Coming from the dark of his day job in a coal mine to the glare of the spotlight in the mixed marts arts cage in Dawson Creek, it didn't Dan Shenk long to turn out the lights on Kris Miskenack.
Shenk, 31, needed just 1:34 of the first round to launch a complete a relentless punching attack that forced the referee to stop the fight at King of the Cage Mile) in Dawson Creek.
The TKO victory improved Shenk's MMA record to 4-5-0 in his return to MMA action after missing two years due to fight-related injuries.
In the 170-pound main event, Garrett Davis of Vancouver (15-11-0) forced Gabe Rivas of Eloy, Ariz. (13-21-1) to tap out when he caught caught in the grip of Davis's armbar, 4:55 into the second round.
Ryan Fortin (5-3-0) of Wetaskiwin, Alta., stopped UFC veteran Dan Severn (99-17-7) with a second-round TKO in the semi-main event that followed Shenk's fight.
Four other Prince George fighters -- Tim Jefferys, Hank Lukyn, J.J. Daoust and Dave McLennan -- all of Murray Sholty Jiu Jitsu, fought in the Mile 0 card Friday.
Lukyn improved his fight record to 2-0-0 after he defeated Cameron Loutit (1-1-0) of Edmonton with a rear naked choke, 4:22 into Round 1. McLennan used a similar submission method to stop Morgan Gosse of Fort St. John, 2:58 into their fight.
Jefferys (1-6-1) lost to Nick Smith with an armbar submission. Daoust 's record dropped to 2-1-0 after Behrang Yousefi got him into a chokehold, 2:59 into the first round.
