01June PAST IKF NEWS JUNE, 2001 -SATURDAY, June 30th, 2001, AT4:00 PM PT IKF Prepares For Magazine With New Rankings Layout! One of the most trying issues here at the IKF Headquarters has been how to transfer the IKF website Rankings into the planned IKF Kickboxing Magazine. The Box listings take up too much room for a printed format and are very hard to transfer to a text file for a magazine print.
So instead, the IKF has been taking the last week to redesign the rankings layout. So far, only one division is done.
However, if you saw how long it takes to do this layout transfer, you would understand why only one layout is done so far. Today we loaded up what we hope will be a new look at an easier to read and easier to print off web rankings for our readers.
The new layout will also make it easier to download current rankings from our web pages to the magazine layout. Please let us know what you think. You can see the new layout by clicking More News Of 6-30-01 IKF Europe ACTION! IKF Promoters Stephen Donnelly and Mick Fowles are scheduled to host their IKF event tomorrow night, Sunday, July 1st. The event will be Professional Kickboxing at the Mercia Sporting Club, Lockhurst Lane in Coventry England. Additional info about this event was not provided at press time. For more info, please contact Mr.
Stephen Donnelly or Mr. Mick Fowles by e-mail by Clicking FRIDAY, June 29th, 2001, AT 2:00 PM PT IKF WEEKENDS ACTION. Robinson and Williams Meet Tonight On ' UNFINISHED BUSINESS!'
Stewert Biafore Tonight at the Pittsburgh Marriot City Center in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Bernard ' Swiftkick' Robinson ( Right) will get his second chance at an IKF Title on ProKick Promotions ' UNFINISHED BUSINESS' Fight card. Robinson's last IKF title shot was for the IKF FCR Welterweight World Title against Paul Biafore ( Left) in Massachusetts of May of 1999. In the bout Robinson came out strong with a lot of great combinations with both his hands and feet, but so did the experienced Biafore.
The bout was stopped at the end of the 4th round after Biafore landed several strong combinations with Robinson in the corner. In his win, Biafore won the vacant IKF Pro FCR Welterweight World Title. A look at all the scorecards showed Biafore ahead on all the cards at the time, 40-36, 40-35 & 40-35. Tonight Robinson hopes he will Swiftkick his way to his first IKF Title as he meets Steve ' Awesome' Williams of Baltimore, Maryland, USA for the vacant IKF Pro North/East Regional Super Welterweight Title.
A closer look at the contenders shows that Williams brings a 30-2 record to the ring with 18 wins by KO while Robinson brings in a record of 46-5 with 31 KO's. This bout was previously confirmed as an ISKA sanctioned U.S. Title bout and is still listed as such, see: The ISKA had approved Robinson to fight a fighter named Timmy Jones of New Mexico.
A couple of months ago, the promoter discovered the IKF. Upon their review of the IKF Sanctioning, they elected to switch to the IKF Sanction for the same title.
At this time, the IKF did a ' Contenders Background Check' on Jones and found that another IKF Champion ( Jimmy Stewert) had already defeated Jones to win his IKF Pennsylvania State Title a couple years back. The IKF also discovered that Jones was from Pennsylvania, not New Mexico as suggested and his record was less than 5 pro fights, not the 20 + advertised.
Because of this the IKF turned him down as a contender for a U.S. From this, the promoter/matchmaker for the event found Williams who was approved by the IKF for a ' Regional Title', but not the U.S Title. Williams will not be an easy opponent for Robinson. He's considered a top contender for the title in question which will add additional pressure to Robinson who will need to avoid what could be the worst. Getting stopped before the scheduled 7 rounds.
Not just because it would be a loss, but because it would take him out of the bout for the title he really wants. If Robinson is stopped before the scheduled 7 rounds he'll lose his opportunity to fight for the title he wanted in the first place.
The IKF Light Middleweight U.S. This may seem strange, but his opponent would be from the same state as he is. ( YES, they are 2 top contenders for this title).
Robinson is scheduled to move up a weightclass while his opponent, Pennsylvania State Middleweight Champion Jimmy Stewert ( Right) will come down a weight class where the two plan to 'Meet in The Middle' for the vacant IKF Light Middleweight U. Changes of event schedules ended up making these 2 IKF events so close, both with Robinson as a title contender. On Friday night, July 13th Robinson is scheduled to meet up against Stewert in Butler PA, USA. If Robinson has trouble with Williams tonight it would also cause big problems for Stewert's event. If all goes as planned and the two meet on the 13th, the winner could 'Possibly' face IKF Light Middleweight World Champion Anthony Bartanalli ( Right) later this fall in Bartanalli's first title defense. This is only a possibility because some other contenders are also being considered for this bout. Other bouts on the card will include 3-Round Attraction HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING Devron 'TCB' Means of Prokick Promotions, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania Vs Big 'Al' Newsen of Team Fighting Dragons, Cochranton, Pennsylvania.
5-Round Pro non title middleweight bout between Dave ' Diau' Duncan of Beltzhouver, PA against #9 IKF ranked Melvin ' Mighty' Robinson of Hammer Promotions in Clinton, Maryland. In a non title amateur Junior Lightweight match, Justin ' The Flash' Mankey of Powerkick, Inc.
In Squirrel Hill, Pennsylvania will face Chris ' The Kid' Fisher of Team Fighting Dragons of Erie, Pennsylvania. In a 3 round Bantamweight bout, Marcus Ventelli of Team Fighting Dragons in Meadville, Pennsylvania will face Jeremy Piercy of Team Fighting Dragons in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. The event, sponsored by Coors Light will be promoted by PROKICK PROMOTIONS. The weigh-Ins are tonight at 5:30 PM and the Ballroom doors open up at 7 PM with the fights scheduled to start at 8:PM. As far as ticket info you can call (412) 456.1033 or (412) 690.5506 or by e-mail by clicking Corporate Tables are limited with Ballroom Ringside seats going for $35 and General Admission for $15.
The event is co-sanctioned by the PA State Athletic Commission along with the IKF. Robinson Bartanalli More News Of 6-29-2001 Cruz Meets Siebert For IKF Women's New Mexico State Title! Johnson Gymnasium at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque New Mexico, USA will be where the ladies action is tonight. IKF Promoter and IKF New Mexico State Representative Tony Rosales will feature the IKF Amateur New Mexico State Women's Flyweight Title Bout on his event tonight. Nadia Santa Cruz of the Rosales Kickboxing Gym will meet up against Jody Siebert of Bill Packer AKKA for the vacant title. For more info on this event please contact Mr. Rob Monroe At (505) 362-0972 or by e-mail by clicking or Mr.
Tony Rosales at (505) 865-5414. THURSDAY, June 28th, 2001, AT 3:05 PM PT EQUIPMENT. To Inform everyone, the ONLY MANDATORY, name brand equipment the fighters are required to wear at the National Finals are the These will be provided by Fighters can wear ANY other name brand footpads, shorts, pants, groin cup,.shin pads,.headgear or.mouthpiece they desire. (.) For all leg kick and MuayThai Fights, will provide the SHIN PADS. All Full Contact Fighters may use their own style shin pads, upon approval of the IKF. Please confirm your shin pads will be acceptable at the weigh-ins on Friday night. (.) All HEADGEAR must be approved by the IKF.
Or is recommended. No 'Karate Sparring' Headgear and no headgear with a full jaw bar. (.) will be supplying FOR FREE the mouthguard to all fighters. This will be sent out to each fighter who has.confirmed their Nationals registration BY July 1st, 2001.
(.=Sent in their Reg Form, Pictures and Nat. Fee) The National Packs will be sent out 2-3 weeks later along with several other items in the Nationals Package. You do not have to wear the if you are already using another mouth guard you are use to. More News Of 6-28-2001 IKF Introduces New Slogan! ' IKFKickboxing.com.
Bring It ON!' Fossum Developing an effective marketing strategy is all part of a company image. Andre Agassi gave Cannon Cameras a name with 'Image Is Everything' and more well known, Nike has 'Just Do It.' There are a vast amount of company slogans out there.
For several years now, the IKF has used 'The Game Has Changed!' However, in the past few weeks while working on several new projects, we've come up with a more aggressive slogan, 'Bring It ON!' The new 'Bring It ON!'
Slogan will be used on many different new IKF T-Shirt designs you'll be seeing released at this years Wording such as 'You want to Walk The Walk? Bring It ON!' Or 'You want to go a round with ME? Bring It ON!'
Are just a couple of slogan ideas on paper here at IKF Headquarters. The more aggressive Slogan is part of the gearing up the IKF is doing in preparation for it's TV launch deal currently in the works.
'It's a slogan that can work for anyone.' Says IKF President Steve Fossum. ( Left) 'It's also our own desire for competition as a sanctioning body as well as a fighter in the ring such as 'You think you can do better? Bring It ON!' ' Davis Several IKF associates have already sent in slogan ideas for bumper stickers, T-shirts, equipment, banners etc. And we welcome more.
The new slogan puts the IKF in a more aggressive market as it sets it's goals on making great changes to the sport. Fossum added, 'We're moving into a more aggressive, in your face style advertising campaign for the general public for our sport such as WWF Wrestling has done. Were looking for Attention Grabbing ideas because these will be needed to make kickboxing stand out against other sports. Fossum and IKF Marketing Director Johnny Davis ( Right) have been working hard on the new IKF marketing packages they will be presenting to several big worldwide sponsors interested in IKF events around the world. Fossum and Davis will be meeting with these companies in the next few months. Davis too is seeking a more attention grabbing attitude for not just the IKF but the sport of kickboxing in general.
'The Bring It ON Slogan encompasses the full spectrum of objectives for the IKF.' Davis added some other slogans they've been working on such as When The Feelin 'HITS YA'.
Bring It ON!, Got Game. Bring It ON!, Feelin Tough Enough. Just to name a few. The new slogan will be edited into several TV advertisements that IKF is working on as well. The 'Bring It ON!' Tag will precede several hard hitting action clips from past IKF bouts. The old slogan, 'The Game Has Changed' will still be used with certain IKF projects.
However, the Bring It ON slogan will be the main marketing slogan on items such as T-Shirts, bumper stickers, patches, hats, posters, banners and equipment just to name a few. We hope you like the new slogan of IKF Kickboxing.
And if you have any ideas where you'd like to see it more. 'Bring It ON!' WEDNESDAY, June 27th, 2001, AT 3:45 PM PT Offers FREE SHIPPING! Fire up your 4th of July with something to really celebrate!!
Beginning right now through midnight on July 4th will cover the ground shipping charges when you place an order with them over $100.00. That can compute into huge savings when ordering a new heavybag, stocking up on gloves or outfitting your home gym.
So act quickly, because the fuse is running short on this dynamite offer. This offer only covers orders over the amount of $100.00 shipped in the Contiguous United States ( lower 48). Additional shipping charges will still apply on items as noted in the item description ( filled bags, home gym equipment, rings, etc.) This is way of saying thank you once again for your interest in MONDAY, June 25th, 2001, AT 5:30 PM PT North Central Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA ( MTR & IR) Regional RESULTS! Last Saturday, June 23rd in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Duke Roufus and Scott Joffe hosted their third in a row. This year, 47 North Central fighters were registered to 'WALK The WALK' in both MuayThai and International Rules. Here are the results below.
'TOURNAMENT BOUT' Results;. Heavyweight Semi Final MTR Dan Pemble, of Marquette, MI, 0-0 defeated Ryan Murray, of Minneapolis MN, 0-0 by unanimous decision. Super Middleweight IR Gregg Janke of Milwaukee, WI ( Duke Roufus Gym 0-0) defeated Jason Lovelace, Milwaukee,WI, ( Duke Roufus Gym) by unanimous decision.
Light Heavyweight IR Joe Bonaguidi of Milwaukee, WI ( Duke Roufus Gym 0-0) and Matt Burger of Milwaukee, WI ( Duke Roufus Gym) fought to a draw. Women's Lightweight MTR Jennifer Butler of Dixon, IL ( MA 1-2) defeated Rachel Thomas, Milwaukee, WI ( Triton Gym, 4-6) by TKO at 1:20 of round 1. Middleweight MTR Harvey Grasse of Milwaukee, WI ( Duke Roufus Gym 5-2) defeated Kao Moua of Sheboygan, WI ( Sheboygan MA 0-0) by TKO after round 2. ( Corner stopped bout). Light Middleweight MTR Ben Dauck of Milwaukee, WI ( Duke Roufus Gym 6-0-1) defeated Andrew Hoffman of Peoria, IL ( Peoria Athletic Club 0-0) by unanimous decision. Cruiserweight MTR Jeremy Engling of Dubuque, IA ( DMAG, 2-0) defeated Charles Pemble of Marquette, MI ( USA MT, 2-0) by unanimous decision.
Heavyweight MTR FINAL Dan Pemble of Marquette, MI, ( 0-0) defeated Bryce Franke of Rockford, IL ( 1-4) by unanimous decision. These Scheduled Tournament bouts Did Not Happen. 147 Dave Durenberger, Minneapolis, MN, Minnesota ( MA 0-0) vs. Do Vang, Des Moines, IA. ( Zen Shin 0-0).
156 Jason Strout, Milwaukee, WI ( Duke Roufus Gym 9-1) vs. Alessio Zeal, Appleton, WI ( Appleton MA 0-3).
Ben Mason of Milwaukee, WI ( Duke Roufus Gym) who was scheduled to fight Gregg Janke of Milwaukee, WI ( Duke Roufus Gym 0-0) did not fight. Instead, Janke fought Jason Lovelace of Milwaukee,WI, (Duke Roufus Gym.) as shown above. In the NON TOURNAMENT BOUTS of the night the results were as follows;. Non Tournament IR Rebecca Mahin defeated Cat Lee by unanimous decision. JUNIOR Boys Non Tournament Kelly Keuschel defeated Nathen Hicks by split decision. JUNIOR Girls Non Tournament Ellie Tearbill defeated Rachel Stecklein by unanimous decision. Lightweight Muay Thai Non Tournament Casey Garza defeated Joe Nichols by 2nd rd TKO 1:47.
Light Welterweight Non Tournament Maciej Gulinski and Neal Fox fought to a draw. Welterweight Non Tournament Ryan Berg defeated Hutan Ghojallu by unanimous decision.
Non Tournament Sahnya Thom defeated Karin Jacobson. Non Tournament Sean Mahin defeated Mike Bradway by unanimous decision. Junior Non Tournament David Flurry defeated Casey Johnson by split decision.
Pro K-1 Rules Main Event Mark ' The Shark' Miller of Pittsburgh, PA, USA tko'ed Darrin Plank of Topeka, Kansas, USA at 20 seconds of the first round.
Contents. Early life and education Johnson was in born, on November 30, 1974. Jason Scott Johnson graduated from in in 1993. That year he was the Wisconsin State Wrestling Champion at 189 lbs (86 kg). Marines career Johnson was a in the and served from 1993 to 1997. He was deployed to, where he oversaw peacekeeping efforts.
Johnson worked with the in Joint Task Force Operations in, and he trained with the in the. In 1994 Johnson’s named him the 'Iron Man” of. That year he also qualified for the in, and he remained a member of that team until 1996.
Johnson graduated from 'Airborne' School at, in 1996. He was a member of the Marine Corps’ 2nd Force Reconnaissance unit. Kickboxing career Johnson began his training in Muay Thai kickboxing with fighter Duke Roufus. Johnson won his first fight on September 6, 1998 against Jack Lagrange. Johnson beat experienced opponents, and earned himself the nickname 'The Gladiator'. In 1999, he became the IKF USA National Amateur MuayThai Rules Heavyweight Champion.
He also won the World International Federation Muay Thai Amateur (IFMA) Super Heavyweight Championship in,. He was ranked 7th in the world as a professional kickboxer. His record is 15 wins, 1 loss, and 11 KOs. Fitness career Jason Scott Johnson is a certified personal trainer and performance enhancement specialist with the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
Johnson founded Go Beyond Fitness. Johnson is a sports and fitness. In 2010, he was a sports model champion at MuscleMania in. Johnson appeared in training DVDs and in an 8-volume Muay Thai video series with Duke Roufus. Johnson authored the 2011 fitness book Recreate Yourself: Simple Steps To Rapidly Burn Fat and Sculpt Your Body.
Johnson was also a member of Team USA in Bodybuilding in 2009. Acting career Jason Johnson is a member of the and.
He starred as Ryan Kristoff in, a 2005 movie directed by Dom Magwili. In 2006, he co-starred as Spry in Reptilicant, a film directed by Desi Singh. Johnson has appeared in American television programs including Passions, and. He was also a character in a DC Comics comic book, and worked as a stunt performer at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Accreditations and achievements Johnson is a in and a certified Endurance Specialist. He is a certified Personal Trainer.
In 2010 Johnson became a Corrective Exercise Specialist. Johnson is a competitive Ironman. He has appeared in - or written for - Men’s Fitness, Ironman, Physical, Muscle and Fitness, and Exercise for Men.
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