Showing posts with label World Grand Prix. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World Grand Prix. Show all posts

Friday, September 27, 2013

AIRING SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN U.S. SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Lineup World-Class Kickboxing LIVE on Fight Now TV





WHAT:            SUPERKOMBAT Grand Prix on Fight Now TV

WHEN:            Saturday, September 28, 2013 - 3 p.m. ET starting time
                       
FIGHTS:          (listed in order, top to bottom)

Superfight 1 - Super Cruiserweights
ROMELLEO "Romo" DA SILVA(16-2-1, 0 KOs), Brazil
CRISTIAN RISTEA(25-2-0, 23 KOs), Romania 

Tournament Semifinal A - Heavyweights
LEROY JOHNSON(10-1-0, 0 KOs), United States
GIANNIS STOFORIDIS(13-1-0, 5 KOs), Greece 

Tournament Semifinal B - Heavyweights
GAETAN "El Tornado" SAUTRON(28-2-0, 21 KOs), France
D'ANGELO "Pretty Boy" MARSHALL(17-1-2, 0 KOs), Curacao 

Superfight 2 - Cruiserweights
VANNI FAE(N/A), Italy
DANUT HURDUC(16-1-0, 3 KOs), Romania 

Superfight 3 - Super Cruiserweights
DZENAN POTURAK(20-4-0, 0 KOs), Bosnia & Herzegovina, 209 LBS.
ABDREI "Mr. KO" STOOICA (30-4-0, 20 KOs), Romania, 205 LBS.

Superfight 4 - Featherweights
PALMERI CALOGERO(56-10-1, 16 KOs), Italy, 140 ½ LBS.
IONUT "The Pitbull" ATODIRESEI (90-7, 17 KOs), Romania, 140 ½ LBS. 
           
Superfight 5 - Heavyweights
REAMON "The Giant" WELBOREN(16-4-1, 0 KOs), Netherlands
BENJAMIN "Mr. Gentleman" ADEGBUYI(15-2, 10 KOs), Romania

Tournament Final - Heavyweights
Winners of semifinal A vs. B

WHERE:          
Elisabeta Lipa Hall,Botosani, Romania

U.S. TELEVISION: Fight Now TV

INFORMATION: 

About SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship: SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship is a combat show with fights in various weight divisions, including an eliminatory tournament in the heavyweight division. All events are based on martial arts bouts of stand-up rules between fighters from all around the world, coming from different fight disciplines as boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, judo, karate, Muay Thai or wrestling. 


About FIGHT NOW TV: 
FIGHT NOW! TV is America's first launched 24/7 combat sports channel!
FIGHT NOW! TV showcases compelling MMA, boxing, wrestling/grappling, Muay Thai and kickboxing; catering to ALL fight fans.  

  
FIGHT NOW is the place for live fights and classic matches, continuous combat sports analysis, exclusive interviews, on location news and wrap around coverage of the biggest PPV events and world-class match-ups.  

It's ON!


Fight Now TV is owned by Channel Zero, Inc., a large broadcasting and media conglomerate.


For more information about FIGHT NOW TV, go online at www.fightnow.com, or follow on Twitter@fightnowtv and facebook.com/fightnowtv.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Fight Now TV home for SUPERKOMBAT Kickboxing Fighting Championship in U.S.




SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Saturday from Romania
HOBOKEN, NJ (September 24, 2013) - Fight Now! TV, America's 24/7 combat sports cable channel, is now THE exclusive home of SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship in the United States. SUPERKOMBAT is currently a European leader in fight TV production, featuring world-class kickboxing.

Fight Now! TV's exclusive deal with SUPERKOMBAT will bring five live events to the U.S. this year from September through December.

The newly founded international media partnership kicks-off this Thursday and Friday, September 26 and 27, with two days of recent SUPERKOMBAT events airing on Fight Now! TV's Every Night a Different Fight timeslot.

The exciting action culminates in the promotion's live U.S. debut this Saturdayafternoon (Sept. 28) with SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix, LIVE starting at 3 p.m. ET from Botosani, Romania.

"This is a great way to introduce combat sports fans to the talent and quality of events SUPERKOMBAT has to offer," said Brad Sanguin Programming & Production manager for Fight Now! TV. 

"Fight Now! TV believes in ambitious projects, so we decided to make this deal a media partnership," SUPERKOMBAT President Eduard Irimia added.  "We're hopeful that this may be the beginning of a long term relationship. We are proud to airthe first event broadcasted live in the USA - SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix. I am confident that this project will have only positive effects for both brands."

A heavyweight Superfight is set for the main event as Benjamin "Mr. Gentleman" Adegbuyi takes onwith Reamon Welboren, highlighting an eight-fight card also featuring a four-man heavyweight tournament. The winner will land a spot in the SUPERKOMBAT Final Elimination event on November 9.

  
Benjamin "Mr. Gentleman" Adegbuyi

American Leroy Johnson will be featured in the single-night tournament, as well as
Giannis Stoforidis, Gaetan Sautron and D'Angelo Marshall. SUPERKOMBAT stars Andrei "Mr. KO" Stoica, Dzenan Poturak and Ionut "Pitbull" Atodireseiare also slated to fight on the Sept. 28 kickboxing event.

About SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship: SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship is a combat show with fights in various weight divisions, including an eliminatory tournament in the heavyweight division. All events are based on martial arts bouts of stand-up rules between fighters from all around the world, coming from different fight disciplines as boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, judo, karate, Muay Thai or wrestling.

About FIGHT NOW TV:  Founded by Channel Zero, Inc., a large broadcasting and media conglomerate,FIGHT NOW! TV is the first 24/7 combat sports
cable channel in America. 

FIGHT NOW TV caters to fight fans of every genre, providing them with compelling coverage of MMA, boxing, wrestling/grappling, Muay Thai, kickboxing and other combat sports. 

FIGHT NOW is the place for the best analysis, live and current events, exclusive interviews and news coverage of the biggest PPV events and world-class match-ups. It's ON! 

For more information about FIGHT NOW TV, go online at www.fightnow.com, or follow on Twitter@fightnowtv and facebook.com/fightnowtv.

Visit www.superkombat.com for additional information about SUPERKOMBAT.

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Monday, May 14, 2012

GILBERT MELENDEZ & JOSH BARNETT TO HOST SHOWTIME LIVE WEB CHATS THURSDAY & FRIDAY, RESPECTIVELY



Melendez on Thursday, May 17; Barnett on Friday, May 18
1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT

WHO:                   STRIKEFORCE Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez
                                Former Heavyweight Champ & Grand Prix Finalist Josh Barnett 

WHEN: Melendez: Thursday, May 17, at 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT
Barnett: Friday, May 18, at 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT                   

ACCESS #:            Fans can submit questions via Twitter using the hashtag #StrikeforceChat, via the Strikeforce Facebook page www.facebook.com/StrikeforceMixedMartialArts or via Ustream at www.Ustream.TV/SHOSports.

WHAT:                 Melendez and Barnett will participate in the SHOWTIME Live Web Chats found at http://sports.sho.com/chat as the countdown continues to the mega-STRIKEFORCE event this Saturday,May 19, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) and SHOWTIME EXTREME®(8 p.m. ET/PT) from HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

The main event will feature Barnett against Daniel Cormier in the Final of STRIKEFORCE: World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament. In the co-feature, Melendez will defend his STRIKEFORCE World Lightweight Championship against Josh Thomson.

In other fights on SHOWTIME: Rafael Feijao vs. Mike Kyle, light heavyweights; and Nah-Shon Burrellvs. Chris Spang, welterweights.

Preliminary fights on SHOWTIME EXTREME: Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg, lightweights; Virgil Zwicker vs. Carlos Inocente, light heavyweights; Gian Villante vs. Derrick Mehmen, light heavyweights; and Quinn Mulhern vs. Yuri Villefort, welterweights.