UPDATE: Result of Dave Nielsen vs. Ryan Madigan title fight over turned to a No Contest by WBC Muay Thai

UPDATE 12/13/12: The WBC has not overturned the result and Dave Nielsen's victory over Ryan Madigan stands. Dave is the current WBC Muay Thai USA National Champion at cruiserweight.

WBC Muay Thai informed Muay Thai Authority that they have over turned the outcome of the fight between Dave Nielsen and Ryan Madigan at the WCK Muay Thai “Champion of Champions” event on August 18^th to a no contest. The bout between Nielsen and Madigan was the co-main event on the “Champion of Champions” fight card which was headlined by Miriam Nakamoto vs. Julie Kitchen.

Nielsen was declared the winner via KO and awarded the WBC Muay Thai USA Cruiserweight Championship. There was much debate, however, as to the legality of the finishing sequence. The debate centered on if Madigan was kicked while he was getting up from a sweep that had occurred and should have been considered a downed fighter.

Pictures: WCK Muay Thai "Nakamoto vs. Kitchen"

Scott Hirano was on hand at Pala Casino this past Saturday to snap pictures of all the night's action including the much anticipated bout between Julie Kitchen and Miriam Nakamoto. Make sure to like Scott Hirano's official facebook page and follow him on twiiter @ScottHirano.

Results and Recap: WCK Muay Thai "Nakamoto vs. Kitchen"

WCK Muay Thai was in full swing at Pala Casino in Pala, CA last night. The main event was the highly anticipated fight between America's Miriam Nakamoto and England's Julie Kitchen, and the bout did not disappoint.

Nakamoto and Kitchen had their full arsenal on display as they fought back and forth for five hard fought rounds. With all the build up leading up to the fight there was no let down and the fans were treated to a great fight. Both fighters answered the other's strikes with their own. The fight was extremely close and in the end the judges awarded Nakamoto the victory by unanimous decision.

Ryan Madigan talks upcoming fight with Dave Nielsen

Ryan Madigan will be returning to action on August 18th against Dave Nielsen at WCK Muay Thai’s “Nakamoto vs. Kitchen” event in Pala, CA. Madigan has not competed since his (T)KO victory over Rigel Balsamico at Take-On Productions “Muay Thai at the Mecca”. Madigan will be looking to make one last run before he call it quits. The veteran has faced a few injuries that have slowed down his career, but he has stated he is once again healthy and ready to go.

MTA: Your next fight is against Dave Nielsen, how familiar are you with him?

Ryan: Not That familiar. I know he is a Coach at a gym in California and fought some good amateurs but not a lot of pro experience.

Dave Nielsen talks upcoming bout with Ryan Madigan

On August 18th Dave Nielsen and Ryan Madigan will meet in WBC National Light Heavyweight title fight at Pala Casino. Nielsen took some time from his training to answer a few questions about his upcoming bout with Madigan as well as discuss his future plans.

MTA: Dave you have a big fight coming up against Ryan Madigan. How familiar are you with Ryan?

Pictures: WCK Muay Thai Pala

Ahren Nunag was ringside at Pala Casino to cover the WCK Muay Thai action for Muay Thai Authority this past Saturday. The fight card featured fighters such as Romie Adanza, Luis Bio, Craig Buchanan and more, enjoy.

Results and recap: WCK Muay Thai Pala

by Eugene Barnett

Dennis Warner and WCK Muay Thai returned to Pala Casino for a night of Muay Thai action. In the night's main eventcurrent WBC Muay Thai USA middleweight national champion Craig Buchanan had no problem dispatching of James Martinez in the first round of their bout. Martinez was no match for Buchanan as he landed his strikes on Martinez at will and shrugged off any attack that was presented against him. Buchanan had Martinez in a corner and landed a hard push kick to the diaphragm of Martinez causing him to turn his back to Buchanan. The referee seeing that Martinez was hurt and unable to protect himself called the fight with twelve seconds left in the first round.