Xplosion 6 March 31st indigo2 at the O2


Some big fights to be announced soon the first being

ITS ON

Arnold Orborotov (Ko Bloodline) vs Chris Knowles (minotaurs)

95kgs max , 5x3 full thai rules

Predictions ??

I predict that that fight is not 100% confirmed yet. Chris has commitements with Muaythai Premier League - we are awaiting their new dates due to their rescheduling from Thailand floods.

iman v alexis???

Iman will defo be fighting on this show , shes one of the xplosion Stars!!

Wow! Looking forward to Arnold vs Chris :) Lets hope it does get 100% confirmed ;)

That will be an awesome fight!

Next fight confirmed:-

Matthew Tieu (team Tieu) vs John Dick (Scotland) Ukmtf British Title.

Doesn't Stevie Brown hold that title?

yeah 57kg british is held by Stevie he won it in February

that poster would be cool if the tears were only partially covering the last letters x & n but as it is it doesn't make sense losio?

chok dee with the card

that poster would be cool if the tears were only partially covering the first & last letters x & n but as it is it doesn't make sense losio?

chok dee with the card

Steve brown has vacated the title...

That'll be an awesome fight with Matty and John being great technicians and always fit and high work rate! Can't wait!!! x

Would like to see Jordan Calder fight the winner!

another great fight that would be

next fight confirmed

Charlie Peters (semtex) vs Brad Stanton (kiatphontip)


also on the card will be Michael Wakeling , Greg Wooton , Chris Bray , Iman Barlow , Salah and many more including an international team....

F#@K me !!! what a line up !!!! If half of these huge names fight then it will be a wicked show !!

roll on March

Be great to see Charlie in action on UK soil again as he's a major talent and currently making waves in Thailand. Reckon he'll make a statement to all the lads at his weight in this bout!!!

for the record Charlie KO'd his last thai opponent in the 1st round 3 days ago

both girls returning to an Xplosion show:-


Iman Barlow (Assassins) vs Sophie Hawkswell(kiatphontip)

Sophie Hawkswell who on Xplosion 2 defeated Semtexs Hayleigh Jane Clarkson in march to claim the UKMTF british title is fighting rising star Iman Barlow who in her last outing at the Indigo2 defeated Darlingtons very tough Lanchana Green. This promises to be an absolute classic.

Next bout:-

John-Paul Donoghue (Semtex) vs Adam Oxer (Scorpions) b class

Battle of the bangers!!

Jp returns to Xplosion after a points win against k-stars Pete Rai and hige ko against Bangrajans Adam Donovan in previous shows also collecting the UKMTF southern Area in the process faces Scorpions dangerous Adam Oxer trained by Mark Wakeling. Prepare for fireworks!!

Chas v Dave mate get that on!!!! Good luck x

vinny mate,chas vs dave aint gonns happen.they split up.which is a shame as i liked their music ,especially gur cha and rabbit rabbit

gutted....lol x

Michael Wakeling and Greg Wootons opponents to be announced next week......

iman cant wait for this one , she loved the last one brillant event

This is going to be Massive ; )

Looking for an opponent for an dutch girl 50kgs max poss international title b class 6f , anyone?

Hi Keiran

Should have someone .

Hi Keiran doesnt Wayne Gonsales fight around that weight?

Wow, just heard about some of the line up for this show.

This is going to be a Legend of a Muay Thai Main Event!

Although Wayne has the body of a girl , he is infact male Pete lol x

Iman bs alexia is a must, that would be a awsum fight to watch

Spelling, I mean imam vs alexis

I'm pretty sure that fight could be on later in the year on another top show x

Cheers Kieran.. ruin my line up why not : P

I never said your name !!!!

lol.Missread it Kieran. Sorry.

Kieran I think you should arrange for yourself to fight Mr Harrison. That will be top your show off nicely. And while you are at it lets have Jordan fight Michael W.

Xplosion is always a very good organisation. Muay thai is well represented, thank you very much.

Are you searching for B class fighters to shine on your show as well?

I would rather make love to mr. Harrison than fight him.

Jordan and Michael would be a cracker and no doubt that will happen down the line at some point.

And yes we do have b class fighters on this show also

I've made love to Harrison and it wasn't all that, he's not as gentle as you Kieran so it would be a clash of bedroom styles ;) x

p.s. Wayne is male??!!??

^^^^ quality

awesome highlight video!
good luck with the show!

Keddle v Wooten!

What and get my ribs broken...

after reading a few other shows sandy has a girl at 50kg. cant remember the weight and good luck with th show

It's ok Bill Judd has contacted regarding this match.

just finalising a few bits some big fights to be announced this week...

Really looking forward to this one, the last one was great.

Heading towards becoming becoming the best uk shows imo.

show is getting Bigger and Bigger...undercard announced next week!!

Thought Wakeling is fighting Jose on the same night in Manchester?????

Am i going to get a call this time ??? lol

and what is that music ?

Russel.... you know your worth it!!

Carla Sullivan(Southern area champion/semtex) v Lanchanna Green(Northern Area champion/Darlington)

A classic North meets South match up!

Carla,a strong forward fighter, who in her last outing, beat the very technical Sally mcCarthy from Sukhothai,Bournmouth, will face Darlingtons Lanchanna Green, who,on the last XPLOSION @ Indigo2, showed enormous heart and skill against the very strong Iman Barlow !!

LOL

announcement to be made hopefully later today , just tieing up a few ends plus rest of card should be finalised in 10 days or so!!

Finally.....

The deal sealer , the second of three main events at the Indigo2 at the O2 , March 31st , Watch this space for the third announcement.


Due to certain happenings Xplosion will now be hosting the much anticipated match up between Craig Jose (the Faktory) who will be defending his WMC MAD title against WMC European champion Michael Wakeling (Scorpions) at 72.5kgs.

Jose who lost on points to Michael in 2005 has been waiting for his chance for a rematch but this time comes off some very impressive wins against Kevin Harper and Daitan Jackson and of course will come as champion.

Wakeling who fought on Xplosion 6 vs Egon Racz from Slovakia winning on points and claiming the WMC European title in an absolute war and earlier in the year in a classic against Chris Shaw will be very confident come March 31st.

No doubt this is the making for the fight of the year and at the premier fight venue this is surely worth the ticket money alone


Revenge or repeat???

You decide.

Website with video interviews and highlight clips coming soon....

....and the third MAIN EVENT of the 3...will be anounced tomorrow or the day after!!

surely the BIGGEST card to date in london...

Looks like a cracking show lads :-)

anyone betting? i will have however much someone can raise, on Wakeling to win, cannot see any other outcome. IMO Shaw is absolute quality now and Wakeling beat him when he wasnt 100%

just waiting for confirmation on the last of the three main events....

and also the Knowles vs Orbortov fight is 100 percent confirmed , interviews , training clips coming very soon.

Ax need a face book type like button

Any news on my guys Keiron?

This is a great show and i am proud to be/have been a part of it.
All my guys want to be on this show lol

Merry Christmas

Hey mate , yes mate you're two guys will be on , ill ring you over Xmas period , thanks.

Great news mate!

The boys are buzzing

Have a great Christmas guys

Team Eagles WALES are a regular feature on our shows, their fighters exhibiting great skill and proficency..

BIG announcement Tomorrow!!!!

Santas coming tommorrow?

Wakeling is my favourite uk fighter at the moment. Great aggressive style, everything he throws is with intent. I prefer his style than his brothers, who is also obviously very good.

I'll have him and orbitov to win

i love kieran and Steve!

Knowles vs orboratove
wakeling vs jose

thats my Christmas present done, now what you getting me for new years eve?

Love you too Ryan! i dont like to announce anything till its official but lets put it this way , this is one major fight!!

So what's the big announcement?

cant announce just yet as awaiting for few details. Christmas period delaying a few things.

I thought wakeling v jose was on main event???

Originally yes

Undercard will also be announced first week in January which will incude North vs South bouts and international fights.

What belt does Loz Riley hold then if the 57kg one is up for grabs on this show?

Loz has the ISKA British at 59kgs, the 57kgs up for grabs on this show is the UKMF belt.

Ah right i see.

Steve to announce undercard tomorrow which will include Charlie Gillespie , Jose Valera , Chris Bray , Salah , Pete Irving , Darren Chan , Charles Sikwa , Erik Lloyd , Jaffa , Greg Wooton , Amanda Kelly and many more!

And third co main event will be shortly announced sorry for delay , dealing with contracts and visas but it's big!

main support card-

chris Bray [semtex] v charlie Gillespie[Team tui]72kg

A Royal battle between two champions in a UKMF Prestige contest!!

Bray, the current ISKA and UKMF English champion,IKF British champion and XFS X1 champion, steps up to 72 kg to meet the current ISKA British champion, Charlie Gillespie, in what is on the cards to be an absolute XPLOSIVE WAR UNDER FULL mUAYTHAI RULES!!!! two very xperienced fighters ..Bray known for his KO ability, Gillespie known for his endurance and teqnique...WHO WILL WIN???

ERIK LLOYD[semtex] V CHARLES SIKWA[Eagles Wales]86kg

TWO NATIONS COLLIDE!!!

Charles Sikwa, an XPLOSION FIGHT SERIES stable fighter, Takes on his biggest opponant to date ,in the fORMER 2 x AUSTRALIAN and CURRENT IKF EUROPEAN and ISKA BRITISH champion in ERIK'The LACERATOR' LLYOD, in what is going to be a defining moment for both combatants under FULL MUAYTHAI RULES! Sikwa brings contests and xperience from fighting MAXIM SEMTEXGYM and LYNDON KNOWELS in his last fights, whilst LLYOD brings a wealth of international knowledge to this XFS SUPER BOUT!! PLACE YOUR BETS NOW!!!!


XFS K1 SUPER FIGHT

Pete Irving [semtex] v Jaffar [KO GY]77kg

Jaffa mukri has proved himself in recents bouts to be a force to be rekond with, capturing a couple of titles over the recents months, will face Pete Irving in a K1 super fight for the XFS K1 Belt!!Pete , who has numerous MMA fights under his BJJ Black Belt, will now test his stand up skills!!

and in our final support card...

DARREN CHANM[semtex] v PREZMANEK[Bloodline]70kg

THE RETURN!!!

THE FIRST ENCOUNTER BETWEEN THESE TWO FIGHTERS WAS AWESOME!! ending with Chan winning the ISKA K1 English title..


IT was such a close decision that this Rematch could be worthy of a title ......



undercard to follow shortly..

Unfortunately Semtexs new star Charlie Peters has withdrew from his fight against Brad Stanton but will be replaced by another superstar in the Making , Salah "the Beast" Abdelsalam from Minotaurs gym.The two young guns will def put on without a doubt a superb contest.

Xplosion fight series showcasing two of the finest young foghting talent only at the indigo2 at the O2.

move to the north Keddle I wanna see that great clash along with sam v Solomon up north another domestic battler salah v brad x

Out of interest what weight is Salah v Brad?

The winner of Sam vs Soloman and Salah vs Brad to fight on the next show? That would be superb!

Good call dean x

Are these fights both matched at 66kg?

Salah vs brad Stanton is matched at 68kgs max.

salah v brad we be a wicked fight, is it A class?

It is A class yes

One of Europes top Pound for pound Muay thai fighters Michael Dicks is now added to this exciting , action packed card. I'm just in the middle of making sure contracts are signed before announcing his opponent but rest assured it will be Michaels toughest test to date.

Can remember Brad fighting Jonno at 59 not that long ago!

must be a top opponent I can't see many Europeans being as tough of a test for Dicks as Saminprai was

Kotsur?

I am also proud to announce that MTG FIGHT GEAR are on board as Official glove sponsers for XFS @ Indigo2!! MTG PRO are widely regarded as one of the worlds leading combat brands, as used by the MUAYTHAI PREMIER LEAGUE in Italy, EVOLUTION in Australia and all the major stadiums in Thailand!! Many thanks to Ralph and Kenny Beale @MUAYTHAI-BOXING..

It's not Kotsur no

Re-Match with Kubelin?...

Kulebin is fighting Harrison that night. Antuan?

It's not him either , I really can't say just yet ,

Im a numpty so he is dean, cheers mate Michael is class and who ever it is will be a great fight I can sense a long drive for me in march lol

Just to clarify also Jaffa and Prezmanek are both from KO bloodline trained by Paul Marut.

Rudolf Durica, Mohammed Jamal, Mosab Amrani?

Is it Michael Dicks v Prathet on the poster above?
I hope Brad Stanton win he have the best style of all the 4 fighters in that message he doesnt run around like his head has been cut off

no its greg woooton

It's Greg Wootton v Prathet on the top from the previous Xplosion event.
This is just a cover image and has nothing to do with the card. :)

Brad Stanton will whoop ass!

Pete Irving of Semtex in prep/training for his XFS UK-1 Super fight against Jaffar of KO Bloodline.

Pete Irving of Semtex.

Xplosion featured fighter interviews and training/preparation videos coming soon...

FIGHT CARD AND RUNNING ORDER

MAIN CARD-A CLASS 5x3 FTR
1. Michael Dicks(UK) v TBA

2. W.M.C/M.A.D WORLD TITLE 72.5kg
Michael Wakeling v Craig Jose'

3. U.K.M.F PRESTIGE BOUT 95kg
Arnold Oboratov v Christian Knowels

4.INTERNATIONAL SUPERFIGHT 63.5KG
Greg Wooton(UK) v Razmik(Holland)

5.U.K.M.F BRITISH TITLE 57KG
matthew Tieu(England) v John Dick(Scotland)

6.Chris Bray v Charlie Gillespie 73kg

7.Erik Llyod v Charles Sikwa 84kg

8.Sala'The Beast'abdulsalam v Brad Stanton 68kg

UNDER CARD-B CLASS 5x2m /3x3m

9.XFS RULES TITLE 76KG 3x3
Pete Irving v Jaffa Mukri

10.U.K.M.F ENGLISH TITLE DEFENSE 79.1KG
J.P Donahue V Eddie Gill

11.U.K.M.F LADIES BRITISH TITLE 55KG 5x3
IMAN BARLOW V SOPHIE HAWKSWELL

12.Darren Chan v Prezmanek 70kg XFS Rules 3x3

13.U.K.M.F LADIES ENGLISH TITLE 52.5KG 5x2
Carla Sullivan v Lanchanna Green

INTERNATIONAL BOUT
14.Ruqsana Begum(uk) v Ilsury Hendricks(Netherlands) 5x2

15.U.K.M.F JUNIOR BRITISH TITLE 5X 1.5
Kierran parker V JOE L'MAIRE

2 more fights to be confirmed!!

Nice

Wicked card!


These Northerners need to start heading south to this show ;-)

Keiran cut your toe nails ;)

What are XFS rules?

as good as a pad kieran is we are staying put with our coal and whippets x

lol ace me 3 :-p and good card though ! and whats XFS mean?
and oi kieran get your thai shorts on and some anklets you look like a surfer :-p x

Isn't xfs k1 but in mma gloves?

Haha Sandy , I like Mma shorts from time to time!

Xfs = Xplosion Fight Series

Xfs k-1 is with boxing gloves , X-1 is with Mma gloves.

hey KK thanks for the e"X"planations etc: nice-1 sir
just wished this was a week or more apart from the Northern Monkey Main WEvent Show same day :-(((( then you could come up and we could come down lol

hey KK thanks for the e"X"planations etc: nice-1 sir
just wished this was a week or more apart from the Northern Monkey Main Event Show same day :-(((( then you could come up and we could come down lol
near sunny Bolton by the Sea :-p

One of those things unfortunately ! Would
Loved onhave seen Liam fight again plus old thrash pants vs Tim but that's life. Well make sure that we don't clash again!

yes i guess ansd yes would be good to be in 2 palces at once lol .... how fast is the Shuttle?? ;-p

Tickets on sale tomorrow!!!

Last event all 45 tables went within 2 weeks of been released , so be quick guys!!!!

Tieu,dick will be good then ( theres a joke there) x

2-3 more matchs up just to confirm then card will be complete!

Would like to see Matthew Tieu fight Davey Mac. Matthews allready shown he can mix it up with the some of the best at his weight and above even with his record being lower in comparison.

Its not just about the guys!

Always showcasing the top and upcoming female Muay Thai fighters in the UK.

Finally.......

Thailands new star vs Englands entertainer

Aekpracha Menayotin , known for his aggressive style and currently top ranked at Lumpinee Stadium (66.68kgs)will be fighting one of europes most aggressive fighters and the ever exciting Michael Dicks from Darligton muay thai.

Expect toe to toe war in what could be potentially fight of the year only at Xplosion at the Indigo2 at the O2 arena.

that's a hard fight man wow x

So Vinny.......... You coming down then?

Kabooom!!!!

Cant wait for this one : )

No I am at main event was asked a while ago hope next one doesn't clash it looks very exciting in fact both are x

Paul Ward
Posted: 2012-01-09 06:59:25

I hope Brad Stanton win he have the best style of all the 4 fighters in that message he doesnt run around like his head has been cut off.

What a strange comment! What does that even mean?

Amanda Kelly looks sexy.

I look sexier : ) x

Anyone willing to bet on Hawkswell ?

Yeah Mickey I bet I look sexier than hawkswell too : ) x

I'm not taking that bet Vin... you look sexier than most ;-)

is the iman vs sophie ftr??

hope so chris lol

Iman is going to make a massive name

Iman is going to make a massive name for herself.

She's the next big thing ladywise x

Agree with Vinn ref Iman- she is the future of ladies Muay Thai in UK and will only get better and stronger with age- that fact alone is a scary prospect!

Now my boy Charles Sikwa is hoping to avenge his last two losses in England by beating the ex Australian Champion and earning the rematch with Lyndon Knowles for (hopefully) Lyndons titles later in the year.

Sikwa just turned 20, 19 months total martial arts training, 17 fights plus 2 Amateurs, having his 4th A class fight, never taken a count and has fought only good guys - surely that must be a record

Charlse Sikwa Made a good impression at the indigo and can definitly get far if he keeps it up.

James Snelling (Scorpions) vs Matt Sheedy (Eagles , Wales)

Eagles gym Matt Sheedy returns from a layoff against Scorpions very skillful James Snelling which could possibly be a contender for fight off the night!

Matched at 63.5kgs under A class rules.

one more match to be added to this very exciting card.

WATCH THIS SPACE.

Sheedy v Snellng = two very skilled Nak Muay battling for rankings, Matt been away on the oil rigs working and helping me at the gym when he is home. He is really looking forward to this match and hoping to impress the 02 crowd

this last match up will certainly cause a bit of upset in the domestic rankings, as will the two ladies title bouts!!

Youth v experience in one of the Muay thai’s best ever British domestic clashes.

Arnold Orborotov of KO Bloodline and Christian Knowles of Minotaur’s.

Orborotov, still only 22 has worked his way up into the 95kg division gradually and is known as a skilful technician, yet in his last outing on Xplosion he showed he also possesses the knockout power with a devastating KO of Dutch man Revanho Blokland in round 1. He faces his toughest test to date in Christian Knowles.


A fight that has been talked about for long time is now finally happening only on Xplosion at the Indigo2 At The O2. Tickets on SALE now!

Youth v experience in one of the Muay Thai’s best ever British domestic clashes between Christian Knowles of Minotaur’s and Arnold Orborotov of KO Bloodline.

Knowles who holds various titles at heavyweight division and has now dropped down into the 95 category, known for his iron chin and walk forward style he has been in many fights and has fought the likes of Gohkan Saki, Hesdy Gerdys, Dillian White and Daniel Sams in an impressive CV.

A fight that has been talked about for long time is now finally happening only on Xplosion at the Indigo2 At The O2. Tickets on SALE now!

J.P in training for his bout against Eddie Gill

Darren Chan in training for his bout against Przemek Kierpacz

Few more bouts added to card

Danny Kendriks (minotaurs) vs Wayne Fisher (Carlisle Dragons) 65kgs

Nick Samways (St. Albans) vs Adam Oxer (Scorpions) Ukmtf Souterm Area title.

The card will now feature Charlie Peters returning , opponent to be named soon !!

The HOMECOMING! The new WMC World Champion Charlie Boy Peters

Having been training in Thailand for over a year, Charlie is coming home to exclusively fight on Xplosion.

Having amassed a total of 23 fights, Charlie is the former IKF & UKMF English Champion and has most recently added the 70kg WMC World Champion strap to his name.

Tickets on sale now and going fast.
Xplosion, the only place to be come March 31st .

Pete Irving of Semtex in prep/training for his XFS UK-1 Super fight against Jaffar of KO Bloodline

Was standing in prakysiang's corner when he got knocked out in 30secs of round 1 on saturday for lumpini title against dicks' opponent. His a monster with massive hands, honestly can't see the fight lasting very long!

Realy wish this was on a dif day.

Kieran Keddle1
Posted: 2012-01-18 11:35:35
Finally.......

Thailands new star vs Englands entertainer

Aekpracha Menayotin , known for his aggressive style and currently top ranked at Lumpinee Stadium (66.68kgs)will be fighting one of europes most aggressive fighters and the ever exciting Michael Dicks from Darligton muay thai.

Expect toe to toe war in what could be potentially fight of the year only at Xplosion at the Indigo2 at the O2 arena.


This is a massive fight, anyone betting?

Always Liam.....

email me mate lets get some cash on

This show will now be televised as a four part series on Sky tv. More info to follow.

Added fight

Amanda Kelly (KO gym) vs Mikaela Melante (Sweden) 62kgs 5x3mins FTR

nearly all standard tickets are now sold!!! 1 gold table and only 8 silver tables left..dont be left out of LONDONS PREMIER FIGHT PROMOTION! get yours NOW!

Who is Charlie fighting?

his opponent should be confirmed very shortly , just juggling few names about!

as Steve said looks like a sell out event , with a press conference to be held very shortly

Bill Judds Ko Muaythai Gym will be bring 3 of their very best fighters to Xplosion on March 31st.

Amanda Kelly will be fighting a FTR bout after having fought a hard points win over experienced Hilali Rachida from Holland on her last appearance at Xplosion.

Greg Wootton rejoins us after winning the WMC MAD World Title on his last outing at Xplosion. After being floored in the first round, Greg regained his composure to gain a convincing points win and the world title over Thailand's Prathet Sor Thanikul.

lastly making her début from KO will be Ruqsana Begum who has held the IKF British title in her division and gets better on every outing.

The WMC MAD titles are NOT World titles just to clarify!

Liam message me on westendmick@hotmail.com

Gold tables are sold out !!! Last few silver tables available.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9IMLw10aUs&feature=related is this who dicks is fighting yeah...hes not this guy out 2x now same bloke as thrash sparked

Yeah dicks fighting the one in yellow shorts...

No doubt about it WAR

5 weeks to go and ALL GOLD Tables now gone as well as ALL standard Tickets! many thanks to our main sponser, TUFF SPORTS-THAILAND!!

Current Welterweight Lumpinee champion Aekpracha Menoytin will now be DEFENDING his WMC 66.68kgs belt against Michael Dicks.

So no giving weight away , Michael is facing his toughest test , in which he is super confident of taking the belt away from the Thai Superstar. Interview coming soon.

Ekpracha is a monster, walks forward all the time trying to take your head off with every shot, he's a bigger nastier version of Rungrawee.

Can you get nastier!!! Omg that'll be summat

Paul Hamilton has a plan , won't be easy , Michael will be the underdog but will have the fire in his belly and huge support coming down to get behind him.

Come on England!!!

Fair play to Michael Dicks

Wow good luck Michael Dicks and as Liam said already fair play.

Next battle of the young guns pits Charlie Peters (Semtex) vs Reece McCalister (Phoenix) 68kgs 5x3mins A class.

Both guys recently spending long terms in Thailand and both having good success will no doubt be showcasing sublime skills learnt from their time away. Charlie only 21 , recently winning Wmc interim championship in Thailand and having fought on Xplosion 2 , will have the home crowd behind him
Against the man from County Durham who himself is only 20. His time in Thailand he won two Chaweng stadium titles and also managed a great victory in Australia.

Expect and epic battle between two hungry fighters.

Only on Xplosion at the indigo2. March 31st.

Great fight Reece is top fighter had him show over here great talent

WOW! Damn man, I am going to have to pick my game up big time. That is an awesome fight. : )

Some awesome fights matched well done Kieran!! Will be a good bit of banter with all the north v south fights with the northeners bringing down a strong team.

Plenty of north vs south fights with Wakeling vs jose , Stanton vs Salah , fIsher vs Kendricks , peters vs mcCallister etc etc

Predictions for fights ????

Ekpracha is a beast 100%,

Im more excited bout the Walkeling v Jose fight.

Jose by points.

Ekpracha by Ko,

Mike just said if anyone is really serious about jose winning he will cover any bet. Money down with promotor before fight takes place.

Fine by me.

WAKELING V JOSE

Two Formidible fighters...place bet @weigh-in only!

XPLOSION custom gloves by MTG and custom shorts by TUFF SPORTS THailand, to be worn by ALL fighters !!

The Homecoming fight of Charlie Peters (Semtex) against Reece Mcallister(Phoenix) 68kgs max, 5x3 mins, A class.

Both guys recently spending long terms in Thailand and both having good success will no doubt be showcasing sublime skills learnt from their time away.

Charlie only 21, having recently won the WMC interim championship in Thailand and having fought on Xplosion 2, will have the home crowd behind him. Charlie carries with him a total of 24 fights and is the former IKF & UKMF English Champion

Against him is the man from County Durham, Reece Mcallister who himself is only 20.During his time in Thailand he has won 2 Chaweng stadium titles and also managed a great victory in Australia. He carries a record of 34 fights with 30 wins 1 draw and only 3 losses.

Expect and epic battle between two hungry fighters.

Only on Xplosion at the indigo2. March 31st.

Good luck to.Reece Mc lovely lad true sportsman

i will have money on wakeling and make sure i have got the cash to Kieran before the weigh-in

I can't wait for this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You have the best seat in the house that's why !!!

Haha, that's true!

This line up is definitely the best ever and there's gonna be some epic fights!!!

I feel like a kid in the run up to Christmas waiting for this show!!!!!!! Lol..

Just heard from Thailand that meenyothoin camp has cancelled fight with dicks and Aegpracha fighting fabio pinca now on the 17th after baukaw pulled out, Is this true? shame for dicks if true?

That's unproffesional if that's the case!

This is fight is still on , WMC have confirmed that this bout will still take place.

nice1 kieren, goodluck with the show

Thanks.

some slight changes to the card which will be annoounced very shortly.

you are one funny dude RR!!

Michael Dicks and Craig Jose interviews and training shoots to follow very soon.

Iman will be amazing for this. she is training hard and looking awesome. She never fails to entertain. Six pack of whoop ass comin your way.lol

Short interview with Michael Dicks on his fight with Aekpracha Menayotin on Xplosion at The Indigo2 - March 31st

that has got tobe the shortest interview ever LOL where is it mate

Ignore last post dude slow download

Looks like a great lineup, well done guys!

The best question has got to be.
Looking forward to getting married then?
Whats he supposed to say? "No its going tobe hell cant stand her".
Of course hes looking forward to it.. Love it!!!

Photos from Open Sparring Session at Semtex coming soon.

Photos from Open Sparring Session at Semtex coming soon.

Follow this link to the photos of the Open Sparring Session at Semtex Gym in preparation of Xplosion on March 31st.

The session Featured Michael Dicks, Craig Jose, Salah, Andrew Tate, Jp Donohugh, Adam Lee Mason, Darren Chan, Pete Irving and other fighters from Storm Gym & Minotaurs Gym

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150597404041027.383733.650591026&type=1&l=02a8ee8588

http://www.wmcmuaythai.org/2012/03/13/a-message-from-the-ifma-general-secretary

a mention on the WMC website....

Changes to the card are:-

Unfortunatley Matthew Tieu vs John Dick fight is off to both guys being injured , but at Xplosion we still wanted a Scotland vs England fight so.........

All action fighter from KO BLOODLINE Jose Varela vs up and coming and highly talented Jordan Calder from Caledonian Muay Thai matched at 59kgs 5x3 FTR.

slight changes to the card and final line up very soon

major fight that...jose is very exciting one of my favourites to watch jordans got all the tools to win this fight tho. great match

Wish I could in two places at once this will be a great event and Jordan is a great talent as is jose wicked clashes x

Craig Jose & Salah interview videos will be uploaded on Friday.

Jose is a quality fighter(defo 1 of the top boys at 59kg) and one of the funniest guys i ve met but got to go with my little mate jordan on this one...................... big fight for him but if he go's in with the right game plan i really believe he can pull it off, gutted i wont be there matey ;-)

59kg ???

Varela V's Calder is a MASSIVE fight!!!! This is gonna be awesome!!!!!!!!

Yes 59kgs

Would love to see Jordan challenge the winner of the UKMF 4 man.

Short interview with Craig Jose on his fight with Michael Wakeling on Xplosion at The Indigo2 - March 31st

Short interview with Salah on his fight with Brad Stanton on Xplosion at The Indigo2 - March 31st

Show looks amazing! well done KK.
Good luck all the brits , and Jose an Brad :)

Errrrrrmmmm.........does 'Lion Ludkin' know yer nicked his boy Jose Varela from his up n comin Cambridge KOK show???

Jose Varela will fight on both shows.

......Ooooo-ray for Jose......

fair play to him- hope he avoids injury fighting two bouts so close in succession....

3 weeks is plenty for a tough man like Jose

......HOOOOO- HARRRRR- HOOOOOO- HARRRRRRR!!!!

nice little win for Aekpracha against pinca at weekend, didnt seem to get out of 2nd gear

Where can we watch that fight Liam?

Got it ;)

http://youtu.be/diggZiNbRZA

Beast!

No pressure on Dicks now then eh :p!

Savage low kicks aekpracha man....good interviews too good luck kieran I am at the next one defo all the best to everyone x

Dicks knows exactly what the task at hand is and will thrive on the challenge! This is gonna be epic!!!!

he looked in tremedous shape last week and extremely focused when sparring.

Hes got some huge support to come down for him.

Gonna be a wicked show, is Chris Knowles still fighting?

And which sky channel is this gonna be on?

its on Sky Channel 219 (my channel) , previous Xplosion will be shown shortly aswell.

Unfortunatley Chris Knowles has pulled out due to personal problems , its a great shame in what would have been a great domestic scrap.

Calder Varela will be a great fight.

Ha makings for fight of the night

So many of these match ups have the makings of fight of the night!!!!!!!!

I'm soooooooo excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Didnt know who Varela was till Super Showdown. Hopefully he gets a few big fights this year. Would love to see him rematch Jonno, or have a battle with Meleady!

But Yes Kieran definitely has fight of the night written all over it. Big fan of Jordan!

Varela has already fought Meleady I'm sure. And him and Jonno are fighting in the KOK 4 man with Keith and a welsh lad for UKMF British.
Is this being shown live?

It's not being shown live , pre-recorded for my channel (sky 219)

its a real shame both of these shows are on the same day :(

good luck to Iman, Craig Jose and Pete Irving x

meleady beat jose last year

also big competiton on the day to win an exclusive flight to Thailand courtesy of EVA AIR , Winner to be announced at end of the night!!

Weigh in at Thai Silk Restaurant at the 02.

Xplosion at the indigo2 at the 02 will host its official weigh in at Thai Silk at 12am. aside from fighters , coaches and staff there will also be press from Thai News , fighters in Focus , MAI magazine and local press.

http://www.thaisilkrestaurant.co.uk/O2_thai_silk/O2_welcome.htm

http://www.thaisilkrestaurant.co.uk/O2_thai_silk/restaurant-tour.htm

http://www.thaisilkrestaurant.co.uk/index.htm

The perfect association of Londons Muay Thai elite show XPLOSION!

After a few hectic days theres now been a change around to the main card at Xplosion.

Aekpracha Meenoythin cannot make the 66.68kgs weight limit anymore and after discussions with his manager and of course Buakaw taking a break from the international Scene he will now campaign at 70kgs with the possibilty of going into k-1 and the bigger paydays in europe.

WMC had no option but to strip Aekpracha of the WMC world title and therefore have replaced him with the dangerous Palangchon Pumphanmuang who is training stablemate with Saiyok. He is ranked no.6 with Lumpinee and no.9 in Thailand. So Michael has no easy test!

more information to follow very shortly......

Isn't Kulebin champ at that weight? There are that many WMC titles with Thrash and Wooten both being MAD champs too. I'm not having a dig, just genuinely confused.

Ok MAD titles are muay thai against drugs titles for prestige , Kluebin is not WMC champion anymore. Aekpravha was but now stripped , so vacant title , this is the WMC world title all up for grabs.

Or also known now as a MUAY THAI ambassador belt

Official XFS Shorts sponsored by TUFF FIGHTWEAR - THAILAND

To be worn by all XFS fighters-
White : red corner
Black : blue corner

for XPLOSION@IndigO2 31 March

Thanks for clearing that up Kieran. Good luck to Dicks, Craig Jose, Jordan Calder and Brad Stanton!

didnt Aekpracha fight pinca last week at 67?

Looks a great show... just like to say a big good luck to jordan calder and iman barlow. Get a win guys ! also good luck all other fighters :)

No he weighed 71 mate

thats weird maybe cos it was late notice liam robinson was at weigh in last month when he weighed 66.1 to win lumpinee title he must have struggled and cant be boithered anymore. are wmc rankings anywhere muaythai2000 site isnt working?

NEW IMPROVED FIGHT CARD:

WMC WORLD TITLE-66.6kg 5x3 A Class
Michael Dicks(Darlington/England) v Panalong Pumphanmuang(Saiyok Gym/Thailand)

WMC/MAD TITLE DEFENCE-72.5kg 5x3 A class
Michael Wakeling(Scorpions/UK) v Craig Jose(The Faktory/UK)

WMC INTERNATIONAL PRESTIGE-63.5kg 5x3 A Class
Greg Wooton(KO/UK) v Martin Ahktar(Sweden)

UKMF PRESTIGE- 59kg 5x3 A Class
Jose Varela(KO Bloodline) v Jordan Calder (caledonian/Scotland)

WMC LADIES INTERNATIONAL-62kg 5x3 A Class
Amanda Kelly(KO/UK) v Mikaela Melante(Sweden)

UKMF INTERNATIONAL-63.5kg 5x3 A Class
James Snelling(Scorpions/Eng) v Matt Sheedy(Eagles/Wales)

Erik Llyod(Semtex/Eng) v Charles Sikwa(Eagles/Wales)-85kg 5x3 A Class

Sala'The Beast'Abdulsalam(Minotaur) v Brad Stanton(KIATPHONTIP/Leeds)-68kg 5x3 A Class

Charlie'Boy'Peters(semtex/Singpatong) v Reece McCallister(Phoenix)-68kg 5x3 A Class

LADIES INTERNATIONAL PRESTIGE-55kg
Iman Barlow(ASSASSINS/WATCHARACHAI)ENG v Kelsey Van De Poll(Ichiban/Holland)

XFS K1 PRESTIGE TITLE-76kg 3x3
Pete Irving(Semtex) v Nick Samways(St Albans)

Jordan Wright(semtex) v (The Factory)K1 3x3

UKMF ENGLISH TITLE-79.1kg 5x2 B Class
John Paul Donaghue(semtex) v Adam Oxer(Scorpions)

Luke Whelan(semtex0 v Prezmanek(KO Bloodline) 70kg-K13x3

UKMF LADIES ENGLISH TITLE-52.5kg 5x2 B Class
Carla Sullivan(Semtex) v Lanchanna Green(DARLINGTON)

LADIES INTERNATIONAL-5x2
Roqsanna Beguim(KO/UK) v Megan Maher(Ireland)

UKMF JUNIOR BRITISH TITLE-40kg 5x2 junior A class
Keirran Parker(semtex) v joe L'maire(Unit 1 Gym)

World Title fights, British and English Titles,K1 Title
England v Thailand, Sweden,Holland, Scotland,Ireland and wales,
North v South, 10 A Class Muaythai fights, world class ladies ONLY at XFS-XPLOSION FIGHT SERIES@IndigO2 at THE O2 ARENA LONDON,ENGLAND.

Londons Premier Muaythai Promotion.

What a line up!!!! Can't wait for this!!!!!!!

You going to make nados Dave or are you doing the usual of turning up 2 mins before the first fight ?

withdrawing any bets i had on the thai as i think Dicks will beat this one. cheers.

Now to face Michael Dicks: 'Palung Chon Pumpanmuang' formally know as 'Petchtanong Sit'

this thai has got some serious skills wseen him fight a few times im sure he got caught up in a throwing fights scandal a while back but everytime iv seen him he was awesome. good clash of styles with him and dicks

Semtex on a different note we are bring two 17 seaters down tried to pre book parking but site will not let me do you see any problems with parking

you can only book parking 24 hours before the event

Cheers Mark

Haha, cheers Rich!

What time you hitting Nando's mate?

Highlight of Palung Chon Pumpanmuang

Nice skills!

some big names look like there gettin a pasting in that clip, singdam, samingprai, Orono, nopparat

On his day, very hard to fight, fought Samingprai two times with a pts win each. If in good shape very tough fight.

Hope he doesn't take Dicks lightly and comes fit as this will be an awesome bout if so!!!

Kieran you've missed Wayne v Danny off the fight card.

addition to the card that was missed off.

Danny Kendrick ( Minotaurs Gym) v Wayne Fisher (Carlisle Dragons)
-65kg, 5x3min, A-Class.

Apologies Stu'.. I dont really like Kendrick and was trying to erase him from memory lol!

Danny V Wayne is going to be a WAR, dont Blink ..

No problem think its going to be a brilliant fight to match a quality show see you all Friday.

I agree Stu! Reckon these guys will have the crowd on the edge of their seats!!!

Well excited about this show!!!!! (did I say that already??? lol)

the thai has an excellent left knee(looks like one of his fave weapons actually) and can kick well off both legs. he looks like a "come and get me" kind of fighter

Dave are u staying in London for a few beverages after the show?

My guys are fit, strong and on weight, looking forward to Saturday.

Look out for a change in Sikwa, had a few words in his lug after last few performances. Hopefully he has taken it on board and will really show his stuff, been working on a few things with him since last month hopefully will pay off!

Matt Sheedy returns after a long time out, however hes just been with Watarachai Gym for a couple of weeks, returning there in June to fight under that camp in Thailand, he's good mates with Watarachai who knows Matts strengths and weaknesses and he has worked on some fine tuning last 3 weeks or so.

Both lads looking sharp on pads this week

did any one film the open sparring ? that was proberbly as good as some shows

I live in London Stu, driving but will definitely have a beer and a catch up mate! ;)

Nice 1 Dave c u Saturday

My girl Megan is bang on weight and really looking forward to this show.
John.

is there any truth in the rumour Steve Gladstone is doing the round cards naked for the girl fights?

not a rumour its happening!!

YES!!!!!

Who will be taking this home come Saturday night????

Michael Dicks (Darlington) or Palung Chon Pumpanmuang (Thailand)
WMC WORLD TITLE -66.6KG 5x3mins A CLASS

Got my tickets in extremis, very much looking forward to this.

Well excited, can't wait! :)

Lovely belt. Best of luck to Jordan Calder, cant wait to see this on the tele!

What date and time will this be broadcasted?

The very best of luck to Megan Maher fighting out of Waterford Muaythai, Ireland!!Big show for Megan and we're all cheering her on from Ireland :)

Custom made Xplosion fight gloves from MTG Pro.
Although TUFF are still the main sponsor, their new lace-up gloves were delayed in manufacturing so MTG kindly stepped in at the last minute to make the custom coloured gloves.
Also pictured are the UKMF English title belts up for grabs tomorrow.

We'll be there tomorrow also, representing official sponsor TUFF, so if you need some new shorts look no further!
We'll also have things like zinc oxide tape, Thai Oil and steel groin guards for fighters and Thai pads etc for trainers plus loads of other bits and pieces

Quick highlight of the weigh-ins this morning at Thai Silk at the O2.

Photos coming soon.

Michael Dicks (Darlington) or Palung Chon Pumpanmuang (Thailand)
WMC WORLD TITLE -66.6KG 5x3mins A CLASS

Michael Wakeling(Scorpions) v Craig Jose(The Faktory)
WMC/MAD TITLE DEFENCE-72.5kg 5x3 A class

Charlie'Boy'Peters(Semtex/Singpatong)v Reece McCallister(Phoenix)
-68kg 5x3 A Class

Jose Varela (KO Bloodline) v Jordan Calder (Caledonian Muay Thai) 59kgs 5x3mins A Class.

Iman Barlow (Assassins) v Kelsey Van De Poll (Ichiban/Holland) Ladies International Prestige Bout, -55kg B Class

More to follow...

My Predictions :)
Pumphanmuang
Michael Wakeling
Greg Wooton
Jordan Calder
Amanda Kelly
Matt Sheedy
Erik Lloyd
Brad Stanton
Reece McCallister
Iman Barlow
Pete Irving
John Paul Donaghue
Luke Whelan
Wayne Fisher
Lanchanna Green(DARLINGTON)
Roqsanna Beguim
Joe L'maire

Pity Paddy power dont do accumulators for Thai shows

more photos at this link...

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150631793161027.388451.650591026&type=1&l=f86a937aaa

are there tickets on the door available for tomorrow? and what time is first Fight. I am desperate to get my pals up for this and show them a proper fight night in comparison to the rough house unlicensed boxing they keep taking me to.

in sure the India already in this thread somewhere but it's a long thread!

There are only standing tickets left available that are going o be released by the box office tomorrow , see you there

I apologise if this has already been asked, but is this event being filmed or broadcast on internet by any chance.This is such a great card!Would really liked to have watched this show, but attending the main event as its nearer to me.

any results?

Iman won 2nd round.

Heard Reece won fifth rnd stoppage.

couldn't get in. Was a sell out well
Done Kieran and Steve! I saw imans fight from a screen miles away while I was in slug and lettuce drowning my sorrows looked like she just took her apart

Any updates?

Dicks lost to Thai
Wakelimg beat Jose
Greg Wootton won
Amanda Kelly won

Jose Varela lost on points to Jordan Calder

more info pleez...

Would love to see Jordan vs Jonno or Meleady

I had no doubt in my mind Dicks was going to win, even put £20 on it, and lost it :(
Good effort from Dicks though.

what a show best show i have seen inages reece was top class .jordon was awesome the young talent on show last nite was breth taking , so proud to be british

How did Brad get on?

Dicks looked sharp and fit but couldn't outwit Pumphanmuang whose kicks were fast, vicious and accurate. Dicks arms and ribs were bright red, but that might have been sunburn from the stage lights. ;-)

Craig Jose had Michael Wakeling rocked in round 1?, think it was a hook but didn't see it clearly. He came back very strongly to take the win but I think it was he was afraid of his brother Steve in the corner who was so animated that I thought he was going to take out both his brother and Craig Jose.

Clear win from Greg Wootton who easily outpointed and outclinched a game and very durable Swedish opponent.

Jose Varela, true to himself never stopped coming forward, leaving little space for Jordan Calder to express himself. Jordan however countered very intelligently and used his superior reach and accuracy to good effect to outscore Jose.

Iman Barlow left no space for her Dutch opponent who looked totally out of her depth and who I don't remember landing a single technique - win by stoppage.

Wayne Fisher stopped Danny Kendrick if I remember correctly and I was also very impressed by Reece McCallister of Phoenix who beat Charlie Peters.

The fight between Brad Stanton and Salah Abdulsalam was shaping up to be a corker.

Salah caught Brad with a peach of a spinning back elbow which opened up a big gash under his eye. The crowd were booing the stoppage which was unfair on Brad IMO as I think there was no reason he couldn't carry on as it was under the eye and not bleeding badly.

unlucky to brad that sounds a rubbish stoppage especially under the eye, Brad's an awesome fighter

I think most who know me as a ref, know that I let fights go on re cuts. Brads cut was very deep and long, and also had turned out, meaning that it was near on impossible to patch up by the corner for the next round. I hate to stop fights on cuts, and I really didnt want to, but the cut was very bad indeed. I was the closest to the fighter, so could see how bad it was compared to the audience.
I understand the crowds annoyance as was a fantastic fight and its a shame when a fight is stopped on cuts, but I really had no choice, and I will stand by my decision.

The rest of the show was fantastic. Well done to Steve and Kieran and everyone involved with the running of the show.

It was a good stoppage , obviously brad was ery upset at the decision because he was starting to come into the fight nicely but saying that there is no way he could cOntinue Jesse is there to protect the fighters and some times he has to protect them from them selfs and that's what he did

ah sorry mate i wasnt at the show, just like brad as a fighter, jumped to conclusions when it was under the eye, apoligies.

chin up brad

Salahs fight was right to be stopped IMO, the cut was nasty!

Was the best fight of the night.

Jordan Calder - we are all so proud of you, couldn't be there as we had two lads on the Main Event card. Jordan's fight made it 3/3 for the gym at the two biggest shows in the UK, and hopefully this launches Jordan's future fight career into the top level. Well done J, Brian, and Gordon. Safe trip home. Thanks Keiran for having J on the show.

100% correct decision to stop Brad on that cut as it was bad! One punch to that would have ended up in half his face hanging off and it's been said the red is there to protect the fighters safety! Obviously Brad wanted to continue as he's a fighter and wanted to fight, no shock there! The lads got serious talent and I think these two are in a tourney later in the year so he may well have his chance at revenge. You have to give it to Salah as he raised his game last night and showed he can mix it up with quality opponents! Bright future for the beast that reminds me of a soul glo advert from the movie coming to america ;) Sorry mate! Lol x That spinning elbow was absolute textbook! I heard someone in the croud shout "you got lucky" which made me laugh at that is what A Class is all about! Utilising all of your muaythai weapons and you have to give credit to such a beautifully executed technique!

What a show! Definitely the best Xplosion to date so congrats to the Mitchell brothers, I mean Steve and Kieran ;) Dont know how you'll be able to top that of the 7th of June (or was it July?) but I'm already excited to see the quality they will bring to the O2 then!!!! You lads are raising the bar for UK Muaythai so please keep up the good work!

Not gonna go into each fight as you can buy the DVD but have to say I was massively impressed with Reece McCallister a I hadn't seen him fight for some time and he is definitely a huge prospect!

Lastly, thanks for havIng me along guys, loved it! X

Brilliant show, amazing venue and incredible fights! Def the best I've been to and to have our young fighter Joe open the show was an honour. Big thanks to Steve and Kieran for having us, our supporters loved it.

when will the DVD be ready please guys?

any chance of the full results?

I already did full results on twitter on the night :(

wow!! awesome show with some fantastic fights!! Really proud of our lad Wayne Fisher who stopped Danny kendrick in the 3rd round with knees. The rest of the show was amazing, really impressed with jordan Calder. A very clever fighter who moved very well throughout the fight. I think that Jordan will soon be at the top of his weight division in the Uk and will stay there for sometime!! Reece McCallister also fought an excellent fight too. Both young lads with a bright future. Thanks to Kieran and Steve for their hospitality, hopefully we can return the favour on our show on 3rd June. Well done guys

Great show . Congrats Steve and Keiran . Really proud of all the KO fighters .
Amanda beat a proven world class fighter with devasting elbows. Greg's performance was outstanding.

DVD will be available in 2 weeks or so lads , plus full report later today!!!

anyone win the eagle?

I just want to thank Kieran for giving my girl Megan the opportunity to fight on a fantastic show, it was a truly amazing event.
The quality of the fighters on show was simply mental...

Megan and Roqsanna had a close and great battle which went the distance with Megan coming out on top.
And thanks Kieran for looking after us so well.

WMC WORLD TITLE 66.68kgs-A CLASS 5x3 FTR
Michael Dicks(UK) v Panalongchon Pumphanmuang (Thailand)

Thai win points

W.M.C/M.A.D WORLD TITLE 72.5kg
Michael Wakeling (scorpions) v Craig Jose' (the faktory)

Wakeling win points

Greg Wooton(UK - KO) v Martin Akhtar (Sweden) 63.5 Greg win points

Jose Valera (KO bloodline) vs Jordan Calder (Scotland) 59kgs
Jordan Win points

Amanda Kelly (Ko) vs Mikaela Melante (sweden) 62kgs

RSF rnd 3

Matt Sheedy vs James Snelling - TKO rnd 3

Erik Llyod v Charles Sikwa 85kg KO (knee) rnd 4

Sala'The Beast'abdulsalam v Brad Stanton 68kg TKO rnd 3 (cuts)

Wayne Fisher vs Danny Kendricks 65kgs Fisher wintko rnd 2?

Charlie Peters vs Reece McCallister 68lgs tko McCallister win TKO rnd 5

Jordan Wright vs Vlad 70kgs JHordan Win points

xFS RULES TITLE 76KG 3x3
Pete Irving v Liam Cullen Pete won ko rnd 1

U.K.M.F ENGLISH TITLE 79.1KG
J.P Donaghue V Adam Oxer JP win ko rnd 5

IMAN BARLOW V Kelsey Van De POll (holland)Iman win ko rnd 2

Prezamanek v Luke Whelan 70kg k-1 3x3 luke Whelan win points

U.K.M.F LADIES ENGLISH TITLE 52.5KG 5x2
Carla Sullivan v Lanchanna Green Carla win points

INTERNATIONAL BOUT
Megan Maher (Ireland) v Roqsuana Bequim (UK) 5x2 Megan WIn points

15.U.K.M.F JUNIOR BRITISH TITLE 5X 1.5
Kierran parker V JOE L'MAIRE Joe Le Maire win points

shoudl say amanda and snelling win!

Should also say tko J.P AS I stopped the fight. But the way he got beaten for three rounds and came back, deserves that tittle well done J.P. Also like to say what a fantastic show. From fighters and trainners veiws, nobody looks after you better then Kieren and Steve, no matter how busey they are and streesed on the day, nothing is to much trouble for them to sort out. P.S. You beat anymore of my fighters you and steve will be putting gloves on against me and Steve lol.

Also well done James (stop them laughing) Snelling. And Michael.

When will this be shown on TV?

Would just like to echo what everyone else has said about Kieren and Steve they are different class to work with will help you with anything even though they are running a top show. Brilliant week-end, brilliant show and top class venue and fights. Over the moon with Jordan's performance he was oustanding from the 1st bell to the last, got talking to loads of people after and the general concencous was that Jordan would get stopped early because he's still a kid, yes I agree he is but he is a VERY special kid who was amazing. Some top people in muay thai came up to us after and said how impressed they were with Jordan and other's said he has improved so much since they last saw him fight, that will do for me it shows he is going in the right direction. Jose Varela is as tough as they come and a good kid we wish him well in the future :)

Thanks guys , Next show on JULY 7TH , matchmaking is already been done watch this space.....

Oh yes forgot to mention was busey back stage run to ask for something ended up with feet stuck to floor, had to watch whole of jordon v jose fight. I did not think many could stand up and trade with jose at that weight, Jordon showed true Muay Thai will stand up against the srongest and best pitbulls out there. Jordon is no boy, he is a yong man ready to cut a path throug the best. Good luck and stay the f**K away from my fighters lol

lol thanks Mark..

cheers michael wakeling nice wager on that one

You dont have to thank me Brian, Jordon earnt my respect !!!

You could of told us you found someone to take the bet. We could not find anyone lol

unlucky :-0 i managed to up mine from £50 to £150 aswell haha

An excellent show and a brilliant way to spend Saturday night!. Well done to Kieran and Steve for putting on an excellent event! You guys are definitely paving the way.

I must get Abdul onto one of your shows lol

I've taken some photos of the evening and if its ok with the Kieran and Steve I could post them on here. I've uploaded some of the KO fighters to my facebook page, should you wish to check them out.

Cheers

Shuja

http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=745351809

No problem at all mate!!

Thanks to keiran and steve, was a good show, few too many fights tho maybe a bit shorter card next time would be good.

Some awesome young talent on the show congrats to my mate Reece who was brilliant, young jordan, Iman and well done to my main man Pete Irving, 3-0 this year so making the transition to k1 nicely ;)

Also congrats to Micheal for winning the fight, no bitterness here he was just better, thats twice now so i accept that, really enjoyed the fight tho i think i got a bit too excited after catching you first round, nvm we win..we loose...we fight

Spoken by a true champ of a lad ;) x

I want to raise one point from the show, and I know ill recieve some calls of complaint, but why on earth did Steve and Kieran have to pay out for a whole set of officials for the last two fights??
I have refereed WMC fights in the past, and I was always of the understanding that the UKMF and the WMC work together, so why could UKMF officials not work on the two WMC fights??

Nothing against Pele or the judges, but it seemed madness for the promoters to have to pay out so much more money on just two fights.

I get that in an international fight, you'd like to have judges from different countrys, but it was an English ref, 1 English judge and 2 Irish judges. The UKMF officials were English ref, 1 English judge, 1 Scottish Judge and 1 Iranian Judge.

What a fantastic attitude Craig has . Thank you for reminding me why I love this sport . One can get lost in the petty sqabbling and political arguments, that can make you dissolutioned and resentful with the Muay Thai scene. Seeing Michael and Craig put on such a great performance and then show such respect and honesty towards each other is pure class .

Craig also drew my attention to the amazing young talent on the show Jordan and Iman . Jordan fought the correct tactical fight demonstrating both, skill and maturity .Iman was a class ( or two ) above her opponent .

Excellent post Craig. Top lad!!!

I wanted to add my two penneth. the show was far too long and i personally hate Steve Gladstone And kieren. Neither are getting a Christmas card. 6am I eventually got home!

On the plus side. It was professionally run. Well organised and a pleasure to be involved in even the smallest capacity.

I thought Jesse did a fabulous job reffing and whilst there had been some voices saying that Brads and Salas fight was ended too soon. In defence of the decision Jesse has a duty of care to the fighter and to the promoters. And whilst in my personal opinion I feel I could have closed the wound and have the fight continue. Brad did not have a cuts man in his corner. Just blatting Vaseline into such a deep wound would not have been appropriate. And possibly dangerous. I feel had I or another cuts man been sat in Brads corner, Jesse may have considered allowing the fight to continue.
And as I tended the wound afterwards I feel confident in my opinion.

and as a closing thought. How come the medical staff no longer carry stitch kits and are not prepared to tend cuts?

Dave,

You have raised a valid point here!

More and more shows "employ" Doctors/paramedics that refuse to stitch cuts, which is ridiculous on events that host Full MT rules.

I'm no expert but a vasaline pot that has been in the bottom of the bucket for say the last 3 months must be riddled with germs and an open wound is surely open to infection. Glueing rather than stitching just leaves scar tissue?

Anyway thanks for being in the corner for Salah and thank you for stitching up Brad immediately after - I am sure he appreciates not having to go to a London A&E dept at 1am on a Saturday night.

The cheque in the post!

Im not 100% clear on the legalities of this country, but Ive heard in the states that a few medics have been sued after stitching fighters up after shows in pro boxing.

Infact I know a few pro boxing coaches who wont let a medic near his fighter after a fight if he gets cut and will use other methods of closing the wound.

I know there have also been cases of bad stitching making the wound liable to not fully heal and open up easily again...or worse still medics stitching a wound that hasnt been cleaned and thus getting a load of vaseline under the skin that hardens over time and makes the skin liable to tear easy again.

Im confident your comments are not a dig at me or indeed my skills. Unless you advise differently. But I can assure you that even if you closed a wound full of sweat and Vaseline there isn't an anti biotic that couldn't resolve the infection. Ive attended many fighters and treated their injuries for many years and not once made a mistake.

Not withstanding if a fighter asks me to tend his wound a contract is verbally inferred and all liability is diminished.

Of course if you're proven right. then maybe there is a bigger picture to consider. that of prosecuting the opponent. Involving the police and criminal proceedings for a section 18 offence which carries a five year sentence. After all if tending a wound can result in proceedings surely causing a wound is a greater offence?

Wasnt a dig mate - just stating why many medics might think twice about treating a wound, and indeed why in boxing a good cut man is worth his weight in gold (Ricky Hattons for example). I spoke with a boxing coach regarding this from the states and he was quoting stuff he had seen regarding uncleaned wounds being stitched etc.

What you do is a rare skill...infact I also know top pro's have gotten their wounds treated by plastic surgeons, so with that in mind maybe you should put your prices up :-)

I think we're going off on a tangent here and taking away slightly from what was an awesome night of fighting.

Dave, you've stated the facts mate and that’s exactly the reason people should have a good cuts man with them for all full rules fights! It can be the difference between winning and losing a fight and having that expertise on hand is essential. I believe you when you say you could’ve closed that cut and I’m sure lessons will be learnt from this situation.

I didn’t quite lean back enough from a head kick once and had my chin split open and needed a couple of stitches (bloody toenails!). This is the only cut that’s even given me agro as they left a little bit of vas in there and I often nick it when shaving. Not in a place that matters and doesn’t affect my stunning good looks but I could imagine this being an issue if someone did a repair like this on an eyebrow or somewhere that could affect someone in future fights.

I’d be more confident letting Dave or Kevin Young (who’s been my cuts man many a time) stitch me up over some of the idiots you get in A&E, and that’s when you finally get seen!!!

Anyway, what an awesome show and can’t wait for the 7th of July!!!!!!

Ha ha as i dont really charge itd make little difference. two times nothing is still nothing.

seperate set of officials was requested, not passed assesment either dont think

It was a pain in the ass the ass to find out I was not eligible to judge the two WMC title fights , I can understand I have only a three of years experience under my belt judging mainly in the south but in that time I have judged on some fantastic shows and some amazing fighters and have judged several world titles dozens of British titles. My time will come I am sure of it . I am more upset for Jesse I am obviously biased in the matter as I have been a member of shin kick since Jesse founded it but Jesse is with out doubt one of the best refs we have in the uk and it's sad he did not get the opportunity to further cv

jessee deffo a better ref and ive no doubt the judges were better than at least 1 of the ones substituted, saying that Craig O'Flynn is an excellent judge

Jesse is one of the best refs in the country IMO , as regards to technology judges , this is what I had to do , out f my hands , but rules are rules from the WMC.

Anyway next show July 7th announcement to be made After this weekend. Just had talks with a talk of a return .......

any idea what training and assesment took place to become wmc judge?

anybody know where i could buy the dvd for this show?

Also xplosion 7 been tryin to get my hands on it but no joy

@ the next one 3rd May! 😊😊

must be someone selling them lol

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