THE FRONT ROW WITH JASON ELLIOTT: Aug. 9, 2014

The last time that Trevor Prangley took on Jared Torgeson of Moses Lake in a King of the Cage bout, it ended up going all five rounds, because as Prangley put it, 'he was a little burnt out.'

With fire back now, the 41-year old Prangley is refocused on protecting his light heavyweight championship when they see each other again on Thursday night at the Coeur d'Alene Casino.

AFTER FIVE fights leading into the match in October of 2013, Prangley said it wore on him a little.

"The last time we fought, it went the distance," Prangley said. "Honestly, maybe I was a little burnt out. I'd have five fights that year entering the fight and wasn't much into training at that point. And he's one of those guys that's tough and didn't go away. We were out there 25 minutes, and it was tough."

That was then. After a six-month layoff from the cage, Prangley has returned to the training that landed him the light heavyweight championship.

"This time, I'm training for the fight," Prangley said. "I'm going out and don't want to spend 25 minutes in the cage again."

Prangley will turn 42 this month, but slowing down from the fight game hasn't entered his mind yet.

"No, but I really don't have to fight anymore," Prangley said. "I do it for the love of the sport, and I guess you can say I'm in the twilight of my career, but I'm still able to compete at a high level and I'm enjoying myself. I've thought about it (retirement) a lot, and after that last fight, I really thought about it and gave it a lot of thought, but I took six months off and now that I'm back into it, I think I've got a few more in me."

Prangley started his mixed martial arts career in 2001, and holds a record of 32-10-1.

"It's starting to feel like it's getting to be time," Prangley said. "I've had a lot of stress on my body in my career.

JORDAN CURRIE, who will face Justin Davis in a middleweight (185 pounds) matchup, graduated from Post Falls High in 2007.

When he left Post Falls, he was going to play college football until he started training in Jiu Jitsu.

"I just fell in love with it," Currie said. "I just started training right away and stopped playing football."

No wrestling background either.

"I wish I would have wrestled now," Currie said. "I walked into my neighbor's house and started grappling with him, and I wasn't very good at it at first. But just kept at it and got better."

Of Davis, who fought Will Noland of Prangley's American Kickboxing Academy in May.

"He likes to strike and throw the right hand," Currie said. "I haven't seen much from the ground on the ground, but he does a lot of it. He likes to strike, which is what I like to do."

The event, dubbed "Steadfast" features 12 bouts, six professional and six amateur starting at 7 p.m.

"It's going to be a great card," Prangley said. "The last one (in May) was a great card and one of the best we've ever had, and we're looking to outdo it this time. There's some great fights in there and the crowd can expect the young guys to come out and put it all on the line."

The event will also be shown on MavTV on Sept. 30.

"It's always great to fight on television," Prangley said. "It makes it more special for the fighters. It's stressful, but worth it."

Jason Elliott is a sports writer for the Coeur d'Alene Press. He can be reached by telephone at 664-8176, Ext. 2020 or email at jelliott@cdapress.com. Follow him on Twitter at JEPressSports.