| ||||||||||||||||||||
FRIDAY, March 30th, 2012, AT 8:00 PM/ PST
TS Promotions Presents
LTD Productions Presents
3D Promotions Presents
MA Action Presents
KING BOXING THURSDAY, March 29th, 2012, AT 9:45 PM/ PST Why Does The info is out there and now the main
stream media is asking the question With over 600 class action suits in the NFL Brain-Pad's science has been asked for by attorneys representing former NFL players and the damage inferior mouth guard is being studied in Kansas City currently by a independent team of medical professionals. Even with all this, many can not comprehend why after 2 decades of science and mandates in the United States and Middle East in combat arts why Brain-Pad is not on every youth playing sports! We do have a responsibility to reduce force, and products that increase force should not be sold. NFL
Funded Below is the NFL funded mouth guard testing and analysis on the major (Mouth Guard) brands in the industry. As you will see as far as impact forces being transferred to the head, the upper mouth guards actually accelerated impact forces compared to wearing no mouth guard at all. Only the Brain-Pad Jaw-Joint Protector reduced impact forces being transferred to the head. This testing assures individuals who wear the Brain-Pad Jaw-Joint Protector are protected by the finest protection currently on the market.
The testing at Biokinetics and Associates Ltd was funded by the National Football League. Their support of the research on the effects of mouth guards on head responses is appreciated. The opinions presented here are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NFL. The development of the articulating mandible for the Hybrid III, 8,41 cadaver testing and development of biofidelity corridors for impacts to the chin 6,7,9 and the series of helmet testing reported here were completed while the lead author was a member of the NFL's MTBI Committee and oversaw the research. *Independent Observations by Dr. Tim
Walilko, Phd., Biomedical Engineer at Applied Research Associates - 10 28 2011 "Brain-Pad's
performance at 6.7m/s condition was far superior to any other appliance tested.
6.7 m/s Condition - showed a 26.9% reduction in H.I.C. & a 32.4% reduction
in overall mandable forces. Both these results are statistically significant. This is the 3rd in a series of tests that showed the Brain-Pad significantly reduces forces to the base of the skull, TMJ and Brain. The other 2 were 1993 and 2005. For More On Brain-Pad
Click HERE!
For another great article on combat sports, click |
WEDNESDAY, March 28th, 2012, AT 4:30 PM/ PST
Details About The IKF World
Title Bout
Sheppard Vs
Wilesmith
March 24th, 2012 - Robina (Gold Coast)
Queensland, Australia
ADDED TO BELOW RESULTS...
Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images AsiaPac
SUNDAY, March 25th, 2012, AT 1:20 AM/ PST
Results From Johnny Davis' AK Promotions'
"IKF
Muay Thai / KICKBOXING"
March 23rd, 2012 - Sacramento, California, USA
SUNDAY, March 24th, 2012, AT 1:30 AM/ AUSTRALIAN TIME
Results From Thunderlegs Promotions'
"THUNDER DOWN UNDER WWIII"
March 24th, 2012 - Robina (Gold Coast)
Queensland, Australia
SHEPPARD
VS WILESMITH This was the nights main event which matched up USA's Mike "Lightning" Sheppard (22-10-1/16) against Robert "Thunderlegs" Wilesmith (15-0) of Australia. This bout had a lot of hype and drama leading up to it so the question was, "Would the bout be bigger than the hype?" While many knew who Mike Sheppard was, (Current IKF FCR World Champion & Pro Boxer) there was little if anything known about the Robert Wilesmith and this is where the drama rose up. There were a series of circumstances that lead up to this bout (Click Here To Read Them...) with emotions and passion spilling in from all angles. Wilesmith had stated an amateur record of 15-0 and a pro record of 15-0 with 14 KO/TKOs. Although there were questions surrounding proof of his previous bouts claiming the undefeated combined pro and amateur record of 30-0, Sheppard didn't care. He simply trained as he would have for any other opponent coming into the ring claiming a 30-0 record. This being said, to put it straight out there, both fighters had trained for a strong World Title bout. Round one started slow, as we all thought it would. Sheppard wanted to see what kind of "Thunderlegs" Wilesmith had in his leg kicks he kept hearing Robert talk about and Wilesmith wanted to see what kind of "Lightning" Sheppard had in his punching since Sheppard is also a pro boxer. However neither fighter showed the other anything in round one that would send any kind of a message. Sheppard landed some head and body shots while Wilesmith got in a few jabs but not one strong landing leg kick. Towards the end of the round though the two clashed heads, which after the bout created some surprising stories in the Australian Press. Wilesmith would admit to others both in the ring and over the next two days that he had brought his head down and forward just like he did when he played Rugby Football. But he was surprised when the one who got cut was him. "I was getting beat so I thought I'd result to some
of my ol rugby techniques." Clearly the headbutt was caused when Wilesmith's head leaned into Sheppard, however, days after the bout, Wilesmith had a different memory of the moment when giving an interview to the Australian media. "We clashed heads," Well, to begin with, Wilesmith is right on one account, it did look like he did it intentionally, but the "HE" was Wilesmith, NOT Mike Sheppard. As direct ringside eye witnesses of this bout we were pretty shocked to read this on the internet. Although an uneventful round, as the round came to an end, there was no question as to who won it. If not for the inexperience of one of the "Australian" judges (found later to be selected by Wilesmith) Sheppard would have won round 1 on all 3 judges cards, 10-9. However, the Wilesmith - Australian judges gave round 1 to Wilesmith, despite him only landing a few jabs, and we "Literally" mean a few, as in THREE. As round 2 started, Wilesmith's corner had stopped his head from bleeding so the fight was on again. However, as this round started, Sheppard realized he wasn't afraid of any "Thunderlegs" so he came out strong. Sheppard rocked Wilesmith with body shots and left - right combinations along with several kicks including a good head kick. To his credit, Wielsmith proved one thing, that he had a hard head but even a rock can take a strike, it doesn't express it has "Talent or Skill". As the round was closing out, Sheppard landed some bombs on Wilesmith that rocked him. Instead of covering up as most fighters would to protect themselves, Wilesmith smiled at Sheppard and actually waved him to come again. Wilesmith wanted everyone to "Think" he was having no problem taking Sheppard's blows, yet in reality, it was just the jesters of a fighter who had no answer to his opponent's offense. Saying that Wilesmith weathered Sheppards storm is not a compliment of skill... Having a hard head is not a compliment of skill... However, it's what Wilesmith kept doing which seemed to be the only things keeping him in the fight. As the round came to a close, this time there was no question as all three judges saw this round easily 10-9 for Sheppard. As round 3 started, Sheppard came out with no hesitation scoring punch after punch to Wilesmith's head and body. What many had hoped to be a tremendous fight quickly turned into a one sided frenzy or more so, the bushwhacking nearly everyone in Australia warned the IKF it would be! Sheppard was now landing shot after shot without any real resistance. Wilesmith would continue his only reply which was to smile back at Sheppard as if he wasn't hurt, but at ringside, the message was clear. Wilesmith was in PAIN!" From the corner prior to the 3rd round, Wilesmith was drained. Not only did he not have any answers to Sheppards attack, he had no gas ( endurance ) to even stand up to weather Sheppards shots anymore. Sheppard charged several times as Wilesmith just turned his back to him like a fledgling fighter who was just scared or had never fought in a real bout. It was clear this bout was coming to an end soon. As we past the 1 minute mark in round 3, Sheppard drove the bloodied and battered Wilesmith into his own corner. It was there that Wilesmith would turn his back again to try and escape Sheppard. After World Class Referee and former Champion Kickboxer himself, Dan Stell (Click here to read about Stell's experience) stopped Sheppard from his attack, the two squared up again. A few blows later and Wilesmith was leaning over. Sheppard could have very well landed several telling head shots, but almost as if he felt sorry for him, Sheppard choose to go to the body instead to finish Wilesmith off. Finally Wilesmith went down. Stell started the count, but Wilesmith would not make the count. This long awaited bout was over and Elizabeth, West Virginia, USA's Mike Sheppard would win the IKF World Title by KO at 1:33 of round 3. Sheppard improved to 23-10-1 with 17 wins by stoppage while Wilesmith adds a loss to his record, whatever that record is or was claimed to be. A loss that will likely be his last kickboxing bout. WHAT BOUT WERE YOU WATCHING? "Thunderlegs once again proving why he has that nickname as he destroyed Sheppard's legs." However, we had to ask what fight the writer was watching because Wilesmith's legs were no concern to Sheppard in this fight. Even Wilesmith's corner wondered why he never even turned his hips into any of his kicks. Maybe it was inexperience in the ring or fear of Sheppard countering? Who knows. What we do know is Wilesmith didn't throw "1" strong landing leg kick on Sheppard all night! NOT EVEN ONE! So to say Wilesmith "Destroyed" Sheppards legs comes from the eyes of a blind man. TRYING TO SAVE FACE... There's an article out there on the internet (CLICK HERE) that has some comments such as "but the loss of blood form the head gash and a broken nose took its toll." Bloodloss had NOTHING to do with this bouts outcome!! Sheppard simply beat Wilesmith down with shot after shot from rope to rope, corner to corner. Yes, Wilesmith was bleeding quite a bit, but to say the blood was "Gushing" is an over statement. We've seen a lot worse blood in some elbow cut Muay Thai fights for example. Along with this comment, Wilesmith has made quotes such as, "If it wasn't for the head clash, I reckon I would have won." Well, not sure what bout he was thinking about because after round 2 started, we saw this bout only going one way, Sheppard's! At age 47, Robert Glasson-Wilesmith got his shot. We will say that he "Walked the Walk" when he could have turned away. He took his criticism all the way to the ring. However, with comments like the ones we noted, we can only hope his ego does not overshadow his deserved pride. The only sad thing is how this bout is now being played out in the media with quotes from Wilesmith and writers who interviewed him saying, it was a "Tremendous fight" or an "Out right War" are FAR from the truth. This was no close bout. As we noted above, Saying that Wilesmith weathered Sheppards storm is not a compliment of skill... and having a hard head is not a compliment of skill... But it can keep you standing... Wilesmith quoted comments to a paper like, "He hit me with his best and I kept going. He kicked me fair in the head and I laughed at him." Although factual quotes, last we heard, taking shots have never been ways to score points... If this were true, Ken Shamrock should have been declared the winner in his last bout with Tito Ortiz in the UFC (The Final Chapter). If Wilesmith's goal all along was to prove his toughness to his critics, well, he won that battle. However toughness and being a winner don't always fall into the same result. But if this was what he was looking for, Wilesmith can have that title of being "Tough!" The title of someone who could take a lickin and keep on tickin... At least for two and a half rounds anyway... |
|
|
FRIDAY, March 23rd, 2012, AT 8:40 AM/ PST
THIS
WEEKENDS IKF ACTION...
Johnny Davis' AK Promotions Presents
"IKF
Muay Thai / KICKBOXING"
Sacramento, California, USA
CHECK OUT THE EVENT COMMERCIAL
CLICK HERE!
On-Line
Tickets Available At
www.AKPromotions.tix.com
INFO AT
www.AKPromotions.org
THIS
WEEKENDS IKF ACTION...
Jordan Pallen Presents
"IKF
Point Muay Thai / Kickboxing"
Burlingame, California, USA
Semi-Contact - No Knockouts! Muay Thai, International Low and Hi Kick Styles- Men, Women and Children!
MORE
IKF ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
Thunderlegs Promotions Presents
"THUNDER DOWN UNDER WWIII"
Robina (Gold Coast) Queensland, Australia
IKF Pro International Rules Heavyweight World Title | ||
|
|
|
For The Full Story Behind This Event & The Above Title Bout - "CLICK HERE"
AND...
| ||
|
|
|
(*) Ntokozo Mgwaba (Durban, KZN, South Africa) Failed to pass his Visa out of South Africa - Forrester stepped in the day of the event.
PLUS
| ||
|
|
|
AND...
| ||
|
|
|
IAB BOXING TOO......
| ||
|
|
MORE
IKF ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
March 24th, 2012, MTBOXING.CO.UK MTB3 Presents
"IKF
CHAMPIONSHIP MUAY THAI"
Johnstone, Scotland
IKF PRO MODIFIED MUAY THAI | ||
|
|
|
MORE
IKF ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
First Coast Full Contact Presents
"NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS II"
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
TUESDAY,
March 20th, 2012, AT 2:55 PM/
PST
Hello
Everyone...
Due to our IKF Australia World
Title Event
OUR OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED
Until
Tuesday, March 27th.
Have a Great week And Weekend...
MONDAY, March 19th, 2012, AT 9:45 AM/ PST
Results From PAK Fight Promotions'
PAK 4 "Stand Up And Fight!"
March 18th, 2012 - Fresno, California, USA
FRIDAY, March 16th, 2012, AT 8:00 PM/ PST
THIS
WEEKENDS IKF ACTION...
PAK Fight Promotions Presents
PAK 4 "Stand Up And Fight!"
Fresno, California, USA
THURSDAY, March 15th, 2012, AT 8:40 PM/ PST
Results From Absolute Adrenaline Ltd's
"STRICTLY BUSINESS"
March 11th, 2012 - Bournemouth, England
PHOTO
OF THE WEEK...
"CSA Champions"
Coach
Kirian (Center) of CSA Gym
"What this picture
means to me as a Coach, it highlights years of hard work, dedication, sacrifice,
blood, sweat, tears, wins, losses, joy, heartbreak, fights every weekend, tons
of travel and time away from our families, through it all these people have been
my friends, my team and my "other"family, they work all day everyday
(sometimes with 2 and 3 "real" jobs as well) to get better, be better,
to be more then they were yesterday....what makes this picture so special to me
is that many of these people represent the forgotten, the overlooked, and the
damaged... in this picture you will see abused and neglected children from
broken homes, people born with debilitating chronic health issues, immigrants
who came to this country with nothing, women who have survived and overcome
domestic violence, people who have come back from career ending injuries, people
who lost their parents far to young, recovered alcoholics and drug users, people
who were once well over 300 Pounds, people who have been institutionalized and
given up on... what do I see?? I only see Survivors, Fighters, and
Champions....People who no matter what life has thrown at them NEVER GAVE
UP...this is my Family!"
"CSA GYM
= Champions in the Ring...Champions in Life!"
Coach
Kirian, CSA Gym
MORE
IKF RESULTS...
Results From James Wallis'
"ADRENALIN FIGHT NIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP"
March 3rd, 2012 - Swansea, Wales
At a packed Oceania Nightclub James Wallis retained his IKF European title with a clear points win over Germany's Rene Tauber who despite an impressive record did not threaten at any time to take the title from Wallis. In the co-main event the exciting fight for the IKF Amateur World title between Kelly Mainwaring and Monika Markowska ended in a draw. The 3 judges unable to split them after 5 hard fought rounds. No one likes a draw and so a rematch is being sought for early summer.
WEDNESDAY, March 14th, 2012, AT 1:00 PM/ PST
Results From Taurus Gym & McMillan's Gym's
'THE THROWDOWN'
February 26th, 2012 - Plymouth, England
FRIDAY, March 9th, 2012, AT 3:00 PM/ PST
THIS
WEEKENDS IKF ACTION...
California Black Belt League Presents
"IKF
Point Muay Thai / Kickboxing"
Ripon, California, USA
Semi-Contact - No Knockouts! Muay Thai, International Low and Hi Kick Styles- Men, Women and Children!
MORE
IKF ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
Mike Burke Presents
"IKF
Junior Light Contact Competition"
Meath, Ireland
MORE
IKF ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
Absolute Adrenaline Ltd Presents
"STRICTLY BUSINESS"
Bournemouth, England
THURSDAY, March 8th, 2012, AT 8:30 PM/ PST
Kickboxing Show Brings
Excitement
To Sacramento Hotel!
The
Woodlake Hotel
Friday, March 23rd, 2012, The Woodlake Hotel of Sacramento, CA (Formerly The Radisson Hotel) located at 500 Leisure Lane will be the location for another exciting edition of IKF Muay Thai Kickboxing. The popular show that features up to 17 bouts of full contact kickboxing action between men and women, will return to Sacramento laced with a Las Vegas appeal to the delight of the thousands of fight fans! Local promotions company AK Promotions based out of Rocklin, CA will be producing this exciting event. AK Promotions is one of the most aggressive promotions company in the area for putting on such events and have been noted as one of the best promotions companies for Kickboxing in the country. The shows are loaded with action, theatrical lighting, beautiful ring girls, adult beverages and lots of great food combined with blasting music and videos to set the stage for a great evening out on the town. IKF Muay Thai Kickboxing events have been packing ballrooms in the Sacramento area for the past four years but still remains under the radar to major media. However, it continues to grow in leaps in bounds as AK Promotions events are expanding across the State. On May 5th in celebration of Cinco De Mayo AK Promotions will promote their second event at the newly renovated Oakland Convention Center, located in Oakland CA with fighters coming as far as the Netherlands! Official weigh-ins for the Sacramento show will take place at the Woodlake Hotel starting at 8:AM on Friday morning March 23rd. Doors and Happy Hour bars will open in the ballroom at 5:PM and fights will start at 7:PM. Parking is available at the hotel for a nominal fee. Tickets range from $40 to $80.
|
||
CHECK OUT THE EVENT COMMERCIAL Tickets are now available at supporting gyms and are
available on line at |
MONDAY, March 5th, 2012, AT 9:20 AM/ PST
Soldiers Deck of Cards
ALWAYS Remembering Our Veterans
CLICK HERE
MORE
FIGHT NEWS...
IKF RESULTS...
Results From K Star Promotions'
"GET BACK IN THE RING"
February 25th, 2012 - Edgbaston, England
FRIDAY, March 2nd, 2012, AT 5:10 PM/ PST
THIS
WEEKENDS
IKF ACTION...
James Wallis Presents
"ADRENALIN FIGHT NIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP"
Swansea, Wales
IKF
AMATEUR WOMEN'S FCR
ATOMWEIGHT WORLD TITLE
Kelly Mainwaring
(Wales - IKF
European Champion, 16-2)
VS
Monica Markowska
((Jersey) WAKO World Champion, 12-2)
AND...
IKF
PRO FCR EUROPEAN
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE
James Wallis
(Wales - Champion 18-4-1)
VS
Rene Teuber
(Germany,
45-5)
MORE
IKF NEWS...
Holland's
Balentien
Sends Video Message For Nahe
On Their Upcoming
World
Title Fight In The USA!
Today, 15 year old Junior Flyweight World Contender Tisha Balentien of Holland and her camp released a video message for her upcoming fight against undefeated and multiple IKF World Classic Champion...14 year old Katrina "The Storm" Nahe of Antioch, California, USA. The IKF Muay Thai World Title match is scheduled for Saturday, May 5th, 2012 in Oakland, California, USA. The fight will be held at the Oakland Convention Center. Balentien's message is clear, "I'm going to win the world title." The video message includes Balentien training for her bout and showing explosive kicks and boxing techniques. Balentien's trainer, does not mix his words and simply says "The Dutch fighters have the best Muay Thai in the world and I'm not impressed with American style Muay Thai fighters...Tisha is going to kick Katrina's ---!"...he ends with a big smile :) Although Juniors, this will be one of the most anticipated Muay Thai fights in a long time. With the aggressive fighting style of both young ladies, it's hard to imagine that either will take a step back! It will be an exciting and memorable evening in a Las Vegas fashion for two of the best junior female fighters in the World to showcase their skills! Johnny Davis' AK Promotions is proud to bring this fight together. As with his many promotions before, this will be a first rate show. The Junior title will be overseen by world recognized IKF Officials, specially trained as officials for Muay Thai. "Unlike some promoters who promote their own fighters for titles, I don't have any ties with either fighter." said Davis. "I'm just excited I was given the opportunity to bring these two fighters together. As an event Promoter, I just want the best fighter to win! Period! That's what its all about." Davis and everyone involved in this bout are just wanting both fighters to do as asked of any and every fighter... To end their bout knowing they gave their all! As the saying goes, if the bout is close, we would hate to be one of the judges. For big fights like this, trainers always tell their fighters, "Don't leave it to the judges!" That's not an insult to ANY judge, just a reality of every trainer and fighter. No one wants to question a decision, and chances are, with the way these two ladies ROCK, it may not go to a decision! If you are a fight fan, this is surly one of those "MUST
SEE" match-ups! |
||
With numerous inquiries already for tickets, they are on sale
now and more information to come at | ||
| ||
HOME - EVENTS - RANKINGS - SANCTIONING - JOINING - RULES & REGULATIONS - MERCHANDISE - ISCF-MMA |