IKF PRO FCR SUPER WELTERWEIGHT
WORLD TITLE *DEFENSE

Brad Fowler, London, Ontario, Canada:
14-6/9, A: 2-1/1, 152, 5'8", 2-11-69
VS
Mike Morello, Santa Barbara, California, USA, C:
13-7-1/2, 152, 5'10", 5-29-72.
WINNER: Brad Fowler by unanimous decision,
115-113, 117-111 & 116-112.

The super welterweight (147-153 pounds) championship was also on the table, with Brad Fowler defending his crown against Mike Morello in a bout that had the crowd at the London Convention Centre on their feet from start to finish. Fowler had the London crowd behind him, in his first fight in his hometown, but it didn't seem to discourage Morello, as the two seemed content with standing their ground and trading punches- testing the others chin. Both opponents abandoned their kickboxing for large portions of the fight, using their boxing skills to throw heavy punches that dazed their opponent but it was a battle of heart as neither men were willing to go down by the end of the 12 rounds. The hometown hero came out with the victory in a unanimous decision and after the fight announced his retirement. "I knew it was going to be a good fight, I knew there's was going to be times when I would have to box and throw a couple hard shots here and there and that's what I did," Fowler said.

Canada's Brad Fowler has waited two years to erase his bitter sweet title victory from his mind. it was back on October 17th, 2009 in Ontario, Canada, when Fowler was suppose to prove to the world he was a true WORLD CHAMPION! However, Fowler never even got the chance to throw one punch let along any kicks. At weigh-ins, his scheduled opponent Fernando Calleros of New Mexico came in "18 lbs. overweight and the bout was scratched. Fowler won the title on the scales, but not at all how any true Champion want's to win the Gold. This being said, Fowler has waited TWO YEARS to try and redeem himself. Finally the opportunity came as Fowler would find himself in a bout much more than he probably expected against "The Madman", Mike Morello.

Toe to toe these two seemed to match up pretty evenly. Neither threw more than 14 kicks a round and both pretty much stayed at the 9-10 kicks per round range. Although the ring canvas was extremely slippery, it seemed to play a bigger part in this bout than the other bouts. Both these guys wanted to kick more but the slippery canvas just wouldn't allow it. In one of the opening rounds Morello caught Fowler with a good shot. Some could have called it a knockdown while others saw Fowler be the victim of the slippery canvas, unable to keep himself on his feet after the shot.

Morello seemed to move in with his head down, which became an easy target for Fowler, and once inside, Morello never unloaded like a true "Madman!" Choosing to play the conservative fight game, Morello seemed as though he was pacing himself for a 12 round battle. Midway through the fight it was still anyone's fight. After the midway point of 6 rounds the judges had it 58-56 Fowler, 59-55 Fowler and 57-57 even.

By round 10 though the gap had opened. Fowler had already figured out how to counter Morello's head first approach, and now he was just adding to his options of what to do when Morello cornered him. Morello had loads of chances to open up with a "Madman's" barrage but sadly, he never did as he continued to be conservative. Don't get us wrong here, these two threw some HEAT! Both took some shots but due to their toughness, they just brushed them off. It's just that when they did land the big one, neither fighter followed it up. It was almost like they both either feared or respected their opponents ability to counter with a knockout blow.

At the end of 10 the judges scores were 97-93 Fowler, 98-92 Fowler and 96-94 Fowler. The judges seemed to be all over the board in the final two rounds. One gave each of the final two rounds to Morello 10-9, the other gave both rounds to Fowler 10-9 and the 3rd judge split them at 10-9 for Morello in the 11th and 10-9 for Fowler in the 12th.

In the end Fowler got the win 115-113, 117-111 and 116-112. Congratulations to Brad Fowler for attaining his IKF Gold the way a real fighter wants to, in the ring against a strong opponent. As for Morello though, it appears Fowler has announced his retirement which means we may see the "MADMAN" back in the ring for another chance at his much desired IKF Gold before you can blink an eye. All he needs now is a promoter willing to host it.

From The London Community News PRESS: The super welterweight (147-153 pounds) championship was also on the table, with Brad Fowler defending his crown against Mike Morello in a bout that had the crowd at the London Convention Centre on their feet from start to finish. Fowler had the London crowd behind him, in his first fight in his hometown, but it didn't seem to discourage Morello, as the two seemed content with standing their ground and trading punches- testing the others chin. Both opponents abandoned their kickboxing for large portions of the fight, using their boxing skills to throw heavy punches that dazed their opponent but it was a battle of heart as neither men were willing to go down by the end of the 12 rounds. The hometown hero came out with the victory in a unanimous decision and after the fight announced his retirement. "I knew it was going to be a good fight, I knew there's was going to be times when I would have to box and throw a couple hard shots here and there and that's what I did," Fowler said.

Here is how the other two bouts went on the night
As told by the London Community News

Jesse Ronson, London, Ontario, Canada,
P: 2-0/0, PMMA: 7-2/4, AKB: 23-1/17,
AMMA: 3-0/3, AB: 5-1/4,
156, 5'10", 12-24-85,
Leo Loucks, (519) 238-8669
VS
Troy Sheridan, Stouffville, Ontario, Canada,
1-0/0, AKB: 14-1/7, 156, 6', 11-1-86,
Paul Minhas, (416) 289-9997.

WINNER: Jesse Ronson by unanimous decision, 39-37, 39-37 & 40-36.

From The London Community News PRESS:Fowler wasn't the only one showing off his fighting skills in front of the home crowd, as London's middleweight (159-165 pounds) Jesse Ronson was put on the undercard against Troy Sheridan, making his professional debut. Sheridan put up a good fight but Ronson showed his years of comfort in the professional spotlight, gliding around the ring and having his rookie opponent swinging for air. Ronson countered time and time again, leaving Sheridan with a bloody nose by the fourth and final round of the fight. The hometown favorite took home the victory with a unanimous win.

The co-main event will feature Intercontinental Champion Brad Fowler from London, Ontario fresh off his May 2nd spectacular KO victory. He will face Welterweight World Champion - Fernando Calleros from New Mexico. Calleros is a K1-Max Champion and featured fighter in the World Combat League. Canadian Brad Fowler has waited for over 10 years for a World Championships match and has every intention of bringing the belt to Canada.

Fowler has been training with former world champion Leo Loucks in preparation for his first World title at home. Fowler feels that his time is now and is bringing a large fan base from Goddridge and London to support him in his bid for the belt.

The under card features Toronto’s favorite female kickboxing – Theordora Pistolis. She electrified the crowd in May in a toe-to-toe battle. She plans to thrill the crowd in her second PRO bout. Her opponent is PRO boxer Alison Cole from Arizona. Cole is a hard hitting aggressive fighter that will give the Canadian a major test in the ring.

London’s Jesse Ronson is making his PRO debut on October 17th. The former Canadian Amateur Champion looks to bring his exciting fighting style to the PRO ranks. He will face new PRO Martin Verria from Arizona.

Also featured on the October 17th show will be exciting martial arts musical forms and weapons forms demonstrations. Top performers from across Canada will showcase their skills in exciting martial arts forms. Fight fans, martial artists and especially kids alike will be left breathless after each performance!

Date – Saturday October 17th, 2009
Location – Sherwood Forest Soccer Dome
Address – 5270 Fairview Road, Burlington
Doors Open at 6:00pm – Bouts begin at 7:00pm.

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The second bout pitted USA Champion – Ben Acosta of Texas – against Intercontinental Champion – Brad Fowler of London, Ontario.  Fowler also brought a large cheering squad who encouraged their valiant warrior through this bout.  Acosta started out the bout displaying incredible kicking skills.  He threw jump kicks, spin kicks, head kicks throughout the earlier rounds of their scheduled 8 round bout.  By the 3 round, Fowler was breaking Acosta’s timing and landing hard body punches and counters attacks with both hands and feet.  Fowler ramped out the pace by round 4 sensing the tide swaying in his favor.  After a punishing combination near the end of the round – referee Vic Provost of Ottawa stepped in and stopped the bout.  The TKO victory for Fowler moved him to the number #1 contender position in the welterweight division and a definite shot at a World Title.