SELECTED PREVIOUS EVENTS 2002



BORDER TOWN BRAWL - (Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada) July 27th, 2002
The promotions team of Lloydminster's 'Kooler Nightclub' enlisted the assistance of North American WKA Representative Mike Miles to set up their first Kickboxing / Mixed Martial Arts event ever to be staged in the city of Lloydminster. The event was attended by over 500 spectators as the night wore on. The event even had great support and coverage from the local media. "I am very happy with our first event", said the Kooler's Nightclub Travis Quesnel. The event ran very professionally and smoothly with cooperation between athletes, and coaches, officials, and the representatives of the venue.

The following was the fight line up with the results:

Bout 1. 3 rounds of 2 minutes Full Contact rules (kicks above the waist) - maximum weight 175 lbs.
Kevin Brakefield (Calgary - Mike Miles Muay Thai) vs. Corey Smith (Medicine Hat - Jeff Sandford)
In a Full Contact rules bout (allowing kicks to be delivered only above the waist and each athlete having to execute 6 kicks that produced a reaction in each round), Brakefield won an unanimous decision in a very competitive bout.

Bout 2. Mixed Martial Arts rules - maximum weight 170 lbs.
Zak Pruden (Prince George Fight Club) vs. Jason Tatlow (Saskatoon - Independant)
Tatlow won this bout by a knockout in the second round by a punch during the stand up. Pruden was dazed by the punch, and shortly afterward he was fine.

Bout 3. 3 rounds of 2 minutes Kickboxing rules (kicks allowed to the legs) - maximum weight 154 lbs.
Steve Murdoch (Calgary - Trevor Smandych) vs. Chris Eccles (Medicine Hat - Shayne Morgan)
Murdoch won this highly competitive bout against the talented Eccles by decision.

Bout 4. Mixed Martial Arts rules - maximum weight 184 lbs.
Travis Gailbraith (Prince George Fight Club) vs. Greg Marshal (Chetwynd, B.C. - Northern Light Tai Chi)
Gailbraith won by a keylock submission in the first round (Travis got the keylock while Greg had Side Mount).

Bout 5. 3 rounds of 2 minutes Kickboxing rules (kicks allowed to the legs) Superheavyweight division
Aaron Johnson (Calgary - Trevor Smandych) vs. Lee Mein (Lethbridge - Mein's)
Mein came roaring out at the bell and caught Johnson with a punch to the face. The referee had seen enough and the bout was stopped in first round with Mein winning by TKO.

Bout 6. 3 rounds of 2 minutes Kickboxing rules (kicks allowed to the legs) - maximum weight 165 lbs.
Bryan Campbell (Calgary - Mike Miles Muay Thai) vs. Wes Cameron (Saskatoon - Lyle Sherwin)
Campbell won this bout by decision.

Bout 7. Mixed Martial Arts rules - maximum weight 170 lbs.
Aaron Kratczyk (Fort St. John - Northern Light Tai Chi) vs. Kajan Johnson (Prince George Fight Club)
Johnson beat Kajan by strikes from the mount due to referee stoppage in the first round.

Bout 8. 3 rounds of 2 minutes Kickboxing rules (kicks allowed to the legs) - maximum weight 205 lbs.
Jason Monkman (Calgary - George Kovacs) vs. Chris Tinordi (Lethbridge - Trevor Hardy)
Both athletes rushed out and exchanged. Monkman knocked out Tinordi in first round with punches.

Bout 9. 3 rounds of 2 minutes Kickboxing rules (kicks allowed to the legs) - maximum weight 190 lbs.
Jesse Foster (Calgary - Mike Miles Muay Thai) vs. Kurt Krueger (Saskatoon - Lyle Sherwin)
Foster won this bout against the highly talented Krueger by unanimous decision.

Bout 10. Mixed Martial Arts rules - maximum weight 200 lbs.
Jeremiah Cram (Fort St. John - Northern Light Tai Chi) vs. Jason Day (Lethbridge - PFA)
Day won by a guillotine choke in the second round.

Bout 11. 3 rounds of 2 minutes Kickboxing rules (kicks allowed to the legs) - maximum weight 130 lbs.
Meghan Aebig (Calgary - Trevor Smandych) vs. Jessica Gladstone (Medicine Hat - Shayne Morgan)
Many patrons felt this was the bout of the evening. Both athletes exchanged heavily. Aebig relied a little too much on the low kick. Gladstone mixed up her punches and kicks effectively and in higher numbers than Aebig won by unanimous decision. Gladstone has improved on her kicking ability.

Mr. Quesnel looks forward to his next promotion. "Congratulations to Mr. Quesnel for a well run show and allowing all these athletes to show their skills to the people of Lloydminster", said WKA Representative Mike Miles.