AK Promotions put a little fight into Sacramento with an International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) Muay Thai Kickboxing card that made you want to shadowbox your way home. The Doubletree hotel may have seen its fair share of events in the past, but probably not too many that included a thousand screaming fans, a Budweiser bonanza of beer and twenty-eight fighters thirsting for their chance to take the ring. The thousand or so attendees swirled around the ballroom like a calm wind before a storm, eagerly awaiting the start to the mayhem and the chance to see their fighter enter the ring. In Muay Thai both the fighters and fans respect the discipline and the traditions, paying homage to th

The Mauy Thai Lao Kickboxing Academy and Sacramento OTM Fight Shop presented the "Battle of the Beasts" Saturday at the Roseville Sports Center. The amateur kickboxing event featured thirteen matches, including two International Kickboxing Federation West Coast Title bouts. Fans were treated to an evening of fierce competition by amateur fighters. "Battle of the Beasts" at the Roseville Sports Center David "Yasar" Sardar (blue gloves) and Josh Paiva (red gloves) exchange kicks in the Super Lightweight match. Sardar won the match in a unanimous decision. Jason Rudoni (red gloves) delivers a kick to Jimmy Chung (blue gloves) in the Welterweight match. Chung went on to defeat Rudoni on

 "Block the leg!  Kick the inside!  Knee, knee!" The fervor of audience commentary, at times simultaneously, made it difficult to hear individual commentary, unless it quieted down for a moment.   On Saturday, Sept. 19, male and female warriors sparred in front of an energetic audience at the first amateur "Muay Thai Origins: Battle at the Wat" tournament in South Sacramento.  Promoted and sponsored by Andy Kensamphaph, founder of Sacramento's Muay Thai Lao Kickboxing Academy, the event took place at Wat Lao Saoputh Buddhist Temple in South Sacramento.  As a non-profit fundraiser, all proceeds went to the temple. South Sacramento resident Tommy Prongfah brought his children to show the