FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9TH, 2009
HYATT REGENCY, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
BLUE CORNER
RED CORNER

FIGHT #1
AMATEUR INTERNATIONAL RULES - 3 ROUNDS
GLEN HOMAC
???
Thunder Bay, Ontario
165 lbs
VS
ELIJAH THIBODEAUX
2-0/1
Cellar Kickboxing
Minneapolis, MN
165 lbs
ROUND 1: Elijah came out hard in this fight and left little doubt he was in charge. At 1:24 of the first round he must of heard Glen say something about the French because he caught Homac with a right leg roundhouse to the chin that picked both his feet off the ground. Good night Mr. Homac.

Thibodeaux winner by first round kick knockout.

FIGHT #2
AMATEUR MUAY THAI - 3 ROUNDS
RUDY MORIN
1-0
New World Combat
Fort Worth, TX
159 lbs
VS
MARK TANGLAO
1-1
MN Martial Arts Academy
Brooklyn Center, MN
159 lbs
ROUND 1: Both came out showing good leg kicks. Morin set the pace and pushed the fight. As the round progressed Morin's leg kicks started to land better. At the end of the round Morin started using knees but Tanglao hung in and gave as good as he got.
ROUND 2: Morin started the round landing a leg kick to head combo. Certainly waking Tanglao up. Good leg kicks and hand work by both fighters but once again Morin set the pace. In the clench the knee work by both was impressive. Tanglao seemed to have trouble setting up with the pressure applied by Morin. Edge to Morin.
ROUND 3: Morin opened the round by going to his hands. His right to the body followed by a left hook to the head was very effective. Good kicks by both. Both fighters were poised beyond their experience. Good job by both trainers.

Morin winner by unanimous decision.

FIGHT #3
AMATEUR MUAY THAI - 3 ROUNDS
MARIO MARTINEZ
4-1
New World Combat
Fort Worth, TX
135 lbs
VS
JON CICHON
5-5
Cellar Kickboxing
St. Paul, MN
135 lbs
ROUND 1: Both fighters both came out well poised and obviously well prepared. Mario took the riegns however and pressed the fight. Both fighters were landing well but the power definitely went to Mario. Both hands and feet carried some juice that Cichon could not match.
ROUND 2: Once again Mario set the pace. Cichon was not rattled or hurt but simply could not get an effective game going. Cichon got in some good shots but Mario worked through them and delivered better hands and feet to edge Cichon out in the round.
ROUND 3: Mario came out hard and scored an impressive knockdown with a right to the body followed by a left hook to head. Cichon shook it off and showed he was there to fight. Once again the pressure brought by Mario was too much for Cichon's game plan and he never got going.

Mario Martinez by Majority decision.

FIGHT #4
AMATEUR MUAY THAI - 3 ROUNDS
ANGEL MARTINEZ
1-2
New World Combat
Fort Worth, TX
135 lbs
VS
MIKE GRINBERG
2-0/1
MN Martial Arts Academy
Brooklyn Center, MN
135 lbs
ROUND 1: Taking a cue from the previous fight, Angel came out to set the pace in this fight. Mike let Angel pressed the fight and settled in for a counterpuncher duel. After catching a knee to the groin, Mike stepped up his own attack and delivered a barrage of well landed leg kicks. Better knee work and a good solid left to the head slowed Angel down but the pace of the first round was harsh.
ROUND 2: Angel came out for the first half of the round to take the fight back but a hard right hand to the stomach put him down and Mike never gave him room to recover. Good leg kicks and a quick front kick put Mike in charge for the round.
ROUND 3: Both fighters touched gloves. 30 seconds later Angel was touching the floor. A solid right hand to the chin put Angel down to stay.

Mike Grinberg by KO :30 seconds in round 3

FIGHT #5
AMATEUR KICKBOXING - 5 ROUNDS
IKF LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT
RYAN LYALL
11-2-1
Rivals Gym
Wishaw, Scotland
159 lbs
VS
CHRIS CICHON
20-6-1/4
Cellar Kickboxing
St. Paul, MN
159 lbs
ROUND 1: Very good opening round. Chris displayed better hands and feet but did get caught with a very dangerous spinning back kick. Ryan couldn't follow up on the damage and Chris settled down to take a very close round.
ROUND 2: Ryan came out landing a solid right hand but lost his edge after getting penalized a point for holding Chris's leg. Good kicking by both camps. Chris rushed the end of the round but Ryan, showing good composure, held his own and faired better for the round.
ROUND 3: Chris changed his game plan and came out landing good kicks to the body opening Ryan up to a nice display of hand work. Chris pressed the advantage and upset Ryan's plans. Ryan was never really hurt but simply could not get on track. He landed a couple of good rights that got Chris's attention but the round went to Chris.
ROUND 4: The talk in the corner must have worked because Ryan came out a different man. Landing solid rights and lefts he left Chris struggling to stay erect. Much better legs and pressure he should have displayed in the earlier rounds put the round squarely in Ryan's corner.
ROUND 5: Both fighters showed the punishment they had taken in the earlier rounds with a much slower pace. Chris mustered up some good kicks to the body that took the momentum out of Ryan charge Both showed well focused hands but the steam was gone off the delivery. Anyone's round.

Chris Cichon Retains the IKF Light Middleweight World Title by Unanimous Decision

FIGHT #6
AMATEUR KICKBOXING - 5 ROUNDS
IKF SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT
ROB BURBRIDGE
9-2
TKO Kickboxing
Kent, England
172 lbs
VS
CALEB PLANT
27-6/12
Ashland City, TN
172 lbs.
ROUND 1: Rob came out very tight, taking a good portion of the round to warm up. Caleb came out relaxed fighting with his hands down. Caleb landed lefts to the body with ease and was very hard to hit. The wrong fighter to be tense with. Both fighter's displayed good kicking.
ROUND 2: Caleb's left hooks to the body were still working but Rob was much settled down and took Caleb to task with better kicks. Caleb was still very hard to hit but Rob gave as good as he got. Very close round. Flip a coin on that one.
ROUND 3: Caleb came out tough with a solid left to Rob's head but turned off the juice and seemed to coast. Rob recovered quickly and pressed the fight. Landing well with his hands and showing much better kicks, Rob showed there was hard work ahead to beat this boy.
ROUND 4: Rob started the round like he finished the last. Good hands and feet and pressing the fight. Caleb responded with some beautiful displays of hand and feet work. Caleb was very hard to hit but both fighters manage to deliver some shots reserved for the pros. Very good round.
ROUND 5: Same fight. Rob pressing the fight and Caleb playing the spoiler with his counter punching. Rob pursued and Caleb bobbed and weaved. Both were weary at this point but both finished the round well. Thank goodness I wasn't a judge on this one.

Caleb Plant Becomes the NEW IKF Super Middleweight World Champion by Split Decision

FIGHT #7
AMATEUR KICKBOXING - 5 ROUNDS
IKF LIGHT CRUISERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT
ASHLEY COLLINS
15-3-1/7
TKO Kickboxing
Kent, England
186 lbs.
VS
ADAM McDERMID
24-5-1/4
Cellar Kickboxing
Duluth, MN
186 lbs.
ROUND 1: Collins came out the clear aggressor in this round. Landing good hands he kept Adam on the counter punching team for the round. Adam landed some good body shots but Collins shook them off and kept Adam moving backwards.
ROUND 2: Collins maneuvered Adam to a neutral corner and landed a sweet right leg roundhouse to the head. Adam dropped like the stock market and Bam Bam stopped the fight.

Ashley Collins Becomes the NEW IKF Light Curiserweight World Champion by Knock Out