Sean Kearney wins at Max Muay Thai, Kanongsuk Chuwattana wins 4-Man Tournament

Sean Kearney was in action this weekend at Max Muay Thai where he faced Sanpetch Kiatpetchnoi. Kearney scored a KO victory over Sanpetch in an impressive win, he was the only foreigner on the fight card that faced a Thai and won. With the win Kearney bounces back from his defeat to Singmanee Kaewsamrit in December 2013.

Kanongsuk Chuwattana won the Max Muay Thai 4-man tournament. He defeated Yurik Super Prosamui by KO in the second round to capture the tournament win. Other winners on the night included Sapanpetch Sit Ititsukato, Jomthong Chuwattana, and Jingreedtong Seatransferry.

Results:

4-Man Tournament Semi-Finals
Kanongsuk Chuwattana def. Kamel Mezatni via KO in Rd. 2
Yurik Super Prosamui def. Mostafa Abdollahi via (T)KO (Cut) in Rd. 3

4-Man Tournament Final
Kanongsuk Chuwattana def. Yurik Super Prosamui via KO in Rd. 2

Super Fights
Sean Kearney def. Sanpetch Kiatpetchnoi via KO
Sapanpetch Sit Ititsukato def. Ncedo Gomba via Decision
Changpuek Muaythaiacademy def. Raphael Bohic via Decision
Jingreedtong Seatransferry def. Mar Rey via Decision
Jomthong Chuwattana def. Khaial Super Prosamui via KO in Rd. 2

Aegpracha Meenayothin wins Princess Cup 4-man tournament

The Princess Cup 4-man tournament took place in Thailand today, it featured Thiago Teixeira (Brazil), Aegpracha Meenayothin (Thailand), Marco Pique (Suriname) and Mostafa Abdollahi (Iran).

The tournament semi-final paired up Pique vs. Aegpracha and Teixeira vs. Abdollahi. Aegpracha stopped Pique in the opening round to advance to the finals while Texeira out pointed Abdollahi for a decision win to punch his ticket to the finals.

In the finals Aegpracha defeated Teixeira via decision to win the Princess Cup. Aegpracha next fight will be in the United States when he takes on American stand out Ky Hollenbeck at Push Kick Promotions “Thailand vs. The Americas” on August 18th.

Fight Blog - Mostafa Abdollahi vs. Kym Johnson

by Mostafa Abdollahi

I was lucky to receive an invitation to participate in the Knees of Fury show in Adelaide on the 25th of Feb 2012. How I came to be on the fight card is a long story; with JWP sustaining an injury, Ky Hollenbeck withdrawing etc, I eventually received a call 3 weeks before the show from the promoter asking me to fight Kym Johnson. This was fine for me as I was still in shape from my last fight with Berneung Top King in Phuket. I had not sustained any injuries from that fight so I was ready to fight again on the 25th. In preparation for the fight, I watched some of Kym’s fights online with my trainer so we could formulate a strategy for the fight.

The weigh-in was the day before, I made 72.3kg pretty easily. Then I had a good rest, and plenty of food! The next day, I had a chat with my cornerman and great friend Jason Lapin from Jabout in Sydney; he gave me some additional advice for my fight and we made a game plan together. I was feeling super confident, I knew that Kym liked to be busy, move around a lot, not too much clinching, so I had a solid strategy to counteract this.

The Challenger Muaythai blog - Mostafa Abdollahi part 2

by Mostafa Abdollahi

After my first fight and my victory by KO against Jay Woodham from the UK, I had a bad injury and my rib was cracked from his knee. I was in pain, even that night I couldn't sleep. After one day rest and recovery, I started very light training again. In the 3rd quarter final match when Jordan Watson faced off against Cedric Muller, Marco Pique and I were the only to fighters remaining to fight in the quarter final.

The blue team trainers and I focused all that week on training to beat Marco's fight style. We tried more to fight Thai style and attack with hard kicks because I knew Marco being based in Nederland’s has a Dutch style which is more K-1 with punch and kick combinations. I was planning to be opposite from his techniques. Also I knew that Marco had a very bad injury in his previous fight against Frankie.

THE FIGHT
From the start I tried to control the game and use my leg kicks and make him hurt. I knew if I wanted to achieve my goal and go to the semi-finals, I needed to win this fight. I really tried to catch the judge’s eyes with my kicks and knees. Marco was in pain and I could tell, but he was trying so hard to win this match. In between my corner men always made me relax during the fight. I used more hands and left

The Challenger Muaythai blog - Mostafa Abdollahi

by Mostafa Abdollahi

I was the Iranian Muaythai team captain for several years and earned a few medals in different international Muaythai competitions. I was one of the last fighters to be chosen to enter the Challenger Muaythai from the WMC and I only found out for definite 2 days before I had to fly to KL! The WMC (World Muaythai Council) chose me because I'm a Muslim fighter from the middle east and they were interested in my background and fight style.

When I got to the villa I recognized some famous and experienced fighters and also I knew some of the fighters already. I thought it's gonna be a tough challenge for me, but this didn't freak me out because I'm always looking for challenges and new experiences. I can say the Challenger Muaythai has been fantastic and a great opportunity for me to live & train with champions.