Results and Recap: Take-On Productions: Muay Thai at the Mecca 2

Take-On Productions returned to the theater at Madison Square Garden this weekend with Muay Thai at the Mecca 2. The night’s fights were action packed and headlined by Chike Lindsay and Cyrus Washington.

Both fighters started out fairly even in the fight with strong kicks, but as the rounds started to pass Lindsay began to find his tempo and started to pull away. Washington was more than willing to engage with, but Lindsay seemed to be just a step ahead as he was more accurate with his strikes. In the end the judges scored the bout a unanimous decision victory for Lindsay with scores of 50-45 twice and 49-46 once.

In the night’s main event Eddie Martinez was taking on Italy’s Angelo Campoli. Both men made sure to keep the crowd entertained as they fought tooth and nail for five rounds. Both throwing and landing hard kicks, punches and knees. Martinez was the bigger fighter and he was able to use that to his advantage. It was a tightly contested fight through out and in the end despite Campoli constantly moving forward, Martinez was able to land some clean combinations. The judges scored the bout a unanimous decision victory for Eddie Martinez.

Jay Matias welcomed Cody Moberly to the pro ranks with some vicious knees. Despite an early sweep by Moberly, Matias was on point. He went to work early to the body with punches and kicks. Two consecutive knees from Matias send Moberly down. When the fight resumes Matias continues to unload at one point knocking Moberly down again, but he jumped right back to his feet and the referee didn’t give him a count. Another knee to the head sends Moberly down again and an eight count is given. It seemed Moberly was going to make it out of the first round but with less than ten second left Matias unloaded a flying knee that sent Moberly crashing to the canvas and the fight was called off. Nice looking (T)KO win for Jay Matias.

Nick Vaughn and Phil LeGrand were both making their professional debuts. LeGrand used a lot of movement in the fight and both fighters had their moments landing solid kicks through out the bout. In the end Nick Vaughn was able to take home the win as the judges awarded him the split decision victory.

In the night’s opening pro bout Ryan Madigan and Tarek Rached met under K-1 rules. The bout was a re-match from a few years back which Rached had won. Both fighters started off with some stiff punches and kicks. As the first round is coming to an end Rached unloads some left kicks to the left knee of Madigan and he goes down. Madigan is unable to get up and is counted out giving Rached the KO victory with only one second left in the first round.

Results:
Pro
Chike Lindsay def. Cyrus Washington via Unanimous Decision
Eddie Martinez def. Angelo Campoli via Unanimous Decision
Jay Matias def. Cody Moberly via (T)KO at 2:57 of Rd. 1
Nick Vaughn def. Phil LeGrand via Split Decision
Tarek Rached def. Ryan Madigan via KO (Leg Kicks) at 2:59 or Rd. 1

Amateur
Sean Fagan def. Joey Hernandez via (T)KO at 1:29 or Rd. 5
Sokun Kit def. Henry Lee via Unanimous Decision
Elijah Clarke def. Angel Flores via Unanimous Decision
Steve Hernandez def. Ariel Abreu via Unanimous Decision
Pawel Zawistowski def. Jovan Davis via Unanimous Decision
Manny Casais def. Jeff Hobbs via Unanimous Decision
Jess Ng def. Melanie Odria via Unanimous Decision
Irina Khouade def. Chantal Perry via Unanimous Decision

*Photo by Bauzen

Fight card for Take-On Productions: Muay Thai at the Mecca 2

The fight card for Take-On Productions: Muay Thai at the Mecca 2 is set with five pro bouts and 8 amateur bouts. All of the action will be happening tomorrow night at the theater in Madison Square Garden. In addition to the fight’s Take-On Productions will be helping raise funds for victims of Hurricane Sandy.

The night’s main event will feature Cyrus Washington vs. Chike Lindsay in what should prove to be one of the night’s most exciting bouts. Also featured on the fight card will be Eddie Martinez vs. Angelo Campoli, Phil LeGrand vs. Nick Vaughn, Cody Moberly vs. Jay Matias, and Ryan Madigan vs. Tarek Rached.

Full Fight Card:

Pro
Cyrus Washington vs. Chike Lindsay
Eddie Martinez vs. Angelo Campoli
Phil LeGrand vs. Nick Vaughn
Cody Moberly vs. Jay Maitas
Ryan Madigan vs. Tarek Rached

Amateur
Sean Fagan vs. Joey Hernandez
Sokun Kit vs. Henry Lee
Angel Flores vs. Elijah Clark
Steve Hernandez vs. Ariel Abreu
Jovan Davis vs. Pavel Zawistowski
Jeff Hobbs vs. Manny Casais
Melanie Odria vs. Jessica Ng
Irina Khouade vs. Chantal Perry

Cyrus Washington vs. Chike Lindsay set as main event for Take-On Productions: Muay Thai at the Mecca 2

Take-On Productions: Muay Thai at the Mecca 2 will take place November 10, 2012 at the theater in Madison Square Garden. Today Take-On announced that a bout between Cyrus Washington (@BlackDynamiteMT) and Chike Lindsay will serve as the night’s main event.

Washington has not competed since a KO loss to Ky Hollenbeck earlier in the year, while Lindsay will be looking to try to put together back-to-back victories. Lindsay defeated Malaipet Sasiprapa in June of this year under the Bangkok Fight Night banner. 

Pictures: Take-On Productions MSG fighter open workout

Bauzen (@Bauzen) was on hand for Take-On Productions open workout for their "Muay Thai at the Mecca 2" event. The work out featured fighters who will be competing at the event such as Cyrus Washington (@BlackDynamiteMT), Jay Matias (@JayMatias), Phil LeGrand, Nick Vaughn (@NickWatGym), and Eddie Martinez to name a few. 

Enjoy Bauzen's pictures and make sure to check out his website www.bauzen.com.

Friday Night Fights Muay Thai launches YouTube Channel, regular updates with fight videos expected

Friday Night Fights Muay Thai (@FridaysFights) launched their YouTube Channel today. The page can be seen at www.youtube.com/fnfmt and will feature regular updates with some of Friday Night Fights best fights. The fights that are currently available for viewing are Joseph Valtellini vs. Alex Berrios, Troy Sheridan vs. Phil LeGrand, and Justin Greskiewicz vs. Turan Hasanov 3. 

Everyone loves free fights so make sure to check the YouTube Channel out so you can check out these fights and the many to come. We have embedded the three fights that are currently available on their channel below. 

Matches to make after Friday Night Fights Muay Thai "2011 Season Finale" and The Warriors Cup XIII

Friday Night Fights Muay Thai “2011 Season Finale” and The Warriors Cup XIII delivered some great Muay Thai action this past weekend in New York and New Jersey. In New York, Phil LeGrand defeated highly touted amateur fighter Josh Fitzsimmons and announced he would be going pro, while in New Jersey Ognjen Topic continued to show why he is one of North America’s up and coming talents. Below are a few match-ups that would make sense as the next possible fight for some of the competitors from this weekend’s action.

Ryan Murray vs. James Smith
Smith and Murray fought a back and forth fight for two rounds. It seemed Murray was on the brink of defeat at the end of the first round, but he came storming back in the second round. Unfortunately for both fighters a torn bicep ended Smith's night early. Injuries occur all the time in sports and no fighter wants to take a win simply because their opponent was injured. Murray really turned things around in the second stanza and it seemed it could have eventually resulted in a stoppage victory, but with the injury we did not have a chance to find out. A re-match is fitting due to the unfortunate ending of this bout.

Results and Recap: Friday Night Fights Muay Thai 2011 Season Finale

by Eddie Marini

New York -- Friday Night Fights Muay Thai took place last night at The Hall at St. Paul’s in New York. The night’s main event featured a bout between Turan Hasanov and Villi Bello. The bout was non-stop action from start to finish; Hasanov came out aggressive in the first round. He used solid hand combinations followed up by leg kicks to score. Hasanov’s leg kicks set the pace for the fight as they landed throughout. Bello was willing to take the punishment from Hasanov’s leg kicks and get inside and exchange with Hasanov, resulting in the crowd roaring over the excitement. The fight went the distance and despite Bello being a game opponent the fight awarded to Hasanov by unanimous decision.

Emily Bearden and Denise Jacobs met in a female pro bout and it was all Bearden the entire fight. Bearden worked a great push kick to kick Jacobs at bay as she looked to clinch. A solid right hand from Bearded scored a standing eight count. Jacobs looks to turn things around in the fifth but it was too little too late. The knockdown and the previous four rounds clearly created to large of a deficit for her to catch up. The judges awarded Bearden the win by unanimous decision.