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05-01-2006, 12:46 PM
International Fight League Review
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New IFL promotion makes a big splash with their debut show
Since it's inception, mixed martial arts in the United States has been dominated by one promotion. While new events pop up every month, two men with a shared vision hope to change the “big show” and feeder league model by launching a Pepsi to the UFC's Coke. International Fight League co-founders Gareb Shamus and Kurt Otto turned loose their premiere event on April 29th and they hope the world of MMA will never be the same.
IFL opened with an eleven match event pitting four teams of fighters led by some of the most recognizable names the sport against each other. Most people had questions about the “league” format, but luckily I had the chance to ask the Fight Professor, and now the Voice of the IFL, Stephen Quadros to lay it out for the fans.
BK- Fans don't usually associate MMA with a team sport. How is this going to work?
Quadros- “Have you ever heard of the Olympics? There's never been an individual wrestler who's joined the Olympics. They go there as a team. There are the individual titles and the team titles. Actually it's really simple. Let me break it down for you. There are four teams, two teams face each other they eliminate two teams, and the remaining teams face each other. The winning team is the champion. Obviously, if a guy is an outstanding fighter and wins every single one of his matches in a season say of ten events, and he goes 10 and 0 he will be recognized for the achievement. (Later, commissioner Kurt Otto clarified this concept by mentioning the all star events that will cap every season drawing fighters with the best individual records to a premiere event)
We also have Super Fights, World champions Jens Pulver versus Cole Escovedo is going to be a very competitive, both guys are world champions. That's going to be a classic match up between Cole's Jiu-Jitsu and Jens Pulver's phenomenal left hook. There will be more super fights, is the final round event that will happen June 3rd, two teams that win tonight face off for five fight so we will have 3 other super fights.”
As the event opened anxious fans joined MMA personalities and legends to see the first ever league event. TUF reality show cast member- Tait Fletcher, UFC commentator and Fear Factor host- Joe Rogan, and Jiu-Jitsu legend - Eddie Bravo watched from the front row. A head above the crowd, big Tim Sylvia posed for pictures and signed autographs with fans while proudly wearing his recaptured UFC championship belt. The night began with the first two teams, Bas Rutten's Anacondas facing off Pat Miletich's Silverbacks.
The lightweights began with Bas in the corner of John Shackelford and Pat cornering Bart Palaszewski, who opened the match throwing very accurate strikes landing lefts and combinations and even the occasional knee. Shackelford fought back with some nice shots, but was dropped to the canvas at 1:31 of the first round, and veteran referee Herb Dean stepped in to stop the match. Palaszewski and the Silverbacks reveled in drawing the first blood.
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The action quickly continued with Silverback and MFS team member Ben Rothwell facing Anaconda Krzysztof Soszynski. Soszynski opened the match taking advantage of his southpaw stance, landing unanswered blows to Rothwell. With excellent advice from his corner, Rothwell kept his composure and adjusted quickly, landing his own combination and then a take down. Rothwell gained side control, punishing Soszynski who fought his way back to his feet, but met with a flurry that sent him back to the mat. The blows continued until a referee stoppage right at the bell ending the match by TKO at 3:59 of the first round. Rothwell's strong chin and ring experience allowed him to weather an initial storm, and give his team a two fight lead.
Anaconda Alex Schoenauer and Silverback Travis Wiuff entered the ring bringing two of the shows most recognizable lightheavyweights together. Schoenaur, a cast member on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter, quickly began throwing blows, but UFC veteran, Wiuff preferred to impose his wrestling skill on his opponent and quickly got the take down. Alex fought hard from his back, but Travis passed his guard and took the mount. In spite of giving his back, Schoenaur pushed to the ropes and fought his way back to his feet. Unable to escape the clinch though,Wiuff, took him down again before the end of the first round. Obviously hoping not to suffer a repeat of the first round Schoenaur tried to keep the fight standing. After he landed a few shots, Wiuff wanted none of the standup game and got another take down. In Alex's guard, Travis tried to lock in a Kimura, but Alex escaped with a very slick knee in the elbow escape. Wiuff continued to ground and pound his opponent moving to side control and then to a full mount. Travis continued to throw strikes at his mounted opponent, and Alex once again spun towards his back trying to escape ending up with Travis in his half guard. Just when it looked like Wiuff would again pass guard and continue to punish Schoenaur, the Anaconda locked in a heelhook and rolled to his side. Wiuff rolled over trying to relieve the pressure, but Schoenaur rolled with him tightening his submission hold until Wiuff's ankle appeared to be bent backwards and he tapped at 3:23 of the second round. Alex's snatching of victory literally from the jaws of defeat put the Anacondas on the board, and gave Bas Rutten a glimmer of hope that his team might fight their way back.
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The next fight brought another Miletich fighter Ryan McGivern, into the ring for the Silverbacks. His opponent Amir Rahnavardi also had the benefit of familiarity with his coach, Bas Rutten and in the first row, Eddie Bravo shouted advice to his Jiu-Jitsu protege. While McGivern continued to press the action throughout the match, he never seemed to dominate Amir. Working well with the ring, Amir repeatedly climbed the ropes with his feet to elevate himself out of trouble spots. Most of rounds two and three were spent standing and in the clinch. Rahnavardi tried some gamesmanship; taunting his opponent, but McGivern showed no sign of noticing, and pressed the attack. The fight ended with a McGivern take down then a reversal by Rahnavardi who in the last ten seconds finally launched a brief offensive, but it was too little way too late. As he lost a the first decision of the night unanimously with 30-27 on all three scorecards. McGivern's victory locked in the Silverbacks place in the next IFL event, and the familiarity of Pat Miletich with his team appears to have given him the edge in the first IFL event. While the Silverbacks had clinched the event victory the night was not over for them as what appeared to be on paper their greatest challenge lay ahead.
Anaconda, Mike Pyle, the WEC Welterweight World Champion and current Middleweight Viking Fight Champion was the heavy favorite for his match with Silverback, Rory Markham, but obviously no one told Markham he was suppose to lose this welterweight match-up. Pyle landed some accurate shots right off the bat, but Markham sent a hurricane of responses, and pounded out a KO in only 44 seconds of the first round. With his exciting victory, the Silverbacks finished the night dominating the Anacondas four fights to one.
Before the next two IFL teams could begin their war, Jens Pulver and Cole Escovedo had some business in the IFL's first super fight. UFC and Pride veteran Pulver made short work of well regarded Escovedo, by never letting him into the fight. Pulver unleashed his arsenal right away ending the match in 56 seconds of the first round.
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IFL Co-founder Kurt Otto spent a little time before the action continued introducing two legends in the MMA community, Mark Kerr and Antonio Inoki. Kerr the subject of one of the most in depth documentaries ever made about mixed martial arts, HBO's The Smashing Machine received an honor for being the inspiration for the IFL. Otto explained that after watching Kerr's experiences in The Smashing Machine, he began to envision a league that would help athletes so they wouldn't have to overcome all the obstacles of being a fighter alone. Then Otto introduced martial arts legend, Antonio Inoki who will be the new international liaison for the IFL. Inoki promises to fill out new teams with international talent as the league expands.
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Once the announcements ended, the action continued with Renzo Gracie's Pitbulls facing Maurice Smith's Tiger Sharks. Renzo's team had several fighters with no professional mixed martial arts record, but he must have known what he was doing as all three of his “untested” team mates performed well in their matches. In the lightweight match Pitbull, Eric Owings, faced Tiger Shark, Justin Jones. Jones opened the fight with a shot that sent Owings stumbling to the mat, but he recovered and in the clinch tried to jump guard, and returning blows to Jones. After a few exchanges, Owings stunned Jones and backed him into the corner. Before Jones could recover, Owings slipped on a guillotine choke and ended the fight in impressive fashion at 2 minutes 50 seconds of the first round.
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Next came the closest fight of the night, as Tiger Shark welterweight, Brad Blackburn faced Pitbull and Gracie Barra Combat fighter, Gustavo Machado. Blackburn opened up with some very crisp striking, but Machado then got a take down. Inexplicably, Machado stood up allowing Blackburn to take the offensive, and knock his opponent to the ground with strikes at the end of the first round. Round two saw both fighters focusing on stand up and Machado delivering some very fast kicks. Round three continued with Machado having the edge in the stand up and ending the final round with a take down followed by a submission attempt that lasted until the final bell. In a very controversial split decision that drew boos from the crowd, Blackburn edges out the victory. The only explanation I can think of is that New Jersey judges who are predominantly culled from the kick-boxing world must rank punches stronger than kick and take downs, as Machado clearly dominated on the ground and with kick while standing. One thing is for certain, Renzo's advice to his fighter towards the end of round three was clearly “Don't leave this to the judges, finish him.”, and Machado would have been well served to have followed it.
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With the decision victory, the teams stood tied one fight a piece, as Pitbull Delson Heleno came out to face Tiger Shark Dennis Hallman in the middleweight bout. Heleno, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighter and Hallman, well known for his ground skills, immediately ended up on the ground, and Heleno passed Hallman's guard and too the full mount. Hallman showed his skills by quickly revering positions, and then the fight came to a sudden halt. Hallman on his knees facing Heleno who while on his back threw a devastating up kick to the unsuspecting Hallman. In the IFL, up-kicks to an opponent who is not standing are illegal, and Heleno who initially thought he'd scored a victory discovered his unfamiliarity with the IFL's rules had cost him the fight. Victory went to the stunned Hallman by disqualification at 3:59 of the first round.
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With the Tiger Sharks pulling ahead by one match, Renzo's second fighter without a professional record entered the ring for the light heavyweight division. Jamal Patterson, a local favorite, and Renzo Gracie student prepared to make his mixed martial arts debut against Tiger Shark alternate Matt Horwich. Horwich stepped in when Andy Reese received a cut in training. Supporting the team, Reese was in attendance to cheer on his team-mates. Horwich began the match with a take down of Jamal Patterson, but was reversed and then gave his back to the Brazilian Jim-Jitsu practitioner. Patterson worked in a rear naked choke ending the match by submission at 2:57 of the first round. Renzo's second “mystery” fighter evened up the team scores adding extra pressure to the final match of the night a victory would clinch the team a spot in the June 3rd IFL show against the already victorious Silverbacks.
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The final bout of the evening brought out the heavyweights once again, and the Pitbull's Carlos Kline faced the Tiger Shark's Devin Cole. In a bit of bad luck, the final match of a very exciting evening turned out to be the most lack luster. The first round opened with Kline sinking in a choke, but failing to secure a submission he switched to throwing a flurry of blows that never really landed against his opponent. Both fighters stayed busy, but both on the ground and standing neither fighter seemed close to ending the fight. Cole scored more take downs, and threw more punches earning him a unanimous decision. After the skills shown by Silverback Ben Rothwell in his match, Cole has his work cut out for him come June 3rd when the Tiger Sharks will face the Silverbacks to see which team will be the International Fight League's first champions. It is certain to be an impressive show, after an impressive debut for the International Fight League that clearly laid many doubts the fans might have had to rest.
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See a huge gallery of Bloodyknux exclusive photos of the event here-
http://www.bloodyknux.com/images/ilf1_0406/IFL_0406_pictures/index.html
Folks that didn't have a chance to see this event live can check out the IFL's debut on FSN Sunday May 21st and Sunday May 28th. For more information about the IFL visit their website at WWW.IFL.TV.
http://www.bloodyknux.com/images/ilf1_0406/IFL_0406_pictures/images/IFL_0406_187.jpg
I'd like to thank IFL co-founder's Gareb Shamus and Kurt Otto, Nick Mark, Pilaar Terry, Stephen Quadros for his help, and especially Shannon Knapp for providing tickets and time with the coaches and celebrities making this event a huge success and a lot of fun for us here at BloodyKnux.Com.
-Jim “DCBooks (http://www.bloodyknux.com/forum/member.php?u=270)” Kirkland
Discuss the IFL event here-
http://www.bloodyknux.com/forum/showthread.php?p=421112#post421112
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New IFL promotion makes a big splash with their debut show
Since it's inception, mixed martial arts in the United States has been dominated by one promotion. While new events pop up every month, two men with a shared vision hope to change the “big show” and feeder league model by launching a Pepsi to the UFC's Coke. International Fight League co-founders Gareb Shamus and Kurt Otto turned loose their premiere event on April 29th and they hope the world of MMA will never be the same.
IFL opened with an eleven match event pitting four teams of fighters led by some of the most recognizable names the sport against each other. Most people had questions about the “league” format, but luckily I had the chance to ask the Fight Professor, and now the Voice of the IFL, Stephen Quadros to lay it out for the fans.
BK- Fans don't usually associate MMA with a team sport. How is this going to work?
Quadros- “Have you ever heard of the Olympics? There's never been an individual wrestler who's joined the Olympics. They go there as a team. There are the individual titles and the team titles. Actually it's really simple. Let me break it down for you. There are four teams, two teams face each other they eliminate two teams, and the remaining teams face each other. The winning team is the champion. Obviously, if a guy is an outstanding fighter and wins every single one of his matches in a season say of ten events, and he goes 10 and 0 he will be recognized for the achievement. (Later, commissioner Kurt Otto clarified this concept by mentioning the all star events that will cap every season drawing fighters with the best individual records to a premiere event)
We also have Super Fights, World champions Jens Pulver versus Cole Escovedo is going to be a very competitive, both guys are world champions. That's going to be a classic match up between Cole's Jiu-Jitsu and Jens Pulver's phenomenal left hook. There will be more super fights, is the final round event that will happen June 3rd, two teams that win tonight face off for five fight so we will have 3 other super fights.”
As the event opened anxious fans joined MMA personalities and legends to see the first ever league event. TUF reality show cast member- Tait Fletcher, UFC commentator and Fear Factor host- Joe Rogan, and Jiu-Jitsu legend - Eddie Bravo watched from the front row. A head above the crowd, big Tim Sylvia posed for pictures and signed autographs with fans while proudly wearing his recaptured UFC championship belt. The night began with the first two teams, Bas Rutten's Anacondas facing off Pat Miletich's Silverbacks.
The lightweights began with Bas in the corner of John Shackelford and Pat cornering Bart Palaszewski, who opened the match throwing very accurate strikes landing lefts and combinations and even the occasional knee. Shackelford fought back with some nice shots, but was dropped to the canvas at 1:31 of the first round, and veteran referee Herb Dean stepped in to stop the match. Palaszewski and the Silverbacks reveled in drawing the first blood.
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The action quickly continued with Silverback and MFS team member Ben Rothwell facing Anaconda Krzysztof Soszynski. Soszynski opened the match taking advantage of his southpaw stance, landing unanswered blows to Rothwell. With excellent advice from his corner, Rothwell kept his composure and adjusted quickly, landing his own combination and then a take down. Rothwell gained side control, punishing Soszynski who fought his way back to his feet, but met with a flurry that sent him back to the mat. The blows continued until a referee stoppage right at the bell ending the match by TKO at 3:59 of the first round. Rothwell's strong chin and ring experience allowed him to weather an initial storm, and give his team a two fight lead.
Anaconda Alex Schoenauer and Silverback Travis Wiuff entered the ring bringing two of the shows most recognizable lightheavyweights together. Schoenaur, a cast member on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter, quickly began throwing blows, but UFC veteran, Wiuff preferred to impose his wrestling skill on his opponent and quickly got the take down. Alex fought hard from his back, but Travis passed his guard and took the mount. In spite of giving his back, Schoenaur pushed to the ropes and fought his way back to his feet. Unable to escape the clinch though,Wiuff, took him down again before the end of the first round. Obviously hoping not to suffer a repeat of the first round Schoenaur tried to keep the fight standing. After he landed a few shots, Wiuff wanted none of the standup game and got another take down. In Alex's guard, Travis tried to lock in a Kimura, but Alex escaped with a very slick knee in the elbow escape. Wiuff continued to ground and pound his opponent moving to side control and then to a full mount. Travis continued to throw strikes at his mounted opponent, and Alex once again spun towards his back trying to escape ending up with Travis in his half guard. Just when it looked like Wiuff would again pass guard and continue to punish Schoenaur, the Anaconda locked in a heelhook and rolled to his side. Wiuff rolled over trying to relieve the pressure, but Schoenaur rolled with him tightening his submission hold until Wiuff's ankle appeared to be bent backwards and he tapped at 3:23 of the second round. Alex's snatching of victory literally from the jaws of defeat put the Anacondas on the board, and gave Bas Rutten a glimmer of hope that his team might fight their way back.
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The next fight brought another Miletich fighter Ryan McGivern, into the ring for the Silverbacks. His opponent Amir Rahnavardi also had the benefit of familiarity with his coach, Bas Rutten and in the first row, Eddie Bravo shouted advice to his Jiu-Jitsu protege. While McGivern continued to press the action throughout the match, he never seemed to dominate Amir. Working well with the ring, Amir repeatedly climbed the ropes with his feet to elevate himself out of trouble spots. Most of rounds two and three were spent standing and in the clinch. Rahnavardi tried some gamesmanship; taunting his opponent, but McGivern showed no sign of noticing, and pressed the attack. The fight ended with a McGivern take down then a reversal by Rahnavardi who in the last ten seconds finally launched a brief offensive, but it was too little way too late. As he lost a the first decision of the night unanimously with 30-27 on all three scorecards. McGivern's victory locked in the Silverbacks place in the next IFL event, and the familiarity of Pat Miletich with his team appears to have given him the edge in the first IFL event. While the Silverbacks had clinched the event victory the night was not over for them as what appeared to be on paper their greatest challenge lay ahead.
Anaconda, Mike Pyle, the WEC Welterweight World Champion and current Middleweight Viking Fight Champion was the heavy favorite for his match with Silverback, Rory Markham, but obviously no one told Markham he was suppose to lose this welterweight match-up. Pyle landed some accurate shots right off the bat, but Markham sent a hurricane of responses, and pounded out a KO in only 44 seconds of the first round. With his exciting victory, the Silverbacks finished the night dominating the Anacondas four fights to one.
Before the next two IFL teams could begin their war, Jens Pulver and Cole Escovedo had some business in the IFL's first super fight. UFC and Pride veteran Pulver made short work of well regarded Escovedo, by never letting him into the fight. Pulver unleashed his arsenal right away ending the match in 56 seconds of the first round.
http://www.bloodyknux.com/images/ilf1_0406/IFL_0406_pictures/images/IFL_0406_0251.jpg
IFL Co-founder Kurt Otto spent a little time before the action continued introducing two legends in the MMA community, Mark Kerr and Antonio Inoki. Kerr the subject of one of the most in depth documentaries ever made about mixed martial arts, HBO's The Smashing Machine received an honor for being the inspiration for the IFL. Otto explained that after watching Kerr's experiences in The Smashing Machine, he began to envision a league that would help athletes so they wouldn't have to overcome all the obstacles of being a fighter alone. Then Otto introduced martial arts legend, Antonio Inoki who will be the new international liaison for the IFL. Inoki promises to fill out new teams with international talent as the league expands.
http://www.bloodyknux.com/images/ilf1_0406/IFL_0406_pictures/images/IFL_0406_090.jpg
Once the announcements ended, the action continued with Renzo Gracie's Pitbulls facing Maurice Smith's Tiger Sharks. Renzo's team had several fighters with no professional mixed martial arts record, but he must have known what he was doing as all three of his “untested” team mates performed well in their matches. In the lightweight match Pitbull, Eric Owings, faced Tiger Shark, Justin Jones. Jones opened the fight with a shot that sent Owings stumbling to the mat, but he recovered and in the clinch tried to jump guard, and returning blows to Jones. After a few exchanges, Owings stunned Jones and backed him into the corner. Before Jones could recover, Owings slipped on a guillotine choke and ended the fight in impressive fashion at 2 minutes 50 seconds of the first round.
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Next came the closest fight of the night, as Tiger Shark welterweight, Brad Blackburn faced Pitbull and Gracie Barra Combat fighter, Gustavo Machado. Blackburn opened up with some very crisp striking, but Machado then got a take down. Inexplicably, Machado stood up allowing Blackburn to take the offensive, and knock his opponent to the ground with strikes at the end of the first round. Round two saw both fighters focusing on stand up and Machado delivering some very fast kicks. Round three continued with Machado having the edge in the stand up and ending the final round with a take down followed by a submission attempt that lasted until the final bell. In a very controversial split decision that drew boos from the crowd, Blackburn edges out the victory. The only explanation I can think of is that New Jersey judges who are predominantly culled from the kick-boxing world must rank punches stronger than kick and take downs, as Machado clearly dominated on the ground and with kick while standing. One thing is for certain, Renzo's advice to his fighter towards the end of round three was clearly “Don't leave this to the judges, finish him.”, and Machado would have been well served to have followed it.
http://www.bloodyknux.com/images/ilf1_0406/IFL_0406_pictures/images/IFL_0406_126.jpg
With the decision victory, the teams stood tied one fight a piece, as Pitbull Delson Heleno came out to face Tiger Shark Dennis Hallman in the middleweight bout. Heleno, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighter and Hallman, well known for his ground skills, immediately ended up on the ground, and Heleno passed Hallman's guard and too the full mount. Hallman showed his skills by quickly revering positions, and then the fight came to a sudden halt. Hallman on his knees facing Heleno who while on his back threw a devastating up kick to the unsuspecting Hallman. In the IFL, up-kicks to an opponent who is not standing are illegal, and Heleno who initially thought he'd scored a victory discovered his unfamiliarity with the IFL's rules had cost him the fight. Victory went to the stunned Hallman by disqualification at 3:59 of the first round.
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With the Tiger Sharks pulling ahead by one match, Renzo's second fighter without a professional record entered the ring for the light heavyweight division. Jamal Patterson, a local favorite, and Renzo Gracie student prepared to make his mixed martial arts debut against Tiger Shark alternate Matt Horwich. Horwich stepped in when Andy Reese received a cut in training. Supporting the team, Reese was in attendance to cheer on his team-mates. Horwich began the match with a take down of Jamal Patterson, but was reversed and then gave his back to the Brazilian Jim-Jitsu practitioner. Patterson worked in a rear naked choke ending the match by submission at 2:57 of the first round. Renzo's second “mystery” fighter evened up the team scores adding extra pressure to the final match of the night a victory would clinch the team a spot in the June 3rd IFL show against the already victorious Silverbacks.
http://www.bloodyknux.com/images/ilf1_0406/IFL_0406_pictures/images/IFL_0406_145.jpg
The final bout of the evening brought out the heavyweights once again, and the Pitbull's Carlos Kline faced the Tiger Shark's Devin Cole. In a bit of bad luck, the final match of a very exciting evening turned out to be the most lack luster. The first round opened with Kline sinking in a choke, but failing to secure a submission he switched to throwing a flurry of blows that never really landed against his opponent. Both fighters stayed busy, but both on the ground and standing neither fighter seemed close to ending the fight. Cole scored more take downs, and threw more punches earning him a unanimous decision. After the skills shown by Silverback Ben Rothwell in his match, Cole has his work cut out for him come June 3rd when the Tiger Sharks will face the Silverbacks to see which team will be the International Fight League's first champions. It is certain to be an impressive show, after an impressive debut for the International Fight League that clearly laid many doubts the fans might have had to rest.
http://www.bloodyknux.com/images/ilf1_0406/IFL_0406_pictures/images/IFL_0406_170.jpg
See a huge gallery of Bloodyknux exclusive photos of the event here-
http://www.bloodyknux.com/images/ilf1_0406/IFL_0406_pictures/index.html
Folks that didn't have a chance to see this event live can check out the IFL's debut on FSN Sunday May 21st and Sunday May 28th. For more information about the IFL visit their website at WWW.IFL.TV.
http://www.bloodyknux.com/images/ilf1_0406/IFL_0406_pictures/images/IFL_0406_187.jpg
I'd like to thank IFL co-founder's Gareb Shamus and Kurt Otto, Nick Mark, Pilaar Terry, Stephen Quadros for his help, and especially Shannon Knapp for providing tickets and time with the coaches and celebrities making this event a huge success and a lot of fun for us here at BloodyKnux.Com.
-Jim “DCBooks (http://www.bloodyknux.com/forum/member.php?u=270)” Kirkland
Discuss the IFL event here-
http://www.bloodyknux.com/forum/showthread.php?p=421112#post421112