ERUPTION 7 RESULTS

What a great night, with the Aussies and New Zealanders putting on a great battle!

Cedric Kongaika (NTG) VS Big Paulie (ETK)
5x3 110+ KG Full Thai Rules
114kg Big Paulie just had the edge over Cedric and took the win on points

Frank Giorgi (Scorpion Gym) VS Edwin Samy (ETK)
5x3 71 KG Full Thai Rules
Samy put on a great show and really pushed Giorgi for the win, but it was Giorgi who took the win on points.

Jamie Stamp (Hitman) VS Joey (ETK)
5x2 63 KG Full Thai Rules
After a good 5 rounds, Stamp puts in an awesome final round and takes the win on points.

Daniel Ketley (Boonchu) VS George Groth (Mad X)
5x3 62 KG Full Thai Rules
Close fight with both boys sporting cuts but Groth just taking the win.

QLD STATE TITLE
Mark Lucchiari (Strikeforce) VS Grant Kraaymaat (Townsville Muay Thai)
5x2 76 KG Full Thai Rules
After a good display of elbows from both boys, Kraaymaat finished Lucchiari with a combination of headkick, elbow and a knee to the ribs with less than 30 seconds remaining of the 3rd round.

Steve Richards (Impact Muay Thai) VS Steven Anderson (ETK)
5x2 72 KG Full Thai Rules
Steve Anderson wins for KO in round 1

Sarah O'Connell (Boonchu) VS Joanne Maceachern (Urban Muay Thai)
5x2 55 KG
Both girls gave it their all, with neither backing down from the punishment and the fight was declared a draw.

Rhys Merkin (Strikeforce) VS Fryzee Ryan Doyle (SCMTC)
5x2 66 KG
Doyle sported a nice cut from an elbow and Merkin wins via KO in the 2nd round.

Greg S.S Striker (Strikeforce) VS Brendan (Miami Fight Centre)
3x2 78 KG
Striker wins round 2 via leg kicks.

Little John (Urban Fight Gym) VS Steve Carter (Team Ngapuhi)
3x2 100 + KG
Good 3 rounder with Little John taking the win on points.

SHOWS THIS WEEKEND 10TH APRIL

Couple of good shows on this weekend for both Queenslanders and Southerners to check out. Gaz Rees (AUS) takes on Daniel Kerr (NZ) in NSW on Extreme Fight Night #2. While in QLD, Eruption 7 has a good card of solid fights including Franki Giorgi, Ben Tan, Jamie Stamp and Sarah O'Connell.

NSW

QLD

I'll post some results and pics up following the events.

CHRIS PETRIE VS MARK SARRACINO

Both Chris Petrie (Mad X) and Mark Sarracino (Boonchu) have weighed in for their rematch tomorrow night at the Broncos Leagues Club in Brisbane.

These boys have met in the ring previously at War on the Shore, though Petrie was unable to fight on due to an injury in the second round when his foot awkwardly clashed with Sarracino's leg.

This fight offers Petrie the chance to settle the score against the Australian champ.

RUMBLE AT THE RIDGE RESULTS

Firstly congrats again to Ian Bronson for putting on another great event and really giving you a bang for your buck with a staggering 19 fights and 9 title fights.

Results are as follows:
Dan McKavanagh (Iron Dragon) vs Gary Laker (Endurance Fight N Fit)
Laker wins via stoppage in Rnd 3

Matt Strafford (First Strike) vs Braiden Upez (Black Widows)
Points win to Strafford

Rohan Cook (Ultimate Muay Thai) vs Daniel Cafero (Scorpion Martial Arts)
Points win to Cook

Jayden Tryhorne (First Strike) vs Brad Williams (Endurance Fight N Fit)
Points win to Williams

Scott Tie (Mongoose Muay Thai) vs Nick Traskic (Corporate Box)
Points win to Traskic

Chris Hing (Iron Dragon) vs Stephen Browne (Fit 2 Fight)
Browne via KO in 1st Rnd

Elliot Falconer (EMT Brisbane) vs Matt McGinnis (Endurance Fight N Fit)
Draw

Clinton Burnton (Muay Thai Mulisha) vs Dave Louden (All Star Fight Centre)
Burnton via TKO Rnd 2Josh McGaughran (Kawana Boxing Club) vs Dylan Pollock (Endurance Fight N Fit)
Draw

Jesse Lyons (Boonchu) vs Darrin Scott (Nth Qld Fight Centre)
WKBF QLD SUPER WELTERWEIGHT TITLE
Lyons via KO Rnd 2
Elliot Compton (EMT Brisbane) vs Jackson Small (Flash Muay Thai)
WKBF QLD WELTERWEIGHT TITLE
Points win to ComptonPatrick Williams (Boonchu) vs Jake Moulden (Corporate Box)
WKBF QLD LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT TITLE
Points win to MouldenDamian Hallion (Maroochy Muay Thai) vs Brett Johnston (Nth Qld Fight Centre)
WKBF AUSTRALIAN MIDDLEWEIGHT
Johnston wins via TKO Rnd 5
Jun Lee (Boonchu) vs Luke Leadbeater (Zero Tolerance)
Points win to Lee
Callum Hannay (Boonchu) vs Todd Greenway (555 Nakorntong)
WKBF AUSTRALIAN FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE
Points win to Greenway
Tom Lello (Mad X) vs Clinton Krahe (Endurance Fight N Fit)
WKBF AUSTRALIAN SUPER WELTERWEIGHT TITLE
Points win to Krahe
Daniel Ketley (Boonchu) vs Chris Kearney (All Star Fight Centre)
WKBF AUSTRALIAN LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE
Points win to Ketley
Jesse Booth (555 Nakorntong) vs Tai-Nui Crouch (Corporate Box Gym)
WKBF SOUTH PACIFIC LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE
DrawChris Johnstone (Muay Thai Mulisha) vs Easton Nicholas (Zero Tolerance)
WKBF SOUTH PACIFIC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
Nicholas via Rnd 2 KO
It was a great night of action with a good even match up of fights. Congrats to Jesse Lyons for his KO in the 2nd and also Clinton Burnton who won via TKO in round 2. The unexpected knockout of Chris Johnstone ended the night earlier than expected but all-in-all a good night of fights.

If you'd like to organise photos from the night, please email scottmcalinden@hotmail.com with your fight number and I'll get back to you.

NEW WORLD WKN MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMP IS...

John Wayne Parr has taken the win over Dimitry Valent from Belarus!
With points of 50-45, 49-47 and 48-47 JWP was declared winner by unanimous points decision.

JWP TAKES ON 7 TIME WORLD CHAMP

Australia's favourite Muay Thai fighter John Wayne Parr is gearing up to take on Dimitry Valent of Belarus on the Domination 4 promotion held in Western Australia this saturday.

No one would hold it against you for initially thinking this guy from Belarus has nothing to show, but seriously - this guy is 7 times World champion! 21 year old Dimitry Valent holds titles under various banners including WMC I-1 Grand Slam World champ 2008 & 2009. Don't let his age fool you either, he's had 83 fights, 78 wins and 34 KO's!

Clicking on the images enlarges them - so you can check out the undercard for Domination and how to find the venue.

WAR ON THE SHORE 16

Mark Staiti from Matrix Gym and Mad X's Beniah Douma are going to get the crowd roaring when they meet for the first time in the ring at War on the Shore 16 this saturday in QLD.



Both Douma and Staiti are well known for their respective wars with Mark Sarracino, and Douma is known to be one of the hardest fighters in this weight division - he never fails to put on a good, tough fight.
Pictured above at Eruption 5 where he knocked out fellow Queenslader Michael Thompson. Not an easy task!

Click on the poster to enlarge and find out more information about War on the Shore this saturday.

URBAN FIGHT GYM

Yes, you’ve heard right. Nathan ‘Carnage’ Corbett, ‘DDD’ Danny Derdowski and Grant ‘Bomber’ Millwood are now training out of the one gym- Urban Fight Gym.

I was able to grab some time with Richard Walsh to answer a few questions about the gym…

SM: When did the gym officially open?

URBAN: The gym opened in early Jan 2010. I was very lucky as word had travelled fast and the first day we trained I had about 15 people turn up! But with Nathan training, I knew was always going to be busy.

SM: Where did the name come from?

URBAN: I was struggling to find a name that suited and wasn't already being used. I really wanted to call it Respect Muay Thai after our trip to Jamaica, but a gym in Romania was already using it. Second option was Southern Cross Muay Thai, but the abbreviation was the same as Sunshine Coast Muay Thai. So I organised a dinner with Carnage and the girls to talk about different names for the gym. We had just sat down and started to discuss what we we’re trying to achieve that night and Nathan said, "So you want something that is sort of urban or street smart and local?" And there it was Urban! I loved it there and then, and we hadn't even ordered any garlic bread!

SM: Is it a fighters only gym?

URBAN: I train everyone that walks in the gym like a fighter, but it isn't just a fighters gym. I have fighters from 0 fights to Nath training from 4:30 till 6:30 and then I run a class from 6:30-7:30 for those who just wish to get fit and learn Muay Thai. As the gym grows I will offer more classes and personals.

SM: What styles of Martial Arts do you cover?

URBAN: I just teach Muay Thai. I can hold pads for boxers too, but I’m not a boxing teacher.

SM: What’s it like training Nathan, Danny and Grant at once?

URBAN: Training Nathan, Danny and Grant together is awesome! It's only been 4 weeks but already you can see the improvement in all 3 boys.

Nathan has trained by himself for a long time because he likes to train the way he fights (f*#king Hard!) and many people can't keep up with him and drop off.

Danny had been one of the heavier guys in his gym, so sparring wasn't always a challenge for him. Nathan had been going to Strikeforce on the odd occasion and the improvement in Danny was noticeable straight away.

Grant was at Boonchu but never felt he really fit in. Coming from Valhalla gym in Brisbane, the change didn't really suit his and Boonchu's style.

SM: Do they play nice together when sparring?

URBAN: All three boys have been sparring and training alongside one another regularly, and they help each other along. A lot of people would think that these guys would just be “cannon fodder” for Carnage, but let me tell you that these guys give as good as they get! The sparring has been fast and hard and on a whole different level to what I’ve seen here in Australia before, so I’m really excited to see these guys fight soon. My goal before this year is out is to have them all fighting on the same show, so they can all train for the 1 night.

SM: So what’s coming up for your fighters?

URBAN: I’m Still trying to secure matches for all the boys. Carnage is on April 3rd in Tokyo, still waiting on an opponent. DDD is on EVO April 24th against Chad Walker. Bomber doesn't have a match at the moment until May, so I’m calling as many promoters as possible. I also have a bunch of other guys training for Eruption and Next Generation shows in April.

SM: How can people find out more about the gym?

URBAN: To find out more about the gym just e-mail richard@urbanfightgym.com for now as I don't have the web site up and running as yet.

ERUPTION 7

The Eruption 7 poster is hot off the press so I thought I'd throw it up so you can all check out who'll be on the fightcard well in advance.

Paul Democoli does not disappoint with his match-ups, and this card is sure to please the QLD crowd.

SARRACINO GIVES BOXING ANOTHER SHOT

Muay Thai fighter, Mark Sarracino is slipping on the boots (again) to give boxing another shot after a last minute phone call to his gym. This is something Sarracino should be familiar with now as his first and only boxing fight on the Mundine vs Geale undercard was taken on 2.5 days notice (whilst stuffing his face with McDonalds) against someone with a few fights and no losses under their belt as opposed to his 0 for 0 at the time. Sarracino came away with the win on that occasion, so let's see what's to come of this fight.

More details to come soon...

HARD LUCK TO THOR

Congratulations to Ben 'Guvner' Edwards who took home the win last night on Capital Punishment in Canberra.

Hard luck to Thor Hoopman though. Thor has taken some pretty big scalps lately, and you've gotta give him credit for giving away over 18kg and no elbows to fight Edwards. He came out strong but was no match for Edward's right hand when he got caught in the first round.

Won't be long before we see Thor in action again though, he's fighting Steve McKinnon on Immortality, 20th March. See poster below for more detail.

Madness Results

After Michael Thompson had to pull out of last night's event, Jesse Booth and Ben Mountford took place of main event.

Congratulations to Jesse Booth for taking the win last night in a good fight that was ended due to Ben Mountford snapping his shin *OUCH!*

* Photo of Jesse Booth from a previous event

MADNESS AT MANSFIELD

Come down and support Michael 'The Tomahawk' Thompson at Madness at Mansfield next friday the 19th Feb as he takes on New Zealand's Sonemano Vannathy.

Sone and Tomahawk were both in the Supa 8 on Eruption 6 back in October 2009, though we didn't get to see them matched as Sone was out early after a loss to Kevin NTG.

Tomahawk's been unstopable lately, and has gained some serious respect after beating Flip late last year so it will be interesting to see what Sone has to offer.


Doors open 6.30pm and tickets are available at the door.

PREACHER FIGHT NIGHT 1

Corporate Box always gives you good value for your money with their shows, throwing in food and cheap drinks with your ticket, so check it out at 6.30pm Saturday 20th February 2010.

BOONCHU LADIES ARE ON FIRE!

The Boonchu ladies are on fire at the moment!
Angela Parr (second from left) beat Melbourne's Nicole Brolan last night on points to win the WKBF World title not weeks after Sarah O'Connell (far right) brought home the WMPF World title from Thailand.

Here's a snapshot from a fun photoshoot with Angie I did late last year for International Kickboxer Magazine.