FIGHT NOW TV Delivers Kickboxing History

Final Fight: Cro Cop vs. Sefo

March 10 live from Croatia

Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic

HOBOKEN, NJ (February 29, 2012) - FIGHT NOW TV TM - America's only 24-hour combat sports and entertainment channel - announced today that it will air the final fight of mixed martial arts legend Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic's illustrious career to viewers across America on Saturday, March 10. "Cro Cop"is set to take on another kickboxing great, "Sugar" Ray Sefo, live from Filipovic's native Croatia.



"We could not be more excited to bring this tremendous sporting event to American fans," said Mike Garrow, GM and co-founder of FIGHT NOW TV. "Filipovic is one of the greatest MMA fighters of all-time and he is returning to his first love - kickboxing - for a last hurrah. 'Cro Cop' certainly could have chosen a much easier opponent than Sefo for his swan song, but this shows what a true warrior he is in terms of fighting a guy like Ray, who continues to be a top name on the world kickboxing scene."



Filipovic (16-7, 11 KO), once famously describing his kicks as "right leg: hospital; left leg: cemetery", remains a Croatian sports icon who has starred in the UFC, Pride, K-1 and Dream during his more than decade-long fight career. He holds kickboxing victories over such notable fighters as Mike Bernardo, Jerome Le Banner, Peter Aerts, Mark Hunt, Remy Bonasky, Misashi and Sam Greco.



New Zealand native Sefo (56-21- 1, 38 KO), fighting out of Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, rates as one of the premier and most recognizable kick-boxers in the world. A five-time Muay Thai world champion and eight-time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist, Sefo's most prominent kickboxing victims also include Bernardo, Le Banner and Aerts, as well as Bob Sapp and Stephan Leko.

"Sugar" Ray Sefo

There will be nine other great kickboxing matchups on this once-in-a-lifetime card. Final Fight promises to be a first-class production every step of the way with Michael Buffer serving as ring announcer, actress Jane Park as event host, and former K-1 superstar Nobuaki Kakuda as referee for this exciting night of action.



Given the interest across the United States for this highly-anticipated event, FIGHT NOW TV will be offering fans three ways to catch all the kicks, punches and knockouts that Final Fight is sure to deliver:



Cablevision subscribers can watch live on FIGHT NOW TV, channel 464 as part of their iO Sports & Entertainment Pak



Satellite customers will be able to see the event on DIRECTV PPV, channel 123 HD or 124 SD.



All others can catch this historic event on FIGHT NOW TV broadband PPV player powered by Ustream. Visit www.fightnow.com for details.



Also scheduled to fight on the Mar. 10 Final Fight card are:

Igor Jurkovic (29-3, 23 KO) vs. Freddy Kemayo (60-18, 43 KO)

Daniel Ghita (39-7, 29 KO) vs. 2011 SuperKombat WGP Final champion Sergei Laschenko (29-9, 12 KO)

Former Croatian Muay Thai Champion Mladen Brestovac (36-8, 25 KO) vs. Dutch heavyweight WFCA kickboxing winner Mourad Bouzidi (65-15, 32 KO)

Former WKA European titleholder Dzevad Poturak (47-16, 30 KO) vs. Ismail "Mr. Pain" Londt (27-3, 12 KO)

Mladen "Dynamite" Kujundzic (8-3, 5 KO) vs. TBA

2009 World Kickboxing champion Agron Preteni (56-10) vs. European kickboxing king Guy Pacome Assi (11-6, 5 KO)

Stefan Jelicv (6-1, 6 KO) vs. Michael Duut (15-5, 7 KO)

Former WKA European champ Ivan Posavec (19-4) vs. Miran "Rocky" Fabjan (34-5)



*All fights and fighters are subject to change.



About FIGHT NOW TV: With offices in New Jersey, Las Vegas and Toronto, FIGHT NOW TV is a cross-platform media company that creates and distributes content through its television, video on demand, and online outlets.



Founded by Channel Zero, Inc. and media entrepreneur Mike Garrow, FIGHT NOW TV is the only 24-hour-a-day, seven-days-a-week combat sports channel in the nation. The network's mandate is to bring the best battles, fiercest fights and stunning knockouts to America. FIGHT NOW TV caters to fight fans of every genre, giving them a front row seat to compelling coverage of MMA, boxing, wrestling/grappling, Muay Thai, kickboxing and other combat sports. FIGHT NOW TV is the place for the best analysis, live and current events, documentaries and news coverage of the biggest PPV events and match-ups from around the globe.



FIGHT NOW TV has also enlisted one of the fight game's biggest names to join its camp, 5-time UFC champion and MMA legend Randy Couture, who serves as both spokesperson and analyst for the channel.



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New England Fights! Announces FIGHT NIGHT II in Biddeford, Maine April 14, 2012

 

Biddeford, ME (February 20, 2012) – On the heels of their wildly successful debut event in Lewiston, Maine, Mixed Martial Arts promotions company New England Fights! (“NEF!”) has announced that its follow up event FIGHT NIGHT II will be held at the Arena in Biddeford, Maine on Saturday, April 14th, 2012.

 

“I think we turned a lot of heads with FIGHT NIGHT I,” stated NEF! Promoter, Attorney, and Co-Owner Nick DiSalvo. “We put 3,142 people in the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on February 11.  We shattered the previous attendance record for an MMA event in Maine by over 1,300.  That’s a huge accomplishment for a debut event.  To put that in context, the 1965 World Heavyweight Title rematch between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston, in the same building, had an attendance of 2,434.  We put over 700 more people in the Colisee than that fight did.  It just goes to show what we’ve been saying all along – that Maine loves its MMA.”

 

DiSalvo and his business partner - Matchmaker, Maine State Representative, and Co-Owner of NEF! - Matt Peterson, have planned another stellar card for Biddeford, once again showcasing the talents of Maine’s best MMA competitors.  “The phones have been ringing off the hook from fighters and camps wanting to get on the FIGHT NIGHT II card,” said Peterson.  “We have FIGHT NIGHT I alumni already scheduled to appear on the April 14 Biddeford event.  Maine favorites like John Raio, Jesse Peterson, Ray Wood, Jamie Harrison, Jesse Erickson, and ‘The’ Ryan Sanders have all committed to appear on FIGHT NIGHT II, as well as NEF! newcomer Jarod Lawton.”

 

Tickets for the April 14 event in Biddeford will be on sale Wednesday, February 22^nd at 10:00 a.m.  A link to a ticketing page will be provided at that time on NEF!’s website, Facebook, and Twitter pages.  “Get your tickets early,” warns DiSalvo.  “The Biddeford Arena seats only 1,600.  We had already sold 1,600 tickets to FIGHT NIGHT I more than a month before the event.  In the past week, we’ve received more than 500 calls and emails from fans wanting to order FIGHT NIGHT II tickets early.  We are expecting a sell-out for April 14, and we’re expecting it to happen quickly.  If you’re a fight fan and you want to see the best fighters Maine has to offer, be sure to get your tickets right away on Wednesday.  Cage-side and Premium seats will be very, very limited and will be gone fast.  We’re also expecting big crowds to come in from Massachusetts and New Hampshire as Biddeford, in Southern Maine, is a much shorter trip than Lewiston for out-of-staters.”

 

For more information and to stay up-to-date on the latest announcements regarding FIGHT NIGHT II visit www.newenglandfights.com.

 

About New England Fights!

New England Fights! (“NEF!”) is a Mixed Martial Arts promotions company. NEF!’s mission is to create the highest quality events for Maine’s fighters and fans alike. NEF!’s executive team has extensive experience in combat sports management, events production, media relations, marketing, legal and advertising.

Team MVJ's Fighters Prepare for Ring Wars VII "A New Beginning"

Champions Training Champions Team MVJ are the elite athletes and fighters of the MVJ Athletics Integrated Training System. Training sessions now include plyometrics in the pool. This workout routine is top notch with explosive, muscle-building exercises - but with reduced wear and tear on your joints. This is due to the fact that the water adds buoyancy to lower the impact of landings, but adds resistance to increase the difficulty jumping. Just ask Zak Kelly who travels 2 hours in order to reap the benefits, or Sean Suvie who raves, "I trained at other places before and I thought I was training and was in great shape. Now I know I wasn't really training and now I am in MVJ shape." Gary Monroy compares it to another popular program, "I've tried crossfit before, and Crossfit should switch over to MVJ Athletics training!" Team MVJ doesn't let anything interrupt their training. Champions training Champions is the Team MVJ way. Try something new and be pleasantly surprised. Mike Legg  calls MVJ Athletics and Team life-changing. You can find us at 723 Rue Madora, Bear, DE 19701, (302) 595-2061. See you there!

3 Live combat sports events from 3 countries, all in 1 day, only on one channel ==> FIGHT NOW TV: 'Your source for combat sports'

Super Saturday Live    February, 18, 2012 ● England ● Canada ●  Germany

HOBOKEN, New Jersey (February 15, 2012) - FIGHT NOW TV TM - America's only 24-hour combat sports and entertainment channel - announced today that this Saturday will (Feb. 18) kick-off the first of many "Super Saturday Live" programming weekends on the channel. Fight NOW TV, starting at 11AM/ET, will deliver the best of LIVE Judo from Dusseldorf, Germany.The Düsseldorf Grand Prix will award valuable points towards Olympic qualifiers to the London games this summer, insuring the best judoka in the world will be competing. http://www.youtube.com/user/Fightnowtv?feature=watch   Founded in 1951, the International Judo Federation has organized both the yearly World Championships and the World Judo Tour, which is made up of five Grand Prix, four Grand Slams, and a World Master at the end of each year. FIGHT NOW TV will carry all ongoing World Judo events live leading up to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. As part of FIGHT NOW TV deal with United Kingdom-based MMA promotion Cage Warriors Fighting Championships, FIGHT NOW TV will offer fans second-round coverage of the Cage Warriors 8-man tournament to crown its new welterweight champion, starting at 4 PM/ET, LIVE from HMV Forum in London, England. From London, England, FIGHT NOW TV then takes viewers LIVE at 7 PM/ET to Montreal, Canada for the world championship boxing series, "Fast and Furious," presented by Mise-O-Jeux and Group Yvon Michel's Videotron. World super middleweight Adonis "Superman" Stevenson (16-1, 13 KOs) headlines in his International Boxing Federation title defense against former NABF champ Jesus Gonzales (27-1, 14 KOs). Also on the card in the co-feature is undefeated light heavyweight Eleider "Storm" Alvarez taking on boxing veteran Otis "Triple OG" Griffin (23-9-2, 9 KOs), winner of Oscar de la Hoya's The Next Great Champion reality television show. Benny Ricardo and Corey Erdman will have the call from ringside. "This is a big weekend for us at FIGHT NOW TV," said Mike Garrow GM and co-founder of FIGHT NOW TV. "Three events, from three different counties, featuring three different sports - all live! This is exactly what we are all about here at the channel. To think we are not even one year old as a service provider and we already have all of this great combat sports action going on. It's incredible. I am so excited that we are providing high quality sports entertainment to passionate fight fans and delivering on our promise to be: Your source for combat sports 24/7." FIGHT NOW TV is available on Cablevision channel 464 as part of the iO Sports & Entertainment Pak! About FIGHT NOW TV: With offices in New Jersey, Las Vegas and Toronto, FIGHT NOW TV is a cross-platform media company that creates and distributes content through its television, video on demand, and online outlets. Founded by Channel Zero, Inc. and media entrepreneur Mike Garrow, FIGHT NOW TV launched earlier this year as the first and only 24-hour-a-day, seven-days-a-week combat sports channel in the nation. The network's mandate is to bring the best battles, fiercest fights and stunning knockouts to America. FIGHT NOW TV caters to fight fans of every genre, giving them a front row seat to compelling coverage of MMA, boxing, wrestling/grappling, Muay Thai, kickboxing and other combat sports. FIGHT NOW TV is the place for the best analysis, live and current events, documentaries and news coverage of the biggest PPV events and match-ups from around the globe. FIGHT NOW TV has also enlisted one of the fight game's biggest names to join its camp, 5-time UFC champion and MMA legend Randy Couture, who serves as both spokesperson and analyst for the channel. FIGHT NOW TV, It's ON! Call Your Television Provider To Order For more information about FIGHT NOW TV go on line at www.fightnow.com, or follow on Twitter@fightnowtv and Facebook.com/fightnowtv.

RYAN FORD PROVES ONCE AGAIN THAT HE’S “THE REAL DEAL” AT AMMA 9

Sold-out event featured all knockouts and submissions

Edmonton, Alberta (Canada): It was a night filled with finishes at Aggression MMA’s fight event in Edmonton this past Saturday, February, 11^th, as the AMMA fighters did what they do best: entertain. Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford (17-4) secured his fifth victory in his last six fights, while Victor “The Matrix” Valimaki (17-8) ended a three-fight skid with his first win since 2009. In addition, top prospects “Big Bad” Stephen Beaumont (5-0), Sheldon Westcott (6-1-1), and Luke Harris (7-1-0-1) all grabbed big submission victories. The standing room-only crowd witnessed incredible fight action, and in the end, it set the tone for a big 2012 for Aggression MMA.

“What an awesome night of fights! From Ryan Ford to Victor Valimaki to Luke Harris…all our guys really laid it on the line for the fans,” said Aggression MMA Co-Owner Harvey Panesar. “The standard has been set for 2012, and we’re going to do everything we can to make sure we raise it at every event.”

“The fight went well,” said Luke Harris. “I planned to stand and bang a bit more, but it’s hard to pass up a submission opportunity when it comes up. Next, I plan to fight again as soon as possible. After that, it’s the BJJ Pan-Ams. I’m planning on a very active year.”

Here are some of the highlights of AMMA 9:

-         Victor Valimaki earned a shot at the Aggression light heavyweight belt with his TKO win.

-         Matt Bagshaw showed his grappling skills with his brutal heel-hook submission of Greg Welsh in the unofficial “Submission of the Night.”

-         After his rear-naked choke submission victory over Nick Heynen, Stephen Beaumont asked Aggression MMA officials for a shot at the AMMA lightweight title. His request was granted.

“We are very proud of our fighters,” stated Aggression MMA Co-Owner Moin Mirza. “Every fight had a decisive finish, and I can’t really think of a better way to send fight fans home happy. If this past weekend’s event was any indication, it’s going to be a big year for Aggression MMA.

“But it’s time for certain Aggression fighters to step up their level of competition. Stephen Beaumont showed he's ready for the next step and I'm hoping other guys will follow suit.”

Here are the full results of the night’s fights:

Co-Main Events

Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford defeated Ricky Goodall via TKO (elbows) at 3:37 of the 1^stround

Victor “The Matrix” Valimaki defeated Tim Chemelli via TKO (punches) at 1:21 of the 2^nd round

Main Card

Stephan Beaumont defeated Nick Heynan via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:57 of the 1^st round

Sheldon Westcott defeated Jay Jensen via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:26 of the 1^stround

Matt Bagshaw defeated Greg Welsh via submission (heel-hook) at 0:38 of the 1^st round

Jarod McComb defeated Chase Dagenhardt via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 0:45 of the 3^rdround

Luke Harris defeated Elliot Duff via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:52 of the 1^stround

Undercard

Paulo Azambuja defeated Adrian Cardinal via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:17 of the 1^st round

KB Bhullar defeated Simon Shirt via TKO (punches) at 4:28 of the 1^st round

Stay tuned for more details on the next exciting Aggression MMA fight event! For more information, please visit our website at http://www.aggressionmma.com/