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SATURDAY,
May 30th, 2009, AT 4:55 PM/PST
No Need For Panic Here...
Registrations For The 2009 IKF
World Classic
Are "AHEAD" Of
Schedule!
For the last 2 weeks we seem to get about 3-5 calls a day now with trainers or fighters saying "Gee, things look pretty bad for the World Classic this year, not many registered."
Well, these phone calls are
nothing new to us. We seem to get them every year and between now and the first
deadline, we will get even more of them so to let everyone know, "No
one is in panic mode here at IKF HQ!"
As noted in an earlier article below, on May 14th of last year, basically 5 weeks prior to that first deadline, we had 16 fighters registered. That included an early registration of 10 Fighters from England and the remaining 6 from the USA. Keep in mind, unlike last year, we are not including "Unpaid" registrations in these early numbers so simply put, we are 4 fighters ahead of last year.
If we did we would be advertising 26 registered fighters.
That's because we have 16 Registration Forms here from fighters from other
countries in 
Europe that are awaiting their
Visa approvals. Four of those 15 are from of all places, the country of Tanzania
who sent in registrations for 4 fighters, Salim Omar Said (15-0,
Lightweight), Jumanne Said Simba (20-1, Welterweight) Ahmed
Juma Mohameb (18-1-3, Featherweight) and Ali Mohamed (7-1,
Light Heavyweight). All are registered for Adult Muay Thai and all are
trained by Prosper Makonya.
Today we are about 3 weeks away from this years first deadline and not counting any "Unpaid" registrations, we have 10 registered fighters. Last year, two weeks prior to the first deadline that number of 16 registered fighters rose up to 42 registered fighters. In 2007, two weeks prior to the first deadline we had 36 registered fighters. None of these numbers include the Semi Contact, Point Kickboxers.
The real question is, "Will it be yet another record breaking year last year turned out to be?" In 2008, when all was said and done, those small numbers in the beginning turned into 262 Registered Fighters of which 227 of them made it to the Classic, made weight and actually "Walked The Walk!"
The "FIRST" Registration Deadline (See all the Deadlines at Right and click HERE for Late Registration Fees) for the 2009 IKF World Classic is June 19th.
As before, our 2009 Special Guest will be of course Don "The Dragon" Wilson. However as an added bonus, joining "The Dragon" this year will be Martial Arts and Kickboxing Great, Joe Lewis! Since we don't want to offer any "Pre Tournament Work-Out Seminar" for fighters, Joe came up with a great idea of a Q & A - Conversation-Lecture Seminar. The special seminar would be where fighters and trainers can ask questions to these two great fighters about training, mental focus, competition strategies, self defense or anything to do with their outstanding careers. This promises to be a very special get together for those attending.
If you are a trainer or fighter from another country and needing a Visa Invitation letter, please e-mail the IKF World Classic Staff at WCStaff@ikfkickboxing.com
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FRIDAY,
May 29th, 2009, AT 1:00 PM/PST
THIS
WEEKENDS
IKF ACTION...
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Acom Sports Presents
"USA VS PUERTO
RICO"
Orlando, Florida, USA
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IKF ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
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Hardcore Promotions LLC. Presents
"Fight Night At The Fairgrounds"
Lake City, Florida, USA
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IKF ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
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Mr. Ray Delgado Presents The Ultimate
"IKF Point
Kickboxing"
Santa Clara, California, USA
WHERE: Santa Clara
Convention Center, Santa Clara, California, USA
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IKF ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
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Iron Spirit Presents
"2009
IKF WORLD CLASSIC
CENTRAL EAST COAST
REGIONAL SEEDING TOURNAMENT"
Simpsonville, South Carolina,
USA
WHEN:
Saturday, May 30th, 2009
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IKF ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
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Dave Eckersley & Leigh Kickboxing Studio Present
"IKF AKA
KICKBOXING"
Leigh, England
FRIDAY,
May 22nd, 2009, AT 6:45 PM/PST
THIS
WEEKENDS
IKF ACTION...
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Night Club Knockout Productions Presents
"CLASH AT THE COLISEUM - ROUND 4"
Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
THURSDAY,
May 21st, 2009, AT 11:50 AM/PST
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Results For Warrior Fight Promotions'
"Minnesota's Ultimate Stand-Up Fighting"
May 15th, 2009 - Mounds View,
Minnesota, USA
This night had seven exciting fights, three exhibitions, three amateurs and one professional. The fighters came ready to rock and roll, and they did just that. The fans had a full night fast paced, hard hitting and high action bouts. Thank you to all the competitors for proving their valor and "Walking the Walk!"
IKF Amateur FCR Big thanks to all the fighters and a special thank you to Francisco Sanchez and New World Combat fighters we welcome your presents in Minnesota and hope to see you soon. Thanks to the promoter Bobby Anderson and Warriors Fight Promotions for this exciting night of high action kickboxing and the promise of continued future bouts. And for advancing the great sport of Kickboxing.
MORE FIGHT NEWS!
IKF
Kickboxing Champions
Earn College Degrees
It just seems like a
short time ago Brent & Nicole Hess were winning titles year after
year all across the United States. It has actually been four years and they both
graduated from college, Brent earning a Bachelors Degree in Business
Administration and a minor in Spanish and
Nicole graduating with honors
with a double major in Criminal Justice & Spanish.
Before graduating Brent took up MMA and ended up winning the 2008 ISCF World Classic Amateur MMA Tournament. He is currently ranked Number 1 in the Men's Featherweight Division. As an MMA Fighter Brent is 8-1.
As an Amateur kickboxer he was a "Multi Time" IKF Amateur Tournament Champion and remains undefeated at 14-0. He is currently running the MiKiDo MMA Center in Baileys Crossroads, Virginia, USA and recently won another title in the cage and is preparing for the 2009 ISCF World Classic Tournament.
Nicole is also a "Multi Time" IKF Amateur Tournament Champion and remains undefeated at 17-0! She too is helping teach at the MiKiDo MMA Center.
Nicole is also a "Multi Time" IKF Amateur Tournament Champion and remains undefeated at 19-0! She too is helping teach at the MiKiDo MMA Center. Nicole was scheduled to in her first MMA bout on the recent "Combat in the Cage" event but her opponent, Lis Braverman pulled out the week of the event and Nicole was awarded the 120 lb. title by forfeit. She is now scheduled for her MMA debut on May 30 in Operation Octagon and then she is schedule to fight number 1 ISCF Woman's MMA Flyweight Ranked fighter Krissy Barrett of Gerrardstown, West Virginia, (5-1) on June 20th.
Their father is proud of their accomplishments. All together Master Mike Hess' fighters have over 75 title belts, over 200 wins, 4 undefeated champions & gold medals and he was voted Top Coach and Team 6 times.
Master Hess said "I'm very proud of my kids, they have set a good example for others to follow."
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MONDAY,
May 18th, 2009, AT 11:30 AM/PST
Who Was I?
Years from now many of you will be asked "What did you
accomplish as a Kickboxer?" Many will "Talk" about
what they did, but few will be able to PROVE what they did unless they
were once an IKF Champion. Accomplishments
can be many, but being a part
of actual HISTORY, that can be referred to is something far greater. The
question years from now will be, "Where can you prove your
accomplishments?"
The Great Muhammad Ali once said, "I hated every minute of training, but I said Don't Quit! Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a Champion!"
We know with today's economy there are some fighters and trainers out there wondering if they can make it to this years IKF World Classic in Orlando, Florida, USA. Yes, these are tough times for many. However, as Ali suggested in his quote, the possibility of living the rest of your life as a Champion, really has no price.
This years event will be no different for the IKF. We will spend well over $20,000 in awards and gifts as we always do and thousands more on the venue and additional promotional needs of this tournament. The same sponsors who have been with us for years are still a part of this 11th year. Yes, it's been 10 years since the first IKF Tournament. One of the best things about this Tournament is that the registration fee has been the same for the last 6 YEARS of only $55.00, For Point kickboxing the registration fee is also $55.00.
Over the years, many of you have grown with this prestigious event. Many have went from fighter to trainer and brought their own fighters to the event as they watched them fight for their dream of becoming "Set in Stone" as an IKF Tournament Champion. No other tournament keeps the past records that the IKF Tournament system does. No matter when you won, you can always find yourself listed as a Champion on any of the past tournament pages. When you become an IKF Champion, as Ali said, you will indeed, "live the rest of your life as a Champion!"
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IKF NEWS...
Comparing The Numbers From Last Years
IKF World Classic
The first deadline for last years IKF World Classic was June 20th. On May 14th
of last year, basically 5 weeks prior to that first deadline, we had 16 fighters
registered. That included an early registration of 10 Fighters from England and
the remaining 6 from the USA.
The first registration deadline for the 2009 IKF World Classic is June 19th. As of today, we are ahead of the game for USA Registrations with 7 with the European Fighters still unknown.
By the end of all deadlines last year we had 262 registered
fighters. By weigh-ins we had 241 scheduled to show up to weigh-in and "Walk
the Walk". After weigh-ins, we had a confirmed 227 fighters fight in a
total of 222 bouts in the second largest IKF Tournaments
ever.
All this when gas prices and plane tickets were far higher than they
are now.
Some have been asking if there will be a "Novice Division" this year or an "Over 40 Division". One tournament this year added over '170' Fighters to their tournament by adding classes below an "OPEN Division". Although these are good ideas, the IKF has not made any such decisions on these additions. If so, they will be posted here within this weeks news. For more info about this years 2009 IKF World Classic click HERE!
On the flip side, the Prestige of winning the IKF World Classic has always been high since it's an open competition against ANY and ALL Fighters. Some say they don't want a Novice Division because a Champion in a Novice Division will claim to be an IKF World Classic Champion, but never say he or she was a NOVICE Champion. Much like the 8 year old who receives a JUNIOR Black Belt, but never mentions he was a JUNIOR Black Belt, which is FAR From a REAL Black Belt. Still, the IKF is not closed to adding a "Novice Division" to the tournament.
We know there have been fighters out there hesitant about coming to this tournament because they don't have a lot of experience. Let it be known that every year we have had fighters with NO FIGHTS "Walk the Walk" and walk out of the ring as Champions.
Last year was no different as 4 beginning fighters did this
very thing.
They included;
WATCH OUT
FOR PRO MMA FIGHTERS...
Another
thing that is on the minds of the IKF
Officials this year is to watch out for
Pro MMA Fighters registering to fight in this ALL
AMATEUR IKF Tournament. Last year
other non IKF Tournaments here in the USA
allowed several Pro MMA Fighters to compete in their tournaments. This year
looks the same as the IKF has been
notified of several Pro MMA Fighters being allowed to fight in other Amateur
Tournaments and asking if they can fight in the IKF
Tournament too.
"We can't worry about what other tournaments allow or don't allow." Said IKF President Steve Fossum. "All we can do is make sure we don't allow Pro MMA Fighters to fight as Amateurs in the IKF Tournament, which as everyone knows by now, is a True All Amateur Tournament. Knowing the MMA world for us has been easy due to the hundreds of MMA events we sanction each year with our sister organization, the ISCF."
If you are wondering if a certain fighter is now a Pro MMA Fighter, just use the MMA Database search engine HERE. Just type in the fighters name and hit search. If he or she is listed as having even 1 Pro MMA fight, they are considered a Pro Fighter in ALL Fight Sports.
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IKF NEWS...
POSTED AT 11:30 AM/PST
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Results From Black Dragon Gym & Sally Longs Bar's
"Fight Night 4"
May 16th, 2009 - Galway,
Ireland
Gort Man Eric
Daly Is New
IKF All
Ireland
Super Lightweight FCR Champion.
Daly, who
fights out of the Galway Black Dragon Kickboxing Club under the watchful
eye of coach Pete Foley put on a masterful display of full contact
kickboxing when he out pointed Northern Ireland Champion Paul Brannigan
at the Black Box Theatre on Saturday night, May 16th, 2009. This was kickboxing
at its very best as both men came to the ring looking very fit and ready for a
war! Much to the delight of the Galway fight fans, a war it was! These two
kickboxers threw everything at each other in the line of spectacular powerful
kicks and vicious hurtful looking punches.
The fight was set for five rounds and went the full championship distance. Daly took the first few rounds with his all action approach spurred on by the roar of the home crowd. He had Brannigan in trouble in the third round with a well placed body kick followed by a left and a right body hook which put the Northerner on the canvas for a count. All credit to Brannigan though as he came back strong in the fifth and actually had Daly on the ropes for the first half of the round. However it was a case of too little too late and at the final bell Daly had won a unanimous victory to secure the title.
The semi main event was between Aidan Brooks (Pete Foleys Gym) and Belfasts Davy Hamilton and this was a full K-1 Rules Heavyweight bout. This was set for three three minute rounds but Brooks had other ideas and stopped Hamilton in the first with some vicious leg kicks. Hamiltons corner stopped the contest as his lead leg was getting too much punishment.
Here Are All The Nights Results:
Special thanks goes to our Sponsors, Dr. Maura Grummel, Order Of Malta, Black Box Theatre Management and Staff, Black Dragon set up crew, Judges, Referees, all the fighters and coaches, security, MC Mr. Paul Byrne, DJ Lorcan, Maeve Cullinan, demonstration team Saoirse Joyce, Megan Maher and Alex Fitzpatrick and anyone who helped make the night a success. The next big night of Kickboxing in Galway will take place in the Gort Community Centre, Gort Co. Galway on September 19th. More info on Kickboxing around Galway and indeed Ireland at,
Photos From The Event...
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SUNDAY,
May 17th, 2009, AT 4:30 PM/PST
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Results From LTD Productions'
"FAIRFIELD FIGHT FEST"
May 15th, 2009 - Fairfield,
California, USA
Negrete and Petro Take
Home
IKF GOLD
At Fairfield FightFest!
FRIDAY,
May 15th, 2009, AT 12:10 PM/PST
Dr. Peter Lowenberg...
Did You Miss Him?
If
injuries Are Slowing You Down,
You Need Know Who He Is And See What He Has!
By Steve Fossum,
IKF President: Let me start off by
saying that neither me, or anyone here at the IKF
or ISCF is being paid for this article. In
fact, the person I'm speaking about in this article will
not even know it's been written until
after it has been posted up here on the news page. The reason for this story
came up in a conversation I had with a trainer last night that I will explain
below. That being said, let's get to the story...
It was the 2007 IKF World Classic. We had several vendors in house, but one seemed to be off on the side, and not many knew what he was selling, let along how Great a product he had to offer. However, if you were someone like multi time IKF Tournament Champion, and IKF Amateur World Champion Scott Clark (Left) YOU KNEW WHAT HE HAD WAS AMAZING!
The Pete I'm
talking about is Dr. Peter Lowenberg (Above Right),
the inventor of one of the greatest products I have ever seen. Dr. Lowenberg
calls it, "Total
Ice Therapy" - www.petesice.com and when I first saw the
products, I must say, I was AMAZED!
Clark had a little pain in his shoulder after winning his second IKF Tournament (And one of MANY Others) so he had Dr. Lowenberg hook him up with one of his amazing custom shoulder straps. (Right).
Last night I was at a weigh-ins for tonights IKF Kickboxing event in Fairfield, California and saw one of the trainers hobbling on crutches. We talked about his injury and once done, continued on with the nights work. Then I saw one of his students bringing him a plastic bag full of ice to put on his knee. I watched him place it on his knee and also watched it slide to the left, slide to the right and of course, watched the ice melt into water that fell to the floor. As I watched, I kept thinking about one thing... "Petes ICE!"
I explained to him about an amazing product that I learned about at our 2007 IKF World Classic Tournament. I told him it was the best thing I had ever seen in regards to Ice Therapy and the way it worked was beyond a doubt, the best thing for ANY athlete whether trying to heel an old injury, new injury or just ice their body after a fight or good workout.
Here are just a few of his products below.
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Enough of what I have to say, here is how how the experts explain it on his web page;
"Dr. Lowenberg's Total Ice Therapy is an ice wrap that provides a cold therapy solution for injuries to athletes and non-athletes alike. These wraps are used by physical therapists, athletes, post-surgical patients, and every day people who become injured. Total Ice Therapy uses an ice bag with a screw top combined with a neoprene wrap to provide firm, consistent pressure to maximize healing. The principle behind this is that real ice decreases pain, swelling, and inflammation best. The unique design of these ice wraps makes for easy compliance of a recovery regime because they are easy to use, they stay in place, and you can always get ice anywhere you go. In addition to treating injuries from everyday physical work, Total Ice Therapy also specializes in treating injuries from baseball, basketball, football, tennis, volleyball, soccer, Kickboxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Boxing, hockey, swimming, running, and waterpolo.
MEET DR. LOWENBERG
Dr.
Peter Lowenberg is a licensed Chiropractor and the founder and owner of
Total Ice
Therapy. He has a B.S. in Physical Education and Public Health
from U.C. Berkeley, and he has a California State Credential as a secondary
school teacher.
He is a Certified Athletic Trainer. Since 1994, he has
provided immediate treatment for athletes and non-athletes, and his products are
trusted by his clients, doctors, and sporting associations. He was an athletic
trainer at the 1984 Olympics, in Los Angeles.
He is also a California State
Certified Evaluator for industrial injuries, and he is an outstanding member of
the following organizations:
National Board of Chiropractic Examiners
National
Athletic Trainers' Association
American Chiropractic Association
International
Chiropractic Association
For more info on Dr. Peter Lowenberg's Products and
Total Ice
Therapy, go to www.PetesIce.com or contact them at (800)
882.1967 or at pete@totalicetherapy.com
If
you are outside of the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska, Canada, or
Puerto Rico, and you need to call our office, use your country's exit code plus
the number 1 for the United States and this telephone: your country's code + 1
+ 510-531-1703.
TONIGHT'S
IKF ACTION...
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Warrior Fight Promotions Presents
"Minnesota's Ultimate Stand-Up Fighting"
Mounds View, Minnesota, USA
IKF
Amateur FCR
UNITED STATES MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE
Scott Legus (Bloomington, Minnesota, USA,
11-4-1/2)
VS
Caleb
Plant (Ashland City, Tennessee, USA, KB, 23-5-/12)
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LTD Productions Presents
"FAIRFIELD FIGHT FEST"
Fairfield, California, USA
IKF
Amateur MTR
CALIFORNIA STATE WELTERWEIGHT TITLE
Richard Biala VS
Bryon Petro
IKF
Amateur MTR
CALIFORNIA STATE LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE
Josh Kretschmann VS
Damien Negrete
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Black Dragon Gym & Sally Longs Bar Presents
"Fight Night 4"
Galway, Ireland
IKF
ALL IRELAND
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE
Eric Daly VS
Paul Brannigan
THURSDAY,
May 14th, 2009, AT 2:30 PM/PST
Cellar Kickboxing
Is Moving To A
Larger Location
Cellar Kickboxing and Martial Arts has seen a great amount of success since starting their journey in the small basement below Joe's Market & Deli on Como Ave. Over the past few years The Cellar has become one of the elite kickboxing gyms in the United States and boasts 5 fighters and 1 trainer with international fight experience. The Cellar has produced state, national, North American and World Kickboxing Champions and has expanded to offer classes in much more than just kickboxing (Boxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Karate, and Mixed Martial Arts). Very recently owner Chris Cichon (Right) has also taken on a business partner in his younger brother, Jon Cichon, (Below Right) who has joined the gym with the intention to help grow their Youth and Muay Thai programs at The Cellar.
In order to continue to meet the expectations of their students and move towards future goals for the gym, it is with great excitement and anticipation that the Cellar Team announces that Cellar Kickboxing and Martial Arts will soon be moving into a new and improved location!
The new facility will be twice the size of their current space
and will allow them to have two separate training floors as well as a strength
and conditioning area where students will be able to use weights and train on
cardio equipment.
This new and improved gym will feature:
The ability to offer two classes
simultaneously (youth/adult, striking/grappling, fight training/fitness
training). Renovation of the new location is already underway and they hope to begin classes at the new gym on Monday, June 29th.
The Cellar Team understands that this may be a big change for many students that have been with them at their New Brighton location for the past 3 years, but they hope everyone shares in their excitement and the opportunity this change will bring. Team Cellar truly believes this move will make the Cellar Gym one of the premier training facilities in the midwest and will improve the level of service they offer to their students.
For more info please go to www.CellarKickboxing.com
SPEAKING
OF CELLAR WINNERS...
Adam McDermid
Wins Big In
POLAND
On Sunday, May 3rd, IKF Amateur FCR Cruiserweight World Champion and Cellar Kickboxing's Adam McDermid and IKF Amateur FCR Light Middleweight World Champion Chris Cichon joined 3 other American fighters in Poland as several Amateur USA Fighters took on another Team from Poland in a special attraction kickboxing event. The Cellar's trainer Justin Whiley also made the trip as an assistant coach along with head coach Rob Zbilski.
McDermid won 3-round unanimous decision against Poland's Leszek Jobs and Cichon put on an impressive performance against Przemyslaw Ziemnicki, but lost a questionable split decision to the judges.
Other USA Fighters included Dee Jay Jones, Danny Griffin and Scott Lanigan.
WEDNESDAY,
May 13th, 2009, AT 11:45 PM/PST
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RESULTS FROM TKO PROMOTIONS'
IKF
Championship Kickboxing - Graduation Day
May 10th 2009
Strood,
Kent, England
IKF AMATEUR FCR 
IKF EUROPEAN AMATEUR
BANTAMWEIGHT FCR TITLE DEFENCE
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IKF RESULTS...
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Results From Ultimate Fighting School's
"Muay Thai Kickboxing 5"
May 9th 2009 - St. Petersburg,
Florida, USA
IKF
Representative: Lee BardenPromoter Ali Tareh did a great job putting this event together. The fights were held at the St Petersburg Hilton, which is a great venue. One of the best fights of the night was for the IKF Amateur Light Middleweight State Title. Both fighters had great skill and it was four rounds of non-stop action, but Mark Kling won the fight by Majority Decision.
Wade Wood, Tampa Florida USA, 160,
1-1, 5'10", 5-26-77, Warrior Trianing Camp defeated Donard Kemp,
Tampa Florida, USA, 154, 1-1, 5"10", 10-10-77, American Kickboxing
Academy 941-284-8138 by Unaminous decision.
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IKF RESULTS...
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Results From AK Promotions'
IKF Point Kickboxing
and Grappling Tournament
May 2nd, 2009 - Rocklin,
California, USA
www.IKFPKB.com
PKB POINT STANDINGS & SUMMARY CHART FOR
MAY 2nd, 2009
LISTINGS:
PLACE, NAME, Division Points, Part. Points, SCHOOL/HOMETOWN
TUESDAY,
May 12th, 2009, AT 11:40 PM/
PST
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Results From Dave Marinoble's
"IKF Point
Kickboxing"
Saturday, April 4th, 2009 -
Roseville, California, USA
WHO: Mr. Dave Marinoble
SATURDAY,
May 9th, 2009, AT 8:00 PM/PST
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GRADUATION DAY
SHOW STILL GOES AHEAD
DESPITE SETBACKS!
Strood, Kent
England
From Colin Payne,
IKF United Kingdom
I would like
to apologise to all who have been awaiting news about our event this coming
weekend event here in England, however if I can explain why I'm sure you will
understand.
On monday here the original venue (and where we have been holding events for 14 years) suffered a fire. Fortunately no one was hurt and it will be ready again for use sometime in July, however there was no way our event could take place there this time. So, after months of planning, 2 IKF World Amateur title fights with fighters arriving from 5 different countries, we had no venue. This is the way it stayed for 2 days...
Finally on wednesday it was confirmed we could move the event to a different venue the AMADEUS nightclub in nearby Strood. The other difference was that instead of our usual start at 7pm we will now be starting at 1pm and so we have spent 3 days spreading the news and the event is still on.....and most importantly most of our original line up still goes ahead. All the trainers and fighters involved have been fantastic in their support and help during this trying time and I would like to personally thank each and every one of them, it's been much appreciated.
Our problems did not end there though and just last night we lost one of the fighters from Belgium (Satyam Maes) through illness, her doctor refusing to give her permission to compete. Fortunately the Belgium team have replaced her with another challenger Meral Can, so Carla Jessup's defence of her European Amateur Bantamweight still goes ahead.
Travis Mason and Chris Cichon arrived safely yesterday and went straight to our gym to complete a short work out to shake off the effects of the long flight. They both looked fine and ready for action and now with the event one day away we can look forward to a great show.
I would also like to welcome IKF Ireland who provide 3 of our officials for the World title fights. Mr Jeff Fitzgerald (Referee) and Mr Pete Foley and Mr Joe Wilson who will be judging.
FRIDAY,
May 8th, 2009, AT 7:00 PM/PST
THIS
WEEKENDS IKF ACTION!
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Ultimate Fighting School Presents
"Muay Thai Kickboxing 5"
Hilton Hotel, St. Petersburg,
Florida, USA
IKF
Amateur Muay Thai Rules
Light Middleweight Florida State Title
Jeremy Cloud (7-1)
VS Mark Kling
(4-1)
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IKF ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
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TKO PROMOTIONS PRESENTS
IKF
Championship Kickboxing
Strood, Kent
England
WHEN: Sunday, May 10th
2009
WORLD TITLE BOUT
Vacant IKF
PRO BRITISH
Light Welterweight Title
Lee Hollingsworth VS
Richard Waller
IKF
Amateur FCR European
Bantamweight Title *Defense
*Carla Jessup (England)
VS
Satyam Maes (Belgium)
IKF
Amateur FCR 5 Nations
Light Welterweight Title *Defense
*Chantelle Cameron
(England) VS
Amy Charles (Ireland)
Vacant IKF
Amateur FCR 5 Nations
Super Middleweight Title
Rob Burbridge (England) VS
Shane Creaven (Ireland)
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IKF NEWS...
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More Details In Regards To Postponed
"Battle of the Bad Girls"
May 9th, 2009 - Albuquerque,
New Mexico, USA
Trainer David Oudthone Speaks To Clear Up the Confusion Surrounding His
Daughter's Bout.
The
announcement of "Battle of the Bad Girls"
was made and matchmaking started with Jessica Sanchez and Kayla
Oudthone on the card. Jessica would drop to a lower weight class and
Kayla would stay in hers. A possible match up with Jennifer Han
and Kayla Oudthone came into question and Kayla's father and trainer,
David Oudthone, "Being a hard nosed father and trainer of his
own daughter" as David put it, convinced Kayla to take
the fight. However, according to Oudthone, the bout between Jennifer
Han and Kayla Oudthone would be a tentative match.
Also what was talked about was
trying to find another opponent for Kayla Oudthone with the same amount
of experience, record wise. "I myself called a few trainers I knew
within the state and out of state." Said Oudthone. "Calls
were made to Iowa, Oklahoma, Missouri and Tennessee in hopes of trying to find
matches for ALL the girls that Fernando had on the card. Since women are
not so easy to find as men, all resources fell through, whether they were no pro
yet, or someone had too much experience etc."
He continues, "As time passes Ms. Oudthone continues to train and feels the pressure of not being able to find another opponent in her experience level as a Pro and she starts losing faith about getting a fair match. She is more concerned about going 0-2 as a Pro when she had a very productive amateur career."
Feeling the pressure of her father on heels, the fight, normal life and trying to live up to her amateur career hit her as time came up to sign the contract. "I then knew that I needed to call Fernando about the situation." Said Oudthone. "I spoke with Fernando about Kayla wanting to find another opponent but time was closing down with about a month left to the fights, we find out about the change in venue and the problems that was NOT Fernando's fault, but had to tell Fernando about Kayla's situation."
He continued, "During that talk, Fernando and I spoke about trying to replace the Main event with Jessica and Kayla again in a rematch to help save the event. I told Fernando I didn't think there would be a problem but would speak with Ms. Oudthone about it and when I did, she declined since they already had fought in a previous event. I may have said it wrong, but what I said was that 'Kayla has lost the will to fight', In which I should of reiterated it, by saying with all the complications that was being given to Fernando, she lost the motivation on training for a fight since she was not going to be able to find another opponent."
He continued, "Fernando and I keep in regular contact so
that we can be on the same page this time. I will admit that sometimes my words
don't exactly come out right, but Fernando and I want this event to
happen. I myself will help in the search for an opponent for Kayla Oudthone,
in which Kayla will fight. She has agreed to fight 'IF' the opponent is
around or near her record or experience. I hope this clears up everything and we
all can go on with this event. I am a full supporter of Mr. Calleros and
what he is doing."
Sincerely,
David Oudthone
Prathet
Thai Muay Thai Gym
Little Rock Arkansas
501-773-5875
MONDAY,
May 4th, 2009, AT 5:20 PM/PST
Can A Kick
To The Knees Be
Career Ending?
YES!
The Discussion
About Kicks To The Knee Joint
In Fight Sports After MMA Fighter
Anderson Silva Did Them in UFC 97
If you have not seen what we are referring to, click HERE
There is "NO WAY" the IKF (MMA) or the ISCF (MMA) Organizations would allow such a move! Many would agree that such a move could easily cause an end to a fighters career.
In both the IKF and ISCF, this kind of strike is considered an Illegal Foul.
"Kicking directly to the Front, Side or Rear of Opponents Knee."
Now... How UFC - MMA Fighter Anderson Silva was
allowed to throw his direct Side kicks to his opponent Thales Leites (Above
Right) by referee Yves Lavigne (L) was a big surprise to
many in the fight world. The question is, "What did the Montreal,
Quebec Canada Commission think about
it?" According to them, there is no such foul listed in the "Unified
Rules". Well, neither is "You can't come to the cage with a
Gun." either, but come on now.
MMA referee Yves Lavigne has been getting A LOT of heat this year for some VERY BAD calls. Even from UFC President Dana White. From stopping fights too early, to letting them go too long, the people are talking...
As for the kicks in question in the Silvia fight, some may try and argue that the kicks landed "Above" the knee. Even if just up on top, or what can be called the "Ledge" of the knee can be a MASSIVE Blow and career ending.
A point to make here is that we think Silvia is a Great Fighter! But this is not so much about him as a fighter, it's about a technique he used. We just don't want to see a fighters career end with such a blow.
When a Referee such as Lavigne makes a bad call that either ends a fight early or prolongs it to potential injury or allowing such harmful blows to be thrown, some should be asking...
"WHO Disciplines an official and HOW Can a Fighter Protest a BAD CALL!?"
SUNDAY,
May 3rd, 2009, AT 1:30 PM/
PST
After all the talk and speculation,
The
IKF is proud to announce that the Superfight IS ON!
Marlon Hunt
VS John Orchard
Scheduled
for October 10th, in Ipswich England
For the Vacant IKF
Super Middleweight WORLD Title.
This clash is the result of almost 15 months intense negotiation between White Scorpion Fight Management (representing Hunt) and Absolute Management (Representing Orchard) along with IKF officials. With both fighters being heavily committed the deal has been a complex one to finalize but it is also one that, following public demand, had to happen.
Marlon Hunt
Hunt is an
unprecedented 6 time World Champion at several different weights having defeated
the likes of Mo Kargbo, Christian DiPaolo, Waine Turner & Lucas
Wolf. He is stepping down a weight yet again in an attempt to make history
by defeating a fighter who, pound for pound, has been recognized for many years
as one of the World's Premier Full Contact Fighters.
John Orchard
Orchard is the 3 time
World Champion who has mixed in the highest class for the last 7 years. His
epic victory over Fran Zuccala in 2005's "Superfight"
was repeated in the re-match and victories over Gena Tkachenka, Michal
Jablonski, Sven Loe & Wim Nuyens have sealed his place, along
with Hunt, on the top shelf for many years to come.
This is a genuine Clash of Champions that no one should miss! Hunt is coming down to Super Middleweight and Orchard is coming up. Will Hunt be too strong? Will Orchard be too fast? The debate will run right up to fight night! Look out for more details and book your seat early for: The Fight Of The Year! MARLON HUNT VS JOHN ORCHARD - IS ON!
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IKF NEWS...
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"Battle of the Bad
Girls"
Postponed...
May 9th, 2009 - Albuquerque,
New Mexico, USA
"I am very disappointed to write that I am put in a position to postpone a few weeks." said IKF New Mexico Promoter Fernando Callaros.
Last week the Head of APS (Albuquerque Public Schools) pulled Callaros' Venue (See article below - "Politics, A Favor? Or...") that he had paid for and had a signed contract for. Still, to this day the person responsible for this move, Brad Winter has yet to have the courtesy, professionalism or moral responsibility to return calls made to him by both the IKF and Calaros. He just "Made up his own rule and now doesn't feel he needs to explain himself..."
However Callaros scrambled for a venue and found one.
However, the issues surrounding this event didn't stop there. As explained on
the same day as the article noted above, "Politics, A Favor? Or..."
Callaros lost one of his main event title contenders, Katie Meehan
due to her Father's illness with Cancer that had gotten worse (Our prayers
as well as those of Callaros' Promotional Team go out
to Katie and her Family).
Callaros made several calls to replace Meehan
and although some looked promising, in the end, they fell through. Still, it got
worse. Late last week Callaros
received a call from trainer Dave Oudthone (Left) who told Callaros
that his daughter and fighter Kayla Oudthone (Right) id not want
to fight Jennifer Han after all and pulled out. "This was VERY
unprofessional of a fighter and trainer to pull something like that on the PRO
level." Said IKF President Steve
Fossum. "Usually there are potential fines and suspensions to go
along with such an incident for a pro fighter, so we are reviewing these
possibilities now."
Callaros' next move was to offer Jessica in place of Jennifer to salvage his main event and Oudthone told Callaros' that Kayla would not fight Jessica either.
Soon after came the straw that broke the event's back when Callaros received a call from Mr. Chavez' camp that his male main event TJ Trujillo got hurt and could not fight Ben Acosta.
Callaros was in Canada when he made the call to postpone the event as he was representing a TEAM USA and came to the reality that he would not be able to match up 3 main events this close. On top of all this he wasn't 100% happy with the venue change. He had never received his required, signed contracts back from Vanessa Ailing or Kayla Oudthone and he only have bloodwork from 4 of the fighters. "I apologize for the of fighters and their camps who worked hard and have to deal with this crap with me, I apologize and will make it up to you." said Callaros. "I have a tentative date and will announce it next week when I'm back in town. I will only be working with the Teams and Fighters that are Professional and have my same vision."
The IKF will post the new date when it has been confirmed by Mr. Callaros here on the news page and the IKF Upcoming Events Page.
FRIDAY,
May 1st, 2009, AT 11:55 PM/
PST
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Results From Rumble In The Valley Productions'
"Rumble In The Valley"
May 1st, 2009 - Eau Claire,
Wisconsin, USA
WHO: Rumble In The
Valley ProductionsCampbell
Is No Longer A Bridesmaid...
He's
The CHAMP!
EVENT PHOTOS TO BE ADDED LATER NEXT WEEK
It was a packed house with standing room only at the Plaza Hotel in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA tonight. The sold out crowd witnessed 11 dynamite bouts of exciting "Full Contact American High Kick Rules" Kickboxing! IKF Promoter Mike Lind and Event Coordinator Tom Sullivan and their excellent staff put together a first class, well organized and ON TIME event!
As for the crowd, it was clear the house came to see their home
town World Champion Heath "Heater" Fonnest
taking a shot at winning yet another IKF
World Title. However on this night, the crowd may have underestimated Fonnest's
opponent across the ring, 
Bobby
"Jackhammer" Campbell! There is a reason they
call him "Jackhammer!" Watching his punches explode at
ringside gives you this answer right away. It was clear from round 1 that this
was going to be an "Explosive" bout between two great World
Champions!
These two were toe to toe from round 1. Both averaged around the same number of kicks per round, and both had their main weapon. For Fonnest it was his explosive legs and for Campbell, (RIGHT) well, as we said, it was his hands. As the 5th round ended these two were near even on the scorecards and those at ringside knew this war was only heating up. However, at only 16 seconds into round 6, the two were mixing it up and the unexpected happened. Fonnest dislocated his shoulder. The pain was tremendous and it was clear, he could not continue. There was no foul, and Campbell had done no wrong which meant only one thing. Despite neither fighter wanting it to end this way, Campbell was awarded the vacant IKF Pro FCR Light Welterweight World Title with the plans of a rematch.
"I didn't want to win it this way." Said the proud Campbell, but everyone could see it wasn't his fault what happened. Fonnest had been down this road before when he injured his back (See article below) in a title fight years back. However for Campbell, this was his first IKF Title, a title he had been wanting for years. No matter of the "How" it happened or "How" he won, because again, that's the fight game and in reality, it could have been Campbell in pain. Whether it be under these circumstances or a flash knockout, the fact will remain, tonight Campbell won!
We wish a swift recovery for Fonnest who still holds IKF Gold, the IKF Super Lightweight World title and the IKF Light Welterweight United States title. As for Bobby, we say congratulations to a long awaiting IKF Champion who became the Champion tonight and no longer the bridesmaid. And speaking of that, Congratulations to Bobby who we found out tonight is getting married in September. We look forward to seeing BOTH these great warriors in the ring again, whether against each other or with another challenger across from them.
Russell's
Finesse Gets Him The
IKF Gold
It started out almost too slow as Peyton Russell (Right)
and Bill Jardine began their 10 round journey towards the vacant IKF Pro FCR Light Heavyweight USA Title bout.
Although both put up 11 kicks each, none of them had any KO power as it appeared
they were both just testing each others reaction and finding their
distance for the battle to come. In
round 2 Jardine turned it up a notch with 14 kicks to Russell's
8. He maintained the heat in round 3 with the lead of 17 thrown kicks to Russell's
9. However on the judges cards, neither fighter dominated the first 3-5 rounds
as the scores were back and forth for each. At the half way mark after 5 rounds
one judge had it 49-47 Russell, another had it 49-46 Jardine and the
third judge had it 48-48.
Round 6 saw Russell turn the tide as he turned it up and out-kicked Jardine 18-9. However Jardine's kicks seemed to have more on them, which two of the three judges thought to as they gave the round to Jardine while the third gave it to Russell. It was actually round 8 where the tide turned towards Russell. It was here that the massive weight drop by Jardine over the previous weeks took it's tole. Russell swept round 8 and dropped Jardine in round 9 with an impressive left, right, left right combination giving Russell the round 10-8. Round 10 saw both giving their all but Russell had his strongest round throwing 20 kicks to Jardine's 12.
In the end after 10, judge Mike Madden had it 97-93 Russell. Judges James Bardon had it 96-94 Russell while judge Bruce Smith was the odd man out with a score of 95-94 Jardine for the split decision win for Russell. Tonight was Peyton "The Artist" Russell's night as he took home the Gold of the IKF Pro FCR Light Heavyweight USA Title.
What's next for these two? Well for Jardine, we may see him move back up to his previous championship fight weight of Light Cruiserweight. Since current IKF Pro World Champion Mike Nevitt will be retiring his title (Due to his successful and good paying boxing career, - 16-1) soon, the World Light Cruiserweight title spot becomes open, but he will have to work his way through the mix of at least the top 5 Light Cruiserweights before that shot. Ahead of him currently are fighters such as Marlon Hunt of Suffolk, England, (17-2) who may be fighting for an IKF World title later this year at possibly a different weightclass. James Watling of Morpeth, England, (12-6-1/1) who Jardine has already fought. Kadir Kadri of West Babylon, New York, USA (14-7-1/6, AKB: 14-4-1/6) a fighter Stephen Thompson defeated in his Pro Debut or Mo Kargbo of Bournemouth, England, (21-1-4). A battle with anyone from England would be for the big title while a shot at Kadir could be for the vacant IKF Light Cruiserweight USA title.
As for the new IKF USA Champ Russell, his next goal will obviously be a shot at current IKF Light Heavyweight World Champion Frankie Tropea of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. The question is, is Tapia still fighting? Word has it, he hasn't been in the ring since winning his World title on June 25th, 2005 in Grand Portage, Minnesota, USA when he defeated IKF Canadian Champion Nick Rondinelli of London, Ontario, Canada by split decision, 112-117, 113-115 and 116-112. If Tapia is not retired, his phone may be ringing soon for the challenge. If he turns down the defense and retires, Russell will need to seek a challenger who could be a vast number of opponents.
Congratulations to the new IKF Pro FCR Light Heavyweight USA Champion Peyton "The Artist" Russell. His next challenge is sure to be just as exciting as he climbs the ladder to the IKF Pro World title. For Jardine, the decision now is what weightclass he want's to settle in at. When he decides, we look forward to his next battle.
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