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FRIDAY,
January 31st, 2014, AT 11:20 AM/ PST
THIS WEEKENDS
ISCF ACTION...
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Capital Entertainment LLC Presents
"Battle At The Beach - Round 15"
Lake Ozark, Missouri, USA
MORE
ISCF ACTION THIS WEEKEND...
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Gerad Wombles & Fight Zone Inc. Presents
"Strike Zones Fight Night I"
Clinton, Missouri, USA
ISCF RESULTS...
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Results From BlacKOut Fighting Championships'
"BlacKOut Fighting Championships 17"
January 24th, 2014 - St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
THURSDAY,
January 30th, 2014, AT 6:10 PM/ PST
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Results From BlacKOut Fighting Championships'
"BlacKOut Fighting Championships 16"
January 18th, 2014 - Carthage, Missouri, USA
WEDNESDAY,
January 29th, 2014, AT 1:05 PM/ PST
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Results From First Coast Full Contact's
"Fight For The Veterans"
January 25th, 2014 - Jacksonville, Florida, USA
FRIDAY,
January 24th, 2014, AT 2:10 PM/ PST
THIS WEEKENDS
ISCF ACTION...
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BlacKOut Fighting Championships Presents
"BlacKOut Fighting Championships 17"
St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
MORE
ISCF ACTION THIS WEEKEND
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First Coast Full Contact Presents
"Fight For The Veterans"
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
WHEN: Saturday,
January 25th, 2014
MORE
ISCF ACTION THIS WEEKEND
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Tiger Heart Promotions Presents
"PANTHEON III "THE COLLOSSEUM"
Hastings, England
IKF
English Middleweight Kickboxing Title
Mark
Anderson (Fightingtigersgym Hastings)
VS Danny
Elgar(Matt-Freestyle Combat-Academy)
IKF
British Light Welterweight Kickboxing Title
Sammi Perkins (1st Strike)
VS Nicole
Commerford (Gym South London)
FRIDAY,
January 17th, 2014, AT 12:10 PM/ PST
THIS WEEKENDS
ISCF ACTION...
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BlacKOut Fighting Championships Presents
"BlacKOut Fighting Championships"
Carthage, Missouri, USA
MORE FIGHT NEWS...
CUNG LE
Making His Name On The Big Screen!
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Not many fighters get to follow a successful fight career as a Movie Star. Many have tried and yet Don Wilson seems to be the only one to be successful and make a career out of it. However current IKF Pro San Shou and UFC Fighter Cung Le hopes to do the same. Le has had a very active life after fighting (Well... Not saying he's retired... Yet) and has made the most noise as an up and coming Action Movie Star. Le's latest movie is "A Certain Justice" which is due to opens in March! He just got back from a 16 day media tour. Cung says it was his best acting performance. To see a clip of A Certain Justice Click HERE. Le's character is John who after returning home from a traumatic tour of duty in Iraq, he finds himself struggling with PTSD. What little peace he had managed to build around him is shattered one fateful day when he rescues a local call girl from a group of violent Aryan Brotherhood pimps. Having killed several of the high-ranking brotherhood during the rescue, he and his family are now the prime targets of Hollis, the ruthless criminal leader of the group played by Dolph Lundgren. The cast includes Vinnie Jones, Gianni Capaldi, Briana Evigan, James C. Burns, Jonathan Kowalsky, Jake Jacobson and a former opponent of Le's in San Shou, Scott Sheeley. (Click) Le was also in Pandorum, (2009) a sci-fi thriller with veteran actor Dennis Quaid. The film tells the terrifying story of two crew members stranded on a spacecraft who quickly (and horrifically) realize they are not alone. The Grandmaster
(2013) The Man With The Iron Fist
(2012) Dragon Eyes (2012)
Other films Cung has been a part of include,
Le had fought Jason Yee on the first ever San Shou Pay-Per-View event, but few knew who this upcoming sensation was. Le became known to the IKF back in 1998 when the IKF co-sanctioned a new fighting series called DRAKA. IKF President Steve Fossum was the ring announcer and IKF co-founder - Dan Stell was the referee. Le had been active in the Martial Art fighting style of San Shou but the sport and Le were virtually unknown to the fight fans. After his outstanding and exciting performance Fossum made a point to let the crowd know that "Cung le was what Draka was meant to be!". In the bout Le defeated Gaik Israelyan of Armenia by Unanimous Decision. (Right) Cung Le vs. Gaik Israelyan - Part 1 of 3 Cung Le vs. Gaik Israelyan - Part 2 of 3 Cung Le vs. Gaik Israelyan - Part 3 of 3 After the event the IKF was the first and only website to Introduce Cung Le as a Rising Star. (Click HERE!) A few years later on December 15th, 2001 in San Jose, California, Le won the IKF Pro San Shou Light Heavyweight World Title when he defeated Shoni Carter of Chicago, Illinois, USA by unanimous decision. Le has never been challenged for the title and still holds his IKF World Title to this day. Although that first DRAKA bout made Cung Le well known as a kickboxer, it was after he became an MMA fighter that propelled him to ultra stardom. Le blew up the MMA world with his electrifying Kicks in his Pro MMA debut on the Strikeforce MMA series promoted by Scott Coker. (Click) Le made his Pro MMA debut at the very first legally sanctioned/regulated MMA event in California. Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie on March 10, 2006, at the HP Pavilion at San Jose. In his bout Le knocked out Mike Altman at 3:51 of the first round. Four more bouts later and 4 more wins by KO/TKO and Le would be centerstage in one of the most highly rated (At the time) bouts in MMA History. On March 29, 2008, Le defeated well known MMA veteran Frank Shamrock at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. Le won via TKO when he broke Shamrocks' right arm with a series of kicks. The win made Le the new Strikeforce Middleweight Champion. After the fight Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker announced that Le had relinquished his belt after securing a major motion picture deal. Le returned to fighting after 21 months to face Scott Smith at Strikeforce: Evolution on December 19th, 2009. However Le suffered his first MMA defeat, losing via TKO at 3:25 of round 3. Le made it clear that he wanted a rematch and on June 26, Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum Le defeated Smith via TKO at 1:46 of round 2 to avenge his only MMA loss at the time. After the win Le has said that it's basically the UFC or bust for him at this point in his fighting career. "I know for a fact that if I do fight again, it's going to be in the UFC. I've never fought in the UFC, but I would love to fight in the UFC. But right now because of my contract with Showtime and Stikeforce, hopefully things can work out because there is a show in San Jose that Cain Velasquez is the main event. I would love to fight in San Jose for the UFC ...." said Le. Soon after he was signed by the UFC and booked to face Vitor Belfort on November 19th, 2011 at UFC 139. However close to the event, Belfort was removed from the bout and replaced by former Pride FC Middleweight Champion Wanderlei Silva. Le managed to confuse Silva with his unorthodox kicks, and landed a spinning backfist that dropped Silva. however during the second round, Silva managed to shake Le with huge punches and knees that broke Le's nose and the bout was stopped at 4:49 of round 2. Le's first UFC win would come on July 7th, 2012 at UFC 147 where he defeated Patrick Côté by unanimous decision (30-27 on all 3 judges cards.) Le went on to face and defeat Rich Franklin by KO with a powerful hook punch to Franklin's head at 2:17 in the first round in the main event on November 10th, 2012 at UFC: Macao. it would be Le's last fight. In November 2013, it was announced that Le would serve as the chief coach and mentor on The Ultimate Fighter: China. It would be the China-based version of The Ultimate Fighter. Along with being a fighter and action movie star Cung has made quite an impression in the Martial Arts world too. He has run a successful gym, promoted both Kickboxing and MMA events and has also made appearances on the covers of several of the most renowned martial arts publications in the world, including Inside Kung Fu, Black Belt and Martial Arts Illustrated. A testament to his high status in Asia, an article on Le was also in the Japanese version of Black Belt Magazine. He has also captivated his audience with many appearances on ESPN and ESPN2 StrikeForce events as well and Pay-Per-View K-1 USA Grand Pre Kickboxing Championship. From the looks of things, Cung Le has a long and exciting future ahead on the big screen. However, don't give up on him yet as a fighter, As Don Wilson has always told us "He's always
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TUESDAY,
January 7th, 2013, AT 11:55 AM/ PST
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CHOKE ARTIST
NY MMA Oriented TV Drama in Pre-Production and Needs Your Support!
Please
consider supporting this new NY MMA oriented project!
CHOKE ARTIST is a contemporary action
drama television series centered on a young New York mixed martial arts (MMA)
fighter's tumultuous rise from gym rat to elite professional fighter in a state
where his chosen profession is outlawed. CHOKE
ARTIST follows our protagonist as he clashes with police, shady
politicians, crooked promoters, and underground fighters in an attempt to break
out of the city, where he is considered a criminal, into the world's biggest
professional MMA organization.
Buzz is really starting to generate around this scripted television series project and production companies affiliated with both cable networks and original web series have shown interest. Things are moving pretty quickly. MMA is the fastest growing sport in the world and as you can imagine, a first of its kind scripted series exploring MMA's explosive introduction into the mainstream has generated significant interest. We, the producers of CHOKE ARTIST have scheduled the filming of a sizzle reel/pitch trailer on location in New York City at the request of interested parties.
We are excited about our cast, featuring UFC lightweight and The Ultimate Fighter Live finalist Al Iaquinta and blockbuster-action film actor Vlad Koulikov alongside a talented group of New York actors who stood out at the packed CHOKE ARTIST casting event. We have some pretty sweet cameos for the sizzle lined up as well.
With our locations locked in, the next step for CHOKE ARTIST is to gather funds to cover production costs and give our director of photography and his crew the budget and gear needed to make this sizzle look incredible, simply because it's the only way to do the New York MMA scene justice.
Also please know that the premise of the script, the current fight to legalize professional MMA in New York (the only state in America where it remains illegal), is one CHOKE ARTIST believes in wholeheartedly. The writer and producers attached have fought, trained, and coached all over the state and country. Among the countless highly regarded MMA fighters New York produces, 2 currently stand as reigning UFC World Champions (Chris Weidman and Jon Jones). Former UFC Champion Frankie Edgar also got his start in the underground NY fight scene. Former Bellator Champion Lyman Good hails from New York City. Former UFC Champion Rashad Evans also has his roots in New York. The home office of the original UFC was right in Midtown Manhattan! All that stands between Jones, Weidman and the revival of Madison Square Garden as the fight mecca of the world, from which they could defend their belts with the support of a home-town-crowd, is an antiquated NYS ban. It's forfeiting countless millions of dollars in revenue and jobs so many could use. We are grateful to those who choose to fund and help us raise a national awareness and voice for the cause.
Below you can find links to the project's facebook page, imdb page and twitter account, where you will find all sorts of cool information and updates about the project's cast, creator, producers, and fans. You will also find a link to our fundraiser page. Please take a look and consider helping us with this project!
Feel free to contact us through facebook or twitter, it's always great to hear from our supporters and the MMA community.
FUNDRAISER ON GO FUND ME. Click HERE.
https://twitter.com/TVChokeArtist
www.facebook.com/TVChokeArtist
Stephen Koepfer
Founder, Coalition to
Legalize MMA in NY - CLICK HERE.
Producer, New York MMA
www.NYMMAFilm.com
Producer,
Choke Artist
www.facebook.com/TVChokeArtist
Office: 718-728-8054
Follow me on Twitter @sambosteve - Follow @NYMMAFilm & @TVChokeArtist
MONDAY,
January 6th, 2013, AT 1:30 PM/ PST
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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