RESULTS FROM THE

11th ANNUAL 2009
IKF

WORLD CLASSIC
Amateur Kickboxing & Muay Thai Championship Tournament



"Return Of The Gladiators!"

JULY
24th, 25th & 26th 2009


"A World Class Venue For A World Class Event!"
The Largest Marriott In The World!
The Orlando World Center Marriott Resort

Special Thanks To

Who gave FREE Mouthguards to ALL The Fighters


Personal & Team Photos From The
2009 IKF World Classic.

If you had photos done at this years IKF World Classic and would like to purchase some, IKF photographer Glenn Berg can be reached at (530) 305-9453.
Glenn's e-mail address is glennberg@sbcglobal.net and his mailing address is
P.O. Box 372, Newcastle, CA, 95658 - On the web at www.GlennBerg.com

For more Photo info Click HERE.

2009 Qualified Fighters Page


MONDAY, July 27th, 2008, AT 11:50 PM/PST



REDEMPTION of EXCELLENCE



2009 IKF World Classic Results


*237 Fighters showed up to "Walk the Walk!"
Of them, 53 went home with IKF World Classic Title Belts!

(*) Not including the Semi Contact Point Kickboxing & 1 of these fighters did not make weight.





2009 IKF WORLD CLASSIC RESULTS BELOW
FIGHT RECORDS SHOWN ARE THE FIGHTERS RECORDS "AFTER" ALL BOUTS OF THE TOURNAMENT




13 OF 13 JUNIOR GIRLS
SHOWED UP TO "WALK THE WALK!"

1 DID NOT MAKE WEIGHT

Aleah Yancey, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, 0-0/0, 90, 4'11", *8, 8-20-00, David Oudthone

FIGHT RECORDS SHOWN ARE THE FIGHTERS RECORDS "AFTER" ALL BOUTS OF THE TOURNAMENT

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57 OF 58 JUNIOR BOYS
SHOWED UP TO "WALK THE WALK!"

1 WAS A NO SHOW

Matthew Wald, Spring, Texas, USA, 1-0/0, 160, 6', 17, 5-6-92, Patwmwadee, (281) 298-3662

FIGHT RECORDS SHOWN ARE THE FIGHTERS RECORDS "AFTER" ALL BOUTS OF THE TOURNAMENT

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41 OF 43 ADULT WOMEN
SHOWED UP TO "WALK THE WALK!"
2 WERE NO SHOWS

Jennifer Brown, Northbay Ontario, Canada, 0-0/0, 118, 5'2", 27, 8-24-81, Robert Dixon
Sashia Azeredo, Chandler, Arizona, USA, 0-0/0, 120, 5'2", 20, 1-3-89, Thiago Azeredo


FIGHT RECORDS SHOWN ARE THE FIGHTERS RECORDS "AFTER" ALL BOUTS OF THE TOURNAMENT

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125 OF 137 ADULT MEN
SHOWED UP TO "WALK THE WALK!"


12 WERE NO SHOWS

Will Friedsberg, Niceville, Florida, USA 0-0/0, 145, 5'10", 16, 6-22-93 C.D. Williamson
Ryan Ruddy, Oviedo, Florida, USA 0-0/0, 149, 5'7", 21, 10-25-87 Self
Steven Chin, Miami, Florida, USA 2-3/1, AB: 2-0, 150, 5'6", 22, 3-22-87
William Velasquez, Lake Mary, Florida, USA 0-0/0, 148, 5'9", 22, 12-26-86 Allister Wilson
Robert Dixon, Northbay Ontario, Canada 3-3-1/0, 155, 5'7", 31, 1-14-78 Jo Brown
Ryan Brown, Valricd, Florida, USA 2-3/1, 159, 6'2", 29, 1-6-80, Dan Rawlings
Chasz Kobea, Riverview Florida, USA 4-1/1, 160, 5'9", 26, 10-14-82 Dan Rawlings
Alex Morono, The Woodlands, Texas, USA 2-2/1, 159, 5'11", 18, 8-16-90 Patum Wadee
Lawrence Ward, East Palo Alto, California, USA 2-1-1/0, 165, 6', 27, 12-8-81 Jongsanan
Patrick O'Reilly, Coral Springs, Florida, USA 0-1/0, 175, 5'11", 22, 4-3-87 Jose Caal
Nick Aiello, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada 6-2/2, 190, 6', 32, 12-11-76 Self
Frank Ortiz, St. Augustine, Florida, USA 0-0/0, 210, 6', 31, 10-15-77 Brian Wright




FIGHT RECORDS SHOWN ARE THE FIGHTERS RECORDS "AFTER" ALL BOUTS OF THE TOURNAMENT

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Facts & Records Of Past Tournaments






Few Will Know...

Few people ever know who helps out behind the scene of the IKF World Classic. Above is the first of many photos to be posted in the coming weeks. It's photo of TEAM THUNDER or also known as "Dungeon Muay Thai!" Team Thunder is a non profit club. Sensei David Angel (Front left) runs the school at no cost to these young adults. He dedicates his time, money and talent to the team. Those who are a part of the club consider themselves not only a Team but also a family. Their work this past weekend was OUTSTANDING. Setting up and tearing down the rings, moving the ring on Saturday night, and on and on. They fight under Team Thunder Apopka but they are also proud of their school name and what they represent. Sensei Angel (Who also organized our pre event registration medical staff the past few years) takes kids and young adults from the streets and gives them love, confidence and passes on his talent to them so they have a chance of becoming champions. His dream is to one day see his legacy through these young adults being carried on. We here at the IKF would like to take this moment to thank them all GREATLY for their volunteer help at this years 2009 IKF World Classic to help everyone there fulfill their goals and dreams in making this event an outstanding success.





IKF POINT KICKBOXING




IKF World Classic
IKF Point Kickboxing Results

Orlando, Florida, USA

With the completion of another exciting and successful IKF World Classic Tournament, IKF Point Kickboxingcontinues to enlighten as well as give opportunity to compete in an exciting event such as the semi contact IKF Point Kickboxing© divisions designed for men, women and children 5 years and up.

Once again... this year, the person to beat in the men's division was the flasher and talented senior fighter Enrique Franceschi. Franceschi is gifted with great flexibility, high and fast kicks that his opponents just can't seem to get out of the way of. He mixes his kicks and punches with such fluidity that opponents do not know where the tech. is coming from and in no time flat...bang...he got you yet again with his trademark jump spinning back kick! Its know doubt the man to beat in the IKF World Classic is Enrique as it seems that each year he is getting better and better and more prepared for stiffer competition as the IKF/PKB grows in the World Classic.

Here is a name to remember, Raphael Marascio of Helmets New Jersey - this kid does it all- Grappling, Kickboxing and MMA...you name it, he does it but the real art here is that he is only 7 years old...that's right 7! ( this is not a typo). It's clear to anyone who witnessed this kid competing that he is being groomed for the big leagues and the fight world should be served notice that he is coming and coming to get the recognition he will deserve as one of the best! On this day, he would take on one of the toughest young 7 year old girls I think I have ever seen, Lanna Peoples of Little Rock, Arkansas. She gave Raphael all he could handle on this day. It was obvious that he had to dig for this win. This bout had people screaming to the top of their voices and on their feet! It was indeed one of the most exciting bouts perhaps of the entire event...I know...its semi contact but to see these two so intensed and aggressive was very, very entertaining and was certainly a major highlight of the event as people talked about it all weekend.

Although we had a diverse mix of competitors this year that called for some creative divisions, we hope, that as more people learn of IKF Point Kickboxing that they will register early so that others can see that they will have competition. Also, we are attempting to try and find the right time to host this event at the World Classic. We were informed that we lost about 15 competitors due to changing the competition to the evening as opposed to the morning as it was last year. Some liked it and some had issues with it. Those that we lost would have been fine either way, but just need more time to adjust their personal schedules. We will hopefully come to a conclusion on the best time to have the tournament or whether to have it at all at the IKF World Classic by the end of this year so that everyone can be prepared. Feel free to send your thoughts and comments to johnnyd@akpromotions.org

Men's Grand Champion
*Enrique Franceschi*

Orlando, Florida, USA
-Won a pair of Ringstar Shoes valued at $80-

For more information on IKF Point Kickboxing go to www.IKFPKB.com - Continue to review our calendar and hope to see you at the next event!






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