Push Kick Promotions "Thailand vs. The Americas" took place last night in Pomona, CA and it wasn't all smooth sailing. Four pro bouts were scheduled for the event but only three took place. Ky Hollenbeck was originally set to fight Aegpracha Meenayothin in a highly anticipated co-main event but Meenayothin was forced to withdraw from the bout for unknown reasons. Malaipet Sasiprapa was then set to step in on three days notice but did not get cleared as his blood work was not up to date. The bout was then cancelled the day of the event.
In the night's main ever Lerdsila "Mr. Lightning" Chumpairtour took on Siam No. 1 product Matt "Matics" Embree. From the start it was clear that Lerdsila was the superior fighter, his experience and technique clearly presented issues for Embree. Lerdsila landed his strikes when he wanted to and was able to evade many of Embree's attacks early. Despite Embree's efforts to use his hands and land some solid punches in the bout, Lerdsila was in the driver’s seat the entire fight. He was able to toss Embree to the canvas on several occasions when they clinched. Embree showed composure in not losing his calm demeanor and approach as he tried to figure out a successful way to attack Lerdsila, but in the end it never came and Lerdsila took home a clear cut unanimous decision victory.
