Tucson Scorpions

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The Tucson Scorpions are an International Fight League team based in Tucson, Arizona. Coached by MMA and UFC legend Don Frye, the Scorpions were one of four new teams established at the beginning of the 2007 season.

[edit] Record/Roster

The Scorpions are 2-3 as of February 2007 in team competition. All records are IFL fights only

^{1= fought when West and Johnson were Tokyo Sabre}

^{*= fought as a superfight, does not count towards team record}

^{CURRENT FIGHTERS AS OF 2007 SEASON:}

• ^{Ed West (0-3) (LW)}

^{lost to Chris Horodecki by Unanimous decision (9/09/06)1}

^{lost to Erik Owings by decision (unanimous) (12/29/06)*}

^{lost to Savant Young by decision (unanimous) (02/02/07)}

• ^{Matt Ver Halen (1-0) (LW) ALTERNATE}

^{def Masaaki Izena by decision (unanimous) (02/02/07)}

• ^{Gabe Rivas (0-1) (WW)}

^{lost to Antonio McKee by TKO (injury) (02/02/07)}

• ^{Shane Johnson (1-0)(MW)}

^{def Bobby Johnson by KO in the third round (9/09/06)1}

^{was supposed to fight Kazuhio Hamanaka on 2/02/07 but Johnson could not make weight and the doctors would not let him continue to cut weight. Instead a LW alternate bout took place}

• ^{Mike Whitehead (1-0) (LHW)}

^{def Krzysztof Soszynski by decision (unanimous) (12/29/06)*}

^{was supposed to fight Vladimir Matyushenko on 2/02/07 but was not cleared fom an injury suspension, alternate Dwayne Compton took his place instead}

• ^{Dwayne Compton (0-1) (LHW) ALTERNATE}

^{lost to Vladimir Matyushenko by submission (armbar) in the first round (02/02/07)}

• ^{Chad Griggs (1-0) (HW)}

^{def John Marsh by TKO (strikes) in the third round (02/02/07)}

^{[edit] 2007 Season Schedule/ Results}

Date	Opponent	Result
February 02, 2007	Tokyo Sabres	L 2-3
April 13, 2007	Toronto Dragons	TBD
June 16, 2007	Nevada Lions	TBD

^{[edit] Links}

^{Tucson Scorpions IFL Team Page}