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WEDNESDAY,
January 26th, 2011, AT 3:00 PM/
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THIS
WEEKENDS IKF ACTION...
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Premier Martial Arts Presents
SPAR WARS
Edmond, Oklahoma, USA
WHEN: Saturday,
January 29th, 2011
MORE
IKF ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
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Billy Sullivan Presents
"IKF Junior
Kickboxing Show"
Waterford, Ireland
TUESDAY,
January 25th, 2011, AT 11:55 PM/
PST
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Results From Bobby Seronio's
2nd Annual Apple Open Martial Arts Tournament
January 22nd, 2011 - Vallejo, California, USA
WHO: Bobby Seronio
Kickboxers from Fairfield, CA
are regular competitors and fans of IKF
Point Muay Thai Kickboxing.
Nemo Vier of Fairfield (Center- Orange) is
gaining massive experience and looking forward to his first bout in Full Contact
action soon.
Special thanks to Mr. Bobby Seronio and his Apple Open Karate Tournament.
More information
at www.IKFPKB.com
or contact Johnny Davis at johnnyd@akpromotions.org
THURSDAY,
January 20th, 2011, AT 8:05 PM/
PST
THIS
WEEKENDS IKF ACTION...
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Bobby Seronio Presents
2nd Annual Apple Open Martial Arts Tournament
Vallejo, California, USA
WHEN: Saturday,
January 22nd, 2011
MORE IKF NEWS...
PHOTOS FROM
AK Promotions'
"IKF Muay Thai / KICKBOXING"
January 16th, 2011 - Sacramento, California,
USA
Photos By Chris Kisela
(408) 688-6469 -
chriskisela@gmail.com
www.ChrisKiselaPhotography.com
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TUESDAY,
January 17th, 2011, AT 10:30 PM/
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Results From AK Promotions'
"IKF
Muay Thai / KICKBOXING"
January 16th, 2011 - Sacramento, California,
USA
Special Thanks To RINGSIDE.com For The Event Gloves!
AMATEUR MUAY THAI 147.1-153
AMATEUR
MUAY THAI 179.1-186 
IKF
Defending Champion *Jon Pryor Sacramento,
California, USA, 7-3, 152, 5'7", 11-29-89, Cedric Robinson, (916) 424-5425,
successfully defended his IKF title in
dramatic fashion when he defeated Josh Kretschmann, Elk Grove,
California, USA, 6-2, 150, 5'8", 11-1-80, Jeff Baca, (916) 281-7006, by
Knockout at 1:57 of round 1.
The definition to some of a Great
Fight is a slow and methodical pace of fine tuned jabs and a swift accurate kick
or knee here and there as the fighters maintain composure from step to step...
Ya, that's great for old folks half asleep as it assures them they won't
miss a strike... 
The following article is by Marc McLaughlin of the
Sacramento Press.com
We liked it so much we
wanted to make sure it will be available here on the IKF
Press Pages for years to come. Great work Marc!
Mayhem at
Doubletree
Article & Photos Below by Marc McLaughlin
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AK Promotions put a little fight into Sacramento with an International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) Muay Thai Kickboxing card that made you want to shadowbox your way home. The Doubletree Hotel may have seen its fair share of events in the past, but probably not too many that included a thousand screaming fans, a Budweiser bonanza of beer and twenty-eight fighters thirsting for their chance to take the ring. The thousand or so attendees swirled around the ballroom like a calm wind before a storm, eagerly awaiting the start to the mayhem and the chance to see their fighter enter the ring. In Muay Thai both the fighters and fans respect the discipline and the traditions, paying homage to the sport and the culture with every bout. From the traditional headwear to the prayer rituals, the fighters make the ring a sanctuary as well as a battlefield. This is a sport where hundreds or thousands of fans from all walks of life can come together, watch men fight with hands, knees and feet and still not fight themselves. At one point an audience members yelled the name of his friend, a losing opponent, and then made a derogatory comment about the winner. The losing fighter stood on the ring and said, "We don't do that, no, we don't do that." In a world of professional athletes being arrested, disrespecting fans and yelling at their coaches, it is nice to see a sport that emphasizes respect among its followers and athletes alike. With the prerequisite introductions, singing of the anthem and show-girls walks over, the stage was set for the fights to begin; and there would be plenty of action to go around. With fourteen different fight cards, three of which were title fights, the action was endless. Even the fights that were billed as 'build-up' fights were exciting and eventful. At the end of each fight the opponents would shake hands and/or hug and again show that, although brutal, this is a sport of respect and not violence. All in all, it was a great way to spend an evening; watching fourteen fantastic matches with a thousand screaming fans behind you. There were cool people, great fights and an atmosphere of aggression that was tempered with respect and calm. As the fighters left with their trophies or title belts and an ample amount of bruises, the audience cheered and laughed with each other. After photographing three title bouts in boxing and four UFC title matches that was a site not expected. Hats-off to Johnny Davis and the people at AK Promotions, as well as the IKF, for putting on an evening that encompassed a blend of action and Thai culture at the same time. |
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FRIDAY,
January 14th, 2011, AT 10:55 PM/
PST
Johnny Davis' AK
Promotions Kicks Off IKF's 2011 Schedule!
THIS WEEKENDS IKF
ACTION...
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AK Promotions Present
"IKF
Muay Thai / KICKBOXING"
Sacramento, California, USA
LOOKING
BACK...
You have to go back a few years to catch-up with the history of Johnny Davis as a Kickboxing event Promoter. To be exact it was May 11th of 1996 when he and another Professional Kickboxing World Champions kicked-off their promotional company known as K.O. Kick Boxing.
The Promotional company was created by Johnny "Superfoot" Davis of San Jose CA USA and Sam Montgomery of Hayward, CA USA. It was on May 11th of 1996 that these two held their first event in Hayward, California, sanctioned by the IKF.
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So who were they? Well, many here already know about Davis, so we
will get to Johnny in a moment. However who was World Kickboxing Sam
Montgomery? Well, Sam
Long before the IKF was even created (1992) Sam won the;
Although their last event was a sell out success, after 3 events with Davis under their KO Kickboxing name, Sam thought the world of a Kickboxing Promoter was too much for him while running a full time martial arts school. Before long, he was back full time at his Martial Arts School which he still owns and operates today, Sam Montgomery's West Coast Tae Kwon Do in Hayward, California which was Established in 1978. |
Johnny "Superfoot"
Davis
Johnny on the other hand had saw a different
future. After playing assistant and associate for other bay area kickboxing
promoters, Davis knew his future was in the sport of kickboxing. A sport
he put his heart and soul in for years prior to his development of KO Kickboxing with
Sam.
Born on July 15, 1962, Davis
grew up in the town of Dillon, South Carolina. As a boy he trained in martial
arts, with his eye always on the winning trophy. Having won over 250 medals,
trophies and awards in competition
Davis took his skills a step further when he opened the "Superfoot" Davis School of Karate. it
was in 1984 when he won a title he had, at that time, long been training for,
the Grand Champion at the Battle of Atlanta.
However Davis had another dream he was chasing. While point karate was exciting, Davis dreamed of one day becoming a Kickboxing Champion, and not just a Champion, but a World Champion. Davis was highly recognize in the mid 80's for several memorable fights on ESPN. From 1980 to 1984 he won numerous regional kickboxing titles as the title of Champion came many times.
Finally, on February 2nd, 1985 in Denver, Colorado at the Denver University
Ice Arena, Davis faced a 3-1 favored Champion Alvin Prouder for
the PKA World Welterweight Title. After 12 rounds, Davis
surprised his critics and took the title from Prouder
by decision. Sadly, back then, the PKA
rules stated that the Champion had to buy their own belt, a belt Davis
never received.
Davis followed up this victory in 1987 when he won the FFKA World title followed by the ISKA U.S. Middleweight Title that year in a bout featured on ESPN. Johnny's final record was 25 wins and 6 losses, with 13 wins by KO.
That sad chapter in Davis' life of never receiving his long desired and hard earned World Championship Belt came to an end though in 1997. IKF President Steve Fossum had heard of the story and at the 2097 IKF World Classic, Fossum surprised Davis and presented him with the award he had earned 22 Years earlier, a custom designed, PKA World Kickboxing Title Belt. (Right).
Davis has always been loyal to the IKF over the years. His list of related accomplishments with the IKF reads like an encyclopedia. Just a few of these accomplishments include, but are not limited to;
First creator of IKF "Champions Training Tips"After taking some time off to complete some of the above writing projects
and other Kickboxing related projects, on November 14, 2003,
Davis
jumped back into the Kickboxing Promoters shoes and has never slowed down. This
time calling all the shots, he started slow and built up. Today his Kickboxing
events under the name AK Promotions
are well looked at by his peers as one of the top Amateur Kickboxing Promotions
in the nation and this weekends event will up that bar even more.
Today Johnny and his family live in Rocklin, California. It is there that he also owns and operates his "Rocklin Boxing & Kickboxing Club".
There are more and more pages we
could tell you about Davis, but we have a fight card to show you for
this weekend. Feel free to check out some of the featured pages about Davis
and some of his writings over the years at the links below. As for us, we need
to show you the fight card for one of Davis' best and biggest events so
far that is happening this Sunday at the Doubletree
Hotel in Sacramento, California.
For all the press articles leading up to this weekends action, click HERE!
See you in Sacramento Sunday!
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RED CORNER |
RULE STYLE |
BLUE CORNER |
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Daniel Hernandez |
AMATEUR MUAY THAI |
Marlo Custudio |
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Rich Davis |
AMATEUR |
Frank Tapia |
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Robert Gomez |
AMATEUR MUAY THAI |
Kevin Rodas |
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Hugo Dominguez |
AMATEUR |
Xavier Vigney |
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Jesus Sosa |
AMATEUR MUAY THAI |
Josh Sandiego |
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Steve Clacken |
AMATEUR MUAY THAI |
Kevin Bee |
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Ed Abasolo |
AMATEUR MUAY THAI |
Fred Estrada |
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Cliff Smith |
AMATEUR MUAY THAI |
Christian Johnson |
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IKF
AMATEUR MTR | ||
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Daniel
Hodges |
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Anthony Gonzales | |
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IKF
AMATEUR MTR | ||
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Josh
Kretschmann |
VS |
*Jon Pryor | |
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Arturas Barkauskas |
AMATEUR MUAY THAI |
Anthony Acosta |
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Ray Pena |
AMATEUR MUAY THAI |
Brandon Horton |
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Ron Jacildo |
AMATEUR MUAY THAI |
Anthony Aruelio |
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IKF
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Manuel
"Macho Man" Mancha |
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John
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SAD
NEWS IN AUSTRAIA...
Heartache And
Grief For Australia!
Brisbane Flood Forces
The
Cancelation Of IKF
World Title Event
Scheduled For Late February
FROM YAHOO NEWS SOURCE
BRISBANE, Australia (AP): Parts of Australia's
third-largest city reopened Friday as deadly floodwaters that had swamped entire
neighborhoods receded, revealing streets and thousands of homes covered in a
thick layer of putrid sludge.
Garbage trucks moved through Brisbane's muddy streets and some residents dragged ruined furniture out of their homes as the massive cleanup began following one of Australia's worst natural disasters.
In towns upstream of Brisbane, soldiers picked their way through debris looking for more victims. Weeks of flooding across Australia's northeast have caused 25 deaths, and 55 people were still missing.
"There is a lot of heartache and grief as people start to see for the first time what has happened to their homes and their streets," Queensland state Premier Anna Bligh said. "In some cases, we have street after street after street where every home has been inundated to the roof level."
The muddy waters from the Brisbane River swamped 30,000 homes and businesses in Brisbane. One man drowned Thursday when he was sucked into a storm drain as he tried to check on his father's home in an inundated neighborhood of the city. Officials expected to find more bodies farther upstream as they finally got access to hamlets struck by flash flooding on Monday.
Most of the people still unaccounted for are from around Toowoomba, a city west of Brisbane in the Lockyer Valley where a sudden downpour caused a flash flood likened to an inland tsunami. Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson said Friday that officials may never be able to find everyone swept away by the raging torrent.
"We would certainly hope they would find them all," Atkinson said. "Regrettably, we could not exclude completely the possibility that some may never be found."
Dramatic video captured the power of the roaring water: A yacht ripped from its moorings rocketed down the river and suddenly sank after hitting a submerged object. Two men on board were thrown into the water and rescued by people on a small aluminum boat nearby.
Bligh warned the cleanup task would be of "postwar proportions." Water was still high in some areas Friday, but had pulled back dramatically in others to reveal mountains of muddy wreckage. Officials asked the Australian Defence Force for a minesweeper to search the mouth of the river for sunken debris.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard doubled the number of defense personnel involved in the recovery effort to 1,200, the largest deployment for a natural disaster since Cyclone Tracy destroyed the northern city of Darwin in 1974.
"There's a lot of dirt, a lot of filth, a lot of mess that needs to be cleaned up," Gillard said. "We've been through some very difficult days and there's still a lot to go through in the weeks and months that lie ahead."
More than 60,000 homes were still without power across Queensland, and the military was delivering food, clothes and other supplies to areas still cut off by the waters.
Health officials warned people to throw out anything that had touched the contaminated waters. Throughout Brisbane, a sickening odor of spoiled food and the river's muck wafted through the air.
"What the city has to prepare itself for ... is the unbearable stench," Bligh said. "The smell of it is just unspeakable."
Brisbane resident Kirsten Norquay was trying to figure out how to break the news to her hospitalized sister that everything she owns is now destroyed.
Norquay's sister, who is mentally ill, lives on the ground floor of their house and had no idea muddy floodwaters had ruined all of her belongings. She was due to be released from the hospital Friday, and Norquay feared she would have a breakdown when confronted by the devastating sight of the wreckage.
"We have like a massive pile of all her life's belongings on the front grass," she said. "The only thing I saved was her photos."
Police officers were patrolling the flooded streets of Brisbane and other waterlogged communities around the clock. Ten people have been charged with looting in the past week, police said.
The flooding across Queensland has submerged dozens of towns — some three times — after several weeks of driving rain fell in the tropical northeast. Highways and rail lines have been washed away, and the disaster is shaping up to be Australia's costliest. Damage estimates were already at $5 billion before the floodwaters swamped Brisbane.
WEDNESDAY,
January 12th, 2011, AT 9:40 PM/
PST
LOOKING
BACK...
Bill Wallace vs Ray McCallum in Oklahoma, City,
Oklahoma 1970.
working Bill Wallace's corner are Richard Norton
(In the ring) and Chuck Norris.
The
Unknown Champion...
Most
people who know about the history of fight sports have seen the photo above.
As well, most of them either knew when they looked at it or learned who the
Champions are in the Red, White & Blue Uniforms.
Bill Wallace, Jeff
Smith & Joe Lewis.
However, we would be willing to bet that
very few know the Champion on the left...
Who is he?
He is...
Isaias Duenas, The Surprise From
Mexico.
Isaias
Duenas Riestra was born in Mexico, in 1950. In 1973, he takes part in the
first Taekwondo World Championship, in South Korea. He doesn't win a medal. By
contrast, his team, of which he is the leader, finishes 3rd at the event. Duenas
doesn't take part in the following World Championships but in 1974, his Moo Duk
Kwan team wins the championships, in Mexico.
On September 14th 1974, in Los Angeles, Duenas takes part in the famous event during which the first World Champions PKA are designated. Fighting in the Lightweight division his first opponent is German fighter Frank Knittel. In the middle of the 2nd round, Duenas wins by KO. Video of the fight can be seen by clicking Here.
During his 2nd fight of the evening, Duenas faces Ramon Smith, of the Dominican Republic. In the prelims, Ramon Smith has beaten Howard Jackson, the great favorite from the USA. In the 3rd round, Duenas wins by TKO, after winning the first two rounds. He becomes World Champion in the Lightweight division.
On May 25th, 1976 in Paris, France at the Palais des Sports, Team USA fought against Team Europe. This information was a little confusing because it was never clear if Duenas was on Team USA or just a fighter from Mexico fighting on this event. Duenas fought Jörg Schmidt, of Berlin, Germany. The match was stopped in the 3rd round when Schmidt's nose is broken. Throughout the beginning of the fight, Schmidt had dominated Duenas.
Not much was ever heard of him after this event. We did learn that in December of 1976, the PKA stripped him of his title because he either had not or would not fight Benny Urquidez.
3rd Man
Out?
To the left stood
the man the Martial Arts World would know as "Superfoot", Bill
Wallace. At the far right, well, he needs little introduction, but if you
read the article from yesterday, you would know that he was known as the "Muhammed
Ali of his sport," or as voted by the top fighters and promoters in
1983 ahead of Chuck Norris and Bill Wallace, as the "Greatest
karate fighter of all time," Joe Lewis. However, for whatever
reasons, few would remember the name of the man taking center stage in the
photo.
Once you learn more about him here,
You should never forget him!
Who is
he?
Jeff Smith.
Jeff
"The DC Bomber" Smith was a World Kickboxing Champion and
the first recipient of the Bruce Lee Award for "fighter of the
year." (Selected by Mrs. Bruce Lee and Karate Magazine) He was
from Kingsville Texas where he started his training in Taekwondo at the Texas A
& I University TKD club in 1965. He got his Black Belt September of 1969.
Jhoon Rhee would come every 3 months to Texas and teach and test at
several college clubs that he had started while at the University. After Smith
got his Black Belt, Rhee invited him to come to Washington D.C. to teach
in his schools and train.
Smith's tournament background reads like the other "Red, White &
Blue" Superstars in the famous photo with wins such as...
On September 14th, 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA, the
Full Contact World Championships are organized by the new federation, the PKA (Professional
Karate Association). Traditional karatekas from the USA and European
fighters, are sorted in an unknown manner. Jeff Smith,
like all other participants,
have no experience of fighting with KO, with the exception of Joe Lewis
and Wally Slocki (which have already met in a match with contact).
During the first battle, Jeff Smith defeated Budimir Vejnovic of Yugoslavia, a resident of Berlin, in the 1st round, with a right hand followed by a kick. Next Smith beats Wally Slocki of Canada, on points. Smith wins the first round and Slocki the second. Finally, Smith wins the third round, as a point is deducted against Slocki, following the instructions given by the referee. That evening, Jeff Smith becomes World Champion of the Middleweights for the PKA. Joe Lewis and Bill Wallace also become Champions of the World, in their respective categories.
On October 1st, 1975 at the 3rd fight between Pro Boxers Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in Manila, Philippines, Jeff Smith defends his title on points, in 11 rounds, against Karriem Allah of USA, (aka Karriem Abdallah). This event is widely broadcast on television and seen by over fifty million viewers as a preview before the Ali vs Frazier World Boxing Title Fight, known as the "Thrilla in Manila." Smith wins by a split decision. Allah won the first rounds and Smith taking the later rounds.
In 1979 Dan Macaruso defeated Smith for the title by split decision after 12 rounds. Word has it that Macaruso would never give Smith a rematch. Macaruso went on to defeat Dominique Valera by KO in round 6, Dale Michaud by KO in round 1 and Carl Beamon. From 1982 to 1985, Macaruso fought Pro Boxing and amassed a record of 9-3 with 5 wins by KO.
Smith defended his title of World Champion 7 times and when he retired from the sport he amassed a full contact kickboxing record of 21-1 with 7 wins coming by KO. He currently operates a martial arts school in Virginia where he teaches Tae Kwon Do, in which he holds a 9th degree black belt. On April 6, 2007 he was inducted into the Official Taekwondo Hall of Fame.
Now that you know everyone in this famous
photo, wouldn't it be GREAT to duplicate it again...
Maybe at this years
2011
IKF World Classic in July in Orlando Florida?
And for the rest of You...
"DARE
TO BE GREAT"
"Dare to be
Powerful Beyond Measure!"
Click the photo below and do so!
And we will see you In Orlando!
TUESDAY,
January 11th, 2011, AT 10:30 PM/
PST
Can
"Macho
Man" & "Big Sexy"
Help Turn The Tide For Kickboxing?
Sunday, January 16th, Doubletree Hotel, Sacramento, CA, USA -
Doors: 4:30, Fights 6:PM
AK
PRESS PAGE CLICK HERE
Its not often when you get a chance to see big men in battle these days. Now that boxing doesn't have great recognizable heavyweight champions like Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Lennox Lewis or Mike Tyson, there is just not a lot going on in the Heavy or Super Heavyweight divisions in fight sports. The big guys always brings the curious sports fan from all walks out to witness them at work. Well, the time has come again for the 'big guys' to do battle again this Sunday, January 16th in Sacramento, CA, USA.
This will be
the day, the ever growing popular IKF Muay
Thai Kickboxing Championship will present two big men in action...in fact about
500lbs of them in the ring, going to war for the vacant IKF United States Modified Muay Thai
Championship...commonly known as K1 rules.
John "Big Sexy" Hurney (only the women closest to him knows what this title really means) of San Jose, CA will bring his total arsenal to try and chop down his opponent. We know that he has a big overhand right, as he landed it on his last 6'8" opponent and KO'ed him in round one, but can he land that same punch again or will he have the opportunity to show us yet more?
His opponent Manny
"Macho Man" Mancha of Elk Grove by way of Fresno, CA seems
to be the real deal as his trainer Jeff Baca tells it... "Manny
has been training like a maniac for this fight and wants it badly!"
Based on his 14 second head-kick Knockout of his last opponent that left
everyone in the audience in awe of his athleticism for a big guy, he will give
Hurney all he wants and then some.
If both men plan to leave it all in the ring, this could be a fight of great proportions and one that will continue to move the great sport of Kickboxing higher on the knotch as being one of the most exciting contact sports in the world!
Even more bang for the buck, the highly talented Jon "The Hawk" Pryor of Sacramento will have the toughest fight of his career as outsiders are seeing it against Josh Kretchmann of Elk Grove, CA. Word has it that Kretchmann is the real deal and will take Pryor to the abyss of his inner soul in challenging him for Pryor's IKF United States Title.
The "Hitman" Daniel Hodges of Rocklin, CA, has his eyes on capturing a world title soon. He has been stepping up each time. However, this time he's taking on one of the toughest opponents in the division on his quest to capture the gold. Already the IKF California Champion, he's now going for the vacant IKF West Coast Title against undefeated Anthony Gonzales of Dublin, CA. Gonazales has deceiving looks that can not be taken lightly. Out of his five fights, he has an impressive 3 knockouts. It goes to show that there is something there that any opponent in front of him needs to be Leary of. Hodges and Gonzales should bring great entertainment to the evening as both men are looking to step up another notch!
At press time, there are 15 exciting bouts
scheduled to kick off at 6:PM this Sunday at the beautiful Doubletree Hotel's
Grand Ballroom. With 6 consecutive shows promoted by Johnny Davis'
AK Promotions in the Sacramento and
Fresno, CA area, more and more fans are anticipating these exciting events with
growing enthusiasm as champions are being born, crowned and delivered to the
delight of fight fans!
Although the entire fight card is loaded with great fights between fighters from across the State...plus, with two excellent semi main event title fights, there is still growing anticipation of the fight between the two 'Big Men'... "Macho Man" and "Big Sexy" that may signal that the tide has turned for the great sport of Kickboxing!
Don't Miss This Great Event!
Regardless of your form of martial arts or just a sports fan, you will not
want to miss this BIG night of Las Vegas Style action right in Sac-town!
Tickets are selling very fast and, general admission tickets are already very
limited...
Get Your Tickets Now...
Reserve Your Seats On Line!
(Note: The online general admission
tickets may be remove mid-week once advance sales are tabulated)
So Do
it Now!
Tickets are $10 more at the door!
Order Securely Now at 
www.AKPromotions.org
or by calling
(916) 205-4762 or 630-9254.
See AK Promotions' Event Promo by clicking HERE!
For some AK Promotions Fight Action, Click HERE!
For the AK Press Page, Click HERE!
MORE
KICKBOXING NEWS...
A Tribute to the
Legend
of Kickboxing
Don "The
Dragon" Wilson
During his Seminar in Palermo, Italy.
MORE
KICKBOXING NEWS...
FIGHT HISTORY...
January 17th, 1970: 1st Professional Karate Team
Championships
produced by Lee Faulkner in Long Beach, CA, marks a
historic turning point in American sport karate.
JOE LEWIS
MIKE STONE
SKIPPER MULLINS
CHUCK NORRIS
So who is the greatest
martial-arts champion ever?
From
Article by Chuck Norris (2007)
The truth is
I'm not worthy enough to answer that. But there is One who is. And His answer
applies to the martial arts as well as any other field of discipline, study or
work. When an argument broke out among Jesus' disciples as to who was
the greatest, He called over a child to their sides, then replied,
"Whoever
humbles himself like this child is the greatest…
those who are the
greatest should take the lowest rank, and the leader should be like a servant."
It isn't being the greatest champion, but the greatest servant that
ultimately matters.
I know that might seem easy for me to say, having been a
six-time world champion, but I mean it.
It took me too many years to realize
that it isn't the ladders we climb
but the service we offer in this life
that truly makes us great.
Chuck Norris
So Ask Yourself...
"What
Are YOU Doing For Others... For This Sport?"
MONDAY,
January 10th, 2011, AT 6:25 PM/
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Your Greatest Weapon is NOT your Jiu Jitsu, and it's NOT your
striking.
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FRIDAY,
January 7th, 2011, AT 3:05 PM/
PST
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Your fighter
is strong, fast and talented and tonight he/she is in one of the toughest bouts
of their lives. The crowd is cheering and the action in the ring is nothing
short of "Explosive" by both competitors! When the final bell sounds
and the judges scores are read, your fighter wins one of the greatest bouts of
his or her life! All is Good!
Sadly what you and your fighter don't know is just how much damage was done in tonights bout. Things may all seem normal after tonights win, but lurking in the darkness is an unforeseen injury that will change the lives of many...
Three weeks later, your fighter is in a much easier bout, and takes a punch to the head that looks like any other head blow, however, the damage that some will believe just happened, actually happened three weeks ago. Your fighter falls to the canvas and lapses in and out of consciousness until finally, they are out cold. Emergency medical staff is immediately by your fighters side and they quickly rush him to a trauma center. Doctors quickly diagnose the problem as... Second-impact syndrome and your fighter is rushed to surgery... Sadly, within hours after the surgery, your fighter is gone, and the questions begin... How and Why?
What is Second-Impact
Syndrome?
Second-impact syndrome (SIS) is a condition in
which the brain swells rapidly and catastrophically after a person suffers a
second concussion 
before symptoms from an
earlier one have subsided. This deadly second blow may occur days, weeks or
minutes after an initial concussion, and even the mildest grade of concussion
can lead to SIS. SIS is the most serious potential complication that could
result from an athlete returning to train or fight before symptoms from a minor
head injury have subsided. Such symptoms include headache, cognitive
difficulties, or visual changes.
The initial injury may be a concussion, or it may be another,
more severe, type of head trauma, such as cerebral contusion. However, the first
concussion need not be severe for the second
impact to cause SIS. Also, the second impact may be very minor, even a blow such
as an impact to the chest that causes the head to jerk, thereby transmitting
forces of acceleration to the brain.
Loss of consciousness during the second injury is not necessary for SIS to occur. Both injuries may take place the same day, maybe even in the same fight. The fighter may continue fighting after the second concussion, and may walk out of the ring without assistance, but symptoms quickly progress and the condition can rapidly worsen.
They usually remain alert on their feet for 15 seconds to 1 minute or so but seem dazed. Usually within seconds to minutes of the second impact, the fighter, conscious but stunned, suddenly collapses, semi-conscious with rapidly dilating (widening) pupils and loss of eye movement, and stops breathing.
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Pathophysiology is the study of the
changes of normal mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions, either caused
by a disease, or resulting from an abnormal syndrome. More formally, it is the
branch of medicine which deals with any disturbances of body functions, caused
by disease or prodromal symptoms.
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OUTCOME AFTER INJURY
Neurological
collapse can occur within a short period, with rapid onset of dilating pupils,
loss of eye movement, unconsciousness, and respiratory failure. The most
shocking of all is how quickly failure of the brain stem can occur. Between two
and five minutes of the second impact, death can follow shortly making you
realize, that the time it took from impact to the operating table was
meaningless. SIS is often documented as a "Non survivable injury".
TREATMENT
Treatment of the loss
of autoregulation of the brain's blood vessels may be difficult or impossible.
When SIS occurs, surgery does not help and there is little hope for recovery.
Treatment requires immediate recognition and includes administration of osmotic
agents and hyperventilation in order to lower intracranial pressure.
Although the condition is often fatal, almost everyone who is not killed is severely disabled. The cause of SIS is uncertain, but it is thought that the brain's arterioles lose their ability to regulate their diameter, and therefore lose control over cerebral blood flow, causing massive cerebral edema. Athletes are most at risk and in order to prevent SIS, guidelines have been established to prohibit athletes from returning to the fight game prematurely. This is why regulatory bodies for the fight game give fighters medical suspensions of a minimum of 30 days. However, in the case above, injuries don't always happen to the losing fighter who just suffered a TKO or Knockout.
After a TKO or KO, ringside doctors are required to suspend a fighter for a determined period of time by recommending the fighter not return to fight (Or even train in a gym) before symptoms of an initial head injury have resolved. Due to the very small number of recorded cases of SIS, there is doubt about whether it is a valid diagnosis. However, the syndrome is recognized by physicians.
PREVENTION
Measures
that prevent head injuries in general also prevent SIS. This of course is the
reason amateur fighters are often advised or required to use headgear. However
the use of headgear does not entirely prevent the syndrome. Experts advise that
fighters who have suffered one concussion and still complain of
concussion-related symptoms be prohibited from returning to the ring due to the
possibility of developing SIS. Fighters are also discouraged from returning to
even work-out in the gym until after they have been evaluated and approved for
resuming by a health care provider skilled in evaluating concussion. Some
fighters may verbally deny concussion symptoms because they do not wish to be
prevented from training or missing a highly anticipated bout. This is where
education by a skilled trainer is vital... The fighter needs to be informed by
their trainer what to look out for to in a sense, "Help them help
themselves."
TRAINER ERROR?
In most cases of SIS, the individual had
received another concussion previously. If you are a trainer, ask yourself how
many times have your fighters been "Clocked" in the gym? How
many times have you had a fighter knocked down, or even knocked out in the gym?
Sadly, we all know, such incidents are not reported, and very few fighters as
well as trainers feel they need to take a 30-45 day break after such an
occurrence. This could very well be where the extent of the damage was caused
that ultimately lead to the fighters death, days or even weeks later.
Trainers "Should" prohibit a fighter from training in the gym as well as fighting again who has suffered a concussion, regardless of the speed with which the symptoms reportedly resolve. An initial head injury may impair an athlete's judgment and ability to decide to refrain from participating in risky activity, so some health care providers encourage family members (MORE SO, THEIR TRAINERS) and other acquaintances to pressure a fighter not to return to train or fight until they have been cleared by a physician.
If fighter is suspected of having a concussion, a very basic neurological evaluation should be performed. If a medical professional is not immediately available, the examination can be performed by a trainer or another fighter. Assess the injured fighter's level of consciousness, concentration, speech, memory, vision, and coordination. Below is a simple outline of an exam:
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Orientation |
Have fighter name city, opponent, day, month, and year. |
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Concentration (Immediate) |
Have fighter repeat five words in correct order. |
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Retrograde Amnesia |
Have fighter recall events prior to the injury to check for retrograde amnesia. |
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Memory (recall) |
Have fighter repeat the same five words in correct order after a 5 minute delay. |
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Vision |
Have fighter count your fingers and look into fighter's eyes to see if the pupils are the same size. |
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Have fighter stand on one foot to assess balance. |
If the fighter has lost consciousness, they should be
transported to a hospital immediately. If the fighter is unable to perform the
simple exam outlined above, they should be transported to the hospital. If a
fighter has any symptoms related to a concussion, the fighter should not
continue with the current training session or match. The fighter should be
evaluated by a physician before returning to competition. Most importantly, a
fighter who experiences symptoms following a concussion requires serial
neurologic evaluations for as long as the symptoms persist to determine if the
fighter's condition is deteriorating. Observation of the fighter may be
permitted at home if the physician determines the neurologic condition is very
unlikely to deteriorate. Another person (an observer) should be in close
contact to the fighter for the first 24 hours. The observer needs to be given
explicit instructions 
on monitoring
the following:
The fighter should be awakened every two hours for the first night and stay away from all strenuous activity for 24 hours. If any of the above signs are present, this may indicate increased brain swelling or hemorrhage caused by brain contusions (bruises). This is an indication to seek immediate additional medical care at a local hospital. Furthermore, a fighter will be held from competition and activity for a minimum of one week. Return to competition will be determined by the physician based on the fighter's traumatic brain injury (TBI) history and absence of symptoms.
Several different sets of "Return-to-play"
guidelines exist for athletes who have suffered minor head trauma. These exist
in part to prevent the 
player from developing
SIS. A variety of concussion grading systems have been devised, in part to aid
in this determination. Every return-to-play guideline recommends that an athlete
not return to competition until all concussion symptoms are absent during both
rest and exercise. The American Academy of Neurology recommends that
young athletes be prohibited from returning to play for at least a week in most
cases of concussion. The current return-to-play guidelines (Below) may
not be strict enough to protect young athletes from SIS. This is why many State
Athletic Commissions regulating fight sports established minimum medical
suspension requirements for fighters who have been stopped in their bout due to
blows or even knocked out in their bout. From these State Athletic Commission
requirements, other regulatory and fight sanctioning bodies (
EX:
IKF ) have adopted the very same
suspensions.
The Colorado Medical Society guidelines were published in 1991 in response to the death of a high school athlete due to what was thought to be second-impact syndrome. According to the guidelines, a grade I concussion consists of confusion only, grade II includes confusion and post-traumatic amnesia, and grade III and IV involve a loss of consciousness. By these guidelines, an athlete who has suffered a concussion may return to sports after having been free of symptoms, both at rest and during exercise, as shown in the following table:
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15 Minutes |
1 Week |
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1 Week |
2 Weeks, With Physician Approval |
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1 Month |
6 Month, With Physician Approval |
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IIIb |
6 Months |
1 Year, With Physician Approval |
In schools across America it is now being recommended by
the
Centers for Disease Control and state athletic organizations that
coaches be trained in managing athlete concussions according to current
guidelines. However, sadly there is no such requirement for trainers of fighters
in the fight world. In fact, there are very few requirements "IF ANY"
as requirements to be a trainer of a full contact fighter(s) (Kickboxing,
Muay Thai, 
MMA, Boxing). In fact,
being a fight trainer is more often judged upon how well the trainer can teach a
fighter how to fight, and not how to survive, such as knowing things like the
graph above.
Regulatory bodies, sanctioning bodies and State Athletic
Commissions require their ringside physicians to place fighters who have been
TKO'ed and Knocked Out on medical suspensions beginning at 30
days (
EX:
IKF ). Sometimes the ringside doctor
may place a fighter on medical suspension simply due to the fact they were in a
hard fought bout, a bout they could have even won. Most trainers and fighters
believe their issued medical suspension is the number of days before they are
allowed to fight again, however, this is only partly true. As noted above, a
fighter who has received too many strong blows or has been knocked unconscious (Even
if in the Gym in Sparring!) needs time to recover, which means they should
not even be in the gym, hitting a bag, let along sparring, let alone "Fighting"
within their suspension time.
Sadly, too often, whether it be the eager fighter seeking another opportunity or an inexperienced trainer with no concept of fighter safety, we hear about a fighter fighting inside their regulated medical suspension. Sure, they can do so and maybe nothing will happen... However, it only takes one time... A fighter is training hard for a much anticipated bout, sparring hard in the gym and while doing so is dropped by their sparring partner, maybe even losing consciousness... They are quickly revived by their trainer and training partners and of course told how tough they are after taking such a shot. "Shake it off, you will be fine!" And as noted above, they can do so and maybe nothing will happen.. But again, "It only takes once..." Days or weeks later in the middle of a bout, the fighter drops from a non knockout blow, drifts in and out of consciousness before blacking out... The damage is done, in fact, the damage was done days, maybe even weeks ago and instead of being safe, keeping his fighter from potential harm, the trainer now is wondering "What happened?"
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amassed more
than 150 trophies in Karate Tournaments, some of which included the Grand
Champion in some of the most prestigious national tournaments. 
