Stephen Wins!!!!

Stephen wins his 3rd Professional Fight 

by TKO in the 5th round!

December 14, 2004

 Congratulations to all of our 

Upstate Karate Fighters!

Fall Brawl 2004 was Awesome!!!

Becki Halloran, Evan Thompson, Brendan Carpenter, 

and Stephen Thompson won their fights!!!!!!!

2004 "Entrapment" 

Fall Brawl in the Foothills 4

Results

Fight 1

Osvaldo "The Wiz" Jimenez vs. Bronson "The Drill" Sargent

Bronson Sargent wins by majority decision after 3 rounds

Fight 2

Michael Huff vs. Jared Warren

Jared Warren wins by TKO at 31 seconds in the 1st round

Fight 3

Becki Halloran vs. Erin Cantrell

Becki Halloran wins by TKO at 1:48 in the 2nd round

Fight 4

Malford Jeter vs. David Lowery

David Lowery wins by TKO at 1:41 in the 3rd round

Fight 5

Evan "The Titan" Thompson vs. Kit "The Hit" Morrow

Evan Thompson wins by TKO at 1:54 in the 3rd round

Fight 6

Brendan "Cash Money" Carpenter vs. Chris "TKD" Baten

Brendan Carpenter wins by TKO at 26 seconds in the 3rd round

Fight 7

Zack "Attack" Day vs. Anthony "Powerhouse" Bartinelli

Zack Day wins by majority decision after 7 rounds

Fight 8

Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson vs. Jason "Sledgehammer" Reeves

Stephen Thompson wins by KO at 1 minute in the 1st round with a right hand

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Congratulations to our New Black Belts!!!

October 2004

2nd Degree Junior Black Belt

Olivia Cross

Ben Gaines

Junior Black Belts

Amanda Alexander

Bryan Alexander

Colton Connelly

Andy Taylor

Matt Taylor

 Stephen Wins!

Stephen " Wonderboy" Thompson wins his professional debut in Simpsonville at the 2004 Martial Arts May-hem on May 15th!

He defeated "Kadir" by TKO 21 seconds into the 5th round!

2004 Martial Arts May-Hem Results

Fight 1

Andrew "Hot Shot" Potts vs Tyler Price

Andrew Potts wins by majority decision after 3 rounds

Fight 2

Kevin Corron vs. "Big" Brandon Williamson

Kevin Corron wins by split decision after 3 rounds

Fight 3

Brendan "Cash Money" Carpenter vs. "Super" Spencer Tart

Brendan Carpenter wins by unanimous decision after 5 rounds 

Fight 4

Dallas "Wild Thang" Crowe vs. Nelson Lebron

Dallas Crowe wins by forfeit

Fight 5

Peyton "The Artist" Russell vs. Cling Martin

Peyton Russell wins by unanimous decision after 5 rounds 

for the Amateur US Super Middleweight Title

Fight 6

Shannon "The Cannon" Hudson vs. Steve Mann

Shannon Hudson wins by unanimous decision after 5 rounds

for the Amateur East Coast Title

Fight 7

Ronnie "The Kid" Copeland vs. Raoul "The Axe Man" Doucet

Raoul Doucet wins by "Early Judges Decision" after an unintentional foul

Fight 8

Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson vs. "Kadir" Kadri

Stephen Thompson wins by TKO 21 seconds into the 5th round!

Mr. and Mrs. "T" are the proud grandparents of a new baby girl!

Kailyn Elizabeth Machado 

Born at 6:35pm on January 12, 2004

9lbs 8 oz, 20 inches long

Full head of black hair!

The "Wonderboy" recognized by  

S.C. State House of Representatives and the S.C. State Senate!

On Wednesday, January 14^th, 2004 , Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson was brought before the S.C. State House of Representatives by Representative Garry Smith to recognize Stephen for his accomplishments in the Martial Arts in particular the sport on kickboxing. Stephen was also recognized in the Senate by state Senator David Thomas. 

Stephen's kickboxing career started long before he realized he had the talent to compete in the sport. Trained by his father since the age of 3, Stephen has developed the skills to become one of the best in the world of amateur kickboxing. He is the holder of 4 WORLD kickboxing titles and numerous other Regional, National and North American titles. Stephen has an undefeated record in the sport of full contact kickboxing of 33 wins, no losses and 18 wins coming by the knock out. His plans are to compete once more as an amateur and then step into the professional ranks later in 2004 and see if he can accomplish the same goals as a professional.

Stephen was also recognized for his assistance in the reading programs in the various elementary schools in the Simpsonville, Fountain Inn and Mauldin , South Carolina area. He has also volunteered his services to the schools by teaching free martial arts classes to A and AB Honor Roll students. He graduated from Hillcrest High School and has plans to continue his education in the area of business so he will be better prepared to manage the family business which is a Martial Arts School. He is a full time employee of Upstate Karate Family Martial Arts Center which is located in Simpsonville , S.C.  Stephen likes to encourage his students to train hard, set goals, and stay focused. He says if you do these three things you WILL be a success.