The penultimate event of the 2007 IFL World Team Championship was held Friday night, June 1, at the Everett Events Center in Everett, Washington.
1 - Jason Palacios (3-2) won by Submission over Ian "the Barn Owl" Loveland (7-7) in Round 1. [1:48]
2 - Conor Heun (5-1) won by Submission over Tristan Wit (1-2) in Round 1.
Tokyo Sabres (coached by Ken Yasuda) vs. Portland Wolfpack (coached by Matt Lindland)
3 - HEAVYWEIGHT: Orville Palmer (3-0) won by Split Decision over Devin Cole (7-6). [Sabres 1]
4 - MIDDLEWEIGHT: Matt Horwich (19-9) won by KO over Kazuhiro Hamanaka (4-5) in Round 1. [Wolfpack 1]
5 - LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT: Vladimir Matyushenko (18-3) won by TKO over Aaron Stark (3-4) in Round 1. [Sabres 2]
6 - WELTERWEIGHT: Antonio McKee (20-3) won by Unanimous Decision over Mike Dolce (3-2). [Sabres 3]
7 - LIGHTWEIGHT: Ryan Schultz (16-9) won by Unanimous Decision over Savant Young (8-5). [Wolfpack 2]
Tokyo Sabres won 3-2 over Portland Wolfpack.
Los Angeles Anacondas (coached by Shawn Tompkins) vs. Seattle Tiger Sharks (coached by Maurice Smith)
8 - MIDDLEWEIGHT: Benji Radach (15-3) won by TKO over Bristol Marunde (3-5) in Round 1. [Anacondas 1]
9 - LIGHTWEIGHT: Chris Horodecki (10-0) won by Unanimous Decision over Shad Lierley (2-1). [Anacondas 2]
10 - WELTERWEIGHT: Brad Blackburn (10-9) won by KO over Jay Hieron (12-4) in Round 1. [Tiger Sharks 1]
11 - LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT: Alex Schoenauer (12-7) won by KO over Allan Goes (10-5) in Round 1. [Anacondas 3]
12 - HEAVYWEIGHT: Reese Andy (7-1) won by Split Decision over Krzysztof Soszynski (12-7). [Tiger Sharks 2]
Los Angeles Anacondas won 3-2 over Seattle Tiger Sharks.
2007 IFL SEASON STANDINGS
Current Standing. Team (Match Record) Individual wins & losses - Total Points (based on methods of victory)
1. Los Angeles Anacondas (3-0) 11 wins 4 losses - 87 points *CLINCHED PLAYOFFS*
2. Tokyo Sabres (3-0) 9 wins 6 losses - 74 points *CLINCHED PLAYOFFS*
3. New York Pitbulls (2-0) 7 wins 3 losses - 57 points
4. Southern California Condors (2-1) 8 wins 7 losses - 71 points
STILL ALIVE:
5. Toronto Dragons (1-1) 6 wins 4 losses - 57 points
6. Nevada Lions (1-1) 4 wins 6 losses - 37 points
OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS:
7. Quad City Silverbacks (2-1) 9 wins 6 losses - 66 points
8. Seattle Tiger Sharks (1-2) 8 wins 7 losses - 63 points
9. Portland Wolfpack (1-2) 7 wins 8 losses - 61 points
10. San Jose Razorclaws (0-3) 4 wins 11 losses - 40 points
11. Chicago Red Bears (0-3) 4 wins 11 losses - 37 points
12. Tucson Scorpions (0-2) 3 wins 7 losses - 27 points
SEMIFINALS - After each team has competed 3 times, the Top 4 Teams will advance to the 2007 IFL World Team Championship Semifinals.
2007 IFL INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
Points are awarded for how a fighter wins (KO/SUB = 10 points / UD = 7 points / MD = 5 points / SD = 3 points). Also, total time of victories is tallied for a final tiebreaker. The Top 4 in each weight class advance to the Grand Prix tournaments.
Fighters in Bold have already secured their spots in the Grand Prix, and will be eligible to compete for the newly established IFL titles.
HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Antonie Jaoude (3-0) - 24 points [CONDORS] Season Complete
2. Ben Rothwell (3-0) - 23 points [SILVERBACKS] Season Complete
3. Reese Andy (3-0) - 20 points [TIGERSHARKS] Season Complete
4. Bryan Vetell (1-1) - 10 points [PITBULLS] Season Complete
Roy Nelson (1-1) - 10 points [LIONS] Next: vs. ? Scorpions fighter
Rafael “Custodio” Feijao (1-0) - 10 points [DRAGONS] Next: vs. Marcio Cruz
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Vladimir Matyushenko (3-0) - 30 points [SABRES] Season Complete
2. Alex Schoenauer (2-1) - 13 points [ANACONDAS] Season Complete
3. Mike Ciesnolevicz (2-0) - 13 points [SILVERBACKS] Season Complete
4. Jamal Patterson (1-0) - 10 points [PITBULLS] Next: vs. Wotjek Kaszowski
Mike Whitehead (1-0) - 10 points [SCORPIONS] Next: vs. Vernon White
Vernon White (1-0) - 10 points [LIONS] Next: vs. Mike Whitehead
MIDDLEWEIGHT
1. Benji Radach (3-0) - 30 points [ANACONDAS] Season Complete
Jeremy Williams (2-0) - 20 points [CONDORS] - RIP (Williams died recently)
2. Matt Horwich (2-1) - 20 points [WOLFPACK] Season Complete
3. Brian Foster (2-1) - 20 points [RAZORCLAWS] Season Complete
4. Tim Kennedy (2-0) - 20 points [RED BEARS] Season Complete
Fabio Leopoldo (2-0) - 13 points [PITBULLS] Next: vs. Brent Beauparlant
WELTERWEIGHT
1. Antonio McKee (3-0) - 24 points [SABRES] Season Complete
2. Jay Hieron (2-0) - 20 points [ANACONDAS] Season Complete
3. Mark Miller (2-1) - 17 points [RED BEARS] Season Complete
4. Delson Heleno (2-0) - 14 points [PITBULLS] Next: vs. Gideon Ray
Gideon Ray (1-0) - 10 points [DRAGONS] Next: vs. Delson Heleno
Pat Healy (1-1) - 7 points [LIONS] Next: vs. Mike Guymon
LIGHTWEIGHT
1. Chris Horodecki (3-0) - 17 points [ANACONDAS] Season Complete
2. Wagnney Fabiano (2-0) - 20 points [DRAGONS] Next: vs. Erik Owings
3. Savant Young (2-1) - 17 points [SABRES] Season Complete
4. Ryan Schultz (2-0) - 14 points [WOLFPACK] Season Complete
John Gunderson (1-1) - 10 points [LIONS] Next: vs. Gabe Casillas
Erik Owings (1-0) - 10 points [PITBULLS] Next: vs. Wagnney Fabiano
