What a Weekend of Fighting

So Fight Fans we have an action packed weekend ahead:

Here's some of the highlights:

Of course we have UFC 154 St Pierre Vs Condit - featuring the return of one of MMA's greats George St Pierre Article HERE

Pacific X-Treme Combat 34 featuring friend of this website and one of Asia's brightest prospects Mark Striegl in what is surely the biggest fight of his career to date - Article HERE

Which will be beamed live via Sherdog.com!

Bellator Fighting Championship 81

Bellator Fighting Championship 81 - You have to imagine with the birth of the World Series of Fighting that Bjorn Rebney will be responding by making sure Bellator is well placed to defend it's status as the second most popular MMA organisation in the world.

There are two Semi Finals fights in the Lightweight Competition:

Marcin Held (14-2-0) vs Rich Clementi (45-21-1) 

Ricardo Tirloni (15-2-0) vs Dave Jansen (17-2-0)

These two fights promise a hell of a lot of action as submission expert Held tackles veteren UFC warrior Clementi and Brazilian Tirloni faces American Jansen both Bellator veterans, this is going to be one tough fight to call.

If those were the only fights it would be worth watching but add the likes of:

Marlon Sandro (22-4-0) vs Dustin Neace (23-18-1) and Jonas Billstein (10-2-0) vs Perry Filkins (6-1-0) and you know it's going to be an action packed high quality event.


Our friends in Australia at K-Oz Entertainment in Perth

Are about to have their biggest show to date with title belts on the line and yes that is Tito Ortiz, he's is not fighting but he will be cage side.
 Here's the Fight Card:

Jesse Taylor is (22-9-0) and has fought all over the world vs Steven Kennedy (10-5-0) a familiar face on the Australia fightscene.

Dave Hulett is (20-10-0) and his last win was over Xavier Lucas who can be seen on the TUF Smashes.

K-Oz are building up a great series of events and in January will launch a tournament called Elimin8tor - an 8 man - 1 night tournament, 1 winner. Should be good!


And that's just the tip of the iceberg - there are shows alla round Europe, Brazil, Japan the fast fading star of Asian MMA will have Heat 25: 8-3-1 vs Debutant anybody? No thought not. America is loaded with a variety of shows.

But frankly is you gotta choose any of the four we have featured above will be a lot of fun.

Superfight Australia 14 Press Release

Superfight Australia 14 Press Release

Published on June 29, 2012 by The Editor in Superfight Australia

Superfight Australia 14 – Press Release

Perth’s premier MMA promotion Superfight Australia 14 has announced a middleweight title clash between Steve ‘The Steamrolla’ Kennedy and Hale Vaa’sa as the main event when they return to the WA Italian Club on Friday, July 27.

As promised further additions have been made to the card with exciting local and interstate fighters that are sure to have the crowd roaring.

Glen Austin, who fights out of M1FC is another regular to SFA and always a crowd favourite with his exciting performances. Never one to leave it with the judges Austin has always finished his fights with TKO’s or submissions and has victories over Scott Mapley and Josh Forrester. Austin is slated to face South Australian fighter David De Conte.

South African Dave ‘The Animal’ Vergers against Dave ’Machete’ Johnson. Both having a strong local following, Vergers has just come off a first rd KO win over Sydney fighter Manny Rodrigues the former CFC world welterweight champion. Johnson a Perth local is going to be a tough one to beat having a 4w 1l record he will be looking for the KO or submission from the sound of the bell, this bout is going to be a war and is set to get the crowd lifting the roof of the ceiling.

Also matched is Dean ‘Ogre’ Roberts up against another South Australian fighter Mike Turner. Roberts has stormed through all three opponents thus far winning via KO or TKO. His victories include Joel Stirling, Jason Rooke and Dave “The Iron Giant” Keeley.

Other fights include;

Joe Hotai (M1FC) v Peter Carr (Leigons 13) 84kgs

Patrick Conroy (FFC) v Nick Hughes (SABJJ) 70kgs

Kris Kemps (Eclipse) v Alex MacDonald (Core Stength & Fitness QLD) 70kgs

Daniel Mitchell (M1FC) v Sam Faires (The Arena) 77kgs

You can find Superfight Australia on Facebook

K-Oz presents Bragging Rights 3

K-Oz presents Bragging Rights 3

Published on June 26, 2012 by The Editor in K-OZ

The Perth Boys of K’Oz are back with Bragging Rights 3

One of the successes stories of Asian Pacific MMA this year must be those organizations who started operations in 2012 and quickly settled down to look like they knew what they were doing and where they were going, one such organization is  K’Oz Entertainment who next weekend will hold their third event on home territory – Perth at the W.A. Italian Club.

These boys started straight out the box with professional shows and a commitment to bring in some exciting overseas prospects to tackle the local warriors.

This next event seems to be concentrating itself a bit more on home grown talent which should create a pretty noisy atmosphere and help to bring even more Australian talent to the fore.

Here’s some information about the event from their website:

“The main event of the night will pit Kris Kemps  (Eclipse MMA) against Joel Oliver (Strike Gym) for the K-OZ Entertainment Lightweight (70kg) Title Belt. Kemps is known as an all around threat with an 8-1 record. Oliver, not to be outdone has a 6-1 record, recently competed in the Australian jiu-jitsu nationals and is looking to showcase his skills.

Rob “The Powerdrill” Powdrill (FFC) will take on Dave “Machete” Johnson (Strike Gym) in the 84kg bout. Said Johnson of his upcoming battle, “I can’t wait to fight Powdrill, we’re both looking to finish each other, and it’s definitely going to be an exciting fight.”

Other key matchups on the night include Dean Roberts against debut fighter Peter Kennedy, Geordie McKenna vs. Sam Blythe, Chris Indich vs. Peter Carr, Luke Dowsett vs. Tien Ngyen, Joel Graham vs. Doug Baxter, Mitch O’Dowd vs. Sam Faiers, Steve Wong vs. Waylon, Harley Howe vs. Hatti Bazzy, Scott Norris vs. Steph Bon Temps and Josh Watson vs. Dylan te Waa.

When asked why fans should make their way to the WA Italian Club on Friday 29th June, Stewart said “The fighters know what’s on the line, apart from their pride and records, next week is the deciding factor between who will go on to compete in Bragging Rights 4 later in the year. It will separate the men from the boys and fans will start to see the emergence of WA’s elite fighters.”

Tickets are available online and range in price from $55 general admission to VIP Gold at $300 per person, which includes a gift bag, a 3-course meal and beverages. Doors open at 6pm and tickets are available online at k-ozentertainment.com.au or by calling 0405 654 777.

The official weigh-in is scheduled for 6pm at The Paddington Ale House where fans have the opportunity to hear from fighters and meet some of the SxyMMA ring girls”.

K-OZ Bragging Rights 2 – Fight Card and Preview MMA from Australia

K-OZ Bragging Rights 2 – Fight Card and Preview MMA from Australia

Published on April 18, 2012 by The Editor in K-OZ

 Bragging Rights 2 Battle in the Trenches

K-Oz Entertainment are back with their second event

After their first very successful show in front of a full house the boys from K-Oz are back with more MMA entertainment for you. We hope to speak to them before the event but until then heres the most important stuff The fight card and some previews.

Eve of Anzac Day – Tuesday April  24th 2012 - At the  WA Italian Club in Perth

The Event Will Feature Three Championship Fights

Welterweight Title Fight:

Xavier “Xman” Lucas (8-2-1) – Xtreme World Middleweight Champion, Undefeated Pan Pacific Shooto Champion

Vs

David “Hollywood” Hulett (19-10-0)  Strikeforce Veteran all the way from the USA

Aussie Lucas will be coming into this fight after a lay off of almost a year. he last fight was a submission loss to Gareth Ealey via armbar. He has a very solid record and has fought in a wide selection of Aussie organisations.

Hulett is coming in from Las Vegas hoping to repeat the gold grab that the Americans made at the last K-Oz event. With a solid 11 year career in MMA he is going to bring Lucas a lot of trouble especially with his wide selection of submission skills. And he is one tough guy ,of his 10 loses 5 have been via decision, he will not be easy to stop. This should be a real battle

Light Heavyweight Title Fight

Steven “Steam Roller” Kennedy (6-5-0)  - from Welter to Middle & now Light Heavyweight in 10 months Steaming through

Vs

Sam “Striker” Brown (11-4-1) – Aus and NZ #1 Light Heavyweight & Legends MMA Hong Kong ranked fighter

Kennedy won last time out at Superfight Australia in March with a first round TKO. And although on paper it does not look to great his recent record is a solid 5-2 .

But New Zealander Brown is also going to be leading a raiding party to steal Aussie gold and he is one serious dude, in his last three fights he has two wins at Legend and also one at CFC, Hi level stuff indeed. Kennedy is going to have to bring his A-game and then some to win this one.

Middleweight Title Fight

Dave “Pain Train” Mazzany (8-4-0) – Current K-Oz Middleweight Champion & fights under Wanderlei Silva Las Vegas

Vs

Forrest Goodwin (4-2-0)  - New Zealand Middleweight Champion

Mazany has experience here, he was in the last raiding party and he got his gold, but he is back to give the Northern Hemisphere a chance to have another go. Trouble is he trains at Wanderlei Silva’s camp and is in no mood to hand anything back just yet, he’s just coming to flaunt it and because he likes the Aussie sunshine!

Goodwin is really going to have his work cut out to stop the Pain Train.

Rest of the Card

Rob “Axe Kick” Powdrill (2-0-0) – 49 Muay Thai, 7 MMA & 3 boxing fights

Vs

Pat “Luchador” Crawley (8-2-0) – Rise Middleweight Champion & #1 Rank Middlewieght Legends MMA Hong Kong

Last time out Powdrill repelled the raiders from America recording the only win against the invading dogs of war, this time out his threat comes from a traditional sporting enemy as

Crawley is a New Zealander, but he is a real threat to Powdrill, his experience at Legend and Rize should prove much too much from the Aussie.

Joel Oliver (3-1-0)  V to be announced

Chris Indich (2-0-0) Vs Peter Carr

Scott Noras V Roy Foreman

Both these fighters are making their debut and it’s the Aussie Noras against the American invader. I dont know much about either fighter except I believe Roy Foreman has grown up amongst MMA fighter royalty and trains at Wanderlie Silva’s Gym in Las Vegas. Should be interesting.

Plus 2 Super Special Surprise Fights on the Night

So that’s it. It should be a very exciting night of fighting from what is a very well run young organisation and for only their second event they have managed to bring in some very good quality fighters from the MMA world.

It will be televised after the event on Foxtel.

Oh and did I mention there will be HOT ring girls?

Why not check out the video below to get in the mood.

It’s K-OZ Entertainment Time – Bragging Rights in Perth – Australia

It’s K-OZ Entertainment Time – Bragging Rights in Perth – Australia

Published on January 17, 2012 by The Editor in Event, K-OZ

OK the good news is I can read the K-OzZ Website.

On Saturday 21st January 2012 K-OZ Entertainment present Bragging Rights at WA Italian Club in Perth Australia featuring Two Title Fights

Doors open at 6:00pm and Fight starts at 7:00pm.

Fight 1: Steve Wong Vs Uros Ljoboja

Fight 2: Briggs Foreman Vs TBA ?

Fight 3: @84kg Jack Johns Vs Paul Newman

Fight 4: Sharn Maharahja Vs TBA ?

Fight 5: @70kg Yumo Isazuki Vs Chris Kemps

Fight 6: Peter Kennedy Vs TBA ?

Fight 7: @84kg Rob ‘Powerdrill’ Powdrill (1-0-0) Vs Ashe ‘The Archer’ Bowman (9-10-0)

Fight 8: @84kg K-Oz Middleweight Gladiator Title Fight

Steve “Steam Rolla” Kennedy (4-4-0) Vs Dave ‘The Pain Train’ Manzany

The Main Event @ 125kg is a BIG one literally as two giants of fighting clash in the cage challenging for the

K-Oz Gladiator Heavy Weight Championship.

We have local boy and ex UFC fighter Soa ‘The Hulk’ Palelei vs the American ex Sumo wrestler and Pride fighter Henry ‘Sentoryu’ Miller.