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MTiL presents “Profiles in American Muay Thai” Vol. 7 – Jose Palacios

Posted on February 17, 2012 by muaythailife

by Galen Okazaki The first time I saw Jose Palacios fight in person was in March of 2011 when he fought Joey Pagliuso. It was a tough fight that almost went the distance. But with only 15 seconds left in the fight, Jose unleashed a head kick that knocked Joey out cold. A few months later I saw Jose fight in person again at Battle in the Desert 2, when he took on Scotty Leffler. In a blur, he knocked out Scotty with an overhand right 20 seconds into the fight. At this point I really started to take notice of Jose Palacios, how could you not? His next fight with the up and coming Artem Sharoshkin at Stand Up Promotion’s National Muay Thai Championship fight card was highly anticipated. That fight ended up going the distance with Jose winning it by unanimous decision. With three strong wins in a row over well regarded opponents he had improved his professional Muay Thai record to 5-2. Jose had made a career breakthrough and he was on the rise. Next up, was a fight with the re-emergent Kit Cope and his 23-0 pro Muay Thai record at Lion Fight Promotion’s Battle in the Desert 4. —————————————————————- Jose Palacios was born in Managua, Nicaragua. When he was six, his parents left for the United States with his two older brothers, leaving Jose and his younger brother behind. The feeling of abandonment left Jose with a healthy dose of anger as he ended up … Continue reading →

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Bangkok Fight Night 11: Cyrus Washington to replace Chase Green against Stephen Richards & Anthony Nieves steps back in the ring!

Posted on September 29, 2011 by muaythailife

Bangkok Fight Night has gone under the radar a bit too long in our opinion. The Atlanta-based promotion is already approaching it’s 11th show and only looks to continue to grow on it’s success. The hybrid Muay Thai & MMA promotion has enjoyed quite a bit of success in the Peach State and have been both home and breeding ground for some of the U.S.’s top nakmuays. Chike Lindsay, Stephen Richards, Anthony Nieves, and Alex Berrios are among some of the bigger names in the sport of Muay Thai that have stepped under the Bangkok Fight Night lights. Khunpon Dechkampu, essentially the man behind the curtain of Bangkok Fight Nights, recently spoke with Muay Thai is Life about their upcoming event and announced a few changes, as well as a few other fights that will be on the card. In the main event, Stephen Richards will now be facing off against Cyrus Washington, who comes in as a replacement for previously announced opponent, Chase Green. A veteran of the sport who has spent his time as of late bouncing around Thailand and the U.S., Washington is an always game fighter that has faced off with some of the world’s best and definitely never seems to shy away from any fight. Washington, was also part of the cast of “The Challenger Muay Thai”, a Muay Thai-themed reality show that pretty much took over from where 2008′s “The Contender: Muay Thai” left off and is now airing throughout Europe and Asia. Washington … Continue reading →

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Buakaw Por Pramuk VS Youssef Adgham Boughanem

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Nak4eye
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Grand Prix Final Results and Video

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Nak4eye

The card breaks down as such; Opening: Tsutomoto Takahagi (R3 – Unanimous Decision) Hidekazu Kimura Superfight: Sergey Kharitonov vs. Singh Jaideep Reserve: Ewerton Teixeira (R3 – Unanimous Decision) Errol Zimmerman Superfight: Hesdy Gerges (R1 – TKO) Yusuke Fujimoto Quarterfinals: Alistair Overeem (R3 – Unanimous Decision) Tyrone Spong Quarterfinals: Gokhan Saki (Ext.R – Split Decision) Daniel Ghita Quarterfinals: Semmy Schilt (R3 – Unanimous Decision) Kyotaro (Keijiro Maeda) Quarterfinals: Peter Aerts (R1 – TKO – Head Kick) Mighty Mo Semifinals: Alistair Overeem (R1 – TKO – Injury) Gokhan Saki Semifinals: Peter Aerts (R3 – Split Decision) Semmy Schilt Finals: Peter Aerts vs. Alistair Overeem Grand Prix Final: Alistair Overeem vs. Peter Aerts: Round 1: The final begins, and Aerts goes for the head right away. Overeem stalks and blasts Aerts with an uppercut. Aerts circles away to the center of the ring, but Overeem is pressing. Knee to the ribcage, leg kick, and a BOOOMING combination. Aerts is hurt, and Aerts is down. Unbelievable. He just unleashed the most ferocious flurry of blows to Aerts and crushed him instantly. Alistair Overeem def. Peter Aerts via knockout. Super Fight: Sergei Kharitonov vs. Singh Jaideep: Round 1: Kharitonov stalks Jaideep into the corner early, throws a three punch combo, but blocked by Jaideep. Jaideep is starting to work the leg kicks, but Kharitonov jabs and lands a nice body shot. Jaideep trying to land a head kick, but Sergei blocks. Referee separates, and back to action. Sergei comes forward, throws overhand, and Jaideep counters. … Continue reading →

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