Topic:67kg 8 Men, 1 Final, £10,000 photos draw

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draw taking place soon for the 8 man....

watch this space !!!!!!!!!

storm are here

then liam took the socks out !!!!!!!!!!!

hahahaha excellent boxers mr robinson!!

Whats the draw saying then?

on the way

Kev Harper v Liam robinson
Kerrith Bhella v Thoms McCormic

Andre Koster v Tim Thomas
Craig Dickson v Dave Copestake

is that andre kotsur? and a typo or is it someone else ??? no gordon smith and no thrasher ??

Don't think everyone should have wrote off dave copestake!

Wtf? take it weve all missed something..?

typo
andre kotsur v tnt thomas

whats happened to thrasher and gordon smith??
looks like it could be harper thomas final.

gordon smith and andy thrasher didnt make weight

Kevin Harper chose ball 1

Liam Robinson went for kevin Harper

Tim Thomas went for Andre

Was Andre already over here as a reserve then or had he already stepped in for James France?

Andre Kotsur Vs Tim Thomas AMAZING!!!
That fight is a World Title on its own.

What happened to the dutch guy Nordin ?

Are Thrasher and Gordon Smith going to fight each other on the card anyway?

fair play to you robbo, good luck.

andre kotsur was in the uk already i think helping at a gym down south.

Good Luck to everyone tomorrow and Respect to Tim TNT for choosing Andre Kotsur!!!

Are Thrasher and Gordon Smith going to fight each other on the card anyway? no mate

Just when you thought you had picked your winner after all the deliberating....sorry to hear about Andy and Gordon not making weight. Great opportunity for Dave and Craig plus Andre now in the mix...good on Liam for going straight after Kev, that's going to be interesting - I'm going to have to go for whoever wins that fight to take it all.

Good luck to Damien and Dean in their fights!

Is tht SMTC craig dickson? Or namesake?

That looks like him from the photo Bison Thai.

Is craig dickson in the tourney now?
If so get in there craig Smash it mate.

Bison
SMTC

WTFxxs goin on! haha, i new i should have went down with mc Dougie;.) couls of had a shoot in the big league!

Am on ma iPhone mikey N ain't got the best Internet conection but cheers mate.

Harper looks huge!

WTFxxs goin on!

haha, i new i should have went down with mc Dougie;.) could of had a shot in the big league!

good luck to the stand ins!

whos in the reserve fight now then

Hey Folks,
Quick update:

Ok so there obviously were some (very) last minute changes to the tournament.
Most importantly THRASHER OUT & SMITH OUT!
A real shame for Gordon Smith who took this fight at a weeks notice and managed to get from over 75kgs to 68.1kg when he stepped on the scales for the second time today (After a 6.5hr drive followed by sauna), really feel bad for him and he and his team have decided to head straight back to Glasgow (safe journey guys).
I'm not entirely sure of the circumstances around Thrasher, I didn't really get a chance to speak to him but I understand that he is having some real stomach pain. Add to that the fact he did still have a couple of kilos or so to shift, I think for the sake of his health a decision was made to withdraw him from the tournament.

On the PLUS side...ANDRE KOTSUR! Who saw that coming?
Typical Dan keeping something like that up his sleeve, haha.

So...to give a clearer picture of how the draw took place...8 balls in a bag (numbered 1-8), the fighters were invited to retrieve a ball from the bag in the order that they MADE weight.

As Harper had drawn ball no 1, he was entitled to choose where he fought and so on and so on...

The end result was as follows:

QF1
Kevin Harper (Majestic) v Liam Robinson (Pra Chao Sua)
the winner of the above fight will face the winner of:
QF2
Kerrith Bhella (Firewalker) v Thomas McCormick (Wicker Camp)


QF3
Andre Kotsur (Kick Fighters, Belarus) v Tim 'TNT' Thomas (Naksoo)
the winner of the above will face the winner of:
QF4
Dave Copstake (K Star) v Craig Dickson (SMTC)

Surprise (tactical decisions were:
Robbo opted to face Harper first (a tough fight for sure but by going here he avoided his big hitting frien Tim Thomas atleast until the final)

Looks like Harper will find out EXACTLY who Robinson is, lol!

Tim 'TNT' Thomas opted to face Kotsur first (another tough opening bout and like Farhad said...two world class fighters, this one will have fireworks)

Anyway folks, gonna log off now. This show is shaping up to be an absolute belter, Sunny Hira v Raj Sallan is expected to be awesome too.

Dean James AND Damien Trainor too...Muay Thai at it's best.
Chok Dee to all fighters!

Dougie

thanks for that Dougie.
didnt have a clue what was happening for a while there

thats took him 3 hrs lol

Good Luck Craig :-) x

Down in Birmingham after the weigh ins. Big shame that Andy and Gordon didn't make weight. Both great fighters. Thrasher wasn't we at all, disapponted not to be seeing him in action.

Anyway....Huge opportunity for Craig Dickson. Stepped into the breach with two days notice. Balls of steel. Representing SMTC and the whole of Scotland on such a great show. Really talented fighter...looking forward to seeing him crash into the big scene!!! That's right mark, it's oor Craig !! Haha. Thanks to Dan for having him on.

Good luck to Craig Dickson, we fought in the same tournament in Aberdeen in june. Be great to see him mix it at this level. Get in there kid.

good luck andre from evryone at the gym

Copstake in!!!!!!!!! suprise's to follow i think,

Harper defo in

oh well gutted the 2 guys i was wanting to do well in the 8 man not in it now...........good luck tim thomas and robinson now!!

Wish a had known uz were goin down will a would have loved to b there.

All the best craig.

Bison

good luck Robinson!!

What a wee character Craig Dickson is 13f 10w.
a Fuckn warrior a Scottish Warrior. Took the the fight on Wed 11.30pm came in on weight. Go On Craig.Dan g would agree took all the intervewies etc in his stride, 19yro someone to look for in the future and no idiot now.

John Craig

Good luck everyone xx

This Line up has changed alot since the origin,

What happened to Keddle etc????

Wayne McCoy ???

wayne mccoy broke his hand in taining i was told,,,,,

Gonna be a great day for the Brummies !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kotsur in in!!! crikey! wouldnt be suprised at all to see him win this, bet hes one pissed off dude with a point to prove now !
wish i was there to watch this bet its gonna be a belter!
gutted for thrasher, gotta put ya health first sure therel be more opportunities for you!
best of luck to Liam in the tourny
and good luck rob horrocks with your fight.
x

Good luck to Craig Dickson! Wouldn't be suprised if he caused some major upsets in this tournament. More bottle than a Coka-Cola factory :)

cant see Kotsur winning, cant see him gettin past TNT id put money on robbo harper and tnt all to finish him...nice addition tho, cant belive no thrasher :(

good luck everyone...espec Robbo and TNT i wannaq see them in final and nsmack each others nose in...well...Robbos nose in ha

Also no Dutch fighter when did he pull out ?

Kev Harper 2 win ;)as nowhere near the tourne at the beggining !!!

Go for it Craig, do ur thing SMTC all behind u!! Laura

is kieran pissed yet ???

im wounded russ. my son ill so couldnt go. selfish little sxxt. i viewed your profile i remember you from when i was a wee bearn.

Eat your words harrison...dint see that comin...thought tnt might have turned out a few lights...well done all my mates who fought tonight

mccormic ko harper with knee in 3rd cnt wait to see that

raj vs sunny result ???

Kotsur wins £10,000 beating mccormick on points

trainor won on points...

sunny won raj suspected broken ankle...

99.9999% say robbo was robbed !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Robbed? Hmmm dont agree there. He got his face punched & elbowed to pieces along with his body & legs kicked to death in the first 2 rounds. He fought very slow for a 3round fight. However he had a big 3rd round along with good throws throughout the fight in my opinion.

Kotsur was very impressive & extremely sharp. Nice to see a British fighter like James with such a dominant thai style - Fighter of the night.

Did Dean James fight ?

dean won by stoppage 4th round

Dean and Damien was amazing! Congratulations lads, Awesome! Fighter of the night thomas mcormick! Fantastic to watch!

Best entrance has got to go to sunny hira :-)

Sunny Hira Vs Raj Salhan had me on the edge of my seat. Raj's antics had me rooting for Sunny however LOL

The arena went quieter after this match up.

Was this THE BEST SHOW THIS YEAR ?????????????

If not what was better...

Hard to tell while working...

honest opinions only lol ????????????

Great show all...

Some superb performances.

Fight of the night for me was Dean James's. That guy should be locked up! Those knees are f'in criminal!!! ;o)

Wow just got in....
rushed back and had a couple of celebratery drinks at my local
nightclub.. well done Dan Green. Was a great show.Had quite a few pullouts in the tournamenrt but was an excellent tourny anyhow!
I personally thought Liam won his fight with Kevin.
Andrei just nicked the Thomas bout.
For me Mcormick was excellent tonight, 1st time I have seen him and I was very impressed, didnt really get out of second gear in his 1st two fights, thought Kotsur was gonna have a very uphill battle in final but the Belarussian showed his class and experience and was too good. Well done Andrei.
Not bad winning a 67kg tourny with 6 days notice for a 63.5kg fighter..
Was well worth the drive up, enjoyed seeing everyone and loved
the show.

Think a Kotsur v Thomas 5 rounder would be very entertaining
as would Kotsur v Thrasher or Khan....?

about 10 different people text me also sayin robinsoin shoulkd have beat harper...cant wait for dvd

Well Kotsur going back to Belarus with 10k on his hip well done lad :)

Quite a few ppl complaining off changes with imformation given ?

Well Kotsur going back to Belarus with 10k on his hip well done lad :)

Quite a few ppl complaining off changes with NO imformation given ? "sorry"

cnt wait to see vid heard thomas was amazing,especially the way he tore harpers face to bits in 3rd round, wouldv luvd to b there.

Any action fight pics yet pls

Well done my brother from another Dean James ,
Sexy world title on his mantle piece now and its so well deserved.
Such a technical , mentally strong, humble guy.
And he has some ridiculous KO ratio too.
Haha Damn Turner ,
Makes him beating Kotsur even better now.
should of got him over from Thailand with his hatchet elbow.

Gutted for Robbo if he did get robbed, Must of been a good performance from him.
Well done Damien too , and Thomas M

Good nights work for England

any pics to follow?

any1 know how to get vid?

dvd normally a few weeks...

photos now going online www.muaythaiphotos.com

dvd normally a few weeks...

photos now going online www.muaythaiphotos.com

dvd normally a few weeks...

photos now going online www.muaythaiphotos.com

dvd normally a few weeks...

photos now going online www.muaythaiphotos.com

photos now going online www.muaythaiphotos.com

Never mind the pics of the fighters, post the pics of the Dancers :D

Mark Skeer

Daze Dancers

Dean James

Serious Vinny is serious.

Daze Dancers

Kev Harper kicks to the head

Kev Harper

Kotsur!

A very Indian intro!

This was a very fiery bout... the ref really had to work to make them fight fairly.

Your winner!

Welcome to the Italian fighter!

I'm gonna need a hero!

There's already a jumping elbow pic, I thought this one looked quite unusual and cool, so I thought I'd leave it right here. :o)

The Italian was a game opponent, looked very tricky and liked throwing a few elbows of his own.

Great pictures keep them comming, love that last one lol

The ring girls looked amazing!

The 8 Man Tournament Final Bout.

The 8 Man Tournament Final Bout.

That's your lot for now... I have tons more I need to finish sorting through, cropping correcting etc.

There's a few more being uploaded to Facebook, but I'll let you guys know when they're online on my Flickr gallery soon.

Cheers Fightpics... glad you like 'em! ;o)

harpers eye gona be very sore this morning ouch!!!!!

WOW, i said kotsur would be dangerous an out to prove a point , i said i thought he'd take it! well done on him, takes a fair man to win a tourny with them fighters in it! woulda like to of seem mcormick go home with the 10k in his pocket though after seein him fight badger, hes ace to watch, such a tough lad!

gotta say a Massive well dont to damien trainer, one of my absolute favourite fighters to watch, well done on a well deserved world title!

will this be on P4TV? gutted i couldnt watch it.

just want to say Well done to Damien Trainor and Dave Copestake, both were very impressive.

Despite changes to the line-up, Dan and his team put on another excellent show, well done mate. I missed a number of fights but the ones I did see were a great advertisement for Muay Thai.

I was pleased with Pindi’s (Liam’s gym) performance (as was Liam) in the opening fight of the night. He fought a technically competent, clinical and controlled fight to win against a very game opponent –a really good performance for only his third fight.

Well done to Andre Kotsur an excellent win in a weight class above his usual fighting weight. He did well to beat a strong and skilful Thomas McCormick (Both really nice guys). Despite dropouts, the tournament proved really interesting and at times a little controversial, which added to the drama. I didn’t see all the tournament fights, but the ones I watched were really interesting and entertaining.

I was really proud of Liam (Robinson) - both in choosing to fight Kev (Harper) and then again in the fight. Liam showed something of his real ability in round three against Kev who a great fighter and a seasoned warrior. I really hope this is a stepping stone for Liam to really shine against the best UK fighters in the division now.

Damien did really well to control a very game and really awkward opponent who was scoring well early in the fight. Damien took charge with some nice skills in the last two rounds to secure victory.

I couldn’t be more proud of Dean (James), who put in a simply outstanding performance and his best to date, against a very tough opponent who had a massive heart. Dean delivered a non-stop barrage of fast and hard long knees mixed in with sharp kicks and elbows. After pulling ahead in the second, Dean completely dominated using a range of weapons although it was the knees that did the damage to Giang Hoang. I was surprised Giang managed to beat the count (his second to that point) after getting dropped but his ribs had gone a few seconds later. Dean is improving with every fight and was stronger and sharper in this fight than in previous fights. He is definitely improving all the time but has the potential to develop so much more...definitely the beginning of an exciting journey for Dean, Pra Chao Suua and British Muay Thai.

very well done liam robinson.my personal opionion only, didnt judge the fight but harper 1st round, liam edged the 2nd and won 3 massive massive., sorry dont mean to be rude and result given on night is what it is.
dean class act(defo should be charged for gbh)
well done pindi
thomas mccormick, a very well done
well deserved win for Andre Kotsur.
great show Dan.

highlight of the night imo,was the knockdown mid wat thru the show.ive never seen a man fly thru the air like that,he must have gone 10 foot,but uvgot to hand it to these camaramen these days toof a fuk.cudnt stop laughing till sunday

It is very difficult to score a 3 round Thaiboxing match, and the scoring system should have been made clearer on which round scores more if people are saying Liam won. I saw Kevin win the first 2 rounds and Liam take the 3rd. So fairly easy to do the maths. 2 is more than 1 so 2 wins.

that all depends on how you apply the scoring criteria mate if you applied it correct then i think you would have a different view...

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NIA All fights photos now going online not edited yet but all fighters screeming for them..if you buy a disc..you get the tv interviews ,,weigh in / draw / behind the scenes / close up ....a great story of the weekend...& they will all be edited & many images in b & w and sepia...............

one for Farhad lol

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NIA All fights photos now going online not edited yet but all fighters screeming for them..if you buy a disc..you get the tv interviews ,,weigh in / draw / behind the scenes / close up ....a great story of the weekend...& they will all be edited & many images in b & w and sepia...............

Some great pics pete. Could you stick that high kick photo up from Craigs fight.

Cheers mate

Haider (80_B), while I am not commenting on Liam's fight in any way, you can score 3 round fights using exactly the same criteria and principles as five round fights otherwise it is not really Muay Thai(although five rounds are clearer because they are longer).

It is not a case that one round is more important than another, but rather it is how big rounds are won by. For example, if in a three round fight a boxer won the first round by a large margin, the other boxer would need to "catch up" and "pass" their opponent to win, by winning the other rounds by a bigger margin - cumulatively speaking - than the margin of victory their opponent gained in the first round. If the cumulative margin of victory in the following two rounds did not surpass their opponent's big win in round one, they would lose (or draw depending on the margin of victory). That said, it is often the case that the later rounds as boxers get tired, that as such larger margins of victory are generally observed.

that all depends on how you apply the scoring criteria mate if you applied it correct then i think you would have a different view...

LOL

pete that pic of dean is quality !!!!!

ta mate

Not been to a show for about 10 years. Great to see a show with great production and fights.

I took a few of the lads form our club, for most of them it was the first they'd seen a live fights, they loved it and definatley got inspired.

Some good highlights throughout the night, most have already been mentioned

Well done all involved - look forward to the next one

Ok Wainey what ever you say. I guess you don't need to worry about your fights going the distance though.

Are 8 - man touneys the way forward...esp for tv viewing ??

Ok Wainey what ever you say. I guess you don't need to worry about your fights going the distance though.

hahaha yeh thats true i got dropped 3 times in my last fight and lost.... so no i dont need to worry but when im judging i know what im talking about and judge nearly all the top shows in the country!!! can you same the same smart arse ??? no !!! next time keep your irrelevant point about me fighting to yourself or tell me in person !!!!

i can see a fight brewing!!!!

Sorry Wainey, I can't same the same.

didnt think so no matter how sarcastic your trying to be... and im sure you mean say the same ...

wainey u said same the same in earlier post. think was takin piss pal

nice crf by the way

Its important to remember that the minimum criteria for judges on a UKMF show are that they have been assessed by Tony Myers and passed his judging and scoring course.

I was not there nor am i in a position to comment or presume to do so. But can clearly recognise that when a show by necessity changes the rules under which a bout is contested it may be that the scoring alters too.

It think we all recognise the scoring criteria best suits a 5 round contest. So maybe in place of 3x3 the fights run over 5x2.

3x3 with 2 mins between rounds total 13 mins.

5x2 with 1 min between rounds total 14 mins.

would that not work better for scoring?

No, I mean same the same just like you said and yes I'm taking the urine. I was actually referring to when you were out stiff and cold before.

well you better get your facts right as 1 i was not out cold and 2 not out stiff.... i aint gonna piss about going on and on if you got something to say to me or have a problem you know who i am obviously so introduce yourself at a show if im judging or there !!!!!

Ok no problem.

Peace be upon you.

Wainey is a great fighter and the man ,
we all get beat ,
I love Waineys style , and personally know hes got a rock solid head ,
He just got caught and paul went in for the kill.
Bit of a prick bringing up his loss on here arent you ,
is that because you couldnt get your point intelligently across ?

wanker

lmao

I love ax

'because you couldnt get your point intelligently across'
Jonno learn how to use apostrophes before you try insulting me.

learn to get your facts straight before insulting me !!!

I had no idea i this was a spelling competition ?

That was never mentioned Jonno

Then why would i write it correct English ?
i can use apostrophes fine thanks ,
i did very well in English Language A level.
I just have no idea what your comment had to do with mine OR waineys.
Putting a point across is nothing to do with spelling.
im sure you still got the pragmatics of the sentence.
why be pedantic ?
because you had no intelligent point of argument again ?

lol everyone on ax is going fucking crazy!

hahah :) :)

It's kicking off on ax internet battles come on!! hahaha

NIA All fights photos now going online now edited ..if you buy a disc..you get the tv interviews ,,weigh in / draw / behind the scenes / close up ....a great story of the weekend...& they will all be edited & many images in b & w and sepia...............

Just a couple more for you guys...

There's more on Facebook.

Mark Skeer getting stuck in!

Pete Spensley... I'm sure he never stops working!

Trainor's signature move!

Dougie and the girls.

it was 3x3 with 1 min rest = 11min

Jonno you keep on about intelligence. Why don't you use your A level super bad boy skills to work out it is not your spelling that is incorrect, it is your grammar.

Who cares? (No offence Jonno)

Seriously what is the problem here?

Peace may be with you, but you seem to like rubbing people up the wrong way 80_B. Chill out a little.
K :)

yea why waste your time

jonno can you get your tongue any further up waineys bum? didn't think it was possible brown nose and suck cock at the same time but hey you've proved us all wrong.

Are there full results? how did Leigh Edlin get on anyone please?

leigh was impressive, and 2 powerfull for mark beale, stopped him in 2 rounds

leigh edlin won 2nd round via tko... think he done the damage in the first round possibly doing damage to marks ribs....

and damiens signature move has he started being kind and cushioning the elbow blow with his own glove how nice of him haha

cheers guys!... well done Leigh!

Lol I know Wainey cracking photo, that's the only thing to let it down

haha just be careful you dont do it too often people will think your becoming a softy ;)

Mike Howarth prob the best fight photographer in the business...

p.s....************ whos legs are these ********************lol

Lol I'm just gonna blame him for being an awkward git and moving his head lol

Cheers Pete... great pic! :o)