| Event Time | Mar 03, 2012 9:00 PM EST |
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| Date Available OnDemand | Mar 04, 2012 5:00 PM EST |
| Event Type | Fight - MuayThai |
| Price | US$14.99 |
| Availability | Available in all countries |
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Courtesy Muay Thai Authority (muaythaiauthority.com)
Journey Fight Series V took place at the Century Casino in Calgary, Canada on Saturday (3/3/2012). The night's original main event between Jessica Gladstone and Celeste Saenz was canceled after Saenz was not able to secure clearance into Canada. The fight between Nate Smandych and Luis David Cruz Hernandez was bumped to the main event. Both fighters started the fight off slow as they felt each other out. Smandych began to work some strong leg kicks to the lead leg of Hernandez. By the third round it was clear that the kicks from Smandych were paying off as he knocked Hernandez down twice due to leg kicks. In the fourth round Smandych seemed to back off a bit from the leg kicks and instead looked to score with his hands and some teeps to the midsection. In the final round Hernandez came out aggressively as it was clear he needed to score a stoppage to win the fight. Despite his efforts, Smandych was able to avoid any significant strikes from Hernandez and scored a knockdown after connecting with an elbow as the round ended. Smandych was awarded a unanimous decision win from the judges. In the night's only other pro bout, Sean McKinnon and Daniel Kim were fairly even going into the third round. McKinnon seemed to hurt Kim with a nice combination, as McKinnon rushed in to capitalize Kim opened up a cut on McKinnon's left eye with a perfectly timed elbow. McKinnon continued to aggressively pursue Kim until the end of the round at which point the fight was stopped due to the cut and the victory was awarded to Daniel Kim. Results: Nate Smandych def. Luis David Cruz Hernandez via Unanimous Decision Daniel Kim def. Sean McKinnon via (T)KO (Cut) at 3:00 of Rd. 3 Derek Jolivette def. Adam Henson via (T)KO (Corner Stoppage) at 3:00 of Rd. 4 Will Quijada def. Trent House via Unanimous Decision Catherine Feeley def. Melissa Reaume via Unanimous Decision Patrick Ward def. Eddie Chang via Unanimous Decision Blade Augey def. Brian Kong via Split Decision |
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