SELECTED PREVIOUS EVENTS 2006

'RAGE IN THE RING IV' - REDEMPTION - (Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada) March 11th, 2006
Sanctioned by the Canadian Muay Thai Council - Amateur..



Once again Brad Wall and Trevor Hardy along with all the volunteers involved put on another great fight card showcasing the up and coming as well as the experienced fighters from the Progressive Fighting Academy. Approximately 1200 fight fans showed up to cheer on the home town athletes as Lethbridge continues to evolve into one of the main fighting centers in Alberta as well as Canada.

Bout One: Kickboxing (3 x 2 min.) Katrina Sexton (PFA – Lethbridge) 146 lbs. vs. Michelle Easton (Mike Miles Muay Thai – Calgary) 143 lbs.
Unfortunately, Katrina seemed hungry for her first win pushing the pace of the fight. Michelle seemed hesitant, continually backing up and single shooting with her punches and kicks. Katrina kept on coming, hammering in low cut kicks and punches to go on to win by unanimous decision.

Bout Two: Modified Muay Thai (3 x 2min.) Ryan Schuler (PFA - Lethbridge) 140 lbs. vs. Aaron Varga (Peterec’s KB - Victoria) 140 lbs.
There was no feeling out period for the first round as both fighters traded heavy cuts kicks and punches before falling into the clinch. The second round is where Aaron started to pull ahead in points as he started to dominate over Ryan by throwing more effective combinations and knees while in the clinch. Ryan showed great heart but looked gassed towards the end of the round. The winner by unanimous decision was Aaron Varga.

Bout Three: Mixed Martial Arts (2 x 5 min.) Craig Meeks (PFA - Lethbridge) 175 lbs. vs. Jason Oliver (CFC – Saskatoon) 180 lbs.
Jason started by hammering in powerful cut kicks before taking Craig down with a judo throw and positioning into the side mount. Jason fired in elbows and punches and was able to get into Craig’s guard. From the guard he posted up and began to land punches to the head of Craig. Craig was able to tie up Jason until the ref stood them up again. Craig came in on the tired Jason with a flurry of punches before they tied up and traded knees. Jason again took Craig to the mat and the side mount but was unable to hold him down. Standing Craig landed a beautiful right hook to the body on Jason at 3:15 of the first round for the win by TKO due to ref stoppage.

Bout Four: Kickboxing (3 x 2 min.) Curtis Polec (PFA - Lethbridge) 167 lbs. vs. Curtis Mang (Muringsung Camp – Regina) 168 lbs.
Both fighters traded cut kicks and teebs for the beging of the first round. Curtis Polec set a fast pace for the fight chasing after Curtis Mang with strong punching combinations. Curits Mang responded back with his own and a left hook dropped Curtis Polec to the mat for a standing eight count. Curtis Polec started to look desparate trying to get in on Curtis Mang who held his composure and started to pick his shots. In Round two Curtis Mang continued to keep his composure and picking his punches and kicks. Curtis Polec chased after Curtis Mang but only looked more and more desperate landing only single shots. Round three saw Curtis Mang to repeat round two and he also landed a beautiful ghost. Both fighters went toe to toe trading punches with 10 seconds left, again Curtis Mang came out on top landing multiple left and right head hooks. The winner by unanimous decision was Curtis Mang.

Bout Five: Modified Muay Thai (3 x 2min.) Craig Nugent (PFA - Lethbridge) 140 lbs. vs. Gabriel Varga (Peterec’s KB - Victoria) 140 lbs.
Craig charged in with his head down only to be met with punches from Gabriel. Falling into the clinch they traded knees until the ref broke them up. Gabriel had at least 3-4 inches on Craig and was able to use the reach to his advantage landing picking his punches and throwing high roundhouses. Craig was forced to charge in continually trying to land shots only to get caught by Gabriel. In round three Gabriel caught Craig with a high roundhouse to the neck and dropped him to the mat, but the ref did not give a standing eight count. Gabriel continued to throw the high roundhouses along with ax kicks while catching Craig with his jab cross combination. The winner by unanimous decision was Gabriel Varga.

Bout Six: Andrew Turner (PFA – Lethbridge) 170 lbs vs. David Mah (CFC – Saskatoon) 170 lbs.
Andrew took David down with double under hooks landing in the guard. Andrew tried to post up but David held him close. Escaping David’s head lock Andrew stood up and fired kicks in on David’s legs while he was still on his back. Trying to get up David missed the double leg take down and Andrew was almost able to spin it into a rear naked choke. Defending, David went for a kimara. Andrew freed his arm and dropped four illegal elbows to the spine of David. The Ref stopped the fight as David was writhing in pain on the mat. The winner of the bout by ref stoppage due to the illegal striking of elbows to the spine causing disqualification was David Mah.

Bout Seven: “Killa” Cathy Kloppenburg (PFA – Lethbridge) 147 lbs. vs. Angela Merzib (Mike Miles Muay Thai – Calgary) 145 lbs.
Both girls came out slugging before falling into the clinch and trading knees. From the start Angela was throwing three to four punches to kicks for every one that Cathy threw. By the end of the first round Cathy already started to look gassed. Round two began as a slug fest as well but Cathy was starting to look like Angela’s shots were hurting. Angela continued her pace dominating over Cathy in the clinch and out scoring her with her combinations and kicks. In the beginning of round three Angela trapped Cathy in the corner and pummeled her with hooks to the head. At 38 seconds of the third round Angela landed a right hook to Cathy’s head causing her to turn away from the fight and get a standing eight count. Referee Lyle Cheney stopped the fight for the safety of Cathy.

Semi Main Event - Bout Eight: Mixed Martial Arts (2 x 5 min.) Trevor Hardy (PFA – Lethbridge) 195 lbs. vs. Lyndon Linklater (CFC – Saskatoon) 200 lbs.
Trevor started the fight with his Muay Thai skills working the low cut kick to high round house to the head. Clinching up Lyndon was able to pick Trevor up and slam him to the canvas. Lyndon worked into Trevor’s guard and started to try to land punches. Trevor kept him close and was able to sink in the triangle choke for the win by tap out at 1:30 of the first round.

Bout Nine: Mixed Martial Arts (2 x 5 min.) Chase Dagenhardt (PFA – Lethbridge) vs. John Bear (CFC – Saskatoon)
John clinched up with chase getting the double under hooks in and pushing him against the ropes. Chase swept John and ended up in the side mount with a headlock. Standing up Chase pounced on John and went for a guillotine while also pulling John into his half guard. John gave up his arm and Chase went for an arm lock but was unable to sink it in. Transitioning to the triangle choke Chase was able to make John tap at 1:57 of the first round.

Bout Ten: Modified Muay Thai (3 x 2min.) Jordan Lannon (Frank Lee’s – Edmonton) vs. Jamie Jahnke (Muringsung Camp – Regina)
Journeyman Jordan was very composed letting Jamie throw first to find the openings. This worked as a right cross from Jordan dropped Jamie for his first standing eight count in the beginning 30 seconds of the round. Unfortunately, just before that while in the clinch the two banged heads causing a cut over the left eye of Jordan. The doctor allowed the fight to continue and Jordan picked up his pace looking to end the match. Jordan forced the pace again in round two landing heavy punches before falling onto the clinch and kneeing. A knee from Jordan dropped Jamie to the mat but the ref ruled it a slip. Another knee from Jordan accidentally hit Jamie in the groin. Going straight into the clinch again, Jordan landed another knee to the mid-section of Jamie dropping him to the mat for the win by T.K.O. at 1:34 seconds.

Bout Eleven: Mixed Martial Arts (2 x 5 min.) Tarry Salloum (PFA – Lethbridge) vs. Elmer Waterhen (CFC – Saskatoon) Tarry came in with a jumping teeb and then exploded with a flurry of punches. Tarry took Elmer down but Elmer was able to gain the side mount. Standing up the two squared off with Tarry chasing after Elmer. Showing his experience and looking relaxed Elmer was able to catch Tarry with a right hook and then a knee to the chest while he was backing up. Tarry was beginning to look gassed already but still kept coming throwing punches and clinching up. The remainder of the round continued on like this with the two trading punches and going to the ground. Round two was another slugfest as they traded punches and kicks. Tarry was having problems keeping up the pace and actually bent over with his hands on his knees. Completely gassed, he started to throw sloppy punches and kicks as Elmer took his time picking his shots. Finally at 3:36, Tarry’s corner threw in the towel saving him from a potential knock out.

Main Event - Bout Twelve: Full Muay Thai (5 x 2min.) Brad “ the Brick” Wall (PFA – Lethbridge) 159 lbs. vs. Abe Machihito (Miyamoto Gym – Tokyo) 159 lbs.
Abe wasted no time firing a high roundhouse to the head of “the Brick” which he easily blocked. Clinching up both fighters ended up on the canvas. The pace slowed as they trade low kicks and punches. Working into the clinch, Brad dominated and was able to land a knee to Abe’s head causing his nose to bleed. Squaring off again, they fell into the clinch and Brad slammed a beautiful left elbow to the head of Abe dropping him to the canvas for the win by T.K.O. at 1:59.