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Aaron Lassi VS Sam Stout

The final bout of the evening featured 2 world class fighters. This was a 7 round light middleweight bout between Aaron Lassi and Sam Stout. Both of these fighters have a lot of experience and both have won amateur and professional titles in their careers. Lassi is from Duluth, Minnesota and now resides in Honolulu, Hawaii. He weighed in at 159 and is trained by his father Bill Lassi from Duluth. Stout is from London Ontario Canada. He also weighed in at 159 and is trained by Shawn Tompkins, from Team Tompkins also in London, Ontario.

It was easy to see the difference in experience that both fighters had. Lassi came out in the first round and used his kicks along with some excellent hand combinations to control the early rounds. But stout was relentless. Both fighters threw very had combinations of hands and feet. In the 2nd round Lassi threw a spinning back fist that seemed to hurt stout. When the 4th round began the tide had turned in stouts favor. He began to land more and more combinations and began to wear Lassi down.

When the 6th round began the fight had clearly turned in Stouts favor. With about 30 seconds left in the 6th round Stout threw a back legged round kick to Lassi's head. Aaron ducked and was hit in the mouth by Stouts knee. Referee Jim Peterson had warned Stout 2 times earlier in the bout for striking with the knee. Peterson stopped the fight called for the ring doctor to look at Lassi's cut lip. The ring doctor stopped the fight because there was a great deal of blood coming from Lassi's cut lip. Referee Peterson called for a intentional foul on Stout. After conferring with the 3 judges and the IKF Representative Tom Sullivan, referee Peterson decided that the knee strike was not intentional.

The judges were asked to score the 6th round up to the point of the foul. After the scores were totalled, IKF Representative Tom Sullivan declared the bout a technical draw.

***UPDATE - 10/14/05***
After a review of the Official Scorecards the IKF has made the correction of the original ruling of a Technical Draw. The Official ruling on the decision of this bout is as follows.
Judge A: Gary Mattevi: 57-57, Even
Judge B: Steve Koski: 58-56 for Stout
Judge C: CB Bunkholt: 57-56 for Stout
Corrected Result: Majority Decision for the winner Sam Stout.

Preliminary Fights

1.)AMATEUR FCR: Vance Cuyo vs Chris Cherock
The first bout of the evening featured Vance Cuyo vs. Chris Sherock. This was a 3 round amateur light middle weight fight. Both fighters weighed in at 155 lbs. Cuyo from Camridge Minnesota is 18 years old and is trained by Derek Reid also of Cambridge. This was Vance's first full contact bout. Sherock is from Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada and is 22 years old. He has a record of 2 wins and 3 losses and is trained by Mitz Bandiera of Progressive Martial Arts in Thunder Bay. This fight started out with both fighters throwing a lot of punches and kicks. In the first round Cuyo knocked Sherock down to score a 10-8 round. The second round was mostly Sherock's. He dominated the round and scored a 10-8 round on 1 of the judges cards. The 3rd round was the deciding one with Cuyo edging Sherock for a unanimous decision, 29-27, 28-27 and 29-27 on the judges score cards.

2.) AMATEUR FCR: Tim Runquist vs Mika Rahkola
The 2nd bout of the evening featured Tim Runquist against Mika Rahkola. This was a 3 round heavyweight bout with Runquist weighing in at 214 and Rahkola weighing in at 196. Runquist is from Aurora, Minnesota and is 31 years old and has a record of 2 wins 2 losses and 1 draw. Rahkola is from Thunder Bay Ontario Canada and is 34 years old with a record of 0 wins and 1 loss. Runquist trains with Karate North and Rahkola trains with Mitz Bandiera of Progressive Martial Arts in Thunder Bay. This fight was a war right from the beginning with both fighters throwing bombs with both their hands and their legs. Early in the round Runquist threw a spinning back fist that connected with Rahkola and knocked him down. Referee Jim Peterson gave him an 8 count and the bout continued. With about 40 seconds left in the 1st round Runquist threw a hand combination followed by a back leg round kick. Rahkola went down and referee Jim Peterson counted him out. Runquist won the bout with a knock out at 1:27 of the 1st round.

3.) JUNIOR AMATEUR FCR: Kendra Moytl vs Dede Radtke
The 3rd bout of the evening was one of the best. This bout was a Junior Girls Bantomweight fight between Kendra Moytl and Dede Radtke. Kendra is 14 years old and weighed in at 117 lbs. Her record is 0 wins and 1 loss. She is trained by Bobby "The Warrior" Anderson and is from Hinckley Minnesota. Dede is 15 years old and weighed in at 114 lbs. She is trained by Frank Maki and is from Virginia, Minnesota. Both fighters came out strong in the first round. They both threw excellent flurries with combinations of hands and feet. Moytl won the first round on 2 of the judges cards. The second round Radtke turned it up a notch and edged Moytl out to win the round. The third round was all Radtke. She was relentless and was not going to leave anything to chance. Dede won the fight by a unanimous decision scoring 30-27, 29-28, 29-28.

4.) AMATEUR FCR: Adam Patneaude vs Carlos Hernandez
The next bout featured 2 new amateurs, Adam Patneaude and Carlos Hernandez. Both fighters had a record of 1 win and 0 losses. The bout was a 3 round amateur super welterweight bout with Hernanadez weighing in at 152 and Patneaude weighing in at 151. Adam is trained by Derek Reid and is from Cambride Minnesota. Carlos is trained by Bobby Anderson and is from the the Hinckley area. This bout was very close. Both fighters were well trained and skilled. Each judge found something that they liked about both fighters but in the end Patneaude won the fight by a decision. Hernandez did not help his cause when he failed to get in his mandatory 6 kicks in the final round. The decision was unanimous for Adam Patneaude.

5.) AMATEUR FCR: Jamie McDermid vs Chris Cichon
The last amateur bout of the evening featured 2 young men both of whom had some experience and a lot of skill. The bout was a light middleweight bout between Jamie McDermid and Chris Cichon. Jamie had a record of 6 wins and 1 loss while Chris had a record of 3 wins and 3 losses. Jamie is from Virginia Minnesota and is trained by Frank Maki. Chris is from Minneapolis and is trained by Justin Whiley. Both fighters showed their kicking skills early. Again this bout was very close with the judges scoring the rounds quite differently. Cichon pressed the fight and was more aggressive where as McDermid used his skills to move and counter attack. In the end Cichon won a very close fight with each judge scoring the bout 29-28 for a unanimous decision.

6.) PRO FCR: Matt Meyer vs Jeremy Pearson
After a intermission the first of our 2 pro fights began. This bout was a 6 round light heavy weight fight between Matt Meyer and Jeremy Pearson. This fight was Meyers pro debut after compiling an amateur record of 25 wins, 5 losses with 7 KO's. Meyer is from Spooner, Wisconsin. He weighed in at 176 and is trained by his father Mike Meyer. Pearson has a pro record of 7 wins and 4 losses. He is from Thunder Bay Ontario. He weighed in at 177 and is trained by Mitz Bandiera. This bout was exciting right from the beginning with Meyer using his longer reach with his hands and legs to control the first 3 rounds. In typical Pearson fashion though, Jeremy turned it up in the 4th round and began to land excellent combinations of hands and feet this was another excellent bout and very difficult for the judges to score. In the end 2 of the judges had the bout even 57-57, the third judge had the fight scored 59-55 and the result was a Majority Draw.