. . . . . . "Frank Caliguri"@en . . . . . "1979"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "CV Productions, Inc."@en . . "File:CV Productions.jpg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "33898667"^^ . . "969946050"^^ . . . . "CV Productions, Inc., is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based mixed martial arts company, founded in 1979. It is considered the first MMA based company in the United States and responsible for creating the blueprint for modern mixed martial arts competition. The company promoted the first regulated league of mixed martial arts style competitions beginning in 1980 with the intention of creating a new mainstream sport. The league events pitted combatants from all fighting disciplines including boxers, kick boxers, martial artists, wrestlers, grapplers, and all around \u201Ctough guys.\u201D Competitors could win by opponent\u2019s submission, knockout or judges' decision (based on the 10 point \u201Cmust\u201D system). The competitions were promoted as \u201CAnything Goes - striking, throwing, grappling, punching, kicking, g"@en . . . . . . . . "United States"@en . . . "14025"^^ . "CV Productions, Inc."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . ""@en . . . . . "CV Productions, Inc., is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based mixed martial arts company, founded in 1979. It is considered the first MMA based company in the United States and responsible for creating the blueprint for modern mixed martial arts competition. The company promoted the first regulated league of mixed martial arts style competitions beginning in 1980 with the intention of creating a new mainstream sport. The league events pitted combatants from all fighting disciplines including boxers, kick boxers, martial artists, wrestlers, grapplers, and all around \u201Ctough guys.\u201D Competitors could win by opponent\u2019s submission, knockout or judges' decision (based on the 10 point \u201Cmust\u201D system). The competitions were promoted as \u201CAnything Goes - striking, throwing, grappling, punching, kicking, ground fighting, and more.\u201D The shows were immediately dubbed by the media as \u201COrganized, Legalized, Street Fighting,\u201D a phrase coined by KDKA TV's Dave Durian."@en . . . . "CV Productions, Inc."@en . . .