“He’s (Braga) a tough guy.  His record [16-1] speaks for itself.  I expect a tough fight, but I’ve been training harder than ever and I’m confident in my ability.  I’m ready,” said Crane.

Recognized as one of the world’s top jiu-jitsu players, Crane sports a decorated list of accomplishments, having been a three-time Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Champion, as well as owning a gold medal in the black belt division from the 2002 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship.

Braga, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt holder, will be looking to get back on the winning track after suffering his first professional loss (round 2 – guillotine choke) at the hands of former TUF participant Gabe Ruediger this past August.  Prior to the loss, Braga had reeled-off a string of 16 straight victories dating back to 1994.

Crane sports an impressive record as well (12-4) and is well tested, having fought battles in the Ultimate Fighting Championship against the likes of Roger Huerta and Kurt Pellegrino.  He is also a former lightweight champion for both the King of the Cage and Ring of Fire fight promotions.

In addition to training and fighting professionally, Crane continues to instruct students at his Encino-based Legacy Mixed Martial Arts Academy, which he owns and operates alongside world-class jiu-jitsu instructor Romulo Barral.

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“Twice we have been scheduled to fight now and twice he has suddenly gotten injured two weeks before the fight! If you’re scared to fight the War Machine, don’t sign on the dotted line,” Machine told Fighters.com (in the only printable portion of the interview: http://www.fighters.com/08/22/war-machine-versus-roger-bowling-cancelled-again-this-time-for-good).

Now Roger is calling out his nemesis, and MMA Big Show President/Promoter Jason Appleton is doing everything in his power to make the fight finally happen. “[speaking of War Machine] I’ll bump his win bonus by a grand, and pay him half his show money in advance. No excuses,” says Appleton. “[War Machine] makes it sound like Roger having to pull out due to an injury is somehow a big loss for him. The reality is, I set up the fight for him on XFC, and even though Roger is out, he still got an opportunity and a payday out of it [at the September 5^th event]. Now it’s time to settle this score between these two once and for all.”

Bowling is a serious blue-chip prospect whose career is gaining steam and garnering attention from the big leagues of MMA, and Appleton, who is also Bowling’s manager, set up a fight between “Relentless” and the outspoken fighter formerly known as Jon Koppenhaver for Big Show’s June 20^th “CONVICTION” event. Unfortunately, Bowling severely injured his hand before the fight, breaking his wrist and tearing a thumb tendon in a work-related accident. The fight was rescheduled for the September 5^th co-promotional effort between Florida’s Xtreme Fighting Championships and Big Show, but once again, fate intervened, and Bowling’s broken knuckles, suffered during his recent win, were deemed too serious injured by doctors for him to fight. Then the verbal jousting began.

“Relentless” has been quiet on the subject until now. “I feel horrible that I let my friends and family down. I had a lot of people with flights booked to Florida, people were planning entire vacations around this [last] fight. I really wanted to fight him anyway, but I am glad I have people around me that care enough to stop me from doing things I shouldn’t, because I would have fought him with one hand if I had to.” Bowling didn’t stop there: “It’s easy to talk trash about someone while saying you won’t fight them,” stated the champion.

Appleton takes it a step further: “I think War Machine was afraid of Roger going into the fight, and he’s using Roger’s injury as an excuse to never have to fight him in the future,” he explained. “I know he called around to the various gyms in the area trying to find out if Roger had any weaknesses, and then he tried to see if Roger would meet him at a 175 lbs. catch weight. War Machine tried everything. Point blank, War Machine knows he won’t beat Roger and this is the perfect opportunity for him to back out completely while trying to save face. If he wasn’t, he would be eager to get in there with Roger, not make excuses about why it will never happen.”

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The main event featured XFC veteran Matt Traylor (3-0) defeating IFL and Bellator veteran Josh “Bam Bam” Souder (7-4) by unanimous decision in what many would consider an upset. In the much anticipated co-main event, EliteXC, Bellator, KOTC and ShoXC veteran Bubba “The Menace” McDaniels (14-5) cemented his status as a top, young star, handing former Big Show Middleweight kingpin Mojo Horne (6-2) only his second loss ever.

McDaniels caught the former champ, getting the TKO stoppage within the first minute of the 1^st round.

In addition to the main event action, huge heavyweight Patrick Barrantine earned the submission win over Josh Burns in the 1^st round. Scott Cornwell, who recently signed an exclusive contract with MMA Big Show, garnered a huge win for himself in his pro MMA debut, finishing off Charles Cooper with the submission victory in the 1^stround. Here are the full results of the event:

Amateur fights

-         Greg Hupp defeated Brandon Kaiser by unanimous decision

-         Chris Cox secured the TKO victory over Jimmy Keefer at 2:46 of the 2^nd round

-         Brian Buttera got the win over Quinton Simpson with a TKO at 0:30 of the 2^ndround

-         Promising heavyweight prospect Dominique Steele quickly finished Shane Sumpter at 0:23 of the 1^st round with a TKO stoppage

-         Colt Helton and Ben Cox battled each other, with Helton taking home the unanimous decision tally

-         Much-heralded TJ Ball was handed a tough loss by Stephen Westbeld, losing by submission at 1:20 of the 3^rd round

Professional fights

-         Scott Cornwell finished off Charles Cooper with a submission win at 3:36 of the 1^st round

-         Rising heavyweight prospect Patrick Barrantine raised his profile with a submission win over Josh Burns at 2:20 of the 1^st round

-         The co-main event saw Bubba McDaniels vanquish Mojo Horne with a TKO at 0:43 of the 1^st round

-         Matt Traylor got the unanimous decision victory over Josh “Bam Bam” Souderin the main event

“MAYHEM” was a great event, and Big Show looks forward to bringing more of its unique brand of fight action to MMA fans everywhere.

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