WCK Muay Thai Comes Back To Primm April 17

PRIMM, Nev.–Craig “The Bullet” Buchanan and Kwame “Mr. Wicked” Stephens head the fighter line up for the World Championship MuayThai on April 17th, 2010. The event will be presented by Dennis Warner, In Sync Productions and Herbst Gaming and hosted by Buffalo Bill�s at Primm Valley Casino Resorts. The current IKKC World middleweight and WBC US national middleweight champion, Craig Buchanan (Bullet Hole training center) will put his WBC MuayThai title on the line against the Salt Lake City star, Kwame Stephens (Wicked Ways Muay Thai), who is currently ranked third in the world by International Kickboxing Federation (IKF). As a sign of a perfect match up, both fighters will bring their extensive Muay Thai experience into the ring, Buchanan, with a professional record of 16-3, and Stephens with the record of 34-9 (25KO�s); both fighters site adaptability as one of their strongest features in the game, and both find their roots in Shotokan karate.

The international portion of the card will be represented by the following Dutch fighters: Ismael Londt, Petra Janssen van Doorn and Menno Dijkstra. The heavyweight Londt, with record of 11-0 (6KO�s), says that “the Dutch way of fighting” is his inherent advantage in the ring. He will take on Atlanta’s favorite, Kevin Brooks, pro record: 7-3 (4KO’s), who has fought Forrest Griffin in his earlier amateur fighting career.

Brooks’ comments: “I am glad to take on a good caliber opponent. Everyone, who’s seen me fight knows that I can take a lot, and I give a lot back in the ring.”

An inspiration to many female fighters around the world, Christine Toledo will battle Petra Janssen Van Doorn, a WMA International Champion and WPMF World Champion for a prestigious WBC International Women’s Championship belt. Menno “The Machinegun” Dijkstra, the latest prot�g� of European legend Thom Harnick (Chakuriki Pankration gym) will face Chaz Mulkey (Master Toddy’s MuayThai Academy), who rocked the house by knocking his opponent out in the first round during his last fight.

Shawn Yarborough (6-1-1), fighting out of Warriors’Gym and Xtreme Couture Gym will defend his WBC Muay Thai US national title against Atlanta�s Tom Munro (6-1). Another Las Vegas talent, a fighter with utmost dedication to the sport of Muay Thai, Scott Leffler (3-0) will have a chance at his first professional IKKC Muay Thai title, when he steps into the ring with James Martinez, the American pick for Contender Asia series, a Mark Burnett-produced, selection-based reality TV show, which is sanctioned by World Muay Thai Council (WMC).

With the tremendous support of the Inland Empire, Calif. fan base, Joey Pagliuso, the owner of the very popular USKO Academy will fight Sean Dizay (2-1) of Las Vegas Elite Gym.

The show will also include the much anticipated bout between Jack Thames (One Kick Gym) and Mike Ryan, which was cancelled last December due to Ryan�s hand injury.

The order of the bouts is as follows:

Super Middleweight Pro Bout
Mike Ryan vs Jack Thames

IKKC MuayThai Welterweight Pro Bout
Joey Pagliuso vs Sean Dizay

IKKC MuayThai Middleweight Pro Superfight
Menno Dijkstra vs Chaz Mulkey

IKKC MuayThai USA Welterweight Championship
Scott Leffler vs James Martinez

IKKC Muaythai Heavyweight Pro Superfight
Ismael Londt vs Kevin Brooks

WBC MuayThai International Women�s Super Flyweight Championship
Christine Toledo vs Petra Janssen van Doorn

WBC MuayThai USA Lightheavyweight Championship
Shawn Yarborough vs Tom Munro

WBC MuayThai USA Middleweight Championship
Craig Buchanan vs Kwame Stephens

Amateur card immediately following the pro division:

IAMTF USA Women’s Super Flyweight Championship Five Rds.
Genesis Bravo vs Melanie Edwards

IAMTF Welterweight Bout Four Rds.
Artem Sharoshkin vs Nick Chasteen

IAMTF Super Welterweight Bout Three Rds.
Vadim Goberman vs Damien Early

IAMTF Featherweight Bout Three Rds.
Anthony Castejone vs TBA

IAMTF Heavyweight Bout Three Rds.
Justin Gunter vs Sergio Valenzuela

IAMTF Women�s Lightweight Bout Three Rds.
Jamie Scolastico vs Melinda Tyler

Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are priced at $45 to $100 ringside. Bouts are subject to change and/or cancellations.

The championships will be supervised by WBC MuayThai representative in the United States, Charlermkiat Suvanamas.

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