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The inaugural MPL event has ended and needless to say it was a fantastic night of fights. Not one fight on the entire card lacked excitement and the promotion as whole was beautifully put together. Although the event did take a while to get started and those watching the GFL.tv feed where growing antsy because of sound problems, in the end the event made up for the difficulties in spades. All fighters put on fantastic performances, but perhaps the moments or details that stood out to me most were Valentina Shevchenko’s vicious cross, Filip Verlinden’s overall performance against Tomas Hron, Baxter Humby’s amazing spinning back kick KO of Zidov Akuma, Julie Kitchen’s overall technique, Corbett’s vicious elbows, and last but not least Buakaw’s Muay Thai clinic against Warren Stevelmans. The fighters put together for tonight’s MPL were brought to the U.S. to demonstrate to American audiences the beauty and power of Muay Thai, they delivered. However, perhaps the only disconcerting part of the evening were reports that for such a momentous event, the stands at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach (where the event took place) were surprisingly empty. One has to wonder if the online pay-per-view buys will help the MPL recoup what they may have lost in ticket sales. Or perhaps the event made the money the promotion expected for a U.S. event. The point is the U.S. Muay Thai Community has to get together and support event such as these any chance they get. The success and … Continue reading →