2006 International Fight League

The inaugural season of the International Fight League (IFL) started in 2006 and was split into two halves.

Season

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First Season

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The first half of the season consisted of two events and only four teams (New York Pitbulls, Los Angeles Anacondas, Quad City Silverbacks, and Seattle Tiger Sharks). The Pat Miletich lead Quad City Silverbacks won the first Championship event defeating the Maurice Smith led Seattle Tiger Sharks on June 3, 2006.

Second Season

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The Second half of the 2006 season saw the addition of four new teams to the IFL (Toronto Dragons, Tokyo Sabres, Portland Wolfpack and San Jose Razorclaws). The championship event was held at the end of the year between defending champions, Quad City Silverbacks and newcomers Portland Wolfpack with the Silverbacks capturing their second consecutive team championship.

Each event in the 2006 season had at least one superfight along with the team format matches.

Results

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Date Venue Location Team Matches Superfight Results
April 29, 2006 Trump Taj Mahal Atlantic City, New Jersey Quad City Silverbacks vs Los Angeles Anacondas
New York Pitbulls vs Seattle Tiger Sharks		 Jens Pulver vs Cole Escovedo Silverbacks def Anacondas 4-1
Tiger Sharks def Pitbulls 3-2
Pulver def Escovedo
June 3, 2006 Trump Taj Mahal Atlantic City, New Jersey Quad City Silverbacks vs Seattle Tiger Sharks Daniel Gracie vs Wes Sims Silverbacks def Tiger Sharks 4-1
Gracie def Sims
September 9, 2006 Rose Garden Arena Portland, Oregon Portland Wolfpack vs Seattle Tiger Sharks
Los Angeles Anacondas vs Tokyo Sabres		 Matt Lindland vs Jeremy Horn Wolfpack def Tiger Sharks 3-2
Anacondas def Sabres 5-0
Lindland def Horn
September 23, 2006 MARK of the Quad Cities Moline, Illinois Toronto Dragons vs San Jose Razorclaws
Quad City Silverbacks vs New York Pitbulls		 Renzo Gracie vs Pat Miletich Dragons def Razorclaws 3-2
Silverbacks def Pitbulls 3-2
Gracie def Miletich
November 2, 2006 Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon Portland Wolfpack vs Los Angeles Anacondas
Quad City Silverbacks vs Toronto Dragons		 Allan Goes Vs Daniel Gracie
Mike Whitehead vs Mark Kerr		 Wolfpack def Anacondas 3-2
Quad City Silverbacks def Toronto Dragons 4-1
Goes def Gracie
Whitehead def Kerr
December 29, 2006 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut Portland Wolfpack vs Quad City Silverbacks Carlos Newton vs Renzo Gracie Quad City Silverbacks def Portland Wolfpack 4-1
Gracie def Newton

Events

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IFL: Legends Championship 2006

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IFL: Legends Championship 2006
DateApril 29, 2006
VenueTrump Taj Mahal
CityAtlantic City, New Jersey

IFL: Legends Championship 2006 took place on April 29, 2006 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[1][2]

Results

Fight card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Devin Cole def. Carlos Cline Decision (unanimous) 3 4:00
Light Heavyweight Jamal Patterson def. Matt Horwich Submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:57
Welterweight Dennis Hallman def. Delson Heleno DQ (illegal kick) 1 3:59
Welterweight Brad Blackburn def. Gustavo Machado Decision (split) 3 4:00
Lightweight Erik Owings def. Justin Jones Submission (guillotine choke) 1 2:50
Lightweight Jens Pulver def. Cole Escovedo KO (punch) 1 0:56
Welterweight Rory Markham def. Mike Pyle KO (punch) 1 0:44
Middleweight Ryan McGivern def. Amir Rahnavardi Decision (unanimous) 3 4:00
Light Heavyweight Alex Schoenauer def. Travis Wiuff Submission (heel hook) 2 3:23
Heavyweight Ben Rothwell def. Krzysztof Soszynski TKO (punches) 1 3:59
Lightweight Bart Palaszewski def. John Shackelford TKO (punches) 2 1:31

IFL: Championship 2006

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IFL: Championship 2006
DateJune 3, 2006
VenueTrump Taj Mahal
CityAtlantic City, New Jersey

IFL: Championship 2006 took place on June 3, 2006 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[3][4]

Results

Fight card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Devin Cole def. Travis Wiuff Decision (unanimous) 3 4:00
Light Heavyweight Reese Andy def. Mike Ciesnolevicz Decision (split) 3 4:00
Middleweight Ryan McGivern def. Dennis Hallman Decision (unanimous) 3 4:00
Welterweight Rory Markham def. Brad Blackburn KO (punch) 2 0:23
Lightweight Bart Palaszewski def. Steve Bruno KO (punch) 1 1:48
Heavyweight Daniel Gracie def. Wes Sims Submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:42
Light Heavyweight Jamal Patterson def. Alex Schoenauer Submission (guillotine choke) 1 2:32
Welterweight Jay Hieron def. Jake Ellenberger Decision (unanimous) 3 4:00
Lightweight Chris Horodecki def. Erik Owings KO (head kick) 1 4:00
Welterweight Ben Uker def. Travis Doerge Submission (keylock) 1 2:10

References

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  1. ^ "IFL 1: Legends Championship 2006 Tapology Results".
  2. ^ "IFL - Legends Championship 2006: Sherdog".
  3. ^ "IFL 2: Championship 2006 Tapology Results".
  4. ^ "IFL - Championship 2006: Sherdog".
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