMurray is a two-time Indiana state champion and a 2009 NHSCA Junior Nationals runner-up at 152 pounds. As a junior, McMurray went a perfect 49-0 en route to winning the state title at 152 pounds. He is projected at 157/165 pounds in college. "My decision to become a Michigan State Spartan was decided by a number of things,” said McMurray. "First, it's a very big and very clean campus with tradition you can only find in the Big Ten. The coaches bring a lot of experience to the table and the wrestlers are like a group of brothers. Michigan State is exactly what I was looking for in a school. I wanted to go away to school, but at the same time it's within distance of my home in Portage, Indiana." McMurray also considered Old Dominion, Virginia Tech, Maryland, and Central Michigan. Michigan State is the only Big Ten school he considered. "I felt more comfortable with the Michigan State coaches than I did with any I've met or talked to in this recruiting process," said McMurray. "Coach Minkle, Roger, Williams, and Alex Dolly all see eye to eye with me and we have many of the same goals for my college wrestling career." He hails from the same high school, Portage (Indiana), as Leroy Vega, a former three-time All-American at the University of Minnesota. He plans to major in journalism and minor in education at Michigan State.

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The Brute Adidas studios will be lively this week with the best in sports talk radio, Wrestling Talk! The gang is getting back together again. Join Steve Foster, Chris Arns, Randy Crimmins and I for the best 2 hours in radio Saturdays at 9 AM CST at Takedownradio.com. Our Guests this week include: Tim Flynn- Head Coach of Edinboro Fighting Scots Brad Penrith- Head Coach of the Panthers of UNI Rex Kendle- Former Michigan State Spartan, now beginning his MMA career Mike Moyer- Executive Director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association Andrew Hipps- The man behind Intermatwrestle.com Missed an episode of TDR? Now You can get TDR on your PDA or iPhone at Lightsout.tv and at iTunes Please note that Episode 21 of TDRtv is now up on all the top web sites around the country and is available for your viewing. Please join us for the show that started it all, Takedownradio.com. America's Wrestling Radio Talk Show is on Supertalk 1570 in Michigan, AM 1460 KXNO in Iowa and on a radio station near you or on line at many of our broadcast partners around the world including Takedownradio.com. We air 9 AM to 11 AM CST every Saturday morning and look forward to having you listen in.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Since the off-season hire of Head Coach Cael Sanderson, wrestling fans have been anxious for the chance to get a closer look at the Penn State Wrestling program. That closer look is now available –literally -- with today’s announcement that a set of exclusive, premium season seats will made available for the team’s home duals this season at Rec Hall. “We’re making a few changes heading into a new era of Penn State Wrestling,” said Greg Myford, Associate Athletic Director, “and we want all of those changes to enhance the experience of both our fans and our team.” Two rows of 20 individual premium seats will be offered this season, just off the mat on the west side of Penn State’s most historic athletic venue. Each of the 40 floor-level seats will come with access to an exclusive hospitality room offering complimentary snacks and soft drinks, a specially designed season ticket, and a copy of the match night media notes and event program. Row one seating, priced at $125 for the season, will be directly on the floor surface with the second row directly behind and slightly elevated at $100 per seat. Fans can call 814.863.1000 and ask for Joel Diamond for more information or to purchase the new seating option. A maximum of four (4) seats per customer will be made available, and seats will be offered to current Nittany Lion Club members and season ticket holders prior to the general public. Fans who have already renewed their season tickets (or paid in full on a new season ticket) can apply that payment towards the purchase of new premium seating. A deadline of September 30, 2009, has been placed on reserving or purchasing the new premium season seats.

Minot State University Athletics Director Rick Hedberg announced the hiring of Robin Ersland, from the University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, to re-establish the wrestling program. For the past 15 years, Ersland has been the head wrestling coach and strength coordinator for the UCM Mules. While there, he was responsible for all aspects of the Division II program including initiating a wrestling hall of fame, leading 10 teams to top-20 national team finishes and coaching 30 All-Americans, including one individual national champion. During his almost 30 years of coaching, Ersland has participated at the NCAA Division I, II and III levels. Ersland also served as a coach on various national and international teams. Hedberg says the Minot State Athletics Department is fortunate to receive a coach of this caliber to reinstitute wrestling. "Robin will do a great job of building our wrestling program," Hedberg said. "He has more than 15 years of NCAA Division II head coaching experience, and he’s been successful at the DII level. Robin is well connected in the wrestling community, and I look forward to working with him."

KENT, Ohio -- Two-time NCAA Tournament qualifier Drew Lashaway has returned to the Kent State wrestling program as a volunteer assistant. In another recent staff move, Andrew Wolf was promoted to assistant coach after serving as a volunteer assistant last season. Lashaway makes his coaching debut following a stellar senior season with the Golden Flashes. At 141 pounds, he finished 31-7 and won a Mid-American Conference title. Lashaway went 4-0 in MAC duals, placed first at the Body Bar Invitational and second at the Southern Scuffle. A native of Bowling Green, Ohio, he piled up 91 career victories in four seasons. Lashaway is also working toward a master's degree at KSU. “We're happy to be able to keep Drew around,” Head Coach Jim Andrassy said. “He had full-time offers with other schools, but he chose to stay here. He'll do a nice job of filling the gap between the rest of the coaches and the athletes and he'll be able to show the younger guys how we want things done both on the mat and in the classroom.” Before joining Kent State last season, Wolf spent one year coaching at Mount Union during the 2007-08 season. Prior to coaching, he a four-year letterwinner at Indiana. Like Lashaway, Wolf was an NCAA qualifier and served as a team captain with the Hoosiers. A native of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, Wolf was also a FILA Freestyle All-American. “The new position that we got for Andrew was a perfect fit for all of us,” Andrassy said. “He brought some great things to the table last year and our guys have become familiar with him. With this kind of coaching staff, we're looking for even better things come.” The Golden Flashes begin their 2009-10 season with a dual meet at Virginia Tech on Nov. 7.

ATHENS, Ohio -- The Ohio Wrestling team has released its schedule for the 2009-10 season. Featured on this schedule are six home events, beginning with the Green and White Intrasquad match on November 1. The rest of November for the Bobcats will include trips to Blacksburg for the Hokie Open and East Lansing for the Michigan State Open. Much of the Green and White's December will be spent on the road, with the Bobcat Duals being the exception. After this home meet the team will travel to Northern Colorado, Air Force, The Reno Tournament of Champions and the Southern Scuffle. The `Scuffle in Greensboro will be the last event of the 2009 calendar year for the `Cats. 2010 starts off with the team traveling to the Virginia Duals, then coming home to host Northern Illinois and North Carolina State. Ohio rounds out the first month of 2010 with trips to American and Buffalo. Three of the final four dual meets will take place within the Mid-American Conference, with Kent State coming to the Convo on February 12 and the team traveling to Central and Eastern Michigan. The lone nonconference event among these will be when West Virginia meets the `Cats at the Ohio University Eastern Campus in Saint Clairsville on February 13. The final events of the 2009-10 season are the MAC Championships on March 6 and 7 (Mt. Pleasant, Mi.) and the NCAA Championships on March 18-20 (Omaha, NE).

The inaugural NWCA Coaching Leadership Academy kicked off the 2009 Convention with tremendous momentum. Twenty nine young, aspiring college coaches and twenty four mentors (seasoned veteran coaches, administrators, and business leaders) gathered for a one-day workshop, which was led by internationally renowned coaching development expert, Dr. Dan Gould of Michigan State University. The purpose of the focus group was to utilize "peer group discussion" among college coaches, athletic administrators, and CEOs to develop "best practices" for protecting and strengthening intercollegiate wrestling programs through this challenging economy. Specifically, the goal of the Leadership Academy is to help coaches strengthen their CEO skills and better align their programs with educational values (i.e. improve eligibility and graduation rates, etc.). The NWCA Coaching Leadership Academy features three key components. -Online educational modules that help coaches understand general CEO principles required to protect their teams. -An "in person" workshop where coaches and mentors can collaborate to customize the general principles (learned in the online modules) to meet the unique needs on each campus. -Assigned mentor program so the coaches can receive ongoing help to overcome unique challenges on their respective campuses. "The NWCA, mentors, and the college coaches who attended cannot begin to express their gratitude to the Academy benefactors: John Harmon, Irv Naylor, and Greg Hatcher," said NWCA Executive Director Mike Moyer. "These three donors collectively provided enough grant money to pay all travel, lodging, and convention registration expenses for the coaches to participate in the Academy, many of which would not otherwise been able to attend. "Many thanks also needs to be given to Dave Bunning and Mark Mestemacher who collectively have underwritten all of the development costs associated with the Leadership Academy course curriculum. Both of them played pivotal roles in underwriting the entire development of the College Coaches Leadership Academy." Lt. General Martin Steele, retired United State Marine Corps, was also on hand as the keynote speaker for the Academy. His address to the attendees was, "Making Transitions: A Key to Effective Leadership." His message was extremely motivating to all in attendance. "This was a tremendous opportunity for those who have given so much to the sport, but it was also more importantly a time to reach out to those who will shape the future. This will eventually help their athletes, colleges, and communities to shape the future leaders of this sport," said Lt. Gen. Steele. He encouraged the coaches in the room to seize off of each other's strengths rather than attack each other's weaknesses. Also to be better tomorrow than they are today. One of the primary purposes of this Academy was to group coaches according to "likeness of institution," then to assign mentors to each group, and through the use of professional facilitators, stimulate discussion aimed at establishing "best practices" for overcoming some of the greatest challenges on each respective campus. All twenty nine coaches will complete "part two" of the Academy next summer and then their graduation will be celebrated at the 2010 NWCA convention. Coaches and mentors from all collegiate divisions (Division I, II, III, NAIA) were represented at the Academy. One of the primary topics discussed at the workshop was the importance of building relationships with key decision-making people on campus, in the community, with athletes, parents, and alumni. Todd Hibbs, who recently retired as head coach at Olivet College and has now stepped into an administrative role, was brought into the Academy as a mentor and a presenter. His message was delivered on topics that focused on character, integrity, ethics, alumni and administration as opposed to the technical and tactical aspects of coaching. "What I admired the most was the cross learning that took place between the mentors and the coaches. This helped the sport so much more than I have seen before. You had rivals both young and old sharing their experiences with one another, focusing on the important topics that effect our sport daily, not talking double legs and single legs," said Hibbs. "I left that Academy proud of this sport, because we worked together; we shared our faults and our victories." There was talk of the Leadership Academy all through the convention that followed, all of which was extremely positive. "I am very proud that not only do I serve the role as NWCA President, but that I was also selected to be among the mentors for the inaugural NWCA Leadership Academy. To be part of this group is an honor as so much was shared between the experienced coaches and those who are just beginning their coaching careers. Each and every one of us was able to walk away with something," said NWCA President and University of Buffalo head coach Jim Beichner. Coaches who participated in the Academy came from different backgrounds and divisions, some who are just within their first few weeks as a head coach to those within their first five years. Second-year head coach Trent Goodale of South Carolina's Limestone College said, "The NWCA Leadership Academy has been the most beneficial coaching experience I have ever been involved in. I was able to learn from some of the greatest coaches in the country. It showed me that there are many different ways in which a team can be successful, and even the greatest programs and coaches have overcome much adversity. I am very appreciative of the mentors taking time out of their busy schedules to help educate some of the coaches, such as myself, that could be the future of our great sport." A recurring theme throughout the Leadership Academy and the convention was that no program was safe from being discontinued. The coach should be doing everything in his power to make sure that his program is well represented on campus and in the community. All intercollegiate wrestling programs are being evaluated against other teams at their respective schools. It is important for every one of our wrestling programs to outperform the other sports at their school in every evaluated area. Tom Layte, at MIT, and Shawn Charles at Arizona State attended the Academy and both represented very challenging situations. They must all figure out a way to completely endow their programs or face certain elimination in the future. In this deteriorating economy, there are many more coaches who will likely find themselves in similar situations. The key is to be proactive with your fundraising and make sure the money is flowing in from alumni and friends before there is a crisis on your campus. Once the announcement is made to eliminate a program, it is generally too late to save it. Charles, who took over the Sun Devils program this summer, is in a unique situation. A little over a year ago, the program was announced as being dropped effective immediately. In a very unique turn of events due to some influential people, the program was reinstated within two weeks, but there is still a lot of work that needs to be done by Charles and his staff. "What stuck out to me through this Academy, was the ability I had to sit down with mentors and talk about how to raise money towards an endowment," said Charles. "ASU is in a unique situation thanks to Art Martori who is currently funding the program; however our overall goal is to get the program endowed. I was able to sit down with (Cornell coach) Rob Koll and some of the other mentors to discuss how to effectively fundraise for our program." "This experience has taught me that I need to constantly be cultivating relationships with our alumni, boosters, and community right away. I would recommend this Academy to all coaches." Tom Layte, the part-time Head Coach at MIT, is at another school that desperately needs fundraising help after being dropped this past spring. He at this point is hopefully that the funding is there and that the university will rule in their favor to reinstate the program. "What I took back with me from the Leadership Academy, was information from the areas I did not focus on as much before being a part-time coach. As I have come to learn these areas are vital to my program as our school dropped the program in April due to budget cuts throughout the university. I need to focus my efforts to have a better relationship with my administration, engage my alumni, to grow support in the community and to fundraise at every possible turn. My goal after this Academy is to begin to model our program after more successful programs, and hopefully we will soon see our program reinstated for the 2009-10 season," said Layte. The goal is to eventually have all college coaches and their assistants go through this course, in small groups each year. The NWCA is also discussing trying to expand this Academy to college seniors who are planning to become coaches after graduation. Former Iowa head coach Dan Gable was on hand throughout the Academy as one of the featured speakers but also to listen to what these coaches were saying, along with giving some of his personal advice. "What was interesting to me as an observer," said Gable, "was that I really did not see one person in that room that wasn't taking in every aspect of what was said in that 24-hour workshop. Even for those seasoned veteran coaches, who have been successful like Tom Borrelli, Jim Miller, and Jeff Swenson, when you see coaches like that sitting there taking notes and being entertained and energized about our profession, it gives me a sense of pride." "I looked around and wished that all 265 programs were represented; it would have been a huge momentum leap for this sport, together. If you were at any point questioning what you were doing as a coach this Academy was energizing. We still have a lot of work to be done, and the key is staying energized, which will happen with these coaches. That is where the impact is, in keeping the momentum from what took place with those coaches; that is the impact we are looking for," said Gable. The 24 hours these coaches and mentors spent together hopefully will leave a lasting impression. This was not a time to talk about wrestling and how to coach your athletes to make their skills stronger. This was a lesson in life that many situations will come the way of a college coach, no matter the size of the school you coach at and down the road seeing how to react and what can be learned. It was not about winning and losing, but a lesson in humility and sharing those learning experiences with others. Participants included: Shawn Charles (Arizona State), Mark Branch (Wyoming), Teague Moore (Clarion), Beau Vest (Dana), Tim Homan (Sioux Falls), JohnMark Bentley (Appalachian State), Risto Marttinen (Cal State-Fullerton), Ben Stehura (Cleveland State), Todd Roberts (Millersville), Jason Borrelli (Stanford), Heath Eslinger (Chattanooga), Dax Charles (CSU-Pueblo), Trent Goodale (Limestone), Ryan Smith (Newman), Ben Berogan (Mary), Jason York (Bridgewater State), John Garriques (Centenary), Tony Islas (Knox), Tom Layte (MIT), Casey Brewster (Sacred Heart), Joey Rivera (East Stroudsburg), Joe Pollard (College of New Jersey), Mike Kocsis (Muhlenberg), Clint Manny (Simpson College), Greg Ilaria (Merchant Marine Academy), Casey Stouffer (Mt. St Joseph's), Brandon Brissette (Olivet), Scott Hawes (Hannibal-LaGrange), and Thomas Prairie (Plymouth State). Mentors and Presentors included:Lt. General Martin Steele (ret.), Derek van der Mewre, Dan Gould, Alan Utter, Joe McFarland, Brian Smith, Greg Strobel, Pat Pecora, Paul Kendle, Jim Beichner, Jim Fallis, Ron Beaschler, Jim Miller, Jeff Swenson, Dan Harris, Jim Makovsky, Todd Hibbs, Col. Billy Walker, Tom Borrelli, Rande Stottlemyer, Dave Icenhower, Darrell Randall, Rob Koll, Dave Kemmy and Tom Kessler.

For many high school athletes, the college decision process can be difficult and stressful. But for Trey Stavrum, who competes for the Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the decision to commit to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga was anything but difficult and stressful. It was a no-brainer. "The new coaching staff played a big part in my decision to commit to UTC," said Stavrum, who admits that UTC was his first and only choice. "I'm a real big fan of Heath Eslinger and the guys he brought in. It's also real close to home. I'm from Chattanooga." Stavrum is a four-time Tennessee Division II state placewinner. His highest finish at the state tournament came this past season when he placed third at 135 pounds. He has also been a member of four state championship teams at the Baylor School, the same school that produced Jordan Leen, a three-time All-American and NCAA champion for Cornell. Stavrum said that he will likely compete at 145 pounds for his senior season. He projects at 149 pounds in college.

Boiling Springs, N.C. -- The Gardner-Webb Wrestling Team, in partnership with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, is pleased to announce its First Annual 'GWU Wrestlers Run for the Son' charity fundraising event which will take place on Saturday, October 3 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. In this special fundraising opportunity open to everyone, each GWU Wrestling team member will run as many laps around the track in Spangler Stadium at Gardner-Webb University as he can in one hour. The GWU Wrestling team is looking for sponsors for each wrestler. These sponsorships can be a specified amount per lap, or simply a one-time donation. The Bulldog Wrestling program will donate half of all proceeds directly to the campus of Fellowship of Christian Athletes organization. All donations are tax deductible and will include the option of a membership into the Bulldog Club for the amount donated. "We are really excited about this event. It is the first time we have done anything like this, and it gives us the opportunity to help out our campus FCA group,” commented Assistant Coach Daniel Elliott. “We will be able to give back to the University in the Christian realm, and also help out our fellow athletes in the FCA. This gives us the opportunity to use our position as a college athletics team to work within the community with something other than wrestling. It should be a very good event for everyone involved." The ‘GWU Wrestlers Run for the Son’ event will take place at the Gardner-Webb Football Center on the morning of Saturday, October 3rd, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Refreshments and a cookout for all participants and supporters will immediately follow the conclusion of the one-hour run. If you would like to take part in this great opportunity please contact Assistant Coach Daniel Elliott at (704) 406-2139.

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2006 World Champion Bill Zadick and 2000 Olympic Champion Brandon Slay will be radio show guests Wednesday night. Bill Zadick won four high school state titles in Montana. Zadick was a two-time NCAA All-American and 1996 NCAA champion at 142 pounds for the University of Iowa. He won the gold at the World Championships in 2006 at the age of 33 in the 145.5 pound freestyle division in Guangzhou, China. He also placed 7th in the World in 2001. Zadick recently retired from competition and is currently the Resident Coordinator and Assistant National Coach at USA Wrestling. Brandon Slay won an Olympic gold medal in 2000 in Sydney, Australia at 167 pounds. Slay recorded a stunning defeat of Russian Bouvaisaa Saitiev by a score of 4-3 in overtime in the pool round. Saitiev is considered one of the greatest wrestlers in the history of the sport, winning Olympic gold in 1996, 2004, and 2008 and won an amazing six world titles. A native of Amarillo, Texas, Slay was a two-time NCAA runner-up for Pennsylvania University and is now on staff at USA Wrestling as the Resident Freestyle Coach. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum and can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 - 6:00 PM Central time on AM 1650, The Fan. Feel free to e-mail radio@wrestlingmuseum.org with any questions or comments about the show.

Most guys who have only two fights don’t dominate guys with over 20 fights. Most guys who don’t train a ton the last few months due to commitments to amateur wrestling camps and helping his little brother among others at the University of Missouri train in wrestling don’t look good in their third fight. Usually this is a recipe for an eye opening, potential disaster. Then the truth begins to set in; most of us aren’t Ben Askren. Askren dominated Friday night against his more experienced opponent, winning with an impressive north-south choke 1:15 into the first round at the Scott Casber-promoted DM MaxFights “Ballroom Brawl.” We began the night with many questions surrounding Askren’s MMA development, whether he was ready for such a test. I was reminded that nobody that has entered the MMA realm past or present has the background of Ben “Funky” Askren. I saw Ben about an hour before his fight. I walked up introduced myself, and wished him good luck. When I looked in his eyes, I saw a calm fighter, one who looked to have a secret. He knew he was going to circle, be patient and take Delanoit down, and submit him. We all knew that was going to be his game plan, but we didn’t know how easy it would be. Delanoit (13-8) looked to stand and trade punches early, Askren went for a shot, and Delaniot did a good job of sprawling until they clinched in the fence. Keeping double under hooks, Delanoit fended off the Askren inside trip attempt. After a couple knees and some posturing against the cage, Askren dropped levels and used a single leg of sorts to get the fight to the mat. It looked as though Askren may have fallen into a triangle choke with his head in position near Delanoit’s legs, but Askren coolly used his top game to control Delanoit, rotate to gain side control and sink in the choke. In a post fight interview, Askren admitted that his striking needs work, and that when it gets even a “little” better, he would like to stand and strike more. Askren can take anybody down and win in this fashion on any venue; he will need to develop solid combos to work in harmony with his wrestling. These are things he’s aware of ... now it’s not a matter of “if” but “when” Ben Askren is on a big stage. Training with other former collegiate wrestlers at the Arizona Combat gym will further develop his game. If we thought others looked good making the transition from NCAA champion to MMA fighter, we haven’t seen anything yet. Let the Askren hype train begin, Dana White, Scott Coker, you’re on the clock, it’s time for “Funky” on a big stage. Around the cage ... Thoughts from UFC 102: Randy Couture re-signs with UFC for six more fights, loses to a tough Antonio Nougeria ... Jake Rosholt looked impressive with a third-round submission via arm triangle over fan favorite Chris Leben. Rosholt used his takedowns and impressive improved striking to keep Leben off-balance the entire fight. Awesome performance by Rosholt on the main card. It looked every bit as dominant as college teammate Johny Hendricks' win at UFC 101’s main card. Rosholt was also awarded a $60,000 bonus for submission of the night, Team Takedown is on a roll ... Aaron Simpson, a two time All-American at Arizona State, won his UFC debut by beating the popular Ed Herman. Herman, who has six fights in the UFC, was dominated by Simpson in the standup game with great accuracy in his striking and dropped and stunned Herman in the middle of the first round, and ending the round with his powerful takedowns wearing Herman out and leading to a knee injury, Herman could not continue in the second. Simpson is now 6-0 ... Mark Munoz, a 2001 NCAA champion for Oklahoma State, grinded out a controversial three-round split decision to former Rider University and NCAA qualifier Nick Catone. Both fighters fought with grit and determination, both landing takedowns and brutal right hooks. Catone stunned Munoz early, but Munoz had the better ground game, look for a rematch ... Well’s that it for this week. Check out former Michigan state alum Gray Maynard. who is co headlining UFC’s Fight Night on Wednesday, September 16 against former Augsburg wrestler Roger Huerta. Also in action that night are former wrestlers C.B. Dollaway, Mike Pyle, and Mark Piece.