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In the first round Thompson opened up with a strong Teep "push kick" followed by a swarm of strong knees by Thompson when he locked Whipple in a tight clinch. Thompson backed Whipple into the corner and dropped him with a strong punch combination taking Whipple down for an eight count. After the restart Thompson came at Whipple full of aggression and pummeled him with series of punch combinations and lofty head kicks as well as more strong knees when he managed to get Whipple into another clinch. Whipple answered back with a swinging right while he was backing up and the punch dropped Thompson for an eight count. Thompson continued with his aggressive tactics and Whipple answered well until round one ended.

Round two had both fighters coming out and being aggressive. Both fighters landed a strong sequence of techniques which included clinches, front kicks, flurries of punches and killer knees. Near the middle of the round Thompson landed a superb strong head kick that stunned Whipple, who quickly regained his composure and came back with a flurry of punches an uppercut that dropped Thompson. The referee did not score a knock down for Whipple as there had been an accidental low blow ( a kick to the groin) that played a part in dropping Thompson. 'As Thompson bent over from the low kick, Whipple responded with an easy uppercut'.

After the restart both fighters flurried until Thompson pushed Whipple into the ropes right as the round ended. Round three had Thompson starting off with a head kick and Whipple answered with a strong punch combination. Thompson then clinched and pushed Whipple into the ropes and landed good knee strikes before both fighters slipped to the mat. Thompson then stunned Whipple momentarily with a powerful punch and he followed it up with another excellent head kick.

Each fighter took a moment to breathe before Thompson landed another head kick. The action was stopped for a moment when Whipple lost a contact and when the restart occurred Thompson again went to the head of Whipple with a kick. Following the head kick Thompson landed more knees and Whipple flurried with punches nonstop until the round ended. The judges saw the bout in favor of Thompson via an unanimous decision, leaving Thompson as still the Kick Down welterweight Modified Muay Thai champion.

Mixed Martial Arts and Kick Boxing Bouts. Up to 15 action packed bouts.

For the first time in the the history of the promotion, the Kick Down will feature a 4 man Light Weight tournament where all of the participants are either former # 1 contenders or former title holders within the Kick Down promotion. The fight card will feature the tournament and other mixed martial arts bouts which will include the return of Brian "Bam Bam " Cristina.

Alex Whipple will challenge Christopher Thompson for the Welter Weight modified muay thai title. Lannon Quintana will return to defend his Super Light Weight MMA title. The 4 man tournament will be highlighted with appearances of S.L.O. Kick Boxing (Chuck Liddell-John Hackleman) trained Preston Scharf from San Luis Obispo, California who will face Tim Ouimette in the first round. Vincent Vigil will face Rex Payne in the opening round. The winners of their respective bouts will fight in the main event of the evening to see who will be

"The Last Man Standing". Luke Holdorf and Adam Bobay will fight in a mixed martial arts bout to qualify as "alternates" should any of the participants in the 4 man tournament are not able to continue and compete.

MAIN EVENT

Winner of 1st Round VS Winner of 1st Round

Brian Cristina VS Tony Kelley MMA

Chris Woods VS Mark Korzionowski Kick Down Welter Weight MMA Title

Manuel Gallardo VS Patrick Jiner MMA

Lynn Rice VS Kate Martinez International Rules Kick Boxing

Lannon Quintana VS Dan Romero Kick Down Feather Weight MMA Title

Jamie Addie VS Tommy Thompson MMA

Reggie Reyes VS Charles Rogers MMA

Alex Whipple VS Christopher Thompson Kick Down Welter Weight Modified Muay Thai Title

Luke Holdorf VS Adam Bobay

Tim Ouimette VS Preston Scharf

Rex Payne VS Vincent Vigil 4 MAN LIGHT WEIGHT TOURNAMENT

Sean McPeck VS Nate Kimberlin MMA

Scott Logsdon VS Scott Roberts MMA

USMTA'S CHRIS THOMPSON STILL THE COLORADO 'KICK DOWN ' WELTERWEIGHT MUAY THAI CHAMPION.
AT THE RED LION HOTEL, Denver Co. Sept. 30th 2006

		Fighter Alex Whipple competed against Muay Thai Champion Christopher Thompson at the Red Lion Hotel in Denver Colorado who was defending his title in the 29th Kick-Down event, "Last man Standing" for the Kick Down welterweight Modified Muay Thai title.
In the first round Thompson opened up with a strong Teep "push kick" followed by a swarm of strong knees by Thompson when he locked Whipple in a tight clinch. Thompson backed Whipple into the corner and dropped him with a strong punch combination taking Whipple down for an eight count. After the restart Thompson came at Whipple full of aggression and pummeled him with series of punch combinations and lofty head kicks as well as more strong knees when he managed to get Whipple into another clinch. Whipple answered back with a swinging right while he was backing up and the punch dropped Thompson for an eight count. Thompson continued with his aggressive tactics and Whipple answered well until round one ended. Round two had both fighters coming out and being aggressive. Both fighters landed a strong sequence of techniques which included clinches, front kicks, flurries of punches and killer knees. Near the middle of the round Thompson landed a superb strong head kick that stunned Whipple, who quickly regained his composure and came back with a flurry of punches an uppercut that dropped Thompson. The referee did not score a knock down for Whipple as there had been an accidental low blow ( a kick to the groin) that played a part in dropping Thompson. 'As Thompson bent over from the low kick, Whipple responded with an easy uppercut'. After the restart both fighters flurried until Thompson pushed Whipple into the ropes right as the round ended. Round three had Thompson starting off with a head kick and Whipple answered with a strong punch combination. Thompson then clinched and pushed Whipple into the ropes and landed good knee strikes before both fighters slipped to the mat. Thompson then stunned Whipple momentarily with a powerful punch and he followed it up with another excellent head kick. Each fighter took a moment to breathe before Thompson landed another head kick. The action was stopped for a moment when Whipple lost a contact and when the restart occurred Thompson again went to the head of Whipple with a kick. Following the head kick Thompson landed more knees and Whipple flurried with punches nonstop until the round ended. The judges saw the bout in favor of Thompson via an unanimous decision, leaving Thompson as still the Kick Down welterweight Modified Muay Thai champion. Mixed Martial Arts and Kick Boxing Bouts. Up to 15 action packed bouts. For the first time in the the history of the promotion, the Kick Down will feature a 4 man Light Weight tournament where all of the participants are either former # 1 contenders or former title holders within the Kick Down promotion. The fight card will feature the tournament and other mixed martial arts bouts which will include the return of Brian "Bam Bam " Cristina. Alex Whipple will challenge Christopher Thompson for the Welter Weight modified muay thai title. Lannon Quintana will return to defend his Super Light Weight MMA title. The 4 man tournament will be highlighted with appearances of S.L.O. Kick Boxing (Chuck Liddell-John Hackleman) trained Preston Scharf from San Luis Obispo, California who will face Tim Ouimette in the first round. Vincent Vigil will face Rex Payne in the opening round. The winners of their respective bouts will fight in the main event of the evening to see who will be "The Last Man Standing". Luke Holdorf and Adam Bobay will fight in a mixed martial arts bout to qualify as "alternates" should any of the participants in the 4 man tournament are not able to continue and compete. MAIN EVENT Winner of 1st Round VS Winner of 1st Round Brian Cristina VS Tony Kelley MMA Chris Woods VS Mark Korzionowski Kick Down Welter Weight MMA Title Manuel Gallardo VS Patrick Jiner MMA Lynn Rice VS Kate Martinez International Rules Kick Boxing Lannon Quintana VS Dan Romero Kick Down Feather Weight MMA Title Jamie Addie VS Tommy Thompson MMA Reggie Reyes VS Charles Rogers MMA Alex Whipple VS Christopher Thompson Kick Down Welter Weight Modified Muay Thai Title Luke Holdorf VS Adam Bobay Tim Ouimette VS Preston Scharf Rex Payne VS Vincent Vigil 4 MAN LIGHT WEIGHT TOURNAMENT Sean McPeck VS Nate Kimberlin MMA Scott Logsdon VS Scott Roberts MMA