There was a slew of North American based fighters on the card and here we are going to suggest some match ups that we think might make sense for them as their next bout.

Simon Marcus vs. Chidi Njokuani
Nothing more needs to be said. With the controversial draw there is no reason these two should not fight again. Marcus had the most to lose from the draw, although his record still has a zero in the loss column you can bet he is not happy having that one in the draw column. The controversy surrounded the point deduction by referee Tony weeks in the third round to Marcus because of an unintentional low blow and the strategy that Njokuani employed to get out of the clinch, which was turning his back so that the referee would break them up. Marcus has already stated he wants to fight Njokuani again and there should be no reason Njokuani should be opposed to a re-match especially with all the drama that occurred after the fight.

Sean Kearney vs. Kevin Ross
Sean Kearney at 140lbs is a monster. His size and reach give him a tremendous advantage going into any fight and he showed he knew how to use those assets to his advantage against Matt Embree. Many thought the fight with Embree would determine who the number one North American fighter is and Kearney did enough to take home the decision in the judge’s eyes. Kearney has a move forward style that is exciting; Ross has made his living in the ring off of not backing down. A win for Ross over Kearney would be a good way for him to rebound from back to back losses, and for Kearney a win over Ross really cement his spot a top the 140lb North American division.

Matt Embree vs. Rami Ibrahim
Embree is without a doubt one of the top fighters in North America, up until he ran into Sean Kearney we was easily considered the number one fighter in North America. Unfortunately for Embree after a hard fought battle with Kearney he was on the losing end of a split decision. It was an exciting fight from start to finish and a re-match down the road between the two would be great. The re-match that would be nice for Embree right now would be against Rami Ibrahim. A few years back Embree beat Ibrahim in the opening round of the Journey Fight Series tournament in what was considered by the many the best fight that night. Ibrahim has expressed interest in re-matching Embree so why not have it happen now? Ibrahim would be a solid win for Embree if he could come out victorious once again over the Philadelphia based fighter.

Cyrus Washington vs. Nate Chambers
Both Washington and Chambers lost decisions to Thai’s at World Stand Off 5, but they both put on admirable showings. A match-up between the two would be a nicely matched fight. Both fighters hit hard, have nice technique and have a traditional fundamental base to their style, but they tend to not lay back as much as fighters who fight with a pure traditional style.

Josh Aragon vs. Damien Earley
Aragon and Earley are some of Muay Thai’s up and coming pro fighters. Both have the tools to excel to the top of their weight class in the years to come and it would be a great match up for each fighter to test themselves against another top prospect.

Glen Spencer vs. Shawn Yarborough
Glen Spencer was in prime form against Gabriel Vian this weekend. He exploited the inexperience of Vian in the clinch and it was evident that that hs Muay Thai technique was ready to counter any of Vian’s MMA style attacks. A nice match up for Spencer to test himself would be against Shawn Yarborough. The former WBC champ has not fought in a year and a half after a rough patch in which he went 1-4. He has been looking to make a return to the ring and he should match up nicely with Spencer. For Spencer adding Yarborough’s name to his win column would be a nice accomplishment as well.

Sheldon Gaines vs. Turan Hasanov
Gaines and Hasanov met over three years ago at Take-On’s $10,000 tournament. Gaines was ousted by Hasanov in the night’s opening round in what was a questionable decision. Gaines still believes he was robbed by the judges and you can bet getting another crack at Hasanov would be something he would welcome with open arms.

Video was available online for six of the ten fights, although not all of it is the best quality. To watch the video of the fights available click on the match up. Make sure to let us know what you think of these KO’s or if there is any KO you think should have made the list.
 

Hakeem Dawodu and Sheldon Gaines, two of North Americas rising fighters fought in an exciting bout. In the third round Gaines suffered a cut over his eye from an elbow and in the fourth round the fight was stopped. With the win Dawodu moves to 2-0 as a pro, while Gaines has a three fight winning streak snapped.

In the night’s other pro bouts Sandria Bastian returned from a lengthy layoff to win a razor thin split decision over Emily Wahby and Dejan Kajic of Iron City Muay Thai in Vancouver defeated Matt Krayko by unanimous decision.

Results:
Jesse Miles def. Guieseppe D’amuri via KO (Punch) in Rd. 1
Hakeem Dawodu def. Sheldon Gaines via (T)KO (Cut) in Rd. 4
Sandra Bastian def. Emily Wahby via Split Decision
Dejan Kajic def. Matt Krayko via Unanimous Decision

In the night’s co-main event Hakeem Dawodu and Sheldon Gaines will tangle in what is expected to be an exciting bout. Both fighters are coming off exciting knockouts. Dawodu most recently scored a knockout over Thai fighter Rungjara in the second round and Gaines scored a vicious head kick knockout over Sam Poulton less than a minute into his last bout. Dawodu is one of Canada’s top notch young talents, while Gaines is in the middle of a career resurgence. After starting his pro career 0-4, but has gone 5-1 since then with his only loss being a controversial decision loss.

Also fighting on the card will be Sandra Bastian as she takes on Emily Wahby of Italy, and Peter Arbeau will tangle with Dejan Kajic.

Challenger 7 “Heavy Duty” will take place at the Bowness Sportsplex in Calgary.

Pro Fight Card:
Jesse Miles vs. Guieseppe D’amuri
Hakeem Dawodu vs. Sheldon Gaines
Sandra Bastian vs. Emily Wahby
Peter Arbeau vs. Dejan Kajic