Friday, June 4th... XFS 52

Beau Stiles Creative, in conjunction with FullContactIdaho.com will be on hand to photograph another exciting night of fights. As you can see below, there will be plenty of fights, plenty of action, and plenty reason to spend the $5 for a ticket to support local MMA! I hope to see you there...

Taken from Knockout Promotions:

"PROFESSIONAL MMA history will be in the making as Aric “The Alien” Iverson will defend his CCF Bantam Weight World Title against the Undefeated freak of nature Brenden “The Reaper” Raftery in XFS # 52 "Team Boise VS Team Sacramento,” Friday June 4th at Qwest Arena. “This will be a MAJOR test for Aric” says Knockout Promotions President Kasey Thompson. “He had better bring his A game or he will stand no chance against the Reaper.” There will be a total of (4) CHAMPIONSHIP belts on the line, in a night of action-packed, full-contact, PROFFESSIONAL cage fighting action!

From this seasons Ultimate Fighter, see special guest Kyacey “Ice Cold Uscola” as he brings in his team – Team Urijah Faber - from Sacramento, California to take on Idaho’s Champions. Also Ronny “A-Tron” Rhodes will put his CCF Feather Weight Champion belt on the line against CCF Light Weight Champion Ryan Portue in a winner takes all war.

PLUS a whole lot more - with a total of 16 fights! That's XFS #52 - "Team Boise –vs- Team Sacramento" in the octagon on FRIDAY, June 4th at Qwest Arena! Tickets start at JUST $5...that’s RIGHT $5 .... Exclusively through the Qwest Arena box office, while supplies last. Charge tickets on-line at www.QwestArenaIdaho.com or call 331-TIXS"

Bodybuilding.com and Driven TC present:

UNLEASHED...one hellacious event! The Bodybuilding.com Expo was great, with tons of vendors, pro football players, body builders and MMA FIGHTERS! In addition to local pro fighters Scott Jorgensen and Jens Pulver of the WEC, also in attendence were Kit Cope, Thiago Silva, Ben Saunders, Pete "Drago" Sell, Joe "Daddy" Stevenson, Robbie Lawler, Clay Guida, Jeremy Horn, Tony Frykland (just to name a few), as well as all the best local up-and-coming pros and amateurs.

After the expo, it was torn down, and the seating was set for a night of 9 fights, pro and amateur mixed. Some of the fights were over nearly before they started (I think the first bout lasted about 16 seconds) whereas others were all out slugfests. Most of the fighters came with their best games in place, and provided a night of entertaining MMA action.

The only downer was that attendance was well below what was expected. I suspect that was in part due to a high profile UFC 113 card where many fans likely opted out of local fights (shame) as well as the many various activities and events taking place throughout the Treasure Valley.

All in all, it was a great night of fights, back stage action, and time well spent. Thanks to all that allowed myself and Full Contact Idaho access, and thanks to all the fighters for putting up with us. Now, go check out the pics in the gallery, and be sure to watch for the relaunch of FullContactIdaho.com!

Earley VS. Flores

Again, the fights were entertaining, the fighters "brought it", and even the promotion was solid. We had some high profile guests including former UFC Champion Ken Shamrock, Former UFC Champ and current WEC veteran Jens Pulver, and our very own WEC rising star Scott Jorgensen. We also witnessed some of the best amateur fighters Idaho has to offer.

I have posted several great shots from the night under "Earley Vs. Flores" in the gallery. I selected some of my favorites from the hundreds of images I took, so take a look. I think you will enjoy. And if you are interested in purchasing high resolution images or packages from the event without watermarks, contact me directly for pricing. Also be sure to check out www.FullContactIdaho.com for the upcoming re-launch for all your Idaho MMA information and action!

Oh What A Night

So last night was Earley vs. Flores at the Boise Knitting Factory, a full card of amateur (and 1 pro) fights, and the action was impressive. I was there shooting for FullContactIdaho.com and can tell you, from ringside, every fighter came to win! Many local gyms were represented including Throwdown and Driven TC, in addition to fighters from the Lion's Den out of Reno, and others from across the state of Idaho. Ken Shamrock was on hand for a meet and greet, Jens Pulver could be found all over throughout the night, and Scott Jorgensen was on hand as well supporting/cornering his teammates.

It seemed to be a full house, and the crowd was supportive of all the fights and fighters, who all put on a great show. Thanks to all who made the night such a great success!

I will have images from the event posted to my gallery this weekend. And as always, if you want a high resolution, non-watermarked image or print, contact me directly for pricing. Thanks for all your support!