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Well done and thanks to Master Sken on such a great show. As usual its a pleasure to support Master Skens shows - everything is run well, the fighters are treated well and they are brilliant shows.
I thought Tom Bird was unlucky not top get the decision but then I also thought Ben Dukes was lucky to get the draw so its swings and roundabouts I suppose. Seeing Ben and Daz chatting in the changing room afterwards nursing theitr injuries and struggling to walk properly was a funny sight!
Caddens fight was very exciting - Kotsur was brilliant and although it was close I felt that he stayed just ahead throughout as he was so sharp. I knew he was behind in the last and we told him he needed a big last round and to change the rhythm of the fight for round 5. He did this very well and it was working for the firt minute but as Cadden was fighting out of his style he made a mistake and got caught with a superb punch. It dropped him like a stone and he hit his head on the canvas and was out for a couple of seconds. The paramedics kept him down for quite a lomng time to make sure there was no spinal injury and Caden was desperate to get up and show he was ok but his health is more important than his ego. As RDouble says he went out on his shiled and there no harm in that.
It was a good close fight with and I'm proud of Richard not just in this fight but for how he's dealt with disappointments in the mast and come back stronger, and I know that he will do this time too.
James France was great - his performance was superb. Ngimbi is very dangerous and unorthodox and James contolled it very well. Many fighters would have been phased by the way Ngimbi came out but James took it in his stride. Amazing fight!
Well one to Mehdi onb a good win over a much more experienced opponnet - Gavin will be back I'm sure. I Muay Thai anything can happen.
It was great to see Illonka and Lucien again and very well done to Rachel on a great win. Also well done to Dave Croft for believing in her enough to raise the sponsorship and going the extra mil for her.
Also nice one to Richard Jones - Eric is very good and you have obviously never stopped beleiving in yourself after a few bad results and you've reaped the reward.
I diodnt see much of the rest of the show but there wasnt one bad fight and the standard of the fighters gets better and better.