Balls To Brawls - The Video Highlights

Balls To Brawl

Mauyfit Malaysia's biggest name in MMA recently held an all Amateur event called Balls to Brawl.

Sadly, I had a prior engagement but apparently a good day was had by all and there were some 40 bouts, so lots of opportunities for new fighters.

Here's the video highlights - Our thanks to Paul Teo (Mauyfits head honcho) and the always excellent Emily Lola Tan whose work this video is.

PXC On The Move, Next Stop, Araneta Coliseum

Editors Note:

MMA continues to grow in the Asian Pacific Area and one of the biggest local organisations has announced that it is on the move to a bigger arena due to overwhelming interest in it's fast growing fan base.
Once again the fans in the Philippines are proving they are the best MMA fans in Asia coming out in their thousands to watch an upcoming organisation.
PXC are well known for putting on good quality bouts and bringing in good quality fighters, fighters who have a history of making the step up to the UFC.

Here's their latest press release:

PXC BRINGS BEST MMA ACTION IN THE REGION TO THE BIG DOME ON NOVEMBER 17th!

Pacific X-treme Combat (PXC), the premier MMA organization in the Philippines and Asia-Pacific region, has announced its biggest show to date to take place on November 17th at the famous Araneta Coliseum (aka “The Big Dome”) in Manila, Philippines. Headlining the star-studded international fight card will be some of the top rising stars of MMA from the Philippines, as well as Hawaii, Guam, Japan & Korea. The event is expected to draw thousands of MMA fans from all corners of the Philippines, and along with being broadcast live nation-wide on AKTV via IBC-13, the event will stream online for the world to experience as well!

PXC produced 2 events at Resorts World Manila’s Newport Performing Arts Theater in 2011 before relocating the show to The Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City to produce 4 stellar events. On September 1st, PXC-33 broke new ground for MMA in the Philippines with almost 500,000 viewers of the live broadcast on AKTV and a sold-out Ynares Arena.

According to PXC’s CEO, E.J. Calvo, “We are extremely excited about the move to Araneta. Our fighters have worked hard and performed well, and deserve the exposure this event will bring. PXC, as an organization, has grown leaps and bounds over a decade, and there is no doubt PXC can stand up against any MMA promotion in the region right now.”

Calvo added, “Our goal is to continue to grow PXC for the benefit of MMA fans in the Philippines, as well as for the long-term growth of the sport in the entire region.”

In less than 2 years since PXC arrived in the Philippines, the promotion has clearly been established as the premier MMA organization in the country. Along with media co-production partner, AKTV, the sports channel of TV5, PXC has successfully built a mainstream viewing audience for the first time, attracting hundreds of thousands of viewers during nation-wide broadcasts of the MMA events. PXC is also one of the only MMA leagues outside of Japan sending fighters to The UFC, and continuously signing the best up and coming talent in Asia.

Over the last 3 months, PXC has released 2 of their top fighters to The UFC, and anticipates that several more will get the same opportunity over the next year or so. PXC Welterweight Champ, Hyun Gyu Lim, and Lightweight standout, Jon Tuck, were signed by The UFC to compete in their upcoming event in Macau on November 10th. PXC prides themselves on recruiting and showcasing the best up and coming MMA talent in the Asia-Pacific region, but also has been known to feature elite fighters from Brazil, Europe, Canada, and various areas of the US.

PXC has also treated fans by flying in Filipino-American stars of the sport, including Brandon Vera and Mark Munoz, to coach their gym mates from California, as well as “Big John” McCarthy to referee bouts and hold seminars with officials, meet fans, and promote MMA in the Philippines.

PXC-34 will be the 7^th show in the Philippines for the Guam-based organization, and it is expected to elevate MMA in the Philippines to yet another level. Headlining the event will be the Philippines’ own, Ale “The Young Gun” Cali, the current Flyweight Champ, and prominent fighter and coach, Erwin Tagle.

PXC VP/Matchmaker, Eli Monge, stated, “We anticipate that several fighters on the card will be top prospects for The UFC in the near future, so it will be exciting to see them compete on their way up! PXC fighters to look out for include the Harris Sarmiento, Eugene Toquero, Russell Doane and Mark Striegl.”

PXC is presented by San Mig Strong Ice and Sports 5. With special thanks to E-Games, Fitness First, FHM Philippines, FHM.com.ph, Premiere Condoms, Healthway Agility Phil, Beer Below Zero, Real Sports Radio, and Loqal.ph.

For more information on PXC, check out www.pxc.com.ph or www.facebook.com/pxcmma.

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Nitro 7 ~ Brisbane Australia

Nitro 7 October 20th 2012 - Brisbane, Australia

The Asian Pacific Region really is alive with MMA right now and Australia must be top of that tree with numerous top quality MMA organisations from coast to coast. Of course the worlds biggest and best MMA organisation the UFC have a history of shows in Oz and at the moment we have The TUF Smashes as the best of Oz talent tackles the best of the Poms.

One of the fast growing MMA organisations in Australia is Nitro from Brisbane and a brief look at the fight card will see that there are some very experienced fighters on the card.

Nitro announces one of the most exciting match ups yet! The light heavyweight title will be on the line when these two KO kings clash on Oct 20 at Nitro 7.

Joe Muir and Chris Lokteff are both known for putting on exciting fights for the fans and both fighters have a  streak 1^stround KO’s on their records.

Main Event – Light Heavyweight Title

93kgs – Joe Muir (9-4-0) (5 Rings) vs Chris Lokteff (8-0-0) (Integrated/Fairtex)

Main Card – Lightweight Title

70kgs – Greg Atzori (11-2-0) (Integrated Hervey Bay) vs Jai Bradney (14-7-1) (Prophecy)

52kgs – Bec Hyatt (3-1-0) vs Samia Salim (ne record) 

93kgs – Hale Vaasa (8-6-0) vs Jeff King (3-11-0) 

84kgs – Brandon Bell (2-1-0) vs Kurtis Pegoraro (8-6-0) 

70kgs – Gokhan Turkyilmaz (6-6-0) vs Alex Macdonald (5-1-0) 

84kgs – Ricardo Zamora (2-1-1) vs Kemara Valentine Greer (0-2-2) 

100+kgs- Cam Bracewell (2-0-0) vs Marcus Atirai (1-0-0) 

77kgs – Bruce Irvine (1-2-0) vs Scott Gaby (no record) 

77kgs – Tristian Murphy (1-0-0) vs Brett Gabriel (2-0-0) 

66kgs – Stuart Ashby (no record) vs TBA

62kgs – Tyson Kroehn (4-5-1) vs Shannan Landy (1-0-0) 

66kgs – Adrian Rodriquez (2-0-0) vs Suasday Chau (0-1-0) 

70kgs – Matt Manukau (0-0-1) vs Matt Modistach (0-0-1) 

Malaysia's MMA Gyms ~ Mauyfit, Petaling Jaya

MUAYFIT ~ Petaling Jaya

Muayfit is ranked as one of  Top 10 MMA Gyms in Asia. Occupying a total space of 7,000 sq.ft. 

We offer 16 different types of classes including Muay Thai, MMA, Boxing, BJJ, Bootcamp, Muay Kids, Krav Maga and Bootcamp.

We have two types of membership: group class and personal training. 

Group class membership for 6 months, 1 year, 2 years and Lifetime are available for as low as Rm3.73 per day. 

Personal training rates depends on the packages. 

For more details, please contact Muayfit at 03-79604761, 03-79604759, 03-7960238 or 03-79602110. 

Or visit our website at www.muayfit.com. 

Our address is: Muayfit, C-27-01, 3 Two Square, No 2 Jalan 19/1, 46300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

Editors Note:

Muayfit is the biggest name in Malaysian MMA right now,  They have their own professional team including ONE FC fighters, DARE fighters and more.  They also are the team behind the Amateur Balls to Brawl events and the Malaysian Fighting Championship. You think you have what it takes? They can help you because they have a record of recognising and growing talent.

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If you want your Malaysian MMA Gym added to our video walk throughs follow this link for the details.

DARE - THE MACHINE VS BATTERY - The Most Dangerous Gameshow

OK I know that at the moment DARE is more of a mystery and very few people really know what is happening just now. We heard there was to be an event on the 29th September but nothing else has been released and it's getting late in the day so I guess only a lucky few will be present 'underground'.

(UPDATE: Boyd Clarke from Phuket Top Team has just posted on Facebook that it's all confirmed and his fighters are Bangkok bound - So 29th September it is. Game On as they say!)

But, we do have some news of DARE's new TV Show which will air on October 4th.

Frankly, I'll take what I can get so here are the details from Jussi, Jonathan and the gang.

THE MOST DANGEROUS GAMESHOW PREMIERS ON OCTOBER 4TH!


We are happy to announce the launch of DARE's new Weekly Show "The most Dangerous Gameshow", that starts airing free of charge, at Darefightsports.com on October 4th 2012.

Each episode of the Season 1 features a stacked entertainment package with a professional cagefight in every episode.


THE MACHINE VS BATTERY


The first episode features a Heavyweight fight between two heavy-hitters, THE MACHINE - Mike Connors and BATTERY - Marko Patteri.

Its all happening and its gonna be EPIC!



Thank you All and GAME ON.

With kindest regards,


DARE Team 











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See all the previous DARE events on Video On Demand at www.darelive.tv and www.gfl.tv!




DARE WISHES TO THANK ALL OF ITS PAST AND PRESENT EVENT PARTNERS


Club Insomnia Bangkok (DARE event venue)

TUFF (Fight Apparel)

Dymatize Thailand (Nutrition Partner)

Club Perdomo Bangkok (Lifestyle Partner)

DUBUIT (Event and welfare Partner)

Ramada Hotel & Suites - Sukhumvit Soi 12 (Hotel Partner)

CQB Group (Security Partner)

MTHFKR (Lifestyle Partner)

Fairtex (DARE fight gloves)

PK Boxing (DARE cages)

Spankys - Bangkok and Pattaya (Entertainment Partner)

Xstream (Video Production) 

Media Agility (Online Media Partner)

Go Fight Live (Online Broadcasting Partner)

XPLY (DARE clothing)

Fightgear 4 U (Fight apparel)


SEE IT. LIVE IT.

BRACE GIRLS ~ FIGHT CARD ANNOUNCED ~ Aussie MMA

The Australian Brace for War Organisation have released details of the Fight Card for their first  All Women's MMA Event.

MMA in Australia really is on the rise from an already lofty position. With the UFC TUF event: The Smashes showing the quality and depth of local fighters. UFC holding regular shows and of course countless great local MMA organisations.

Brace for War which is fronted by well known and respected Australian MMA figure Kya Pate are a well established organisation and this event is their first all Women's show.

Here's all the details:

BRACE 17 PRESS RELEASE

(SYDNEY 25 SEPTEMBER 2012 8.30am)

BRACE GIRLS FIGHT CARD ANNOUNCED

BRACE CEO Kya Pate today released the full card for the October 27th All Girls MMA fight event scheduled for the Gold Coast. This event is a historic event for Australian Mixed Martial Arts. It is the first time in the country’s history that this type of event is being staged. Women's MMA is still a growing sport and has been overshadowed by men’s MMA globally. It has been no surprise though that WMMA would continue to grow and gain more of the spotlight, especially considering the amount of interest that has been shown in Gina Carano, Rhonda Rousey and Miesha Tate over the last year or so.

Women have been competing on events like BRACE, Bellator, and Strikeforce for a number of years now, but it’s still rare for a full card to be made up completely of women. Events such as Jewels in Japan and Invicta FC in the United States have shown that there is a great deal of interest in WMMA and they have paved the way with full cards of women competing. BRACE known within Australia as one of the major players, being the only Australian event to stage in 7 cities over 4 states and with a heavy 2013 schedule looming, they have certainly played a major role in pioneering the sport "Down Under".

Kya Pate recently interviewed by No Gloves stated the reasons behind a full card of women competing “…girls would train as hard as the guys if not harder and it was very clear to me what this sport meant for their empowerment and enjoyment of life, so I suppose that was the main driving factor". Not only have BRACE decided to host a full card of women they have gathered together 95% of the country’s best calibre female competitors along with two Japanese Jewels stars. Fighters like Fiona Muxlow a great jiu jitsu champion and MMA fighter, Leanne Reid a champion Muay Thai fighter, Bianca Elmir and Australian Boxing Champion, Alex Chambers & Claire Fryer arguably regarded as the best 115's in the country amongst other notable females competing within Australia. BRACE will also feature two Japanese stars with Mika Nagano & Rina Tomita both fighting on the Jewels circuit.

FIGHT CARD

MAIN EVENT

Alex Chambers (AUSTRALIA) vs Mika Nagano (JAPAN)

Claire Fryer (AUSTRALIA) vs Rina Tomita (JAPAN)

Fiona Muxlow (Townsville) vs Leanne Reid (Sydney)

Sarah Morrison (Sydney) vs Bianca Elmir (Canberra)

Linda Nikeller (Gold Coast) vs Rhiannon Thompson (Tasmania)

Tanya Stevens (Tasmania) vs Mae-Lin Leow (Adelaide)

Shauna Carew (Brisbane) vs Gina Cardillo (Coffs Harbour)

Janice Yee (Sydney) vs Emma Rosenberg (Gold Coast)

Natalie Hills (Sydney) vs Sam Manderson (Townsville)

Kerry Barrett (Brisbane) vs Brettlyn Neal (Townsville)

Lana Kate (Melbourne) vs Helen Malone (Toowoomba)

Rebecca Steward (Wodonga) vs Maryanne Mullahy (Melbourne)

Kayla Woodbury (Coffs Harbour) vs Tam Ward (Newcastle)

Lisa Sutton (Toowoomba) vs Belinda Sedgwick (Canberra)

TICKETS ON SALE FROM

http://www.southportrsl.com.au/ or by phoning (07) 5552 4200

FOLLOW BRACE HERE

www.facebook.com/braceforwar

Balls To Brawl - Amateur MMA Event

BALLS-TO-BRAWL ~ AMATEUR MMA EVENT

Malaysian MMA continues to grow and expand. We seem to be hearing stories of new gyms opening and fighters getting offered bouts beyond Malaysia's borders almost weekly and this growth has to be nurtured.

The best way to nurture the sport is at the grass roots level, the best way to do that is to provide an easy entrance to people looking to test themselves to see if they have what it takes. A controlled environment for people is a positive benefit, quality equipment, judges, ref and back up.

The biggest name at present in Malaysian MMA is MuayFit they are the only gym with a professional MMA team. Their fighters have appeared in many of the major Asian MMA organisations events. They also are growing the talent base here in Malaysia by bringing in talented coaches from overseas to pass on their skills to local fighters.

This weekend they are holding a mammoth Amateur MMA event Balls To Brawl.

When I say mammoth how does a 40 fight card sound?

Here's the Details:

"Date: September 23rd (Sunday), 2012

Time: 10 am onwards

Venue: MuayFit or another location TBC

The objective of this event is for us to discover new MMA talent in Malaysia. Someone who could be another Peter Davis. Jian Kai or Raymond Tiew, who were the first Malaysians to secure a professional fight contract with ONE FC.

Balls-to-Brawl is the biggest ever amateur MMA cage fighting event in Malaysia. It will feature approximately 80 fighters.

The winners of each fight will advance to Balls-To-Brawl 2, which will be held in November 2012. Unlike the first event, the 2nd event will be based on tournament format, with each winner getting a trophy.

The Ball-to-Brawl 2 tournament winners will then have a chance to participate in future MALAYSIAN FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP & MAYHEM Series."

So that sounds exciting doesn't it?

Last weekend we had Ultimate Beatdown 10 and this weekend a 40 fight MMA card in Kuala Lumpur, how cool is that?

But......

Here's the important part. Nothing happens without your support, so, please if you can, get yourself (and your friends) along to KL and offer your support to all the fighters and the organisers who are making this happen.

Want to hear more contact the people at MuayFit (Details below)

MuayFit @ PJ
C-27-01 & C-27-06, 3 Two Square,
No. 2 Jalan 19/1,
46300 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor D.E.
Malaysia.

Telephone: 03-79604761, 03-79604759, 03-79602110, 03-79602389.
Email: enquiry@muayfit.com

Ultimate Beatdown X: Robinson outpoints Harris, Cole submits “Mok”

Ultimate Beatdown X: Robinson outpoints Harris, Cole submits “Mok”

(by the Coffee Boy) 

Malaysian MMA is still on the rise, and Ultimate Beatdown X gave fans a fun night of Muay Thai and professional MMA fights. The place wasn’t as packed as it could have been, but towards the end of the night it started getting crowded.

In the main event, Nik Harris fought Brad Robinson in what turned out to be a very technical sort of bout. Robinson managed to keep the fight on the ground, taking Harris down as often as he could. Harris seemed in trouble one or two times, but managed to defend against submission attempts pretty well.

In the third round, we saw Nik let his hands go a little bit more, and managed to land some good punches and a couple kicks. Robinson wouldn’t have any of that, clearly getting out-struck, and took it to the ground where he felt most comfortable. He controlled all of the last round, and despite it being a little less exciting, it’s understandable since they had a tough first two rounds against each other.

Brad Robinson is definitely someone to watch out for, and with a team like Fight G behind him and getting to train with  legends like Ole Laursen and Phil Baroni, the sky’s the limit for the “Vanilla Gorilla”. Nik Harris took the loss well, and was a class act post-fight. He was seen talking to Robinson, and they seemed to be cool around each other. Rumor is that Nik Harris has another fight coming up again soon. 

In the co-main event, Sabastion Cole took on “Mok”, a Judo fighter. Cole came out and threw some kicks and landed some solid, fast-paced punches, and managed to get his opponent’s back, and slapped on a standing rear naked choke.

Cole was one of the more impressive fighters of the night, demonstrating a versatile skill-set in the 38 seconds the fight lasted. He improved his record to 2-1, and we’re looking forward to watching this young man fight again soon.

Ultimate Beatdown X demonstrated that Malaysians are starting to get a better feel of MMA, both the fans and the fighters alike. The fighters have shown significant improvement, and the fans were eating up every bit of every single fight. Ultimate Beatdown is already looking forward to their next event, and we’ll post up details soon once more is confirmed.