The Milkman Delivers Big

Jarod Milko

Jarod "the Milkman" Milko may not sound like the most imposing welterweight fighter around, but he's a name you'll want to remember. The amatuer mixed martial arts athlete has been climbing up the ladder, with his biggest victory coming on April 24th when he took out fightforce Welter weight champion Jay Broaden of Missoula Montana. Broaden an undefeated with 6 fights was heavily favored.

The Milkman has been making waves of his own, winning his previous 3 fights and going into the fight with a record of 4w,2l. This was by far the biggest fight of his career with a few set back leading up to the bout. 4 weeks prior to the fight Jarod took a knee to the head in training leaving him with 11 stiches and the possibility of a fight that would never happen.

Leave it to the Milkman, to come back after a week's rest and a full load of final exams for the univeristy student, as the biggest fight of his life approached. Well, some how he was able to juggle the schedule and give a very hard three weeks of training his best in preparation for the fight.

Jay Broaden

Finally the night of the fight, the Main event featuring Kenora Ontario native Jarod Milko against FightForce Welter weight Champion Jay Broaden in a non-title fight. The first round starts and the Harve crowd goes wild. The two fighters square off as Broaden throws out a jab, Milko immediately attacks with a heavy right hand of his own sending Broaden back. Eventually the two scramble to the ground. A very technical battle ensues as Jarod takes side control and works his way to mount. Almost as quickly as Milko get's mount, Broaden reverses it. Another scramble takes place as Milko ends up face down on his hands and knees. Broaden fights to get Milkos back, instead Milko rolls and Broaden finds himself in a position in which he has often stopped many of his previous opponents, the mount. From the mount he's able to land a few hard hammer fists but Milko does an excellent job of protecting himself. The bell rings!

Round number 2 starts with Milko landing a few hard punches and shooting in for a takedown. He get side mount and has good control of Broaden. Broaden, not cofortable, rolls to his stomach. Jarod wraps his arms and feet around Broaden like a python within a few seconds the undefeated champion is tapping out. Winner by Rear Naked Choke: Jarod "Milkman" Milko.

What's next for Milko? His manager and trainer is quick to say "We are working on a rematch with Broaden for the title" if all goes well "Milko will be a pro in a few months." The promoter of Fight Force, Brian has been contacted and "we are hoping that we will be able to get Jarod a title fight in the next few months."

The other two Lethbridge fighters competing on the show where Jesse Dayrider a middle weight fighter making his mma debut against Idaho's Justin Bradfield, a fighter with 8 fights to his credit. Jesse fought an excellent fight weathering the storm in the first round to come out with a thunderous Knock out in the second round.

Dan Romolliwa was the third fighter. He too had an impressive performances controlling the majority of the fight with some excellent punches and kicks, In the second round he got caught in a guillotine choke and was forced to tap.

All in all a great night with quite possibly the KO of the night and submission of the night Team PFA looked amazing.

Both Dan and Jesse will be competing May 15th in Helena, Montana and then again in Calgary on June 4th.

PFA - TOKYO COWBOY RETURNS WITH VENGEANC

It's been roughly three years since Hidetomo Fujii took to the ring and fought in a Muay Thai event. The welterweight has focused his efforts to
becoming a complete Thai Boxer over the last few years and has become an integral part of Team PFA. Being the selfless person that he is, Hide, has also dedicated a large part of his time and efforts to help develop other athletes at PFA. Hide's desire to compete was still burning strong in his heart, but as with many fighters, life can get in the way. A combination of work, school, family and relationships can be a lot for a competitive athlete to juggle around. No matter how busy Hide became he still made time to train and help others at PFA.

The one word that would describe Hide is "Perfection". Hide trains at a higher level and with more intensity than most fighters. His commitment to perfection can be seen in his training and he desire to help others gain that same level in their own training. Many fighters who lose their first fight will pack their bags and quit training altogether or they will beg their coaches to get them in the ring as soon as possible. Either of these choices was not in Hide's character. Hide decided to learn from the fight and discover what he did wrong, and more importantly, what he did right. Hide then dedicated himself for the next three years to every little detail necessary for him to become the quality fighter that he desired to be. Hide realized that to become a top athlete he would need to dedicate a large part of his time and energy towards that goal. The dedication and efforts over the past three years paid off greatly.

On Saturday May 15, 2010, the fight fans at Helena Havoc witnessed the return of the Tokyo Cowboy. Hide is not one to take an easy fight, but always trying to push to limit. Hide, with a record of 0 wins and 1 lose, accepted a fight with a far more experienced fighter. Ryan Fuss is an tough experienced mixed martial arts fighter with a record of 8 wins and 1 loss. Toughness is nothing new to Ryan Fuss. Fuss trains at the Hel-Town Hybrid MMA school. The head trainer at Hel-Town is Brett Hamil, who is also the the personal trainer of UFC former light heavyweight champ Chuck Liddell. Hide was not only going to fight the hometown athlete, but a more experienced fighter with world class trainers in his corner.

Hide kept composed through out the fight controlling each round with his powerful cut kicks to nullify the lethal punching combinations of Fuss. Hide took some powerful shots as round one opened, which was not a surprise from a fighter of Fuss' caliber. It might of been the three punch combination to the head or a few stiff jabs to the nose, but something awoke in Hide. The training took over and every time Hide was caught with a strike he would have an answer. Hide's clinch proved to be stronger than Fuss Hide's experience with Judo and Muay Thai training really showed off his skills in the clinch. The third round began with Fuss coming out hard and throwing combination after combination. For over 30 seconds Fuss was landing powerful shots on Hide. This was looking like the end of Hide's comeback fight. Hide would not give up and answered the flurry by Fuss by finishing the round with powerful hand combinations and a heavy cut kick that would have crippled any lesser opponent.

After the fight was done the two warriors stood awaiting the final results. Judge 1 scored the bout 30 to 27 for Hide. Judge 2 scored the bout 29 to 28 Fuss. Judge 3 scored the bout 30 to 27 for the winner by split decision...

Hidetomo "The Tokyo Cowboy" Fujii!

GARGOYLE BOYLE - CRACKED NOT BROKEN

Historically gargoyles have clung lifelessly to Gothic Architecture, but in more recent times they’ve taken on much darker roles – they’ve become protectors trained to defeat anything naive enough to face them.
Derek ‘The Gargoyle’ Boyle, 25, of the Progressive Fighting Academy is determined to prove the loss he suffered to Josh Machan of Red Deer, was pure luck. Machan defeated Boyle on April 24, in Lloydminster in front of a full house. Machan trains under UFC’s Jason “The Athlete” McDonald, and is known for having a lethal ground game.

Brad Wall is the head coach of PFA where Boyle trains and says that he expected a good fight. “Like McDonald we expected Machan to be tough on the ground. Derek was well prepared for the fight unfortunately sometimes it takes more than prep it takes a bit of luck to win fights,” says Wall.

But luck wasn’t on Boyles’ side and although Boyle had a dominating ground game and stand up game, Machan came out victorious. Boyle dominated in the first round of the fight and started the second round in with the same energy, after mounting his opponent the win seemed moments away. Machan turned the fight around suddenly by using a kimura on Boyle and rolling him.
The crowd was shocked, but nobody could have been more astonished than Boyle and Wall. Machan and McDonald have been in situations like this before and proven that Machan is not an average fighter, but deadly from any position. Machan is on a four-fight winning streak, but Boyle is adamant on a rematch and soon.

“I’ve contacted the promoter of the Evolution Fight Club as well as Machan’s coach Jason McDonald to stir up a rematch. Derek won’t be sleeping good at night until he gets a second shot at this match, he believes he should have won and will when they meet again,” says Wall
“We are hopeful that Josh and Jason will take a rematch at the next Evolution in August, but Derek will take a rematch in Red Deer the next Pure Show,” adds Wall.

Derek "The Gargoyle" Boyle

Chase "Crash" Degenhardt

Battle at the Barn II – June 19^th, 2010

To show that you are worthy you must defeat a worthy opponent. In order to make it to the top you don’t beat tomato cans...youmust beat the best. Chase Degenhardt has taken the next step n the quest of making it to the top of the MMA world. After being defeated by a tough Craig Brown in Gatineau, Quebec, Degenhardt has taken the next step on the road to the top.

Many fighters want the easy fight after a loss. They want to get back on the winning track and regain that confidence a fighter has from winning. Chase decided to take another approach after his loss. He didn’t take the easy fight, but stepped it up and took on an incredibly tough fighter in Jeremy “The Juggernaut” Hart out of Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Degenhart defeated the very tough opponent in Jeremy Hart in Malta, Montana at the Battle at the Barn. Hart, a professional athlete with 7W and 1L (all seven wins by ko/tko) and more than 10 amateur fights, was more than a worthy opponent.  After a stand up war with Hart, Degenhardt was able to submit Hart with a triangle choke in the first round.

The following week, Chase and his management decided he needed to step it up again. The next fighter in Chase’s sights would be Jason “Dooms” Day. Chase confirmed a fight with Jason 'Dooms' Day formerly of Lethbridge, Alberta. Day is a tough fighter who at his peak beat fighters like David Louiseau, Jonathan Goulet and Alan Belcher. Day also had several fights in the UFC and had a record of 1 win and 2 loses.

The timing was perfect, if Chase is was going to make it to the next level who better to beat than an EX-UFC athlete like Jason Day. then Degenhardt. But fate had other plans for Degenhardt. Unfortunately, three days after confirming the bout Degenhardt found out that he had broken a bone in his left hand which would mean he would be unable to fight.

"I sent Jason, a message apologizing for the misfortune" said manager Brad Wall, "Jason never responded." Unfortunately everyone lost out in this case Jason, Chase and the fans...especially the Lethbridge fans. This would have been an epic fight for Lethbridge fans who would loved to see two home town warriors go at it. Hopefully someone else can make this fight happen when both athletes’ are ready and healthy.

Derek "The Gargoyle" Boyle

Hard Knocks 7 - RESULTS

Derek Boyle (PFA) Defeats Aaron Armstrong (Emergent Fighting Arts, Calgary AB) Round 3 @ 2:05

Jesse Dayrider (PFA) Submits Jeremy Edwards (Legends MMA, Edmonton AB) by Rear Naked Choke Round 2 @ 1:49

Playboy Fight Night

September 11th- Playboy Mansions Fight Night #5- Los Angles

Derek Boyle (PFA, Lethbridge)

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Tim Welch (Dogpound, Missoula)

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Jesse "The Blood Warrior" Day Rider (Pg. 22)

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Bully's Fight Night II

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The Great Escape

Everyone has been rescued from this horrifying, treacherous month that has passed by. People started being rescued on August 6^th. The last miner to be pulled out was on October 14th. All 33 men were out in less time than was predicted. They predicted it would take at least 36-48 hours but it only took them 22 hours and 37 minutes. Everyone turned out to be alive. They were buried for 69 days and about eight hours. Around 2,000 people were gathered around where the miners were getting pulled out.  I found this article interesting because I don’t think there has been a disaster like this in the world. In Chile there were 33 men trapped underground for 69 days or you could say about two months.  The miners were brought up from underground in a capsule called the Phoenix. It was barely as wide as their shoulders. It was half a mile underground about  700 meters.   That’s a long way down.

The rescuers went down the tube and had a video camera so people at the top and around the world could see what was happening down there. They were the last men to come up. Everyone says the miners are our heroes but I think the rescuers are because they were the ones who saved the miners lives.

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