Owned Entertainment To Be Official Filming Crew of First MMA Fights in Iraq

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Rowland Heights, CA --(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 08/26/2009 - Owned Entertainment Inc. announced today that president James Hergott, Reporter Aaron Tru and Prime 1 Productions Filmographer Rick Lee are heading to Mosul, Iraq as part of the first ever MMA (mixed martial arts) fights being held in Iraq for the troops September 5th titled "A Fight Night For Heroes". Hergott, Tru and Lee will document the trip and event including the behind the scenes access. Confirmed media covering the eight-day trip includes Fox Sports, Fox News imbed reporter Matt Sanchez, Donovan Craig and Paul Thatcher of FIGHT Magazine and possibly Time Magazine.


Owned entertainment will also be filming the fights and the Owned Entertainment treo will be assisted with an additional film crew from the Armed Forces Entertainment (www.armedforcesentertainment.com). Hergott comments; "We are really looking forward to the opportunity to document this historic occasion. Owned Entertainment supports the troops and their endeavors. This will truly be a once in a lifetime experience and we would like to thank Monica Sanford with DD Productions and the Armed Forces Entertainment for this opportunity."

Owned Entertainment's will be filming a feature length documentary to be distributed theatrically as well as web content for sponsors Rage Marketing, CageFaceTV, Cageface.com and Painful glory (www.painfulglory.com). Owned's participation is also being sponsored by MMA Expo and aerospace distribution company MPM products. Additional sponsors for the trip should contact James Hergott at james@ownedentertainment.com.

Aaron Tru's and Rick Lee's past videos have appeared twice on The O'Reilly Factor, which has more than 5 million viewers a night. Additionally their videos have appeared on ESPN, Best Damn Sports Show, TMZ and many other places. James Hergott's credentials include writing; producing and directing a feature film that was theatrically released in the US nationwide as well as an MMA show distributed on cable TV.

About Armed Forces Entertainment

As the official Department of Defense agency for providing entertainment to U.S. military personnel overseas, Armed Forces Entertainment and its performers have the honor of supporting soldiers, airmen, marines and sailors by bringing them the very best in American entertainment.

Entertainment has long been one of the biggest morale boosters for US military personnel serving overseas. During World War II, the Camp Shows program recruited and transported thousands of performers to entertain the troops. The well-known celebrities who were part of these shows were a welcome sight to millions of service men and women.

About A Fight Night For Heroes

The event is being put on by Devil Dog Productions contracted with AFE at the Pentagon as well as working with ISCF and Fight Party Productions. The Extreme Couture GI Foundation is the title sponsor for the event.

About Rage Marketing, Inc.

Rage Marketing, Inc. is a leader in marketing and branding company, who is currently focused on developing and creating exposure of new brands in the exploding industry of Mixed Martial Art (MMA). The company currently owns and manages www.cageface.com, and CageFaceTV, which is powered with technology developed by ubroadcast, Inc (OTCBB: UBCI), www.ubroadcast.com.

About MMA Expo

Mixed Martial Arts Expo (www.mixedmartialartsexpo.com) is the original MMA Fan Expo first launched in 2005 in Toronto. The event is a unique, high-energy, interactive consumer show for people who love martial arts and the full contact sport of MMA, the fastest growing sport in the world. MMA Expo gives fight fans the unique opportunity to meet personally with some of the top professional fighters and MMA celebrities in the sport for autographs and pictures. Approximately 10,000 fans, 300 exhibitors and 30 MMA celebrities have attended MMA Expo Toronto events to date.

About MPM Products

MPM Products (www.mpmproducts.com) is a multi million-dollar aerospace distribution company, which is the industry leader in providing non-destructive testing products for radiography, magnetic particle, penetrant, ultrasonic's, eddy current and visual testing.

About Owned Entertainment

Owned Entertainment, Inc. (www.OwnedEntertainment.com) engages in investing, producing, and distributing full-length feature films as well as TV projects and other entertainment entities specifically aimed at young adult males age 18-35. James Hergott can be reached at James@OwnedEntertainment.com.

Contact Information:
Rage Marketing, Inc.
Eddie Cruz, CEO
949-394-7495
ecruz@ragemarketinginc.com

Owned Entertainment, Inc.
James Hergott, President
512-284-7888
James@OwnedEntertainment.com
Info@OwnedEntertainment.com
www.OwnedEntertainment.com

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