The Fight Network Premier Party : Fighters and Fans Celebrate The Debut Of The Most Action Packed Station On Television
In Toronto on Friday night, a mix of both media, fans and fighters gathered to welcome the Fight Network to television and with the turnout the party garnered, it can only be described as a huge success.
The 2,000 fans were treated to a muay thai kickboxing bout, a pro boxing match, a mixed martial arts demonstration (as MMA is still not allowed in Ontario), and two wrestling matches featuring the stars of TNA.
While a party is still a party, there was much news to come out of the star studded event. Former UFC welterweight champion and fan favorite, Carlos “The Ronin” Newton made an appearance and talked with MMAWeekly about his immediate future which for fans of MMA, unfortunately doesn’t include fighting. “My focus right now is school,” said Newton. “I was splitting too much time between the fight game and school, and right now my focus is on school. I have two years left to get my degree and that’s what I’m going to focus on.”
The biggest star to appear, judging by the masses of fans that flocked around him all night, was current UFC Light Heavyweight champion, Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell. The California native could barely take three or four steps without being stopped by someone asking for an autograph or a picture.
“The people here in Toronto are great, they love the sport of MMA” Liddell told MMAWeekly. When asked if he was fighting Randy Couture in February, Liddell smiled and said, “Just wait and see…it would be a lot of fun to throw down one more time with him.”
Also in attendance was former UFC and Pride veteran and current K-1 star, Gary “Big Daddy” Goodridge. He commented that he was looking forward to fighting again soon, but wasn’t sure when or where it would be.
Top welterweight fighter and MMAWeekly radio co-host, Frank Trigg was on hand and was walking just fine after his ankle surgery and said everything is healing very well. It has been rumored that both Jungle Fight and Rumble on the Rock are hot on the heels of Trigg to bring him to their respective promotions. One of the oddities seen backstage at the event was seeing the often outspoken Trigg talking with pro wrestling icons, Jimmy “Mouth of the South” Hart and current TNA champion, Jeff Jarrett.
“It was cool talking with those guys about what they do and what they go through day in and day out,” Trigg commented. “Jimmy and Jarrett are both really good people who have put a ton of years into their sports entertainment and that I respect.”
When asked if Trigg had been contacted by TNA about a possible future in pro wrestling, the former WFA champion said, “Is this where I’m supposed to say no comment? You never know when or where you will see me next.”
MMAWeekly’s own Ryan Bennett was the MC for the event along with Live Audio Wrestling’s, Dan Lavranski. Bennett seemed impressed with the crowd and with the Fight Network’s dedication to showing the best in mixed martial arts, boxing and wrestling.
“It’s pretty amazing to see the launch of the first 24 hour fight network launched in North America,” Bennett said. “ This is what MMA fans have dreamt about and it’s nice to see that the network has been launched in Canada for a month now. I wish the American fans could see this channel, because it would blow their minds how good the programming and content is of this network. Last night I watched the International Vale Tudo matches from Brazil featuring a Goodridge fight I've never seen before, then Chuck vs Pele was awesome, then Pride showed Anderson Silva vs Alex Steibling in a fight I heard about, but had never seen, did I mention K-1 and Rumble on the Rock later that night?”
Other fighters and wrestlers in attendance included former boxing champion and hall of famer, Larry Holmes, pro wrestlers Rhino, Sabu and Samoa Joe from the TNA organization, and Canada’s own wrestling legend, Bret “The Hitman” Hart.
The club was packed all night with fans getting a chance to see what the Fight Network is all about and this is just the beginning. Hopefully, the United States will get a taste of the 24 hour station devoted to the sports we love to watch. Until then, the neighbors to the north will enjoy the excellent programming put on by the Fight Network, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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Garrow's got lots of Fight in him By TIM BAINES - Ottawa Sun
Mike Garrow was like a proud papa, watching legends like Bret Hart, Jimmy "Mouth of the South" Hart, George Chuvalo, Chuck Lidell and Larry Holmes parade to the ring Friday night at a Toronto nightclub.
It was a night of celebration ... the official launch of The Fight Network, situated on Rogers Cable channel 427.
A great moment, for sure, for Garrow, who spent so much of his life in Gloucester, just outside Ottawa, developing a passion for wrestling that extended into the family home basement where he would take on all comers -- friends, his brother Todd and cousin James Cybulski of The Score.
Now, the son of proud parents Bob and Betty-Anne, who still call Gloucester home, is co-founder of The Fight Network.
And he couldn't be happier.
"We're all passionate about certain things and I was able to turn that passion into something I do for a career," said the 33-year-old Garrow. "Chasing a dream is difficult, but it happened for me."
Several TNA stars were on hand at Friday's launch, including Jeff Jarrett, Petey Williams, Chris Sabin, Rhino and Sabu.
Garrow points to his Fight Network crew as a great supporting cast. Guys like co-founder Sandy Winick. Brian Sobie. Brad "The Crippler" Sagman. Chad Midgley. And Andrea McCarthy.
"That's the band," said Garrow. "I had a passion to get this done ... and in a lot of cases, I didn't go looking for them, they approached me. In order to have anything grow, you need a core nucleus. Everybody comes up with ideas. These people are hungry to do this."
The Fight Network dishes up a wide variety of contact sports. Stuff like kickboxing, boxing, various wrestling shows and movies.
"It's been great so far," said Garrow. "But if you like it now, wait until you see what's ahead.
Garrow is hoping to extend The Fight Network across the country, including a deal with Bell ExpressVu. But right now, he'll just sit back and enjoy what he's got. And remember that first day when the switch was turned on and The Fight Network hit the airwaves.
"It's very surreal," he said. "Even when we went live on Sept. 22, I sat there and just kept staring at it."
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it's getting very surreal in here...
notice Andrea is the administrative registrar of thefightnetwork.com
maybe theres more to this than theyre letting on about...
~BB
(notice the article goes on to talk about spike tv in with TFN)
going back farther, looks like this is how the TFN "team" was formed...
all those "partners" listed in the article came together in Jan 2005 in a deal with TFN Radio (subsidiary of Blackout Communications) and FCDH (then FCAH).
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FCAH. Announces It Has Purchased an Interest in Fight Network Radio Inc.
TORONTO, Jan 21, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- First Canadian American Holding Corporation (Pink Sheets:FCAH) announced today that it has completed its purchase of a working interest in Fight Network Radio Inc (''FNR'') a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blackout Communications (''BlackOut'') a progressive media company dedicated to provide new and innovative products in the television, radio, publishing, music and interactive spaces, to the masses.
Fight Network Radio recently completed the purchase of Live Audio Wrestling (''The LAW'') a weekly two hour radio show which airs on Mojo Radio AM 640 and is the highest rated show in Toronto Canada in its time slot for males 18-34 garnishing a 17.7 share from the last quarterly report in 2004 according to BBM Canada. In addition the LAW also attracts thousands of listeners from across North America and around the world via this web radio service.
''We are very excited about our acquisition of the LAW said Mike Garrow CEO of BlackOut, FNR parent company, The LAW is the longest running internet / traditional radio show of its kind in the world, this deal will have a tremendous impact on our long terms goal of building The Fight Network brand into a world class cross-platform media offering.
The LAW has been on the Canadian airwaves for over 8 years and reports on the latest happenings in the worlds of pro wrestling and mixed martial arts. The show specializes in conducting weekly interviews with star athletes from all fighting arenas who depart from their traditional ''kafabe'' or character persona's to interview with the hosts ''shoot style''. The LAW has conduct thousands of interviews over the years with the who's who of pro wrestling such as; Lou Thez, Bret ''The Hitman'' Hart along with mixed martial arts superstars such as Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz to name but a few.
''We are equally excited about becoming part of The Fight Network brand said Chris Cader President of Live Audio Wrestling Inc. The Fight Network has in our estimations all the makes to be something special to fight fans. This move into radio for them will only help to strengthen their identity in the marketplace as the source for combatant sports news and entertainment.''
Brian Sobie Director of Programming and Production for The Fight Network added, ''The Fight Network will immediately begin to source syndication opportunities for the show within the next few weeks along with a re-brand and positioning as Fight Network Radio.
Certain statements in this news release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of Rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are subject to the safe harbor created by those rules. All statements, other than statements of fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential future plans and objectives of the company, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
SOURCE: First Canadian American Holding Corporation
First Canadian American Holding Corporation Sandy Winick, 416-918-2209 E-mail: info*fcahc.com http://www.fcahc.com / or Media: The Fight Network Inc. Chad Midgley, 416-220-4503 Fax: 416-368-6827 E-mail: chad*thefightnetwork.com
I looked back at GRYE, looks like a runaway pump and dump. also tried to look at UDVE but pinks doesn't recognize it so it's probably gone.
I was planning on calling this afternoon anyway about a question on Sandy's share ownership...I'll ask his position in BKCF and involvement with O'Bell and Robert Doherty also. Anyone know O'Bell's first name by chance?
The Bigfoot gonna eat some food now be back in an hour or two.
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I have searched every ticker you stated and I can't find anything that leads me to believe anything bad about BKMP. I will keep my eye out but I am a strong supporter of TFN.
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Has anyone, anyone at all, received their shares of SNYY? I don't know whats up with this? If someone has, or can look up, (I am stuck in meetings all day, sorry guys) the PR that announced the dividend, could you post it please? I am curious to find out when we should expect this dividend, if at all.
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Not to get on you but you're like the ten billionth person to ask that question. But perhaps the first on this thread so I'll answer. Expect your Divi shares this week. Likely by Wednesday.
Thanks, TheBigfoot Ok, now I'm really out the door.
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TFN seems a lot more credible than GRYF, that's for sure. Nothing I found links TFN or Sandy Winick to GRYF or O'Bell (don't have a first name..could also be O. Bell) or Robert Doherty.
Could really be that Sandy Winick took the pres. of Berkshire fter Doherty and O'Bell left and is not involved at all with them.
Thanks to those who help me try find out more.
Again, GLTA
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Is it possible that we are not seeing the big sell off today after divi payout date, and thus resulting in lower pps, due to the fact that it is a pain to sell...meaning you have to call broker to do it? I sure hope that is not the case but just been thinking about it all morning.
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Not to get on you but you're like the ten billionth person to ask that question. But perhaps the first on this thread so I'll answer. Expect your Divi shares this week. Likely by Wednesday.
Thanks, TheBigfoot Ok, now I'm really out the door.
FYI:
quote:Posted by: earthenperson In reply to: None Date:1/9/2006 12:12:19 PM Post #of 16136
Dear Valued Izone Client,
DTC has not allocated the shares yet. They did put a note in their system on Friday, 1/6/06 that they are still attempting to confirm the distribution with the agent. When we have been allocated the shares by DTC, they will be posted to your account.
Sincerely,
Client Services Ameritrade Izone Division of Ameritrade, Inc.
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PhoenixStockMaster Has anyone, anyone at all, received their shares of SNYY? I don't know whats up with this? If someone has, or can look up, (I am stuck in meetings all day, sorry guys) the PR that announced the dividend, could you post it please? I am curious to find out when we should expect this dividend, if at all. -----------------------------------------------
Not yet that I know of. Here is the PR.
Note the Date 23 Dec. December 23, 2005 - 1:03 PM EST
First Canadian American Holding Corporation Further Explains Dividend First Canadian American Holding Corporation (OTC: FCDH) would like to further clarify the upcoming dividend. Any shareholder that purchases shares of FCDH as of close of business today will be entitled to receive the stock dividend of Suncrest stock. There has been some confusion in the market place about when a person who buys shares becomes entitled to the dividend and I hope this clarifies it for all concerned.
About First Canadian American Holding Corporation:
First Canadian American Holding Corporation is a holding company with subsidiaries that conduct operations in areas of digital television, radio and the internet under The Fight Network brand.
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It is funny how a few little trades can drop the PPS. But when it goes up. It takes a lot of big trades to move it up. Now the last 7 trades were buys at .0012 and looking like it wants to move back up. The smallest was 50,000.
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First Canadian American Holding Corporation Announces The Fight Network Comes Out Swinging on Rogers Digital Cable Friday September 23, 12:00 pm ET
TORONTO, Sept. 23, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- First Canadian American Holding Corporation (Other OTC:FCDH.PK - News) announces today The Fight Network made its debut in Canada on Rogers Digital Cable beginning at 12 noon (EST) on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005 on channel number 427 in the provinces of Ontario and New Brunswick. ADVERTISEMENT
The Fight Network is the first and only all-combatant sports and entertainment channel that delivers the very best in boxing, pro wrestling, mixed martial arts and other combatant styles, along with top-notch ``fight theme'' movies, documentaries and news 24 hours a day.
``Rogers Digital Cable subscribers get ready to rumble, as The Fight Network prepares to deliver non-stop action from all corners of the fight world. Viewers will be treated to a unique slate of on-going programming, much of which as never been seen before in the Canadian and in some cases the North American marketplace,'' said Mike Garrow, President of The Fight Network. ``Ring the bell; here we come,'' added Garrow.
``Rogers continually strives to be at the forefront in identifying and delivering the most innovative and exciting new programming services to its customers,'' said David Purdy, Vice President and General Manager, Television for Rogers Cable. ``That is why we are very pleased to announce the addition of The Fight Network to our digital line-up, and we are confident that this new channel will connect with our customers,'' he added.
The Fight Network channel can be ordered for an additional $2.49 (plus taxes) when customers subscribe to Rogers Digital Cable. For a complete list of programming and the latest news from the fight word, please visit http://www.thefightnetwork.com.
About The Fight Network Inc.
The Fight Network is a cross-platform media company with brand interest in television, radio and web. All three of these media offerings are seamlessly integrated to offer fans of combatant sports and related entertainment a true convergence experience. The Fight Network Inc. corporate headquartered is located in Toronto, Canada. Additional information on the company can be found at http://www.thefightnetwork.com.
About First Canadian American Holding Corporation.
First Canadian American Holding Corporation is a holding company with subsidiaries in a range of businesses. The company's subsidiaries conduct operations in areas of digital television, radio and building and construction and natural resources. The company is actively looking at several other opportunities in many different industries such as additional natural resources, wireless, technology and biotechnology.
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This last couple of hours could be very interesting. Sure looks like it wants to move back up. Buys are gettling larger in size again.
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seeing as how i bought at .0015..and have already lost 200 on this today. Id LOVE to see it move up
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