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A Day in the Life of a Fight Commentator by Daniel Austin
I stick the plastic card in the slot and the lights come on automatically. As I walk towards the bed the heavy door closes behind me with a thud. I sit down on the bed and take a deep breath. I try to remember everything I need to do before I go to sleep for two, maybe three hours: pack my suit, pack my bag, eat the rest of that sandwich, take a shower, set the alarm. It’s a hotel I’ve been...
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Belts are for Defending, not for Your Trophy Case
Very often there is a disconnect between the fighter, the promotion and the fan. Fans need something to constantly keep them interested in the product. It’s the promoter’s job to give that to them....
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The Resurrection of the KOK Heavyweight Division
At one time time the King of Kings Heavyweight division was truly something to behold. In a sense, we could say that 2013 - 2016 were the golden years of the division. Fighters like Freddy Kemayo, Pav...
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KOK to Expand Presence in the Balkans
King of Kings (KOK), one of the world’s biggest kickboxing organizations, is about to get even bigger. The company is already well known in Eastern Europe, regularly drawing crowds as big as 10,000...
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The Gold Standard in Event Production
You know you’re doing something right when the fighters and staff walk into the arena and let out a collective gasp. When I did commentary for FEA Kickboxing in Odessa, Ukraine on 24.08.2019, ...
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Manny Pacquiao: Boxing’s Iron Man Meets Next Challenge
The name Manny Pacquiao is synonymous with professional boxing. The 40 year old multi-divisional champion will go down as one of the greatest of all time. But the question on everyone’s mind, fight...
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Booking Pro Wrestling Should be a Dictatorship not a Democracy
This blog is not a political commentary, nor does it represent my political views in any way. It is merely an editorial about how professional wrestling should be executed from a creative standpoin...
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Forsberg vs. Aukstikalnis II - Rematch for the KOK Middleweight Title
This Friday May 17th King of Kings kickboxing comes to Helsinki, Finland for the first time. KOK will explode onto the Finnish fight scene with an incredible card featuring an -85 kg Middleweight T...
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2019 Natsu Basho Preview
The 2019 May sumo tournament or the Natsu basho, as it is called, is set to run from the 12th to the 26th of the month. With this basho, a new era will be ushered in, a visit from a famous American...
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Matei vs. Viksraitis for the KOK Lightweight Championship
The lightweight division in King of Kings has a long and storied history with an impressive list of competitors. In 2019 the division now stands as KOK’s most competitive. However, two fighters sta...
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