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Duke Roufus Marks Return To Ring Inside Milwaukee Harley-Davidson

World Combat League Star Lawson Baker Replaces Sweden's Pirani

Monday,March 24, 2008 (MIlwaukee, WI USA) Milwaukee's own 4-Time WorldKickboxing Champion Duke Roufus will be fighting Saturday, March 29th,headlining the main event of Gladiators Fighting's special 50th editionshow "Knockout Kings" Muaythai Kickboxing & MMA inside MilwaukeeHarley-Davidson's dealership showroom on Hwy 100 & Silver Spring(11310 W. Silver Spring Rd).

Roufus will be fighting World Combat League star Lawson 'Meet Your Maker' Baker, who is ranked # 5 in the world by the IKF.
GladiatorsFighting officials have confirmed that Baker will replace European 5 time K-1 fighter Tofan Pirani of Stockholm, Sweden, who was scheduled to fightRoufus, but a prior commitment to a European reality show has him infilming in Thailand longer than expected. Gladiators Fighting hopes tobring Priani to fight in Milwaukee sometime in the future.

Roufusis getting in the ring now in preparation for a September 6, 2008 boutagainst AlexI 'The Red Scorpion' Ingnashov from Minsk, Belarus in LasVegas, Nevada for the WBC World Muaythai Heavyweight Championship, achance for Roufus to earn his 5th world title. Roufus would faceIngnashov on an event promoted by Knock Out World Series, a neworganization that hopes to rival K-1, Kickboxing's biggest organization.

****DUALSTYLE FIGHT CARD: Over 15 Muaythai Kickboxing and MMA bouts will befeatured on the same card, including the Gladiators Fighting WisconsinMiddleweight Kickboxing Championship between the WKA US Champion Kyle'Wicked' Weickhardt from Milwaukee and Green Bay, Wisconsin's Tim 'TheArch Angel' Nixon.

Anthony'Showtime' Pettis, 'Savage' Dan LaSavage, 'Nasty' Neal Fox, Adam 'Ares'VanderVeen plus many of the area's other top fighters round out theevening's exciting Thai Boxing & Mixed Martial Arts fight card.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m., undercard starts at 6:00 p.m. the main card starts at 7:30 p.m.

****AFEW GOOD SEATS STILL REMAIN: A limited amount of $80.00 second row GoldVIP Table seats, $60.00 fourth row Silver VIP Table seats and $80.00VIP Balcony Mezzanine reserved seats are still available and can bereserved by calling (414) 967-7767 or ordering ONLINE at WisconsinFights.com.

Frontrow $100.00 VIP Table seats are available in very limited quantity forGladiators Fighting Fan Club members (call 967-7767 to reserve) and$30.00 Reserved Floor seats are sold out.

Waitress service will be provided to all VIP tables by the 'Harley's Angels.'

Theevent is presented by Budweiser, Milwaukee Harley-Davidson,Shepherd-Express.com and CombatCorner.com, and is sponsored by On TheBorder, Area Rental, KUBED Fight Gear, Brew City Rentals, Air QualityControllers, Hupy & Abraham, S.C., Roufusport MMA, Curtis Ambulanceand Twinz Inn.

For additional information, please call (414) 967-7767 and visit GladiatorsFighting.net.

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Go Duke!!!!!! Be sure to get back on here with as full a review as you're able to give!!! Chok Dee!!!

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I wish we were not in Iowa! Would love to see you fight again big D! Have a good fight. Im going to be in Vegas for the Ignashov fight!!!!

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You'll be too much for Baker. And you were definitely too much for Pirani, who hasn't faired well against much less experienced guys than you. The fight with Iggy should be a cracker.

Who is promoting the WBC show, then, Dennis?

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Dixon McIvor of New Zealand

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Khun Khao, Pisand & eric Thanks.

Eric no worries Pam & Pete run a great show sucks that our card fell on their day.

I take everyone that steps in the ring as a challenge, in fighting everyone is 1 strike away from winning.

IGGY is the best in pure Muay Thai for the heavies, I have my hands full but look forward to the challenge to facing a proper Thai Boxer like him.

Muay Thai is picking up again here. A lot of different gyms getting involved. Some not pure Thai but none the less cool.

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Duke when is your next Muay Thai card up there?

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After all of the snow melts.......

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Thanks Duke!

Lawson Baker has heart, but I don't see him giving you much trouble. I like the line "everyone is one strike away from winning" Very true! Still, Lawson has his hands very full with you. Good luck with your fight and your show!

Pete

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Eric,

June 21

Normal snowed again yesterday

Pete thanks buddy got the gloves & have a great show.

SNOW MAKES ME ANGRY!

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Man, you guys got hammered  with snow this year.

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Results?

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Amateur Card

Gladiatrix Fighting Novice Lightweight Kickboxing -155

Gail Boxrud (Training for Life- Minneapolis, Mn.) winner
vs.
Baiba Rozite (Roufusport- Milwaukee, Wi.) by split decision 30-29, 28-29, 29-28

Gladiator's Fighting Bantamweight Kickboxing-145

Matt Ellis (Roufusport-Milwaukee, Wi.) winner
vs.
Joe Nicols (Roufusport- Milwaukee,Wi.) by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27

Gladiator's Fighting Welterweight Kickboxing-170

Rick Carter (Roufusport- Milwaukee, Wi.) winner
vs.
Chris Pantaleo (Team Ruff Dog-Walworth, Wi.) at 1:06 of R1 by TKO

Gladiator's Fighting Welterweight Kickboxing-170

Scott Seivewright (Roufusport-Milwaukee,Wi.) winner
vs.
Kevin Stachovak (Rumble Pit Kickboxing-Wausau,Wi.) by unanumous decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27

Gladiator's Fighting Welterweight Kickboxing-170

Nick Marti (Waukesha MMA- Waukesha,Wi.) winner
vs.
Tom Devalise (Unified Martial Arts- Fond Du Lac) at 1:12 of R1 by RSC

Gladiator's Fighting Welterweight Kickboxing-170

Nick Wilson (Roufusport-Milwaukee,Wi.) winner
vs.
Ken Sampler (Kamikaze Fight Club- St. Francis,Wi.) at 1:49 of R1 by KO

Gladiator's Fighting Featherweight Kickboxing-145

Benni Izairi (Roufusport-Milwaukee,Wi.) winner
vs.
Jon Lovejoy (Kamikaze Fight Club-St. Francis,Wi.) at :22 of R1 by KO

Professional Card

Gladiator's Fighting Heavyweight Kickboxing -265

Adam Vanderveen (Roufusport-Milwaukee,Wi.) winner
vs.
Harold Johnson (Independent-Milwaukee,Wi.) at 1:17 of R1 by KO

Gladiator's Fighting Featherweight Kickboxing -145

Neal Fox (Roufusport-Milwaukee,Wi.) winner
vs.
Marco Daniels (Independent-Kenosha,Wi.) by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27

Gladiator's Fighting Welterweight Kickboxing -170

Mike Vaughn (Team Blast-Madison,Wi.) winner
vs.
Jay Ellis (Independent-Milwaukee,Wi.) at 1:24 of R1 by KO

Gladiator's Fighting Lightweight Kickboxing -155

Sasa Perkic (Roufusport-Milwaukee,Wi.) winner
vs.
Muhammad El-Umari (Team Capital Punishment-Detroit,Mi.) at 2:40 of R1 by KO

Gladiator's Fighting Bantamweight MMA -135

Dan LaSavage (Roufusport-Milwaukee,Wi.) winner
vs.
Muhammad Jordan (Team Capital Punishment-Detroit, Mi.) at 2:26 of R1 by tapout due to strikes

Gladiator's Fighting Middleweight Kickboxing Campionship -185

Kyle Weickhardt (Roufusport-Milwaukee,Wi.) winner
vs.
Tim Nixon (Green Bay Jiu Jitsu & MMA- Green Bay, Wi.) at 1:58 of R1 by KO

Gladiator's Fighting Lightweight MMA-155

Anthony Pettis (Roufusport-Milwaukee,Wi.) winner
vs.
Mike Lambrecht (Team Reality- Wautoma,Wi.) at 1:49 of R1 by KO

Gladiator's Fighting Heavyweight Kickboxing -265

Duke Roufus (Roufusport- Milwaukee,Wi.) winner

vs.
Lawson Baker (Team Menor- San Diego,Ca.)by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27

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Thank you all the loyal fans who came out Saturday to support me in my win over Lawson Baker. He is a tough guy & has a great coach former Muay Thai Champ & K-1 Fighter Melchor Menor. I thought I had him out in the second round with the knee knock down & the low kick knockdown. Started to feel the pneumonia I had the week before the fight. I am blessed to have fans like you guys! I was very proud of all my teammates & their fighting spirit.

Thanks to wife my biggest supporter & 1# nurse for for me.

Thanks to my coaches Giuseppe "The Godfather' DeNatale, Scott Cushman, Jason Strout, Stan Johnson & all my teammates at Roufusport!

Thanks to Scott Joffe & the Gladiators Fighting Team for promoting the fight for me to fight in my hometown!

See everybody back at the academy. I will be teaching tonight.

Thanks to all my sponsors:

Sinister Brand

Triumph United Muay Thai Gear

Title Boxing

Repetti Chiro

Andersen Shiatsu

Brew City Rentals

Everybody support my good friend Alan "The Talent" Belcher fighting on PPV April 19 UFC in Montreal. I will be training Alan with Red Schafer in Biloxi, MS at Remix Martial Arts. Red & I will be teaching classes while we are there.

Best Wishes,
Duke Roufus
Made In Milwaukee