Intimidation Weekend Recap: Tony Kelley remains undefeated as Intimidation sponsors events & fighters across the USA

Not a weekend goes by when the Intimidation Clothing brand isn’t being represented somewhere across the U.S., a testament to the size of the fastest growing clothing brand in mixed martial arts. This past weekend was no different, as Intimidation sponsored three events in two different states and Intimidation sponsored fighters went 6-2 in fights that took place in three different states.

As always, Intimidation was a title sponsor for the NAAFS: Combat Challenge 24 event, which took place on Saturday night in Akron. Intimidation fighters from the GriffonRawl Academy went 2-1 on the night, including a win by Joe Callari in one of the evening’s featured bouts. Josh Belle was also welcomed to the official GR fight team with a submission win in his debut. Evolve MMA’s Jon Looft along with Strong Style’s JT Miller and Mad Dog Fight Team members Tony Bonacci and Chris Varner also picked up wins at the event.

Intimidation also sponsored the ShoFIGHT event in Branson, Missouri, which was one of the nation’s biggest MMA events, as it took place during a block party in the popular destination town.

Intimidation sponsored fighters from Ronin Training Center went 3-0 at the Absolute Action MMA event in Florence, Kentucky, as Derek Morgan, Jamie Klein, and Vanessa Demoupoulos all earned victories at the event. Intimidation sponsored pro Luke Zachrich was also in attendance to promote his upcoming UVC 23 main event against Marcus Finch in Columbus, and the two were involved in a shoving match during their square off in the cage.

Intimidation sponsored fighters also went 1-1 at the inaugural Hilia Fights event in Louisiana, which was shown on Fight Now TV. MTV “Caged” star Tony Kelley picked up yet another win, moving his professional record to 2-0. Sammy Smith Jr. was unable to pull off the win in the main event, as he dropped a heavyweight title fight to unbeaten opponent Chaz Morgan.

This weekend, Intimidation will serve as a title sponsor for the Rocktagon 25 event in Cleveland, Ohio.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of lifestyle apparel & MMA training gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA and a growing national presence. The Intimidation brand is regularly featured on multiple sporting events on SpikeTV, AXS TV, SportsTime Ohio, MTV2, FUEL TV, The Comcast Network, Comcast  SportsNet and EpixHD as well as MMA highlight shows on Spike TV, AXS TV and more. In addition to over 110 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts and sweatshirts for men, women and children and is also known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts. Intimidation products can be found for sale online at IntimidationClothing.com and fans can follow the marketing wing of the Intimidation brand, Intimidation Interactive Media, @IntimidationIM. Follow Intimidation Clothing on Facebook and @IntimidationMMA on Twitter.

Intimidation Clothing to sponsor Sammy Smith Jr. at Hilia Fights on April 26 in Louisiana

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to announce its sponsorship of Sammy Smith Jr. in his upcoming about at the Hilia Fights event on April 26 in Louisiana. Smith (2-1) is set to take on Chaz Morgan (5-0) as part of the event, which takes place in Kenner, Louisiana.

A native of Texas, Smith started off his professional career by posting TKO victories in 26 and 9 seconds, respectively. He suffered his first defeat as a professional in January when he dropped a bout to Javier Rendon.

The Hilia Fights event is advertised as being broadcast live in over 20 countries, as it is likely to be featured as a pay-per-view. Intimidation is also expected to sponsor MTV “Caged” star Tony Kelley (1-0) on this card as well.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of lifestyle apparel & MMA training gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA and a growing national presence. The Intimidation brand is regularly featured on multiple sporting events on SpikeTV, AXS TV, SportsTime Ohio, MTV2, FUEL TV, The Comcast Network, Comcast  SportsNet and EpixHD as well as MMA highlight shows on Spike TV, AXS TV and more. In addition to over 110 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts and sweatshirts for men, women and children and is also known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts. Intimidation products can be found for sale online at IntimidationClothing.com and fans can follow the marketing wing of the Intimidation brand, Intimidation Interactive Media, @IntimidationIM. Follow Intimidation Clothing on Facebook and @IntimidationMMA on Twitter.

Intimidation to sponsor MTV “Caged” star Tony Kelley at Hilia Fights on April 26 in Louisiana

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to announce its sponsorship of undefeated pro fighter Tony Kelley in his upcoming bout at the debut event for the Hilia Fights organization on April 26 in Kenner, Louisiana. Kelley (1-0), who was featured on MTV’s “Caged” reality series that featured amateur MMA fighters, is set to take on Kody Knowlton (0-1) in a lightweight contest.

As an amateur, Kelley compiled a record of 15-4, with a large number of his amateur fights unrecognized by the national MMA database. As a professional, he made his debut for the Coalition of Combat organization in Arizona and earned a TKO while being sponsored by Intimidation Clothing. Kelley is based with the rest of the cast members of “Caged” in rural Louisiana and trains for a team called Karate Mafia. At the conclusion of the show’s first and only season to date, Kelley and another castmember were scouted by a high level gym in California where he no doubt improved his approach to the sport of MMA.

The Hilia Fights event is advertised as being broadcast live in over 20 countries, as it is likely to be featured as a pay-per-view. Intimidation is also expected to sponsor heavyweight Sammy Smith Jr. (2-1) on this card as well.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA themed apparel & training gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA and a growing national presence. The Intimidation brand is regularly featured on multiple sporting events on SpikeTV, AXS TV, SportsTime Ohio, MTV2, FUEL TV, The Comcast Network, Comcast  SportsNet and EpixHD as well as MMA highlight shows on Spike TV, AXS TV and more. In addition to over 110 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts and sweatshirts for men, women and children and is also known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts. Intimidation products can be found for sale online at IntimidationClothing.com and fans can follow the marketing wing of the Intimidation brand, Intimidation Interactive Media, @IntimidationIM. Follow Intimidation Clothing on Facebook and @IntimidationMMA on Twitter.

Rick Hawn, Luis Nogueira score wins at Bellator 70 sponsored by Intimidation Clothing

Two Intimidation Clothing sponsored fighters scored the biggest wins of their MMA careers on Friday night at Bellator 70. Rick Hawn and Luis Nogueira both moved a step closer to a Bellator title as Hawn, while sponsored by both Catastrophe Inc. and Intimidation, won the Season 6 Lightweight Tournament with a unanimous decision win over Brent Weedman. Meanwhile Luis Nogueira (pictured), a fighter sponsored in each of his past four pro fights by the Intimidation brand, scored a 3rd round TKO win over Hiroshi Nakamura to advance to the Bellator Bantamweight Tournament finals. Both fighters won their fights which were televised on MTV2.

Rick Hawk (14-1, 6-1 Bellator) was a 2004 U.S. Olympian who turned pro in Mixed Martial Arts in 2009, advanced to Bellator’s Season 5 Welterweight Tournament final where he lost a split decision to Jay Hieron at Bellator 43. Ten months later he made his lightweight debut at Bellator 62 knocking out Ricardo Tirloni then followed it with a KO of Lloyd Woodard at Bellator 66 in Cleveland. Hawn will next face Bellator Lightweight Champion Michael Chandler, likely during the Fall of 2012.

Luis Nogueira (14-2, 4-1 Bellator) who made his Bellator debut at Bellator 42 in April, scored a unanimous decision over Jerod Spoon before falling to Ed West at Bellator 51. The native of Brazil then bounced back with a win two weeks later at Bellator 53 and opened the Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament with a decision win over Alexis Vila at Bellator 65. Nogueira will fight Marcos Galvao in the finals of the Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament likely during the Bellator Summer Series 2012.

ServiceMaster by AmeriSteam, affectionately known as Ed & Enzo, The Masters of Disaster (@MOD_Ed_Enzo), the creators of Catastrophe Inc., handle everything from emergency plumbing services to sump pump repair, sump pump replacement to sump pump evaluations, flooded basements from storms or faulty plumbing, backed up sewage, sewer repair/diagnostics, pipe leaks, broken pipes, frozen pipes, and pipe leak detection as well as 24 hour emergency clean-ups, disaster clean-ups, disaster recovery, trauma scene clean-ups and more. In addition to unveiling co-branded shirts with Catastrophe Inc. and Intimidation at Bellator 66 (pictured) in Cleveland, Ohio, Ed & Enzo are also sponsors of Brian “The Predator” Rogers, Jessica “Evil” Eye, Stipe Miocic and more.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA apparel & fight gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA and a growing national presence having been featured on multiple events on MTV2 and HDNet in recent months. In addition to over 50 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts, the company is also becoming known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts, as well as vale tudo shorts, rashguards and more available online at IntimidationClothing.com. Fans can like Intimidation on Facebook and follow Intimidation Clothing on Twitter @IntimidationMMA.

Catastrophe Inc. teams up with Intimidation for sponsorship of Rick Hawn in Bellator Lightweight tournament final

Ed & Enzo, The Masters of Disaster and their upcoming hit show Catastrophe Inc. have teamed up once again with the Intimidation brand for the sponsorship of Rick Hawn in the Lightweight Tournament final at Bellator 70. The Bellator 70 event will take place on Friday night May 25th at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, with the MTV2 broadcast beginning at 8 pm ET.

Rick Hawk (13-1, 5-1 Bellator) was a 2004 U.S. Olympian who turned pro in Mixed Martial Arts in 2009, advanced to Bellator’s Season 5 Welterweight Tournament final where he lost a split decision to Jay Hieron at Bellator 43. Ten months later he made his lightweight debut at Bellator 62 knocking out Ricardo Tirloni then followed it with a KO of Lloyd Woodard at Bellator 66 in Cleveland. Hawn will face Brent Weedman in the Lightweight Tournament Championship with the winner to face Bellator Lightweight Champion Michael Chandler, likely during the Fall of 2012.

The disaster response & restoration experts, ServiceMaster by AmeriSteam, affectionately known as Ed & Enzo, The Masters of Disaster (@MOD_Ed_Enzo), the creators of Catastrophe Inc., handle everything from emergency plumbing services to sump pump repair, sump pump replacement to sump pump evaluations, flooded basements from storms or faulty plumbing, backed up sewage, sewer repair/diagnostics, pipe leaks, broken pipes, frozen pipes, and pipe leak detection as well as 24 hour emergency clean-ups, disaster clean-ups, disaster recovery, trauma scene clean-ups and more. In addition to unveiling co-branded shirts with Catastrophe Inc. and Intimidation at Bellator 66 (pictured) in Cleveland, Ohio, Ed & Enzo are also sponsors of Brian “The Predator” Rogers, Jessica “Evil” Eye, Stipe Miocic and more.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA apparel & fight gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA and a growing national presence having been featured on multiple events on MTV2 and HDNet in recent months. In addition to over 50 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts, the company is also becoming known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts, as well as vale tudo shorts, rashguards and more available online at IntimidationClothing.com. Fans can like Intimidation on Facebook and follow Intimidation Clothing on Twitter @IntimidationMMA.

Amoussou, Hinkle headline 6-0 weekend for Intimidation sponsored pros at MMA & boxing events

Intimidation sponsored pro fighters in MMA and boxing scored an undefeated record this weekend at events across the USA. While Bellator 69 was playing out on MTV2 with Karl Amoussou in action in the semifinals of their Season 6 Welterweight Tournament in Louisiana, the Intimidation crew was at the first MMA event in the history of Charleston, West Virginia. A night after sponsoring Reality Cage Combat in Charleston, Intimidation traveled to Cleveland, Ohio, to sponsor Newhouse Promotions’ No Vet Left Behind boxing event and complete the stellar weekend.

Karl Amoussou – Fighting in the semifinals of the Bellator Season 6 Welterweight Tournament, Amoussou scored a split decision win over previously unbeaten David Rickels on MTV2 to advance to the Tournament final. Amoussou will face Bryan Baker in the Welterweight Tournament final expected to take place during the 2012 Summer Series.

Branden Hinkle – In a battle that featured a 14-year pro and UFC veteran versus a prospect, the experience won out as Branden Hinkle earned a TKO win in round 2. After his opponent weighed in at 218 pounds for their scheduled light heavyweight bout, Hinkle, while wearing Intimidation’s EliteFighter board shorts, punished Roane on the ground raining down with punches and elbows for the win.

Wes Lane – The man nicknamed “Limp Noodle” with a sea of fans waving foam noodles throughout the night made sure those fans went home happy as he scored a TKO win. With the win Lane improves to 2-2 after a successful debut at 135 pounds.

Eric Moon – After taking the fight on just a couple days notice, MASH fight Team member Eric Moon scored a _ win. A fighter who has been sponsored by Intimidation many times in the past two years, Moon traveled from Michigan to West Virginia for the 170 lb fight which improves his record to 10-9-1.

Matt Garretson – After struggling at the start of his pro career, Matt Garretson picked up his first pro win at the Reality Cage Combat event. One of many from the Butch Hiles BJJ & MMA gyms across the region, Garretson sent the fans home happy after locking in a rear naked choke in the 2nd round.

Antonio Nieves – Rounding out the weekend for Intimidation was Antonio Nieves (pictured, right), a product of Strong Style Martial Arts and Old School Boxing, improved to 2-0 as a professional scoring a majority decision. Nieves has now fought both of his professional fights for Intimidation sponsored Newhouse Promotions which holds boxing events in Cleveland, Ohio.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA apparel & gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA and a growing national presence having been featured on multiple events on MTV2 and HDNet in recent months. In addition to over 50 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts, the company is also becoming known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts, as well as vale tudo shorts, rashguards and more available online at IntimidationClothing.com. Fans can like Intimidation Clothing on Facebook and follow the Intimidation brand on Twitter.

Intimidation teams up with Catastrophe Inc. to sponsor heavyweight Ron Sparks live on MTV2 at Bellator 69 in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to once again team up with Catastrophe Inc. and announce their sponsorship of Ron Sparks on Friday night at Bellator 69 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The Kentucky-based Sparks will face off with Kevin “Concrete” Asplund (15-1) in a heavyweight battle that will be Asplund’s Bellator debut. The Bellator 69 event will take place on Friday night May 18th at the L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana, with the MTV2 broadcast beginning at 8 pm ET.

A 4-fight veteran of the Bellator promotion, Ron “Monster” Sparks (8-1, 1-1 Bellator) is a product of Louisville MMA in Louisville, Kentucky. His lone pro loss came at the hands of Bellator’s Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament winner Eric Prindle at Bellator 56 and it is expected that Sparks will once again get a shot at the next Bellator Heavyweight Tournament with a win at Bellator 69. Seven of his eight career wins have come by stoppage including six KO/TKO victories. For the fight Sparks will wear Intimidation’s premium-quality EliteFighter^TM MMA board shorts with the Catastrophe Inc. logo on the leg.

ServiceMaster by AmeriSteam, affectionately known as Ed & Enzo, The Masters of Disaster (@MOD_Ed_Enzo), the creators of Catastrophe Inc., handle everything from emergency plumbing services to sump pump repair, sump pump replacement to sump pump evaluations, flooded basements from storms or faulty plumbing, backed up sewage, sewer repair/diagnostics, pipe leaks, broken pipes, frozen pipes, and pipe leak detection as well as 24 hour emergency clean-ups, disaster clean-ups, disaster recovery, trauma scene clean-ups and more. In addition to unveiling co-branded shirts with Catastrophe Inc. and Intimidation at Bellator 66 (pictured) in Cleveland, Ohio, Ed & Enzo are also sponsors of Brian “The Predator” Rogers, Jessica “Evil” Eye, Stipe Miocic and more.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA apparel & gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA. In addition to over 50 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts, the company is also becoming known for their premium-quality MMA fight shorts, rashguards and more available online at IntimidationClothing.com. Fans can like Intimidation on Facebook and follow Intimidation Clothing on Twitter @IntimidationMMA.

Intimidation to sponsor Karl Amoussou live on MTV2 in Welterweight Tournament Semifinals at Bellator 69

Intimidation Clothing sponsored Karl Amoussou will return to action on Friday night at Bellator 69 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Amoussou, one of Intimidation Clothing’s core group of sponsored fighters since 2011, will look to advance to the tournament finals when he faces undefeated David Rickels (10-0, 1-0 Bellator). The Bellator 69 event will take place on Friday night May 18th at the L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana, with the MTV2 broadcast beginning at 8 pm ET.

A veteran of the Bellator, Strikeforce & M-1 promotions, Karl “Psycho” Amoussou (14-4-2, 2-1 Bellator) is a French professional mixed martial artist now living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and training at the Daddis Fight Camp. A pro since 2006, Amoussou has faced many notable MMA fighters throughout his career including Arman Gambaryan, Lucio Linhares, Trevor Prangley, Kazuhiro Nakamura and Sam Alvey, all fighters who consistently fight at 185 lbs or higher. He defeated Chris “The Assassin” Lozano (9-3, 2-3 Bellator) by 1st round rear naked choke in the quarterfinals of the Season 6 Bellator Welterweight Tournament at Bellator 63 in March 2012.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA apparel & gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA. In addition to over 50 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts, the company is also becoming known for their premium-quality MMA fight shorts, rashguards and more available online at IntimidationClothing.com. Fans can like Intimidation on Facebook and follow Intimidation Clothing on Twitter @IntimidationMMA.

Intimidation to sponsor Luis Nogueira live on MTV2 in Bantamweight Tournament Semifinals at Bellator 70

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to announce the sponsorship of Luis “Betao” Nogueira in his Bantamweight Tournament semifinal bout at Bellator 70 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Nogueira, a pro since early 2008, has started his career at 13-2 (3-1 Bellator) having won 9 of 10 fights with his lone loss coming last Fall at Bellator 51 in the Bellator Bantamweight Tournament quarterfinals in Canton, Ohio. The Bellator 70 event will take place on Friday night May 25th at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, with the MTV2 broadcast beginning at 8 pm ET.

Nogueira, who made his Bellator debut at Bellator 42 in April, scored a unanimous decision over Jerod Spoon before falling to Ed West at Bellator 51. The native of Brazil then bounced back with a win two weeks later at Bellator 53 and opened the Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament with a decision win over Alexis Vila at Bellator 65. In his 13 professional wins Nogueira has scored 4 KO/TKOs, 2 submissions and 7 decisions with his only other pro loss coming to Bellator Bantamweight Champion Eduardo Dantas in 2008.

Nogueira will walk out wearing Intimidation’s top-selling Cross tee and an Intimidation hat with the company’s logo on his vale tudo fight shorts. Nogueira will face off with Hiroshi Nakamura (15-5, 1-0 Bellator), a fighter who has a 13-2-1 record in his last 16 fights.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA apparel & fight gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA and a growing national presence having been featured on multiple events on MTV2 and HDNet in recent months. In addition to over 50 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts, the company is also becoming known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts, as well as vale tudo shorts, rashguards and more available online at IntimidationClothing.com. Fans can like Intimidation on Facebook and follow Intimidation Clothing on Twitter @IntimidationMMA.

Brian “The Predator” Rogers Bellator 61 walkout tee now for sale at PerformanceMMA.com

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to announce that PerformanceMMA.com is not only one of Intimidation’s newest dealers, but they are now carrying the Brian “The Predator” Rogers Bellator 61 walkout tee. Intimidation’s Mr. Tuff t-shirt, released in early 2011, has quickly become one of the company’s top selling styles. The popular skull & crossbones design has been seen across the globe on pro and amateur fighters and will make it’s national TV debut on Friday, March 16th at Bellator 61 on MTV2.

Performance MMA (@PerformanceMMA), based out of Englewood, Colorado, is a leading online retailer of many of the top brands of MMA clothing and gear including TapouT, Clinch Gear, Dethrone Royalty and now Intimidation Clothing. According to their Web site the company is “owned and operated by MMA fighters and fans who want to share their enthusiasm and love for the sport with our customers.” Fans can buy the Intimidation Mr. Tuff tee online at PerformanceMMA.com to show their support for Rogers and the Intimidation brand.

Brian “The Predator” Rogers (@BRogThePredator), who debuted with the Bellator promotion in 2011 with a thrilling 1st round TKO win over Victor O’Donnell at Bellator 50, advanced to the semifinals of the Bellator Season 5 Middleweight Tournament before falling tournament winner Alexander Shlemenko at Bellator 54. As he returns to the Bellator cage, The Predator has cut his trademark hair and is ready to show the world just how talented he is. A one time Strikeforce winner, Rogers won seven straight fights, all by 1st round KO/TKO. For this fight Rogers will wear not only the Intimidation Mr. Tuff tee, but custom Intimidation EliteFighter^TM MMA board shorts (both pictured), dubbed “striker style” due to the shorter length. Bellator 61 takes place on Friday, March 16th in Bossier City, Louisiana and will be broadcast live on MTV2 at 8 pm ET.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA apparel & gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA and a growing national presence having been featured on multiple events on MTV2 and HDNet in recent months. In addition to over 50 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts, the company is also becoming known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts, as well as vale tudo shorts, rashguards and more available online at IntimidationClothing.com. Fans can like Intimidation Clothing on Facebook and follow the Intimidation brand on Twitter.

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