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Toronto Dragons
Toronto Dragons

The Toronto Dragons are an International Fight League team based in Toronto Canada, led by MMA Veteran and former UFC Welterweight Champion Carlos Newton. The Dragons were established in the middle of the 2006 season.

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[edit] Record/Roster

Record 12-13 as of June 2007 in team competition. All records are IFL fights only

*= fought as an intraleague superfight, that does not go towards team record

1= fought when Beauparlant was an LHW

2= fought when Kaszowski was an HW

GP= fought during the individual Grand Prix and does not count towards team record


CURRENT FIGHTERS AS OF 2007 SEASON

[edit] IFL Featherweight Champion

def Ian Loveland by submission (arm triangle choke) in the first round (2/23/07)

def Cam Ward by submission (side choke) in the first round (04/13/07)

def Erik Owings by submission (arm bar) in the first round (06/16/07)

def John Gunderson by submission (guillotine) in the second round (11/03/07)GP

def LC Davis by submission (armbar) in the first round to win the featherweight championship (12/29/07)GP


  • Claude Patrick (1-0) (WW)

def Ray Steinbeiss by submission (Guillotine choke) in the first round (9/23/06)

Patrick was supposed to face Mike Dolce on 2/23/07 but was out due to injury, thus alternate Jim Abrille took the fight

Patrick was supposed to face Gabe Casillas on 4/13/07 but was out due to injury, thus alternate Gideon Ray took the fight

Patrick was supposed to face Delson Heleno on 6/16/07 but was out due to injury, thus alternate Gideon Ray took the fight


  • Jim Abrille (0-1) (WW) (ALTERNATE)

lost to Mike Dolce by TKO (strikes) in the first round (2/23/07)


def Gabe Casillas by TKO (strikes) in the first round (4/13/07)

lost to Delson Heleno by elbow lock in the second round (06/16/07)

lost to Delson Heleno by submission (arm bar) in the first round (11/03/07)GP


  • Brent Beauparlant (3-4) (MW)

def Raphael Davis by decision (unanimous) (9/23/06)1

lost to Mike Ciesnolevicz by submission (guillotine choke) in the first round (11/02/06)1

lost to Andre Gusmao by decision (unanimous) (12/29/06)*1

lost to Matt Horwich by submission (kimura) in the first round (2/23/07)

def Seth Baczynski by decision (unanimous) (4/13/07)

def Fabio Leopoldo by TKO (injury) in the third round (06/16/07)

lost to Benji Radach by KO in the first round (11/03/07)GP


  • Wojtek Kaszowski (0-5) (LHW)

lost to Travis Wiuff by decision (unanimous) (9/23/06)2

lost to Ben Rothwell by submission (keylock) in the first round (11/02/06)2

lost to John Krohn by decision (unanimous) (2/23/07)

lost to Mike Whitehead by TKO (strikes) in the first round (4/13/07)

lost to Andre Gusmaou by submission (rear naked choke) in the first round (06/16/07)


Def Devin Cole by TKO (ref stoppage) in the second round (2/23/07)

was supposed to face Chad Griggs on 4/13/07 but was sick and could not fight, thus alternate Shane Ott took the fight

lost to Marcio Cruz by DQ (illegal up kick) in the third round (06/16/07)


FORMER FIGHTERS


lost to Bart Palaszewski by decision (split) (11/02/06)

  • Rob DiCenzo (0-1) (LW)

lost to Josh Odom by TKO in the third round (9/23/06)

lost to Rory Markham by TKO (corner stoppage) in the third round (11/02/06)

def Brian Foster by submission (rear naked choke) in the second round (9/23/06)

def Ryan McGivern by submission (rear naked choke) in the first round (11/02/06)

left to fight for PRIDE, now fighting for the WEC

  • Shane Ott (1-0) (HW)

def Chad Griggs by submission (kimura) in the first round (4/13/07)

left to join the Tucson Scorpions

[edit] 2006 Season Schedule/ Results

Date Round Opponent Result
September 23, 2006 First Round San Jose Razorclaws W 3-2
November 02, 2006 Semi Final Quad City Silverbacks L 1-4


[edit] 2007 Season Schedule/ Results

Date Opponent Results
February 23, 2007 Portland Wolfpack L 2-3
April 13, 2007 Tucson Scorpions W 4-1
June 16, 2007 New York Pitbulls L 3-2

[edit] Links

Toronto Dragons Team Page