Boxing, MMA and Muay Thai collided on a crash course in Woodland Hills,
California. On a warm Thursday night, June 21st , in the Grand Ballroom of the
Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills, California, Ivaylo Gotzev’s Epic
Sports & Entertainment and All Star Promotions rose to its feet in presenting
the very best “Mixed Combats: which premiered the Rising Stars of Boxing,
MMA and Muay Thai”. The sold out night was filled with the talented and
hard-hitting professional Boxing, MMA and Muay Thai; “Mixed Combats” which
gave fans a premiere in depth look at several up-and-coming stars in three
separate fighting disciplines.
Highlights of the main event and select featured fights included the MMA
showdown between two seasoned veterans, Ricky “Ice Cold” Shivers and Mychal
“Bolo” Clark. Barra Gracie Black Belt Ricky “Ice Cold” Shivers has previously
fought in Shark Fights and King of the Cage, but responded to the toughest
challenge of his career in Strikeforce veteran Mychal “Bolo” Clark of Long Beach
who fights for Antonio McKee’s Body Shop. It was Ricky Shivers who defeated
Mychal Clark where the fight was stopped at 2:38 of Round 2 due to strikes, in
which he could not defend against,
The co-featured MMA bout was a catch weight at 215 between two local fighters.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World champion Adriano Camolese fighting out of Team Nogeura
Blackhouse faced off against True Warrior’s Justin “Bully” Shalk.
The stage was set for was the classic Grappler vs. Striker match up where
Schalk aka The Bully opened up the first round with a huge over hand right which
nearly finished the fight. Camolese in desperation attempted to compose himself
as Schalk smelled blood and charges in for the finish. Camolese works for the
clinch and begins landing knees to the body ala Anderson Silva. Schalk is
visibly hurt after four knees and shoots in for a take down, but gets reversed
and ends up on the bottom. Camolese tries to finish the fight with punches, but
repositions himself to side control and finishes Schalk with an arm triangle at
the 2:08 of the first round.
In his MMA 155-lb light weight debut, Russian amateur boxing and wrestling
champion Georgiy Savlokhov took on Machado Jui-Jitsu black belt Raphael Carrao,
the Owner and Instructor at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Malibu Club. Savlokhov establish
himself in the cage by rushing out to take the center of the ring while throwing
heavy punches with Correa positioning for the takedown. After a few misdirected
exchanges, Correa pulled a beautiful leg sweep which resulted in a takedown into
the mount and promptly finished Savlokhov with a barrage of pummeling hard
hitting sadistic punches. The fight was stopped at 1:08 of Round 1 due to
strikes.
One of the most talked about up-and-coming heavyweight prospects as well as
personality kult member James “The Beast” Wilson of IFC Gym in Van Nuys who
showcased in his second professional fight against Jose Santa Maria of Oxnard,
California. The two opponents battled it out for three solid rounds of
relentless hard hitting punches and takedowns. One of the most exciting throws
of the evening was a signature branded suplex initiated by the Beast. Both
fighters gave it their all to the point of physical exhaustion, but it was The
Beast James Wilson who confidently defeated Jose Santa Maria with his animal
instincts through Unanimous Decision with a final score of 30-27, 29-28,
30-27…
Event promoter Ivaylo Gotzev who is best known as a boxing manager, having
expertly guided the careers of former heavyweight champion Sam Peter, as well
as all-time-great multi-division champion James Toney, former heavyweight
champions Sergei Liakhovich and Shannon Briggs and a host of others has now
reincarnated himself in returning to the scene as the preeminent MMA
promoter. “I’m a big fan of the fight game and I’ve come to realize that great
fighters, no matter the sport, have all the same qualities of spirit, skill and
strong determination. Mixed Combats was created to give a platform to fighters
from every discipline. “
Being Mr Gotzev’s first Mixed Combat Show, he strategically brought in Shark
Fight Promotions Marketing Executive George Meng as a personal consultant and
advisor, who through his personal networks as his code of competency
retained many of the talented fighters in promoting a great entertainment
evening with a sold out showcase of talent. Mr. Meng developed the marketing
strategy behind Mixed Combats with his responsibilities of sharing in many of
the matchmaking and promotional duties.
Hopefully this great team will once again work together to bring us another
great show.
No one came away disappointed as all expectations were far exceeded. On this
hot evening Ivaylo Gotzev’s Epic Sports & Entertainment gave birth to a new
promotion team which will feature another sequel of packed action fight night
scheduled for the Valley later this summer.
The Phantom Street Artist
On the Scene as the Unseen…
Now let’s go to the results for this great night of fighting,
1. Germaine Soto over Robert Jenkings -Unanimous Decision 30-26, 30-27, 29-26
*Muay Thai Am. Super Welter Weights
2. Peter Haro over Elliot Seymor – Unanimous Decision 39-37, 40-36, 40-36
*Boxing – Welter Weights
3. Raphael Correa over Georgi Savlokhov – Stopped at 1:08 secs of Round 1 due to
strikes *MMA @155 lbs
4. Manuel Delcid over Robert Ortiz – Stopped 2:56 secs of Round 2, Winner by KO.
*Boxing – Jr. Welter Weights
5. Adriano Camolese over Justin Schalk – Stopped 2:08 seconds of round number 1.
Submission/Arm Triangle *MMA Hvy Weights
6. Yasamina Kaybish over Alyson Bloom – Stopped 1:26 of Round 3 Winner by TKO.
*Muay Thai Am. Female Bantum Weights
7. James Wilson over Jose Santa Maria – 3 Round Unanimous Decision 30-27, 29-28,
30-27 *MMA Hvy Weights
8. Ricky Shivers over Mychal Clark – Stopped @ 2:38 of Round 2 due to strikes,
Winner by TKO *MMA- Heavy Weights
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