TARIK SHOW ENMORE STILL ON!

[Lucy Tui]

Voice dont refund tickets just yet show maybe going ahead MUAY THAI RULES! we will know by tomorrow...
That should keep you happy...fingers XXXXXXX
Regards
Lucy Tui<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>:)<img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>

[Voice]

ok thanks Lucy...let's hope.


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A man's gotta know his limitations...

[harls]

Good luck Voice!

"One world, one Muay Thai"

[Voice]

The way I understand it the problem lies with Tarik vs Boxing Authority. That promotion ban is probably coming back to haunt him. From that show at the EntCent though, I thought he had wiggled around it by getting Lucy to be the promoter.
Is this not the case this time Lucy?

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A man's gotta know his limitations...

[Lucy Tui]

I have nothing to do with it it will be a Muay Thai show it has been confirmed by Tarik he has his brother running the Muaythai show or someone else...
Definetly it is on...21st August.2005
You should be happy now Voice and all you Muay Thai lovers so come and support it....
Regards
Lucy Tui

[Voice]

very happy, Lucy...thanks for following up.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

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[Lucy Tui]

<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> Thought you would like that Voice...hehehe...
Fightcard up in a few days.
Regards
Lucy Tui:)<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

[dekker]

Hi Lucy, is it WMC sanctioned ? who is fighting who and full or modified Thai rules? good luck

[harls]

Tarik putting on a WMC show? LOL<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

"One world, one Muay Thai"

[harls]

Man that would be like Pepsi selling Coke..

"One world, one Muay Thai"

[Lucy Tui]

It is never about the sanctioning it is always about the fight:)
Regards
Lucy Tui

[dekker]

True, but what type of Thai rules and who is fighting who? thanks

[Lucy Tui]

Will have fightcard up by end of week.
Regards
Lucy Tui

[dekker]

Thanks, but surely you know the main event or main supports? seems strange if you dont ? good luck

[Lucy Tui]

All Fights W. M. T. A. Modified Muay Thai Rules

93kgs 5 x 3mins
10th Fight Steve Mckinnon Vs Antony Tzoro
(Greece)

78kg 5 x 3mins
9th Fight Chris Johnson Vs Yani Sofokolous
(Greece)

76kg 5 x 3mins
8th Fight HeadHunter Vs Cairns fighter


72kg 5 x 3mins
7th Fight Baris Nezif Vs Greek fighter


5 x 3mins
6th Fight Shannon Forrester Vs Ilhan Ozden
(Turkey)

72kg 5 x 2mins
5th Fight Mohamand Eddine Vs Prince Hamid
(Morroco)

61 kg 5 x 2mins
4th Fight Reindhard Badato Vs Yousef Erskidis
( Iran)

72kg 5 x 2mins
3rd Fight Jason Scerri Vs TBC
( Jabout)

75kg 3 x 2mins

2nd Fight Ben Chan Vs Andrew Bigeuon
(Double Dragon) (White Tiger)


76kg 3 x 2mins
1st fight Yerkan Yildiz Vs TBC
( Jemal Hassan)


Steve Douet pulled out with knee injury
Ashley White pulled out with shoulder injury

Will keep you updated as we get closer to fights.

Regards
Lucy Tui

[Lucy Tui]

Forgot one other fighter
5 x 3mins
11th Fight Kara Murat Vs TBC
( Turkey)


Regards
Lucy Tui

[Bushi]

That looks like a good card dare i say that....<img src=icon_smile_blush.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

"Yours in Bushido"

[Voice]

yes, the left hand side of the card does Bushi<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

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[SPADA]

Good to see modified thai rules being inforced by Tarik.

I think that the fight of the night has to be Mo Eddine vs Prince Hammid.

Under kickboxing rules this would be very close.... but with the knees
and extended grapple i believe the prince will out score Eddine.
Eddine has the power to finish the fight early.

Good match up.

cheers Spada

[Voice]

mmm, that's assuming we see a knee thrown all night Spada..??<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

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[SPADA]

???????

cheers Spada

[Voice]

not meaning to sound cynical, but I will be surprised to see anything other than kickboxing on the night. I will stand on my seat if there is full-on grappling and big knees thrown. Nearly all the guys on the card are kickboxers, you don't just suddenly start doing something you are uncomfortable with overnight but rather stick to what you know and serves you best.

One thing for sure, as it is mod thai, there should be no shinguards, which will make things a bit more interesting.

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[SPADA]

Well according to reports... Steve McKinnon shouldn't need an invite to throw knees.

F16 and Prince Hammid are more thai stylists so they should also be using them regulary


cheers Spada



Edited by - spada on 11 Aug 2005 11:19:10

[southpaw]

voice i'll garantee knee's from steve, by the bucketload (if it goes long enough <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>...

[sniper]

you are right spada, steve will be looking to send his nose through the back of his head with those knees im sure. dont think you should be so pesimistic voice. just remember, just because these guys are kickboxers and are used to fighting kb rules does not mean they dont train with knees. i think you will be quite suprised next sunday thats all im saying.

you mentioned an eleventh fight with kara murat vs tba aunty. does that mean that steve is not the main event now???

[Lucy Tui]

Steve Mckinnon is the Main Event just forgot to add Kara Murat he will be 4th or 5th Fight I think who knows the card is changing all the time.
Regards
Lucy Tui

[Lucy Tui]

Just got back from Nick Stones show , seen Steve Mckinnon he is looking forward to fighting greek fighter, looking forward to fight.
Regards
Lucy Tui :)

[sniper]

i hope he shows that cynical bugger voice what nsw boys can potentially do given the chance now that the rules have been changed. who knows i might slip a couple of quiet knees in myself now hehehe!
be interesting to see whether the adjusted rules means we dont have to wear shin pads. and also if the weigh in will now be done the day before as opposed to the usual controversial on the day weigh ins.

[paul c]

I have a feeling Hamid Vs Eddine will be fight of the night. Should be pretty full-on. Hamid gets better and better every time I see him fight, and Eddine looked super aggressive the only time I'd seen him fight. A win against Hamid would be a good feather for Mo's cap should he win.

McKinnon, Forrester, Johnson, Nezif, and Stanley on the same card is pretty impressive. We can bag all we like, but the fans/spectators that watch kickboxing on Fox get the opportunity at Solak's shows to see fighters from T.V live.
Not that often we get more than 1 or two pro fights on cards in Sydney, so this will be good for the newer Kickboxing fans (always fun seeing T.V people).

Does anyone know anything about Forrester's opponent?

[sniper]

i dont think any of us know anything about most of these guys paul. would be good to know but its obviously not going to happen one would assume.
i actually did not know eddine was a pro fighter now. is this his first pro bout? im just saying this cos im pretty sure dragonmir dubocannin is still amateur and they fought on tariks last show in sydney.

[humble]

where can you get tickets from?

If the rulers knew how much peace a poor man had, they would fight them with swords to obtain it. - Imam Al Haddad

[babyface]

great line up......... with all those fighters on one show going to go off....

[Lucy Tui]

Reindhard pulled out with the flu...will keep you all updated.
Steve Mckinnon, Chris Johnson, Baris Nezif, Stanley Nandex,
Shannon Forrester, Prince Hamid, Mohamad Eddine, Jason Scerri all still fighting.
Regards
Lucy Tui

[paul c]

The line that separates amateur's and pro's in kickboxing has always been a bit blurry. From all accounts by promoters, it's tough enough trying to match fighters as it is. It would be a much bigger headache without the occasional crossing over here and there.

I don't know what you guys think, but I reckon it doesn't really make much difference after about 10 or so kickboxing fights. After all, it's just a classification. Anyone can declare themselves a pro fighter.

[Lucy Tui]

You are right Paul..
Regards
Lucy Tui

[Downcut]

Hi Lucy,
What time does the event kick off? Do you still have tickets?
Has the fight card changed at all?

[sniper]

i spoke to lucy today downcut. she told me that badato, white, and duett are not fighting due to various reasons from injury to sickness but the rest of the card is as programmed. i can vouch for badato as i saw him on thursday and he is still looking very groggy from a bad bout of the flu. bit of a shame really cos he was focussed and looking good prior to being hit with the illness.

[Lucy Tui]

Still have tickets if you care to ring me on 041 328 3649

Regards
Lucy Tui

[mick]

what are the tickets and prices avaliable? and where can i get them?

[Lucy Tui]

Ring me on 041 328 3649 if u still want tickets
Regards
Lucy Tui

[Bushi]

Results !!!

"Yours in Bushido"

[Downcut]

I just wrote this full report and it got wiped! Grrrr

Ben Chan defeated Andrew Bigeon

Jason Scerri defeated Khalil Kobessi

Iranian fighter defeated Aaron Ryan...why were they matched up in the first place is beyond me

Mo Eddine and Prince Hamid drew

Shannon Forrester defeated Ihlhan Ozdan

Baris Nezif defeated Stam Nas of Greece

Yerkan Yildiz defeated Mick Lane

Headhunter defeated NZ opponent with a thunderous leg kick

Yani Sofokoulos defeated Sniper

Kara Murat TKO'd Paul Smith

Mckinnon hammered Tzoros

[Downcut]

Not a bad night with a few mismatches.

Headhunter's fight was good to watch. I had never watched him fight before and he is so energetic. He pulled off some big air attempts with kicks, before stopping it with a leg kick.

Sniper showed a lot of heart but Yani Sofokoulos was conservative and picked his hots very well, landing most. Bad luck Snip!

Baris Nezif looked as if he had at least 10kg's on Stam Nas. The fight went the distance, with Stam constantly chopping Nezif's inside thigh, and Baris coming back with punch combos with that massive reach and weight advantage! Both tough boys, good fight.

Mo and Price Hamid was very tough, close and sometimes a little scrappy. Both wore good shots from each other but failed to drop.

Shannon Forrester got the better of his opponent who had a very awkward style and did a lot of taunting. In the end Shannon's workrate paying off.

I felt Kara Murat was holding back on Paul Smith, full credit to Paul though.

Mckinnon mangled Tzoros, I also feel was taking his time with the execution.

[berzerker]

quote:
Mckinnon mangled Tzoros, I also feel was taking his time with the execution.



wonder if we will see mckinnon take on carnage yet

[jabout]

Downcut, I'm not going to sit on this forum and have you take away one ounce of Paul Smith's effort with a comment like that. How about, Paul did not LET him in, rather than Murat held back. Of course you are entitled to your opinion, but I think you are way off. Paul Smith will be the next big thing out of NSW, I guarantee people that. This kid just turned 19, has only been fighting for just over 12 months, and took the fight on 10 days notice. 2 weeks ago he defended his Australian Title and didn't know who Kara Murat was!

Murat did not hold back, Paul just didn't let him get anywhere near him. Thats my opinion anyway, and I'm pretty sure i'm not being one eyed and that all will agree when they see it on fox in a couple of weeks.

[Voice]

Jabout asked me last week how much I knew about Murat to which I said nothing. It is clear Jab and Paul knew little also about him as indeed Sniper knew almost nothing about his opponent. In fact these guys only just found out who they were fighting...yeah, great promoting hey.

I was sitting less than a metre from Jab and it was very clear they had a gameplan to stay on the outside and chop and move. This was very effective and a credit to Paul and Jason in coming up with at such short notice.

As I mentioned on the other thread, Murat only connected well with Paul on about 5 or 6 occasions, but these strikes were the strikes of a top line fighter and took their toll. Paul landed maybe 20-30 kicks, so don't think Murat had a walk in the park.

Yes, it was a mismatch on paper...someone going the distance with Zambo vs a 19 yr old...but guys like Paul rise to these occasions and gain enormous experience.

I agree with Jason...if Paul maintains his improvement and dedication, he will be one of the top fighters from NSW by the time he is 21. He may also consider MT given his height and reach, though this is something for Jason and him to discuss.

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[allanf]

That young turk is something special, if only he has a good defence.

[Downcut]

I take nothing away from Paul's effort, he did very well, has awesome technique and I take nothing away from him. And I too see the potential he possesses. However,nothing he threw at Murat threatened him at all. Murat just kept walking forward and taking those mid section kicks. I didn't like what he said at the end of the fight either, I don't like heroes myself, but I agree with it. Sorry mate!

[Voice]

Fighters at the end of fights saying 'I could have finished him earlier' are idiots. If that is the case then why wouldn't they? Who wants to stay out there a minute longer than they need to?

Maybe he could have finished it a bit earlier but it would have involved risk and it took Murat some time to get Paul's range under control. My thoughts are that Murat felt comfortable with himself that he could win, and played a very conservative game...a loss to Paul would have sunk him, especially as he is fighting Zambo in Melb soon (that will be boring...).

Notice how agitated Tarik got with the ref when he deducted a point from Murat in the first round? Would have been a shocker to Tarik's next fight to have lost, so the promoter/referee Tarik of old raised his head...and Murat waited for his opportunity to land some punches. He will be walking around today with tender ribs and some corked thighs i have no doubt...regardless of his silly comments.

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[humble]

What fight were you watching downcut?

Sheesh, the way i saw it, if paul as he mentioned himself had a bit more fitness, taking the fight on short notice and possibly still not being completely recovered from another fight he had two weeks prior, he might of upset alot of people.

He was doing exceptionally well and i would have easily given him the first round.

Make no mistake, murat did not like his kicks one bit, but experience has taught him to cover it well. Paul kicked him off his feet once or twice if im not mistaken too.

Top job paul, keep it up. Maybe MT is a good option as well.



If the rulers knew how much peace a poor man had, they would fight them with swords to obtain it. - Imam Al Haddad