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It Hit Lethbridge Saturday Oct 17th at Exhibition South Pavillion as PFA Kickboxing proudly presented Rage in The Ring 13 "Built to Ruin" in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

Results

1. Wolfgang Janssen (Red Deer) vs. Jesse Tedesco (Lethbridge-Independent)
-Winner by Tap Out 2nd Round Jesse Tedesco!
135lbs amatuer mma

2. Travis Osmon (Red Deer) vs. Dave Trudel (Lethbridge)
130lbs mod. muay thai
-Winner by Split Dec. Dave Trudel

3. Tyson Vietch (Vernon) vs. Kolton Menzak (Lethbridge)
155lbs amatuer mma
-Winner by Unanimous Dec. Tyson Vietch

4. Jeff Larkin (Red Deer) vs. Jarod Milko (Lethbridge)
170lbs amatuer mma
-Winner by Unanimous Dec, Jeff Larkin

5. Tammy Delaforest (Regina) vs. Christina James (Calgary)
120lbs mod. muay thai
-Winner by Unanimous Dec. Christina James

6. Mark Jacobson (Red Deer) vs. Joe Keesick (Lethbridge)
165lbs amatuer mma
-Winner by KO 1st Rd. Joe Keesick

7. Willie Quijada (Red Deer) vs. Adrian Sutherland (Lethbridge)
145lbs Full Muay Thai
-Winner by Unanimous Dec. Willie Quijada

8. Tim Welch (Missoula, Montana) vs. Derek Boyle (Lethbridge)
160lbs professional mma
-Winner by Kick KO,3rd Round Derek Boyle

9. Fawaz Abdin (Toronto, Ontario) vs. Danny Rodriquez (Lethbridge)
140lbs Full Muay Thai
- Winner by Unanimous Dec. Danny Rodriquez

10. Kyle Ayotte (Vernon) vs. Chase Degnhardt (Lethbridge)
185lbs professional mma
-Winner by Rear Naked Choke, 1st Round Chase Degenhardt.

PFA's PAST MMA EVENTS

Rage in the Ring 4 "REDEMPTION"- March 11th, Lethbridge, Alberta

Results- We had a great event. I want to thank all the fans, sponsors, volunteers and athletes for coming out. The fans are still talking about it as the best event they've ever seen in Lethbridge. Thanks to all the coaches, athlete's, volunteers, commission and fans for helping make this event possible.

Bout 1 Katrina Sexton PFA- Lethbridge vs. Michelle Easton Mike Miles National- Calgary 3 rounds x 2min Kickboxing- Welter Weight -

Katrina by unanimous dec.

Bout 2 Ryan Schuler PFA- Lethbridge vs. Aaron Varga Peterec's Kickboxing- Victoria, BC. 3 rounds x 2min Modified Muay Thai- Welter weight

Aaron by unanimous decision.

Bout 3 Craig Meeks PFA- Lethbridge vs. Jason Oliver Champion Fight Club- Saskatoon, Sask. 2 rounds x 5min Mixed Martial Arts- Welter Weight

Craig by ground n' pound stoppage in the first round.

Bout 4 Curtis Polec PFA- Lethbridge vs. Curtis Mang Muringsung Muay Thai Camp- Regina, Sask. 3 rounds x 2min Kickboxing- Super Middle Weight.

Curtis Mang by unanimous decision.

Bout 5 Craig Nugent vs. Gabriel Varga PFA- Lethbridge Peterec's Kickboxing- Victoria, BC. 3 rounds x 2 min. Modified Muay Thai- Welter Weight- This was a great fight between two contrasting styles. Craig seemed to be winning the first round but lost the second and thrid round. It was a great fight!

Gabriel won by unanimous decision.

Bout 6 Andrew Turner PFA- Lethbridge vs. David Mah Champion Fight Club- Saskatoon, Sask. 2 rounds x 5min Mixed Martial Arts- Welter Weight- Andrew dominated this fight. Mah turned on his back and Andrew landed some beautiful elbows and knees. Mah grabbed his back, like he had been hit in the spine. The ref stopped the fight giving it to Mah by disqualification. After showing the replay the crowd went nuts as many felt the strikes landed to the shoulder blades and not the spine as originally thought. Either way this will make for a great rematch.

Watch and judge for yourself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZskVFV_X_p0

David won by disqualification.

Bout 7 "Killa" Cathy Kloppenburg PFA- Lethbridge vs. Angela Merzib Mike Miles National- Calgary.

Angela winner by TKO in the 3rd round.

Semi- Main Event

Bout 8 Trevor Hardy PFA- Lethbridge vs. Lyndon Linklater Champion Fight Club- Saskatoon, Sask. 2 rounds x 5min Mixed Martial Arts- Light Heavy Weight.

Trevor won by first round triangle choke. Great fight between two tough athletes.

Bout 9 Chase Dagenhardt PFA- Lethbridge vs. John Bear Champion Fight Club- Saskatoon, Sask. 2 rounds x 5min Mixed Martial Arts- Heavy Weight- Travis Wagner was originally schedules to compete but was injured so John Bear stepped in to take this bout on short notice. Chase looked very calm and smooth moving from his feet and quickly taking this fight to the ground.

Winner by 1st round submission.

Bout 10 Jordan Lannon Frank Lee's- Edmonton vs. Jamie Jahnke Muringsung Muay Thai Camp- Regina, Sask. 3 rounds x 2min Kickboxing- Super Welter Weight

Winner by third round TKO Jordan Lannon

Bout 11 Tarry Salloum PFA- Lethbridge vs. Elmer Waterhen Champion Fight Club- Saskatoon, Sask. 2 rounds x 5min Mixed Martial Arts- Middle Weight

The mixed fight of the year was the thought by most fans in Lethbridge. Tarry and Elmer went to war for nearly two rounds punishing each other with punches. Tarry dominated the first round hurting Elmer but couldn't capitalize on it. Elmer weathered the storm and came back in the second round. Tarry's corner felt that there was enough bloodshed and threw in the towel. Tarry will be back and wants a rematch. Elmer went on to win the fighter of the night. Amazing fight, can't wait to see a rematch.

Main Event Bout 12 Brad "the Brick" Wall PFA- Lethbridge vs. Machihito Abe Miyamoto Gym- Tokyo, Japan 5 rounds x 2min. Full Muay Thai Rules- Middle Weight-

Abe lived up to his nickname "Quick kick". He had fast and hard kicks so Wall knew he had to get in close. Once in the clinch it seemed like Wall was wearing him down. Suddenly he stepped back with his right hand down and Wall knew it was the opportunity he was looking for and threw a left elbow that caught Abe. Abe went down like a sack of hammers, he has asked Wall for a rematch.

Wall winner by 1st round Elbow KO

"Bleeding Hearts"
February 14th, Coalhurst Alberta

Kickboxing Smoker

Well guys we had a great event, thanks for all who attended! These are the fights results!

1) Jamie Droeske (Morgan, Med Hat) vs. Peggy Gallagher (Miles, Calgary)-
Droeske winner

2) Holly Dawn Breen (Ndugga, Calgary) vs. Emily Bates (Smandych, Calgary)-
Holly winner

3) Randa Aldred (Aldred, Med Hat) vs. Allison Kavanaugh (Miles, Calgary) -

Kavanaugh winner

4) Ivan Lam (Louie, Calgary) vs. Faraaz Khan (Smandych, Calgary)-

Khan winner

5) Terrell Sprecher (Aldred, Med Hat) vs. Lloyd Visser (Wall, Lethbridge)-

Visser winner

6) Dwain Soon (Morgan, Med Hat) vs. Brian Adolph (Miles, Calgary)
Soon winner

7) Brendan Kirsch (Aldred, Med Hat) vs. Darby Soop (Wall, Lethbridge)-
Soop winner

8) Kevin Banks (Aldred, Med Hat) vs. Hakeem Hawdou (Miles, Calgary)-

Hawdou winner

9) Derek Bowles (Aldred, Med Hat) vs. Sean Batty (Wall, Lethbridge)-
Batty winner

10) Bruce Tran (Louie, Calgary) vs. Danny Rodriquez (Wall, Lethbridge)
Tran winner.

Chase "Crash" Degehardt.....

fought Chuck "White Chocolate" Pelc in Edmonton on Saturday, May 30. It was a place Chase always wanted to fight in as Edmonton was were he was born and raised. "I know Chase was very excited about this" said trainer Brad Wall.

Chase came out looking to work my jab and feel Pelc out for the first minute. Early on, he ws able to connect with a stiff jab that seemed to panic Pelc. Pelc began going for takedowns with desperation, but he wasn't setting them up. It became clear that Chase would dominate the stand up as he continued to land punches and knees.

Chase got him in the clinch and landed a knee to Chuck's head. He immediately shot in again, and after Chase defendedit once again. Degenhardt soon after flopped Pelc on his back and Pelc pulled Chase into half guard. The next thirty seconds there were times Degenhardt tried unsuccessfully to ground and pound Pelc, while Pelc tried to pull Degenhardt into full guard.

They stood up again, and Degehardt landed a few more hard punching and kicking combinations before getting him in the clinch again and landing two hard knees to the head. Chuck dropped, and Chase was able to land a few more punches on the ground until the ref was forced to stop it.

It was a good performance and a definite confidence booster for Degenhardt who is 2w,0l in 2009 as a professional. Not sure what is next for Chase, he is tenatively scheduled to fight this summer in Montana, September back in Edmonton on The Fight Club and then again in October in Lethbridge.

About 1200 to 1500 in attendance. Good knowledgable crowd who enjoyed the fights.
Nice to see many fiends and fellow coaches: Vince Jauncey, Winston Walker, Ian, Sincy, Troy Scheer, Frank Lee, Billy Chau, Hank Desjarlins, Jay Percival, Max Marin,... I am sure I missed people but it was good to see you all. Thank you.

RAGE IN THE RING

"Unfinished Business"

OCTOBER 23, 2004

Lethbridge, Alberta

Kickboxing: 3 x 2 min rounds
1. Joe Stephenson, Cheney's Red Deer vs. Darcy Van HaugenBaugen, Frank Lee's Edmonton
Kickboxing: 3 x 2 min rounds

Darcy, won the fight by KO first round.

Modified Muay Thai 3 x 2 min rounds
2. Melanie Goulet, National Calgary vs. Amanda Hjelemand, PFA Lethbridge
Mixed Martial Arts: 2 x 5 min rounds

3. Graham Tannas, Canuckles Calgary vs. Randy Mason, PFA Lethbridge

Melanie won by first round TKO

Kickboxing 3 x 2 min. rounds

3.Chad Vossler Southern Alberta Combative Arts Academy, Medicine Hat vs Patrick Bourdin, Frank Lee's, Edmonton
Patrick by unanimous dec.

Kickboxing 3 x 2 min rounds
4. Jesse Tedesco, Independent Lethbridge vs. Dave Vander Plas, PFA Lethbridge
Jesse had trained under Trevor Hady for this fight while "Supa" Dave was trained by Brad Wall. Both athlete's trained by PFA instructors at different locations. Jesse dominated early on landing some very powerful punches. "Supa" Dave came back strong in the second as conidtioning began to play factor in this fight. By the third round it seemed as Dave was going to stop Jesse with his relentless work ethic and combinations. Props to Jesse for digging deep and sticking it out.

Winner by unanimous dec. "Supa" Dave Vanderplas

Modified Muay Thai Kickboxing: 3 x 2 min rounds

5. Taryn Hughson, Avatar Kelowna vs. Brittany Leeworthy, Pride Trail

Winner by Unanimous Dec. Leeworthy

Kickboxing: 3 x 2 min rounds

6. Graham Wilson, Cheney's Red Deer vs. Jeremy Larson, PFA Lethbridge

This was a very good bout between two very skilled first time athlete's.

Winner by Unanimous Dec. Larson

Modified Muay Thai Kickboxing: 3 x 2 min rounds
7. Jordan Lannon, Frank Lee's Edmonton vs. Adam Bambrick, PFA Lethbridge

Adam and Jordan see-sawed back and forth in the first and second round. Adam won the first whileLannon seemed to be geting the better of the exchanges in the second round. Late in the second Lannon laned a devasting hook which sent Bambrick to the canvas. It looked as if Adam was on queer street as he struggled to get up off the canvas. This however seemed to be the wake up call Adam needed as he picked up the pace and dominated from this piont forward in the fight

Winner by Split Dec. Adam Bambrick

Mixed Martial Arts: 5 x 2 min rounds
8. Elmer Water Hen, Lockart Saskatoon vs. Victor Day Chief, PFA Lethbridge

Victor dominated this fight from the early stages taking Waterhen down and submitting him with a Kimura.

Winner by first round submission Day chief.

Modified Muay Thai Kickboxing: 3 x 2 min rounds
9. Jessica Paladin, Avatar Kelowna vs. Christina Mack, PFA Lethbridge

Winner by Unanimous Dec. Mack

SUPERBOUT #1 MODIFIED MUAY THAI: 5- 2 MIN ROUNDS
10. Luke Spicer, Cheney's Red Deer vs. Gavin Neal, Pride Trail

What a war these two fighters took turns dropping eachother with heavy shots which put the crowd on it's feet for a majority of the fight. This would make for a great rematch.

Spicer was awarded the win by split decision

SUPERBOUT #2 CAN. BANTAM WGT TITLE, KICKBOXING: 5 x 2 MIN ROUNDS
11. Kim Morris, Karate-Do - Med. Hat vs. Jason Brevik, PFA - Lethbridge

Morris looked good and kept the taller Brevik out of range and then would quickly get inside. In the forth round Morris sealed the win by dropping Brevik with a very crisp cross that put Brevik down. Brevik got back up and kept going but just couldn't seem to do enough to get the fight.

Winner by unanimous dec. Morris

SUPEBOUT #3 FULL MUAY THAI: 5 x 2 MIN ROUNDS
12. Karla Hood, - English National vs. Raylene Kellock, National Calgary

What a battle between two very talented athlete's it see-sawed back and forth through out the fight.

Winner by Unanimous Dec. Kellock

SUPERBOUT #4 MIXED MARTIAL ARTS RULE: 3 x 5 MIN ROUNDS
13. Krystoff Sozincky, Mundaruca Winnipeg vs. Wyatt Lewis, PFA Lethbridge

The much more experienced Sozinsky stepped into the ring with Wyatt Lewis a local fighter who hasn't been in the ring for over 2 years. Krystoff on the other hand has had devasting ko's wins over such competitors as Lee Mein in the past two months.

Leading up to the fight Sozinsky weigh in at 229lbs Lewis weighed in at the agreed 205lbs. Lewis didn't question Sozinsky's weight he took the fight, but it was an obvious size difference from the bell. Wyatt tried to tie Krystoff up, hoping that Sozinsky would gas out. Krystoff looked more then prepared. Mid way through the fight Krystoff mounted Wyatt beating Lewis into unconciousness. The ref never seemed to stop the fight as it looked as Krystoff finally decided to get off Lewis.

SEMI-MAIN EVENT FULL MUAY THAI RULES: 5 x 2MIN ROUNDS
14.Terrance Connor, Acosta New York vs. Scott Clark, Calgary, National

MAIN EVENT- KICKBOXING RULES 5 x 2 MIN ROUNDS
15. Jason St. Louis, Red Deer vs. Junior Olsen, PFA - Lethbridge

Finally after a long night the highly anticipated return of Junior Olsen. Junior has battled just 2 fights in the last decade while St. Louis is a well rounded fighter competing in boxing and mixed martial arts as well as kickboxing. This fight pitted local Lethbridge and ex- two time North American champion against on of Canada's top mixed martial artist's.

The fight went back and forth for the first two round when it looked as if St. Louis was able to step it up connecting with some heavy punches. Junior seemed to have trouble finding his mark. It was during an exchange that Junior took what looked to be a thumb in the eye and it was all St. Louis from this point on. St. Louis dropped Junior two times with punches, but Junior kept getting up, something that would have stopped most fighters from continuing. St. Louis looked more then confident in his ability and very relaxed, Junior seemd to be frustrated with his range having trouble exchanging.

During the fight both fighters got the crowd into it as they dodged spinning kicks and replied with quick counters. In between the thrid and the fourth rond Junior knew that the only way he could win the fight would be by knock out. He and his corner elected not to continue risking further injury. It was a great night St. Louis quickly got on the mic thanking both Junior and the crowd showing great sportsmanship in his victory.