{"id":1760,"date":"2019-08-08T13:36:32","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T18:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/?p=1760"},"modified":"2019-08-08T13:36:33","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T18:36:33","slug":"will-pounder-seeks-sponsors-for-inaugural-kinektic-team-grappling-tournament-to-be-streamed-by-ufc-fight-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/?p=1760","title":{"rendered":"Will Pounder Seeks Sponsors For Inaugural Kinektic Team Grappling Tournament, To Be Streamed by UFC Fight Pass\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Chicago – Adult performer, ex-Marine and Advanced No-Gi pro Will Pounder<\/strong> is seeking sponsors for himself and his team in the first-ever submission grappling event produced by Kinektic<\/strong>, an exciting new team-format grappling organization. UFC Fight Pass\u00ae<\/sup><\/a>,<\/strong> the world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports, will stream the tournament live from the Anaheim Business Expo Center on Friday, August 16, at 10 p.m. ET \/ 7 p.m. PT.\u00a0

Kinektic\u2019s inaugural event will feature four competing teams, each comprising five world-class grapplers, in a tournament consisting of semifinals and a championship final. The four team captains are UFC veteran and MMA media personality Chael Sonnen<\/strong>; world-class grappler Craig Jones<\/strong>; UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith<\/strong>; and former UFC welterweight, mixed martial artist and boxer <\/a>Chris \u2018Lights Out\u2019 Lytle<\/strong>.

Will Pounder, 32, will do battle on Lytle\u2019s team, alongside legendary fighters Ricco Rodriguez <\/strong>(third degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu; current BKFC Bare Knuckle fighting Champion; former UFC Heavyweight Champion,\u00a0Mundials World Champion, ADCC\u00a0World Champion, and King of the Cage World Heavyweight Champion; veteran of PRIDE Fighting Championships, EliteXC, International Fight League, BAMMA, World Extreme Cagefighting, and Bellator); Joe \u2018Diesel\u2019 Riggs<\/strong> (brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu; former WEC Middleweight Champion; veteran of UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator, M-1 Global, King of the Cage, and ProElite<\/a>); andMansher \u2018Munch\u2019 Khera<\/strong> (black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu; former IBJJF World No-Gi Champion, ADCC USA-EC Trials Champion, \u00a0IBJJF New York Spring Open Champion, IBJJF New York No-Gi Spring Open Champion).

The August 16th<\/sup> tournament consists of bouts with eight-minute time limits. Losers of the semifinal matches are eliminated; draws result in the elimination of both athletes; and the first team with five members eliminated will be out of the competition.\u00a0 The surviving team will be declared the winner.

A feature unique to Kinektic Grappling is that the order in which athletes compete is not predetermined. There are thirty seconds between each bout and each team captain will be responsible for strategically deciding which team member will participate next. All members of each team must compete at least once.

\u201cThe rules for this tournament are really interesting,\u201d said team coach and tactician Just Dave<\/strong> (better known to the world of X as a veteran director and shooter), himself a 5th Degree\u00a0black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu (black belt since 2000). \u201cIt\u2019s submission only. Wrestling with no punches; chokes and joint locks only.\u201d

\u201cChris Lytle brought Ricco in, and Ricco brought me in,\u201d said Dave. \u201cHe asked if I knew any really good No-Gi grapplers. He said, \u2018You trained me and I know you\u2019ve trained a bunch of studs over the years.\u2019 That\u2019s when I brought Will in.\u201d

Just Dave started studying Brazilian jiu-jitsu back in 1991 (for reference, the first UFC was held in 1993!), and taught No-Gi to the first generation MMA guys.

Yet, he remarks, \u201cI\u2019ve never seen anyone learn like Will. He\u2019s a tactician and he learns on the ground. He can learn in a conversation and be able to apply those techniques and defenses immediately. Not over a period of months; immediately.\u201d

\u201cAnd he can finish a fight in two minutes.\u201d

Pounder served in the U.S. Marine Corps for five years, from 2007 \u2013 2012, and competed on weekends. He taught the All-Marine Grappling Team, ran the All-Marine Competition Team at Camp Pendleton, <\/a>and started the jiu-jitsu club in Miramar in 2008.

\u201cIn those jiu-jitsu days I was known as a black belt killer,\u201d said Pounder, \u201csubmitting black belts, which is extremely rare.\u201d

After appearing on the TV series A Grunt\u2019s Life,<\/em> Pounder joined the adult industry in 2017, and met Just Dave in January of this year. He remembers that the director brushed him off at first: \u201cDave thought I was hitting him up for work, but I was hitting him up because I kinda wanted to choke him out [laughs<\/em>].\u201d Later, at an industry event, Dave caught that Will was an ex-Marine. \u201cAnyone who serves his country gets my time,\u201d Dave said, and the two began hitting the gym. Since bringing Will Pounder onto the star-studded team, Dave has been putting Will in front of the top grappling and jiu-jitsu guys in Southern California to get him ready.

They have been training non-stop at The Academy of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu<\/a> (http:\/\/www.academyofbrazilianjiujitsu.com<\/a> ) in Chatsworth. The Academy\u2019s Ben Nathanson<\/strong><\/a>, a 1st Degree Black Belt in\u00a0Brazilian jiu<\/em>-jitsu and2x<\/em> NABJJ World Champion<\/a>, is helping coach and build the team strategy. A unique event and a unique sponsorship opportunity<\/a><\/strong>

Will Pounder and Just Dave are looking for sponsors — including adult studios, novelty companies, and others who are looking to reach a new audience of consumers with their exceptional brands via the Kinektic tournament on UFC\u00ae <\/sup><\/a>Fight Pass.

“We want to bring the technique, fierce competitiveness, and star power of the world’s best grappling talent to the masses,\u201d said UFC\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> Hall of Famer Urijah Faber who co-founded Kinektic with Las Vegas entrepreneur Keith Veltre, and award-winning combat sports announcer Sean Wheelock, \u201cand UFC FIGHT PASS is allowing us to do exactly that by showcasing our event to their subscribers.”\u00a0

To discuss sponsorship opportunities, contact Just Dave at JustDavexxx@gmail.com<\/a>.

For more information about the event, please visit:\u00a0UFC FightPass<\/a> ( https:\/\/www.ufc.tv<\/a> )

Twitter: @UFCFightPass<\/a>

For more information on The Academy of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu visit its official website (<\/a>http:\/\/www.academyofbrazilianjiujitsu.com<\/a> ). <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Publicity and media relations for Will Pounder and Just Dave provided by HoneyHouse PR. Follow us on Twitter, @HoneyHousePR<\/a>.\n For interviews or media inquiries, contact PR@HoneyHouseXXX.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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