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TUESDAY,
October 26th, 1999, AT 2:45 PM - PST
"Walkin
The Walk! "2""
The following is an article By
Dan Tharp for Grandmaster Magazine. Although the title is the same as
the
IKF Article below, it's a great view from the
fighters side. We enjoyed it, we hope you do as well. Great Job Dan! |
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WALKING THE WALK : The fight world is filled with highs
and lows. Few can know the high exultation of a hard fought victory or the
incredible blow that a loss can bring to one who participates in the 'combat
sports'. Those that give their sweat, blood and tears on a daily basis to their
respective sports do so for various reasons. Few will know the rush and
adrenaline of putting your body in a ring in front of hundreds of people who
either want you to lose consciousness of cause such an event to your opponent.
Time will slow down for your struggle in the ring and will barely be remembered
afterwards without the aid of videotape. Many blows received will only be felt
the next day when you awake. At the amateur level you may walk away with a
trophy and a 10 second round of applause- if you win, and if you lose, only the
consolation of having faced your opponent bravely and leaving nothing but your
sweat in the ring. The slaps on the back and the 'ata boy' and 'good job' can
only motivate a fighter so much. What is it that makes us what we are?
At the IKF / RINGSIDE
( International Kickboxing Federation) Amateur Nationals this past Labor Day
weekend I had the opportunity to compete in the historic first legitimate
amateur national kickboxing tournament that showcased the best fighters in the
country. The tournament featured high kick, leg kick and Muay Thai divisions.
The action was packed and furious. To get invited and then win a national title
is a highly emotional event and will represent the highest achievement that an
amateur can receive in his or her kickboxing career. There are no cash prizes.
No multi-million dollar contracts awaiting the winners. That is not why I
competed and would wager that the other competitors felt the same. This became
very clear as I warmed up for my fight.
The fight started before I got in the ring. Every one intended to scout out
their opponent at the weigh-ins. I did. My first fight was against the second
seed. He happened to be a third degree black belt and owner of his own school
and team. I think his second occupation was that of renegade biker. Not to
worry, as you can never judge a book by its cover. The weigh-in was a relief ( I
could now eat and drink like a normal person !) and was followed by a rules
meeting with the IKF President,
Steve Fossum. At the close of the meeting he elaborated the motto for
this national tournament which was 'Walk the Walk'. This phrase
was repeated many times throughout the weekend. The motto was chosen in response
to those who hide behind their past laurels or ficticious credentials and
self-inspired titles. The call went out far and wide for all the best amateurs
to come and literally fight for the championship. The faces were game and the
atmosphere was thick. Glares and stares came from all areas of the room. Sure
there was some light-heartedness, but usually from the non-competitors or
coaches. The meeting was filled with some noted champions in the fight world.
Moti 'The Moose' Horenstein ( of UFC notoriety ) and
now the
IKF Pro Super Heavyweight Muay Thai World
Champ. ( The man is very large LOL.) C.B Bunkholt from the far north.(
KICK light-weight champ). Duke Roufus of the Phetnoi gym and
past IKF Super Heavyweight Muay Thai
Champ. And Kansas City's own Doug 'The Unchained Bull' Freeman (
KICK Welterweight World Champ and Muay Thai North American champ ). With
all these athletes and trainers who had accomplished so much, everyone knew that
they would have to' Walk the Walk' to leave with a title.
After the meeting we went to back to the Harvey's
Casino where the event was to be held. Dinner was late and sat heavy
on my stomach. The stares and feeling out continued even while eating dinner.
Our group led by Doug Freeman kept our heads in the game while
maintaining some light-hearted conversation. This is the thing that has struck
me as most difficult in the fight game - the management of your mental state.
Waiting is a severe drain in the closing hours before the fight. Only those who
have the experience of many fights can achieve any sort of stability and some
say that they never quite can. I tried my best. We finally got to sleep at
eleven or so. That was a complete failure. I awoke too many times to consider it
a rest. Six o'clock arrived and a cold shower greeted me. Today was the day. I
would either advance or my tournament would be over in a few hours. I had
definitely come to fight. We returned to the Hotel buffet and I tried to fill my
stomach but it was not very successful. The nerves were beginning to show. It
was nine o'clock and time to get warmed up. We went to our assigned dressing
room and I began to focus my mind on the task ahead. The stretches and warm-ups
felt slow. (Fighting at 9:00 in the morning is not a usual ocurrance for me!)
I was beginning to get the juices flowing when my opponent promptly brought his
team into my dressing room. He proceeded to tell the gentleman next to me that
he " thought today was a good day for some violence" and he
"would prefer to fight on the sabbath, but this would do".
This sort of thing is very unprofessional and it amused me enough to laugh out
loud. But hey, you need to have a gimmick if you got some doubt. The countdown
had begun and I finished my stretches and we moved into the warmups. I felt
mentally strong but wondered if my body was going to cooperate with me. The time
for the fight was close. As we were in the adjoining hallway I was reminded of
the Greek General Nicias ,who appears in Thucydides'
'Peloponnesian War'. He is trying to rally his troops after a horrible
defeat with hopes of winning an all or nothing victory. He concludes his speech
by saying, "There are seldom dangers such as these, where you have
nothing to lose if you fail and everything to gain if you win!".
This was a comfort. I had come to fight and to win but if I were to fail, I had
made the attempt to 'Walk the Walk'. It was time to fight.
Stepping into the ring can feel as good as being a rock star or it can leave
one with the feeling of sticking your neck on the chopping block. I felt a
little of both. This fight started out with a bit of a flurry from both parties.
He caught me with a spinning backfist that was hard and accurate, but it wasn't
deadly. I continued to push forward landing some of my own arsenal. In a fade
away move he threw another one that landed directly on top of my head. This one
made my legs quiver. I recovered and tuned into a front kick that knocked the
wind out of me. I had to dig deep to stay in the game. I knew that he would
probably throw his best stuff at the beginning, hoping to secure an easy win.
Those hard training sessions with the medicine ball had payed off in spades. My
air came back. The bell rang. I felt winded and thought the previous day of
traveling and weight cutting had caught up with me. Round two saw some more fast
paced action. But neither of us landed a telling blow. The third round felt the
worst but I scored the most telling shots. On two different occasions my
opponent wobbled against the ropes after eating my punches and kicks. But to his
credit he fired back. I was feeling very tired and could never muster the energy
to finish what I had started. The final flurry felt more like walking and
punching through concrete than a fight. The bell rang. It was over. When the
gloves had come off I knew that it had not been my best fight and would probably
be my first loss. I found it in me to congratulate my opponent. When the scores
were read, I had lost. Some booed and some cheered. My tournament was over. It
was not the happiest feeling in the world but it was a lesson learned.
I had come to fight and to gain the experience of traveling and fighting
under a lot of expectation and pressure. The effects of nerves and travel had
played a part in my loss as well as my conditioning. As I watched the finals on
Sunday, I knew that winning the tournament was possible. But as a fighter you
have to want something bad enough to pay for it with blood, sweat and tears. No
excuses, no whining. The preparation for the next fight will be looked at with
new eyes. Hungry eyes. My previous wins could not motivate me like this loss. I
had been beaten fairly. There was no use mooning over the loss. It was back to
the gym the next week and we would take this training to a new and more powerful
level.
This tournament allowed me to be brought to a new level of understanding of
the fight game. Easy victories rarely move us to train harder. When your back is
against the wall you realize what being a fighter is all about. It is about
giving your BEST EFFORT no matter what obstacles are in front of you. If you
want to fight, you got to 'Walk the Walk'.
E-mail Dan your thoughts at
DANRTHARP@aol.com |
So what's it take to host a
USA National Amateur
Tournament?
Well, to start with,
how about
40 IKF
National Title Belts
at $165.00 each.
This event was
FIRST
CLASS!
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WEDNESDAY,
September 8th, 1999, AT 1:05 AM - PST
"Walkin
The Walk!"
IKF /
RINGSIDE USA National Amateur Tournament Is A
MAJOR Success!!!
A RINGSIDE Sponsored Event |
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It doesn't get any more "LEGIT" than this Kickboxing fans!
The "Best of the Best" Amateur Kickboxers all at ONE
EVENT to decide WHO were TRULY the Nations BEST Amateur Kickboxers! Oh, you say
the BEST fighters weren't there because YOU or someone you know wasn't there?
Sorry!!! That excuse isn't accepted after this weekends SUCCESS! If you THOUGHT
you were truly one of the best, you should have
found a way to be there to PROVE YOURSELF to everyone else that
was there. Now you'll have to wait until next year, even if your excuse was "LEGIT".
With that said, we can hardly wait to see more of you there at "Next Years"
2nd annual IKF
RINGSIDE National Amateur Tournament. Oh
yes... There will be another... and another...and another! This event is here to
STAY!
The word was clear the entire weekend. Those who were there, at
Harveys Casino Hotel in Council
Bluffs Iowa, USA for the 1st annual IKF
RINGSIDE USA National Amateur Championship
Tournament clearly had "Walked the
Walk!" Nationwide, it's CLEAR there are too many amateurs
that "CLAIM" to be the Nations best who hold some National title from
an organization that's only known in their home state or region of the United
States. Or a fighter who holds a title that several other fighters hold across
the nation because the organization they fought for never keeps records of their
amateur champions. But this wasn't true at Harveys
Casino Hotel in Iowa, USA this last weekend. Those who TRULY
wanted to see if they were TRULY the BEST among their peers worked hard to raise
the money to make the trip to the National Championship Tournament in Iowa.
Now when we say "Raise the money" we don't mean fees to the IKF. We mean their travel fees such as gas or plane
fare, hotel and meals. For there were no Registration fees to pay to the
IKF for this first National Championship
Tournament. Together the IKF
RINGSIDE National Finals Tournament Team
of RINGSIDE INC., Harveys Casino Hotel, Tournament Host Mick
Doyle, the IAA (International
Awards & Apparel ) and the IKF,
the event they organized was second to NONE. The event had an
Outstanding Venue, Top Class Title Belts for the Champions, Outstanding
Equipment to use for each and every fight and all was organized like an Olympic
event that ran as smooth as silk! Again, this was truly "THE"
EVENT!
Some of you in the USA reading this choose not to attend for various
reasons. Maybe you thought the event would be a wash, that there would be no
competition or that it would be no big deal like the many other "SO CALLED"
National Championships. Well everyone, for your information, as we just said,
this event was "THE EVENT" for Every Amateur in the USA who
wanted to be recognized as a TRUE National Champion! Those who attended this
FIRST EVER True National Amateur Kickboxing Championship Tournament that
included fighters from ALL OVER the United States, Sanctioned by a Legit
Kickboxing Sanctioning body can now truly say that they have...
"Walked The
Walk!"
Our praise goes out to tournament host
Mick Doyle of Omaha Nebraska. Mr. Doyle took on the
responsibility of helping the fighters, coaches, officials and guests attending
the event find a hotel, restaurants as well as organizing all the events
officials and various promotional expenses. We thank
Harveys Casino Hotel Team Leaders, Verne Welch (Harveys
Senior Vice President & General Manager), and
Bill Orlando (Harveys Customer Development Manager) who supplied
the venue facilities for Saturday and Sunday for FREE when other venues
wanted thousands. Your support of this event and future events is Golden to all
of us!
If we knew all their names, we would list them all, but there are so many
individuals on Mick Doyle's promotional team that we just need to say
THANK YOU to them ALL! For without their efforts, many of men
and women would not have reached their dream of a National Finalist, let alone,
a true National Champion.
We thank the efforts of those behind the scenes that many don't see that
helped the event run so smooth that no one ever questioned the events timing.
People such as our event Equipment Coordinator Steve Wiley who made sure
all the fighters received the correct size and color of gloves along with
headgear and shin pads, for without his efforts, such an event would have lasted
DAYS!
We thank Vickie Laegeler of Z's Martial Arts in Lake In The
Hills Illinois who assisted in finding the CORRECT title belt to give to our
many title belt presenters throughout the Finals. Without her, we would have
been searching for days.
To all of our event officials under the leadership of Dan Stell and
Fred Fitzgerald who worked passionately to make sure the event was fare
and safe for everyone. Judges, referees, timekeepers and kick judges. Even
though they put in some long hours, their skills and judgement continued sharp
as a needle until the end.
We thank Doctor Eric McKillican who kept all the fighters safe
throughout the event with the support of our event paramedics. The courage of
some of your decisions could have made a difference in a fighters future and we
thank you for assuring them all a bright one.
To the trainers, some who travelled as far as 1,700 plus miles by van (HUMAN
USMC Kickboxing Team, Camp Pendleton, California) who sacrificed their time,
money and efforts to bring their fighters to the event in search of a dream, a
goal, a victory. And for some, just to be a part of something so great was
victory enough despite a loss, for they could walk proudly away knowing they
truly "Walked the Walk", win or lose.
We thank the dedicated commitment to kickboxing excellence by John
Brown and Joe Taylor of
Ringside Inc.
who have supported the IKF throughout the
year. Our relationship has been successful for us all who believe in offering
more quality to the sport of kickboxing. Ringside Inc. donation of quality equipment
for all IKF events and their financial
support of paying half the cost of over $5,000.00 in title belts and awards for
this event along with the IKF proved their
commitment is as good as GOLD! We look forward to many great years in
the sport with the IKF and
Ringside Inc.
connection.
We truly expect next years event to draw double the amount of fighters and
we hope to see you there next year to compete to be one of the Best of the
Best amateurs in the USA so that you too can say as all these fighters below
can, that you truly "Walked the Walk!"
So without further delay, here's the results of this weekends IKF / RINGSIDE USA
National Amateur Championship Tournament and the many names of those amateurs
who, won or lost, they truly "Walked the
Walk!"
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A
special thanks to Tournament host
Mick Doyle (L) followed by Steve
Fossum,
Referee
Dan Stell, Trainer Marshall Hamel,
Official Brooks
Mason,
Trainer & Fighter Ricardo Sanders,
& Trainer Duke
Roufus
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- TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
- IR Light
Cruiserweight Champion
Greg Davis of Aurora,
Colorado, USA
- FCR Flyweight
Champion
Eric Andrews of Calumet City, Illinois, USA
- MTR Light
Welterweight Champion
Christopher Tyre of Camp
Pendleton, California, USA
- MTR Super
Middleweight Champion
Harvey Grasse of South
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- FCR
Middleweight Champion
Zachary Day of Augusta, Georgia, USA
- IR Super
Middleweight Champion
Darren Freeman of Susanville,
California, USA
- FCR Super
Lightweight Champion
Charles Baron of Chicago,
Illinois, USA
- IR Super
Lightweight Champion
Jonathan Border of Memphis,
Tennessee, USA
- MTR Super
Lightweight Champion
Dan Rawlings of Euclid, Ohio,
USA
- Woman's FCR Welterweight Champion
Jennifer
Thyssen of Depree, Wisconsin, USA
- MTR
Featherweight Champion
Hawk Chhim of Modesto,
California, USA
- FCR Light
Welterweight Champion
Mark Greubel of Augusta,
Georgia, USA
- IR Welterweight
Champion
Phillip Swain of Camp Pendleton, California, USA
- Woman's MTR Super Lightweight Champion
Lisa
Morrison of San Diego, California, USA
- FCR
Welterweight Champion
Derrick Samuels of Orlando, Florida, USA
- MTR
Welterweight Champion
Joey Corro ( Joe Corro ) of Chicago, Illinois, USA -
PHOTO -
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- Woman's MTR Flyweight Champion
Angela Rivera
of Hespeira, California, USA (Eventually Angie Parr )
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- FCR Super
Welterweight Champion
Kevin Miller of Chicago,
Illinois, USA
- MTR Super
Welterweight Champion
James Downey
of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- MTR Lightweight
Champion
Nat McIntyre of Brooklyn Ctr., Minnesota,
USA
- IR Heavyweight
Champion
Bryan Waid of Jasper, Alabama, USA
- FCR Super
Heavyweight Champion
Jack Nilsson Jr. of Augusta,
Georgia, USA
- MTR Light
Middleweight Champion
Duane Ludwig of Denver,
Colorado, USA
- MTR Heavyweight
Champion
Jason Johnson of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- FCR Super
Middleweight Champion
Shawn Stallard of Detroit,
Michigan, USA
- FCR Light
Heavyweight Champion
David Pareja of Flossmoor,
Illinois, USA
- MTR Light
Heavyweight Champion
Brian Fowler of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, USA
- MTR
Cruiserweight Champion
Brad Fowler of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, USA
- FCR Light
Middleweight Champion
Aaron Lassi of Duluth,
Minnesota, USA
- WALKOVER CHAMPIONSNERS
- FCR Heavyweight Champion
Tim Mazurkiewicz of Beloit, Wisconsin, USA -
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- MTR Super Heavyweight
Champion
Ryan Quendensley of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Woman's IR Bantamweight
Champion
Tracey Kuschel of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- MTR Junior Light
Heavyweight Champion
Anthony Kindel of Milwaukee
Wisconsin, USA |
Dan Rawlings
after his victory with his
Champion
Award Gloves from
RINGSIDE and Title Belt.
Posing before
their bouts:
Lisa Morrison
(L) of San Diego California
AND
Angela
Rivera
(Eventually Angie Parr )
(R) of Hespeira California
with their trainer
Jim VanOver
of Two Tiger Gym.
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SATURDAY BOUTS
FCR= Full
Contact, - IR = International
Rules / Leg Kick & MTR = Muay Thai Rules
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Bout 1: FCR Light Welterweight prelim.
Mark
Greubel of Augusta Georgia defeated
Kern Brown of Orlando Florida by unanimous decision, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27
to advance to the Championship bout against #1 seed KC Giwa of
Bloomington Minnesota on Sunday.
Bout 2 MTR Welterweight prelim
Chayee
Xiong of Omaha Nebraska defeated Eric Crump Camp Pendleton
California by split decision, 29-28, 29-28, 28-29 to advance to the Championship
bout against #1 seed Joey Corro of Milwaukee Wisconsin on Sunday.
In the bout, Crump injured his lung from a knee strike
and was taken to a local hospital. Due to the injury, he will be held for
several days. However, his team had to "Drive" back to California on
Monday and they needed to raise money for a plane ticket for Crump to
fly back once released from the hospital. After the fund raising effort was
announced at Sundays Finals, a travel agent (who asked not to be identified)
offered a 25% reduction of a plane ticket. After that, Harveys Casino stepped up
and paid for the entire ticket. Now thats SUPPORT! Our GREATEST Thank You to
those who stepped up to help this fighter out!
Bout 3 FCR Light Middleweight prelim
Paul
Pearman of Augusta Georgia defeated
Daniel Tharp of Belton Missouri by unanimous decision, 30-27, 29-28,
30-27 to advance to the Championship bout on Sunday against the winner to be
determined after several bouts.
Bout 4 FCR Light Middleweight prelim
Robert
Klein of Chicago Illinois and Jean Baptiste of Orlando Florida
fought to a split decision draw. So they were scheduled to fight a 1 round bout
later in the day to determine who would move on, Bout 17 below.
Bout 5 MTR Light Middleweight prelim
Rob
Wiley of Omaha Nebraska defeated
William Suddeth of Chula Vista, California by TKO at end of round 1 to
advance to the Championship bout against #1 seed Duane Ludwig of Denver
Colorado on Sunday.
Bout 6 FCR Middleweight prelim
Peyton
Russell of Minneapolis Minnesota defeated
David Lavender of Spring City Tennesse by unanimous decision, 30-27,
30-27, 30-27 to advance to round 2 on Saturday.
Bout 7 FCR Middleweight prelim
Zachary
Day of Augusta Georgia defeated Robert Rene Jr. of Orlando Florida
by TKO at 1:09 of the 2nd round to advance to round 2 Saturday against Peyton
Russell of Minneapolis Minnesota (Winner above).
Bout 8 FCR Super Middleweight prelim
Joel
Poindexter of Kansas City Missouri defeated
Johnny Ransom of Clinton Wisconsin by unanimous decision, 30-27, 30-27,
30-27 to advance to the Championship bout against #1 seed Shawn Stallard
of Detroit Michigan on Sunday.
Bout 9 IR Super Middleweight prelim
Darren
Freeman of Susanville California defeated
Paul Donelson of Omaha Nebraska by TKO at 1: 20 of the 3rd round to
advance to the Championship bout scheduled for later on Saturday.
Bout 10 IR Super Middleweight prelim
Tony
Barton of Omaha Nebraska defeated
Justin Russell of Memphis Tennesse by TKO at 1:08 of the 2nd round to
advance to the Championship bout against Darren Freeman of Susanville,
California above, scheduled for later in the day Saturday.
Bout 11 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
IR Light Cruiserweight
Division
CHAMPION Greg Davis of Aurora
Colorado defeated
Jose Castro of Camp Pendleton California by unanimous decision, 30-25,
30-24, 30-24.
Bout 12 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
FCR Flyweight Division
CHAMPION Eric Andrews of Calumet City
Illinois defeated
Joe Taylor of Lake In The Hills Illinois by split decision, 30-27,
30-28, 28-29.
Bout 13 MTR Featherweight prelim
Josh
Tarman of Milwaukee Wisconsin defeated Monserrat Mendez of Oceanside
California by unanimous decision, 30-27, 30-26, 30-26 to advance to the
Championship bout on Sunday against #1 seed, Hawk Chhim of Modesto,
California.
Bout 14 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
MTR Light Welterweight
Division
CHAMPION Christopher Tyre of Camp
Pendleton California defeated Carl Ecksted of Omaha Nebraska by split
decision, 29-28, 27-29, 27-29.
Bout 15 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
MTR Super Middleweight
Division
CHAMPION Harvey Grasse
of South Milwaukee Wisconsin overcame a dislocated shoulder he suffered when he
fell during a clinch in the bout to defeat Ricardo Sanders of Camp
Pendleton California by unanimous decision, 29-28, 29-28, 30-27.
Bout 16 MTR Heavyweight prelim
Steve
Bass of Omaha Nebraska defeated Harvey Green of Camp Pendleton
California by TKO (Referee Stopped bout due to experience) at :51 of round 1 to
advance to the Championship bout on Sunday against #1 seed,
Jason Johnson of Milwaukee Wisconsin..
Bout 17 FCR Light Middleweight prelim
Robert
Klein of Chicago Illinois and
Jean Baptiste of Orlando Florida fought a 1 round tie breaker because
of their split decision draw in bout 4 above in which Baptiste won. Baptiste
advances to the next round and will fight the first fight on Sunday against #1
seed Aaron Lassi of Duluth Minnesota.
Bout 18 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
FCR Middleweight Division
CHAMPION Zachary Day of Augusta
Georgia defeated Peyton Russell of Minneapolis Minnesota by TKO at 1:56
of round 2.
Bout 19 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT:
IR Super Middleweight
Division
CHAMPION Darren Freeman of
Susanville California defeated Tony Barton of Omaha Nebraska by KO at
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1999
IKF/RINGSIDE
U.S. A.
National Amateur Tournament
Champion,
Kevin
Miller
of Illinois.
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SUNDAY BOUTS
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Bout 1 FCR Light Middleweight
In the only
non championship bout of the day, (Because of the split decision draw bout &
added 1 round fight-off on Saturday) Aaron Lassi of Duluth Minnesota
defeated Jean Baptiste of Orlando Florida by split decision, 30-27,
29-28, 28-30 to advance to the Championship bout which is the last scheduled
bout of the day against Paul Pearman of Augusta Georgia.
Bout 2 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT:
FCR Super Lightweight
Division
CHAMPION Charles
Baron of Chicago Illinois defeated
Heath Fonnest of Forest Lake Minnesota by unanimous decision, 30-27,
30-27, 30-27.
Bout 3 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
IR Super Lightweight
Division
CHAMPION Jonathan
Border of Memphis Tennessee defeated Robert Burns of Carlsbad
California by TKO at 1:11 of the 3rd round.
Bout 4 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
MTR Super Lightweight
Division
CHAMPION Dan Rawlings of Euclid Ohio defeated Chris
Brammer of Omaha Nebraska by TKO at 1:56 of round 1.
Bout 5 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
Woman's
FCR Welterweight
Division
CHAMPION Jennifer
Thyssen of Depree Wisconsin defeated Amy Johndrow of Horn Lake
Mississippi by TKO when the doctor stopped the bout after round 1.
Bout 6 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
MTR Featherweight
Division
CHAMPION Hawk Chhim
of Modesto California defeated Josh Tarman of Milwaukee Wisconsin by
unanimous decision, 29-28, 29-28, 30-27.
Bout 7 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
FCR Light Welterweight
Division
CHAMPION Mark Greubel of Augusta Georgia defeated
KC Giwa of Bloomington Minnesota by Split decision, 29-28, 29-28, 28-29.
Bout 8 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
IR Welterweight Division
CHAMPION Phillip Swain of Camp
Pendleton California defeated Damon Cline of Kansas City Missouri by
Split decision, 28-29, 29-28, 30-27.
Bout 9IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
Woman's
MTR Super Lightweight
Division
CHAMPION Lisa Morrison of San Diego
California defeated Sarah Baker of St. Paul Minnesota by Split decision,
30-27, 28-29, 30-27.
Bout 10 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
FCR Welterweight Division
CHAMPION Derrick Samuels of Orlando
Florida defeated
Arvind Gavali of Chicago Illinois by unanimous decision, 29-28, 29-28,
29-28.
Bout 11 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
MTR Welterweight Division
CHAMPION
Joey Corro of Chicago Illinois defeated Chayee Xiong of Omaha
Nebraska by TKO at 1:55 round 2.
Bout 12 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
Woman's
MTR Flyweight Division
CHAMPION
Angela Rivera
(Eventually Angie Parr PHOTO
) of Hespeira California defeated Deb Davey of Dixon Illinois by TKO at
1:09 of round 1.
Bout 13 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
FCR Super Welterweight
Division
CHAMPION
Kevin Miller of Chicago Illinois defeated Scott Akins of Memphis
Tennessee by Split decision, 29-28, 28-29, 30-28.
Bout 14 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
MTR Super Welterweight
Division
CHAMPION James Downey of Milwaukee
Wisconsin defeated Matt Kenney of Omaha Nebraska by TKO at break of
round 1 & 2.
Bout 15 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
MTR Lightweight Division
CHAMPION Nat McIntyre of Brooklyn
Ctr. Minnesota defeated Vantha Chhim of Modesto California by unanimous
decision, 29-28, 30-27, 29-28.
Bout 16 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
IR Heavyweight Division
CHAMPION Bryan Waid of Jasper
Alabama defeated Mark Baier of Arvada Colorado by TKO at 1:28 of round
1.
Bout 17 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
FCR Super Heavyweight
Division
CHAMPION Jack Nilsson Jr. of Augusta
Georgia defeated Allan Samp of Vinemont Alabama by TKO at :52 of round
1.
Bout 18 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
MTR Light Middleweight
Division
CHAMPION Duane Ludwig of Denver
Colorado defeated Rob Wiley of Omaha Nebraska by unanimous decision,
30-27, 29-28, 30-28.
Bout 19 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
MTR Heavyweight Division
CHAMPION Jason Johnson of Milwaukee
Wisconsin defeated
Steve Bass of Omaha Nebraska by TKO at 1:16 of round 3.
Bout 20 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
FCR Super Middleweight
Division
CHAMPION Shawn Stallard of Detroit
Michigan defeated Joel Poindexter of Kansas City Missouri by KO at 1:36
of round 2.
Bout 21 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT:
FCR Light Heavyweight
Division
David Pareja of Flossmoor Illinois defeated Robert Carlton
of Arlington Texas by unanimous decision, 29-28, 30-27, 30-27.
Bout 22 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
MTR Light Heavyweight
Division
CHAMPION Brian Fowler of Milwaukee
Wisconsin defeated Ben Lankow of Camp Pendleton California by unanimous
decision, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27.
Bout 23 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
MTR Cruiserweight
Division
CHAMPION Brad Fowler of Milwaukee
Wisconsin defeated
Kareem Rogers of Camp Pendleton California by TKO at 1:36 of round 1.
Bout 24 IKF
RINGSIDE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
FCR Light Middleweight
Division
CHAMPION Aaron Lassi of Duluth
Minnesota defeated Paul Pearman of Augusta Georgia by unanimous
decision, 30-28, 30-27, 29-28.
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WALKOVER WINNERS
These fighters opponents registered to attend the
National Finals but did not show up.
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IKF RINGSIDE
TOURNAMENT "WALKOVER" TITLE
FCR
Heavyweight Division
CHAMPION Tim
Mazurkiewicz (PHOTO)
of Beloit Wisconsin won by forfeit when Darryl Rudd of Memphis Tennessee
failed to show up at the weigh-ins or the event.
IKF RINGSIDE
TOURNAMENT "WALKOVER" TITLE
MTR Super
Heavyweight Division
CHAMPION Ryan
Quendensley of Omaha Nebraska won by forfeit when Innocent Otukwu of
Nashville Tennessee failed to show up at the weigh-ins or the event.
IKF RINGSIDE
TOURNAMENT "WALKOVER" TITLE
Woman's IR
Bantamweight Division
CHAMPION Tracey
Kuschel of Omaha Nebraska won by forfeit when Thong Souksavath of
Nashville, Tennessee failed to show up at the weigh-ins or the event.
IKF RINGSIDE
TOURNAMENT "WALKOVER" TITLE
MTR Junior
Light Heavyweight Division
CHAMPION Anthony Kindel of Milwaukee
Wisconsin won by forfeit when Carlos Flores of Bakersfield, California
failed to show up at the weigh-ins or the event.
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