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Casey Borhman vs Natalie Keene was the first women bout of the evening. Great match. I was so impressed with Casey's performance, as it was her first fight. This was Keene's second fight. Borhman showed great technique and poise and was able to use her reach to her advantage. Natalie was a warrior and did great the first round, but seemed to have come out too aggressive without pacing herself, not having the same energy in the later rounds, giving Borhman the advantage to execute her strikes effectively and dominate the fight. Borhman wins by unanimous decision.

Emily Beardon vs Vivian Leung was the second women bout. Leung completely dominated the fight from the very first round of a 4 round bout. Leung fought strategically against Beardon's strengths and was able to avoid Beardon from effectively using her front kicks, for the most part. Leung knew how to guage her distance, and close the gap to fight inside with punch combinations, also she was very effective in the clinch and was explosive with her knees. Each time Leung got inside, she managed to keep the pressure on Beardon, sometimes leaving Beardon unable to find an opening. The fight went the distance. Beardon gave what she had and was able to deliver strong strikes when she had the opportunity to. Leung managed to bloody up Beardon’s face in the middle of the fight, which continued to bleed until the last bell. The crowd loved this fight. Both ladies fought hard with skill and heart. Leung wins by unanimous decision.

Kate Meehan vs. Jennypher Lanthier was the main event, the last bout of the evening. It was Lanthier's professional debut. Meehan dominated the fight entirely. First round, both ladies paced themselves to feel eachother's fight game out. Lanthier seemed to be very relaxed, had a great guard, and was good in countering Meehan's strikes, but Meehan initiated more and didn't hesitate to throw anything. Second round both ladies were more aggressive, but it was obvious at this point that Meehan had total control of the fight. Meehan was precise with her high and mid roundhouses, she also was very effective landing inside leg kicks to Lanthier's thighs, which began to show some bruising in the later rounds. Meehan had excellent footwork that appeared to throw Lanthier’s game plan off. She also landed some strong front kicks to Lanthier's body and to her face. Meehan threw great combinations, had excellent timing, and was very good at following up to finish an attack. Lanthier hung in there and held her own for as long as she could, but was unable to answer to the 4th round. Meehan takes the victory by TKO at the end of the 3rd round.

Master Toddy's

Results of July 23, 2005
Patti Teran VS Amy Davis The first bout was a great opening, boxing, kicking and boxing combination against Amy who brought her knee from Idaho to fight with Patti. The prediction from the professionals was, it would be a very tough fight to judge, and it was extremely. The audience wanted Patti to win but Amy with her strong knee took the decision. Patti right away asked for a rematch on Oct. 22 nd. Lisa King VS Yiola The 2 nd bout was another great women’s fight. A lion Canadian Yiola walked in very confident looking for Lisa, Lisa was very relaxed with her guarding, excepting her to come in. Yiola came in with all her weapons. Yiola came in with punches and front kick and was looking for battle. Lisa Defended and counter punched her very well and kept the audience excited the whole 3 rounds and in the end Lisa took the decision. Alisanne Casey VS Ayumi Saito Ali came back to our show with great improvement, and came only to knock the Japanese girl Azumi out. Punch for Punch, Kick to Kick, Knee for Knee a complete non-stop action packed bout. The strong Japanese would not back up like a real warrior, but the referee Steve Marjagotti worried more than Azumi and her corner men including Mr. Hada. Steve stepped in and stopped the fight before the real action started. Allisanne Casey won in the 4 th round. Lynda Loyce VS Seri Saito The Japanese did have enough Muay Thai skill with Linda Loyce. They were chasing each for a while, but Linda landed more weapons, her sharp body kick, knee and punches. The referee worried about the Japanese the Japanese again had to step in and give her an 8 count when she decided enough was enough. Ardra Hernandez VS Ruth Wilson The Canadian girl, Ruth has an excellent trainer that knew Ardra would come forward with a hand combination. So Ruth kept a beautiful Thai style guard. Ardra still managed to get threw with combinations. Both fighters showed great skill and a good show for the art of Muay Thai. Both sides of the crowd kept each other excited, one side cheering for the Canadian and one side cheering for the Mexican. Gina Carano VS Christina Martin Christina came from a very good school in California and had improved. In the 1 st round they were chasing each other exchanging punches and kicks. Gina finds it hard to get in as Christina had the height advantage. Christina used punches and then followed with front kicks and Gina threw some great right hand shot. The decision came to a draw with everyone especially the audience requesting for a rematch.

The Pridegym,Am ford and BK Radio hosted its 7th annual North American Muaythai Kickboxing Championships on Saturday April 9th 2005 at The Trail Memorial Centre in Trail B.C. Canada.

The Sold Out show of 900 witness a action packed fight card !

The Main Event was Canadian Featherweight muaythai and WKA Golden Gloves muaythai Champion Frances"Hurricane"Pettitt(Pridegym Trail B.C.) vs Melanie Kohler (Salt Lake City Utah) fighting for CMTA North American Featherweight MuayThai Title.

Round one was a dominating round for Kohler with her rapid fire jabs that held Pettitt at bay.Pettitt could not by pass Kohler's punches witch bloodied the nose of Pettitt.

Round two started out the same untill Pettitt landed a head high roundhouse kick that took

the steam out Kohler.This turn the fight to Pettitt's way when she started landing punches and hard legkicks on Kohler in turn blooding her nose too .

Round Three was all Pettitt's from bell to bell,Pettitt had Kohler back paddling from her aggressive attack of hard punches and numerous round house kicks to Kohlers legs and head.The last big head high round house kick that hit Kohler hard and dazed her.Then it was Pettitt's onslaught of hard punches that trapped kohler in her own corner having Kohlar take repetitive punches till the bell rang.

Kohler didn't answer the bell for round four giving Frances"Hurricane" Pettitt the Title by TKO !

The only other womens fight of the night was 16 yearold Brittany Leeworthy(Pridegym) vs Tarn Hughson (Kelowna) in a Grudge match.With Leeworthy winning the the first match and winning the second fight by unanimous decision !

FIGHT REPORT – Fresno , California – Saturday , March 12, 2005

As far as the fight went it was a very exciting fight between the top female fighters. Both camps came well prepared for it and they put on a good show! The fights were sanctioned by the California Athletic Commission that was very professional and the promoter Paul Metayo did a very good job. This was our first time fighting in California and we have to admit that we were a little worried about us coming from Virginia to California to fight Lynda, so we knew we had to fight our hearts out.

Nicole trains hard for all her fights putting about 2-3 hours a day 6 days per week, Coach Hess was assisted in the training by Kickboxing Coach Joe Morton and Boxing Coach Willie Taylor.

The contract weight was 125 lbs., the weigh-in took place at about 10:30 am on Saturday. Nicole with her clothes on weighed in at 123 lbs. , Lynda in her undergarments came in at 126.5 lbs . Lynda offered to go run and lose the weight we said that it's OK that we will fight like that.

Fight Night

The ladies were the Main Event of a nine bout card. The crowd was very lively with a lot of Fairtex fans. Coach Hess was assisted in the corner by Brent Hess also an undefeated MiKiDo Champion with a 14-0 record. As far as the fight itself it was a well fought bout, Nicole was the aggressor and was successful at making Lynda miss her low kicks as she moved side to side and in and out. As far as the punches they both threw good combinations, however Nicole's were stronger . She was also able to block most of Lynda's high kicks. Lynda seemed a little frustrated and didn't want to come in as much, Nicole hung in with Lynda in the clinch and traded knees with Lynda which is her specialty. In the first round in the clinch Nicole threw an uppercut that landed clean but the referee told her that she cannot punch in the clinch so she figured that was a California rule so that took away her punching ability in the clinch. She was successful in connecting straight kicks to Linda's body and landed a couple of head kicks. It seemed Lynda was surprised about Nicole's ringmanship at only 17 years old. Nicole didn't back out and she chased Lynda all over the ring especially in the last round . The crowd in Fresno was friendly and seem to enjoy the fights.

Sachiyo Shibata defeats Illonka Elmont in a 5 round full muay thai rules professional bout by split decision in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 5, 2005. Shibata wins her 6^th world title – that night she took home the WIKBA World Muay Thai Title for the Female Flyweight division.

Although Shibata appeared to have the advantage as she was the physically stonger fighter that evening and also had unbelievable stamina throughout each round, Elmont was clearly the more technical fighter. Elmont delivered technical strikes, including elbows and knees, and did very well in the clinch. She moved around well and switched footwork from right to left stance. She used her hands well and had some nice hooks, uppercuts, overhands, and body shots.

Shibata’s style did not exactly showcase muay thai technique. She came straight forward with powerful hands and threw in hard roundhouses, spinning back kicks and side kicks. She took a few of Elmont’s hits, but always came back stronger and with more and was very good at keeping the pressure on Elmont.

Shibata comes forward and begins to stalk Elmont as she tries to keep her on the outside against the ropes. Elmont looks for the opportunity to counter and clinch and times her knees as Shibata throws straight punches. Elmont is strong in this round and uses her knees both in the clinch and from distance.

Shibata stays inside, as Elmont uses the ring to move around on the outside. Again, Elmont gets Shibata in the clinch and throws more knees. Both find themselves going toe to toe in the middle of the round exchanging punch combos. Elmont begins to lose her wind towards the end of the round.

Shibata sees that Elmont is losing her stamina and takes advantage by pressing her in the corner. Elmont looks to be in trouble as she takes a lot of punishment from Shibata’s strong hands. Elmont tries to defend herself using her knees as she did in the 2 previous rounds, but can’t seem to get them in as Shibata overpowers Elmont. Shibata is all forward at this point and she pushes and holds Elmont against the ropes and continuously throws powerful punches to the body and to the head, leaving Elmont with no way to get out of the corner. Elmont gets a few good hits to Shibata, but Shibata takes the hits to stay in and comes right back with more. Elmont’s strikes don’t seem to be strong enough to hurt Shibata.

Shibata sticks with her strategy to press Elmont in the same corner. Elmont tries to keep Shibata in the clinch, but Shibata is too strong and is able to shake Elmont off. In this round, both fighters exchange hands – overhands, body shots, and hooks. Elmont still can’t seem to gain her wind.

By the last round, Elmont needs a knockout to win this fight. She gains her composure a bit and starts throwing knee and elbow combinations. Both fighters answer back with punch combos until the round ends. This was a good last round as there was a little bit more action from Elmont and both fighters were exchanging blows to the head and to the body, giving every last bit of energy they have left to the final bell.

Shibata is announced the winner by split decision. Both fighters displayed positive sportsmanship. Apparently there is some anticipation of a rematch between these two top notch female fighters.

The main event of the evening was full of what a Muay Thai match should have from two of the most aggressive and undefeated female fighters, Christine Toledo of Master Toddy’s and Brenda Lopez of Mexico’s Reyes Gym. This was among the most anticipated fights with almost 2 years in the making. Knees, elbows, and pretty much everything that could be thrown were indeed hurled at the head, legs, and body of each fighter from two undefeated champions, Toledo held Lopez at bay with her long reaching front kicks into the body. The full force of Toledo’s front kick was felt in the crowd as Lopez was knocked back from the impact. Toledo’s high and front kicks were the best defense for Lopez’s deadly hands, a weapon that has brought down a few unlucky opponents. Lopez also answered with her own power-packed round kicks, determined to break Toledo’s legs. Overhead shots, brutal punch combos, and sharp knees complimented this vast array of one of the evening’s finest match-ups. Toledo was victorious in her pursuit for a win over Lopez.

Results "Night of Thunder" Oct,23/04 P.A Sask,Canada- Promoter W.Manike COMAA Western Canadian Muay Thai Superfeather weight title bout: Vivian Leung 10-3-0 Vs Trisha Sammons 7-4-2 (Scheer's/Saskatoon) (Double Dragon/Winnipeg) This bout has been long awaited, both of these talented fighters have been separated by one or more weight classes for quite some time. Both athletes have had difficulty finding solid opposition, so it was time for them to meet!! Sammons was able to cut down to the 127lbs to make the class and Leung came back up, just tipping the scales at 123lbs fully clothed. Both athlete's looked in excellent condition and due to there long layoffs, were hungry for a fight!! The bout started out with Sammons establishing her dominant reach and weight advantage over Leung. Leung adjusted to Sammons strengths and then started unloading her own attacks at a machine like pace that would prove to test Sammons conditioning. The remainder of the bout would see Sammons trying to re-establish the reach and size advantage she had coming into the bout. Sammons would try to keep Leung on the outside and when this failed she would try to force the clinch. Leungs explosive attacks and counter attacks, kept Sammons on the defensive and unable answer with an effective offense. After 5 rounds Leung was awarded the unanimous decision Trisha "TNT Hill vs Tricia McKeary

ISKA World Lightweight Title

The Light Wt. Muay Thai Title fight went as follows

Rd.1 - Both ladies come out feeling each other out. With TNT looking to get her hands going and McKeary wanting to kick her way in to clinch. It was an even round with both girls getting off some great shots

Rd.2 - Was pretty much the same. I feel that it was also an even round.

Rd.3 - TNT started getting her hands going with great combo's and Mckeary was staying to her game plan trying to clinch and knee. McKeary threw some nice kicks as she continued to clinch. Both TNT and McKeary were throwing each other to the canvas which continued throughout the fight.

Rd.4 - TNT started connecting with very good hooks and short uppercuts. She started to really rock McKeary. The throwing continued from both women. TNT was just getting off first.

Rd.5 - TNT was still getting her punches off first. McKeary tried to throw a few punches, but she went right back into the clinch. McKeary was trying to keep TNT from punching by doing the clinch and bending TNT over, but by the time she clinched TNT had already done her damage.

All the judges scored the fight in TNT's favor giving Trisha "TNT" Hill The Unanimous Decision.

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This bout has been long awaited, both of these talented fighters have
been separated by one or more weight classes for quite some time. Both
athletes have had difficulty finding solid opposition, so it was time for them
to meet!! Sammons was able to cut down to the 127lbs to make the class and
Leung came back up, just tipping the scales at 123lbs fully clothed.
Both athlete's looked in excellent condition and due to there long layoffs,
were hungry for a fight!!

The bout started out with Sammons establishing her dominant reach and
weight advantage over Leung. Leung adjusted to Sammons strengths and then
started unloading her own attacks at a machine like pace that would prove to
test Sammons conditioning. The remainder of the bout would see Sammons
trying to re-establish the reach and size advantage she had coming into the bout.
Sammons would try to keep Leung on the outside and when this failed she
would try to force the clinch. Leung's explosive attacks and counter
attacks,kept Sammons on the defensive and unable answer with an effective
offense.

After 5 rounds Leung was awarded the unanimous decision and the title.

July 24, 2004 Master Mehrdad's Shindo Kumate:

BOUT # 2

This evening's second amateur fight pitted Shin Do Kumaté veteran Andrea Ortiz against newcomer Melanie Kohler. The fight started with both fighters rushing each other and landing many strong kicks, punches and knee strikes during the first minute. Both fighters were very strong in the clinch, jockeying for position, and more often then not it resulted in the fighters throwing each other to the canvas. The referee definitely had a busy night in this fight! All in all, it was a very exciting fight with Kohler edging out Ortiz to win by decision.

BOUT #3

The Third bout of the night featured Gina Carrano vs. Suzie Montero. Gina fights out of Master Toddy's Muay Thai School in Las Vegas, NV, while Suzie trains with Christian Toleque in Sunrise, FL.

This fight was also another action packed fight that went the distance. Both fighters are very strong fighters who are also very aggressive. Gina showed very good strength with her front kick and her punches, while Suzie was snapping off very good low shin kicks. After 4 rounds of intense action, Gina Carrano was declared the winner by Judge's decision.

BOUT #4

The fourth bout of the night featured Claudia Vidaurri. Kate is fighting out of Denver, while Claudia is out of John McPhail's Muay Thai in California.

The fight started out with both fighters very cautious and feeling each other out. Early in the first round, Meehan took charge of the fight and set the tempo, continuously charging Claudia and putting pressure on her with a lot of low and high shin kicks.

The second round started off where the first round left off with Meehan continuing her relentless attack of Claudia. This was another fight that was full of exciting action and went all four rounds, with Kate Meehan winning by Unanimous decision.

Results from the WKA Women’s National Kickboxing tournament-Wesleyan College in Virginia Beach, Virginia held on June 20, 2004

The WKA U.S. National Kickboxing Championships was held June 19th, 2004, at Virginia Wesleyan College in Virginia Beach, Virginia. with competitors from 16 different states represented. There were 138 athletes pre-registered online and 19 athletes who registered in person the day prior to the event. Between the no shows and those not passing their physicals, the end result was 109 competitors (adult ring sports) vying for the WKA US Amateur Title and a position of the WKA US National Team.

The event was well organized, although, there seemed to be a small shortage of officials. This seems to be consistent with large tournaments, relying on mostly volunteers. The set up was three rings with most of the work being in the larger two. Once things got started the action was non-stop in at least two rings until 5:00pm. Then, with about a one-hour break, the doors opened for the evening finals. There were too many great matches to recount them all. The event seemed to be heavily weighted to the Muay Thai divisions, with one even having 10 competitors in it (Men’s MT- Welterweight –67kg/-147.4lbs).

Perhaps the increased activity and attention to women’s kickboxing has been a blessing as well as a curse as many of the top women from around the country have been opting out of the national tournaments. Hats off to the tough women willing to step it up and fight in the tournament style fighting. Erin Cantrell (Georgia) and Heather Kettelhorn (Michigan) battled back and forth for the Women’s Muay Thai Welterweight Title, which ultimately went to Kettelhorn. The battle forced Cantrell to forfeit to Nicole Hess (Virginia) in the Kickboxing Welterweight Title match. It just wasn’t up and coming Nicole Hess’s day as she was victim of another forfeit to Rima Sidhu (New York) in a Women’s Muay Thai Title match. Newcomer Sidhu had suffered an injury in an earlier match, while defeating veteran Huong Nguyen (Virginia). Alisanne Casey (Utah) and Hope Tzilianos (New York) rematched from last year’s nationals for the Women’s Muay Thai Bantamweight Ttile. Possibly the best match of the night, both ladies traded kicks, punch combinations and good work in the clinch. Decision went to Casey, but lookout you other Bantamweights; there is another contender in town. Rhonda Leland (South Carolina) and Tobi Carraway (Virginia) faced off for the Women’s Heavyweight Full Contact Rules Title. Both fighters mixed it up before the decision went to Leland. Stacy Galloway (Virginia) showed great poise on her way to the Women’s Muay Thai Middleweight Title by getting the nod over Christina Puglisi (Maryland). Pretty good for her first time in the ring. Jenny Foster (New York) defeated Lynne Chann (New York) on her way to a rematch (3rd time) with Bertina Lee (Virginia) for the Women’s Muay Thai Featherweight Title. Third time is the “charm,” as in this rematch Foster’s change in fight strategy paid off. Both ladies gave 100% from start to finish, but this time it was Foster capturing the win.

American Muaythai Kickboxing Championships on The 500 in attendance at the event witness agreat night of muaythai kickboxing action. Some of Canada and westernUnited States top trainers brought there athletes to compete at the event.

The bell sounds for the end of the fight, both ladies congratulate each other and go to the other corner men to congratulate them. The ref grabs the trophy and the WKBF Australian Bantomweight Title and places them into the centre of the ring. The ladies make their way to the centre of the ring with the crowd they await eagerly for the result. With the ring announcer trying to make everyone wait as he slowly reads the winner he then announced Pepita "Peacemaker" Howell wins by unanimous decision.

The long and awaited rematch between Laura the champion from the previous fight and Bullet the challenger. This fight was for the Australian WMC Title and was definitely the main event fight of the night with the crowd going wild ever minute of the fight. In the last meet Bullet was suffered an asthma attack during round three and was not able to continue.

The heat is unbearable and has easily reached 40 degrees inside the Arena but the ladies are ready and raring to go. The bell sounds for round one and the fight is underway. The ladies get into a grapple to start with and both fall to the ground. Laura kicks Bullet in the chest but Bullet grabs Laura’s leg and Laura falls to the ground. In another grapple bullet tries to throw Laura to the ground once again but is unsuccessful. Laura starts delivering her powerful knees and attempts a punch to Bullet’s head but Bullet easily dodges the attempt.

The bell sounds for round number 2 and both ladies come out strong. Laura gets Bullet in the neutral corner but Bullet gets out with no trouble and gives Laura a few punches to the head. In another grapple Laura gives Bullet more of her powerful knees. Laura continues to give Bullet more of those powerful knees. Bullet gets in a few good punches to Laura’s head. The bell sounds for the end of the round and the fighters are looking quite exhausted from the extent of the heat.

Round 3 the same round that Bullet got her dreaded asthma attacked. Laura starts off by giving Bullet a leg kick and a head punch but Bullet gets in a leg kick as well. Laura gets Bullet on the ropes and proceeds to give her a few punches to her head but Bullet blocks all the attempts. The ladies get into a grapple, Bullet pushes Laura away but Laura manages to throw Bullet to the ground. Bullet kicks Laura’s midsection while Laura tries to grab Bullet’s foot but Bullet doesn’t allow her. After another grapple and more of the knees that Laura delivers, Laura manages to throw Bullet to the ground and Bullet is unable to continue.

Congratulations to both Laura and Bullet. It was a fantastic fight but Bullet was unfortunate and Laura had strong powerful knees. Laura gets to keep the Australian WMC Title. Laura stated she was happy that the fight didn’t get stopped from an asthma attack. Bullet came out strong to begin with but Laura slowed her down with her knees. It was an amazing effort especially in the extreme heat, it was a good show and the fans certainly enjoyed the fight.

Alicia Werner who is originally from Sydney and after starting to get herself a name moves up to sunny Queensland. Now training with Laura “The Storm” Skinner and at Knights Gym Alicia starts with off with a fresh start and gets into the ring with Kloe Nautrass who is trained by Joe Hilton from Sunshine Coast Muay Thai.

Alicia Werner originally from Sydney Alicia made starting to get a name for herself moves up to Queensland and starts fresh by getting into the ring with Kloe Nautrass trained by Joe Hilton from Sunshine Coast Muay Thai.

The bell sounds for round one and Alicia starts off with a few kicks that just misses Kloe. Kloe tries to deliver a roundhouse kick but just barely misses Alicia’s head. Both ladies get into a grapple with both fighters giving each other knees into the side, Alicia manages to throw Kloe to the ground. Kloe gets up and has no trouble continuing to fight. At the sound of the bell Alicia manages once again to get Kloe on the ground. Alicia is proving to be strong.

Round two is underway, Alicia is off to a good start and kicks Kloe in the midsection and then punches her in the head. Alicia chases Kloe around the ring, punches Kloe in the head once again and gets her in the neutral corner and continues with punches. The bell sounds for the end of the round and both ladies are starting to look quite exhausted from the extreme heat inside the Arena.

In the third and final round the ladies start with a grapple but Kloe easily pushes Alicia away from her. Alicia is quick and throws Kloe to the ground once again, Kloe stays strong and gets up to continue the fight. Alicia continues with a punch to the midsection and then the head. Alicia push kicks Kloe and she ends up in the red corner but she quickly escapes and gets Alicia in the blue corner, and delivers a couple of punches to the head. Alicia gives Kloe a few knees, Kloe is manages to get out of the corner once again and throws a few last punches at Alicia before the bell sounds for the end of the round and end of the fight.

The ladies get to the centre of the ring to await the judges decision. Alicia wins on points decision and seems happy with the win. Congratulations to both Alicia and Kloe. Alicia has proved to be a good fighter and will be one to keep an eye on. Kloe put up and great fight but was unfortunate, Alicia was just that little bit stronger.

Amy Dutton trained by Laura Skinner was to fight a rematch against Justine Keen who is trained by Joe Hilton from Sunshine Coast Muay Thai on Joe Hilton’s Show at the Ettamogah Pub. In the last match Amy took the win from Justine winning by points decision, this was to be an exciting fight with Justine wanting to get that second win and Amy trying to stop Justine and take the win from her once again.

Both ladies started by getting into a grapple early in round one, not only Justine but Amy gets in some punches. Justine looked to have strong knees in the grapple. When the ref breaks them up Justine goes for a kick to Amy’s mid section but Amy grabs her leg. Justine is quick and manages to get her leg back without falling to the ground and in return punches Amy in her mid section.

In round two Amy got in a punch to Justine’s head, then both ladies got into another grapple with both getting equal amount of knees. Justine punches Amy to the head and then throws her to the canvas. After Amy gets up and the fight continues once again the ladies get into another grapple. After the ref breaks them up Justine punches Amy in the head and in return Amy gives her a leg kicks. Another grapple follows with both ladies exchanging head punches. The ref broke them up once again only to follow with another grapple, Justine gives Amy more strong knees. Justine appears to be quite strong and is still fighting well.

Round three started with Amy giving Justine a leg kick then the ladies got into a grapple with Justine giving Amy more powerful knees. Amy gives Justine more leg kicks and Justine punches Amy in the head. The ladies got into another grapple both getting in an equal amount of knees which bring them close to the ropes. The ref broke them up only to get into another grapple and both ladies delivering knees to the other opponent. After the grapple Justine punches Amy to the mid section and then kicks to the mid section as well, just a few sections before the bell Amy manages to punch Justine in the head.

Both fighters congratulate one another then head to the centre of the ring to await the judge’s decision. Justine wins the rematch on points decision. Ladies did their very best, Amy started off strong but Justine came back in the end. Well done to both ladies it was an amazing rematch.

21 February at Beenleigh Arena< Australia

55kgs, 3 x 2 minute rounds

Amy Dutton

Amy Dutton trained by Laura Skinner came up against Justine Keen trained by Joe Hilton from Sunshine Coast Muay Thai. Amy has had a few amateur fights but unfortunately had not taken a win. Could she prove herself and the hard work she has put in and take the win against Justine.

Both ladies start off with a slow round one, Justine starts off by giving Amy a couple of punches to the head. The ladies get into a grapple and both are giving knees to the other opponent. Amy is quick and manages to get in a punch to Justine’s head. After a second grapple with both ladies delivering more knees. Justine proves to be quite strong and gives Amy more punches to the head and kicks her in the chest. Amy keeps up with everything that Justine is giving her and gets in some nice kicks to Justine’s leg. The bell sounds for the end of round one and already the ladies seem exhausted by the overpowering heat within the arena.

Round two starts with a lot more action. With another grapple and more knees Justine gets Amy in the corner and gives her a few punches to the head. Amy fights back and Justine gets her turn in the corner with Amy giving some powerful knees. Amy proves to be stronger then the first round. But Justine is keeping up with the pace quite good.

Third and final round, both ladies are very strong to start with. Amy starts with punches to Justine’s upper body but Justine dodges them well. Amy manages to get in a kick to Justine’s head, but Justine works quick and returns a kick to Amy’s head. Amy gives a nice punch to Justine’s head just as the bell sounds for the end of the round and end of the fight.

The fighters go to centre ring to await the judges decision. Amy wins the match on points decision. After a starting off slow Amy certainly did make up for it in round 3. Congratulations to Amy has certainly improved quite a lot. Not forgetting Justine, she put in an amazing effort and she proved how well she is in round two and the beginning of round three.

January 31, 2004 at The Show Place in Richmond, VA was the debut event for
Combat Sports 2000, L.C. management and promotion company.

Bertina Lee put her WKA US Title on the line against Emily Bearden in this
highly anticipated match up. Their previously scheduled match was canceled due
to Lee suffering a broken thumb just prior to that match. Lee came out strong
in the first round, landing some great combinations and catching Beardon a bit
off guard. Much to her credit, Beardon came out in the second round with some
adjustments that allowed her to outscore Lee. The rest of the fight had the
classic "power blows" verses "number of touches" judging controversy. Lee
clearly established herself with power shots, landing powerful punches and backing
Beardon up or stopping her in her tracks. To Bearden's credit, her adjustments
paid off in the later rounds allowing her to score with both jabs and foot
jabs. In the clinch, it was Lee controlling most of the action. It appeared to
most in the crowd that the fight went 3 rounds to 2 for Lee, but the judges had
it 48/47, 47/48, 48/47 for Bearden. Hats off to both of these fighters - they
put on one heck of a fight. Not just a good ladies match, a GREAT FIGHT.
Bearden will fight Kate Meehan in New York on February 20,
2004.

The night started with a great undercard. Please see Results page attached.
For more information and pictures, checkout the following websites as they
are updated over the next few days.
http://www.combatsportschallenge.com/
http://www.wkausa.com/
http://www.nhbfights.com/

Congratulations to all fighters, coaches, WKA USA staff, and Combat Sports
on a great event!

For WMC Stadium Championships:

55kg- Daoprasuk Petchopas Beat Windy Tomomi 3-0 (50-45,50-45,50-46) ... Windy is now 8(1ko)- 7-3

52kg- NORIKO beat Teashan Chor Ensuan 3-0 (47-50,48-50,47-50) ...noriko is now 16(7ko)-6-2

49kg- Hisae Watanabe beat Namwannoi Sakpunmar 2-1 48-49,49-48,48-49...Hisae is now 11-4

Laura Skinner the W.M.C Australian came up against Sachiyo the ISKA World Champion and IKA World Champion. The Female fights are always a big hit in the Queensland Muay Thai Industry, but this was a fight with the best of the best. Both Girls weighing in at around the 52kg mark this was going to be one of the biggest women's fights. After a big entrance from Sachiyo, Laura need not any entrance she was the favourite with the crowd.

The bell sounds for round one and the fight is underway. Sachiyo came out strong but Laura had no trouble keeping up with her. Sachiyo got in with some strong leg kicks but Laura kept blocking each of her attacks and getting in some kicks of her own. Sachiyo had some nice punches in the middle of the round, Laura had no trouble blocking them and may have even slowed Sachiyo down with a few good punches and kicks.

Round two was proving to be tougher then the first. Laura came out strong, getting in some knees in Sachiyo’s side. Getting Laura in the corner Sachiyo had strong leg kicks into Laura’s chest which looked to cause a bit of damage but Laura was strong enough and kept fighting.

In round three Sachiyo chased Laura around the ring and started with a few punches, she had Laura in the corner a couple of times, but still Laura broke free and went on to get a few good low kicks in. The pace of this round was fast, half way though the round Sachiyo once again went to push kick Laura in the chest but Laura spun right around and came out with a flying punch but was only missed by just a matter of centimetres of Sachiyo‘s head. Although it seemed she got slowed down from the Leg kicks to her chest in round two Laura still kept at it. When the bell was sounded at the end of round three Laura looked to be in a bit of pain.

Making a disappointing decision to throw in the towel, Laura's team after the bell sounded for seconds out the towel was thrown in and Sachiyo won. Laura was unable to continue fighting due to injuries. Sachiyo injured Laura's chest from her kicks in rounds two and three.

Even though she had to make that disappointing decision she still showed great sportsmanship and congratulated her opponent. Laura put in a fantastic effort and is certainly a top fighter. Well done to both fighters this was without a doubt one of the best female fights of the year.

by Jaimie Ricketts
Tricia Mckeary- Beastmasters, vs Stacey Butler (Scotland) 5x2 min 58-60kgs.
Tricia won by TKO at about 40 seconds into round 1.

Both girls came to the ring looking confident and ready to fight. Standing
at the centre of the ring with the referee, they looked equal in size, Tricia
being slightly taller.
The first round started with Stacey looking to feel Tricia out and find her
distance with inside leg kicks. Tricia looked calm, not allowing Stacey to
dictate the pace by just moving out of the way Stacey's roundhouse kicks towards
the mid section. Tricia began to counter attack with one shot punches to find
her range and then threw a right high kick which was defended by Stacey's high
guard but powerful enough to show through. The fight began to pick up pace
and Tricia put Stacey to the floor for the first time with an excellent timed
front kick. Stacey was now on the back foot trying to find answers to Tricia's
attack before Tricia put Stacey to the floor for the second time, sweeping her
leg out from under a kick to the mid section. Not long after Stacey was back
on her feet Tricia had her backed into her own corner and began to unleash
with some powerful punch combinations. Stacey kept a high guard but couldn't
reply with anything of her own before Tricia delivered a well timed, powerful knee
to Stacey's body putting her down for the third time. Stacey was unable to
continue the fight.
Overall the fight started out really well and was looking to be an exciting 5
round fight. Stacey was clearly no beginner to the game but was
unfortunately out skilled by Tricia who is proving herself once again a force to be
reckoned with.

Well done to both ladies and to Tricia on another impressive TKO.

by Jaimie Ricketts

The New Lonsdale British Lightweight Champion - Tricia Mckeary, Beastmasters
Gym. UK

In the other women's fight on this card, Rebecca Maxwell and Nicky Carters fight was scored a no contest after just 46
seconds.
The action started straight away at a strong fast pace, with both girls
refusing to take a step back. Maxwell was applying most of the pressure and looked
the stronger of the two. Most of the 46 seconds was spent in the clinch as
Maxwell would move forward with punch and kick combinations ending in both
girls clinching each time. There was and aggressive exchange of knees in the
clinch. Carter seemed to be distressed and the ref took her back to the corner
while Maxwell look on confused. About 30 seconds later the ref declared this
bout a no contest due to a low blow and Carter being unable to continue.
Maxwell was very disappointed with this decision as she felt there was no illegal
blow and was clearly ready to restart the action.
I think a few people are going to need to see the video on this one to see
what actually happened, as it was hard to see at the time. Was it an illegal
blow? or a knee to the thigh?
A rematch is clearly the way to go for these two girls.

Windy Tomomi (Japan) defeated
Silvia "Lady Cobra" Valicelli (Italy)
unanimous decision
48:46/48:46/48:46
Both fighters were down in this match.
Valicelli went down from a kick in round two,
and Windy went down from a punch in round three.

Linley Defeats Ramnarine for WIKBA World Title

Saturday evening November 8, 2003, at the Sun Center in Calgary Canada
was the scene for a historic confrontation between two world class women kickboxers, WMC World Champion, Erin "Nitro" Linley, and Trinidads' Ria Ramnarine a world ranked kickboxer and boxer who owns the WAKO Pan American Championship.

At stake was the vacant WIKBA Professional World Flyweight
Muay Thai Title. "The lead up to this fight was crazy", said Mike Miles. "I
was averaging 500 e-mails a night. These e-mails were broken down into 2
partisan groups, Pro Boxing vs. Pro Muay Thai. The interest this fight
garnered was incredible. Shame that many felt this fight was a style versus
style thing (Boxing vs. Muay Thai). To me it was a good fight for both. Ria
is a world rated boxer as well as world rated kickboxer. Erin is a world
rated kickboxer and Thai boxer. The head of the WIKBA organization
(President Dan Cucich) suggested the bout and felt this was a great match
up. We (Erin and I) treated the fight with Ria as a big threat and with the
greatest of respect for Ria!"
    Linley followed her game plan. She was very patient, intercepting,
countering and going from range to range at will. Surprisingly, Ramnarine
did not avoid the clinch but seemed to want to get close to try and let
Linley wear herself down while at the same time trying to punch to Linley's
midsection. This strategy was not work as Linley never slowed down on her
blistering work rate with the knee while in the clinch from the opening
bell starting the fight to the final bell finishing the fight. Ramnarine
tried using her arms to block all the incoming knees but this was to
backfire (After the bout, she was to have her arms packed in ice to bring
the swelling down). Linley was merciless were her knees, pounding
Ramnarine's legs, body and arms in the clinch. Many athletes would have
went down from the hammering of the knee attacks.
    By round four Linley changed her game plan. To show she could box and kick
as well, Linley started forcing Ramnarine backwards to the ropes. The knee
attacks to her arms made it difficult for Ramnarine to punch in the later
rounds. But even during the final rounds of this event, Ramnarine would be
moved back into a corner from pressure and she would still rebound to try
and back Linley up. Ramnarine and Linley remained expressionless and
focused for the five rounds. True professionals through the whole fight. In
rounds four and five, Linley picked it up and was determined to knock
Ramnarine out. Her opponent proved extremely resilient. At the end of the
five rounds, Linley was declared the new WIKBA Professional World Flyweight
Muay Thai Champion by unanimous decision. "Ria is one tough athlete and she
took a lot of punishment and I do not say that negatively", said Mike
Miles. "I say it with respect. Many of the shots Ria took would have made
most athletes at the very least, wince. Ria showed nothing. Ria thank you
for the fight. Erin, congratulations on your second professional world
title. But, remember there is still so much to learn!"
    What is up next for Linley? Prospective fights in Japan and a rematch with
Ramnarine in her own country under low kick rules. She is also going to be
a Superfight at the 2004 C-MAX 2 tournament in February 2004. More to be
announced on this soon.

Hill Vs Ousey World Title Fight from Torquay England
October 19, 2003

The fight from my perspective - Howard Hughes
(trainer of Karen "9mm"Ousey)

Pre-fight:
The official weigh-in was held at 6.00pm on the evening before the
fight:
Trisha Hill weighed in at exactly - 59kgs
Karen Ousey weighed in at - 58.8kgs
Both girls smiled and greeted one another - this was the first time both
ladies had seen each other in the flesh, both were pleasant and in high
spirits.

The Fight
Trisha was to enter the ring first, draped in her black and gold jacket
wearing her customary black and yellow two tone shorts, with her intro
tune "TNT" by AC/DC - Karen was to follow wearing the full classic Thai
tradition of a fighters robe coloured in Sukhothai purple and gold,
flower garlands and ceremonial head band (Monkgon) her intro tune was
"20 seconds to comply" by Silver Bullet.
Both girls seemed calm and relaxed as Karen began her ritual Thai dance
(Ram Muay Thai) as Trisha looked on in her corner staying focused on the
job in hand.
Both national anthems were played in honour of the occasion as the crowd
stood in respect of both countries. A brief talk in the centre of the
ring by the referee and it was ready for action!
Round 1
A feeling out round for both girls - good lateral footwork from Hill
staying light on her feet while Karen kept a tight guard and held centre
ring. Trisha let loose with some single and double shot strong punches
to the body of Karen and hooks to the head, I could immediately see that
this was Hill's strongest weapon. Karen kept tight and counter attacked
Hill's bombs with moderate success - quite an even round - possibly
edging Hill.
Round 2
Trisha's game plan somewhat surprised me as I was sure she was going to
come gunning for Karen from the off staying close as not to give Karen
any advantage with her height and reach - yet she decided to stay out at
long range. Karen was beginning to settle in and had more success at
picking Trisha off starting to bring in push kicks and knees. Still a
good round for both girls, even or possibly Karen.
Rounds 3, 4 and 5
A pattern was beginning to emerge now - to cause any damage Trisha had
to quickly close the gap to fire her shots, yet kept walking onto the
counter shots of Karen as she off balanced Hill with strong front kicks
and fast jabs. Of course Hill was successful on numerous occasions and
managed to slip inside and load up with the heavy shots to Karen's mid
section and head, but in my opinion relied on her power and boxing
skills too much. Karen was the better alrounder on the day, and when
Hill was under pressure it came from knee strikes and kick techniques
from Ousey. A perfectly timed low sweeping kick by Karen took Trisha off
her feet and to the canvas, a rye smile from Hill acknowledged the
strike as if to say "good one". Both girls kept a good guard throughout
the bout, and even seemed to be talking to one another on numerous
encounters as they clinched up and fell to the floor!
The latter rounds Hill struggled to catch Ousey at long range, slightly
out of range and getting counter attacked. Hill attempted a couple of
spinning kicks but slightly missed each time as Karen saw them coming. A
good side kick did connect in round 4 though, Hill should have used more
of these throughout.
The last round Karen switched tactics and went on the offensive taking
it to Trisha, again off balancing Hill with strong kicks and stabbing
knee strikes. a strong round for the hometown girl.
Overview
The better "Alrounder" on this occasion was Karen - Super strong punch
power from Trisha, but relied on that too much. Karen was switched on
and kept her guard air tight, chin down and elbows in. Trisha needs more
European standard opponents to become truly great. I dont believe the
Americans are quite up with us yet, it was Boxer/Kickboxer verses
Thaiboxer - and the true Thai trained athlete will almost always come
out on top. In the UK we have been lucky to have Thai trainers since the
mid 1970's, the same for Holland and other European countries. The US is
catching up fast though, and is nearly there.

It was a privilage to have Both Trisha and Kelly Leo here in the UK. As
the promoter of the show I was disappointed that I could not spend more
free time with them, I know my team looked after them well.
Karen "9mm" Ousey
Where does she go from here? she now holds 3 versions of the World title
- WAKO-PRO, IPMTO, and WIKBA. does she need a 4th? She is still not, but
should be rated as the pound for pound best female fighter on this
Planet. Who does she fight next? Keri Crothers? Angela Parr? I don't
think these girls are as good as Trisha is now, so are not in Karen's
class yet. Karen may go months again without a fight and sadly may put
her into retirement for good - she needs to stay busy, but with so
little good opposition the future seems bleak.

Howard Hughes - 21 October 2003

"Knockout Knights"

Erin Cantrell defeated Avigail Yahudah by TKO 2nd round to win the WKA USA Women's Eastern Regional Lt. Heavyweight (-65kg) Muay Thai Title

"Knockout Knights" a Sukotai Production, produced by Promoter Lane Collyer,
was held in Cumming, GA on October 18th. The card featured two of the southeast up and coming female fighters vying for the vacant WKA Eastern Regional Women's Lt. Heavyweight Muay Thai title. Avigail Yahudah fighting out of Pla Chalarm gym under trainer Scott Hicks matched up against Erin "The Brown Shuga" Cantrell fighting out of United Gym under trainer Kelly Leo for this four round title match. As the co-main event began, Avigail seemed to control the temp working various kick-punch combinations. Erin spent most of the first round circling and testing the water with her own combinations. First round ended with the advantage going to Avigail.

Second round started out with Avigail back to work picking her shots and working her combinations until Erin launched a big right hand to drop Avigail to the floor for a standing eight-count. At the end of the eight-count, although the referee motioned the fighters to begin, Avigail still seemed a little fuzzy which Erin quickly took advantage of by entering in and landing multiple hand combinations until the referee stepped in and waved off the match. Erin "The Brown Shuga" Cantrell was awarded a TKO in the second round and the WKA USA Women's Eastern Regional Lt. Heavyweight Muay Thai Title.
S
A A special thanks to Bertina Lee for this excellent fight report.

October 4, 2003 North American Muay Thai   Kickboxing Championships...
The 2003 WKA North American Muay Thai / Kickboxing Championship was as many spectators put it, "absolutely awesome". Every fight was a nail biter in its own way, be it in style, desire, technique, or heart. The event took place in Calgary's newest sports and entertainment venue, The SUN CENTRE.
         The event opened with both teams as well as the two principles of the Superfight stepping into the ring to have the national anthems sung. At the completion of the anthems, it was time for the fights to begin and the audience was wound up for action. They were not to be disappointed.
         The first two fights were women's bouts, and were fought under Kickboxing rules (low kick). They were outstanding to say the least and a great way to get the audience involved by supplying explosive action.

         First up was the North American Flyweight Kickboxing Title which was contested between Team Canada's Carla Hopkins and Team USA's Alisanne Casey. Casey displayed crisp technique and very good power, delivering some powerful body punches interspersed with some very heavy Thai influenced round kicks to the ribs of the Canadian. Many others would have folded under the power of these shots, but Hopkins proved she is a fighter to the bone. A few body shots made Hopkins wince in pain but she refused to take a step backwards. She kept in Casey's face for the majority of the bout and proved she has earned her nickname which is 'The Energizer'. Casey was to out kick Hopkins with a very high success rate in blows landed. The fight was very close as the two fought tooth and nail for the win and the title. At the end of the fight, the bout was awarded to Alisanne Casey who won the 2003 WKA North American Flyweight Kickboxing Title for her efforts. "Alisanne is a very strong fighter! Making it worse (for her opponents) she is a southpaw! I know she is hoping to fight Erin (Linley) and I feel that would be a very good fight," said Mike Miles. Ms. Casey was also to win the award for the 'Best American Fighter of the Tournament'. Congrats to Ms. Casey and Ms. Hopkins who did Canada proud!
         The second, and only other female bout of the evening featured Team USA's Janice Johnson battling against Team Canada's Sandra Bastian for the North American Lightwelterweight Kickboxing Title. Bastian was a replacement for Jessica Gladstone who had to pull out due to the event's one week delay. "After watching the skill and desire Janice displayed when she fought Rayelene (Kellock), I knew Sandra was in for the hardest fight she has yet had," said Mike Miles. When the bout started, Johnson seemed at home in the ring and it seemed she effortlessly initiated attacks that Bastian seemed a little hesitant to answer. Midway through the round, Bastian seemed to have gotten over some jitters and was starting to answer. She landed some good low kicks to answer Johnson's attempts and successes. Bastian delivered some right hands to the body of Johnson but they seemed to have no power. Johnson was to answer with a heavy right hand that immediately got Bastian's attention. Towards the end of the round, Johnson stepped in with a quick jab, and Bastian came over top with a very fast and heavy right hand. It landed squarely on Johnson who was out before she hit the floor. "What a right hand! Sandra will understand but all b----ing and complaining while training her really paid off. That has to be one of the hardest right hands I have seen delivered by a female athlete in person," said Mike Miles. Bastian became the North American Lightwelterweight Kickboxing Champion with a first round KO.

Australia's Melissa Godfrey recently traveled to Kazakhstan/Russia where she put in a stunning performance, capturing the IFMA World Championships and the Gold Medal.

In the first round, the Australian ace defeated a highly regarded opponent from Scotland by KO after the second round- as her opponent was unable to answer the bell for the third round.

Godfrey's second round fight was equally impressive as she defeated an opponent for Kazakhstan by a second round KO, breaking her opponent's nose in the process.

Her last fight in the finals, she defeated last years Champion, from Finland, on points in a four round thriller.

Godfrey's next fight will be at an Amateur Tournament in Australia which is billed as a super fight at the end of the tournament .

This tournament is scheduled for October 11, 2003 in Australia. More details on this tournament as they become available.

September 7, 2003

From Kitazawa Town Hall, Tokyo Japan:

AJ-Kick Federation

"Girls Shock 2"-results!

Noriko, (Tsunoda) the Oriental womens' Muay Thai
Champion, and Japan women's shootboxing Champion,
won a clear unanimous decision over veteran "Jet" Izumi
sunday at Kitawzawa Town Hall, in a comeback bid after taking off for more than a year for maternity leave.

According to observers, Noriko seemed to have lost none
of her former skills, and looked very sharp.
Good news for fans of women's Muay Thai in Japan.

In the other co-main Event, Japan's Gracyer Aki
knocked out previously undefeated Lee Gap Soon of Korea
in 40 seconds of the first round.

The entire results of the card are as follows:

Women's Muay Thai

5x2

(w) Gracyer Aki

Ko'd

xLee Gap Soon (Korea)

at 0:40 of round one

(w) Noriko (Tsunoda)

defeated

x"Jet" Izumi

unanimous decision

(50:48/50:47/48:47 )

(w) Kei Higuchi

defeated

xKiyo Narusawa

by unanimous decision

30:28/30:26/30:26

(w) Naoko Sakamoto

defeated

xShiho Yokota

unanimous decision

29:27/30:27/30:27

(w) Tsubaki Ohshima

defeated

x Chihiro

by unanimous decision

* 30:26/30:26/30:26

(w)Asami

defeated

xToshie Aiuchi

majority Decision
2ー0
* 30:30/30:29/30:29

   August 24th, 2003

.Patti Teran defeated Cami Escobar at B-John Promotion's Summer Slam
Teran overpowered her opponent within the first seconds
of the bout. In Escobar's defense it should be noted that Teran was the defending Champion and Escobar had 2 less bouts worth of experience coming into the fight.
   Teran totally dominated the fight as Escobar was only able to land 2
roundhouses over the course of the fight.
    According to an observer, Teran's aggressive onslaught and timing of some very well executed techniques, kept Escobar off balance, and unable to get started.
    Teran won the fight by a unanimous decision.

Janine Davis Vs Louise O'Donnell

The much anticipated re-match between England’s Janine Davis and Australian Louise O’Donnell finally took place in Bournemouth on the 31^{st
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Their first encounter in 2002 ended early when a push kick sent Janine to the floor where she broke her wrist. This was the only blemish on her record and she was fired up to set the record straight.

Louise was equally keen to repeat her previous victory and this time the W.P.K.L World Welterweight title was on the line.

Both girls made spectacular entrances, Louise to some traditional aboriginal music and Janine to Carmina Burana.

The first round started sharply with quick fire punches from Louise. Janine looked to press the action and they fell into the clinch. The Australian’s excellent grip seemed to dominate the exchange but Janines defence was sound and the knees never really connected. Her knee was heavily strapped from an injury and her movement was obviously affected but regardless of that, Louise O’Donnell was very quick and dealt with her opponent’s aggression well.

The second round was more of the same as Janine pressed forward with flurries of punches while Louise scored with more spectacular high kicks and straight punches before they fell into the clinch again. It was a difficult contest to score but clearly the Davis corner felt that she was not doing enough and pushed for more variety. Back in the clinch, O’Donnell was controlling the movement but both girls seemed to be scoring equally