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FRIDAY, October 26th, 2018, AT 3:00 PM/ PST
Legends Fight Series Presents
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Richard Cox & Combat Night Promotions Presents
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Sparring Bouts From Pacific Ring Sports'
"In Gym Sparring"
October 20th, 2018 - Oakland, California, USA
THURSDAY, October 25th, 2018, AT 8:30 AM/ PST
FIRST EVER -
IKF ALL JUNIOR REGIONAL! We have all heard the phrase, IKF Promoter Mr. Jerome Robinson has teamed up with IKF East Coast Representative Johnny Davis and are going to host the very first "ALL JUNIOR TOURNAMENT" this coming December 15th at Mr. Jerome Robinson's Gymnasium which is a 7000 square foot facility in Sumter, South Carolina, USA that will be perfect for this event! "As we continue to build our sport, there is no better place to start then giving attention our awesome Juniors!" said Davis, who has virtually resurrected Kickboxing and Muay Thai along the Central East Coast as well as inland in states like Georgia and Tennessee. Although there were a few IKF events in the region, about 4 years ago MMA had pretty much dominated the options for fighters to participate in full contact fighting events. However with the help of other already established IKF Promoters (who were already doing a few IKF sanctioned events in the region) and new IKF Promoters Davis has brought on board, the Central East Coast is no longer short of Kickboxing and or Muay Thai events. (More on this below the Article) Registration for the IKF Junior Regional begin this Friday, October 26th at www.AKPromotions.org The event will be held on Saturday December 15th, 2018 in Sumter, South Carolina and there will be Open and Novice Divisions in assorted weight classes. All bouts will be in a ring and each weight division bracket is limited to only 4 Fighters. All bouts will of course count on every fighters record which of course helps their future credibility if ever seeking a Title Shot. Belts and Cups will be part of the event awards. To make travel scheduling easier the weigh ins and fights will be on the same day! Going along with the "Full Contact" Kickboxing & Muay Thai Event in the evening, in the morning will be an IKF PKB Semi Contact Sparring Tournament. Davis adds, "We are looking forward to having your team for a great day of IKF Championship Muay Thai / Kickboxing and our last regional event of the year." More information and registration (That starts at only
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What Has Been Hurting
MMA?
Is It Slowly Dying Because Of
Regulations?
As MMA
Slows, More and More Doors For Kickboxing & Muay Thai Start To Open Wider
And Wider.
The tide has turned and Kickboxing and Muay Thai events are starting to make a lot of noise across the USA. The country is now seeing top MMA Promoters wanting to add Kickboxing and or Muay Thai to their MMA events and some are outright switching from MMA to Kickboxing and Muay Thai. The reality is, Kickboxing and Muay Thai are making their way back after being crushed by MMA when UFC exploded the sport with their Spike TV program back in the mid 2000's.
There is an obvious reason as to how and why this is happening across the USA. However, unless your in the sanctioning business, you may not see it. You see, the other reality is that nationwide, the sport of MMA has been drastically disappearing ever since a lot of State Athletic / Boxing Commissions choose to take over regulation of Amateur MMA from sanctioning bodies such as the ISCF, ISKA and others. Some of these decisions were justified when the states were dealing with some very bad sanctioning bodies, ones that shouldn't even call themselves a sanctioning body. So yes, there were some TERRIBLE MMA Sanctioning bodies out there. Yet, instead of banning these bad MMA Sanctioning bodies from sanctioning Amateur MMA in their states, many State Commissions disciplined ALL Amateur MMA Sanctioning bodies by taking over all Amateur MMA event regulation and in the end, as we're all seeing, have pretty much killed the sport of Amateur MMA due to general government red tape and more so, when you kill something at the grass roots level, the rest of the tree is sure to suffer as well, which we have all been seeing.
Those strong amateur roots that once supported the strong PRO Tree are dying and with it that big Pro tree is indeed feeling the effects. The whole sport declines like the following of dominos. The grass roots amateur events have been rapidly declining and now, we see 1/10th of the Amateur MMA events across the USA than just as little as 5 years ago. With less and less Amateur events to build fighters, the next to be effected are of course, the pro events who now have far fewer talent pools to choose from. As the order goes, now the sport slows and in the end, we have less and less high talented "Experienced" Amateur MMA fighters which of course, brings us less high talented "Experienced" PRO MMA fighters. Because of this we're now seeing less Great Fights between Great Fighters. The fighters are not to blame, their not event promoters let along regulators of the sport. As their opportunities decline at the Amateur level, like all athletes, they know their clock is ticking so they are pretty much forced to make the move to the professional ranks, hoping it's "Their Time". However, when they make that jump, few are able to bring with them a well groomed and experienced amateur career because there were less and less opportunities to build their skills at the Amateur level. Without opportunities to compete and get experience, what else can they do? Their almost forced to make that jump, ready or not, again, that age clock is ticking...
So WHY the change?
The State Commissions claim they wanted
to take over Amateur MMA for only one reason, "Fighter Safety."
Well, if they would have just weeded out the bad MMA sanctioning bodies that cut
corners, didn't require much needed medical staff, trained officials, oversight
of matchmaking, etc. etc, the Amateur portion of the sport would have actually
help grow the entire sport more. So lets call it what it is, they did it for $$$
cause if it were truly for "Fighter Safety" they would have
taken over ALL Amateur fight sports, INCLUDING Amateur Boxing, which despite
it's Olympic relations tag, is seeing it's most unethical times ever and most
complaints ever with the ongoing problems with USA Boxing's management. - For
some insight to USA Boxing's problems, click
HERE.
Now, if anything, most State Commissions who made this decision within the last 5 years have put Amateur MMA fighters (And those who turn professional too quick without the needed experience) on a dangerous path they have never been on. We are now seeing more and more mismatched bouts and more injuries because a lot of these commissions just don't have time to review an Amateur Fight card to assure the bout is well matched for fairness and safety. In the end, as many are claiming with more and more fighter injuries some Fight Sport Insurance companies will no longer insure fighter medical insurance on MMA events. That's saying A LOT!
So HOW does this effect Kickboxing and Muay Thai? It's pretty simple to see that a lot of State Commissions don't have the manpower to oversee the Amateur fight sports in their state, but is there a better way of regulating the Amateur Fight Sports? Of course there is. "Delegated Regulation with State Commission Oversight!"
Look at what the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) has done at this level. to begin with, most all states (because it was an Olympic sport) delegated USA Boxing to oversee Amateur Boxing when each state commission was formed. However with the other Amateur Full Contact fight sports (Kickboxing, Muay Thai & MMA) in California, the Commission went a step further. They didn't just open up the state for any and all sanctioning bodies to sanction events there as a lot of other states had done. If they did, they would have made Amateur MMA, Kickboxing, Muay Thai and even Boxing a wild, wild west shoot-out with a load of promoters making up their own sanctioning bodies for their own events which in turn, like the other bad sanctioning bodies around the country, cut corners on fighter safety, event oversight, officials training, promotional regulations, etc. etc. and in the end, you have a state that is just waiting for a disastrous occurrence to happen.
The California State Athletic Commission regulates close to 200 Professional fighting events a year. They put A LOT of time and work into EVERY event from matchmaking oversight, fighter medicals, financial approvals, training and assignment of event officials and the list goes on and on. If you work for a state commission, or a "Legit" sanctioning / regulatory body like the International Kickboxing Federation or the International Sport Combat Federation (ISCF MMA) you would know that when looking at the iceberg on top of the water, the vast majority of the work such an organization does is what one does not see under the water or as one might say, all the work behind closed doors... Work that MOST sanctioning bodies never bother to do. Most feel that just selling their letters is all they need to do. So how did California avoid becoming the "Wild-Wild West" shoot-out a lot of other states became? They went the extra mile, made the harder effort by doing their homework and delegated all Amateur Fight Sports to other Sanctioning Bodies, but only ONE per fight sport.
Back in 2009, for Amateur MMA which had never been legal in California the CSAC actually played a hand in training and teaching a new upstart sanctioning body how to sanction and regulate the full contact fight sport of MMA at the Amateur level. The CSAC provided them with forms and paperwork that were already being used by the CSAC and all that had to be done was a logo change. In the beginning, there were many who didn't like what this newly formed Amateur sanctioning body was doing and didn't want them regulating MMA. However, over the years, the organization that was founded in 2009, the California Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Organization, Inc. (CAMO) dedicated their efforts as other good sanctioning bodies had done which was to help foster the growth of Amateur Mixed Martial Arts and to oversee the health, safety and welfare of the athletes had gained the respect of its peers and today sanctions and regulates more Amateur MMA events than any other state in the USA.
A little over 5 years later the CSAC took the same approach with Amateur Kickboxing and Muay Thai. Doing great work at the pro level left their staff with less and less time to give to Amateur Kickboxing and Muay Thai, and the number of Amateur events showed it too. However the decline in the number of pro and amateur Kickboxing and Muay Thai events was not due to any fault of the CSAC. As MMA grew, many of the fighters, trainers and of course Promoters in California who were strong in Kickboxing and Muay Thai had slowly made the full transition to Amateur MMA and because of it, the state started seeing less and less Pro and Amateur Kickboxing and Muay Thai events in the State, as pretty much EVERY STATE in the USA did. So, on March 17th, 2014, the California State Athletic Commission officially delegated to the IKF the exclusive authority to regulate Amateur Kickboxing (Full Contact High Kick), International Rules, Full and Modified Muay Thai Rules (Ages 8 and Up) in the State of California. For the 12 month period prior to the IKF's delegation, the CSAC regulated "11" Legal Amateur Kickboxing and Muay Thai events. We stress the word "Legal" because at the time, many events had turned underground and went unregulated which made them illegal with no medical staff, no ambulance, no insurance and mostly untrained officials. During the next 12 months and with the help of many passionate people in the sport the IKF made a drastic change in those numbers. Beginning with making promoter licenses easier to attain, the IKF helped grow the sport to "40" events the following year. The next year, the sport grew to "60" events. It was clear to everyone that the "Organization" of the sport with a one stop website for promoters to see their events advertised and for trainers and fighters to find opportunities to compete in upcoming events was a win-win for everyone. (IKF California Page.)
Imagine if every state across the USA put such a plan into
place...
EVERY Amateur fight sport in every state would experience dynamic
growth and not to mention the economic impact such growth would bring to every
state. Several states have limited the number of sanctioning bodies in their
state and some have allowed only 1 Amateur Muay Thai sanctioning body to
sanction and regulate Amateur Muay Thai in their state but has just never helped
the sport grow.
The bottom line here is that you have to WANT to grow
the sport for those in it, NOT just grow your sanctioning company or the number
of bills in your wallet.
Until a sanctioning body takes this approach, they
will never truly become an asset to the sport in which they claim to sanction.
So WHY are the other states not GROWING Muay Thai and Kickboxing now that there is a window of opportunity to grow the sport while Amateur MMA is declining? Well, the answer is the same as it has been year after year... "Persistence and hard work." If more state commissions would require a delegated sanctioning body to do things like this, imagine the growth in the sport. Imagine the Economic Impact each state would have from the travel for these added events, hotel rooms, gas, airfare, food. Look, we get it. When a State agency is delegated to regulate something in the state they also need to make money doing so. Otherwise there may be a lot of taxpayers all upset with them for spending money but not helping with any economic impact. Well, here's your answer... Why not follow the simple "Work Smarter, Not Harder" principle? Look at what Andy Foster (EO Of the CSAC) has done with his Commission Staff in California. It's a win-win for everyone. but again, it takes Persistence and HARD WORK! You have to want to do it for those in the Sport or it's just not going to happen.
If there are any State Commission members looking at doing something like California has done, take a moment to contact Andy Foster at the CSAC and ask him how it's working out. If you like what you hear, do your research and find a sanctioning body best for your state, maybe the IKF for Kickboxing and Muay Thai or the ISCF for MMA or maybe not, but do something so you can help Amateur Fight Sports in your State GROW. After all, that's what progress is all about right? Be part of the positive, progress of growth, not the one others want to point a finger at and say, "That's who's responsible for our amateur fight sports dying in our State!" Be the leader you already are and help provide more opportunities in your state by helping Amateur Fight Sports grow. At the same time you will help drastically increase the economic impact for your State and in doing that, fingers will instead point at you and others will say, "That's who's responsible for doing something Great for our Sport and our State!"
"Be A Part Of Something GREAT!"
INDIVIDUAL PAGE FOR THIS ARTICLE - CLICK HERE
WEDNESDAY, October 24th, 2018, AT 8:30 PM/ PST
TKO Promotions Presents
"ADRENALIN FIGHT NIGHT"
IKF
KICKBOXING & ISCF MMA
Tenby Leisure Centre Wales
ISCF
PRO MMA INTERNATIONAL MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTEST
Ole Magnor
(Rasta, Norway, 12-5,
83.4kg, 6'1", 2-9-88,Staile Nyang, 37120352318)
VS
Stu Tyrie
(Monkton, Wales, 10-12, 84.2kg, 6'2", 09-23-80, Chris
Rees, 00447581447372)
WINNER: Ole Magnor by unanimous decision 30-25,
29-28, 29-28.
FRIDAY, October 19th, 2018, AT 4:10 PM/ PST
IKF ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
USKO Riverside Presents
"USKO FIGHT NIGHT"
Riverside, California, USA
WEIGH-INS
SATURDAY,
October 20th, 2018
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
ALL
TRAINERS / CORNERMEN
YOU CAN ONLY REGISTER / LICENSE AT WEIGH-INS
NOT AT EVENT!!
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FIGHT DAY
Saturday,
October 20th, 2018
MANDATORY
FIGHTER CHECK-IN: 4:10 PM
MANDATORY FIGHTER RULES MEETING: 4:20
PM
DOORS OPEN AT:
5:00 PM
FIGHTS BEGIN AT:
6:00 PM
MORE
IKF ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
Pacific Ring Sports Presents
"In Gym Sparring"
Oakland, California, USA
CHECK-IN
/ WEIGH-INS / MEDICALS
SATURDAY, October 20th, 2018
8:30 AM -
10:00 AM
SPARRING EVENT
SATURDAY, October 20th,
2018
MANDATORY FIGHTER CHECK-IN:
**10:45 AM
(**)FIGHTERS NOT CHECKED IN
BY 10:45
WILL NOT PARTICIPATE!!!
MANDATORY FIGHTER RULES MEETING: 10:50
AM
DOORS OPEN AT
11:00 AM
SPARRING BEGIN AT:
12:PM - NOON
MORE
IKF ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
EBA Boxing Presents
"A NIGHT OF KICKBOXING & BOXING"
Essex, England
MORE
IKF ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
Mike Miles MuayThai Presents
CHALLENGER 22 'RIVALS'
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
IKF
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2018 IKF
EAST COAST CLASSIC
RESULTS
October 6th & 7th, 2017 - Myrtle Beach,
South Carolina, USA
TUESDAY, October 16th, 2018, AT 9:20 AM/ PST
Results From Triumphant Combat Sports'
"Triumphant - Muay Thai Series 5"
October 13th, 2018 - Pleasanton, California,
USA
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IKF ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
Triumphant Combat Sports Presents
"Triumphant - Muay Thai Series 5"
Pleasanton, California, USA
WEIGH-INS
WEIGH-IN LOCATION
Friday, October 12th, 2018
PLEASANTON MARRIOTT
11950 Dublin Canyon Road Pleasanton, CA 94588
Check-In At 11:15
AM
PLEASE BE PROMPT
Ask for The ALAMEDA Room
NOTE:
No need to bring the WHOLE SQUAD to these weigh-ins...
We'll be doing a
separate Weigh-Ins/Face-Off show at 3:00 PM
FIGHT DAY
October
13th, 2018
Young California Building
Pleasanton, California, USA
FIGHTER
CHECK-IN:
10:00 AM SHARP!
MANDATORY
FIGHTER RULES MEETING: 10:15 PM
DOORS OPEN AT
11:00 AM
FIGHTS BEGIN AT
12:00 PM
MORE
IKF ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
Santa Cruz Fight Club Presents
"IKF Point Muay Thai - Kickboxing Sparring
Tournament"
Santa Cruz, California, USA
BOUTS
ARE "SEMI CONTACT"
NO KNOCKOUTS!
DONE ON AN OPEN MATTED
FLOOR
NOT IN A BOXING RING OR MMA CAGE!
"It's About Points Not Power!"
MONDAY, October 8th, 2018, AT 11:10 PM/ PST
Sparring Bouts From Walter Michalowski & Sityodtong
Muay Thai's
"IKF In Gym Training Event"
October 6th, 2018 - Monrovia, California, USA
SUNDAY, October 7th, 2018, AT 6:45 PM/ PST
Results From Master Shawn Shilati's
"IFS 39"
October 6th, 2018 - Anaheim, California, USA
THIS IS A MIXED EVENT WITH IKF KICKBOXING & CAMO MMA
MORE
IKF RESULTS...
Results From 3Soteric Promotions'
"KO's and AteCounts"
October 5th, 2018 - Pond Arena Mound,
Minnesota, USA
FRIDAY, October 5th, 2018, AT 4:40 PM/ PST
IKF ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
AK Promotions Presents The 6th Annual
"IKF EAST COAST CLASSIC"
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
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Men, Women and Junior boys and girls will compete for nice championship belts, Cups and More!
This exciting event will bring together some of the best
fighters from across the country and abroad!
It's not just a tournament but
much more and as it continues to grow and become more defined, we are turning
our Kickoff night on Friday, Oct. 5th into an unbelievable Championship Fight
Night!
The fight night is loaded with great fights!
Saturday, Oct. 6th
is a full day of fights and more on Saturday Night
This event is one that should be on your calendar and
should not be missed!
We pride ourselves on putting on a fun, exciting and
organized event for you!
Limited Fighters- Tough Competition! Men, Women and
Juniors! Divisions in Modified Muay Thai- Unified and International Rules!
Only
4 Fighters Per Bracket! You can open up any division in the first Registration
Deadline!
Novice and Open Division Available!
BELOW ARE THE FEATURED
IKF TITLE BOUTS
THESE ARE NOT PART OF THE IKF EAST COAST CLASSIC BOUTS
More information At
www.AKPromotions.org
Or
Call (843) 773-1005 or E-mail: johnnyd@akpromotions.org
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IKF ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
3Soteric Promotions Presents
"KO's and AteCounts"
Pond Arena Mound, Minnesota, USA
MORE
IKF ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
Walter Michalowski & Sityodtong Muay Thai Presents
"IKF In Gym Training Event"
Monrovia, California, USA
WEIGH-INS
SATURDAY,
October 6th, 2018
10:AM - 12:00 NOON
SPARRING DAY
Saturday,
October 6th, 2018
MANDATORY
FIGHTER CHECK-IN: 1:00 PM
MANDATORY FIGHTER RULES MEETING: 1:10
PM
DOORS OPEN AT:
1:30 PM
FIGHTS BEGIN AT:
2:00 PM
ALL FIGHTERS MUST WEAR HEADGEAR AND IKF APPROVED SHIN PADS
MORE IKF
ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
Master Shawn Shilati Presents
"IFS 39"
Anaheim, California, USA
THIS IS A MIXED EVENT WITH IKF KICKBOXING & CAMO MMA
WEIGH-INS
M3Live
Event Center
2232 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92802
CHECK-IN/WEIGH-IN:
Saturday, October 6th, 2018 - At 8:00 AM.
Fighter
Report Time To IKF: 8:30 PM.
WEIGH-INS END AT
10:00 AM SHARP!
FIGHT DAY
Saturday,
October 6th, 2018
M3Live Event Center
2232 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, CA
92802
MANDATORY MUAY THAI FIGHTER CHECK-IN:
**11:05 AM.
(**) FIGHTERS NOT
CHECKED IN BY 11:15 AM WILL BE SUSPENDED!
MANDATORY
FIGHTER RULES MEETING:
11:15 AM.
Door Opens At 12:00 PM.
Fight
Begins At 1:00 PM.
MORE IKF
ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
TKO Promotions Presents
"ADRENALIN FIGHT NIGHT"
IKF
KICKBOXING & ISCF MMA
Tenby Leisure Centre, Wales
MORE IKF
ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
Phantheon Presents
"Pantheon 16"
Hastings, England
More Info - TBA
More Info - TBA
MORE IKF
ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
Brigade Elite Training Center
Presents
"IKF Point Muay
Thai - Kickboxing Sparring Tournament"
Temecula,
California, USA
BOUTS
ARE "SEMI CONTACT"
NO KNOCKOUTS!
DONE ON AN OPEN MATTED
FLOOR
NOT IN A BOXING RING OR MMA CAGE!
"It's About Points Not Power!"
MORE IKF
ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
TKO Promotions Presents
"Battle of Kent 33"
Kent, England
IKF
RESULTS
Results From Mr Vinny O Brien's
"Gloves & Glory 6 Kickboxing &
K-1"
September, 29th, 2018 - Dungarvan, Ireland
Lawlors Hotel in the beautiful seaside resort town of Dungarvan, Co Waterford was the venue on Saturday night for what turned out to be a spectacular evening of Kickboxing & K-1 action. Promoter Mr Vinny O Brien put together a seventeen bout fight card including two IKF National Titles. The venue was packed to capacity and fight fans were heard saying what a great night it was.
No Internationals - all fighters and clubs from Ireland.
TUESDAY, October 2nd, 2018, AT 11:20 A PM/ PST Results From Master Shawn Shilati
Results From Dennis Warner & In Sync Productions
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