Full contact karate

Karate Combat and CBS Sports Network sign US television agreement

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Combat sports, Martial arts, Mixed martial arts, Japanese martial arts, Karate, Full contact karate, Lyoto Machida, Bas Rutten, Draft:Karate rules

NEW YORK, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Karate Combat and CBS Sports today announced a television agreement for the upcoming third season of programming from the global leader in professional full-contact karate.

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  • NEW YORK, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Karate Combat and CBS Sports today announced a television agreement for the upcoming third season of programming from the global leader in professional full-contact karate.
  • Commencing with the season premiere episode on Thursday, July 1, the twelve-episode Karate Combat: Season Three will air weekly on CBS Sports Network.
  • Martial arts legends Georges St-Pierre and Lyoto Machida - both of them karate black belts - lead the Karate Combat: Season Three broadcast line-up alongside regular commentator Bas Rutten.
  • Millions of households across the US will be able to watch our biggest-ever season and see for themselves why Karate Combat is one of the fastest-growing promotions in the world today," said Rob Bryan, CEO, Karate Combat.

Falcon's Creative Group Brings Virtual Worlds to Karate Combat Season 2

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Combat sports, Sports, Individual sports, Karate Combat, Japanese martial arts, Full contact karate, Karate

The new season seamlessly blends real-world athletic events with cutting-edge virtual production to transport audiences to simulated worlds.

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  • The new season seamlessly blends real-world athletic events with cutting-edge virtual production to transport audiences to simulated worlds.
  • Karate Combat Season 2 will air in 50+ countries, across 5 continents, including distribution deals ESPN Deportes, BeIN Sports, FreeSports, GOL, and more.
  • Karate Combat is a premier Karate brand that operates a professional full contact karate league.
  • The company seeks to evolve the traditional sport of Karate via karate.com, the World's Gateway to Karate, and branded mobile apps.

FreeSports Brings Karate Combat to the UK and Ireland

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Friday, October 23, 2020
Video games, Japanese martial arts, FreeSports, Full contact karate, Sports, Karate, Martial arts

"The UK and Ireland are home of what are probably the most discerning fight fans in the world, said Adam S. Kovacs, League President of Karate Combat (who is also a world karate champion).

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  • "The UK and Ireland are home of what are probably the most discerning fight fans in the world, said Adam S. Kovacs, League President of Karate Combat (who is also a world karate champion).
  • Richard Webb, COO of FreeSports commented, This is exciting news for karate fans in the UK and Ireland with an incredible amount of Karate Combat action broadcasting each Friday night on FreeSports.
  • Watch Karate Combat on FreeSports in the UK and Ireland every Friday night at 11 pm.
  • Karate Combat is a premier Karate brand which operates a professional full contact karate league.

GOL Puts Karate Combat in Spain's Top Sunday Spot

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Friday, October 9, 2020
Japanese martial arts, Full contact karate, Karate, Combat sports, Sports, World Games

Karate Combat Season 2 features bouts between the worlds top athletes in four virtual worlds rendered in real-time using Unreal Engine, the video game engine behind Fortnite.

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  • Karate Combat Season 2 features bouts between the worlds top athletes in four virtual worlds rendered in real-time using Unreal Engine, the video game engine behind Fortnite.
  • "The minute we announced the creation of Karate Combat, that Spanish fighting spirit came at us fast and we were approached by the countrys top competitors said Adam S. Kovacs, League President of Karate Combat (who is also a world karate champion).
  • We are very happy to incorporate Karate Combat into our combat sports offering.
  • About Karate Combat: Karate Combat is a premier Karate brand which operates a professional full contact karate league.

Karate Combat Names Adam S. Kovacs President and COO

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Combat sports, Mixed martial arts, Martial arts, Japanese martial arts, Full contact karate, Karate, Pride Fighting Championships, Bas Rutten

New York, NY, Oct. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Karate Combat announced today that it has named Adam S. Kovacs its new President and Chief Operating Officer.

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  • New York, NY, Oct. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Karate Combat announced today that it has named Adam S. Kovacs its new President and Chief Operating Officer.
  • Karate Combat is the first mainstream, professional, full contact karate league.
  • Before joining Karate Combat, he served as Head of Karate for the most successful multi-sport clubs in Hungary.
  • Ive seen Adam fight, and Ive seen Adam doing business, said combat sports hall-of-famer and Karate Combat Ambassador, Bas Rutten.

beIN SPORTS Acquires Second Season of Karate Combat Across 37 Countries

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Full contact karate, Karate, Sports

beIN SPORTS will broadcast weekly episodes of Karate Combat in North America, the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), Turkey, and 10 countries in Asia-Pacific.

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  • beIN SPORTS will broadcast weekly episodes of Karate Combat in North America, the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), Turkey, and 10 countries in Asia-Pacific.
  • The second season will raise the bar by blending real-world fights with eye-catching special effects, transporting fans into virtual worlds.
  • Necessity is the mother of invention, and our second season of Karate Combat is one step ahead of the game.
  • Karate Combat is a premier Karate brand which operates a professional full contact karate league.

Fighters Enter the Pit! Karate Combat Moves to the Next Level

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Monday, September 9, 2019
Combat sports, Sports, Karate, Full contact karate, Kyokushin kaikan, Seidokaikan, Glenn Keeney

Fights are full contact in the Karate Combat Fighting Pit, at 3 rounds of 3 minutes (5 rounds for title fights).

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  • Fights are full contact in the Karate Combat Fighting Pit, at 3 rounds of 3 minutes (5 rounds for title fights).
  • Karate Combat has become a favorite of the worlds best karate fighters, who enjoy the chance to fight without holding back as they have to in sports karate.
  • The Main Event at Karate Combat: Evolution will be the leagues first-ever title fight for the Golden Belt.
  • Karate Combat is a premier Karate brand which operates a professional full contact karate league.

FITE TV Appoints Media Veteran Kim Hurwitz Chief Marketing Officer

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Television technology, Companies, Karate, DirecTV, Full contact karate, Fite, Sports

NEW YORK, July 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- FITE , the leading digital combat sports platform, announced today that Kim Hurwitz will be joining the company as Chief Marketing Officer.

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  • NEW YORK, July 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- FITE , the leading digital combat sports platform, announced today that Kim Hurwitz will be joining the company as Chief Marketing Officer.
  • Hurwitz has broad experience serving as an entertainment executive at companies including DIRECTV, FOTV Media Networks, The Tube Music Network and TCI.
  • Most recently, she held the role of Chief Marketing Officer at Karate Combat, playing an integral role in growing the full contact karate league.
  • "I couldn't be more excited to be joining such a fast-growing, innovative and knowledgeable group as FITE," said Hurwitz.

ProSieben Signs Exclusive Deal with Karate Combat

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Friday, March 22, 2019
ProSiebenSat.1 Media, Television, ProSieben, Full contact karate, Karate

NEW YORK, March 22, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 7Sports, the sport business unit of ProSiebenSat.1, announced an exclusive agreement with Karate Combat to bring its full contact karate competitions free-to-air and online to audiences on ProSieben MAXX and ran FIGHTING across Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

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  • NEW YORK, March 22, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 7Sports, the sport business unit of ProSiebenSat.1, announced an exclusive agreement with Karate Combat to bring its full contact karate competitions free-to-air and online to audiences on ProSieben MAXX and ran FIGHTING across Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
  • Eight events from all over the world will air throughout 2019, live, near-live or on demand on the dedicated combat sports digital platform ran FIGHTING.
  • Karate Combat: One World Center will celebrate its premiere in German-language Free TV on March 24th at 10:00 p.m. CET (GMT +1).
  • In 2019, Karate Combat will broadcast events live from Japan, China, Brazil, Spain, France, Italy, Latvia and the U.S.
    "We're very pleased to reach a large audience of German speaking TV viewers with 7Sports," said Michael DePietro, CEO of Karate Combat.

Karate Combat Announces Major Expansion and Championship Structure

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Friday, December 21, 2018
Sports, Martial arts, Karate, Full contact karate

In addition, Karate Combat will soon announce a series of non-title and qualifier events.

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  • In addition, Karate Combat will soon announce a series of non-title and qualifier events.
  • "We're excited to expand Karate Combat in its second season with a more defined and expansive structure," said Michael DePietro, CEO of Karate Combat.
  • Karate Combat is the first mainstream full contact karate league, celebrating the core values of martial arts while boosting engagement with the sport through updated rules and production values.
  • For more information about Karate Combat or to request press access to the Los Angeles event in January: Owen Phillips, [email protected] 310-383-4991
    Karate Combat is a premier Karate brand which operates a professional full contact karate league, sports equipment business, and worldwide Dojo network.