SELECTED PREVIOUS EVENTS 2003

Results - June 23rd, 2003

'RUMBLE IN THE RINK' - (Cochrane, Alberta, Canada) June 21st, 2003
Promoter Mike Miles under the banner of Mike Miles Productions delivered another top notch fight event. The event took place in the small town of Cochrane, Alberta, Canada. "I had to cancel my last big scheduled televised event (May 24th) because of how hard Canada was hit with the SARS scare. Frankly, I was not sure what to expect but I really was pleasantly surprised by what happened tonight. Great fights, great people and around 600 people to witness the events. Thank you to the following people (Pure Class!): Kru Phil Nurse, Mr. Brian Crenshaw, Trevor Smandych, Lee Mein, Steve Bergeron, Diego Beltran, Frank Lee, Paul Sukys, Shayne Morgan, ... (the list just goes on and on) Thank you all!", said Mike Miles

The Main Event was Erin Linley (Canada - Mike Miles Muay Thai) battling against Kimberly Tomes (USA - Lugsitnarong) for the vacant WKA North American Flyweight Muay Thai Title. This bout was fought under full Muay Thai rules using padded elbows and it turned out to be a great fight. The first round was quite close as each athlete probed and checked each others strike attempts. It was fast paced but with the express and definite intention of each girl to find out as much information as they could about the other girl.
In round two, Linley started picking up the pace and pressuring Tomes to back up and/or be cornered on the ropes. Tomes still fought very well, but Linley started to establish herself both on the outside as well as in the clinch.
The third round was more of the same with Linley applying pressure and Tomes responding by trying to work in the clinch. In this round Linley was to take Tomes to the canvas while in the clinch.
In the final two rounds, the pressure was getting to Tomes who tried to fight back while Linley was intent on trying to finish the fight with a big KO. The knockout never came but at the end of the bout, an unanimous decision was awarded to Linley and she walked away with the Title as well. "Tomes provided great skills and a great Muay Thai experience to Linley. Thank you Kimberly! Erin's next big fight is in Bangkok in July", said coach Mike Miles.

There were two semi-main events. The first featured Brian Kelly (Winnipeg - Dragon Muay Thai) having to defend his WKA Canadian Cruiserweight Kickboxing Title against challenger Rob Loder (Calgary - Mike Miles Muay Thai). This was a very interesting bout. Both athletes seemed very tentative to try and exchange punches but Kelly pulled off a few very strong low kicks to Loder's lead shin. The result was that the impact was so strong that Loder could not come out for the fourth round. "Brian surprised me. Neat strategy as we never expected this. Back to the drawing board. Brian should now get a North American title shot", said Mike Miles.

The second semi-main event featured Rayelene Kellock (Canada - Mike Miles Muay Thai) battling against Janice Johnson (USA - Prodigy) for the vacant WKA North American Welterweight Muay Thai Title (fought under modified rules / no elbow attacks and no knees to the head). In the first two rounds it seemed a pretty even fight though Kellock was rocked with a few shots. "Janice hits hard!", said Kellock. But by the third round, Johnson was starting to slow down while Kellock was connecting on the outside but winning definitely in the clinch. Johnson put up a great fight, and Kellock had her work cut out for her throughout the bout. The end of the bout and its result was Kellock winning the title by unanimous decision. "Janice has very nice punches and kicks and was quite clever in the clinch", said Mike Miles.

A Mixed Martial Arts bout sanctioned by the CMMAC featured Chris Ade (Edmonton - Independent) battling against Ricardo Alas (Lethbridge - Progressive) for the vacant Alberta Title. The bout was very short (20 seconds) when Ade picked up Alas and dropped him on his shoulder. Alas could not continue and Ade won the title.

The undercard featured the following results:
- Angela Merzib (Calgary - Mike Miles Muay Thai) battled against Dena Seiferling (Calgary - National Kickboxing - Smandych) in a Kickboxing rules bout. A crowd pleasing and very entertaining bout in which the outcome was split and for Merzib. "Dena and Angela were awesome! I am a fan of both of theirs now", said Mike Miles.
- Jennifer Doan (Calgary - Mike Miles Muay Thai) stepped into the ring against the experienced Jody Cuff (Edmonton - Bergeron) in a kickboxing rules bout. Doan did very well in the first round but in the second and the third round, Cuff really put her combinations together and grasped victory away from Doans plans. "Great heart from Jennifer and great combinations from Jody", said Mike Miles.
- Carla Ramsey (Cochrane - Sukys) squared off against Megan Armstrong (Medicine Hat - Morgan) in a Kickboxing rules bout. Ramsey started the bout very well with good accuracy and strength in her strikes. In round two and three she slowed down while Armstrong stayed 'in the race'. The decision was split for Armstrong.
- Sean Cochrane (Cochrane - Sukys) stepped into the ring against Jason Cutbill (Calgary - Mike Miles Muay Thai) in a Kickboxing rules confrontation. Cochrane showed heart, desire, a great chin, and determination. Cutbill threw some excellent strong kicks and counterpunched to win the bout by split decision.
- Bruce Perry (Cochrane - Sukys) battled with Chad Vossler (Medicine Hat - Morgan). This Kickboxing rules bout was not to go the distance when Perry overpowered Vossler who could not continue.
- A real crowd pleaser of a bout featured Nathan Smandych (Calgary - National Kickboxing - Smandych) battling against a heavier Adam Laporte (Calgary - Independent). Laporte took the fight on very short notice so he was given leeway with his weight. In the opening round, Laporte banged away hard on Smandych. As the bout progressed, Smandych was to fight back valiantly but he was to lose the bout by split decision much to the displeasure of the audience. "These two provided one hell of a contest. All I can say is WOW!, said Mike Miles.

The beginning of the day featured some 2003 WKA Canadian Golden Gloves Championship fights. The results were as follows:

- Women's Superlightweight Kickboxing Title
Sandra Bastian (Calgary - Mike Miles Muay Thai) lost by a very close split decision to Jessica Gladstone (Medicine Hat - Morgan). "Sandra laid back in rounds one and two and somewhat in round three. Rounds four and five went to Sandra hands down but it was a little too late. Congratulations to Jessica", said Mike Miles.

- Men's Superfeatherweight Kickboxing Title
Justin Tavernini (Lethbridge - Mein) won the title by a split decision over Kim Morris (Medicine Hat - Morgan).

- Men's Superwelterweight Kickboxing Title
Darren Snell (Calgary - National Kickboxing - Smandych) won a split decision over Chris Rolsten (Edmonton - Bergeron). "This was a great fight between two fantastic up and coming prospects. What a war! I am a big fan of both athletes", said Mike Miles.

- Men's Supermiddleweight Kickboxing Title
Kevin Brakefield (Calgary - Mike Miles Muay Thai) won a very close split decision over Barry Knudsen (Winnipeg - Beltran). "I was pretty emotionally involved in the fight but I felt that Knudsen might have got the nod. I will have to watch the tape. Good desire from both athletes", said Mike Miles.

- Men's Lightweight Muay Thai Title
Darren Robson (Calgary - Mike Miles Muay Thai) took an unanimous decision over Yousuf Mapara (Vancouver - Independent). The first two rounds had Mapara easily catching Robson who seemed stalled in his tracks. By round three Robson was to turn this around and win the following rounds with the clinch and pressure tactics.

- Men's Superwelterweight Muay Thai Title
Levi Kump (Edmonton - Lee) took the title by unanimous decision over Mike Bell (Edmonton - Bergeron). Bell seemed to single shoot and could not get his game plan working. Kump stuck to his and was awarded the title belt.