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SATURDAY,
September 27th, 2003, AT 11:55 PM,
PT
NINE NEW
IKF
Amateur North American Muay Thai Champions!
 IKF Promoter Ryan Blackorby (Right)
can breath a sigh of relief now.
Placed in the IKF
History book will be his name beside the first ever IKF
Amateur MuayThai North American Tournament.
Saturday saw 32 fighters
compete for the 9 IKF Amateur MTR North
American Titles up for grabs.
Blackorby treated all in attendance like winners and in the end,
everyone, especially MuayThay, was!
Here are the day time prelim results
and tonights Championship bout results as well.
JUNIOR BOYS 'JUNIOR'
CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION
Jeffery Bybee
Peoria,
Illionis, USA
- Junior Boys - "Junior"
Cruiserweights - 90.1 to 95 lbs.
- SATURDAY NIGHT - TITLE FIGHT
- Jeffery Bybee, Peoria, IL, USA,
3-2/0, 91, 13
defeated Jesse Runyon, Fort Wayne, IN, USA, 0-01/0,
92, 11, by TKO at 38 seconds of round 2.
 JUNIOR BOYS 'JUNIOR' WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION
David Flurry
Dubuque, Iowa, USA
- Junior Boys - "Junior"
Welterweights - 134.1 lbs. to 147 lbs.
- SATURDAY NIGHT - TITLE FIGHT
- David Flurry, Dubuque, IA, USA,
9-4/--, 147, 16
defeated Benito Tovar, Waukesha WI, USA, 2-1/0,
147, 17, by unanimous decision, 30-27 on all 3 judges cards.
WOMAN'S FEATHERWEIGHT
CHAMPION
Bertina Lee
Dubuque,
Iowa, USA
- Adult Women - Featherweights - 108.1
lbs. - 121 lbs.
- FINAL - SATURDAY NIGHT
- Bertina Lee, Richmond, VA, USA,
6-3/0, 121, 27,
defeated Amber Baillie, Peoria, IL, USA, 0-1/0,
115, 17, by Coaches Towel at 44 seconds in round 2 when her coach Ryan Blackorby
threw in the towel to stop the bout.
WOMAN'S LIGHTWEIGHT
CHAMPION
Jennifer Danos
Urbana,
Illinois, USA
- Adult Women - Lightweights - 121.1
lbs. to 134 lbs.
- ROUND 1 - SATURDAY MORNING
- Jennifer Danos, Urbana, IL, USA, 0-0/0, 134, 28
defeated Vanessa
Brockdorf, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 0-0/0, 134, 23.
- FINAL - SATURDAY NIGHT
- Jennifer Danos, Atlanta, GA, USA,
1-0/0, 130, 25
defeated Corinna White, by unanimous decision,
29-28, 30-27 & 29-28.
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION
Samuel Adams
Tulsa,
Oklahoma, USA
- Adult Men - Welterweights - 134.1 lbs.
to 147 lbs.
- SATURDAY NIGHT - TITLE FIGHT
- In a very close bout, Samuel
Adams, Tulsa, OK, USA, 1-0/0, 146, 36
defeated Al
Rosales, Hanover Park, IL, USA, 1-1/0, 146, 32 by unanimous decision, 29-28
on all 3 judges cards.
LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT
CHAMPION
Marshall Blevins
Park
View, Iowa, USA
- Adult Men - Light Middleweights -
148.1 lbs to 160 lbs.
- SATURDAY MORNING PRELIMS - ROUND 1
- Kyle Placher, Princeville, IL, USA, 0-0/0, 160, 31,
defeated
Japhy Walton, Brooklyn Park, MN, USA, 0-0/0, 159, 32 by, unanimous
decision 29-28, 30-27, 30-28.
- Steven Radinski, Wyandatte, MI, USA, 2-2/0, 159, 27, 1/30/76, and
Dirk Anderson, Louisville, IL, USA, 0-0/0, 158, 19, 12/30/83, fought to
a split decision draw, 29-28 Anderson, 29-28 Radinski, 29-29 even.
They
fought a 4th round and Steven Radinski won it on all 3 judges cards.
- Brian Robertson, Athens, GA, USA, 1-1-1/0, 159, 24,
defeated
Aki Sato, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 0-0/0, 160, 26, by unanimous decision,
30-22, 30-22, 30-23.
Robertson scored over and over again with kness forcing referee David
Rogers to give 2 standing 8 counts in rounds 1 & 2 and another in round 3.
- SATURDAY MORNING - ROUND 2
- Marshall Blevins, Park View, IA, USA, 6-2/0, 158, 5'10", 26
defeated Kyle Placher, Princeville, IL, USA, 1-0/0, 154, 5'10",
31, by TKO at 1:23 of round 1.
- Brian Robertson, Athens, GA, USA, 2-1-1/0, 159, 5'9", 24,
defeated Steven Radinski, Wyandatte, MI, USA, 3-2/0, 154, 5'7",
27 by split decision, 29-28, 29-28 and 29-28.
- SATURDAY NIGHT - TITLE FIGHT
- Marshall Blevins, Park View, IA, USA,
6-2/1, 158, 5'10", 26
defeated Brian Robertson, Athens, GA,
USA, 3-1-1/0, 159, 5'9", 24, by unanimous decision, 29-28, 29-28, 30-27.
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT
CHAMPION
Tom Grimmer
Pewaukee,
Wisconsin, USA
- Adult Super Middleweights - 161.1 lbs
to 175 lbs.
- SATURDAY MORNING PRELIMS - ROUND 1
- Luke Malloy, Bradley, IL, USA, 1-0/0, 165, 26,
defeated Timothy
Gawenda, Covington, GA, USA, 0-1/0, 174, 21, by unanimous decision, 29-28 on
all 3 judges cards.
- Tom Grimmer, Pewaukee, WI, USA, 4-1/0, 170, 24
defeated Justin
Geralds, Louisville, KY, USA, 0-1/0, 173, 22 by unanimous decision, 30-27 on
all 3 judges cards.
- Jason Moore, Trenton, MI, USA, 3-1/0, 173, 23,
defeated Chandler
Lowe, Park Forest, IL, USA, 6-4/0, 175, 33 by TKO at 1:12 of round 2.
- Andy Hoffman, Hanna City, IL, USA, 9-2/0, 173, 6', 23, was
scheduled to fight Luke Malloy.
However, Malloy and first
round loser, Gawenda were both unable to continue so Hoffman
moved to the final by forfeit.
- SATURDAY PRELIM:
- Tom Grimmer, Pewaukee, WI, USA, 4-1/0, 171, 6'1", 24,
defeated
Jason Moore, Trenton, MI, USA, 3-1/1, 171, 6'1", 23 29-27, 29-27 &
30-26 by unanimous decision.
- SATURDAY NIGHT - TITLE FIGHT
- Tom Grimmer, Pewaukee, WI, USA,
5-1/0, 171, 6'1", 24
defeated
Andy Hoffman, Hanna City, IL, USA, 9-2/0, 173, 6', 23, by unanimous
decision, 30-27, 29-28, 29-28. What a performance by Grimmer!!
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPION
Shawn Yarbough
Virginia
Beach, Virginia, USA
- Adult Men - Light Heavyweights - 148.1
lbs to 160 lbs.
- SATURDAY NIGHT - TITLE FIGHT
- Shawn Yarbough, Virginia Beach, VA,
USA, 10-3/0, 186, 6', 28,
defeated James Hill, Crest Hill, IL, USA,
0-0/0, 184, 6', 23 by unanimous decision, 30-24 on all 3 judges cards.
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
Justin Lemke
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Adult Men - Heavyweights - 190.1 lbs &
Above
- SATURDAY MORNING
- Justin Lemke, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 1-1-/0, 210, 23,
defeated
Brian Heeter, Bloomington, IN, USA, 0-1/0, 205, 35, by split decision,
29-28, 28-29, 29-28.
V
- Yahosuah Yahudah of Bogart, GA, USA, 4-4/0, 192, 21,
defeated
Toby Tillman, Bixby, OK, USA, 1-0/0, 275, 33, by unanimous decision,
29-27, 30-26 & 30-26.
WOW! This bout made some NOISE! What a win!
- SATURDAY MORNING
- Justin Lemke, defeated Chuck Baxter, Dubuque, IA, USA,
1-2/0, 215, 31, by unanimous decision, 30-27, 29-28, 29-28.
- SATURDAY NIGHT - TITLE FIGHT
- Justin Lemke, defeated Yahosuah
Yahudah by split decision, 29-28, 28-29, 29-28.
FEATURED MAIN EVENT
As noted earlier below, after the Amateur North American
Title Bouts, IKF Pro MuayThai Pro U.S.
Champion
Jeremy Harminson of Lerna, Illinois, USA, 20-2-1/15
defeated former
IKF USA Amateur Champion Chris Weitz
of Dubuque, Iowa, USA, 13-2-1 by TKO in the first round.
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