Thai Fight 2013 Finals Results and Recap

The Thai Fight 2013 Finals took place this past weekend in Thailand and the 154lb and 147lb tournament winners were crowned. Things went as expected as Yodsanklai Fairtex won the 154lb tournament and Fahmongkol Sor . Jor . Danrayong won the 147lb tournament.

Yodsanklai made it look easy agaisnt Expedito Valin. He knocked Valin down a total of three times. From the start of the fight Valin offered little offense as Yodsanklai walked through anything that was thrown at him as he stalked Valin. The first knock down came from an uppercut in the first round. Valin survived the round but in the second round things continued much like in the first. Yodsanklai knocked Valin down with a right punch and after Valin recovered Yodsanklai continued on the attack eventually connecting with another right that put Valin's lights out for good. With the win Yodsanklai has now won his last ten fights with seven of them being (T)KO's.

Ruslan Kushnirenko put up a worthy effort against Fahmongkol but in the end the Thai was just to skilled. Fahmongkol was simply a step ahead of Kushnirenko the entire fight. In the second round a perfectly executed left knee faint followed up by a right knee to the body spelled the end for Kushnirenko as he hit the canvas and could not beat the referee's count. It was a great display of technique by Fahmongkol.

Results:

154lb Tournament Final
Yodsanklai Fairtex def. Expedito Valin via KO in Rd. 2

147lb Tournament Final
Fahmongkol Sor. Jor Danrayong def. Ruslan Kushnirenko via KO in Rd. 2

Sudsakorn Sor. Klinmee def. Saiyok Pumpanmuang via Decision
Payakdam Kor. Rungthankeat def. Matheus Pereira via KO in Rd. 2
Craig Dickson def. Pravit Aor Piriyapinyo via KO in Rd. 3
Sapynio Pha-Ang Gym def. Changsuek Posuwan Gym
Victor Pinto def. Ramin Mozami via Decision
Antoine Pinto def. Sharos Huyer via Decision
Iquezang Kor. Runthankeat def. Vung Noy via KO in Rd. 2

Thai Fight Results 11/30/2013

Thai Fight took place earlier today in Bangkok, Thailand. The semi-finals of the 154lb and 147lb tournament took place and it seemed that things went as expected except for one upset. Abraham Roqueni was expected by many to meet Yodsanklai Fairtex in the finals of the 154lb tournament for Expedito Valin had other plans as he outpointed Roqueni and took home a decision win. 

In the other tournament fights Yodsanklai advanced to the finals of the 154lb tournament by winning a decision over Samy Sana. Famonghkol defeated Aziz Hlali by (T)KO to set up his date in the finals for the 147lb tournament with Ruslan Kushnirenko who defeated Jimmy Vienot by decision to advance to the finals.

Results:

Thai Fight 154lb Tournament Semi-Finals
Yodsanklai Fairtex def. Samy Sana via Decision

Expedito Valin def. Abraham Roqueni via Decision

Thai Fight 147lb Tournament Semi-Finals
Famonghkol Sor Jor Danrayong def. Aziz Hlalli via (T)KO in Rd. 2
Ruslan Kushnirenko def. Jimmy Vienot via Decision

Super Fights
Saiyok Pumpanmuang def. Seyedisa Alamdarnezam via Extra Round Decision
Sudsakorn Sor. Klinmee def. Salah Khalifa via Decision
Antoine Pinto def. Luca Novello via Decision
Victor Pinto def. Mourad Harfaoui via (T)KO in Rd. 3
Payakdam Mor. Phuvana def. Ye Yin via KO in Rd. 1
Iquezang Kor. Thanakeat def. Htet Aung Do via Decision

Fight Card for the November 30 Thai Fight event in Bangkok, Thailand

Thai Fight will return on November 30th with the finale of their 154lb and 147lb tournaments. The semi-final matches of the 154lb tournament will feature Yodsanklai Fairtex vs. Samy Sana and Abraham Roqueni vs. Expedito Valin. The 147lb tournament semi-final matches will be Famonghkol Sor Jor Danrayong vs. Aziz Hlalli and Ruslan Kushnirenko vs. Jimmy Vienot. It is expected that Yodsanklai will meet Roqueni in 154lb tournament final with Yodsanklai being the favorite to win, and in the 147lb tournament final many are expecting to see Famonghkol vs. Kushnirenko with Famonghkol being the tournament favorite.

In super fight action Saiyok Pumpanmuang will take on Seyedisa Alamdarnezam, Sudsakorn Sor. Klinmee will take on Salah Khalifa and the Pinto brother will both be in action as well. Antoine Pinto will take on Luca Novello, and Victor Pinto will take on Mourad Harfaoui.

That Fight has really gotten criticized for their match making in the past few years with claims that they favor they are looking to make the Thai Fighters look good and not evenly matching them up. As usual fan grumblings have once again started for the match making regarding this event as well. Of course only time will tell if we will see the usual one sided beat downs or if these fights will be more competitive. Regardless of which happens all of the action will go down November 30, 2013 at the MCC Mall Bangkapi in Bangkok, Thailand.

Thai Fight 154lb Tournament Semi-Finals
Yodsanklai Fairtex vs. Samy Sana
Abraham Roqueni vs. Expedito Valin

Thai Fight 147lb Tournament Semi-Finals
Famonghkol Sor Jor Danrayong vs. Aziz Hlalli
Ruslan Kushnirenko vs. Jimmy Vienot

Super Fights
Saiyok Pumpanmuang vs. Seyedisa Alamdarnezam
Sudsakorn Sor. Klinmee vs. Salah Khalifa
Antoine Pinto vs. Luca Novello
Victor Pinto vs. Mourad Harfaoui
Payakdam Mor. Phuvana vs. Ye Yin
Iquezang Kor. Thanakeat vs. Htet Aung Do

Thai Fight 2013 Tournament Results: Yodsanklai and Abraham Roqueni advance

The opening round of the Thai Fight's 147 and 154lb tournaments took place earlier this morning in Thailand. Yodsanklai Fairtex, Abraham Roqueni, and Chike Lindsay were some of the more recognizable names with all three competing the 154lb tournament.

There were high hopes for Lindsay, the only American in the tournament, after a decent showing against Yodsanklai this past July. To the surprise of many he was defeated by Samy Sana via decision and eliminated from the tournament. 154lb tournament favorite Yodsanklai scored a knockout victory and Spaniard Abraham Roqueni also scored a knockout to punch his ticket int he semi-final of the tournament.

You can read the full results below.

 

Results:

147lb (67kg) Tournament Opening Round
Azize Hlali def. Morgan Adrar via Decision
Jimmy Viennot def. Adaylton Freittas via (T)KO (Cut)
Famonghkol Sor Jor Danrayong def. Raouf Beliouz via Decision
Ruslan Kushnirenko def. Sat Shota via Decision

154lb (70kg) Tournament Opening Round
Expedito Valin def. Shimizu Takeru KO
Abraham Roqueni def. Emmanuel Horta via KO
Samy Sana def. Chike Linday via Decision
Yodsanklai Fairtex def. Vladimir Konsky via KO

Super Fights
Victor Pinto def. Jefferson Vulpe via Decision
Antoine Pinto def. Gustavo Mendez via Decision

Live Play by Play and Results for WKN Big 8 Tournament

The WKN Big 8 Tournament will take place today in Minsk, Belarus. For those that can't make it to Belarus for the event, there are a few options. You can watch the live on-line PPV stream by following this link to GFL.tv, it cost $14.99. If you can't watch the on-line PPV stream then you as always can follow the the live play by play coverage provided by Muay Thai Authority as we report live from the event.

To follow our live play by play updates there are three options. You can like stay right here on this page as we update throughout the night, you can like our official facebook page or follow us on twitter @MuayThaiAuth.

WKN Big 8 tournament match-ups announced

The WKN Belarus Big 8 tournament will take place November 26th in Belarus. The weigh-ins and official draw for the one night tournament took place today. The opening round match-ups will feature American Chris Kwiatkowski taking on Africa's Ibrahim Konate, while one of the tournament favorites in Andrei Kulebin will face Loris Audoui of South America. The other two opening round fights of the tournament will feature Ruslan Kushnirenko vs. Samkor and Taylor Havery vs. Erkan Varol.

Groups set for WKN Big 8 World Tournament in Belarus

A few weeks ago we announced that New York's Chris Kwiatkowski would be the American representative at this years WKN Big 8 Tournament in Belarus. This field of eight includes some solid names including Andrei Kulebin and Samkor Keatmontep.

The fighters have now been broken up into groups A and B, meaning that no fighter from group A will fight a fighter from group B until the finals and vice versa. The opening round pairings will be made at random on a later date, but the current groups are as listed below.

WKN Belarus Big 8 Tournament Results - Klinmee wins tournament

Sudsakorn Klinmee defeated an eight man field to win the WKN Belarus Big 8 Tournament this past weekend. Klinmee who was representing Asia in the tournament defeated American representative Michael Mananquil by decision. In the semi-finals he defeated Ruslan Kushnirenko, and in the finals he stopped Andrei Kulebin after the doctor decided Kulebin could no longer continue due to cuts suffered in the fight.

Full WKN Belarus Big 8 Tournament Results:

Opening Round
Andrei Kulebin( Belarus ) def. Taylor Harvey ( Australia )
Erkan Varol ( Turkey ) def. Mthobisi Buthelezi ( Africa )
Sudsakorn Klinmee ( Asia ) def. Michael Mananquil ( North America )
Ruslan Kushnirenko ( Europe ) def.  Marcos Cornejo ( South America )

Semi-Final Round
Andrei Kulebin ( Belarus ) def. Erkan Varol ( Turkey )
Sudsakorn Klinmee ( Asia ) def. Ruslan Kushnirenko ( Europe )

Final Round
Sudsakorn Klinmee (Asia) def. Andrei Kulebin (Belarus) TKO (Doctor Stoppage)

Other Results

WKN Womens World Title
Joanna Jedrzjcyk ( Holland) def. Alla Ivashkevich ( Belarus)
WKN European World Title
Bogdan Lukin (Ukraine) def. Igor Klimovitch(Belarus)
WKN International World Title
Dmitry "Black Vallet" Valent (Belarus) def. Tarek Slimani (Marocco) by KO

WKN Big 8 Tournament Match-ups

The WKN Big 8 Tournament line up is now a bit more complete. As reported before here on www.MuayThaiAuthority.com Michael Mananquil will be representing North American in the tournament and will be facing the South America representative in Marco Cornejo. The rest of the match-ups for the tournament have been announced and can be seen below.

Scheduled Fight Card:
Big 8 Tournament 8 Tournament Pool #1
Andrei Kulebin vs. Erkan Varol
Taylor Harvey vs. Mthobisi Buthelezi

Big 8 Tournament 8 Tournament Pool #2
Sudsakorn Klinmee vs. Ruslan Kushnirenko
Michael Mananquil vs. Marco Cornejo

WKN Women's World Title Fight
Joanna Jedrzjcyk vs. Alla Ivashkevich 

WKN World Title Fight
Igor Klimovitch vs. Bogdan Lukin 


Dmitry ” Balck Valent ” Valent vs. Tarek Slimani