KO7 - Muaythai in the Goulburn Valley

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

Hi everyone, the next intallment of the KO Fight Promotions will be held on Saturday the 27th February at the Shepparton Sports Stadium.

It will feature a strong line-up of local talent, taking on fighters from across Australia. There are 3 main points to the show

1) WKA Australian Title - Tommy Murray vs Aaron Scrimgeour (Vic vs W.A)
2) WKA Australia Title - Phil Lai vs Aaron Cheney (Vic vs N.S.W)
3) WKA East Coast Title (Vic vs NSW)
4) WKA Victorian Title - Sam Edney vs Rohulla Paykari


As usual, if anyone is interested in competing, please let me know. You will be well looked after and have a great time.

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa29/gvma/KO7PosterFinal.jpg

[ChrisQ]

Not often an MMA eliminator is seen in Vic.
Get up to this show people!

[spano]

good luck wit the show mat!

[LeewkMT]

Mat I would be keen, i fight anywhere from 69 to 72.5kg and have had 7 fights, let me know if you need me!

Thanks, Luke

Oh what weight is the 4 man?

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

Thanks Spano.

And where are you training Lee?

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

the 4 man Muaythai Eliminator will be at 55kgs, up to 15 fights experience, $1K prize money

[LeewkMT]

I train in SA

[Viper]

Great venue, the sports stadium.
Excellent seating and great snack/meals area.
Who's in the MT 4 man Mat??
Spit out some names for us.
Shaz

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

The 4 Man Muaythai Eliminator will be at 55kgs. So far we have Tom Murray, a young fella from Perth, and just confirming the other two, but looks sweet!

The 4 Man MMA Eliminator has one of our guys, two Melbourne boys, and one from a new gym in regional Vic.

Grasshopper will be taking on Christian Balzer for the WKA East Coast title in the decider as both boys have one win against the other.

Plus a MASSIVE under-card, as always. Already got 8 other matches lined up, so it looks like I may have to do another novice show in March to take up the over-flow of novice competitors.

Big thanks to all the support received thus far. Victorian Muaythai is going to be massive.

[Bushi]

Mat,

Going from strength to strength....credit to you...

Is the "young fella" from Perth the same one that was lined up earlier this year, if so, it'll be a CRACKING 4 man...

And Grasshopper v Christian, this time FTR ????

[Viper]

Mmmmm I hope so Bushi, I was really looking forward to that. Hopefully he has had a B'day since then.
Will you and Cav be there?
Cheers Shaz

[spano]

Wat mat is doin for aussie muay thai in vic is awesome! is mat the only muay thai promoter in vic??? i no there are kickboxing events down there! anyway keep up the good work mat an hopefully one day ur promotions are as big as the evo's!!

[Bushi]

Should be there Shaz.....

Spano, we have had Prosecution shows, Brute Force & Im Ouk & his Kun Khmer shows, but we have a "new" MT Promoter popping up in 2010.... maybe 2....

Watch this space...

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

It won't be that young fella, as he is still not 18, but they want Tom to go over there in March to fight him, so that will be great.

And thanks Spano, but yes, we have quite a few Muaythai promoters in Vic, with Scida and Vukavic putting on many Thai bouts. Ancient Battles, Prosecution and Brute Force all seem to have dropped off which is unfortunate for the growth of Muaythai. I have no plans to be a big promoter, I am just enjoying what I'm doing, which is encouraging the growth of Muaythai in regional Vic; oh, and making millions while I'm at it...

Had one of the 4 Muaythai Eliminator opponents scratch, but it will go ahead, and just trying to secure a WKA State Title fight which wil be very, very cool.....stay tuned.

[Hellfighter]

sounds great, bro, hope to make this one & if all goes well, bring the family

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

Sweet mate, good to have you down. How's the hols?

[Hellfighter]

looooonng, but training is going awesome, hope to have video footage to bring back with me

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

So far we have in the 4 man Muaythai Eliminator;

Tom Murray - Sor.Naksoo Muaythai (Vic)
Aaron Scrimgour - Thai Boxing Pit (W.A)

[Viper]

Get Spano again Mat, he has been training up a storm I hear.......
Shaz

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

He is more than welcome to come down again. That's unless Aaron needs him as a sparring partner....

[Hellfighter]

choose your judges wisely, Mat ;-)

[DazMon]

Yeah I second that.

[BabyCube]

spano should be a judge

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

spano should be a judge

LMAO

The judges I use are fantastic judges.

[John Cav]

Hi guys, happy new year.
Shaz, I will definitely be at this show. Even if not commentating I would make the trip. The last show was great.

Mat, why not Spano in the 4-man eliminator? Might also get other fighters from Strikeforce on the show.

[Bushi]

LMAO

The judges I use are fantastic judges.And the commentators will make note of it to....:cool:

[spano]

good luck to tommy in the 4man!

[Kano]

Some great match up's yet again Mat. I can't wait to see the title fights, I will certainly be putting some money on one of the fights when it is announced. Good to see an early kickstart to the shows in 2010

[Hellfighter]

rich bastard :-(

[Kano]

Nah mate, I just held back on a few Christmas toys for the young bloke when I heard this was on the cards...

[Hellfighter]

that's cool, looking forward to attending this one & catching up with everyone

[Bushi]

Nah mate, I just held back on a few Christmas toys for the young bloke when I heard this was on the cards... As long as they're not from "daddy's shop"....:eek:;)

[Kano]

Wrong... Just plain wrong Bushi

[whitetiger]

fill us in kano, i too would like to make some money :)

[Kano]

I am sure you will find out soon Skeet... ;)

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

Couple of changes;

1) No more 4 Man Muaythai Eliminator;

2) Tom Murray VS TBC for the WKA Amateur Australian Muaythai Title!

3) Sam Edney VS TBC for the WKA Amateur Victorian Muaythai Title!

4) Grasshopper VS Christian Balzer for the WKA East Coast Australian Muaythai Title!

Looking very, very nice. The TBC's will be announced over the next couple of days....

[Bushi]

3 awesome young, regional, up and coming MT fighters, great to see Mat, and all worthy of the titles up for grabs...

Have to admit, I'm a bit of a closet Sam Edney fan, I love his style / technique (based on another well known Aussie champ I reckon) and work ethic....;), but I think Sam and Skeet know it...:o

[Hellfighter]

the card's getting stronger all the time... looking forward to the 4 Man on a future show

[spano]

yep the card is lookin even better now! if ya put a 4 man show on ya next show im keen as for it!

good luck tommy in his aussie title shot

[whitetiger]

nah bushi, he is modelled on my fight style ;)

[DazMon]

I am a big fan of Sam Edney, ever since his determined showing on Brute Force.
Time for some QLD appearances?

[Anita]

All the best for the show Mat! - although I am sure it will go well..as always!

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

nah bushi, he is modelled on my fight style ;)

Warrnambool has always been a bit of an enigma IMO. So isolated, but produces fantastic fighters like Walshy, Clayton, Skeeta and Sam. Whatever they are doing, they are doing it very well, or there is something in the water. Always glad to have the Warrnambool boys on the show.

Thanks Anita, when you are back on track I would love to have you back over.

[Kano]

I am a huge Sam Edney fan, every time Mat says he is putting on a show I always say that he has got to get Sam on. His work rate is huge, technique is sensational and he is a top guy.
I would like to see him mixing it up in QLD with some of the guys up there, he certainly has the ability.
Can't wait to see him in action again, I think this is where my $$ will be placed

[whitetiger]

cant give too much away matt :) I think from the start having walshy as our trainer, then walshy, clayton and myself moving to qld to train and fight out of boonchu, with some blokes named JWP, CARNAGE, F-16, ADAM AGRESSOR, FLIP, just to name a few, could only benefit our skills. And thats prob why bushi thinks jwp and sams style is similar. It is great to have available contact with a great trainer like walshy at your fingertips.

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

Yeah I used to really enjoy Walshy and you guys coming up and fighting on ythe old 'Fights Under Lights' Jason Hawker used to do up here.

Tom Murray is fighting Aaron Scrimgour from Thai Boxing Pit for the Amateur Australian Muaythai Title (Super Bantamweight). Two excellent, tought little buggers, that will put on a great show for everyone.

[Anita]

Thanks Mat, should be all set to train and fight again so early this year is A-GO…yay!

[misschop]

good luck with the show!! do u have any girls fightting?? is there many girls down that way at 51-54kg?

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

Cheers. No girls on this one I'm afraid, and there are a few girls at that weight around I'm sure.

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

O.K here is a rough card

- WKA Australian Title (Am.) - Tom Murray (Vic) vs Aaron Scrimgeour (W.A)
- WKA East Coast Title (Am.) - Grasshopper (Vic) vs Christian Balzer (NSW)
- WKA Victorian Title (Am.) - Sam Edney vs Kevin Magniez
- 4 Man MMA Victorian Eliminator

- Terry Pryde vs Adam Davis
- Drew Quirk vs Mike Kelley
- Ben Herezo vs Jimmy

Plus many more matches, including another possible WKA East Coast title........

[Kano]

Some great match up's there Mat.

I have got some lobsters that I am willing to play with on the Sam & Kevin fight.
I will take Sam... Let me know if your interested...

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

Just confirming ANOTHER WKA Aussie title, will let everyone know as soon as I get it in concrete.

And Kano, it will be a very close fight, Kevin is the more experienced of the two, so it will be battled down to the wire, with some exceptional technique. I will sit on the fence, not because of politics, but because both are excellent fighters, and both are good friends of mine...

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

OK, just confirmed my final title fight;

Phil 'Vaginator' Lai vs Aaron 'Cheen Machine' Cheeney,
WKA Australian Title Welterweight (Am.)

So that's 4 WKA title fights on the night, PLUS the 4 Man MMA Eliminator, plus a MASSIVE undercard with some more great match-ups I will post up soon....

[Hellfighter]

looking forward to it, Mat

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

Thanks Dave.

And a big thanks so far to all the gyms that have supported the show;

Sor.Naksoo Muaythai
Numurkah Muaythai
Sor.Jaiphet Muaythai
Don Millar Muaythai
Street Alert Muaythai
Geelong Everlasting Muaythai
Cobram Muaythai
White Tiger Muaythai
Fite Rite Gym
Thai Boxing Pit
Tocumwal Martial Arts
Deniliquin Muaythai
Purcell Dojo
Kaizen Dojos
Synergy Dojo
Echuca MMA
Kimekai Dojo
Team Nemesis
.........just to name a few.

[whitetiger]

gonna be a great night in the valley, looking forward to it, with all title fights worthy of bein main event, great work on match ups matty.

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

Cheers Skeeta, the hardest part is trying to work out the order of these fights!

[B Craine-White]

spewin i cant fight over there mat.
waitin to fight tom hahaha
runnin out of featherweights over here ;) haha

[jarhead]

vagman min suuure

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

Hi guys, here is an updated card, you will notice the absence of the 4 Man MMA eliminator, sh1t happens...

Tommy Murray (Sor.Naksoo MT) vs Aaron Scrimgeour (Thai Boxing Pit)- WKA Aus. Title
Phil Lai (Sor.Jaiphet MT) vs Aaron Cheney (Street Alert MT) - WKA Aus. Title
Grasshopper (Numurkah MT) vs Christian Balzer (PTJ MT) - WKA East Coast Title
Sam Edney (White Tiger MT) vs Rohulla Paykari (Don Millar MT) - WKA Vic. Title
Richard Pinkett (Echuca MMA) vs Chico (Kimekai Gym) - MMA
Terry Pryde (Numurkah MT) vs Adam Davis (Kaizen Dojo) - MT
Drew Quirk (Deniliquin MT) vs Mike Kelley (Don Millar MT) - MT
Ben Herezo (Cobram MT) vs Jimmy (Sor.Jaiphet MT) - MT
Peter Shannon (Synergy Dojo) - Daryll Morris (Tocumwal MA) - MT
Anthony Campbell (Echuca MMA) - Matt Dowie (Kaizen Dojo) - MMA
John Offord (Synergy Dojo) vs Ross Purcell (Purcell Dojo) - MT
Drew Mackey (Numurkah MT) vs Joe Hooke (Kimekai Dojo) - MT
Alex Hutchins (Sor.Naksoo MT) vs Jordan Goss (Kimekai Dojo) - MT
Chelsea Kennedy (Don Millar MT) vs Demi McNamara (Fite Rite Gym) - MT
Daniel Ellis (Cobram MT) vs David Lawton (Hanger 4) - MT

Still confirming another 5 matches...

Huge show, will be broadcast on Aurora, and keep you eyes out on HD1 for some ads in February.

I will be doing another Amateur Padded show in March to match up the 'spill-over' I had from all the potential matches for this show. Going to be a very busy year for Victorian Muaythai...

[spano]

good luck with the show mat an good luck to tommy!

[Viper]

This night will be huge.
Cant wait Mat, and great to see a ladies fight on the card.
I might have to pull an all nighter for this one!!!!!!! Can Shep handle it....
Shaz

[ChuckLiddell]

Less than 6weeks now should be good, havnt been to Melbourne for a while. Also its spelt Scrimgeour by the way Mat.

[DazMon]

Oooh lucky I saw that, I had it spelt wrong too in the ratings.

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

No worries Blair, thanks mate. Good to have you guys over, hope you brought your party shoes?

I had to scrap the 4 man MMA eliminator. Is a shame, but it will be the main event on a pure MMA show I have planned for later in the year.

Massive night;

- 4 Title Fights (All FTR!)
- 3 MMA Fights
- Huuuuge undercard with some great up-and-coming fighters from regiojnal, metropolitan and interstate.

Thanks for all the support guys!

[ChrisQ]

Has to be one of your strongest cards yet Mat. Phil Lai Vs Aaron Cheeny sounds like it will be a cracker! Good to see Phil back in the muay thai ring.

Nice spread of gyms as well which really proves how far the Victorian Muay Thai community has come over the last few years.

[ChrisQ]

I might have to pull an all nighter for this one!!!!!!! Can Shep handle it....


The million dollar question! ;)

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

Thanks Quirky.
Actually, we only have 15 fighters from the regional area (Deniliquin, Shepparton, Tocumwal & Numurkah), and 21 fighters from Melbourne, W.A and N.S.W. People obviously come to watch the locals, but cheer just as hard for the people making the effort to travel all this way.

Again a huge thanks to all the support for regional Muaythai. It would be a small show indeed if we didn't have people from Melbourne, or from interstate coming here.

You coming Quirky?

[ChuckLiddell]

Hey this is Aaron by the way Mat, Blair uses this sometimes to write stuff as he is still working out how to use the computer. Dont worry we always bring our party shoes.

[QUIKDRAW]

fcuk just read this goodluck scrimmy will be a tough one !!!!

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

Dont worry we always bring our party shoes.

Good onya's, going to be a great time.

I just confirmed Sam Edney is now fighting Rohulla Paykari for the Super Welterweight
WKA Victorian Title........

[Viper]

I hope you come up Quirky, we havent caught up in ages and bring that other guy you hang with(Ben)
Shaz

[ChrisQ]

Yeh I was hoping to head up Shaz, but looks like I'll be attending a certain female friend's 30th. Pretty rude of her to have her birthday on the same day. She likes to pull rank with those Vic titles she won! haha

But we are well overdue to catch up for a drink or five. No better person to get a guided tour of Shep with ;)

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

Here is the poster guys and girls...

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa29/gvma/KO7PosterFinal.jpg

[DazMon]

Whats the title that Phil has around his waist?

[BMT]

Looking like a great show, wish I could make it over.

[Viper]

Looking like a great show, wish I could make it over.

It would be great if you could come over and bring that little powerhouse (lisa) with you.
Would love to see her fight again soon.
Shaz

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

Thanks Mandy & Josh.

The next novice show will be the 17th April if you guys would like to come over again.

And Shaz, got a couple of young girls that are hitting the pads well in class, need some experienced guidance...

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

We might have a ocuple of AFL footballers attending the show too. Stay tuned...

Card still strong, only had one pull-out, which I am trying to remedy now. Everyone training hard and ready to put on a massive show, so a huge thanks for all the support.

[Hellfighter]

really looking forward to it, bro

[samurai]

I put a vote in for ya scrimmy

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

Belts have arrived guys! Going to be a night filled with wars, can;t wait!

[Viper]

Belts have arrived guys! Going to be a night filled with wars, can;t wait!
Can you put pics of the belts up please Mat...
Shaz

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

Will do Shaz when I get to the gym. You should see how they came, hahaha.

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa29/gvma/IMG_0284.jpg

Here they are guys. The top is the Australian Title, then underneath the East Coast and the Victorian belts.

[Hellfighter]

very nice

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

Here is the card everyone. I think it is a strong one with some great match-ups. Thanks to all the fighters and gyms involved, going to be a CRACKER of a night!!

Main Event - WKA Australian Title - 5x2 Full Thai Rules
Tommy Murray (Sor.Naksoo Muaythai) vs Aaron Scrimgeour (Thai Boxing Pit)

Semi Main Event - WKA Australian Title - 5x2 Full Thai Rules
Phil 'Vaginator' Lai (Sor.Jaiphet Muaythai) vs Aaron 'Cheen-Machine' Cheney (Street Alert)

Semi Main Event - WKA Victorian Title - 5x2 Full Thai Rules
Sam Edney (White Tiger Gym) vs Rohulla Paykari (Don Millar Muaythai)

MMA Fight #1
Richard Pinkett (North Vic. MMA) vs Chico Valensuales (Kimekai Dojos)

-----------------------------------UNDERCARD------------------------------------------------

Daniel 'Grasshopper' Way (Numurkah Muaythai) vs Brad Russell (Kao Sok Muaythai)

Daniel Ellis (Cobram Muaythai) vs David Lawton (Hanger 4) - MTR 3x2

Drew Mackey (Numurkah Muaythai) vs Joe Hooke (Kimekai Dojos) - MTR 3x2

Terry Pryde (Numurkah Muaythai) vs Adam Davis (Kaizen Dojos) - MTR 3x2

Anthony 'Snoop' Campbell (North Vic. MMA) vs Mick (Invictus Gym) - MMA #2

Drew Quirk (Deniliquin Muaythai) vs Mike Kelley (Don Millar Muaythai) - MTR 3x2

Jimmy Wang (Sor.Jaiphet Muaythai) vs Ben Herezo (Cobram Muaythai) - MTR 3x2

Peter Shannon (Synergy Dojo) vs Daryll Morris (Tocumwal Martial Arts) - MTR 3x2

Karl Paredes (Sor.Jaiphet Muaythai) vs Ben Watson (SMAC) - MTR 3x2

Alex Hutchins (Sor.Naksoo Muaythai) vs Ash Fewson (Street Alert) - MTR 3x2

John Offord (Synergy Dojo) vs Ross Purcell (Purcell Dojo) - MTR 3x2

Michael O'Sullivan (Hanger 4) vs Brent Davis (Tocumwal Martial Arts) - MTR 3x2

Marco Diaz (Hammer's Gym) vs Will Joyce (Synergy Dojo) - MTR 3x2


Really looking forward to the show, and the 3 title fights will be on Aurora soon after the show. Things are really picking up for regional Muaythai & MMA, thanks to support by the country AND the city gyms, not to mention the inter-staters that are happy to come down.

Big year this year for Victorian Muaythai!

[misschop]

wow sounds great! hope everything runs smooth for you!

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

Thanks misschop, so do I. Lucky I have such a good support team including great mates and family.

[misschop]

who gets the coles conflakes belt in the pic?? lol

[Viper]

who gets the coles conflakes belt in the pic?? lol

Hands off thats mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shaz

[misschop]

hahaha! yeah thats what we should win after xmas break for who has the biggest xmas belly

[ditsy]

Hey Cheen- Machine hope you have a good one bring home the belt,and
Ash Fewson hope you do well in your bout, good luck to you both.

[ChuckLiddell]

Cheers for the vote Pete. I am going to need a belt though to hold up my paints at 55kg either way its going to be fun :)

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

Only a week to go guys, going to be a massive show with some excellent match-ups.

Christian Balzer has pulled out of his WKA East Coast Title fight with Grasshopper, and Brad Russell from Kao Sok has kindly stood up and is going to have a crack. Thanks very much to Darren for helping me out with the match.

Looking forward to having 4 mad Perth boys over for a couple of awesome fights, and a crazy night out after. Really looking forward to Scrimmy's tough, walk-forward style against young Tommy's fitness and strength; this will be a war for sure.

[Hellfighter]

sounds awesome mate, can't wait... a dry weekend for me, but them's the breaks

[DazMon]

Dry Weekend Hell?
Now you tell me...

[Hellfighter]

for me it's for an entire month... new medication

[Kano]

Been speaking with a few of the fighters over the last few days, they are pumped for Saturday. Mat has got a few things up his sleeve for the show and it is promising to be one of the biggest regional Muay Thai shows that Victoria has ever seen. I can't wait for Sat night!

[Kano]

for me it's for an entire month... new medication

I know a few people that will have your share Dave, we will tell you how good it was when we are finished... :D

[kofp]

Thanks Kano, there have been exciting developments. The card is not only big, but has 3 title fights, 2 MMA fights and a huge undercard, making it amazing value for the ticet price.

[macca83]

go scrimmy!!!!!! bring that belt home m8 will look nice at the gym

[kofp]

Well all the boys are dehydrated and hungry, must be a fight coming up ;)

Card is awesome, really looking forward to this. First 5 to send me a PM get a free double pass...

[BMT]

Good luck to Terry Pryde.

[kofp]

Just picked up Scrimmy and Brad, going to be a great night of action as these boys have come to bang on!!

Weigh-in: G.V Martial Arts, Fryers St Shepparton - 6:00pm
Ultimate Promotions, Derrimut Rd Hoppers Crossing - 6:00pm

[Viper]

Weigh in went good, only a couple of fighters over.
The Perth boys look tough and focused, their fights will be wars.
Venue looks awesome with heaps of teired seating, bar is fully stocked (ATM!!!)
SHEPPARTON IS REALLY BUZZING.
There are still general tickets available at the door.
Shaz

[Hellfighter]

holy crap! what a fantastic night and awesome crowd (had to be at least 1000 strong)

everybody got behind all the fighters and every fight was fought tooth and nails

just a couple of results I remember:

Tommy Murray won pts over Scrimmy for the WKA AUST TITLE... awesome fight and Scrimmy showed so much heart and balls for a fighter with only 6 fights, well done to both you lads

Sam unfortunately finished Rohulla in rd1

Phillip Lai and Aaron Cheeney fought to a draw... Aaron's walk forward style and quick combos really showing thru from rd3 onwards, but that right midkick of Phillip is amazing

Grasshopper vs Brad wasn't the prettiest fight, but it got the crowd on it's feet with both fighters giving their all from start to finish... can't remember the result

that's all I remember at the moment and I wasn't even drinking

just want to say THANKS to Mat Reid and everyone that something to do with this fantastic promotion in Shepparton last night... looking forward to the next one

[Bushi]

Official crowd was closer to 2000. and BOY DID THEY GO OFF, it was the biggest thing in Shep since the last SPC sale....:D

Great night, action packed, but the only result that did confound me was The Vaginator v Aaron. This needs to be looked at, it was for an Aust Title, so not sure how you can / should arrive at a draw....

Nonetheless a great fight, Phil kicked the crap out of Cheney, but Cheney, as he is renowned, is as tough as they come, full credit to him. I remember seeign him fight Jared Grigor at 74, now he's at 67. well done to Aaron & Liam on getting down to what looks like a comfortable weight for you.

Main even was a war, Tommy was well ahead all night but as Dave said, Scrimmy would not go down, took heaps but gave it back... great to see 2 boys from WA on the card...

Mat Reid & KOFP are bringing Victorian Muay Thai right up there, and look out for this in a few weeks on Foxtel Aurora Channel 183, proudly bought to you by Paris Productions.

Oh and Spano, rematch is there anytime you want it.. but come prepared...:p

Thanks to Mat and the team at KOFP, Liam & myself had a great time again, it's only his 2nd show and he now wants to be a permanent fixture at KOFP moving forward.....

Shep ROCKS....

[Imsta]

con grats to Mat and his team. Great show the crowds seems to be getting bigger and better. Weldone to all involved. also hellfighter it was nice to have met you.

[Hellfighter]

same to you Im

[DazMon]

RESULTS
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F1 - VACSA Mod Thai 64kg
Braiden Clardey (Numurkah) vs Charles Vagg (Echuca)
UPD Braiden

F2 - Mod Thai 81kg
Ross Purcell (Purcell) vs John Offord (Wodonga)
UPD Ross

F3 - Mod Thai 72kg
Alex Hutchins (Sor.Naksoo) vs Ash Fewson (Street Alert Wagga)
MPD Alex (one judge gave a draw)

F4 - Mod Thai 64kg
Karl Paredes (Sor.Jaiphet) vs Ben Watson (SMAC)
UPD Karl

F5 - Mod Thai 93kg
Darryl Morris vs Peter Shannon
Peter TKO win 2R

F6 - Mod Thai 67kg
Jimmy Wang (Sor.Jaiphet) vs Ben Herezo (Cobram)
UPD Jimmy

F7 - Mod Thai 72kg
Drew Quirk (Deniliquin) vs Mike Kelley (Don Millar)
UPD Mike

F8 - Mod Thai 76kg
Terry Pryde (Numurkah) vs Adam Davis (Kaizen)
MPD Adam (one judge gave a draw)

F9 - MMA 72kg
Anthong Campbell vs Mick Schoell (Invictus)
Mick wins 1R tap out?

F10 - Mod Thai 72kg
Drew Mackey (Numurkah) vs Joe Hooke (Kimekai)
UPD Joe

F11 - Mod Thai 78kg
David Lawton (Hangar 4) vs Daniel Ellis (Cobram)
Maj Draw

F12 - FTR 82kg
Daniel Way (Numurkah) vs Brad Russell (Kao Sok W.A.)
UPD Daniel

F13 - FTR WKA Vic Title
Sam Edney (White Tiger) vs Rohulla Paykari (Don Millar)
Sam wins 1R KO (mid knee?)

F14 - FTR WKA Aust Title
Phillip Lai (Sor.Jaiphet) vs Aaron Cheney (Street Alert Wagga)
Draw (= very close fight)

F15 - FTR WKA Aust Title
Tom Murray (Sor.Naksoo) vs Aaron ScrimgeourRESULTS
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F1 - VACSA Mod Thai 64kg
Braiden Clardey (Numurkah) vs Charles Vagg (Echuca)
UPD Braiden

F2 - Mod Thai 81kg
Ross Purcell (Purcell) vs John Offord (Wodonga)
UPD Ross

F3 - Mod Thai 72kg
Alex Hutchins (Sor.Naksoo) vs Ash Fewson (Street Alert Wagga)
MPD Alex (one judge gave a draw)

F4 - Mod Thai 64kg
Karl Paredes (Sor.Jaiphet) vs Ben Watson (SMAC)
UPD Karl

F5 - Mod Thai 93kg
Darryl Morris vs Peter Shannon
Peter TKO win 2R

F6 - Mod Thai 67kg
Jimmy Wang (Sor.Jaiphet) vs Ben Herezo (Cobram)
UPD Jimmy

F7 - Mod Thai 72kg
Drew Quirk (Denili vs Mike Kelley (Don Millar)
UPD Mike

F8 - Mod Thai 76kg
Terry Pryde (Numurkah) vs Adam Davis (Kaizen)
MPD Adam (one judge gave a draw)

F9 - MMA 72kg
Anthong Campbell vs Mick Schoell (Invictus)
Mick wins 1R tap out?

F10 - Mod Thai 72kg
Drew Mackey (Numurkah) vs Joe Hooke (Kimekai)
UPD Joe

F11 - Mod Thai 78kg
David Lawton (Hangar 4) vs Daniel Ellis (Cobram)
Maj Draw

F12 - FTR 82kg
Daniel Way (Numurkah) vs Brad Russell (Kao Sok W.A.)
UPD Daniel

F13 - FTR WKA Vic Title
Sam Edney (White Tiger) vs Rohulla Paykari (Don Millar)
Sam wins 1R KO (mid knee?)

F14 - FTR WKA Aust Title
Phillip Lai (Sor.Jaiphet) vs Aaron Cheney (Street Alert Wagga)
Draw (= very close fight)

F15 - FTR WKA Aust Title
Tom Murray (Sor.Naksoo) vs Aaron Scrimgeour (Thai Boxing Pit W.A.)
UPD Tom
UPD Tom

[whitetiger]

great weekend with a great result for us, sammy taking away the wka vic title. Congrats to tommy on the wka aust title, and well done to all the other fighters, winners and losers. Got some great photos for you matt, not sure whether every fight was done, there was about 800 taken and havent gone thru all of them, my eyes were too blurry yesterday.

[Kano]

What a weekend... Another fantastic promotion put on by Mat & KO Promotions. The crowd was huge and got behind all of the fights.

The guys from the Goulburn Valley did themselves proud with 4 wins and a draw out of 6 fights.

Alex Hutchins put together a great fight, and was extremely happy to come away with another win.

I didn't know how Tommy was going to go in his fight, the guys from WA are tough and with him already fighting Toby I thought they would have had a huge advantage. Tom did himself and the 20 odd gyms that he now trains with proud (maybe 20 is a huge exageration). Another title for the young kid. I wonder who will be next for him? It was good to meet the guys from WA and put some faces to members on the forum.

Sam Edney put in a huge effort to come away with the Vic title. Great guy and a huge representation from the White Tiger gym. Sam is also starting to ge a bit of a following from the Shepp fans as well. I was dissapointed that Rohulla didn't hang around in the ring after to see Sam get the belt. Not very sportsman like...

I was miffed at the decision on Phil & Aaron, I thought that Phil did enough to take the win, but I guess Aaron was on the front foot and kept coming forward and putting on some great combos. I can't wait for a rematch for the title!

Anyway back to work to recover a bit...

[kofp]

Great night of fights! I will do a quick run-down...

1) Braiden with 1 win under his belt already took on debut fighter Charles Vagg from Echuca. Good technical battle for newbies, Braiden taking the win. Always glad to have first timers on the show, and looking forward to more from them in the up-coming KO8 Amateru Padded show April 17th.

2) Ross Purcell, also with one win under his belt took on debut fighter John Offord from Albury in a great BJC match-up with Ross taking the win.

3) Alex Hutchins really stepped up against Wagga's Ash Fewson who had an impressive record of 3 wins and 1 loss, against Alex's 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses. Alex wins with some great high kicks and good grapple. Ash nearly took his head off a couple of times though.

4) Karl Paredes beat Ben Watson via points, would have been much closer had Ben been 100% healthy as he had been quite crook. Karl, in the usual Sor.Jaiphet fashion, has great technique and nice timing.

5) Darryl Morris is an older fighter (in his 40's), but wanted badly to have a fight just once, which he did against Peter Shannon, who has already had one fight (loss). He fought well despite his age, but a couple of punches rattled him in the end of the first round, and in the second he was put down by another good shot. He did what many young guys half his age are afraid to do, got in there and put everything on the line.

6) Jimmy Wang and Ben Herezo was a contrast in styles. A more composed, relaxed (some might say lazy ;)) fighter in Wang, against the hard hitting, aggressive Herezo. Jimmy's kicks and knees edged the decision his way.

7) Drew 'Spartan' Quirk' had a great battle against Mike Kelley. Both boys had one win each, so as Perry says, 'the 0 has to go.' Drew had some great boxing and was catching Mike quite a few times with clean head shots. But Mike rallied back hard with some great knee work and took the decision.

8) Terry Pryde and Adam Davis both had a similar record and this was going to be a good match up, with Adam taking the points decision.

9) Anthony 'Snoop' Campbell was very strong in his stand-up game against Mick Schoell, badly cutting Mick's cheek. On the ground the roles were reversed, with Mick winning via choke submission.

10) Young Joe Hooke from Kimekai has great technique and ring smart, always listening and applying what his corner says. He beat the more experienced Drew via points.

11) Dave Lawton and Dnaiel Ellis drew in a great punch-on which got the crowd going.

12) Grasshopper's laste replacement Brad Russell came from Perth to shake things up. Grasshopper did very well to take the win, and is hungry for his next fight.

13) Sam Edney, WKA Victorian Champion after besting Rohulla Paykari in the first round with a great combo with Rohulla ending up on the ground. Sahme Rohulla left the ring before the decision, but apparently he didn't know what was going on after the KO. He is rallying back to fight Chris Horne for the Australian title in 2 weeks time.

14) Phil Lai and Aaron Cheny. Draw. Some people were left confused with the decision. I haven't seen the fight so I can't comment. But what I did see was some great combo exchanges from both boys, and Phil's right body kick reddening up Aaron's left side a treat. Cheney is doing fantastic at this lower weight, much faster, and still as tough.

15) Tom Murray defeated the tough little bugger Aaron Scrimgeour in a 5 round Muaythai war. These boys were throwing every Muaythai strike, and some great little tricks in the grapple. Great win by Tommy, he is going to go far this lad, with the right guidance. He is now in Melbourne full-time and has been training out of Invictus Gym, Sor.Jaiphet and Hanger 4. Big thanks to Dave for looking after him and helping him get prepared. Tommy is going up for a shot at the heavier WMC Vic belt in a month on Carl Drapper's show, so stay tuned.

Huge thanks to all the gyms that supported the show, massive thanks to everyone that helped me, Kano, Callum, Kwanta, Geng, Shazza, Jordan, Alodia, Shell, the Board, the officials, FunDao, Boy, Junior, Arnon, all my students that stayed and helped pack up as well as help set up, Kristen, Lou, and anyone who I have forgotten. Huge thanks to the sponsors, and can't wait to see this on Aurora, got some great fights lined up. We aren't perfect, but doing our best to put on great shows and grow the sport, and from the bottom of my heart I appreciate the support.

See you all at KO8, April 17th Numurkah Town Hall, Amateur Padded Muaythai and MMA.

P.S Promoters, don't buy raffle prizes thinking you will be able to make enough off the top after you take out what you paid. Didn't work, great prizes though hahaha. I am now more broke than 2 months ago, but like my old trainer Jason Hawker used to say, "if you don;t want to make money in life, do martial arts for a living."

[John Cav]

Sounds like a great show, at a new bigger venue. Well dont Mat and the crew.
Hope to get to the next show.

Kano, with a sore head the 2nd day after the fights, why am I not surprised :)

[kofp]

Thanks Johnny Cav.

Rumoured to be on late March, watch this space!!

[macca83]

tommy should come to perth and fight brett craine white they were matched but brett cant fight in melbourne cause of the gay laws so tom should come to perth i know there will be promoters in perth that would put that on

[Sor.NakSooMuayThai]

He is Macca, in September, organised a while ago.

[macca83]

really whos show? brett doesnt know bout it

[ChuckLiddell]

Firstly like thank Matt for bringing us over and looking after us. Had a blast in Melbourne and look forward to going back again soon. Brett and Tom would be a good fight I think it will be on the next Domination later in the year as it has been in the works for a while. Also it was good to get back in the ring after a long lay off and would like to give Tom a rematch in the future.

[Hellfighter]

you're a tough little bugger, Chuck... well done & nice to meet you