CVFA to host ‘Friday Night Fight’ 
at VFW in Newton on Nov. 13

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The Cedar Valley Fighting Association returns with another edition of “Friday Night Fights” on Friday, Nov. 13, at 8 p.m. at the VFW in Newton. 

The CVFA will feature some of the top competitors in the area. The event will include three feature bouts as well as an amateur sign up division.

The first feature bout will pit Doug Yansky against Jayson “Hobbit” Pringle. Yansky is a 46-year-old Tae Kwon Do artist from Iowa City. He comes in with a record of one win, no losses and one draw. Pringle is a freestyle fighter from Pella and has a record of 10 wins and 15 losses.
Also set to compete will be up-and-coming fighter Adrian McMullen from Washington. McMullen comes in with a record of seven wins and two losses.

The main event will feature CVFA champion Andy Sanders of Dubuque as he takes on Chris “The Monster” Tish in a non-title bout.  Sanders stands 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 185 pounds and comes in with a record of 20 wins, seven losses and three draws. Tish stands 6 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 290 pounds. Tish comes in with a record of five wins and two losses. There is more than a 100 pounds weight difference between the two.

The event also will feature up-and-coming local fighters Wes Barton, Robert Anderson, Tom Kephart, Aubrey Bailey and many more. There will be an amateur division in which local competitors can sign up to compete.  Interested participants must be at the VFW in Newton between 5 and 7 p.m. the night of the fight to register.

Advance tickets are $15 and are available at the VFW in Newton. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the first fight is set to start at 8 p.m. For more information, e-mail afafighting@yahoo.com or visit online at www.myspace.com/cvfafighting.

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