2007
IKF
WORLD
CLASSIC RESULTS
Amateur Kickboxing Championship
Tournament

ORLANDO, FLORIDA, USA
AUGUST 12th, 11th & 12th

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"Knock Out Finish!"
Business As usual, As The 2007 IKF World Classic
ROCKS THE HOUSE!

Since the beginning the IKF has lived and grown by the words of writer Robert Frost,

"Do not follow where the path may lead... Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

There is no greater praise for ones effort than the attempt of duplication. Since the first IKF Amateur Championship Tournament in 1999, 7 other kickboxing sanctioning bodies have started hosting annual amateur kickboxing tournaments. (WKA, USKBA, KICK, WKKO, WAKO AND TBASA) Their addition has pulled some gyms/camps away from the Annual IKF Tournament which like anything being diluted, dropped the number of fighters attending over the last two years.

Whether the days of 200 plus fighters (2001, 02, 03, 04 & 05) attending the IKF Tournament are long gone or only on a brief absence for now, the IKF continues to bring the most prestigious and most rewarding open amateur tournament to those willing to truly "Walk the Walk" against fighters from around the world instead of just a basic region like many of the other North American hosted tournaments. As for numbers, the IKF World Classic has continued to draw the largest number of amateur fighters of all the tournaments mainly due to it's reputation of being the true "Golden Gloves" of Amateur kickboxing.

This year was no different. This years event hosted some of the greatest fights in Tournament History and some of the most devastating Knockouts we have ever seen. There is an old saying Johnny Davis brought up at the end of the day... "A rough start often results in a Great Finish!" Davis was right. The rough start was related to what happened less than 5 minutes before the prepared start time. One of the boxing rings support welds at the corner posts exploded apart leaving us with only one ring to fight in. With the honest acceptance of realizing we we may have only one ring for the entire event, somewhat of a minor miracle happened. The combination of the staff at the Marriott World Center and some help from Jeff Berch of South Carolina, the ring was re-welded and back in business in less than 2 hours. From the moment both rings were going, the event gained steam, shifted into high gear and never looked back!

Saturday saw the completion of "75" bouts. For the first time since the first year of the Tournament, we decided to add all the 2 fighter brackets to the end of the Saturday schedule for their Championship bouts. The decision was a popular one as well as a smart one. Of the scheduled 50 title belts planned to take place, three of the 50 did not happen and instead earned a fighter in each one a win by forfeit. This decision also aided in the much desired early completion time of Sunday's Championship Bout schedule (Around 2:00 PM) which earned praised reviews from all the fighters looking to have time to relax around the hotel or help with an early start on some long drives home.

In the end, this years event saw 122 bouts take place over the two days of competition. This of course did not include the IKF Point Kickboxing portion of the Tournament which was presented as an "Introduction/Exhibition Style" for the Tournament. In 2008, IKF PKB will be instated as a full style sanctioning far more tournaments around the world than the current IKF/PKB sanctioning schedule.

So much to talk about, so many great fights, but few who saw it will ever forget the most devastating and quickest spinning backhand we have ever seen! A Shot performed by John Greubel of Augusta, Georgia, USA on Rolando Luna of Dalton, Georgia, USA in their Championship bout Sunday. The result was a KNOCK OUT victory at 38 seconds into the first round for a title that now stands alone, Greubel's "SIXTH" IKF Tournament title. This one was for the Welterweight Full Contact Rules title and gave Greubel a perfect amateur record of 21-0! His plans now are to start his pro career with the WCL, World Combat League later this fall. Good luck John.

So many more stories can be told from what will go down in history as not the Largest Tournament by numbers, but SURLY the BEST IKF Tournament Ever! A Perfect example of how QUALITY far overshadows numbers. This will be hard to beat next year, which makes next years "10 Year Anniversary Event" all the more exciting to look forward to, and for us here to plan for.

From all this growth at the amateur level, the opportunities available to the current amateur fight pool will bring the much needed attention back to the amateurs as well as work to build back the Professional Kickboxing Rankings. We are excited about the future!




2007 IKF WORLD CLASSIC RESULTS BELOW
FIGHT RECORDS SHOWN ARE THE FIGHTERS RECORDS "AFTER" ALL BOUTS OF THE TOURNAMENT

9 JUNIOR GIRLS
1 REGISTERED JUNIOR GIRL "NO SHOWED"

58 JUNIOR BOYS
2 REGISTERED JUNIOR BOYS "NO SHOWED"

31 ADULT WOMEN
1 REGISTERED WOMAN "NO SHOWED"

91 ADULT MEN
7 REGISTERED MEN "NO SHOWED"
1 Registered man showed up - but was unable to fight due to an injury.
2 Registered thought to have their visa's but did not.

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TRAINER/GYM, Hometown, State, Country

# OF FIGHTERS

TEAM TITLES

TEAM Dring, Sherwood, Arkansas, USA

9

5

TEAM Sarkine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

7

4

Team Dennis Guila, Antioch, California, USA

6

4

TEAM Han, El Paso, Texas, USA

4

4

Team Greubel, Augusta, Georgia, USA

8

3

TEAM Beltran, San Diego, California, USA

8

3
(*) 1 Walkover Champion
(*) 1 Forfeit Champion

TEAM Kiker, Dalton, Georgia, USA

6

3

TEAM Bandiera, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

6

3

TEAM Krahl/Danos, Sunrise, Florida, USA

2

2

TEAM Frank Price, Pfafftown, North Carolina, USA

4

2

TEAM Miles, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

5

1

TEAM Monyelle, Beloit, Wisconsin, USA

3

1

TEAM Vasquez, Brownfield, Texas, USA

1

1

TEAM Finn, Danville, Kentucky, USA

1

1

TEAM Ufsh, Laurey's Station, Pennsylvania, USA

1

1

TEAM Martinez, Loveland, Colorado, USA

1

1

TEAM Kern, Longwood, Florida, USA

4

1

TEAM McCranie, Hahira, Georgia, USA

2

1

TEAM Plant, Ashland City, Tennessee, USA

1

1

TEAM Ten Pow, Royal Palm Beach, Florida, USA

1

1

TEAM Cummings, Orlando, Florida, USA

4

1

TEAM Trirong, Sterling, Illinois, USA

4

1

TEAM Vtsch, Breinigsville, Pennsylvania, USA

1

1

TEAM Haynes, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

1

1
(*) 1 Forfeit Champion

TEAM Smandych, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

4

1

TEAM Pettit, Boise, Idaho, USA

1

1

TEAM Petkov of Varna, Bulgaria

1

1
(*) 1 Forfeit Champion

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