BOWIE V. IBARRA is the author of the ''Pit Fighters" combat sports series, featuring a fierce boxer from Scotland. Bowie writes Tex-Mexploitation tales with titles that feature zombies, combat sports, horror, lucha libre, the supernatural, and superheroes. Network with Bowie at ZBFbooks.com. Pick up a copy of 'Pit Fighters: Baptism by Fire' or 'Pit Fighters: Double Cross' today in paperback or kindle HERE.
STREET THUG TRIES TO TURN HIS LIFE AROUND WITH MMA COMPETITION by Bowie V. Ibarra
Everyone has their own challenges to overcome. Our next fighter is one of those. He's a young scrapper with a great heart that has not had the opportunities many others his age has. But he has found hope in the cages of MMA where he can put his greatest skill on display: Fighting.
Here he is:
NAME: ALEJANDRO APPOLONIO PEREZ
NICKNAME: CHAIN
BIRTHDAY: JUNE 9, 1971
BIRTHPLACE: ROBSTOWN, TEXAS
BILLED FROM: SAN UVALDE, TEXAS
NATIONALITY: AMERICAN
TRAINER: N/A
FIGHTING STYLE: STREET FIGHTING
SIGNATURE MOVES: BUFFALO PUNCH
HEIGHT: 5'6"
WEIGHT: 185 LBS.
BACKGROUND
Chain is a pure street fighter. He has had no formal training, and most of his skills were developed in scraps in back alleys, parks, and other places with enough room to fight.
Chain is around 22 years old when the story takes place in early 1993. Apart from fighting, Chain enjoys lifting weights to build and maintain his strength for defending himself with ruthless aggression. His baby face has been marked from fights throughout his life.
Chain is the child of Esmeralda Esparza and a man who never stepped forward as his father. He had three older brothers and two younger sisters. His mother was not much help raising them, as she worked two jobs seven days a week. The duty of raising the children were passed to his grandmother, Constancia. His older brothers bullied Chain growing up, and were equally disrespectful to their grandmother. This caused Chain to snap one day, beating up the brother, who subsequently ran away from home.
Chain wears torn blue
jeans and a leather jacket emblazoned with a patriotic American flag
design.He also wears a matching bandana
around his head.Underneath the jacket
is a white t-shirt.
Chain was recruited into San Uvalde International after fighting Vladymir Saltovsky in the middle of the dance floor at The Cadillac Ranch in San Uvalde.
Here's his featured book trailer:
Follow the story of Chain as he finds a life for himself in the money fighting pits of the world in 'Pit Fighters'. 'Pit Fighters: Baptism by Fire' and 'Pit Fighters: Double Cross' are combat sports-themed books that features fights from the early days of MMA, and plenty of underground money fights. You've got to check them out, and they're available on Kindle or paperback today.
BOWIE V. IBARRA is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from Permuted Press and Simon and Schuster. His latest story, 'Tejano Star and the Vengeance of Chaplain Skull' is a Tex-Mexploitation superhero story in the tradition of 'Machete' and 'Black Dynamite'. Get it in paperback or Kindle today.
Bowie earned a BFA in Acting and MA in Theatre History from Texas State University. Network with Bowie for updates and news at his official website, ZombieBloodFights.com.
YOUNG SHAOLIN KUNG-FU MASTER FACES CHALLENGES IN MMA CAGES by Bowie V. Ibarra
Making the journey to discover the world is a kung-fu master from China. He faces physical and philosophical challenges in San Uvalde as he puts his skills to the test in the MMA rings.
Here he is:
NAME: CHIN WU
NICKNAME: N/A
BIRTHDAY: OCTOBER 4, 1973
BIRTHPLACE: ZHENGZHOU, HENANG PROVINCE, CHINA
BILLED FROM: SAN UVALDE, TEXAS
NATIONALITY: CHINESE
FIGHTING STYLE: SHAOLIN KUNG-FU
TEACHER: SHAOLIN TEMPLE, YIN BAIWEN
SIGNATURE MOVES: BACKFLIP KICK
HEIGHT: 5'7"
WEIGHT: 150 lbs.
BACKGROUND
Chin Wu had been orphaned at
the age of four in Shanghai.He was sent
to the Shaolin temples in Zhengzhou, China, near the Yellow River, shortly
before his fifth birthday.After waiting
several days in front of the door of the temple, he was allowed in.
Strict discipline, intense training, and spiritual
meditation dictated Chin’s life.For the
next 10 years, Chin Wu became an expert in Shaolin Kung-Fu, mastering the Five
Animal System, advanced Shaolin Kung-Fu techniques, Chinese Boxing, and Drunken
Style.He also mastered many weapons
techniques, including the moy fah gim (Plum Blossom Saber) and the nau
yip doe (tie-sheet blade).However,
his favorites were the sahm jit gwun (three section staff) and the goong
seun gwun (Goong family staff).
After staying with the Shaolin community longer than
anticipated, Chin Wu was encouraged to leave the temple.As one of the most articulate and intelligent
students, they sent Chin Wu off with a wave and a smile, knowing that he would
find his place in the world.
Immigrating to the United States, Chin spent some time in
San Francisco working in Chinatown.For
the next three years, Chin worked at a restaurant and picked up the English
language.
American culture fascinated Chin, especially movies.Although the friends Chin met in San
Francisco treated him to the modern movies, nothing compared to the “spaghetti
westerns” of the sixties.Chin was
enamored with the music, the stories, and the action.
After several years in San Francisco, the wind blew Chin
Wu to San Uvalde, Texas, where he heard word of a fellow Shaolin monk that had
set up a temple in town out on a small
patch of land near Fort Inge. Yin Baiwen has been his teacher ever since.
Here's his book trailer teaser:
Read more about Chin Wu in the 'Pit Fighters' series from ZBF.com. 'Pit Fighters: Baptism by Fire' and 'Pit Fighters: Double Cross' are combat sports-themed books that features fights from the early days of MMA, and plenty of underground money fights. You've got to check them out, and they're available on Kindle or paperback today.
BOWIE V. IBARRA is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from Permuted Press and Simon and Schuster. His latest story, 'Tejano Star and the Vengeance of Chaplain Skull' is a Tex-Mexploitation superhero story in the tradition of 'Machete' and 'Black Dynamite'. Get it in paperback or Kindle today.
Bowie earned a BFA in Acting and MA in Theatre History from Texas State University. Network with Bowie for updates and news at his official website, ZombieBloodFights.com.
ZombieBloodFights.com sets the standard for fun low/no budget book trailers on the 'net today. They continued that unique tradition with the 'Pit Fighter: Baptism by Fire' book trailer series. This blog entry will follow the evolution of the trailers, from the very first one for the first release, into the most recent for the re-release.
Check them out below.
The original release is below. Check out the basic trailer.
When ZBF.com got new editing software, they gave it another shot. Check it out. Same message, but with videos.
With the re-release of the book, and yet newer software, ZBF.com gave it another go with a new series of trailers, starting with a teaser of what's to come.
The concept for the following trailers is to introduce the characters from the book. Here they are. Each of them have their own theme and style. Chain's was done outside of ZombieBloodFights.com, and features original music from the actor that did it. El Aire is especially original and fun, and like nothing you will ever see from any other author out there.
BOWIE V. IBARRA is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from Permuted Press and Simon and Schuester.
His combat sports themed book, PIT FIGHTERS: BAPTISM BY FIRE, features a luchador from Mexico who transitions to mixed martial arts competition. It is available in paperback and on Kindle for .99 cents.
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