The Weekend Rundown: Harrison, Ibrahim, Berrios and Kaoklai all win

There were multiple Muay Thai events this weekend so that means it's time for the weekend rundown. Three events of interest took place this weekend. The Warriors Cup XII, Friday Night Fights "8-to-1" and Elite Boxing's Thailand vs. Challengers all had some exciting fights so in case you missed any of the action you can catch up.

Friday Night Fights "8-to-1"
The night's main event featured Alex Berrios of Tampa Muay Thai taking on Rigel Balsamico of Cool Hearts Muay Thai. It didn't take long before Berrios began to pick apart Balsamico who seemed to have his head somewhere else. In the third round a barrage of knees to the body by Berrios forced Balsamico to turn and try and flee but the referee stepped in and gave him a count, but before it was over Balsamico indicated he wanted no more.

The night's other attraction was the one night eight man tournament which featured an all Canadian finals as Josh Fitzsimmons and Troy Sheridan clashed in a very exciting fight. As with most of the tournament match-ups the pace was fast and furious with Fitzsimmons gaining the upper hand in the first round. Sheridan rallied back in the second setting the tone for the deciding third round, but their would be no need for the judges scorecards as a short right hook from Fitzsimmons ended the night for Sheridan early in the round.

Results:
AJ Pearson def. Nick Parenty via KO at 0:58 of Rd. 1

1st Round of 8-man Tournament:
Diarmaid McGregor def. Shawn Fagan via Split Decision
Troy Sheridan def. Phillip Legrand via Unanimous Decision
Josh Fitzsimmons def. Adam Edgerton via KO (Punch) at 1:51 of Rd. 1
Chris McMillon def. Richard Huang via (T)KO (Knees) at 1:51 of Rd. 2

Danny Rangel def. Chris Martinez via Split Decision
Jacques Preira def. Sentwali Woolrich via KO (Head Kick) at 0:53 of Rd. 1
Chris Kwiatkowski def. Robert Blake via Unanimous Decision

Semi-Finals of 8-Man Tournament:
Troy Sheridan def. Diarmaid McGregor via KO (Punches) at 1:49 of Rd. 1
Josh Fitzsimmons def. Chris McMillan via Unanimous Decision

Ruby Calabrese def. Daniella Budlimic via Unanimous Decision
Chris Mauceri def. Derrick George via Split Decision

8-Man Tournament Finals:
Josh Fitzsimmons def. Troy Sheridan via KO (Punch) at 0:19 of Rd. 3

Main Event:
Alex Berrios def. Rigel Balsamico via (T)KO (Knees) at 2:05 of Rd. 3

The Warriors Cup XII
The first full rules event held in New Jersey featured world ranked Liam Harrison from the U.K. taking on American Justin Greskiewicz in the main event. The bout was for the WBC Muay Thai welterweight international title and from the beginning it was clearly visible as to why Harrison was the heavy favorite. Harrison punished Greskiewicz with leg kicks and it seemed the American no answer for the speed and timing of Harrison. As the second round was coming to a close Greskiewicz came in with a flying knee, but was met with a counter left hook from Harrison that sent him to the canvas. Greskiewicz tried to make it to his corner, but couldn't and the fight was called by the referee.

Rami Ibrahim and Mark DeLuca served as the main event in a fight that went the distance in favor of Ibrahim. Implementing some solid leg kicks Ibrahim was able to break down DeLuca, but despite the damaged absorbed DeLuca continued to press the action. In the end it was clear that Ibrahim had done enough to take the decision on the judges cards.

Results:
Pro
Liam Harrison def. Justin Greskiewicz via (T)KO at 3:00 of Rd. 2
Rami Ibrahim def. Mark DeLuca via Unanimous Decision
Brett Hlavacek def. Marcus Fisher via Majority Decision
Ognjen Topic def. Tony Manoharan via (T)KO (Doctor Stoppage) at 3:00 of Rd. 3

Amateur
Rodolphe Felix def. Junaid Hamid via Unanimous Decision to win the Warriors Cup lightweight amateur title
Mike Gianone def. Bill Chiu via (T)KO at 0:30 of Rd. 2
Justin Corbalis and Flavio Brita fight to a Split Draw
Youyoung Cho def. Ricardo Silvario via Unanimous Decision
Vincent Hui def. Spencer Grekoski via Split Decision
Chad Looney def. Cassidy Huie via Unanimous Decision
Giovanna Scano def. Chantal Perry via Unanimous Decision
Chris Roeck def. Tyler Finnerty via Unanimous Decision
Casey Van Brookhoven def. Eric Madsen via (T)KO at 0:35 of Rd. 1
Kyle Wehrhan def. Justin Frazier via Unanimous Decision
Liz Welch def. Christina Ta via Unanimous Decision

Elite Boxing "Thailand vs. Challenger Series"
Cyrus Washington made history being the first American to compete on Elite Boxing's "Thailand vs. Challenger Series". Taking on internationally ranked Kaoklai Kaennorsing was no easy task, but Washington proved to be up to it by making things interesting in the fight. Despite his efforts the end for Washington came in the third round after Kaoklai opened up a gash above the left eye of Washington forcing the fight to be stopped.

Results:
Armin Muaythaiplaza def. Hong Guang via Decision
Saiyok Windysport def. Bruce Macfie via Decision
Kaoklai Kaennorsing def. Cyrus Washington via (T)KO (Cut) in Rd. 3
Antuan Siangboxing def. Saenchainoi Pumphanmuang via Decision
Suelokkao def. Valdet Gashi via Decision
Bernueng Topkingboxing def. Manasak Sitniwat via KO in Rd. 2