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Record Crowd Attends 2016 Guns ‘N Hoses Event

by Brian Ledford

(ST. LOUIS, MO) A new benchmark in attendance was set at the 30th Annual Budweiser Guns ‘N Hoses event held at Scottrade Center Wednesday night.

Photo Credit: Budweiser Guns N' Hoses Twitter

Budweiser Guns N’ Hoses Twitter

A record-setting 18,038 watched Team Blue top Team Red, 11-5, in an evening that featured area first responders battling in exhibitions that consisted of a dozen boxing matches and four mixed-martial arts contests.

Launched in 1987, the annual event raises money for The BackStoppers, a St. Louis-based non-for-profit that provides immediate and long-term financial aid as well as other support to the families of police officers and firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

backstoppersAlthough the total monies raised from Wednesday’s event was still being calculated as of press time, individual donated checks of $126,000 from Supplement Superstore, $63,000 from Anheuser-Busch and $20,000 from Sappington Elementary were presented during the evening.

Here are the results from Wednesday’s card.

Clifford Krause (Missouri Dept. of Corrections) def. Leo Breavit (Eureka FPD)

Tom Noonan (St. Louis County PD) def. Joe Sanchez (Community FPD)

Tawanna Simms (SLMPD) def. Lauren Carter (St. Louis County PD)

Rob Standard (Dept. of Justice Services) def. Anthony Crawford (STL City FD)

MMA – Devin Anderson (STL Medical Examiner’s Office) def. Cody Naucke (Reynolds Co. Ambulance)

MMA –  Kyle Feldker (Cardinal Glennon EMT) def. Mark Wasem (SLMPD)

Amanda Hustedde (Federal Bureau of Prisons) def. Pari Stocker (Eureka FPD)

Brandon Shellenberg (Granite City PD) def. Gary Glasby Jr. (SLMPD)

Michael Livia (O’ Fallon IL PD) def. Frank Prusinowski (Rock Community FPD)

Glennon Frigerio (SLMPD) def. Anthony Morris (Wentzville PD)

MMA –Cody Woolbright (Cottleville FPD) def. Anthony Schrempf (Fenton FPD)

MMA – Chris Granda (Rock Community FPD) def. Nathan Biggs (Highland PD)

Ervin Lockhart (SLMPD) def. Ryan Counterman (Hazelwood Protection Dist.)

Nicholas Payne (STMPD) def. Scott Fisher (Big River Ambulance District) 

Jonathan Brown (IL Dept. of Corrections) def. Douglas Keys (Dupo PD)

Joe Judge (Overland PD) def. Josh Davis (St. Charles PD)

Prior to Wednesday’s card, the Guns N’ Hoses event has collectively raised over $4.5 million for the BackStoppers since 1987.

For more information on Guns ‘N Hoses – St. Louis, go to THIS LINK.

For more information on the BackStoppers, go to their official website.

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By trade, he is a six-time, regional Emmy Award-winning news videographer/editor for KTVI/KPLR-TV. By hobby, he is a writer for Arch City Media, dating back to February 2014. Emphasis is on featuring and promoting local women's sports, but will cover anything that is not reported by traditional media outlets. Also a contributor to local concert reviews.

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