Cody Moberly steps in to fight Jason Andrada on short notice at Lion Fight 8

Thiago Azeredo was scheduled to face Jason Andrada (@RidiculousJ702) at Lion Fight 8 (@LFPLasVegas) on January 25th, but was forced to withdraw from the bout after he did not pass his medicals. With only a week left until fight time Cody Moberly stepped up to replace Azeredo.

Andrada will be making his pro debut after and exciting amateur career, while Moberly will be competing in his second pro fight. Both fighters are aggressive and like to push foward so it should be an exciting fight from the start.

Lion Fight 8 will air live on AXS TV and feature the American debut of Muay Thai legend Yodsanklai Fairtex as he takes on Gregory Choplin in the main event.

Lion Fight 8 Fight Card:
Yodsanklai Fairtex vs. Gregory Choplin
Tiffany Van Soest vs. Alexis Rufus
Kevin Ross vs. Chris Kwiatkowski
Remy Bonnel vs. Shane Campbell
Malaipet vs. Vishnu Gulati
Vivian Leung vs. Kate McGray
Jason Andrada vs. Cody Moberly
Josh Shepard vs. Damien Early

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

Results and Recap: Friday Night Fights Muay Thai "2012 8-man Tournament"

Friday Night Fights Muay Thai was back at the Ball Street Ballroom in New York, NY this past Friday. The night was set to feature the annual eight man tournament and a main event fight between Mohammed Lemjerdine and Tony Manoharan.

In the main event Lemjerdine out pointed Manoharan to a five round unanimous decision win. Lemjerdine pushed the pace forcing Manoharan against the ropes, although Manoharan had no problem delivering shots of his own while being backed up. In the end though, Lemjerdine’s hands were in rhythm the entire night as he took home the victory. He pushes his pro record to 4-1 with the win.