Cleveland, OhioExtreme Kickboxing made its highly anticipated debut in Cleveland last Saturday as XK5 took center stage at McCarthy’s Ale House in the Flats. Cheered on by a boisterous standing room only crowd, ten of the regions up and coming young kickboxers put on a show Cleveland fight fans will not soon forget. Leading off was a welterweight clash between XK veteran Lee “The Kid” Kreisher and newcomer Brody “The Irish Wolf” Arnold of Team Project Pain. Arnold and Kreisher wasted no time and immediately went to war with both fighters exchanging scoring blows. In the end, it would be Kresiher’s experience and tenacious attack that proved to be too much for the very game Brody Arnold. Kreisher went on to win by late first round TKO.In the night’s second bout, it was Team GriffonRawl’s “Big” Ben Parks taking on Pete “The Madman” Beamer of Dover, Ohio. Parks showed much improvement since his last appearance in the XK ring and used his reach advantage to score early and often. After nearly connecting with a right leg high kick, Parks showed his versatility by ending the fight with an overhand right in the second round.Next up was Macedonia’s Brad “The Mind Killer” Kidd taking on Rising Dragon Karate’s Alonzo “Hollywood” Harvey. In what would be the fight of the night, both fighters battled in a grueling five round war which saw non stop action from the opening bell. Harvey was able to knock down Kidd several times during the course of the fight but to Kidd’s credit, was never able to finish him. Kidd has several good flurries of his own ending the second and fourth rounds however Harvey, who seemed to feed off the crowd’s energy, used his quickness to avoid any serious damage and went on to win a unanimous decision.Aaron Veverka added another win to his XK resume with a third round TKO over The Pit’s John “The Lumberjack” Myers. Both fighters did most of their scoring early on from the clinch as the more experienced Veverka looked to chip away from the inside. After recovering from an inadvertent low blow, “The Juice” took control of the fight and opened the third round with a flurry of knees and right hands that prompted referee Lorenzo Scott to stop the fight. The main event featured home town favorites Dominic Qurazzo and Mike Perry in a battle of XK heavyweights. Perry would open strong in the first with a variety of jabs and stiff punches that temporarily slowed Qurazzo’s usual aggressive attack. Qurazzo countered with combinations of his own capped off by devastating low kicks which would take their toll as the fight went on. The pace slowed in the third as Qurazzo would come out with a sense of urgency and looking to end the fight while continuing to pepper the left thigh of Perry. One final low kick was the synching blow as Qurazzo went on to win via third round TKO. Look for both of these great young heavyweights to be back on future XK show soon!Extreme Kickboxing six is set to return to McCarthy’s Ale House on January 28th, 2006. Tickets go on sale soon and will not last long. Reserve yours today by calling 330-324-3034.Write up and Pics found on:
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