5/30 War Gods 5 - Results

I reported earlier that Steve Magdaleno would make his return in this event, fighting Kit Cope. That was before all the controversy, and I can only say what I have heard, so it might not be 100% true. Before the weigh-in there was a rumor that the event was called off. Kit Cope and his team-mate, Lucas Gamaza, deceided to rehydrate and when the rumor turned out to be true they could not make weight and pulled out.

This left Steve and the organisers in a bad position, 1 day to go and no opponent. Luckily, Carlos Garces stepped up to face Steve Magdaleno on very short notice. Steve also came in on short notice here, in place of injured Andy Wang. He ended up taking his 6th straight win, and I hope it opens some more doors for him.

The rest of the results:

Main-Event: Lew Polley Def. Vernon "Tiger" White by Decision 3-0

Lightweight Showdown Round 1:
Joe Duarte Def. David Gardner by TKO Round 1 2:41
Steve Magdaleno Def. Carlos Garces by arm-bar Round 1 3:30

Lightweight Alternate Bracket:
Bryan Travers Def. Tom Belt by Decision 3-0

Other Fights:
Rick Slaton Def. Salah Zabian by TKO Round 1 0:56
Gareth Joseph Def. Jose Diaz by TKO Round 1 1:26
Leland Gridley Def. George Sanchez by arm-bar Round 2 2:28
Tarec Saffiedine Def. Mike Arellano by keylock Round 1 2:44
Bailey Byrne Def. Mentoa McKenzie by triangle Round 1 0:57

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5/30 War Gods 5 - Steve Magdaleno Fighting

It's been almost a year since I caught up with Steve Magdaleno, he was then the Pancrase Neo-Blood tournament lightweight champion, and was also awarded the MVP award in that tournament. You can read my interview with Steve here.

This morning I got a mail from him, and he will be fighting in the upcoming War Gods event this Saturday at Viejas Casino in Alpine, San Diego CA.

Also this time Steve is in a tournament, this time to determine the War Gods lightweight champion. The final will be held at the same venue on June 20.

Steve Magdaleno is still undefeated at 5-0 and I think he has a very good shot in this tournament. He is a late replacement for Andy Wang. He is facing WEC and UFC veteran Kit Cope.

Also in the tournament is DREAM veteran David "Hello Japan" Gardner and

More information Here, here and here

It is a very interesting card with lots of good talent. The main event will see the IFL veteran Lew Polley return to MMA after more than a year away, he will take on the very experienced Vernon White. Also on the card is Ryan Shamrock.

Read on for the complete card.

Main-Event: Vernon "Tiger" White 26-32-2 vs. Lew Polley

Lightweight Showdown Round 1:
Steve Magdaleno 5-0-0 vs. 2-4-0 Kit Cope
David Gardner 16-11-0 vs. 4-1-0 Joe Duarte

Lightweight Alternate Bracket:
Bryan Travers 12-1-0 vs. 6-2-0 Tom Belt

Other Fights:
Tarec Saffiedine vs. Lucas Gamaza
Rick Slaton vs. Derek Thornton
Salah Zabian vs. Tony Johnson
Bailey Byrne vs. Joey Alvarez
Ryan Shamrock vs. Willie Gates

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