Just wanted to say good luck to liam harrison, before he enters what is probably the biggest muay thai tournament ever! Proud that your english mate and flying the flag so high! rip it up man!

All the very best mate do you thing xx

Good luck Liam!

:-)
All the best bruv

Good Luck Liam :)

Thai Fight Sunday, August 29th, the event will be held at Indoor Stadium Huamark, and aired live on Thai TV Channel 3 from 2.30-5.00 pm. Let’s just enjoy the greatness of Muay Thai fights in its motherland~!!!

The official draw was made as follows:

• Jason Lea (Australia) vs Youssef Boughanem (Belgium)
• Liam Harrison (England) vs Behzan Rafighdoust (Iran)
• Sharos Huyer (Italy) vs Pinca Fabio (France)
• Fikri Arican (Turkey) vs Soichiro Miyakoshi (Japan)
• Farnam Mirzai (Sweden) vs Anthony Kane (Netherlands)
• Vitaly Hurkou (Russia) vs Jong Hyun Ko (Korea)
• Bartosz Koscielniak (Germany) vs Rafi Zouheir (Spain)
• Petchmonkong Petchfocus (Thailand) vs Zhou Hong Zhang (China)

i only know a few of the other names, who do you lot recon are the favourites after the thai obviusly! this really could go massive. looking forward to seeing the whole show!

there are some big monsters in this, i forget what the weight is now , 67kg maybe ?, anyway good luck mate.x

Good luck Liam

chok dee mr harrison & all the way!!

...gotta say though that poster pic looks like you've a dirty sanchez lol

all the best

Good Luck Liam

best expression on any poster ever by a country mile, someone means business ha ha

good luck mate

good luck hitman from me .... and my dad. lol

good luck

Good luck marra

go on the hitman!!!! looks mean as f**k in that pic lol

Great poster,good luck Liam.

Paul in Thailand,I reckon after the Thai its Liam and Youssef Boughanem that can take it:)

good luck Liam

we will be there giving it some good old british for him haha! his face on that picture is wicked x

Some of the touted favourites are Youseff, Pinca, Petchmonkong and Liam with Rob and Tim thinking Youseff might be the goods to take it out.

Awesome looking tournament and 1st round will be live on thai t.v channel 3 29th of August between 1400-1630 (Thai time) so if you can get it online you can watch this great event.

Yeah, was gonna say don't rule out Pinca.

Should be a cracker of an event though. Hopefully the footage pops up quickly.

Some funny tough guy facials on that poster.

good luck!!!

Good luck mate.

All the very best from all at Waterloo Street Gym.

Top 3

Liam Harrison (England)
Petchmonkong Petchfocus (Thailand)
Pinca Fabio (France)

Well i no that Liam has wanted a piece of Pinca for a while, that would be a nice final :)

Good luck couz smash it up and win that cash mate, gutted i cant be there to watch and support but no doubt im there if you make it to the final. x

same andy, il be there too! unmissable. im due to fly back on the 30th of nov so a small change in flights will be all thats needed.

Damn right mate :) and im pretty sure a fooking mental celebration after that badboy :) lol.

Thats actually a picture of Liam having a crap it was the only photo they could get.

goodm luck liam get in there and smash him

sorry should read good not goodm

http://www.oliver.narcheatan.over-blog.com/article-streaming-thailand-ch3-tv3-live-watch-isuzu-thai-fight-in-live-55937508.html

Just seen this link not sure if it works or not.

good luck hitman

good luck

Good lucky kid smash him !!!

Daz and the Salford lot x

good luck liam

Good luck mate x

Good Luck Liam!!!

Anyone watching this online? Has it started yet?

i have channel 3 on but it looks like some dodgy soap at the moment

Yeah that's what i was wondering but i just saw the ad for it so it might be on next hopefully.

Any results please ?

Finally think it's starting. Heres the link. http://www.thaitvnow.com/thaitv-3.htm

he is on in 20 minutes

Decent stream. Liam hurt his Iranian opponents leg in round one and finished him in round two. Well done mate.

WAR HARRISON!

awesome performance

Pinca won round 1 against the Italian. Italian didn't look that strong.

weldone kid !!!

Petchmonkong (Thailand) won round 1 against the Chinese boxer. Easy win really.

Well Done Liam

England & West Yorkshire ;)

Vitaly Hurkou (Russia) won tko against Jong Hyun Ko (Korea, referee stopped a one sided fight. Vitaly won clearly with the knee throughout, but still had a harder fight than some of the others and had to work in round 1 and 2.

I would not class the Jap as a Thai boxer,

The one bady kick he did he caughtt his foott in the ropes,

I hope Harrison gets him in Octtober,

Man he annoyed me, Im not racist justt a purist,

He has good hands all the same.

A far less tidy fight between the Japanese and Turkish boxers, both losing position and balance many times. It turned into a bit of a boxing match with a few spinning back kicks from Arican (Turkey).Soichiro Miyakoshi (Japan) who looked big, proved too strong in the end and won on points. Only the second fight to go the distance (the other one the Spanish boxer won earlier)

Anthony just beat the Morrocan on points,

Im going home

A strong looking Dutch lad won on points against his Moroccan opponent(the second round 8 count won the fight -very good hook). The rest of the fight was a little untidy with the Moroccan trying to score with body kicks but falling off balance with the boxer from Holland attacking mostly with punches.

Anthony Kane very good young prodigy thats coming through the Dutch ranks

Way to go on the indepth analysis Tony Myers..

Liam Harrison - Pride of Britain

Managed to see some of this...

When is the next round on air?

Well done Liam

Full results,

Youssef won Jason Lea on points
Fabio Pinca won Sharos Huyer by tko R1
Liam Harrison won Bezad by tko R2
Rafi Zouheir won Bartosz Koscielniak on points
Petchmangkon won Zhou Hongzhang by ko R1
Vitaly Gurkov won Jong Hyun Ko by tko R3
Soishiro MIYAKOSHI won Fikri Arican on points
Anthony Kane won Salahdine Ait Naceur on points

Cant wait for the next round, should be better fights because lets be honest..... a few of them were shit lol

Well done mate doing the UK proud xxx see ya in 3 weeks xxx

well done Liam..solid low kicks mate.. thought the spanish guy looked strong too.. so is it Liam v pinca next round?? great!!!

heard liam has drawn the japanese fighter next round, great draw again, looks like he will be in the final!!!!

no that wouldn't be right its probably going to be liam v youseff. great fight

sorry paul i posted without seeing your post so its the jap guy cool lol ;-]

Liam vs Japanese
Fabio Pinca vs Rafi from Spain
Yousef vs Anthony Kane
Petmankong vs Vitaly

Awesome!

Rock on Liam

So Liam will be havin sushi for lunch lol, Expect him to walk that.

Pinca will have to deal with some hot chorizo lol. I doubt he will come out of this clean.

Not sure on the rest.

anyone know if there is anywhere on the net i can watch it, i missed the stream.

Anymore results anybody pls ?

How did Liam get on other fights etc ??

he only fought one fight today, nexts ones oct i think

Looks as though all the favourites progress. Gurkov vs Petchfocus looks to be the toughest round 2 fight. Otherwise, I think Harrison, Pinca, and Yousef are pretty much through to the semis already.

Thai Fight Tournament Fight 1

Jason Lea VS Youssef Boughanem
Youssef Boughanem WIN Decision

Thai Fight Tournament Fight 2

Liam Harrison VS Behzan Rafighdoust
Liam Harrison WIN TKO Round 2

Thai Fight Tournament Fight 3

Fabio Pinca VS Sharos Huyer
Fabio Pinca WIN KO Round 1

Thai Fight Tournament Fight 4

Rafi Zouheir VS Bartosz Koscielniak
Rafi Zouheir WIN Decision

Thai Fight Tournament Fight 5

Petchmonkong Petchfocus VS Zhou Hongzhang
Petchmongkong Petchfocus WIN KO Round 1

Thai Fight Tournament Fight 6

Vitaly Hurkov VS Jong Hyun Ko
Vitaly Hurkov WIN KO Round 3

Thai Fight Tournament Fight 7

Fikri Arican VS Soishiro MIYAKOSHI
Soishiro Miyakoshi WIN Decision

Thai Fight Tournament Fight 8

Anthony Kane VS Salahdine Ait Naceur
Anthony Kane WIN Decision


Gaz

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Congrats to you Liam! Will be a good battle it out with Japanese fighter in October 25.

thanks to everyone for the comments :) bring on the next round...anyone know if theres a link anywhere to rewatch the fights...i wanna see it.

infact it dont matter i just found one :)

Cant we see too :P

yeah sharing's caring :)

well done, best of luck for the nxt round.

Any one with the link! I need to see this pls

http://www.dotvfree.com/?c=3&dd=29&mm=08&yyyy=2010&tt=15

not sure how this will stream in the uk, because the stream is coming from Thailand and people are saying it's slow.

didnt work for me mate

Damm. Its working here in Thailand really smoothly. Thrasher has the fight on video. I think he will get it uploaded soon.

not sure how this will stream in the uk, because the stream is coming from Thailand and people are saying it's slow.

Best of God damn `Great British` to you LIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM and hey can some1 put where these Fighters are from etc: ?
and what weights this Tournament btw ?
cheers !

sorry just read up re: where from etc: and what weight is it? cheers !

67 kilos

there you go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkEH-gbX8Jk

smokked like a pack of bensons!

Class, some devastating leg kicks there!

good work Paul

ouch! I felt those kicks just from watching on youtube.

nice work paul

that was a spanking

love the street fighter arcade style pics!!

that was a spanking

the whole showlooks unbelievable, now that is how our msa shows on sky should have looked

Awesome Liam, love to see the smaller guy doing some mangling :) Made me wanna see the rest of the tourney now, bring on the next round!

Has anyone seen the Japanesse guy fight before or any links of him?

If anyone is in the know about him share the info!


Those kicks must have hurt the Iranian kid bad, for a pro at that level to turn his back like that he must have been in pain, to smaller guy aswell.

Agree Dizzle ..... Liams first kick of the bout shook the Iranian and it was an obvious hot-spot for Liam to work on. Great work Mr Harrison. Keep going pal.

think all rounds will be put on here if any1 interested

http://www.olivier-angelini.org/article-thai-fight-2010-2-000-000-bahts-muay-thai-tournament-videos-step-1-56335663.html

Ouch! This is how we should show thai boxing to the world! Those pics are awesome! Exciting fight right from the very start!

goodwork, fast and powerful

Really nice stoppage, nice kicks mate. Well done.

best show i have ever seen or been to. right from the start atmosphere was amazing and the opening to the show was pure class. whoever sorted out and choreographed the routines and composed the music then put it all together is an absolute genius and should be working in hollywood!
seriously, it was awesome. some of the fighters in the tourny were a bit out of their depth i think, just a handful but their were some wicked tear ups. Liam, Pinca and petchmongkong were a different class for sure, final will come down to two of them unless someone else pulls off something ridiculous.

it was a proper mint day from start to finish. Liam was sharp as anything, he is gonna take the japanese guy apart in the next round. the final will be a spectacular show if the opening one was anything to go by.

in my opinion Mr Harrison is getting a big pay day...
all the best

so the jap guy is built for liam, lovely nice high chin perfect for the left hook, hes gonna get smashed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBdM72oZmSc&feature=channel

im so excited!!!!!!!!! this has to be the best draw of the lot, after this every fight will be tough but our boy is defo in the mix big time!

that chin is way too high!

• Jason Lea (Australia) vs Youssef Boughanem (Belgium)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXPh0kss0SE&feature=channel

• Liam Harrison (England) vs Behzan Rafighdoust (Iran)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkEH-gbX8Jk&feature=related

• Sharos Huyer (Italy) vs Pinca Fabio (France)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rK6ljXiJYs&feature=channel

• Fikri Arican (Turkey) vs Soichiro Miyakoshi (Japan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBdM72oZmSc&feature=channel

• Farnam Mirzai (Sweden) vs Anthony Kane (Netherlands)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uFb5LcI-W8&feature=channel

• Vitaly Hurkou (Russia) vs Jong Hyun Ko (Korea)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41XEc42DbyY&feature=channel

• Bartosz Koscielniak (Germany) vs Rafi Zouheir (Spain)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-NaeRwx2fE&feature=related

• Petchmonkong Petchfocus (Thailand) vs Zhou Hong Zhang (China)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IePAuMurHbg&feature=related



All the links to the highlights of all the first round fights. Some right good tear ups there.

after watching all the fights I really cant see Liam not winning this.

good luck mate, I think if you really want this then its in the bag.

didnt even break sweat in the 1st round and I just think Liam is a class above the rest.

cant wait for the next round

petchmonkong is a serious threat as is gurkov although the low kicks would probably be perfect for gurkov! petchmonkong is very sharp and good at everything

Japanese looks big, hope size and strength isn't an issue if it goes the distance, crazy that Liam is fighting well above his weight in this but still looking like he can dominate.

It's such a shame there's zero coverage or interest in Harrison's career in any sports media in this country, would be a wicked story or feature for something like the Observer Sport Monthly

I think it will be a Liam Petchmonkong final with Liam taking it.

gurkov is goin home next round against petchmankong i reckon anyway...the big threats are Pinca and youseff who are a fair bit bigger and very strong at that weight aswell...and petchmankong is a monster. it will not be easy, but i honestly think i can do it...cheers for the support everyone

hi liam , i m in thailand for a while!! if you need to spar with some1 bigger i m waiting , lol
got a couple of nice pic for you!!

osta, it's a shame that mr harrison isn't getting the national coverage & recognition he deserves, perhaps it's worth while dropping a clip of the fight & some info to the media & seeing if they want to run with it...lol i'm a blank profile so i'm not trying to sook up, i honestly think mr harrison is 1 of the best fighters in the world & 1 of the few that i would always go out of my way to watch..i rate mr harrison up there with the likes of pacman etc top top drawer

atb

That looks a huge BIG budget show for Thailand , Looks the nuts to be honest.... did that jumping knee he threw connect mate ...VERY good performance imho ..... good luck to ya .

Russ

yeah hit me in the mouth...the cheek of some people eh :)

wot a liberty lol

yeah billybigconkers or anyone who can write better than do a promo bit and get some media action.
i've e-mailed someone i know who works for the Guardian newspaper sport section to see if he's interested in any of this but he's probably too busy being a limp wristed left wing cowardly nancy boy fuck to be bothered

oh dear just realised i gave him a link to this thread. Sorry Ben if you're reading this, but you gotta admit you're a bit of a twat

ahahahhahahahahaha

Well Japanman is defo getting that chin whacked right onto the floor and the best bit about it is i will be there to see it live and scream my cock off for my litlle couz :) cant fooking wait.

Oh and osta, that just killed me lol. good work.

It is shit that people dont get the recognition they deserve in our sport, and tbf thats why where so behind in everything, like the size of shows, the money involved for the fighters such a lack of media attention, and the thing is you can go to a boxing show every weekend and you it will be very rare that you will go home talking about a certain fight youve seen, but literally 90% of thai shows i go to we always go home saying "that fight was ace" about 1 or more, its a joke. If Muay Thai was up there with Boxing liam is basically up there with the likes of mayweather, hatton (at his best and not fat as fuck) and the pacman but yet no body has a clue who he is outside the sport. It a joke.

On a lighter note and back to topic SMASH EM UP HITMAN :) x

I realise this isn’t the time or the thread to start this but since Andy has brought I thought I’d at least take the time to explain our position.

Fight Inc. is trying to put on the best Muay Thai Shows in the UK, rivalling the best of boxing and emulating the UFC’s success. We spend a huge amount of money on the production side, giving the best atmosphere, entrances and all round experience. We use more cameras than any other show, guaranteeing we get the right shot at the right time. We hope to be the first Muay Thai Promotions Company to get coverage on free-to-air mainstream TV. We are already holding talks to achieve this. We put on more shows and cater to a wider talent and audience than any other promoter does or has done. We have established Rumble at the Reebok; our Flagship show displaying some of the top Muay Thai Talent in the UK and the World, Rising at the Reebok; a show designed specifically for upcoming talent, far removed from the days of the working men’s clubs and Ultimate Lads Night; a halfway house with some fun Gentlemen’s Entertainment. We will also be launching Commercial/Charity/White Collar Events.

We are trying to do what’s best for the sport, we only use professional, legitimate Sanctioning Bodies, namely the UKMF, WMC and ISKA. We are a Sandee Sponsored organisation and could quite easily put on several Sandee World Title Fights per show. We have chosen not to do this as it damages the sport and dilutes the achievement of truly professional titles. The UKMF is not without its flaws but it is certainly trying to take the sport forward as a whole and prevent the problems we all know exist in other sanctioning bodies (see Andy’s perfectly accurate comments RE: WMC on Dan’s 8 Man Tourney thread here) and we thank them for this.

The Muay Thai Industry by its very nature is composed of egos. Fighters go hand in hand with egos, it is a necessary evil required for competition at this level. The unfortunate side effect of this though is the constant ‘oneup-manship’ and undermining tactics within the industry come at the expense of the advancement of the sport.

If you haven’t stopped reading at this point :-) you're probably wondering how this relates to Andy’s comments about recognition outside of our little niche circle. Well here goes:

Within the Fight Inc umbrella is Salford Muay Thai of which I’m sure most of you already know. Salford has managed to garner its’ fair share of success in a very short space of time and is now home to 9 title holders. What some of you may or not be aware of is Salford is now home to 2 of the top UFC Fighters, namely Ross Pearson and Mike Bisping. With this addition, Salford and by proxy Fight Inc has had the opportunity to get a foot into the UFC world, see how the cogs turn and most importantly develop relationships with people that matter and can affect change. We have regular press interviews in the gym, meetings with new sponsors, fighter exposes and general all round exposure. Andy’s comments about Liam being a virtual unknown outside of MT are spot on. Liam is a Mayweather, a GSP, a Hatton, a Liddell but the MT industry is the weak link. I would even go as far as to say, and I maybe crucified for this but, that our fighter Daitan Jackson has a more well known name outside of Muay Thai in the UK than Liam does. Why? Because of careful management and sponsorship deals with our main sponsors FightShop and Sandee, Daitan is on Sandee posters in nearly every Sandee Stockist in the country. Every Sandee purchase from FightShop ships with a poster of Daitan or Ross Pearson who is also sponsored by FightShop and Sandee (poster here). I am not for one minute saying that we have obtained better sponsorship or trying to rub anyone’s face in it, I am merely trying to convey my point that it is not necessarily about the product but how it is sold and distributed. If we apply the same principal to the Muay Thai Industry in the UK and we treat it like a product, we all do our best for the product in whatever ways we can and if anyone acts out in a selfish way that damages our product then it is remedied quickly and efficiently, then I think we have a real chance of taking Muay Thai mainstream.

I think we all agree that Muay Thai is far more exciting than boxing and the general standard of Muay Thai in the UFC is poor. Currently, Wrestling and Boxing are to the UFC what GP2 is to F1 (to use a motor racing reference). They are feeding most of their best talent into the better known best brand. Muay Thai can easily replace them as a feeder and eventually a competitor to the UFC.

I hope I've conveyed my point across properly and I don’t just sound like the wimp in the corner crying and saying “can’t we all just get along”. If we all work together we can make this great.

Lastly, and thankfully on topic, we at Fight Inc and Salford Muay Thai would just like to say a big GOOD LUCK to Liam for the rest of the tournament and we hope he brings back a big ‘W’ for the UK . If Liam gets coverage, the sport gets coverage and we all win. If the sport gets coverage then Liam as A, if not The, Figurehead of our sport gets coverage and we all win. We therefore urge you all to get behind Liam and give him support.

Regards,

Gaz @ Fight Inc

P.s I apologise for the rant x

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nice post!

Yeah ... 'bout sums up the position MT is in, and where it should hopefully end up ..... as a real contender for free-to-air coverage against UFC.
I would like to believe that Joe Public would find MT far more exciting to watch than UFC. I know there's a great ammount of skill in ground-fighting, but its damned boring to watch.

Whoops.... I missed a bit. I meant boring to watch to the uneducated of ground-fighting. I'm sure MT would appeal more to the masses, even those that know nothing about the sport.

a lot of strong claims in that post from avi. however i feel it subtracts from what andy was saying. whilst muay thai has not got the coverage it deserves in the uk. it is slowly but surely building ground now. brand sponsorship is only a small part to this. things need to be refocused on the fighters to ensure they get the money they deserve. we have some of the best fighters in the world and it's about time them and their trainers get paid!

I appreciate the positive comments and the constructive feedback.

John, I think you may have missed my point or not read it in its entirety. I am not talking about using brand sponsorship to take MT forward. That is impossible. I merely used the sponsorship analogy with Daitan as a vehicle to express my point that it is not the product (the product being Liam and Daitan in this case) but how it is packaged and sold, that is more important. If we then take the analogy and transpose in onto the Muay Thai Industry, I am saying that although MT is a great product (more exciting than Boxing, Wrestling, advantages over UFC etc) it is how the Industry is packaged and sold that is the determining factor on whether it goes mainstream. I hope this clarifies it.

Gaz

hi gaz,

totally understand where you are coming from. i just felt that you were trying to push from an equipment sponsorship perspective, which there is nothing wrong with, as long as it is portrayed in the light of what it is. i dont want to get into the ins and outs of equipment, because it subtracts from the event and fighters. however please be truthful in what you say about the thai brands, because at the moment your view is very one sided.

thanks,



john

also would like to know why you are trying to pull a thread and direct it to your event when initially it was about liam and the thai fight show????

John,

You clearly have an issue with what I've written. I never mentioned what shows we have coming up. That's the 3rd time you've either misquoted or misunderstood what I've written. Can I politely suggest you read it again. I prefixed what I wrote with an acknowlegement that this isnt the thread for this discussion but since a topic within the thread has been raised I will detail Fight Inc's thoughts.

If you wish to discuss this further my email address is gaz@fightinc.co.uk. I await your email with bated breath.

Gaz

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why do we all hate each other on here when it should be love, except nathean kitchen!

i have to agree with john that this discussion should have its own thread !! andy is so rite that are best fighters that are house hold names to us that follow the sport but are actually nobodies to joe public !

we talk about reconigition, and john talks about it being about the fighter, and them and there trainers getting paid properly !!

but its chicken and egg !! to be paid you need a profile !! to have a public profile you need exposure ! to get exposure in the first place you need some angle (to use a bad one alex reid boning jordan) now he has a hugh public profile, love him or hate him he has the publics attention so now people will pay him to do stuff sponsor wise because he has exposure !

thai brands are great for us in a little community but lets face it, liam, andy etc should, given the fact of what they have achieved in the sport, should be wearing nike and addidas and be 6ft carboard cut outs in a ££££££££ sponsor deal but there not !!

why ??

nobody has ever been prepaired in this country to take a punt at getting these guys out there in the public eye. and i don't mean local press !!! to give liam the exposure he would need to get real public attention would cost 1000's in fact 10's of 1000's

so how do we do it ??? shows ??? media ???? ............... maybe but again it all costs

dan green has an excellent show on the way in huge venue that should be on prime time tv !!! but again it all costs !! and who is gonna stump up that money !!!

its a long slow hill but we are trying! dan, myself and team, richard smith, ste logan etc etc great promotions are at present, all we have got ! lets hope one of us cracks it !! so we can all grow !

gaz your post was bang on mate !!


daz morris

Once again Axforum is leading people to the wrong conclusions about what people are actually thinking. Like I always have said public forums are great for publicizing events and news but other then that all they do is fuel rage and disagreements. They do nothing to further anything, whether it be show promotion, fighters achievements or more importantly Muay Thai. After all we are all after the same goal, rite ? Personally i prefer to discuss issues face to face but perhaps i am just old fashioned but at least this way its all done and dusted. I just wish bitchy, pettiness took a back seat for once and people finally realized that no matter who they thought they were in the so called 'Muay Thai game' cooperation is the key to success.

dont know who thats aimed at but nice post again! is is that bad that top players dont speak??? surely not???

i am lost who doesn't speak ???

i got it wronge should have been is it bad that top players speak!!!! typo mate, i almost corrected it but thought people would understand!

as we are small, everyone should have everyone on their callers list, no time for politics need to work together!

no i was right first time, obviusly top players go against each other, often its about profit which every one enjoys ofcorse! but as a whole uk muay thai has a real lot to offer, i have a guy coming over here next year to write a book (already has 10+ published) on muay thai and good muay thai as a whole, uk is the best out of thai and we speak english so no language probs, we should be friends and i know people are NOT!

just want to get this refocused on liam, because afterall this thread was about liam. he did an awesome job on his opponent here, which for us British is something we should be very very proud of. Lets get all the politics and petty disputes behind us and continue to build muay thai in the uk. organisations can only exist with compromises. there has been so much good work done already for the sport in uk. lets continue to build upon it and make it what it truly should be in the uk.

good post again its all about the players!!!! if any one else makes a buck on top good for them! first thing though we need our stars geting paid!!!! like fisher man do as a start off!

I have always said that the fighters should be better paid that,s happening now with Fightinc,Dan greens show and the big one Liam is on in Thailand,the intention to improve is there with all of these productions i love it that we have big shows to showcase our home grown talents x

I think Liam has a great shot!

Whats the whole pay structure etc??

All the best Liam, really hope you take this! Glas to see well produced big events in Thailand, hopefully generate some new interest in the sport over there!

mark.l think its 2'000'000 bht winner 1'000'000 runner up then around 500'000 3rd and 300'000 4th i believe, so second round is coming up on the 25th (less than 3 weeks), its our boys birthday today too! happy birthday mate. think liams draw with the jap guy is sound and we should be seeing him in the final. il be there 100%

he is 25 today paul, cant believe he had his first fight 10 years ago, been a good 10 years though.

Wow 10 yrs ago! Good luck Liam and happy birthday to you bud!

All the best Liam mate in both your fights and birthday x

Rooting for you Liam, Happy Birthday!

is it 3x3 with 2min break?

happy bday

happy birthday mr harrison

happy birthday mate x

happy birthday mr harrison,

Liams one of the nicest lads involved in uk muay thai - he deserves all the success and recognition he gets - happy birthday mate and all the best for the tournament !!!

When's the next fight?

monday 25th mate

Cheers pal, if anyone gets a link to a live stream it'd be appreciated!

anyone heard what time it will start on monday,?

chok dee for the win mr harrison

good luck liam, no doubt you will smash him !

http://www.olivier-angelini.org/article-streaming-thailand-ch3-tv3-live-watch-isuzu-thai-fight-in-live-55937508.html

is this it?

good luck Liam! do your thing

Chock Dee Nak Muay!
Be strong, fight strong
Jai Klaa
หัวใจกล้า

Shaun

starts at 2 pm Thai time

cheers rob, guess its somewhere around 6 am over here then.

if u.k is still on summertime its 8am if they have gone back then 7am

Just saw Thai Fight 1st round again last night and I have to say that while Liam is good, I've forgotten just how good he is. Truly amazing!

His fluidity with the elbows is a joy to watch. He kinda reminds me of Chris allen by how well he throws them and how hard they are to spot (even when you're watching out for them).

Good luck Liam in round 2.

El Capitan

Well said Ernesto, Liam is amazing

Result?

Thanks for the link Mark - will try that tomorrow morning (uk time).

Good luck Liam!

Sorry wrong day, chok dee Liam!

starts in 1 hour
knock his block off mr harrison :)

go get some my mate!!! set my alarm and dragged myself out of bed and its one hour early god dam it!!!!

anyone get it on yet as i cant.

no good mate!

http://wwitv.com/tv_channels/b4507.htm

cant get any joy on them links got an old 1 but a bit stop/start but at least its playing, gonna check out jtv, if any1 has some joy post up please, looking forward to this

boolacks harrison is on 1st checkout the link i posted

Streams are crap this time :-(

Just got this via twitter...."So Liam Harrison couldn't make weight but he's fighting. If he wins he's still out the tournament"

can anyone confirm this.

streams are pish :(
so what was he too light? hope thats no true^^^

im sure liam will clear everything up when he has time!

looks like liam just sparked him with a left hook, the stream was shite and the picture was froze but the sound was still playing and i heard a big cheer from the crowd and the commentators started shouting ''oooohhh hook sai'' and then the music stopped so i knew the fight was over........ and about a minute later it unfroze for a second and they were all picking the jap up off the floor!!!

well in liam!!!

Is this not at 67 k? No way he wouldn't of made weight when he normally fights at 60!

WELL DONE LIAM.

scandal left hook wipeout!!! f*ckin love it!!!!

READ ON FACEBOOK ROUND3 KO.

get in there harrison !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

links are shit, missed the fight! But liam just posted on fb that he sparked him in the 3rd with an elbow!

Well done mate!!

Liam won by KO in round 3 - took him apart and then hit him with a left elbow that finished him.

We are now waiting to hear what will happen with the next round as Liam was really ill and unable to make weigh. He was 68.5 the morning of the weigh in and went to lost the last bit by jogging which would have been easy as its a heavy weight for him so he isnt boiled down. However he felt ill and as soon as he started running he puked and ended up on his hands and knees puking bile.

He was 68kg at the weigh in so went to jog the last bit off but the same thing happened and he puked in front of everyone and had to lie down. Jitti took him to hospital and they put him on a drip.

As soon as the fight was over he ran and puked again.

As he didnt make weigh we arent sure whether he can progress to the next round.

They have to let him continue! He has put on a show both fights, he is the smallest guy in the comp, this is Thailand after all and blind eyes can be turned! It will be a tragedy if he doesn't make the final due to illness and ruin my holiday coming up x

Even on his death bed he beats the cream of thaiboxing in the big tournaments!

True Warrior...

ridiculment he HAS to progress hes the only farang with a chance of decking thais in it.

that is harsh as fk! hope you're okay Liam mate x

ps if petchfocus weighed in over nothing would be said at all!

watch liam smash him ring side! even poorly he has awsome as always !! absolutley kicked his left leg off rounds 1 and 2 then like smithy says give him one big good night kiss left elbow ..............

top show saying that it only had 4 fights on it !! pinca was on fire !!

What were theother results?

have they done the draw for semi final?

Pinca VS Youseff and Liam VS Petchmankong, i think this is the semi final but i could be wrong? anybody know for sure?

Briancal
Posted: 2010-10-25 11:47:15
"True Warrior...

Absolutely agree.

Well done Liam. I really hope they let you carry on.

While looking for the fignt I came acorss this video of Liam.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p92g7BxYGcI

Awesome words and insight. The man knows his stuff and has a laser beam mental focus. "Anyone can beat any fighter, no matter what country they're from, no matter what gym they're from"

So true, and those words prove why he is so amazing because he expects everyone he fights to be as hungry as him and thus he gives 1000%.

Liam is quickly becoming one of my favorite fighters...now if only he'd stop using those damned pink gloves LOL.


Good luck Liam, I hope you get to advance!

El Capitan

Youssef was cruising in opening bout after clearly winning first two rounds but got dropped last minute of 3rd and went to extra round as ruled a draw, Youssef won 4th round to go through.

Fabio Pinca won pts to go through

Liam as you know won, but due to not making weight Japanese fighter went through in his place to next round

Thai won on points to also go through

semi finals
Petmankong vs Fabio Pinca
Youssef vs Japanese boxer

Seriously ?? They put the Jap through that LH sparked out ??

liam ddidnt go through ?

no he is out due to the weight issue

That is tucking shocking!!!

You would have thought at very least warrant a rematch on weight to see who goes through! Illness can't be predicted!

i hope this is a wind up

not a wind up just a bent country.

Rules are rules guys for a reason its a crying shame but I am sure Liam will get his chance again.

splinter
Posted: 2010-10-25 11:32:00
not a wind up just a bent country.

You dont turn up to play a game of any sport because your ill you forfeit the match.
You dont make weight in a title fight and they decide to fight its not for the title, nothing bent about that.
Rules are their for everyone

This sucks, but rules are rules. Still sucks but what can you do. Just remember the Bob "the Joke" Sapp vs. Ernesto Hoost when Sapp beat Hoost but Hoost advanced due to Sapp being injured.

Granted, the situation isn't similar here but you can see the correlation of the loser advancing. In any case, this is total horse shit, its cow shit and Liam should advance. But rules are the rules and we have to accept it...I guess.

I think the event organizers should REALLY look into this and see if there's a loop hole to exploit in order to make Liam's advancement fair and adherent to the rules.

We're rooting for you Liam!

El Capitan

what weight did liam weigh in at ?

they wont let him fight now he has been drawn against the thai, you dont think for one minute they want all that money going out of the country, and the jeep.

Well this is about the worst news I have heard all year. You guys must be heart broken, I am gutted myself. I heard from a friend liam was the performance of the night! Proper fucked up. I was so looking forward to going to the final, now I couldn't give a rats ass, the Thai will walk it having the weakest fighter set up for him as a starter fight!

why they let him fight if he didnt make weight then why let him fight if your not going to let him go tho
and you knew he was ill BULLSHIT

if the thai weighed in over weight i bet they woulda let him fight ???????????????
liam would have taken his chin off. the thais want to keep it all in their country just like 'splinter' said !!!!!!

meant to say let him go through. sorry ??

Just seen rob put the Thai has Pinca first! My mistake thinkin the jap vs the Thai

just wondering, did he weigh in over weight or under ?

1 kilo over, as far as I understand.

i heared he weighed in finally at 68 kg n tourney is 67 so ....

i am keeping my mouth shut for a change as i have loads more to say but it wont change anything, well done son really proud your british.

well said splinter and congrats to the hitman.

Dont make weight dont go through end of.

Why let him fight at all then ????

why not? It was supposed to happen. If you dont do what is required you dont get the reward. unfortunately he was ill it just happens and you have to deal with it and move on as im sure he will.

Well done Liam sounds like a great performance when not even fully fit. As above why let the fight happen if the result wasn't going to determine who goes through, what the hell was the point? The salient point is that some person or persons gave the okay for the fight to proceed and once that happened the winner of the fight has to go through! It's like letting an FA Cup quarter final proceed in the knowledge an ineligible player is turning out for one of the sides then disqualifying the team after the game has played!

if you cant make the weight then no fight

not much you can do about it now. He didnt make weight so i guess they thought they would use him and keep the fight on and tell him after so he couldnt have pulled out of the fight.
Did he know that they would take him out of the tournament whether he won or lost?

has he had trouble making weight before

Seems very unfair to let him fight and then say know. Perhaps you could understand if they said no fight and the Jap goes through on a bye. But knowing that they wernt going to let liam through should mean he shouldnt of fought. IMO liam should go through, however i can undertsand why not, but as ive said, why let the fight happen???

was a kilo over so end of....rules are rules really....2 of the promoters who are the main guys have seen me weigh/fight at 63kg and they all sdaw me last time weigh 66kg lightest out the lot, but as said the main sponsors are japanes so no chance of an agreement and i dont expect one....i was over the weight end of....only had to drop a kilo but i was so ill it was unreal, had felt dodgy all week but sundat the weigh in day killed me, needed to drop a bit of weight but literally couldnt do anything without spweing...i wish it was water too cos would have made weight that way but it was bile and gren shit...tried to run and sauna a bit but literlly couldnt do it....not even to drop 2 punds i was a total mess....i said to jitti today at5 the fight im sorry if i make the gym look stupid on tv cos was terrified i was gonna get leathered...turned out the fight was easier than i thought...i won pretty easy...even tho i ate no breakfat5s only 1 piece of pineapple...2 brand chicken drinks and 2 birds nest drinks (people who been thailand will no what they are) ran straight out the ring and spewed up...was worst luck iv ever had really....would haVE loved to have gone through to the final but things happen for a reason i guess...everyone knows iv had trouble makin weigh before dick...but at 61kg not 67 so dont try that....im not a btotal dick as to fuck up 40grand on purpose you twat

well done anyway liam!

rematch is only fair solution the rest is fucking bullshit money talking same old same japan big tip small dick ridiculous basically liam would have handled moustaffa yousef or whatever his name is back to the sahara then volleyed the thai but it would have been a decent fite. side note Pinca is class a fight between him and harrison at say 64/65max would be nice for any promoter in europe and pay them decent money he deserves it.

rules are rules rules i was sick...end of...gutted but shit happens

Liam, while it sucks (& I'm gutted for ya) BIG respect to you for being honest, rules are rules & at least you know you couldnt do anything about it!
On to the next one playa!
(p.s. Does that make you 1st reserve!!!???)

One love.

Concur with Crippler. Crying shame you've been pulled but I suppose you've had to accept it Liam.
There's always next time ....

Well handled Liam.
Seems to me you have a lot of strength of character to go ahead and fight when as ill as you sounded(and still win by ko!).
Well done:)

u truly were a sick guy lol rematch . . .

No point rematch i was proper thinkin i was gonna get chinned but i dint need to get out of 1st gear...just started feeling back to normal again now so need to fight asap...especially as i went to collect my wage yesterday and they refused to pay me. Great stuff

dirty robbing fuckers.

did jap get his money from sponsor sidebetter since you are out of the competition and there was a knock out, riduculous karma for deportations

101025-03-1.m4v

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylsD15eGtMY

only copy i got so far

THAT WAS MONEY!!!!

handled

left hook on the button

was an elbow mate

sick dance off in ring at end haha

sok sai goodbye...

and dance

Thats terrible news mate, hopefully some other good oportunities will come from it, all the best!

Cracking left hook Liam!...Great posting Mr Cadden!

It was a great elbow Phil, but it is difficult to see on the video. The finish was great, for me the overall performance was better still. Given his condition, Liam fought really smart, often moving back and scoring really well. Liam would have won this clearly if it had gone to points.

Liam, I have a copy of the channel three footage if you want it. My copy is not perfect, but shows the elbow from loads of different angles.

Lovely elbow Liam. If you can do that when yer ill ............ ???!!!

some top quality left kick and leg volleying!!

it looks better on that copy.

That was awesome. Japanese guy was a big unit too, he didn’t fancy those leg kicks much either did he?

Reminds me I never want to get my jaw elbowed into oblivion. What a mental sport, I’ll stick to badminton I think

Liam,
Did you sign a contract stipulating if u dont make weight.... No money??

Usually here its a pay cut.

mate i werent even gonna fight i was so messed up...dint eat owt day of the fight or anything...only did it cos they said at weigh in ill still get paid. no mention of anything else

Thanks for the correction Tony, it was awkward to see from the angle on the video as it happened so fast!,still it was a cracking shot and Liam is improving with every fight!!!

My Japanese friend sent me some photos.....

Just imagine how good Liam would be if he actually opened his eyes....

sweet elbow... nice fight Liam nice evasion and well timed kicks very nice thai style!

Right on the money!

ha look at the camra men,ace elbow

MAN! you fought pretty well for a sick guy. would like to see you on a good day

grest Statement Liam H
and Great fight thanks for posting Both
and Sweet Elbow