PRESS RELEASE
October 3, 2004

Mike Miles Productions hosted 'Bragging Rights' World Championship Muay Thai and Kickboxing. Athletes from Canada and the USA were to bring their best skills to the table to strut their stuff while impressing the fans. Even visiting athletes were impressed at the fight intelligent audience that Calgary has and how Calgarians respect and root for athletes no matter where they hail from.

Top class coaches at this event included Mike Miles (Calgary), Jeff Mulvin (Los Angeles), Ken Hudson (Atlanta), Sahna Foley (Salt Lake City), Vincent Jauncey (Vancouver), Taurus Corrbrey (Atlanta), Moti Horenstein (Fort Lauderdale), Rino Belcastro (Windsor), Trevor Hardy (Lethbridge), Erik Lollike (Calgary), and Hank Desjardins (Regina). "It was great to be involved with all these gentleman (and one lady)", said Canadian coach Mike Miles. The event was sanctioned by the World Kickboxing Association and the professional fights were sanctioned by the Calgary Boxing & Wrestling Commission. Marquee Sponsors of the event included Kane's Harley-Davidson, United Communities, Morrison Homes, United Graphics, Shane Homes, Marmot Concrete, and the Bust Loose organization.

Tonight, Calgary played host to one of the best fight cards in recent memory. The event was totally sold out at 2700 people. "It was packed, as well as an awesome event", said promoter Keith Crawford. "And these fans were treated to one heck of a good fight event!" 10 bouts were on tap and the main event was for a World Title while the semi-main event was for a North American Title. "This is what these events are all about. Great fights, skilled athletes and in a venue where there is not a bad seat in the house", said Peter Selmo, a paying fight enthusiast.

The Main Event of the evening was for the WKA World Superlightheavyweight Muay Thai Title (full rules allowing punches, kicks, elbows and knees). Athletes from two very respected former athletes and now coaches were going to give it their best to win the title and the "Bragging Rights"! Mike Miles was to put Scott 'Pitbull' Clark into the ring against Angel 'Of Doom' Valerio who is trained by Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez and Jeff Mulvin. Both had very respected records and both had impressive titles to their credit. Clark was to enter the ring looking like a solid piece of granite weighing in at 175 lbs. while Valerio was also to enter the ring weighing 183 lbs. and looking very strong and ready to rumble. The audience was to be treated to two very different styles of fighting. Valerio was to move around the ring providing angles and very fast kicks while Clark was to take his time and cut the ring. Valerio was to probe with his strikes but Clark was not to be there. When the two fell into the clinch for the first time, Valerio was to grapple with authority and landed a series of heavy knees. This did not discourage Clark from the clinch who used very surgical strikes to bridge the gap and fall into the clinch. Clark had found the key and decided the clinch and knee was what was needed to beat Valerio. In the second round, Clark was determined to cut the ring and use the clinch and he did this very successfully. The Canadian fell into the clinch and drove a high knee over his arms into Valerio's head and down went the American. Valerio did not make the count, and Clark was to win the WKA World Superlightheavyweight Muay Thai title by a second round KO. "Scotty looked awesome", said training mate Trevor Smandych.

The Semi-Main Event featured Canada's Golden Boy Trevor 'T.N.T.' Smandych stepping up a weight class. This was to be his first Superwelterweight Muay Thai fight and it was against the respected Peter 'F-16' Kaljevic. Smandych was sitting at 1/6th the professional fights of his foe, but he was to have an age advantage. These athletes were to scrap for the WKA Professional North American Superwelterweight Muay Thai Title (under full rules). Smandych came out slow in the first round and probed his foe with controlled and slower strikes. Kaljevic was to take his time countering as well. Smandych was to turn things up for the second, third and fourth round with Kaljevic also turning things up as well but with less consistency. "I gave him a little too much respect", said Smandych. "I knew he was great at playing possum. He would look tired and then fire out a heavy roundhouse kick to the head of his opponents. I kept waiting for this to happen and it did several times during the fight." In the fifth and final round, Smandych came out and mercilessly moved from his punches, to kicks, to elbows and knees. Kaljevic was not out of the picture, he just did not have the stamina to counter back with the same authority. "I am very happy with Trevor", said Mike Miles. "He moved well at 154 lbs. and even though he did not knock out Kaljevic, he showed a good work ethic throughout the bout!" Smandych was to win the WKA North American Superwelterweight Muay Thai Title by unanimous decision.

In another Professional Muay Thai Bout (under modified rules - no elbow attacks and no knees to the head), Jason Fenton (World Kickboxing Acadmey / Surrey) a former student of Mike Miles made a ring return to Calgary in 2 1/2 years. He was pitted against Jon Kaszuba (Belcastro / Windsor) in the Lightheavyweight division. Both athletes were to show some good skills in this bout. Fenton was to pull off some of his trademark moves. Kaszuba was to be hit by many of the tactics and techniques but Kaszuba was to prove to be in better shape. At times during the fight, Fenton would cover and take a fair amount of blows. Many would get through but Fenton would usually counter with a shot at the end of the exchange which would land. Fenton seemed to throw his shots a little more singularly while Kaszuba would deliver some effective combinations with his hands and legs. As the bout progressed, Kaszuba seemed to have more steam and this was what was required for him to win the bout by unanimous decision. The audience was happy to see Fenton back in action while Kaszuba earned a lot of new fans on this evening.

The undercard featured some very good bouts. The results are as follows:
Phi Leier (National / Calgary) squared off against Joe Murdough (Megalodon Gym / Atlanta) in a full Muay Thai rules bout. Leier seemed dwarfed by the far taller American. This was to play an important role in the success of the American. In the first two rounds, Murdough used his height mixed with aggression to bore his way in an pummel in some good shots. Leier was never hurt but he was definitely on the retreat. In the third round, Murdough used his reach to hit and move while the shorter Leier tried to deliver some attacks that seemed to fall short. In the fourth round, the tide was to turn for Leier, with his shots to finding his opponent. In the fifth, Leier was far enough behind on points that he needed a knockout to win. He gave it his best tagging the American who would counter in an ebb and flow of exchanges. The result was to see Leier lose the fight by unanimous decision to the victor, American Joe Murdough. "I was impressed with Murdough's game plan", stated Canadian coach Mike Miles.

Jason Cutbill (National / Calgary) battled with independent Al Murray (Campbell River). This modified Muay Thai rules bout saw Cutbill trying to control the gap and use his knees. Very surprisingly, Murray proved to be very capable in the clinch and he delivered some good counter knees to Cutbill. Cutbill was to win the bout by unanimous decision that was battled very closely by two talented athletes. "This was an interesting battle and I was impressed with both athletes", said promoter Keith Crawford.

Brad Wall (PFA - National / Lethbridge) made his long awaited ring come back (after a two year lay off) against the highly respected Brian Robertson (Megalodon Gym / Atlanta). The bout was fought under Modified Muay Thai rules. In the first round, Robertson was to use his skills to beat Wall to the punch and then move out of harm's danger. Wall seemed a little ring rusty. In the second round, Wall was to pick up his intensity and Robertson still faired well but the pace was to tax his stamina. In the third round, Wall picked up the pressure and now started landing some good blows. It was during an exchange that Wall delivered a good kick to the head of his American foe. Robertson went down and did not make the count. It was a welcome return to the ring for Wall and his fans.

In a rematch from the North American Classic, the champion Darren Snell (National / Calgary) faced his foe from a month ago, Dave Foley (Ogden Fighting Alliance / Ogden) in a 5 round Kickboxing bout (low kick). The first two rounds saw the Canadian tentative while Foley attacked in good combinations that seemed to startle his foe. In the third round, the toe to toe battle was close and the round seemed to slightly favor Snell. In the fourth round, Snell was to give the American a standing eight count and handily win the round. In the fifth Foley fought back but Snell seemed to carry the momentum to win the round. This bout was very, very close and even though the decision was unanimous for Snell, it was only a hair that could have easily turned the decision in the opposite direction. The audience loved all of the fights on this event, but this was a very scrappy war which the audience loved! "As usual Darren (Snell) provides real scraps for the audience", said promoter Keith Crawford.

The opening bout of the evening was fought under Kickboxing Rules (low kick). It featured Canada vs. the United States. Canada's Jesse Miles who won the North American Supermiddleweight Muay Thai Title at the IKF North American Classic in Orlando in August squared off against another athlete who competed in the Classic event as well. Andrew Kloster (Atlanta , USA) came up to Canada to battle with Miles. The bout opened with an explosive right hand which was to put Kloster to the canvas. "That right hand really woke me up", stated Kloster. As the opening round continued another body combination followed by a right hand was to put Kloster down for another eight count. Towards the end of the round, Miles swarmed in an delivered another flurry which was to see Kloster hit the canvas again. The triple knockdown rule was in effect and the referee was to call the bout and Kloster was upset with this decision to stop. "Kickboxing and Muay Thai is a very dynamic situation", said Canadian Coach Mike Miles. "Anything can happen in a split second. I was surprised by Jesse's explosive knockdown. The shoe could have been on the other foot. I know Andrew will be back stronger than ever. I will get him up to Canada to fight again. Congrats, Jess, you just keep getting better!"

The second final bout of the evening featured the only women's bout of the evening. Misty Sutherland (National / Calgary) was to exchange fisticuffs with Joey Lee (World Kickboxing Acadmey / Surrey). The first round was to see Lee making a firm stand and pushing forward against the Calgary athlete. In the second, Sutherland was to pick the pace up and with a very successful left head roundhouse kick and cross, turn the tide in her favor. In the final round the Calgarian was still to force the bout with authority resulting in a win for Sutherland.

The final bout of the evening featured two novices. Nick Wheelan (National / Calgary) fought against Breydin South (Muringsung / Regina). The bout was fought under modified rules for three rounds. South was to move forward aggressively and use the clinch to earn a victory against the Calgarian who several times during the bout shook his foe but did not capitalize.

UPCOMING EVENTS:
Ajarn Mike Miles hosts friend dutch Muay Thai Legend Rob Kaman for another incredible seminar on Saturday October 16th and Sunday October 17th in Calgary, Canada. The seminar will be taking place at Mike Miles National Kickboxing & Muay Thai - Head Office (Lwr. Lvl. 1210 - 11th Ave SW) For information call (403) 244-8424.

Promoter Keith Crawford is looking at hosting another great fight event in Calgary on November 20th, 2004. This will be finalized within the next few days. More information on the event can be found by calling (403) 244-8424.

PRESS RELEASE
September 30, 2004

In three days on October 2nd, Mike Miles Productions brings World Championship Muay Thai back to Calgary, Canada with the international Muay Thai/Kickboxing event "Bragging Rights". The show guarantee's at least 8 exciting, action packed bouts! The event will be taking place at The SUN CENTRE (Currie Army Barracks - Hangar #3, 2834 Falaise Ave SW T3E-7J2, Calgary, AB). Tickets are available at Ticketmaster (777-0000).

In what promises to be "The War of 2004", Canada's Scott 'Pitbull' Clark (trained by Mike Miles) battles Angel 'Of Doom' Valerio (trained by Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez) for the vacant WKA World Lightheavyweight Muay Thai Title (full rules) in the Main Event. Bragging Rights will go to both the trainer and victor of this bout. Clark sports a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw and he holds claim to the following titles:
IKF North American Classic Lightheavyweight Muay Thai Champion (2004)
Kickshoot North American Lightheavyweight Muay Thai Champion (2004)
TKKO North American Lightheavyweight Muay Thai Champion (2003)
WKA North American Muay Thai Champion (2001)
IAMTF Silver Medalist in the 'Asian Games' (2001)
as well as some Canadian Golden Gloves Titles (from 2000 and 1999).
"My goal is to win this title in Calgary and then go and win the World Title at the IFMA World Muay Thai Championships in Bangkok (in November 2004). This will be a great fight!", said Clark. His foe Valerio sports a record of 26 wins and 0 losses with 14 KO's and holds the USKBA American Title. Valerio is a very successful amateur boxer as well having won the New York Golden Gloves Title. "I am going to give the Canadian a schooling if he has not done his homework!", said Valerio.

The card also features the following dynamite semi-main event:

This bout is for the vacant WKA North American Superwelterweight Muay Thai Title (full rules). Calgary's Trevor 'T.N.T.' Smandych takes a big step up in this event by moving up a weight division to Superwelterweight (154 lbs. max). Smandych's experience has been as a Superlightweight (140 lbs.) and/or Welterweight (147 lbs.) athlete and the step up brings forth many questions. "I am very ready for this fight and this challenge", says the scrappy Canadian athlete. Smandych sports a professional record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and holds the following Professional Titles:
2 Time WMC Intercontinental Muay Thai Champion (2000, 2003)
WMC Commonwealth Muay Thai Title (2002)
2 Time C-MAX Winner (2003/2004)
WMTO Intercontinental Muay Thai Title (2004).
The Canadian faces off against the extremely tough, talented, and durable Peter 'F-16' Kaljevic of Montenegro, Yugoslavia. Kaljevic sports a very experienced record of 90 wins and 18 losses and holds the following titles:
USKBA World San Shou Title
PKF World Kickboxing Title
WWKA World Full Contact Title
IFC Intercontinental Mixed Martial Arts Title
WKA Us Muay Thai Title.
Kaljevic recently won in a K-1 style rules tournament on September 11th in New York. Kaljevic has been fighting in the higher weights from 154 lbs. to 168 lbs. so the weight will not factor into his performance. "Smandych is going to get a fighting lesson on October 2nd!", predicts Kaljevic.

The following undercard fights are also scheduled:

- Full Muay Thai Rules - 5 rounds of 2 minutes
Jason Cutbill (Calgary) vs. Al Murray (Victoria, B.C.)
Thai Boxing style against a Boxing style.

- Kickboxing Rules - 3 rounds of 2 minutes
Jesse Miles (Calgary) vs. Andrew Kloster (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Elusive style against an in your face style.

- Full Muay Thai - 5 rounds of 2 minutes
Phil Leier (Calgary) vs. Joe Murdough (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
A short fighter against a very tall fighter.

- Kickboxing Rules - 5 rounds of 2 minutes
Darren Snell (Calgary) vs. David Foley (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA)
These two battled in Orlando and the bout was close with Snell winning. It deserved a rematch and here it is.

Full Muay Thai - 5 rounds of 2 minutes
Brad Wall (Lethbridge) vs. Brian Robertson (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Speed vs. power

Professional Modified Muay Thai - 5 rounds of 3 minutes
Jason Fenton (Vancouver, B.C.) vs. Jon Kazuba (Windsor, Canada)
Age and experience vs. youth and desire.

Plus the following bouts:

Kickboxing - Peter Arbeau (Calgary) vs. Jaime Jahnke (Regina, SK)
Modified Muay Thai - Nick Wheelan (Calgary) vs. Breydin South (Regina, SK)
Modified Muay Thai - Misty Sutherland (Calgary) vs. Joey Lee (Vancouver, B.C.)

TICKETS ARE GOING FAST!

Tickets are available at any of the following locations: MIKE MILES NATIONAL KICKBOXING & MUAY THAI facilities: DT - (403) 244-8424 / NW (403) 208-1296
NATIONAL HY-PERFORMANCE - (403) 685-7697
THE SUN CENTRE: (403) 233.8368
TICKETMASTER - 777-0000.
Visit the website at http://www.thesuncentre.ca/tickets.htm
This event WILL be totally sold out!
Stay tuned for more.
Thank you for your time!

PRESS RELEASE
September 21, 2004

In twelve days, Mike Miles Productions brings World Championship Muay Thai back to Calgary, Canada. The international fight event "Bragging Rights" returns on Saturday October 2nd, 2004. The event will be taking place at The SUN CENTRE.

This event will be one of the best shows in recent memory, guaranteeing 8 exciting, action packed Muay Thai and Kickboxing bouts

The main event features Canada's Scott 'Pitbull' Clark (trained by Mike Miles) battling Angel 'Of Doom' Valerio (trained by Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez) for the vacant WKA World Lightheavyweight Muay Thai Title (full rules). These two athletes are trained by two legendary fighters of yesteryear, and Bragging Rights will go to both the trainer and victor of the bout. Clark sports a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. He holds claim to the following titles: IKF North American Classic Lightheavyweight Muay Thai Champion (2004), Kickshoot North American Lightheavyweight Muay Thai Champion (2004), TKKO North American Lightheavyweight Muay Thai Champion (2003), WKA North American Muay Thai Champion (2001), IAMTF Silver Medalist in the 'Asian Games' (2001), as well as some Canadian Golden Gloves Titles (from 2000 and 1999). "My goal is to win this title in Calgary and then go and win the World Title at the IFMA World Muay Thai Championships in Bangkok (in November 2004). This will be a great fight!", said Clark. His foe Valerio sports a record of 26 wins and 0 losses with 14 KO's and holds the USKBA American Title. He is a very successful amateur boxer as well having won the New York Golden Gloves Title. "I am going to give the Canadian a schooling if he has not done his homework!", said Valerio.

The card also features the following dynamite semi-main event:

Calgary's Trevor 'T.N.T.' Smandych (2 Time WMC Intercontinental Muay Thai Champion, WMC Commonwealth Muay Thai Title, 2 Time C-MAX Winner 2003/2004, as well as the WMTO Intercontinental Muay Thai Title) who sports a professional record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws takes a big step up and faces off against the extremely tough, talented and durable Peter 'F-16' Kaljevic of Montenegro, Yugoslavia for the WKA North American Superwelterweight Muay Thai Title (full rules). The bout will be at 154 lbs. maximum. Smandych's experience has been as a Superlightweight (140 lbs.) and/or Welterweight (147 lbs.) athlete and the step up brings forth many questions. "I am very ready for this fight and this challenge", said Smandych. Kaljevic sports a very experienced record of 90 wins (sorry originally reported as 67 wins but this was a mistake) and 18 losses and holds the following titles: USKBA World San Shou Title, PKF World Kickboxing Title, WWKA World Full Contact Title, IFC Intercontinental Mixed Martial Arts Title, and the WKA Us Muay Thai Title. Kaljevic won in a K-1 style rules tournament on September 11th in New York. Kaljevic has been fighting in the higher weights from 154 lbs. to 168 lbs. so the weight will not factor into his performance. "Smandych is going to get a lesson on October 2nd!", predicts Kaljevic.

The following undercard fights are also featured:

- Full Muay Thai Rules - 5 rounds of 2 minutes
Jason Cutbill (Calgary) vs. Al Murray (Victoria, B.C.)
An athlete strong on then inside with knees against a very hard punching athlete.

- Kickboxing Rules - 3 rounds of 2 minutes
Jesse Miles (Calgary) vs. Andrew Kloster (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
An international prestige bout featuring two exceptional athletes who recently won North American Titles in Orlando.

- Full Muay Thai - 5 rounds of 2 minutes
Phil Leier (Calgary) vs. Joe Murdough (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
An international prestige bout featuring two talented Muay Thai athletes.

- Kickboxing Rules - 5 rounds of 2 minutes
Darren Snell (Calgary) vs. David Foley (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA)
These two battled in Orlando and the bout was close with Snell winning. It deserved a rematch and here it is.

Plus the following bouts:
Full Muay Thai - Brad Wall (Lethbridge) vs. Brian Robertson (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Modified Muay Thai - Jason Fenton (Vancouver, B.C.) vs. Jon Kazuba (Windsor, Canada)
Kickboxing - Peter Arbeau (Calgary) vs. Jaime Jahnke (Regina, SK)
Modified Muay Thai - Nick Wheelan (Calgary) vs. Breydin South (Regina, SK)
Modified Muay Thai - Misty Sutherland (Calgary) vs. Joey Lee (Vancouver, B.C.)

TICKETS ARE GOING FAST!

Tickets are available at any of the MIKE MILES NATIONAL KICKBOXING & MUAY THAI facilities, through the SUN CENTRE or through TICKETMASTER. Visit the website at http://www.thesuncentre.ca/tickets.htm This event WILL be totally sold out! Stay tuned for more. Thank you for your time!

PRESS RELEASE
September 13, 2004

In three weeks, World Championship Muay Thai returns to Calgary, Canada. Mike Miles Productions presents "Bragging Rights" on Saturday October 2nd, 2004. The event will be taking place at The SUN CENTRE which is Calgary's newest sports and entertainment complex (which itself is known as 'the' fight venue in Calgary).

The event promises one of the best shows in recent memory. It is guaranteed to showcase at least 8 exciting, competitive, and action packed bouts. (11 bouts have been tentatively scheduled due to the fact that the Fight card is subject to change and is beyond the control of the Promoter). "This is one of the strongest cards we have had in Calgary in quite some time. All the bouts look awesome! I have seen most these athletes fight and the style versus style of each athlete is going to provide exciting match ups. For those athletes I have not seen, the information from each athletes bio's, promises good match ups", said Mike Miles.

The main event features a contest for the vacant WKA World Lightheavyweight Muay Thai Title (full rules) being battled over by athletes from Canada and the USA. The two main athletes are trained by two legendary fighters of yesteryear, and Bragging Rights will go to both the trainer and victor of the bout. Canada's Scott 'Pitbull' Clark trained by MIke Miles, puts in his bid to win his first world title. After a very active year of competing this year, and with his latest win being the IKF North American Lightheavyweight Title at the North American Classic in Orlando Florida, Clark wants to finish this very successful year by winning this world title. His foe is Angel 'Of Doom' Valerio who is trained by Legendary fighter Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez. Valerio sports a record of 26 wins and 0 losses with 14 KO's and holds the USKBA American Title. He is a very successful amateur boxer as well having won the New York Golden Gloves Title. Valerio has predicts winning the title by a knockout.

The card also features the following dynamite semi-main event: Calgary's Trevor 'T.N.T.' Smandych (3 Time WMC Intercontinental Muay Thai Champion) steps into the ring against the extremely tough, talented and durable Peter 'F-16' Kaljevic of Montenegro, Yugoslavia for the WKA North American Superwelterweight Muay Thai Title (full rules). The bout will be at 154 lbs. maximum. This is seen as a big step up for Smandych who sports a professional record of 14 wins and 1 loss while his experience has been as a Superlightweight (140 lbs.) and/or Welterweight (147 lbs.) athlete. Kaljevic sports a very experienced record of 67 wins and 18 losses and just won in a K-1 style rules tournament the past weekend in New York. Kaljevic has been fighting in the higher weights from 154 lbs. to 168 lbs. so the weight will not factor into the bout against him.

The following undercard fights are also featured: - Full Muay Thai Rules - 5 rounds of 2 minutes Jason Cutbill (Calgary) vs. Al Murray (Victoria, B.C.) An athlete strong on then inside with knees against a very hard punching athlete.

- Kickboxing Rules - 3 rounds of 2 minutes Jesse Miles (Calgary) vs. Andrew Kloster (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) An international prestige bout featuring two exceptional athletes who recently won North American Titles in Orlando.

- Full Muay Thai - 5 rounds of 2 minutes Phil Leier (Calgary) vs. Joe (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) An international prestige bout featuring two talented Muay Thai athletes.

- Kickboxing Rules - 5 rounds of 2 minutes Darren Snell (Calgary) vs. David Foley (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) These two battled in Orlando and the bout was close with Snell winning. It deserved a rematch and here it is.

Plus the following bouts:
Full Muay Thai - Brad Wall (Lethbridge) vs. Brian Robertson (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Modified Muay Thai - Jason Fenton (Vancouver, B.C.) vs. Jon Kazuba (Windsor, Canada)
Kickboxing - Peter Arbeau (Calgary) vs. Jaime Jahnke (Regina, SK)
Modified Muay Thai - Nick Wheelan (Calgary) vs. Breydin South (Regina, SK)
Modified Muay Thai - Misty Sutherland (Calgary) vs. Joey Lee (Vancouver, B.C.)

Tickets are available at the SUN CENTRE or through Ticketmaster. Visit the website at http://www.thesuncentre.ca/tickets.htm This event WILL be totally sold out! Stay tuned for more. Thank you for your time!