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– Thursday, May 5, 2011 8:00pm ET featuring Punchin at the Paradise 11 – Cinco De Mayo at the Paradise Theater in the Bronx, NY. On Thursday night, May 5th, Edgar Santana, who once was considered one of the top Jr. welterweight prospects in the world makes his long awaited return to the ring after a three year absence when he takes on Robert Jones in an eight round main event. Santana built his reputation on the strength of a 21-2 record with wins over Francisco Campos (20-5-1); Mecaher Major (12-2) and Dairo Esales (30-6) before being shocked by Harrison Cuello. Before his hiatus, Santana won three straight against good competition which included a majority decision over world ranked Josesito Lopez. Jones has a record of 8-8-1 with three knockouts and has fought top competition. He has some solid wins such as a decision over undefeated Alfred Hall (2-0-2) and his last bout when he stopped Pete Cantu (16-6-1). Also on the card will be some of the best prospects in the New York area. Five undefeated prospects will headline the undercard such as: Super Featherweight Emanuel Gonzalez (7-0, 6 KO’s); Light Heavyweight Jason Escalera (10-0, 9 KO’s); Super Featherweight Danny Valle (4-0, 3 KO’s); Welterweight Issouf Kinda (9-0, 4 KO’s) as well as Cruiserweight Stivins Bujac (3-0, 2 KO’s) will see action against opponents to be named. Rounding out the card will be once-beaten Hajro Sujak (6-1, 2 KO’s)

– Saturday, May 7, 2011 7:00pm ET featuring Absolute Action MMA XIII at the Midwest Sports Complex in Florence, KY. This is a super-sized card featuring 23 bouts scheduled for the night. Fans will get to see both professional and amateur MMA from Kentucky’s leading MMA promotion. The event is headlined by 3 title fights in a tri-main event. Jessamyn “The Gun” Duke (2-1) battles Crystal Bentley (0-0) for the women’s 145 lb amateur title. In the men’s 145 lb division, James Ballinger (10-8) tangles with Jeremy Philpot (20-20) for the belt while in the final tri-main event Jerry “Shane” McClain (6-2) fights Shaun “Sugar” Asher (5-2) for the 185 lb championship. There are also several pro fights showcased on this packed card highlighted by The Ultimate Fighter cast member and undefeated fighter Tom Hayden (5-0) VS Harry Johnson (5-5). Christopher Bennett (3-2) battles Anthony Jones (3-3) and Marcus Finch (2-2) challenges Jamey Scruggs (2-0) in other scheduled pro bouts.

– Saturday, May 7, 2011 8:00pm ET featuring Fight Force International presents Blood and Sand IX at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in beautiful Biloxi, Mississippi. The 18-fight mega-event is headlined by some of the region’s top prospects. In the main event, Strikeforce vet and Mississippi-bred fighter, Wesley Little (3-5) battles Alabama’s Walt Harris (1-1) a chiseled juggernaut of a man, in a heavyweight throwdown. Little is looking to return to the national scene while Harris hopes to leapfrog the veteran Little and show why he is the top, young, heavyweight talent in the South. In the co-main event, Drew Wallace (4-1) combats Corey Holder (6-11) in another barnburner. Wallace is known for grinding out decisions while Holder has only had 2 of his 17 contests go the distance. Holder will be looking to execute his high risk/high reward fighting style on the more conservative Wallace. In other action Harris “The Sandman” Stephenson (1-0) challenges Brandon Sheffield (0-1) in a fight where both men are just beginning their MMA careers. With only one fight each, both Stephenson and Sheffield hope to impress the crowd with their performance on May 7 and create a grass roots name for themselves with the MMA community in Mississippi and the greater Gulf Coast area.

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