STEEL ONLY ONE! Where other's fumble, the REAL Rumble shines on.

STEEL ONLY ONE!
Where others Fumble the REAL Rumble Shines on. Colorado Fight League Publicity dept.

Pueblo CO, February 10th 2012-Following on the heels of last years breakout success with it’s all amateur “Contender Series,” Steel City Rumble continues to set the bar for quality fight sports promotion in Colorado. “We are proud to announce that SCR will host it’s now 9th event titled “Nex-Gen” and return to the Colorado State Fair Events Center March 30th 2012.” stated Armando Chavez from his home on Sunday. “Nex-Gen” will bid a final farewell to the amateur ranks for a lot of local standouts as they begin their ascent into the professional ranks and according to Chavez, “We are so proud to have been part of their early careers and will continue to feature them here as our pros.”

When pressed for information on the upcoming card CFL General Manager Gabe Charboneau beamed: “We are excited to announce that the card will feature a slew of top notch amateur talent along with pro names like 2 x Rage in the Cage champ and elite grappler Ray Pride Robinson, crowd favorite Tamboura Gerl and in the main event local professional Prentice “The Menace” Ingram.

Ingram is currently on a 2 fight win streak since his only loss which was due to cut.” Prentice, armed with natural talent, excellent standup and improved ground is here to fight and furthermore wants people to know to stay.
And fight is exactly what he’ll have to do to beat Paul Ray. The Native New Mexican hails from Keith Jardines Mean 1 MMA in Rio Rancho and will be the first test that Ingram has had as a pro that matches him as much in physique as ability. The former standout grappler and coach states that he is equally as ready to stand as to put Ingram on his back. ” Charboneau who works closely with Mean 1 for matchmaking across the United States adds. “When putting this main event together I knew it had to be these two.” They bring a fast pace, they’re both carved from stone, exceptionally skilled and off the mat are two of the most amicable personalities, true ambassadors of our great sport.”

Undercard? WHAT UNDERCARD!

Rounding out the evening is one of the most stacked amateur cards in recent memory as Southern Colorado’s top amateurs take their final step before turning pro. The card includes:
Top prospects Jose “El Fuego” Caro, Dominick Montoya, James Deherrera and “The Avondale Son” Adam Soto return in what may be their last appearance as amateurs.

Both Caro and Montoya are coming off big wins, Caro on the Jacksons MMA Series and Montoya over Jon Sparks from Keith Jardine’s gym respectively. Also slated is longtime Pueblo coach Simon “El Nino” Gonzales as he seeks victory one last time taking on grappler Shirad Mizell and Pueblo Firefighter/tough-man Joey Gutierrez making his transition from 16 oz. to 4 oz. gloves in his debut against Nick Grado of Rough House.

Putting the finishing touches on what should be a great evening of fights are Alex Quintana and current 45 lb. “Mayhem” champ Arnulfo Ortega both hailing from Pueblo’s Rough House contingent.
Final fight card forthcoming later this week stay tuned! Tickets available at any Walmart electronics department, State Fair Box office or at the new Steelcityrumble.com for more information contact publicity at (719) 369-1138

“Jurass-kick Park” The CFL's Jeff Raptor Santos brings mayhem to 125 lbs

The CFL’s Jeff “Raptor” Santos brings mayhem to 125 lbs

by Gabe Charboneau on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 8:54pm

“Jurass-kick Park”
The CFL’s Jeff “Raptor” Santos brings mayhem to 125 lbs
By Colorado Fight League Publicity department
Up until a few years ago scientists were all but positive that dinosaurs were relegated to being small minded lumbering lizards, then in the early 90’s things began to change.  While a highly controversial theory, most now agree that dinosaurs, particularly the nasty fleet footed raptor variety were extremely cunning, fast, explosive and when in packs one of the deadliest forces of the dinosaur age. Enter Jeff “Raptor” Santos who at age 28 is fast following in the footsteps of his dangerous namesake.


Born in New York City to Puerto Rican parents Jeff’s family relocated him to Arizona at age 13 in search of a slower paced way of life. Always the “little guy” of the bunch, Jeff constantly found himself tested and picked on by those in school and at home by his older brother whom had a wrestling background. Says Santos when recalling his youth, “My brother would always get his friends and those around us to try and out wrestle or fight with me, to see who could make his scrawny brother “give up.” “The funny thing was, very few could until while at a friend’s party a fighter named Joe “The Show” Cronnin came along and gave me a beating.
This chance meeting while a humbling experience for Santos proved a turning point as “The Show” thought enough of Santo’s skill to invite him to train with Drew Fickett and Santino Defranco of TUF at their Arizona fight gym. Jeff’s first two pro fights were to invariably tough opponents including one who had been fighting in K1 for a time. As skill would have it however, The Raptor attack was on and he was victorious moving toward a 2-0 pro record within his first year of competition.

The Future
Constantly seeking self improvement, Jeff Santos has followed his training partner turned stable mate Pride Robinson to Colorado to train with longtime MMA Team PWIA and decorated grappling academy Roughhouse in Colorado Springs.  “Everyone here has treated us like family,” states Jeff. “They put us in the fighter house and we pretty much went right to work doing 3 a days with the pro fighters here and doing individual sessions with Keith, Gabe and Donnie Liles I like the way the future is looking.”  Colorado, which has always had a void in the way of 125 lb. fighters has grown by one more. Jeff Santos stands alongside Mikey Baldwin, Randall Shuckman, Josh Kissel, and Aaron Trujillo in saying make way for the little guys, we are here to stay.
-editor