Thursday, 17 May 2012 19:20

Kongsak Sitbonmee and Pakorn Sakyotin were the main winners at the Sor Sommai show at Rajadamnern Stadium. The main event was between Konssak and Petcheak Kiatyongut with Petcheak starting the stronger, almost putting the 2011 fighter of the year down for the count with a series of elbows and uppercuts in the second round.

Despite appearing on unsteady legs and suffering a cut from the elbow which started the onslaught Kongsak was able to recover and finish the round strongly. From that point on he was firmly in control, firing in body kicks from the southpaw stance and continually being the aggressor to take a comfortable decision win.

In the co-main event Konsak's old rival Pakorn, who will be fighting Saenchai Sor PK SaenchaiGym in Scotland later this year took on Monkonchai Petchsuphaphun. The first two rounds were uneventful but in round three Pakorn landed a perfectly timed elbow which put Monkonchai down for the count.

There was no way back for Monkonchai who lost his footing a couple of times in the fourth as Parkorn did a godo job of tying him up in the clinch and making him miss when he tried to press forward.

At the start of the night Prajanchay Por.Petnumtong won the vacant Rajadamnern flyweight title with a decision win over Methee Kiatpratoom while Kengsiam Nor Sriphung stopped Phudpadnoi Muangsima in the second round of their fight putting him down twice with a series of elbows and uppercuts, the second knock down forcing the referee to step in and stop the fight.

The next big show at Rajadamnern is on May 30th when Nong O Gaigandeao fights Petboonchu FA Group and F16 Rajanon rematches Yodtuontong Petchyindee.

Full results:

Prajantchai Por Petnamthong defeated Methi Kiatprathum by decision

 Kengsiam Nor Sriphung defeated Pudpadnoi Muangsima by TKO

Dang Sor Ploenchit defeated Petu-thong Or Kwanmuang by decision

Khunsuklek Or Kwanmuang defeated Pajonsuk Por Pramuk by decision

Saeksan Or Kwanmuang defeated Yodwicha Por Boonsit by decision

Pakon Barnpeeumruanpeetong defeated Mongkolchai Petsuphapaan by decision

Kongsak Sitboonmee defeated Petek Kiatyongyut by decision

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Thursday, 17 May 2012 19:20

Episode IV of the well received Muay Thai documentary series, 8 Limbs: Life of a Nak Muay!

Presented by liverkick.com, Life of a Nak Muay has followed former national stadiums fighter Lucky, and 13yr old penniless Thai kid Yoduman who chose the sport over schooling. Then, a look at the culture behind watching live Muay Thai in the boxing stadiums, from the sights, the sounds, the gambling, the preparation, the mongkol...

Here is episode IV, focusing on foreigners or "farang" fighters - 9yr old Jon Vetle who came from Norway (where combat sports are banned) for his first Muay Thai fight (full pro-rules) and a cocky 19yr old American kid who came to live as a professional fighter in Thailand, with a degree of talent and ego in equal measure.

Enjoy!

Trivia; the guy in red shorts with lacklustr... ahem, awesome padwork is me. Mum, I'm famous!

Episode five will focus on the fighters featured here, as they are both in fight preparations, much like Lucky and Yoduman in the first two episodes. Stay tuned!

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Stay tuned to Liverkick.com for episode five!

Thursday, 17 May 2012 19:20

Fighting Entertainment Group, best known as FEG, has gotten an incredibly bad rep after the past few years, and rightfully so. The sad part is, this led to the K-1 name being dragged through not only the mud, but the pig pen. K-1 is now under new ownership, but a lot of this news has apparently yet to really hit Japan. Tony L and Go Yamamoto, whom I greatly respect and have always been on the ball, published this article on Sherdog that quite simply seems out of date and will simply confuse many fans who have been following this closely. If anything, it reflects the understanding of K-1's current situation in Japan or if you aren't reading LiverKick on a regular basis; hazy, at best.

K-1 Global Holdings has made no ifs about it, their focus is on the United States. Their plan is for three events in the United States in 2012, including the K-1 WGP USA Qualifying Tournament in Los Angeles, the K-1 World Grand Prix Final 16 in Miami and K-1 World Grand Prix Finals in New York.

Today Tanikawa made a public statement, which was published on the FEG official website, confirming that indeed, FEG and himself were beyond broke.

e it gets confusing is how it has been appearing in the media. The same day that Masato appeared to the media alongside Mike Kim to talk about K-1 in Madrid, newspapers in Japan were running headlines stating "K-1 Bankrupt." They were talking about FEG, but there has been very little K-1 news in Japan and even less buzz about K-1 Global Holdings and the "new management" before Masato's appearance.

Thursday, 17 May 2012 19:20

It is a ringing endorsement for any promotion when fight afficianado Bloodstain Lane wants you to watch it. It is no surprise that K-1 is on the short list for BSL, especially considering it is their first show in about a year, under new management, and features Badr Hari as well as Daniel Ghita. If you've seen Lane's videos, you know what to expect, if not, you are in for a pleasant surprise. If you aren't down with a little bit of cursing, I'm not really sure what you are down for, because Lane breaks down the event and his knowledge and passion are second-to-none.

Thursday, 17 May 2012 19:20

We are very pleased to announce that on May 26th LiverKick.com will be partnering with Glory Sports International to bring you the live stream of the big Glory event in Stockholm, Sweden. On May 26th Glory will kickoff their World Series of Kickboxing tournaments with the First 16 for the 70kg division while also hosting a slew of super fights, including Gokhan Saki vs. Carter Williams and Semmy Schilt vs. Errol Zimmerman.

Head over to Glory's newly-redesigned site to get a glimpse of the rest of the card.

As mentioned, we will be partnering with Glory to host the PPV right here on LiverKick, so you do not need to leave your favorite source for Kickboxing news and coverage on fight day. The event costs $15 and will begin at 10:00am Eastern time/7:00am Pacific time. Go ahead and bookmark this page, as this will be where you go to order the event on fight day.