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HORENSTEIN vs FORD AND "NOVOYE RUSSKOYE SLOVO CUP" TO AIR OVER INTERNET The USKBA has announced plans to show the recent mega sportfighting event "NOVOYE RUSSKOYE SLOVO CUP" by internet broadcasting. The details are currently being worked out. The internet broadcasts of this event is also scheduled to have a live chat. The broadcasts will take place on multiple dates and each date is scheduled to have one of the participants and organizers as the special guest on live chat. Promoter Gene Fabrikant and fighter "Big Diesel" Jeff Ford have already signed on as special guests. The internet broadcasts are scheduled for July 2001. For additional information, e-mail sportfighting@uskba.com. |
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| TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2001 | ||
 JASON
DUNTON CAPTURES GRAPPLING TITLE AT "EXTREME GRAPPLING 3" IN MASSACHUSETTS
It took JASON DUNTON (Dragon's Lair) 58 seconds to win the USKBA Amateur Grappling Middleweight Tri-State Championship Title by applying a guillotine choke to his opponent FRANK LATINA, causing Latina to tap out. This was the Main Event at USKBA Promoters Bruce and Lucinda Marshall's, and their Trilogy/Black Belt Productions, "THE BOSTON MASSACRE 12 - EXTREME GRAPPLING 3" that took place June 15, 2001 at the Wonderland Dog Track in Revere MA. All bouts were 7 minutes with a 3 minute overtime period if necessary. In other grappling bouts:
This event was in association with Joao Amaral and his New
England Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. For information on future "THE BOSTON
MASSACRE" events, call 978-828-2149. (excerpted from an article by David Ross)...USKBA Promoter NY Kung Fu and Kickboxing's "NEW YORK SHOWDOWN 4", held on Saturday, April 14, 2001 was the next logical step for the series. Finally stepping up to a major auditorium and introducing the city to top quality professional San Shou matches in addition to its usual roster of the nation's best amateurs, "NEW YORK SHOWDOWN 4" attracted more spectators than any of its previous shows (even though it did not sell out the auditorium as it had hoped) and proved that its success was no fluke. The NEW YORK SHOWDOWN series is here to stay. The continuing and increasing alliance of the international styles of kickboxing was evident by the support the event received from well known Muay Thai trainer and promoter Vladimir Borodin. Borodin's Gym helped open the show with a Muay Thai exhibition bout by two wonderful children. Russell and Vladimir showed the audience that they had as much heart and technique as any adult. Future champions in the making! The professional matches were what the crowd had been waiting for and
no one was disappointed. The Main Event for the USKBA San Shou Super
Heavyweight North In other amateur action:
To read the complete article and view the pictures, go to www.sanshou.org. For information on future USKBA Promoter NY Kung Fu and Kickboxing NEW YORK SHOWDOWN SERIES events, call 212-242-2453 or visit their website at www.angelfire.com/ny/sanshou. |
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The USKBA wishes to thank and congratulate the following sportfighters and champions for their support during the week ending June 10, 2001: USKBA Champions
CHRISSY YANDOLI / Smithtown NY, USA
USKBA Licensed Sportfighters
LEANNA SERRAS (Lake Grove NY), 170 lbs, fights; Jr. Full Contact Kickboxing, Point Sparring.
USKBA KICKBOXING CHAMPION KADIR KADRI WINS ISKA EXTREME CHAMPIONSHIP (as reported by Tom Ingargiola)...USKBA Kickboxing Champion KADIR KADRI (Shaolin Self Defense Centers, NY) won the USA Extreme Full Contact Middleweight Championship in an ISKA Sanctioned event in Ft. Lauderdale Florida on June 9, 2001. Accomplished fighters in three weight classes were invited to compete. The eliminations started at 1 pm and continued to the finals at 10 pm. Kadri fought four times and won four times with four knockouts.
Kadri's first bout ended in 30 seconds with an intense hook punch to the body that crumbled his opponent to the mat. His second bout ended one minute into the fourth round after an intense fight where the action swayed back and forth. Kadri ended the bout after landing a flurry of strikes to the head that toppled his opponent. In the semi finals, Kadri's opponent could not answer the bell for the fifth round. In the finals, the match ended 45 seconds into the second round when Kadri chopped his adversary to the mat with a barrage of debilitating roundhouse leg strikes. Congratulations to KADIR KADRI! |
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| TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2001 | ||
 "GRAPPLING
EXTREME CHALLENGE 3" READY TO GO THIS FRIDAY IN MASSACHUSETTS
USKBA Promoters Bruce and Lucinda Marshall and their Trilogy/Black Belt Productions , in association with Joao Amaral and New England Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, will bring "THE BOSTON MASSACRE 12 - EXTREME CHALLENGE 3" to Wonderland Dog Track in Revere MA on Friday, June 15, 2001. Scheduled to appear are some of the best grapplers from the New England area. Wonderland Dog Track has been the home to eleven previous "Boston Massacre" events. Tickets are priced at $25 for General Admission and $35 for Ringside Seating. Special Golden VIP Seating is available on request. For tickets and information, call 781-324-5062.
USKBA WELCOMES MEMBER CLUB, MEMBERS AND CHAMPIONS - WEEK ENDING JUNE 3, 2001 The USKBA wishes to thank the following training center, sportfighters and champions for their support during the week ending June 3, 2001: USKBA Member Club MAISONET'S MUAY THAI CAMP
USKBA Champions
DJAMEL YACOUBAN / Paris, France
USKBA Licensed Sportfighters
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| MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2001 | ||
 MARSHALL
UPSETS BUGLIONE...ARRUDA DECISIONS HEWSKI...TOP NAME KICKBOXERS HEAT UP
"RING OF FIRE 7"
Just when you thought the action couldn't get better, up comes USKBA Full Contact Welterweight World Champion "Diesel" DAVE BUGLIONE and up and coming ERIK MARSHALL (see photo at left...Buglione in red trunks, Marshall in black trunks) fighting a non-title five round bout. This was the Main Event of a star packed kickboxing event entitled "RING OF FIRE 7" hosted by USKBA Promoters Tom and John Bottone and their Ring of Fire Productions held at the Huntington Town House in Huntington Station NY on June 10, 2001. Marshall traveled from Florida to New York to fight Buglione. Buglione,
a humble and honored champion, was fighting in his backyard. Marshall was
looking for a chance at a title shot.
Well known ring veteran MIKE "Fighting Irish" RYAN scored a unanimous
five round decision over a game STEVE MARCANTONIO. Marcantonio slipped
Ryan's trademark spinning backfist through the first two rounds, but got
tagged by it in the third round. Although Marcantonio was given a standing
eight count, he survived the round. All judges scored the fight 50-44 in
favor of Ryan. In another pro bout, two kickboxing champions met each other
in what some of the spectators labeled "the best full contact kickboxing
bout" they have seen. TOMMY "The Warrior" RODRIGUEZ and KEITH
"The Hammer" NESBITT fought a four round war. The deciding moment came
in the third round when Rodriguez felled Nesbitt. In other kickboxing action:
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USKBA Promoters John and Tom Bottone and their Ring of Fire Productions will bring "RING OF FIRE 7" to the Huntington Town House in Huntington Station NY on Sunday, June 10, 2001. The scheduled lineup of bouts includes:
Amateur Fights
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| MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2001 | ||
 "NOVOYE
RUSSKOYE SLOVO CUP" EVENT SCORES BIG KNOCKOUT WITH EVERYONE
The mega sportfighting event entitled "Novoye Russkoye Slovo-International Fight Night 2" held on May 31, 2001 at the Atlantic Oceana Restaurant in Brooklyn NY scored a unanimous favorable decision with fight fans, fighters, sponsors and major invited guests. Special guests such as eYada.com CEO and former UFC head person Robert Meyrowitz and UFC Champion and movie star Oleg "The Russian Bear" Taktarov (see photo at left) joined other special guests Ayat Iliakhunov (promoter in Kazakhstan and Texas), Robin Postell (photo journalist and writer for Black Belt Magazine), Yuri Vaulin (professional boxer and sportfighter) and Eddie Goldman (eYada.com talk show host).
Assisting in the organizing of this event were YELENA KHIDZE, MICHAEL LITT (Event Coordinator) and VLADIMIR BORODINE (Matchmaker). For information on upcoming "Novoye Russkoye Slovo Cup" sportfighting events, contact Promoter Gene Fabrikant at 718-743-1770. |
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The decision on the YOUSEF TAGEHZADEH vs VLADIMIR MRINSKY bout
is up for review by USKBA Officials. "The USKBA Rules and Regulations
set forth the standards of conduct to be utilized in every bout. We want
to be certain that the rules were adhered to. In the third round of their bout, Tagehzadeh, in control of the bout,
hurt Mrinsky and Mrinsky was going down. Tagehzadeh threw a kick at the
bell to end the round. What transpired at that point is unclear. Mrinsky
was administered to by his corner people and the doctor took a look at This bout was part of the spectacular "NOVOYE RUSSKOYE SLOVO CUP" event, organized by Mr. Gene Fabrikant, that took place May 31, 2001 at the Atlantic Oceana Restaurant in Brooklyn NY. When the final decision on the bout is determined, we will post it here first. |
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| FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2001 | ||
 WOW!
"NOVOYE RUSSKOYE SLOVO CUP" SPORTFIGHTING EVENT AMAZES SRO CROWD AS FORD
DECISIONS HORENSTEIN FOR WORLD TITLE
"This fight was a fight that was worthy of the largest arena"...these were the words of former UFC owner and CEO of eYada.com, Robert Meyrowitz after seeing the bout between MOTI "The Hammer" HORENSTEIN and JEFF "Big Diesel" FORD for the vacant USKBA Leg Kick Super Heavyweight World Championship Title. The Main Event between Horenstein and Ford thrilled the audience with
non-stop action from two heavy hitters and kickers. The first round, normally
a 'feeling out' round, saw both fighters throwing bombs. Two judges gave
the round to Ford and one judge gave the round to Horenstein. The second
round belonged to Ford as all three judges saw it in his favor. In the
third round, Ford dropped Horenstein with a leg kick. All three judges
scored the round 10-8 in
In Muay Thai bouts
In Grappling bouts
In Full Contact Kickboxing bouts
The referees for the bouts were Donnie Carolei (Full Contact and Leg Kick Kickboxing), Fred Fitzgerald (Muay Thai), Alex Khromtsovsky and Yuri Vaulin (Grappling) and the judges were Tom Bottone, Tom Derespino and Ken Hewski. |
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American
Championship Title featured MOTI "The Hammer" HORENSTEIN. Horenstein
is a world Muay Thai champion, a former Shidokan champion and two time
UFC veteran known for hard leg kicks and a generally aggressive fighting
style. Moti faced CEDRIC HALL, a last minute replacement but a formidable
opponent none the less. Cedric was a former golden gloves national boxing
champion and had an undefeated record in kickboxing. However, Hall apparently
did not have an answer to the leg kicks that Horenstein possessed and these
set up a number of nice hand combinations. Horenstein won by TKO at 1:58
of RD 2.
JASON
ARRUDA / Dartmouth MA, USA
The
event was a six round event with two minute rounds and a one minute rest
period between rounds. The fighters had 60 seconds to change their gear/clothes.
Rounds one and two were bare knuckle. Rounds three and four were Muay Thai
style. Rounds five and six were Free-Style Fighting.
"Big
Diesel" JEFF FORD / Kansas City, MO
Buglione
was looking to stay busy. Two freight trains on the same track...running
toward each other head on. At the point they meet, that's the point that
this fight begins. But the fight didn't stop at the initial clash. The
trains pulled back and came at each other again...and again...and again.
Two aggressive fighters with exceptional techniques. In the third round,
Buglione suffered a bad cut by his eye. The always observant referee Fred
Coritone called the medics over to Buglione's corner at the end of
the round. Having to make a tough decision, Buglione's trainer and manager,
Bob Mauro, decided not to let Buglione continue. The winner by TKO at 2:00
of round 3....Marshall. Erik Marshall is trained by Mike and Vickie
Hollobaugh of Bradenton Florida.
The
kicks were flying high as KEN HEWSKI (AFC Kickboxing, Middle
Island NY) met JASON ARRUDA (TNT Kickboxing, New Bedford
MA) in a five round bout for the recently vacated USKBA Amateur
Light Heavyweight 
World
Championship Title, the ISKA Amateur US Championship Title and
the WPKA Pro/Am World Championship Title. In one of the tougher
bouts to score, Arruda came out as if it was a one round fight. His aggressiveness
and effectiveness saw all three judges giving him the first round. The
momentum kept swinging back and forth during the next four rounds. At the
end of five rounds, the judges scored this close fight 48-47, 48-47 and
48-47 all in favor of Arruda. Jason Arruda (see
photo at right) becomes the first kickboxer to win the
USKBA,
Nesbitt
was given a standing eight count, but weathered the storm. At the end of
four rounds, the judges scored it 39-36, 39-36 and 38-37 in favor of Rodriguez.
In a pro Leg Kick Rules bout, KEITH "Youngblood" YOUNGS defeated
ROBERT
BURLEY by TKO at 1:18 of Round 1. In a bout for the USKBA Amateur
Female Featherweight Tri-State Championship Title, CHRISSY YANDOLLI
(see
photo at left...l to r: Tommy "Bee" Bottone, Chrissy Yandolli and Tony
"TNT" Ventura) was awarded the title by USKBA Champion
TONY "TNT" VENTURA when her opponent canceled before the fight. Yandolli,
who trained hard for the title bout, fought an exhibition with VICKIE
HOLLOBAUGH.
The
scheduled bout between USKBA Amateur International Champion TONY SEVOIAN
and LENNOX CHANCE for Sevoian's title did not go on due to an illness
to Sevoian. Chance fought an exhibition against HECTOR FEREIRRA
of Chile. After the bout, Fereirra awarded a special Statue of Appreciation
on 
behalf
of himself and Jonas Nunez Jr and the PKF to promoter Tommy
"Bee" Bottone (see photo at
left...l to r: Jonas Nunez Jr, Hector Fereirra, Lennox Chance and Tommy
"Bee" Bottone). The referees for the event were; Donnie
Carolei, Fred Coritone and Pat Sullivan. The Judges were Joe
Lamonica, David Ross, Ellwyn Roberts and Luigi Olcese. The lovely
ladies of 
A
collaboration between USKBA Executive Director and Promoter Gene Fabrikant(see
photo at right...l to r...Mr. Fabrikant and USKBA Head Official Donnie
Carolei) and
Novoye Russkoye Slovo President / Publisher
/ Editor in Chief Valery Weinberg (see
photo at left...l to r...Vladimir Borodine, Moti Horenstein, Jeff Ford,
Valery Weinberg and Oleg Taktarov) brought this major
sportfighting event to Brighton Beach (Brooklyn 
NY).
The Atlantic Oceana Restaurant was packed with fans who came to
see the action. The efforts of Mr. Weinberg, and his Russian language newspaper,
culminated in filling the venue with over 1,500 enthusiastic fans. The
efforts of Mr. 
Fabrikant,
and his staff, brought the action packed tremendous bouts to the fans.
Helping with the evening's festivities was Sambo Champion and "Mayor
of Brighton Beach" Boris Talis (see
photo at right...l to r...Boris Talis and Jeff Ford).
The evening 
wouldn't
be complete without the gorgeous ladies of 
At
this point, there exists confusion". These were the word uttered by
USKBA President Paul Rosner after watching the Tagehzadeh / Mrinsky bout
and talking to referee Fred Fitzgerald. The final determination will be
posted as soon as it becomes available.
him.
In the meantime, Tagehzadeh was told to remain in the neutral corner by
referee Fred Fitzgerald. After some time, Fitzgerald called a continuation
of the bout and the beginning of the fourth round. Tagehzadeh had not been
administered to by his corner. Tagehzadeh fought the fourth round with
continued determination. Mrinsky attempted a comeback. At 1:52 into the
round, Tagehzadeh kicked Mrinsky in the stomach. Mrinsky went down and
did not get up. In any event, Tagehzadeh proved himself to be one of the
top fighters in his weight division. Mrinsky has fought many champions,
but was unable to mount any kind of an attack on Tagehzadeh.
favor
of Ford. The fourth round again went to Ford with two judges giving the
round to Ford and one judge giving the round to Horenstein. The fifth and
final round saw Horenstein giving it all he had left. Two judges gave the
round to Horenstein and one judge gave the round to Ford. After five action
packed rounds, the judges scored the fight 48-46, 46-48 and 49-45 in favor
of Ford. Ford was awarded the "Novoye Russkoye Slovo Cup" by the
President/Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the world's foremost Russian
newspaper Novoye Russkoye Slovo, Mr. Valery Weinberg and presented
with the USKBA Leg Kick Super Heavyweight Championship belt by UFC
Champion and Movie Star Oleg "The Russian Bear" Taktarov (see
top photo at left...l to r; Vladimir Borodine, Moti Horenstein, Jeff Ford,
Valery Weinberg and Oleg Taktarov).
In
another championship bout for the vacant USKBA Leg Kick Super Lightweight
International Title, DJAMEL YACOUBEN (France) squared
off against VITALY MANEHOV (Russia). Yacouben was ranked
#1 in France and #2 in Europe. Manehov took the fight after Yacouben's
original opponent canceled. Manehov was ready and attempted to be the aggressor.
Yacouben's experience and technique proved too much for Manehov as Manehov's
trainer, Vladimir Borodine, threw in the towel to end the fight. The winner,
by TKO at 1:23 of the fourth round........Yacouben.
