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CHALLENGER 5 - "NO MERCY"

INTERNATIONAL MUAYTHAI GALA

FRIDAY MAY 25TH, 2012 / 7:00 PM

Bowness Sportsplex - 7904 - 43 Ave. NW

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TICKETS SELLING VERY BRISKLY! Mike Miles events sell out so be early to get your tickets to this exciting, action packed event.

MuayThai returns to Calgary. Renowned MuayThai Promoter Mike Miles brings World Class MuayThai to Calgary on Friday May 25th, 2012 at the Bowness Sportsplex.

INTERNATIONAL MUAYTHAI EVENT (Full MuayThai Rules)

The event is headlined with Team Canada vs. Team Scotland.

Peter 'Let's Go' Arbeau (Canada) vs. Sean McDonald (Scotland)

Hakeem 'Ice' Dawodu (Canada) vs. Robert 'Braveheart' Burke (Scotland)

Nicci Soutiere (Canada) vs. Sophie Gallagher (Scotland)

More bouts to be announced!

There is preliminary work underway to have Calgary's Jesse Miles on the event.

This event is being promoted in association with the upcoming 2012 CANADIAN BLACK BELT HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS. These will be taking place on the following day May 26th, 2012 at Canada Olympic Park. Canadian Martial Arts Legends including Ajarn Mike Miles (MuayThai) and Sifu Frank Lee (Kung Fu and MuayThai). Expect to see many inducted as well as inductees show up at this event! Come and greet many of Canada's Legendary Martial Artists.

TICKETS:

Tables (8 Reserved Seats): $1200.00

Ringside Row 1 Reserved: $75.00

Ringside Row 2 Reserved: $50.00

General Admission: $35.00

Student: $25.00

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT:

MIKE MILES MUAYTHAI & KICKBOXING LTD.

6041 - 6 St. SE - 403.244.8424

MIKE MILES NATIONAL KICKBOXING NORTHWEST CORPORATION

#15, 735 Ranchlands Blvd. NW - 403.208.1296

Sanctioned by MuayThai Alberta supporting IFMA in their IOC bid.

Tickets for 2012 Canadian Black Belt hall of Fame Inductions and Dinner contact:

Mr. Bruce Winstanley winstanb@telus.net 403-717-4344

BAD BOYS INTERCLUB

April 14th, 2012 / 3:00 PM

Mike Miles MuayThai Main Gym 6041 - 6 St. SE

403.244.8424

Muay Thai Bouts - $25.00

STEVE MANN (Miles) vs. JEFF PROUDFOOT (Bellegarde)

SCOTT MACKENZIE (Miles) vs. JASON REID (Dynamic)

RYAN NIDDERY (Dynamic) vs. NIK HEISE (Miles)

BLAKE WIEGEL (Miles) vs. JESSE PEARSON (Dynamic)

DANILO RODRIGUEZ (Miles) vs. DARNELL PARKER (Olsen)

JUSTIN CHITWOOD (Bellegarde) vs. JUSTIN GREY (Dynamic)

ERIN WOODROW (Dynamic) 120 vs. HOPE QUINN (Miles) 135

MOHAMMAD SHAH (Miles)vs. ADAM LACASSE (Dynamic)

JORDAN POIRIER (Miles)vs. MATT ARCAND (Bellegarde)

TBA vs. STEVE KISBEY (Morgan)

CANADIAN BLACK BELT HALL OF FAME 2012

May 26, 2012

Calgary, Canada - Canada Olympic Park

Pre-Hall of Fame induction news. Ajarn Mike Miles gets inducted into the Canadian Black Belt Hall of Fame for his work as a MuayThai Pioneer in Canada. Tickets availabe for the induction dinner from KICKS Martial Arts Supplies. Eight inductees for 2012 including Edmonton Gung Fu Pioneer and Kickboxing Pioneer Sifu Frank Lee.

BLACK LEVEL TESTING

March 16th, 2012

Calgary, Alberta

Congratulations to the following students on reaching their black level. (Left to right): Kaysi Fagan, Christina James, Ajarn Mike Miles, Maria Nour, Darrin Blackmore. Congratulations to all!

Saturday March 10th saw the 4th installment of the Challenger Fight Series - 'Devastation'. The event was hosted at the beautiful Deerfoot Inn and Casino. The event was historic as it was the first time in North American history that there were PAMU (Pan American MuayThai Union) title at stake. The event was supported by IFMA, sanctioned by PAMU, MuayThai Alberta and the Canadian MuayThai Council - Amateur.

The show was sold out the day before the event was to take place. Following the success of the prior show on January 28th, many people were again turned away at the door for this event. The fights were very entertaining and featured some real good technical fights.

A huge thank you goes out to the coaches and athletes for their professionalism and cooperation making this event run smoothly. Thank you's go out to: Mestre Carlos Camacho (Brazil and President of the Pan American MuayThai Union - PAMU), Ingrid Jost (Brazil), Carlos Araujo (Brazil), Miguel Carpinacci (Argentina), Justin Garant (Canada), Saji Geeverghese (Canada), Conrad Corbiere (Canada), Scott Clark (Canada), Erik Lollike (Canada), Sandra Bastian (Canada), and Jason Jillain (Canada) and Promoter and IFMA Executive Member Mike Miles (Canada).

Before the event was to start, promoter Mike Miles was to receive some distressing news. "I received a phone call that my boy had an accident and was in the hospital. This changed all the dynamics of the night for me. I truly wanted to leave and figure out what had happened. I lost all focus and unfortunately that night it really showed. I thank Scott Clark, Sandra Bastian, Erik Lollike and Jason Jillain for trying to keep the team focused", said Mike Miles. The event still featured some world class MuayThai and the bouts went off without a hitch.

Pan American Lightmiddleweight MuayThai Title

Peter Arbeau (Canada/Miles, Clark) vs. Marcos Denis Pereira (Brazil/Camacho)

This was the crowd's favorite bout of the evening. Arbeau has developed a huge and loyal following of fans in Calgary. Arbeau was not to disappoint and put on a good show. Brazil's Marcos Pereira was presented with a great opportunity in this bout. He was main event and up for grabs was the PAMU Lightmiddleweight MuayThai Belt. Unfortunately for Marcos, his opponent Canada's Arbeau was well prepared for this event and hungry for the win as well. Pereira just could not get going effectively in this fight. He tried to mount a good offense but it just never seemed to materialize. Every time Pereira moved, he was greeted by an onslaught of punches, kicks, elbows, and knees during this bout. Arbeau delivered an assault of both offensive and defensive blows which kept Pereira off balance and out of the running on this bout. During the bout Pereira attempted several cartwheels (a la Saenchai) but they were done without his hands touching the ground (aerial cartwheels). They were close but never connected with the Canadian. From round one to round five, Arbeau pressed the fight and for every attack that the Brazlian mounted, Arbeau was to counter and land. Arbeau was to take the bout by unanimous decision. Congratulations to Peter Arbeau on winning the PAMU Lightwelterweight MuayThai Title .

Pan American Lightwelterweight MuayThai Title

Hakeem Dawodu (Canada/Miles, Clark, Lollike) vs. Sebastian Calvo (Argentina/Carpinacci)

Both athletes weighed in the night before with Dawodu (138 lbs.) only three pounds heavier than Calvo (135 lbs.). But on fight night, Dawodu was to look visually bigger than his foe. As the bout opened both athletes circled each other. Dawodu was to land the first blow with a jumping teep that sunk into Calvo's stomach. Calvo was to smile back after the kick. After that, the feeling out stage was over and though the first two rounds were somewhat slower in pace, both athletes started measuring each other and delivering quick shots at each other. But Dawodu's speed and timing was to work in his favor as he was more successful landing his kicks and knees and avoiding the counters. Making the fight interesting, Calvo would counter with some fast and tricky moves but just could not seem to catch the Canadian. Dawodu pulled ahead in each round but midway through the fight was to take a picture perfect teep to the face sending a spray of sweat from his head across the ring. Undaunted, Dawodu started opening up more trying to go for the knockout. Calvo demonstrated why he is such a respected fighter and though Dawodu would land some good kicks and knees, Calvo did a good job of choking Dawodu's punches out and nullifying Dawodu in the clinch. Though Dawodu was to win the bout and the title unanimously, and though the Canadian was not injured or marked up after the fight, Calvo's experience made Dawodu work very hard for the win. "Calvo kept Dawodu very honest. Dawodu had to get his shots in and either block or defensively avoid Calvo's fast counters. This was a very good fight for Dawodu. It has definitely helped Dawodu improve as an athlete," said Canadian coach Mike Miles. This was quite possibly the fight of the night. Congratulations to Hakeem Dawodu on winning the PAMU Lightwelterweight MuayThai Title .

Pan American Cruiserweight MuayThai Title

Robert Thomas (Canada/Kew) vs. Geverson Bergamo (Brazil/Camacho)

There was plenty of action in this bout. Thomas was to use his right hand to plenty of effect. Thomas was to make good use of his boxing skills and kicks on the outside during this bout. Bergamo never really seemed to want to punch but instead relied on the clinch and being close. Several times he grabbed Thomas' head and delivered multiple knees to the face but they did not have the strength to affect the Canadian. Both athletes exchanged back and forth demonstrating great desire and skills in this bout. Thomas was to take the decision unanimously. A very good fight. Congratulations on Robert Thomas winning the PAMU Cruiserweight MuayThai Title .

Pan American Women's Lightwelterweight MuayThai Title

Nicci Soutiere (Canada/Miles, Clark, Lollike) vs. Ruth Aquino (Argentina/Carpinacci)

This was a real war between these two athletes. There was fast and furious exchanges between these two athletes. Soutiere worked on using her kicks and long knees to effect on Aquino. Aquino relied on fast boxing combinations and low kicks during this bout. In the clinch Soutiere appeared to have the upper hand but as the rounds went by, it was more difficult for Soutiere to knee as effectively as she did at the start of the bout. Aquino was to deliver a lot of knees to the legs during the clinches while Soutiere relied on kneeing the belly. Towards the end of the fight as Aquino would advance she would walk into long knees and long teeps from Soutiere. During several exchanges which took place on the ropes, Aquino was to land some fast boxing combinations. At the end of the bout, the result went to the score cards. Souritere was to win by a split decision. "I felt the bout was very close and looking at the bout, Aquino landed some good punch combinations but Soutiere was to land some excellent body kicks and long knees" , said Mike Miles. These two could possibly meet again in the World Championships in Russia this year. Congratulations to Nicci Soutiere on winning the PAMU Women's Lightwelterweight MuayThai Title .

Canadian Superwelterweight MuayThai Title

Phil Leier (Calgary/Miles, Clark, Sutherland-Kolozetti) vs. Matthew Kendall (Pickering/Geeverghese)

This was a good technical bout with both athletes demonstrating some excellent skills. As the bout opened both looked quite respectful towards each other as each probed with long kicks and punches. In rounds one and two Leier looked calm and relaxed and kept Kendall at bay while landing some good kicks. In round three Kendall landed a punch which slightly shook Leier. Upon seeing this Kendall changed his battle plan and decided to switch his attacks to using his hands. He was in the remaining rounds moving forward pressing the fight and trying to land his punches for a knock out. Leier was to take some punches but he was never shook after the punch in the third round. Going into the final round the score was neck and neck. Kendall knew this and he came out fast and furious with pressure on Leier. Leier was to fight back defensively and score but Kendall showed the ring generalship pressing forward and taking the round. At the end of the bout, Kendall was to have his hand raised for an unanimous decision. Congratulations on Matthew Kendall winning the Canadian Superwelterweight MuayThai Title .

Featherweight MuayThai Fight

Max Carruthers (Calgary/Miles, Clark, Bastian) vs. Anton Potocki (Cambridge/Kew)

"I personally felt that this was the bout of the evening" , said Calgary coach Mike Miles. The two youngsters displayed nice clean technique with the action see-sawing back and forth between the two throughout the whole bout. A lot of the fight was in the clinch and Potocki did manage some good moves on the inside, though Carruthers was never outclassed in this position. Carruthers seemed to decide in this bout to punch more than he usually does and Potocki was to sit on the outside and kick and work hard inside in the clinch. Both athletes pitched each other to the canvas during the clinch. Potocki was to take the fight by split decision proving the bout was very close. These two have huge futures in front of them on the Canadian scene. Great fight! Congratulations to Anton Potocki on his win in this event.

Superwelterweight MuayThai Fight

Dwain Soon (Calgary/Miles, Jillain, Clark) vs. Jason Hinds (Pickering/Geevershese)

This was an interesting bout. Truthfully at times, the bout looked more like a MMA contest. Hinds was to dance around the ring firing long punches the majority of which did not find their mark. Hinds was to move around sticking his tongue out and mugging at Soon. The problem with Soon is that he blocked the majority of the attacks of Hinds and Soon did land counter attacks. But as the rounds wore on, Soon stood and waited too long not pressing the bout enough. The judges felt that Hinds had thrown and carried the fight giving the bout to the Pickering athlete. Congratulations to Jason Hinds on winning the unanimous decision.

Exhibition Match

John Huk (Calgary/Miles) vs. Sterling Love (Calgary/Han)

The morning of the fight event, scheduled athlete Mohammad Shah (Calgary/Miles) did not pass his physical to compete. This left Love without an opponent. One hour before the event was to start, John Huk was to step up and take the bout. Love's coach decided that the bout would be an exhibition match. The two athletes in the opening bout of the evening, slugged it out for the audience.

New Testing Requirements

Ajarn Mike Miles is an executive member of the Khan Grading Committee in Thailand. New grading requirements have been added for members to learn, and will ensure that members are up to date with WMC/IFMA, (government of Thailand) Sport Authority of Thailand, Boxing Board of Thailand. These new tests and requirements will be the only grading certificates recognized by the WMC, IFMA, Sport Authority of Thailand, and the Boxing Board of Thailand. No other grading certificates will be recognized.

A Girl Who Loves Kickboxing

I am a girl who loves Kickboxing.
I wonder if I am going to get hurt.
I hear people punching and kicking the heavy bag.
I see people elbowing the kickboxing pads.
I want to be a professional one day.
I am a girl who loves Kickboxing.

I pretend I am the best Kickboxer.
I feel that I am going to get hurt.
I touch my skipping rope to warm up.
I worry that I am going to lose in a tournament.
I cry when I get hurt.
I am a girl who loves Kickboxing.

I understand that I might get a bloody nose.
I say I am awesome at Kickboxing in my head.
I dream that I am a professional Kickboxer.
I try to do my best all the time.
I hope I can be a professional Kickboxer when I grow up.
I am a girl who loves Kickboxing.

Justice

Khan Degree Commission

Ajarn Mike Miles has been appointed to the executive of the WMA/IFMA Khan Commission, which oversees Grading. There are only a handful of certified non-Thai individuals on the board - from Germany, Holland and Poland - with Ajarn Mike Miles being the only North American at this point in time.

Certification in MuayThai for coaches and athletes will be awrded through this Khan Commission. The Executive Board of the Khan Commission are certified by the WMC, IFMA, the Sport Authority of Thailand, and the Boxing Board of Thailand. The latter two are Government of Thailand ministries.

 

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