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MONDAY, February 27th, 2006, AT 6:50 PM, PT
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Quick
MMA Results From
Milwaukee's
X
- A Decade in the Making
For more information please call Scott Joffe, Ad Cetera Sports, (414) 967-7767.
MORE NEWS OF 2-27-06
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Sorry But We Are Still Awaiting Results
From
Knuckle-Up
Atlanta,
Georgia, USA
For More Info Contact Mr. Chris Stolzman at (770) 792-7925 or go to www.knuckleup.tv
FRIDAY, February 24th, 2006, AT 12:20 PM, PT
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Gladiators Mark
Ten Years In Milwaukee
Fan
Support Honored With Huge Show February 24th
Friday, February 17,
2006, Milwaukee, WI USA: Gladiators February Show Celebrates Ten
Years in Milwaukee
The Gladiators Fighting Series will mark
it's ten year anniversary of producing Kickboxing & Mixed Martial Arts
events in Milwaukee, (WI) with a special show "X - A Decade in the Making," Friday, February
24, 2006 in the Ramada Convention Center Grand Ballroom, 6401 South 13th Street,
Milwaukee. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with an "Awesome Amateurs"
undercard, the main card starts at 8:00 p.m.
When
Duke
Roufus began promoting shows in 1996 he had a good feeling that
Milwaukee was home to a good base of fans that would support the higher end type
of shows he wanted to offer. Roufus remembers the moment he knew, "I
fought my first fight here in Milwaukee on July 20, 1989. I knew then that the
people here in Milwaukee were loyal and appreciative fans of Kickboxing."
Roufus went on to fight in Milwaukee 11 times with an undefeated record of 11-0. During that span he won the IKF Pro MTR World Title and a North American Title fighting in his hometown.
On June 3, 1993 he won the WKA North American Championship
versus Missouri's Zinnie Reynolds, 
on
December 4, 1998 he won the IKF Pro MTR
World Heavyweight Championship versus New Zealand's Hiriwa Te Ringi,
then defended the IKF World Title on May
19, 1999 against Australia's Grant Barker. (Left).
In his last three Milwaukee outings Roufus fought K-1 fighters Dewey Cooper of Las Vegas, (NV), IKF Mexican Champion Pedro Fernandez and Croatia's 4-Time World Champion Sinisa Andrijesivic, with five of his eleven fights being part of Gladiators Fighting Series.
"This sport has taken me all over the world from my humble home in Milwaukee. I love fight sports very much. I am happy to help build combat sports here in Milwaukee," Roufus proudly said. He continued, "I have fought on every continent except Africa and Antarctica, but for me there was no better Colosseum then the ones we built here! I watched the excitement that overseas fans had and I knew I had to help make this sport grow here."
Ten years later his hunch has proven correct. The fans support is tremendous with people coming from all parts of Wisconsin, the midwest and beyond. Top fighters have travelled from across the world to fight in Milwaukee and many others have gone on to fight in K-1, Kickboxing's most prestigious fighting circuit. In short, the fans and fighters have made Milwaukee America's Kickboxing hotbed, with title of Mixed Martial Arts mecca close to being added very soon.
In Milwaukee, the Gladiators Fighting Series played host to the 2002 Las Vegas K-1 Qualifying 8-Man Tournament, which the winner of advanced to the K-1 finals in the Tokyo Dome. Gladiators fighters have gone on to fight at Bangkok's famed Rajadamnern Stadium and in the UFC's Octagon. Milwaukee has played host to fighters from all over the USA, Australia, Belarus, Canada, Croatia, Mexico, New Zealand, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Yugoslavia.
Kickboxing and Mixed
Martial Arts is where it's at today as evidenced by the wild success of the Ultimate
Fighting Championship's reality series "The Ultimate Fighter"
and subsequent broadcast of their live events on SpikeTV, K-1 Kickboxing on ESPN
and Pride Fighting Championships rebroadcast on Fox SportsNet. Heading into
2006, these exciting "ringsports of the future" are collecting
new fans in droves as their popularity grows exponentially.
Over 15 bouts are planned for "X- A Decade in the Making" and will feature MMA Heavyweight Champ Ben "Berzerker" Rothwell, Kenosha (WI) and Milwaukee's former UFC fighter and local legend Adrian Serrano, along with a host of hungary fighters from coast-to-coast looking to make a name for themselves in the fight game. The Las Vegas style grand ballroom show offers fans a night of non-stop Kickboxing & MMA action they will not soon forget. This is full-throttle fighting at it's best.
$25.00 Reserved Theater seats are available and can be reserved by calling (414) 967-7767. Tickets may also be purchased at the Duke Roufus Kickboxing, Mixed Martial Arts & Boxing Academy, 111 West Virginia Street in Milwaukee. Please call (414) 967-7767 or visit www.dukeroufusgym.com for academy hours.
"X - A Decade in the Making" will be available on DVD ($20.00 + S/H) and may be ordered by calling (414) 967-7767. VISA and Mastercard are accepted for all event ticket and DVD purchases.
"X - A Decade in the Making"
is presented by Kyle Monreal Painting, WLUM 102.1 FM and Shepherd-Express.com
with additional sponsorship from ABC - A Branovan Company, All Construction,
Branded Steer Restaurant, Combat Sports International, Curtis Universal
Ambulance, Cush Lounge, Duke Roufus Kickboxing, Mixed Martial Arts & Boxing
Academy, Euro Cafe' Bar, Joey Buona's Pizzaria & Grill, MilwaukeeNights.com,
On The Border, ProKarateWeekly.com, Share Chemical Corporation, Phil
Repetti/Bill Anderson/Jordan Chiropractic, Attorney Martin Stein, Sunbusters,
Tendercar, Rick Winter DDS/Hampton Dental, Windy Muaythai Equipment and World
Fight Warehouse.
Roundcard girls provided by On The Border.
For the nights Fight Card
CLICK HERE!
For more information please call
Scott Joffe, Ad Cetera Sports, (414) 967-7767.
What "REALLY"
Happened To Tonights
IKF MAIN EVENT
In Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
Fulton
Vs Barry?
Travis Fulton, of
Waterloo, Iowa pulled out of tonights MAIN EVENT bout against
Patrick Barry, (13-1-1)
of New Orleans, LA. Fulton claimed to Promoter Duke Roufus that
he had to be in Court Today.
However, the reality of this was that
Fulton took a Pro Boxing bout
in at the Tachi Palace Casino & Hotel in
Lemoore, California last night. In the bout,
Fulton was dropped twice by Pro Boxer
Travis Walker (15-0-1 with 13 KO's)
and eventually lost by TKO at 1:54 of round 2.
The TKO of course would have taken him out of tonight's bout, but lets call it what it REALLY is! Fulton "SCREWED" the Fight Fans, Promoter Duke Roufus and his opponent, Patrick Barry, out of tonights Main event Fight, and this will be remembered for a LONG TIME!
Fulton has been training with Russ O'Connell in Iowa for his kickboxing and MMA bouts. However he has Corky Halverson listed as his Boxing trainer and his Boxing Manager as Chad Bergmeier. Fulton has as a Pro boxing record of 14-14.
Fulton has been placed on a 60 day fight suspension by the IKF and will be fined for contracting a Pro Boxing bout inside 45 days prior to a contracted IKF Pro Kickboxing bout on this event. The fine has yet to be determined but it will be based upon Barry's fight purse, refunded Ticket sales and promotional fees for the Main Event bout.
More on this as it develops.
THURSDAY, February 23rd, 2006, AT 2:40 PM, PT
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Knuckle Up Productions
Young Guns
Friday, February 24th
Knuckle Up
Productions will do it again LIVE at Cowboys
in Kennesaw with a ridiculously intense night of No Holds Barred/Mixed Martial
Arts fighting. The "Young Guns" show will feature some
young and very highly anticipated talent such as Douglas "The Baby
Boy" Lima and Tim "M.O.A.B." Stout.
Knuckle Up Productions also promises everyone a ridiculously intense night of fighting from some of the World's best MMA fighters entering a 18-ft wide steel cage to showcase their skills. Some of this talent on the card features the one and only ISCF World Champion Steve "The Home Invader" Headden, Fabio "La Profesore" Costa, as well as Scott "The Investigator" Harper vs George Lockhart.
Don't miss out on an extreme night
of fighting, buy your tickets today!
Knuckle Up
Productions has signed a deal with MavTV, so the show will be aired on cable
network stations throughout the area. So whether you crave a night of intense
fighting, or want to be seen on tv, get your tickets today!
Tickets are available at Ticketmaster, all Velocity locations, and Discount Nutrition stores. For pre-sale tickets, contact these retailers immediately before it is sold out! Tickets range from $25 ($30 at the door), $50, and up. VIP Table interest should call (404) 247-5494. Doors open at 7:30 PM, show starts around 8:30 PM. For More Info Contact Mr. Chris Stolzman at (770) 792-7925 or go to www.knuckleup.tv
MONDAY, February 20th, 2006, AT 7:30 PM, PT
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QUICK RESULTS FROM
WINTER
WARS 2006
Full Story Coming Later
This Week...
Augusta, Georgia, USA: An "EXCELLENT" job by new IKF & ISCF Promoter Rob Blandenburg and his Dynamite Promotional Staff as they hosted over 1,100 spectators who came to watch a Great night of IKF Kickboxing and ISCF Mixed Martial Arts. A full story will be posted later this week but for now, here are the quick results below.
For more info contact Mr. Rob Blandenburg at (706) 836-1493 or e-mail at rob@augustamartialarts.com or go to www.augustamartialarts.com
WEDNESDAY, February 15th, 2006, AT 6:05 PM, PT
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WINTER WARS
2006
Augusta, Georgia, USA
TUESDAY, February 14th, 2006, AT 10:40 PM, PT
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RESULTS FROM
FULL THROTTLE 6
Atlanta,
Georgia, USA
By
ISCF Representative JJ Coronel:
First of all thanks to Brett Moses and The
Fight Party, Georgia's undisputed King of MMA for putting
on another great show. The new venue for the Fight
Party, The Atlanta Civic Center is a great choice. It shows the
evolution of Brett's initiative to bring the best to all of us. The
event, as always, ran smoothly, we could not expect anything less from the "Godfather
of GA MMA". Here are the nights results below.
AMATEUR MMA
Great show. Another home run for Fight Party Productions! For more info go to www.TheFightParty.com or contact Brett Moses at brett@thefightparty.com or call (404) 315-7235.
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Caged Fury
February 11th, Joplin, Missouri, USA
By Chuck Wolfe, ISCF
World Representative
ISCF Joplin, Missouri, USA: On a snowy eve in Joplin, it was cold outside, but the action was red hot inside the CAGE OF FURY! Promotor Brandon Schwin put on another great show at the Leggett and Platt Athletic Center on the MSSU Campus. Rockin' hard, the night took off with outstanding entertainment by local band, One Track Mind! As the crowd rocked, the fighters began their ascent into the Cage! Over 2,000 spectators showed up to enjoy the 17 exciting, action packed bouts, which turned this night into a fight night to remember!
For More Info Contact Brandon Schwin at (417) 724-2747 or by e-mail at brandon@cageofhonor.com
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New Promoter
John Castillo
Decides To Cancel Show
After Unethical Actions Of Others
New IKF and ISCF Promoter John Castillo of Illinois found out the hard way how corrupt the Promoting business can be when competing with those who "Do things their own way, and don't follow the rules of the game." He now knows that there is rarely a "Good Buddy" system among Promoters, especially those in the same town as him.
You guys know who you are, and soon enough, the World will know. However, for now, due to legal reasons, we will continue our investigation into the unethical acts of another Moline Illinois Promoter and some of his related associates in Illinois and Iowa that forced an IKF and ISCF Promoter to put a stop to his event. Those in question will soon be forced to share their reasons in court as a lawsuit is inevitable here. The lawsuit could also be tied into the Illinois Boxing Commission for making unregulated demands on a Promoter where they had no jurisdiction.
Seems these individuals, who simply did not want the competition of Castillo, told several fighters "If you fight on Castillo's event, you will never fight for me and other promoters again!" From the outcome, their threats worked since Castillo lost 2/3rds of his fight card the week leading to his event. But that's not all. This event could have still went forward with 5 or 6 fights. What else happened is beyond legal and ethical standards.
These guys went on to contact the Illinois Boxing Commission and "Bad Mouthed" Castillo and his event to them. What made things bad for the Illinois Boxing Commission is that they contacted Castillo last week and forced several regulations upon him. However, the Illinois Boxing Commission has "NO" Legal Jurisdiction over MMA or Kickboxing.
Four calls by us here at the ISCF and IKF were made to Rafeal Carro (spelling ?) on Friday to ask him to explain why he was personally placing regulations on an event he had no jurisdiction over. However, no calls were returned until today which was made at 7 AM Pacific time to our message machine. The call was returned to him 3 times today and all we received was an answer machine for the State of Illinois Boxing Commission.
Attorney's for the IKF & ISCF have been contacted and informed of the situation and they have made it clear that the State's interaction in this matter is highly illegal and could bring Federal Penalties for the State regulating a sport they have no jurisdiction over. Adding more insult to injury, Carro went a step further and informed the venue where the event was scheduled to take place (Moline Community Center, Moline, Illinois, USA) that they would lose their liquor license if the event went forward without their approval. This was also past on by local law enforcement who again, had "NO" jurisdiction or regulatory authority over MMA or Kickboxing in the State of Illinois. They threatened Castillo that if the event went on without them getting a direct approval from the Illinois Boxing Commission that they would show up and close it down.
Castillo had "EVERYTHING" in order, unlike the Promoters who went on the warpath against him. These other promoters are currently under investigation for not having Fighter Medical Insurance and also having Pro fighters fight Amateurs. Neither Promoter in question has ever Sanctioned ANY of their events, yet they went after Castillo, even though he was "Doing it RIGHT!"
Castillo had all his sanctioning fees paid, the TOP IKF and ISCF Officials scheduled to attend his event as event officials. He had a medical doctor, of which these other Promoters "Rarely" have. He had paramedics scheduled to be at ringside as well. Still, the State insisted on an approval of the venue from the local fire department which should have been no problem.
By days end Friday, the reality of all this was that Rafeal Carro of the Illinois Boxing Commission simply left Castillo hanging. He would not return any of our calls or Castillo's and could not be found to either confirm or deny the event he threatened to shut down. Due to this, no one had any guarantee that the local law enforcement agencies would not show up and close the doors down. With this as the case, Castillo made the decision to cancel the event, which was supported by us here at the IKF and ISCF. He choose to do this rather than risking more money lost.
Still, he is out thousands of dollars in not only spent money but lost potential income, not to mention the damage those involved did to his reputation. The losses will be charged to those involved in destroying his event which will include those who attacked him and very possibly, the Illinois State Boxing Commission who appear to have, "Doing a pale a favor" by placing unregulated restrictions and demands on Castillo. All involved thought they could show their power, while in the end, they will surly be showing their wallets instead.
More on this as it develops.
THURSDAY, February 9th, 2006, AT 10:15 AM, PT
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Thanks To Unsanctioned Events
Iowa Looks To Ban MMA!
By
Tim Higgins, Iowa Register Staff Writer February 8, 2006
Call it a rematch: A couple of years ago, Iowa legislators debated outlawing the rough and tumble sport of extreme fighting, but the measure got knocked down. Now it's back for Round Two.
The state's athletic commissioner wants to stop regulating the sport of "shootfighting" -- the legal term for extreme or ultimate fighting. Supporters of the sport say that would knock it out of the ring. The state sanctions shootfighting and other sports, such as boxing and wrestling, but officials say they can't properly regulate the extreme fights and worry about the liability issues for the state.
Under the state's proposal, House Study Bill 543, the sport would become unregulated. The bill would affect the type of fighting featured in Tuesday's Des Moines Register IowaLife section. "If somebody should get hurt or seriously injured during one of these things the state is supposedly regulating, (the state) has the deep pockets to be sued over it," said David Neil, the state's new athletic commissioner. The state's current regulations are not adequate, Neil said, raising concerns about blood-borne diseases and whether children should be allowed to watch.
Supporters of ultimate fighting say such a move would be the death blow to the professional sport that involves the fighting styles of boxing, wrestling, kickboxing and judo. They say Neil, who also serves as the state's labor commissioner, is against the sport and has persuaded legislators who don't know anything about it to oppose it. "It sounds to me like it's an inconvenience to him," said Monte Cox, a Bettendorf extreme-fighting promoter. Cox said he thinks Neil is not considering "how many managers, fighters, promoters, how many of those Iowans are involved and how many hotel rooms and restaurants and venues that we use and how much revenue we bring in."
Cox said the sport has regulations under the state's administrative rules, such as requiring a referee and efforts to provide public safety. He said promoters make sure there are doctors at events and they are required to follow safety rules. He disagreed that the state would be any more liable for extreme fights than for such sports as boxing or football.
A House subcommittee has begun work on the legislation, but at least one legislator in the group says it would be his preference to do a flat ban on the sport. "I don't see any social good . . . in particular the message it sends to young people," said Rep. Mike May, R-Spirit Lake. Rep. Paul Wilderdyke, a Woodbine Republican and chairman of the subcommittee, said he doesn't think the professional events should be banned but he is worried about the amateur contests. In 2002, state legislators debated banning nonsanctioned amateur contests. The legislation would have set regulations for the unpaid fights. Legislators in 2002 even took a trip to watch a fight but the measure went nowhere.
WEDNESDAY, February 8th, 2006, AT 1:30 PM, PT
THIS WEEKENDS ISCF ACTION
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FULL THROTTLE 6
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Joplin, Missouri, USA
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Robert Hinds
Added To The ISCF Advisory Board
As we have said before, "When
you seek perfection you attain Excellence!"
This is what the ISCF Organization is all about and we seek that
perfection by the knowledgable advice of those who truly KNOW MMA! Today
the ISCF added Robert M. Hinds to
the ISCF Advisory Board. Hinds of
Plainfield, Illinois, USA brings over Twenty Years of Martial Arts Experience to
the board. He will be working his first ISCF
Event this weekend, "VALENTINES DAY MASSACURE" in Moline
Illinois. Here are some of his accomplishments below.
To see all the ISCF Advisory Board members Click Here.
The members of the ISCF Advisory Board are not paid members or employees of the ISCF. The ISCF established the Advisory Board to give recognition to those individuals who have helped and those who continue to help grow the ISCF Organization as well as progress the growth of MMA in their work. Board members do not make final decisions in ISCF Title bouts, Sanctioning or event Scheduling. Their efforts are to give advise when and where needed to improve the work of the ISCF. They are often used as ISCF event officials due to their vast knowledge in the sport of MMA. Yes, unlike some Boxing Commissions around the USA, our ISCF Board members "Really DO Know the sport of MMA! Many Boxing commission board members are government appointed officials that know little if anything about the sport of Boxing. The ISCF Advisory Board is comprised of individuals who have a vast amount of knowledge in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. This is "EXACTLY" why we seek them to advise the growth and efforts of the ISCF, and more so, why this board is called an "Advisory" board, and not a "Board of Directors".
WEDNESDAY, February 1st, 2006, AT 2:55 PM, PT
Saying Good Bye To The
GREAT
ONE!
Grand Master Carlson Gracie Leaves
Us At 72
Carlson Gracie Sr. - 1932 - 2006
Today, February 1st, 2006, the world of Martial Arts lost a Great Man. Master Carlson Gracie passed away today in Chicago. No doubt the Jiu-Jitsu community will mourn his loss but ALL of us connected in so many ways with the Martial Arts through Mixed Martial Arts will mourn the passing of this great man as well. His name will always be remembered in Martial arts history.
The Jiu-Jitsu Grandmaster was in Chicago, USA. According to his
son Carlson Jr, Carlson had been known to have suffered from diabetes
was hospitalized for kidney stones and was doing well: 'He was cracking
jokes last night and
everything seemed ok. This morning he had a fatal attack and succumbed!'
His best friend, Oswaldo Paquetá, confirmed his death this morning. The cause was not yet totally cleared up by doctors. His body will be sent to Brazil for burial.
Carlson Gracie
Sr. was a practitioner of the Brazilian martial art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
He learned the art from his father Carlos Gracie, co-founder of the
system with his brother Helio Gracie. He fought many grappling and
Mixed Martial Arts matches and was the author of a book on the subject,
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: For Experts Only.
He was born on August 13, 1935 in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He become one of the most prolific fighters in the history of the Gracie family and is considered by some to be the best mixed martial artist of his era. At the time of his death he was a 9th degree black belt and referred to as Grandmaster.
Carlson entered the ring at the young age of 17 to
defend the honor of his family and the family name. Santana Valdemar (sometimes
referred to as Adema Santa) was a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter, famous for
defeating his former master Hélio Gracie on May 24, 1957, in a
record-breaking
3 hours, 45 minutes long match. Valdemar
had fought for the Gracie academy for many years but had a falling out
with Hélio Gracie. Hélio Gracie and Santana
decided to settle their differences on a Vale-tudo (no holds barred)
match. After nearly 4 hours of combat, Santana struck Hélio
with a kick to the head. Hélio passed out from
the blow and Santana was awarded the victory by TKO.
Carlson took revenge for his family and avenged the loss of his uncle Hélio Gracie in a legendary battle with Valdemar. Carlson defeated him and the victory won him the respect and title of "King." Carlson was to meet Valdemar in the ring six times. He won four times, and two matches were draws.
Carlson fought a total of eighteen Vale-Tudo fights.
There was one time in Bahia (North Brazil) against Euclides Pereira,
and the referees decided to give Pereira the victory but Carlson
didn't think he had lost. He also fought a Brazilian champion, Passarito,
who trained in Judo, Luta 
Livre, and
Boxing. Carlson fought Passarito four times and he won 3 and
drew once with him.
Carlson's hardest acknowledged fight was against Ivan Gomes. He described Gomes as a "monster." This extremely tough fight had three-ten minute rounds, and would only stop if a fighter fell out of the ring. Gomes weighed in at 98 Kg (215 lbs), and Carlson was 73Kg (160 lbs). But Carlson was in really good shape, if it wasn't for that, he stated that he would have lost.
Afterwards, Gomes became Carlson's student and became a "World Champion" in Carlson's words. Carlson reigned during the 1960s, and he is considered by Fabio Gurgel as one of the four champions of the Gracie clan.
Carlson Gracie continued his family's tradition by
creating sports jiu-jitsu and a stable of NHB
(no-holds barred) fighters.
He is considered the father of sports jiu-jitsu. After he retired from the ring,
he embarked on promoting sports jiu-jitsu. However, sports jiu-jitsu had its
critic in Helio. He was an outspoken critic of sport jiujitsu, and very
few of his top blackbelts competed in sport jiujitsu during the early years of
the sport. Helio apparently saw his art as a form of self-defense and
not sport.
Judo's founder Jigoro Kano had similar sentiments of his creation. However Carlson was able to attract corporate sponsors to support teams of jiu-jitsu fighters so they could train full-time in essence as professional athletes. The corporate sponsorship would be the impetus to persuade many of Helio's black belts to join the sport.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, due to the success of Jiu-Jitsu fighters
in NHB competition, has been exported around the world. Royce and Carlson
Gracie's fighters have fired up the interest of Americans and especially
American martial artists in the US. Some of the best jiu-jitsu instructors have
now made their home in the US. Helio's sons such as Reyson, Rickson,
Royce, Royler, are all teaching in the US or have an affiliate academy here.
Romero Cavalcanti teaches in Atlanta, Georgia. Americans are now even going to Brazil to compete in the Mundial or annual World Championship. The Pan-American tournament was created to allow Americans to compete with Brazilians here in the US.
Carlson created one of the most powerful BJJ teams 'Carlson Gracie Arrebentacao' and was responsible for many of the top Black Belt fighters and instructors around including most of the founders of BTT like Mario Sperry, MUrilo Bustamante, Ricardo Liborio, Bebeo Duarte and Andre Pederneiras co-leader of Nova Uniao.
Wallid IsmailCarlson was the head instructor at the Carlson Gracie Team in Chicago, Illinois, USA where he made his official World Headquarters. There he joined his son Carlson Gracie, Jr., and Jeff Neal as school instructors.
All of us here at the ISCF headquarters and associates of the ISCF Around the World offer to Carlson's family our best wishes and hope of course that Grandmaster Carlson rests in peace. Without him, the sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu would not be what it is today. Thank you for everything you have given and done for the Martial Arts.
ADDITIONAL NOTE: ISCF Promoter Brett Moses has said he will have a moment of silence at his upcoming ISCF Full Throttle 6 show next Friday, February 10th at the Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Further information on Grandmaster Carlson death will be posted here when available.
MONDAY, January 30th, 2006, AT 9:40 PM, PT
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Shamrock
Promotions
IKF &
ISCF FIGHT NIGHT!
St. Louis, Missouri,USA
IKF & ISCF St. Louis, Missouri, USA: WOW! is what sums up the Midwest Fight Fest this past Saturday night. Shamrock Promotions rocked the house at the Stratford Inn once again. In the first of many fights to be held at the Stratford Inn, the crowd was entertained. Starting out with the boxing match to start the night with a big knock out, the rest of the fights followed. New comer Adam Cella (Finney's) made a big impression for his first time in the ring, scoring a big TKO. Up and comer Titus Taylor made quick work of his opponent, and recorded another win for his record. Defiantly keep your eye on him! To pick one fight to really talk bout would not be fair to the rest. Every fight was action packed and full of emotion. The unlikely big fight of the night, was the exhibition between Kevin Engel and Dusty Miller. The fight was back and forth both landing great combinations and counter punches, leaving the crowd to ask themselves... if this was a exhibition how would it look if they fought a regular fight. Here are the nights results below:
For more info contact Promoter Jesse Finney at (314) 608-3104 or by e-mail at jesse@finneyskickboxing.com or go to: www.ShamrockPromotionsLLC.com
POSTED AT 7:00 PM, PT
The Countdown To
Liddell - Couture
3!
Witness the calm before the
storm as 'The Countdown to Liddell/Couture 3' airs three times
this week on SpikeTV. Catch it on January
30 at 10:PM (Eastern), January 31 at 11:PM or February 4 at 6:PM.
Previously the Liddell - Ortiz match-up was billed as the biggest event to watch. However, when Leddell ended the bout quickly at the 38 second mark of round 2 by punches in UFC 47, the name "Stand-Up" fighting all of a sudden rose to a new level. Chuck took the MMA ground game and stood it up and made stand-up a new dimension (Or maybe we should say a "Revised" dimension) that had appeared to leave the fight ring in favor of Grappling. Today, the Stand-up game is TOPS and many say Leddell is the one to be credited for showing "A Good Striker can stand and fight a Good Grappler ANY DAY!"
ISCF HAS
TIES TO THEM BOTH...
Many here don't know it but Liddell
(The Iceman, 17-3) of Arroyo Grande, California, USA was also an
IKF Amateur Kickboxing Champion. The
IKF is the sister organization to the ISCF but for the sport of Kickboxing. Back on
October 17th, 1996 at the Strongbow Stadium (now called the
Bakersfield Dome)
in Bakersfield, CA, USA Lidell defeated Scott Harmon of Simi
Valley, CA, USA, by unanimous decision, 49-45, 48-46 & 49-46 to win the
IKF Amateur International Rules U.S. Super
Heavyweight Title. Lidell lost his title in his first defense in a
rematch with Harmon on January, 25th, 1997. The bout was also in
Bakersfield, CA. Harmon stopped Lidell at the end of the second
round when he split open Lidell's chin with a hatchet kick. Lidell
won other Amateur Titles also.
Randy Couture (The Natural, 14-7) of Gresham, Oregon is no stranger to us here at ISCF/IKF HQ. Last year Randy made several visits to our in house Chiropractor, Dr. Bill Gillespie. Dr. Bill kept Randy feeling good during some training he was doing here in the greater Sacramento area. While here he visited our facility to check it out and say hello. Like Chuck, he's a class act outside the ring.
These two first met back on June 6th, 2003. In that match-up at
UFC 43, Couture came out
the winner at 2:47 of round 3 by TKO (Referee
Stoppage from Punches in the Mount).
However, 2 years later at UFC 52 it was Liddell who came out the winner and this time by KO at 2:06 of round 1. However some say the stop was helped after Couture took a thumb in the eye by Liddell. The thumb frustrated Couture and took away his composure. Liddell, took advantage of this as any great fighter would and landed a solid punch on Couture to knock him out. It was the first time Couture had ever been knocked out.
Was it a Fluke Lucky Shot? Hey, there is no such thing in the fight game, where ANYTHING can happen at Any Time! There is no such thing as a LUCKY shot. However, there is such a thing as a Great Shot! And on this night, Liddell landed a Great Shot! The only question left is, "Who will land the Great Shots in their third meeting?"
Since their last match-up, Chuck went on to face and defeat Jeremy Horn by TKO (Referee Stoppage) at 2:46 of round 4 at UFC 54 on august 20th, 2005.
On the same event Randy faced and defeated Mike Craig Van Arsdale by Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) at :52 of round 3. The two wins by both these warriors set the stage for their next bout. Live on PPV, this Saturday night, February 4th!
SATURDAY, January 28th, 2006, AT 11:20 AM, PT
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"Midwest
Fight Fest"
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Tonight, Shamrock Promotions and Finney's Championship Kickboxing brings another Midwest Fight Fest to St. Louis. This fight will be a change from previous events. The venue has changed and kickboxing has resurfaced on the fight card. The Stratford Inn is where the action takes place. The doors open at 6:PM, with the fights starting at 7:30 PM.
This event has been sold out for 3 weeks, and is said to be the second hottest ticket in town this weekend, second behind the Friday night Rolling Stones Concert. The fight card has presented some problems for Match Maker and Promoter Jesse Finney. A team had issues getting a vehicle and Early Friday morning (1:AM), a team from Tulsa, Oklahoma called to inform him that they had car troubles and were 4 hours away. In a late night scramble of phone calls to hotels, rental cars companies, and even the Greyhound, Finney was able to get them transportation to the weigh-ins later that same day. Thanks to Conan (Scott Mincey) for all his help and stepping up.
The fight card is packed with action. 1 Boxing, 5 NHB, and 5 Kickboxing. It is true, Kickboxing has made a comeback in the St. Louis fight scene and is looking to stay that way for the future. A couple of notable fighters seeing action are NHB Veteran "Mean" Mike Green, New Comer Titus Taylor, and in a special exhibition match will be Kevin "The Hitman" Engel. For more info call (314) 608-3104 or e-mail to jesse@finneyskickboxing.com go to www.shamrockpromotionsllc.com or www.finneyskickboxing.com
THURSDAY, January 26th, 2006, AT 1:45 PM, PT
Confusion On Amateur
MMA Fighters
Scheduled For ISCF Events
As most here know, there is a new matchmaking rule for ALL ISCF Sanctioned events. There seems to be both anger and confusion by some Amateur fighters in regards to this new rule because some are wondering WHY they are required to pay a $25 fee to fight as an Amateur on an ISCF Sanctioned event. However, if they look closer, they may realize they DO NOT have to pay this fee if they already meet one of two others requirements.
The new rule was put into place because of the many infractions of Pro MMA fighters who keep thinking it's OK to go back and fight as an Amateur. Our new ISCF Rule is SOLID and will be enforced to it's fullest!
Here is the Rule;
Once we receive this information above, the fighter will immediately be placed into the ISCF Rankings. However, if ANY of the above information is missing, the fighter will NOT be listed into the ISCF Rankings.
WEDNESDAY, January 18th, 2006, AT 11:00 PM, PT
JANUARY 20th, 2006 DOWN FOR THE COUNT, Beaumont Club In Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Wednesday, January 18th, 2006: This event was Never Confirmed For ISCF Sanctioning. Promoter NEVER Contacted the ISCF Office. IT IS NOT & WILL NOT BE AN ISCF SANCTIONED EVENT!
SATURDAY, January 14th, 2006, AT 11:55 PM, PT
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MMA Death?
Who's hiding What And Why?
Last year some news started buzzing around about an MMA Death in the State of Indiana. Although we had heard about it, we kept our ears open in hopes to hear more. However, what is strange about this is how No One is saying anything and No One even wants to talk about it... As if it never happened. Oddly enough, the Promoter of the event in question, Chas Bowling has been telling those speaking to him... "It never happened..." Well, since no one else has asked and Bowling has never answered, we would love to know, "What NEVER Happened?"
Another thing we heard was that the event this all happened on was "suppose" to be an all amateur event. However, this too is even in question. We have been told that it all happened on the Extreme Combat Challenge - Halloween Havoc 2 in Newcastle, Indiana on October 29th, 2005. However, others have said it happened on an Extreme Combat Challenge event in Muncie, Indiana... The two cities are only 20 miles apart, so we could be talking about two different events or the same event with some getting the cities mixed up.
There was an MMA event on October 15th in Muncie Indiana, the Mid-West Mixed Martial Arts Challenge - (Click Here for Event Info) but no one has any fight report for an Extreme Combat Challenge event in Muncie, Indiana at anytime during October, November or December of last year.
Another part of the story is that the fighter who died had never fought before. However, since we don't know the name of the fighter, and the Promoter is not telling anyone his name, we can't confirm this either. We had also heard the fighter who dies was matched up against a fighter who is Professional MMA fighter with around 20 fights. However again, the truth about the other fighter is also somewhat of a mystery. Some say his name is Billy Bass. But but who is Billy Bass? There is no database info on any fighter named Billy Bass... However there was a fighter named Adam Bass who fought on the Extreme Combat Challenge - Halloween Havoc 2 in Newcastle, Indiana on October 29th, 2005. Adam fought a fighter by the name of Zamie Woods who he defeated by TKO in round 1. Although not good, we can say that Woods is not a first time fighter. He's 0-3 and the Bass fight was his third bout. For his bio Click Here. So the other question is, Is Zamie Woods still alive? Well, we couldn't find any obituary for him so if he's still alive, than this of course was not the fight in question, which brings us back to the mystery the promoter has been telling everyone... "It NEVER Happened."
Still even more strange is the play between Sherdog's fight report on this event and the report by FCFighter. Here is Sherdog's Report On The Event:
If the above is true, this was a SHORT night!!! However, it doesn't seem odd, other than they spelled Zamie Woods name, Jamie Woods. Well, maybe the report about this event by FCFighter will make you wonder even more about what's missing in this mystery. What you will see next also explains why we are now using FCFighter.com more than Sherdog for fight info. they don't miss anything. As you will see, it's obvious as well as mysterious that Sherdog forgot a few fights from this event. Here is FCFighter.com's report on the SAME event
If you took the time to click on each fighter, you would see the event mixed and matched amateurs against pros. From what we were told, the "Mystery" fighter was slammed by his opponent. In the above results, FCFighter noted that fighter Charlie Riley lost after being Slammed by Matt Jaggers. So, looking into Charlie Riley's night we saw that he fought twice on this night. So we looked for more info about Riley and we found nothing. Before the event he was a Professional having fought his first Pro fight in 2003. On the event, both his fights were recorded as amateur bouts. Good work by the event Promoter...
Back to what we heard about all this. We were told the fighter who dies walked out of the ring on his own but after exiting the ring, he was throwing up blood and the promoter never called for an ambulance. The next morning, after complaining all night of not feeling well, the mystery fighter died at his home in bed. There were other rumors that there was no ringside physician and no fighter medical insurance. And as if this is any surprise, it was an unsanctioned event. And let us remind you again that when questioned about it by "SEVERAL" people who contacted us about this when it first unfolded, the Promoter, Chas Bowling told them all... "It never happened..."
So what's next for Promoter Chas Bowling? Not that we have any authority over him, but we would like to know. Where is his next event? Will it be sanctioned? Will it have fighter Insurance, a Ringside Medical Doctor? And more importantly, WHAT is it that NEVER HAPPENED? We KNOW a fighter died. This is a FACT. Whether Bowling wants to act like it never happened is his choice. Eventually some one WILL step forward and let us know what happened.
WHY do we care? Because we have had a lot of fighters asking if they can trust Bowling after all this. Our answer has been, "We know nothing about all this but if you really want us to, we will find out what we can." So, this is what we are doing. Trying to find out out ALL we can about this mystery death that Promoter Chas Bowling has continued to tell everyone, NEVER HAPPENED because how trustworthy can a promoter be if he denies anything ever happened?
Simply put, we are tired of "Waiting" to hear what really happened. If there is anyone out there that can offer us "FACTUAL" information about this, we would be eager to hear it. Please e-mail it to us at info@iscfmma.com
Did the death really occur? Are people making this death up? If it DID happen, WHY isn't any factual information available? Obituary, news articles, etc. etc. and if so, Why is the Promoter, Chas Bowling, denying ANYTHING happened at all? Did he do something wrong? Was he at fault? We have to ask these questions because the issue here is not "Lets HATE MMA because someone died." The basic issue is "We just want to know because too many have been asking us about it. We would like the facts of the real story.
Fight Sport Deaths...
One
look at Boxing and ALL will see there are FAR more deaths in the sport of
Boxing than there are in MMA and Kickboxing combined. In fact, there are
more deaths in BOXING in a single year than there has EVER been in both MMA and
Kickboxing combined. To date, there are only 2 deaths in MMA Worldwide (1998 death of Doug Dedge at the International Super
Challenge in Kiev, Ukraine) and 2 in Kickboxing.
(Dedge
had a pre-existing condition, and was not medically cleared to fight in the
States. He then flew to an event in Europe, and died in the fight.)
Compare that to the deaths in Boxing which since the beginning of 2000 up to April, 2005 there were 53 deaths worldwide. As of May 2005 there had been a total of 1,255 documented Boxing deaths, 590 of them were in the USA. the States with the most Boxing Deaths were New York (75), California (72) and Pennsylvania (50). There has never been a boxing death is Alaska, Delaware & New Hampshire. USA amateur Boxing reported 8 deaths between January 1979 and December 2002. To add to this, while searching for info on the web, we found the following post someone made on a message board. We thought you might like it.
"Guys, I was just talking about this. You know, people talk about if MMA should be legal or not, and I just thought of a good point you can make. People talk about boxing deaths vs MMA having no deaths in sanctioned events. A better comparison would be GOLF. Boxing is still a fighting sport. ALL of the people that make the laws against MMA go out, and play Golf. They call MMA barbaric, and brutal. They believe Golf is a complicated, graceful, classy, and non-violent sport. Well here we go.
The Thread ended with someone else saying, "The golf comparison was funny. I would like to see McCain try to get golf banned." Referring to U.S. Senator John McCain who got the UFC Banned from PPV years ago.
If you want to remain anonymous with any information about this
event, don't hesitate to ask. We just want to know.
In Case You Never Heard The Whole
McCain Story...
McCain (Right) spearheaded a
campaign to ban MMA across the country. He wrote a letter to the governor of
each state decrying MMA as "human cockfighting," a pithy label
that has stuck with the sport since. It didn't help that the UFC promoted
tournaments as potentially deadly gladiatorial contests. The sport was widely
regarded as barbaric, and almost every state complied with McCain's
request for a ban. McCain further crippled the UFC when, in 1997, he
became chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, which oversees the cable
television industry. The senator pressured pay-per-view carriers to drop MMA
events. What had been a multimillion-dollar revenue stream for the sport dried
up instantly.
MMA supporters accused McCain, who once watched a boxer die in the ring but remained a loyal fan of the sweet science, of hypocrisy. (Before the above Indiana incident, only one death had been reported in MMA competition; it happened in Russia.) They also accused McCain of pandering to corporate interests. Budweiser is one of the biggest sponsors of boxing in the world, and McCain's family owns millions of dollars in Anheuser-Busch stock. McCain's father-in-law runs a major Anheuser-Busch distributorship in Arizona, and his company contributed generously to the senator's early campaigns. As the argument went, the UFC threatened beer-sponsored boxing, and McCain took on the role of knee-breaker in trying to snuff out the emerging sport.
Regardless of his motives, McCain mainly succeeded in pushing MMA underground, where it was practiced in far more dangerous conditions in unsanctioned bouts called "smokers." A few overseas leagues flourished, especially in Japan. The UFC and smaller domestic leagues continued to hold professional fights whenever and wherever they could, but MMA in the U.S. went into decline.
In 2001, American MMA battled back when the UFC was bought by Dana White and Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta. Lorenzo had been a member of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which paved the way for MMA to be sanctioned in Nevada. The Fertittas were sons of a Las Vegas casino magnate. The new owners imposed weight classes, introduced judges, and worked to sanction fights in other states through local athletic bodies. Most important, they tightened safety measures. There are now more than 30 fighting techniques banned under the unified rules adopted in areas where the sport has been legalized. Among them: biting, eye-gouging, head-butting, spine-stomping, groin-grabbing, hair-pulling, and rabbit-punching.
In the end, Lorenzo Fertitta's decision to make the sport safer and with the brothers fathers money, (Because what was accomplished could have never been done without it), UFC helped bring MMA back to PPV TV. Over the next several years, MMA grew tremendously and McCain? No comment...
WEDNESDAY, January 11th, 2006, AT 10: 50 PM, PT
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Results From
Pure Force "The Beginning"
Friday, January 6, 2006
By IKF & ISCF Representatives Pete & Pam Peterson: The first Friday night of the new year, found Pure Force "The Beginning" rocking Tinley Park, Illinois, USA with a night of sensational IKF kickboxing and ISCF MMA matches!
HCExtreme promoters, Ron Hill, James Hill, and Brian Thompson began 2006 with a BANG! ALL 13 fights were nothing short of awesome! I have seen many, many events, and this one was right up there with the best of them. Great job guys!!
Let me say once again, Pure Force "The Beginning" was second to none! It was the best of the HCX's events yet! A Huge crowd in attendance and totally awesome fights! I am looking forward to Pure Force II, "March Mayhem" on March 25th in Joliet Illinois. For more information, contact Brian Thompson at (815) 730-3800 or bthompson@productionality.com or log onto www.pureforcemma.com
MORE ISCF NEWS AS OF 1-11-06
New ISCF
Matchmaking Rules
For 2006
Due to problems of having Professional MMA fighters fight as Amateurs on past ISCF Sanctioned events, we have been forced to establish the following MANDATORY ISCF Rule.
New
MANDATORY ISCF
Matchmaking Rules For 2006
"Amateur Fighter Registration &
Background Checking."
There are a lot of MMA fighters today that fight as an Amateur one weekend, a Pro the next, and back as an Amateur the next weekend. Well, this we cannot and WILL NOT have happen on an ISCF Sanctioned event. Our ISCF Sanctioned Promoters and Matchmakers are the ones that need to assure it does NOT happen on an ISCF Sanctioned event.
As we pointed out in a previous article, some people like UFC's Dana White and others feel Amateur MMA needs to be banned. We here at the ISCF feel instead, that it needs to be better policed.
The ISCF has made it a MANDATORY requirement for ALL ISCF Promoters that have ANY Amateurs on their events to have them PRE APPROVED by the ISCF Headquarters to fight as an AMATEUR on an ISCF Sanctioned Event.
This means the following:
PENALTY
The
First Penalty will be on the fighter. Within the posted press release about the
event will also be the fighters name. He/she will be placed on a Suspended list
located on the ISCF web pages
HERE
The time of suspension will be determined at time of infraction which could also include a fine. Those ISCF Promoters who somehow have a Professional MMA fighter, Professional Boxer or Kickboxer fight as an amateur MMA Fighter on an ISCF Sanctioned Amateur Event "Could" be fined up to $500.00 and be suspended for an amount of time to be determined. "Could" is the key word here because if all background checks were done and the fighter is not listed as a Professional anywhere, there was not much the promoter or the ISCF could have done in the first place. However, if for example, a fighter who the promoter requests to be added to the fight card just before the event (that the ISCF never had time to check) turns out to be a Professional, the Promoter could be responsible and be Suspended and Fined.
It is the promoter/matchmakers responsibility to assure that the list of amateur MMA Fighters they send in to the ISCF headquarters for background check are indeed a list of AMATEURS. Promoters and Matchmakers can verify this by checking the following locations;
Promoters and Matchmakers are required to check ALL of these listings BEFORE THEY SUBMIT THEIR FIGHTER LIST TO THE ISCF to assure the fighters they are using on their event to fight as Amateurs are not listed as Professional Fighters on ANY of these listings or databases. Hopefully this new rule will eliminate all the Pro MMA fighters who jump back and forth. If they do it on other Sanctioned events, so be it, but we will no longer tolerate it on ANY ISCF Sanctioned events.
MONDAY, January 9th, 2006, AT 5:20 PM, PT
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Results For
Battle
In The Northland
By Chuck Wolfe,
ISCF World Representative.
On Friday, January 6th 2006, John Cornett Promotions presented The Battle of the Northland at Fennigan's in North Kansas City MO. They packed in 800+ people into a small Ballroom that made the evening packed with excitement. The results are as follows.
For more info contact Mr. John Cornett at (816) 564-0642, or by
e-mail at nataliecornett@sbcglobal.net
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MORE
RESULTS
As of this posting, we have yet to receive any
results from the "Pure Force... The
Beginning" event held this past Friday in Tinley Park,
Illinois, USA.
FRIDAY, January 6th, 2006, AT 1:40 PM, PT
ISCF Action This Weekend...
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Pure Force...
The
Beginning
MORE ISCF Action This Weekend...
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Battle In The
Northland
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