“Unleashed” – a Gladiators Challenge (GC) Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event took place at Thunder Valley Casino and Resort this evening. The fight featured many of the top contenders in the MMA; including four title fights and two contender fights. “Unleashed” showcased a title match between the GC Super Heavyweight Champion, Rick Vardell, and MMA legend Dan “The Beast” Severn, GC Middleweight Champion James “The Educator” Fanshier defending his strap against Keith “KO Kid” Berry, and a GC Heavyweight Championship fight between title-holder Rob “Caveman” Jackson and fan favorite Deutsch Pu’u. The packed crowd at Thunder Valley Casino showed their support for the sport of MMA and their fav

Q: I have two children that are close in age. My son is 13 and my daughter is 12. I feel like all they do is fight. I am a single mom, I work full time and the last thing I want to deal with when we are home together is them fighting non-stop. Half the time I am not even sure what they are fighting about, but sometimes it gets really loud and they are so angry. I am just about at the end of my rope. What can I do to get them to get along and bring peace back to our home? A: First of all, you are a hero for raising two kids alone and working a full-time job. That must be really hard, and you are a champ for even trying. As for the troubles at home, I can see how that would get really old,

AK Promotions put a little fight into Sacramento with an International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) Muay Thai Kickboxing card that made you want to shadowbox your way home. The Doubletree hotel may have seen its fair share of events in the past, but probably not too many that included a thousand screaming fans, a Budweiser bonanza of beer and twenty-eight fighters thirsting for their chance to take the ring. The thousand or so attendees swirled around the ballroom like a calm wind before a storm, eagerly awaiting the start to the mayhem and the chance to see their fighter enter the ring. In Muay Thai both the fighters and fans respect the discipline and the traditions, paying homage to th

It’s not often that bruises and beat-downs have anything positive associated with them. But that’s exactly what will take place Aug. 28 at the seventh annual “Battle of the Badges” charity boxing fundraiser. Police officers, correctional officers, and firefighters from throughout Northern California will step into the ring at Memorial Auditorium to duke it out all in the name of a good cause. The event was founded in 2003 by correctional officers Israel Montes Jr. and Yvonne Vasquez of California State Prison-Sacramento before a third officer, Pablo Vasquez, joined the team. Vasquez passed away in 2007. The annual tradition began as a small-scale event held at the Boys & Girls Club in