Program Lineup Through Thursday December 22
Fri Dec 16 8:30PM ET – MuayThai – Rising Stars – Take-on Productions – $14.99
Sat Dec 17 7:00PM ET – MMA – Dead Serious Two – $9.99
Sat Dec 17 8:00PM ET – Wrestling – Impact Zone Wrestling – Chaotic Christmas – $14.99
Sat Dec 17 8:30PM ET – MMA – Ring of Fire 42 – Who’s Next – $14.99
Sun Dec 18 VOD – MuayThai – Thai Fight – 2011 Finals – $14.99
Rising Stars – Take-on Productions
Fri Dec 16 8:30PM ET
On Friday Dec. 16th, the local NYC crowd will have a chance to cheer on more Muay Thai action as Take On Productions presents their Rising Stars 8-Man 155 lb. MAX Tournament event!
Also on the card will be an exciting main event Northeastern WKA title bout between NYC’s Stoney “Catfish” Morales and Philadelphia’s Osvaldo “June” Dominguez.
In addition to the other exciting match ups on the card, 8 fighters from the Northeast (NYC, NJ, Philadelphia) will fight to become the last man standing in what is sure to be an exciting display of skill, heart, and determination. Take On has always done well to make its amateur fighters feel like absolute stars and rightfully so since it is the amateur fighters who eventually rise to become the future professional world champions of our great sport!
The fighters that have been selected as part of this amateur tournament are Andrilo Suarez, Freddy Cheung, James Gregory, Mike Koufalis, Chris Liveri, Chris Springer, Mike Martinez, and Andre Miller. Unlike other 8-Man tournaments, the outcome of this tournament will not be decided on the same night.
Take On Productions has decided to award the two finalists of the 8-Man tournament by announcing that their final bout of the “Rising Stars” tournament will take place at Take On Productions and MSG Sports’ second venture at The Beacon Theater in Manhattan at “Battle at the Beacon 2″ in January 2012!
Details on the official date for “Battle at the Beacon 2″ have yet to be confirmed but sources inside Take On have informed us that much like the historic first “Battle at the Beacon”, this event will feature a handful of professional bouts.
So far no matches have been confirmed but rumors are circulating that the event will feature a rematch between Philadelphia’s Justin “The Purple People Eater” Greskiewicz and NYC’s Omar Ahmed, as well as a match up between the always exciting Sean Hinds and Turan Hasanov.
Also likely to make an appearance on the card will be NYC’s own Jay Matias, hot off his incredibly impressive Atlantic City performance at “Battle at Bally’s” in October. Our sources at Take On assure us that they have a few tricks up their sleeve for their second event at the Beacon Theater but they are being surprisingly tight lipped about it, so it should be very good.
GFL.tv is the home to great Muay Thai action and Take On Productions is upping the ante on December 16 with Rising Stars!
Thai Fight – 2011 Finals
Video on Demand
Thai Fight is back as it presents its final installment of the year with Finals 2011 from Bangkok, Thailand live on December 18 exclusively on the GFL Combat Sports Network at GFL.tv. The tournament finals are now set and Muay Thai fans around the world will get to see two five round championship matches along with several top contenders’ matches as Thai Fight ends the year with a bang.
Buakaw Por. Pramuk from Thailand faces Frankie Giorgio from Australia in the 154 lb tournament finale. Buakaw has been dubbed a “national treasure” of Thailand and is the heavy favorite going into the bout against Giorgi in front of his homeland of Thailand. This is a matchup of conflicting styles in this super welterweight battle as Buakaw is a precision striker, who darts in to land strikes and then moves to a safe distance before his opponent can launch his own attack, while Giorgio has been compared to the movie character, Rocky, for his ability to wade into punches and kicks and absorb a lot of punishment while dishing out his own. Giorgi will need a Rocky-type performance as Buakaw has not been beaten since his days where he dominated K-1 many years ago.
Kem Sitsongpeenong from Thailand battles last year’s Thai Fight Tournament Champion, Fabio Pinca from France in the 147 lb tournament final. Pinca’s WBC World Welterweight Championship will also be on the line in this bout as he looks to repeat as Thai Fight Champion in back to back years. Kem defeated Pinca earlier in their careers but this bout will be an entirely different animal. Both fighters have grown since their first meeting and if anything, all it will do is light a fire under Pinca’s belly to avenge the loss. Kem will have the home crowd at his side and will need all the help he can get as Pinca has been on a hot streak for the last two years. Pinca is also a wizard at tight grappling and clinch work, so he will prove a tough test for Kem when they two go to battle on the inside.
If you love nonstop, full-throttle striking, then Thai Fight – 2011 Finals, is must-see TV. This event concludes one of the deepest Muay Thai tournaments ever. Watch as the brave warriors display the science of the eight limbs and use punches, kicks, knees and elbows as they take the final step into becoming tournament champions. Order this event exclusively at GFL.tv.