Melbourne Supa 8

[triksta]

how da undercard fites go????? ne good pics?

[harls]

I agree bushy, CHRIS V COREY!!!! BEN SPIVAK V BEN SMULLEN!!!!

[Night Stalker]

The undercard bouts were tough battles. Technique was pretty sloppy though.

"Death always came with the territory, see you in Disneyland". Richard Ramirez.

[triksta]

haha always the case

[DazMon]

Okay, I will start at the start instead of at the end of the night!
L-R: Chris White, Jordan Richards, Corey Gwaliasi, Justin Gibbons.
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[DazMon]

The other side.
L-R: Sone Vanathy, Steve Zenkl, Ben Smullen, Daniel Shearing.
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[DazMon]

First undercard fight.
Daniel Fox (MKK) vs Ben Mountford (Kun Khmer)
Ben was the guy who had lost 2.5kg the night before!
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[DazMon]

Sorry, haven't got any good photos from Quarter final #1, so we'll go straight to #2.
Good shot of Ben trying to power through the wiley JR. Jordan was hard to catch at the start, very quick and very slick, I'm sure we'll be seeing him again. Fight finished in R3 after a high knee split Jordan's forehead in R2, and eventually the ref stopped it when the blood continued.
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[DazMon]

Nice photo of Corey kicking Steve 'Bone Man'.
The was quite a height difference between these 2 and as a result many high knees were aimed at Corey's face but none seemed to do much damage, whereas Corey slogged on and worked down low, working hard like he always does.
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[DazMon]

See what I mean!
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[DazMon]

Sorry, haven't got any photos from Quarter final #4, so here's some from the second undercard bout. Wasn't too sure about the decision, but anyway... Dwayne's shorts read 'House of Pain', maybe Sharbell felt some later coz his legs and ribs had red welts.
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[DazMon]

Here's the first semi final, Ben vs Chris. Crowd loved this one, it goes without saying...
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/3323/dsc06625bruteforce5semi19xn.jpg

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[DazMon]

Should mention, third man in centre ring was Besty.
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Edited by - Dazmon on 06 Mar 2006 17:05:14

[DazMon]

Semi # 2, hard fight for Sone, I'm sure he is use to overwhelming his opponents, he has a strong right hook, but Corey could take most of it and Sone started to tire. Sone was fresh because he had won within the first round of the quarters, but Corey had done a full 3 rounder with The Bone Man. Sone seemed to use the clinch to recharge, but meanwhile Corey was going to town on him with knees, Sone was quite content to wait for Corey to finish.
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[Berridge]

Looks like a great show.

Will there be a DVD out of the night?would love to get a copy.
Also can you get copies of previous Brute Force Shows??

Thanks

[DazMon]

Sone was lucky (maybe planned, a good strategy nontheless) to finish the fight, right at the end, with a super jumping knee that dropped Corey. To his credit, he beat the 8 count but was on jelly leg street. And can someone from JTS tell me why Corey always fights with so much Vaseline?
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/7870/dsc06640bruteforce5semi20ee.jpg

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[DazMon]

First 4 DVDs are out, this one should be out within a week!

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[DazMon]

Undercard fight #3.
This was between the ubiquitous JTS and Sityodtong gyms, and the result was a DRAW!
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/3775/dsc06652bruteforce5ucard30tq.jpg

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[DazMon]

Don't know what is going on here but it looks interesting!
Thats Stuart on the right, Andy on the L trying something. That guy was tall!
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[DazMon]

And we arrive at the final, which was a battle to go the full distance between the dynamic Sone and everyone's favourite warrior Chris.
I think, despite what Voice said earlier, both handled the format fine. Both had an early finish to their quarter final bouts, which is especially handy, but both had 3min x 3 round battles after that, both of them looked in great shape, both walked out of the ring in fine condition.
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/9342/dsc06667bruteforce5final7la.jpg

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[Bushi]

Overpowering and slipping...<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

Dazmon, when's the DVD out..

Bushi

"Go as far as you can see, and when you get there you'll see further"

"Yours in Bushido"

[DazMon]

Sone tried his rolling thunder kick, plus a few other tricks, but Chris was unfazed and that's what won him over even more in the crowd's eyes. There was a remarkable lack of elbows used, but Sone stuck to his leg kicks which seemed to be working and Chris had his own counter kicks which rarely missed, one even dropping Sone for an 8 count. Sone's hard punches did not get the result he wanted and there wasn't much in the way of clinching, so the scoring was close like Mat said coming down to roundhouse & push kicks and punches.
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/6029/dsc06675bruteforce5final1ef.jpg

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[Night Stalker]

Pity the pic's are a little blurry..

"Death always came with the territory, see you in Disneyland". Richard Ramirez.



Edited by - Night Stalker on 06 Mar 2006 18:45:55

[Mungkorn]

Well done Chris, thought the field would be a bit heavy for you but you proved me wrong, congats on your good win...........

"One World One MuayThai"

[DazMon]

Night Stalker, thats the problem with small digital cameras! We had a professional photographer there, so we'll see what she comes up with. These pix were just for me to use.

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[imported_n/a]

Definetely the best MT show in Vic to date.

Chris White is a consumate professional - excellent fighter, ring presence and personality to boot make him well appreciated by the Melbourne crowd who cheered him all night.

Sone - I saw Sone fight Reinhard Badato on Foxtel several years ago where he pulled off the jumping front kick to knock Reinhard clean off his feet before eventually losing on points. I looked real smart to my mate predicting a jumping technique to end the fight after Sone started playing possum. Have definetely got to get the guy fighting in Melbourne again.

Ben Smullen - fought really well on the night and had hard battles each time. An exciting hard as nails as fighter with a great attitude(the smirk on the face after getting wacked in the face with a spinning backfist said it all) who has a deserved following.


Corey K - composed fighter who did well on the night. War with Zerkel which I picked the other way then another war with Sone. Corey has a pretty good chin and a ton of courage. Another fighter who is just getting better.
Personally I thought the undercard was quite reasonable - these boys will develop and show promise. Well done to all concerned.

[DazMon]

What did you think of Jordan's fight style Pira?
He was rather slippery and bouncy, I reckon TC would have been frustrated for a while.

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[harls]

I'd like to see TS2, chris White, Quikdraw, Rung Chai, Ben Smullen, Ben Spivak, Corey K, and Dave Hoy in the next one..

[Mungkorn]

If fit Rung Chai for sure Harls.................

"One World One MuayThai"

[Bushi]

What, No Sone after his performance @ BF5 !!!

Bushi

"Go as far as you can see, and when you get there you'll see further"

"Yours in Bushido"

[Mungkorn]

Bushi, were you at the show, what happen to my pick Steven, can you tell me about his fight, was he eliminated in the first round......

"One World One MuayThai"

[Bushi]

Nah Mungkorm, unfortunately I was a late withdrawal from the show....<img src=icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_angry.gif border=0 align=middle>.

Understand the Corey v Steve (rematch) fight was a close one with Corey getting the decision. Corey then went on and by all reports was ahead on points v Sone Vannathy, that was until a jumping knee to Corey's jaw put him down at the end of the 3rd..

Maube Steve v Corey #3 in WA soon !!!

All reports though a GREAT night of fights with Chris being the deserved winner..

Bushi

"Go as far as you can see, and when you get there you'll see further"

"Yours in Bushido"

[DazMon]

Hey Bill,
Bone Man had a definite reach advantage, but just couldn't put Corey away with any of his techniques. So often he could have used his high knees to great effect but as I said there was no impact behind them. Corey is tough as nails so to drop him is going to take a lot of effort. I have one photo somewhere which shows the size differences clearly between these 2. And the other one where Corey has his head down, as happened a few times, but Steve could not take up on this opportunity.

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[TAO @ JTS]

hi bill,

i actually had the Steve Vs Corey very close on the score cards. Steve was using his trademark walk up knees to perfection, landing a couple in the first. corey got more active in the grapple this time round and dumped steve cleanly in each round. so IMO, steve landed some very clean shots, but corey had the higher work rate and was going forward the entire time. with the dumps and sweeps it probably edged him ahead on the score card. but like i said... this was probably the closest fight on the night to judge. but don and i thought corey was definately ahead.

steve used his height and reach to his adv, quite a bit. as dazmon says above he is able to get good control of corey's head at times. corey was aware of this given they fought before. so this time he would answer with an overhand right which negated steve opportunity to land the knee to his head. steve did get one thru in the second i think giving corey a nice little cut over the left eye.

at the end of the day though, it was a good clean and technical fight. which we were happy with.

Corey's heading to Thailand for a year on April 18th. But we are hoping to get him in the ring one more time before that date... but only if the money is right.

CHOK DEE
TAO (JOOK)

[Mungkorn]

Cheers for the info thanks Boys...........

"One World One MuayThai"

[harls]

quote:
What, No Sone after his performance @ BF5


He did very well but he would spend 3/4 of each round gassed out after a couple of combo's. He made it though on power alone..

[DazMon]

But his combos were exciting Harls, and his trick kicks! Like Jeab says, you need to have trick!
He did seem to use the clinch to recharge though didn't he, he wasn't too fazed about his opponent kneeing.
I think he should make another appearance, in a set 3 or 5 rounder against a suitable opponent. At a comfortable weight.

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[DazMon]

Here is a report from George that he wanted me to put up.
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The Super 8 finally arrived back in Victoria.. WMC Muaythai promoter George Kolovos from Melbourne knew this event was going to be one of his biggest shows yet with all 450 ringside seats sold out days before and extra seating had to be organised to meet the demand.
Sunday 5th March will now be hailed as the best Thai Boxing event ever in Melbourne. 8 warriors came from 3 Australian States, Vic, WA, Qld and New Zealand, fighting for a total prize pool of $6,000 plus a Super 8 Title Belt.

First fight for the evening gave everyone a taste of what was to follow. Chris White WA didn't take long to drop Daniel Shearing Vic with a low kick to the shin, possibly fracturing Daniel's shin receiving a TKO in 1 minute 40 seconds in the first round, moving into the semi's with no injuries.

Next fight was the local hero Ben 'TC' Smullen Vic against Jordan Richards WA,standing nearly 6 foot tall it was always going to be a struggle for Ben. They both exchanged punches and kicks working hard to separate until Ben in the second round clinched Jordan, pulling his head down and kneeing him, splitting his head, before the Doctor could stop the fight the bell rang for the end of the round. The work done in Jordan's corner was not enough to stop the bleeding and the fight was stopped by the Doctor 33 seconds into the 3rd round. Ben moved on to face Chris in the semi's.

The next fight was a re-match between Corey Konsaknao VIC and Steven Zenkl WA of a fight that was held in mid 2005. The fight went the distance with both fighters showing great skill but Corey far too strong and receiving the judges decision to move on to face Sone Vannathy NZ in the semi's. Sone had already dropped Justin Gibbons QLD in his match in 1 min 31 secs in the 1st round with a combination of punches, finally dropping him with a right hook and sending him down for the count, taking 5 mins to revive.

The show had begun, the first 4 fights saw 3 KO's, the crowd could not believe the level of fighting and the excitement was building for the next fight Chris White vs Ben Smullen. Smullen the local favourite came at White who was like a sniper, picking his shots, very technical, making Ben pay for any mistakes. Ben tried hard, at one stage the Ref stopped the fight when Ben received a punch straight in the face which looked like he would drop but Ben just shook it off straight away and the Ref, without putting the count on him, re-started the fight immediately. In the end all judges gave a unanimous decision to Chris White. Ben Smullen received a standing ovation from the crowd for his sheer guts and determination.

Sone Vannathy squared up with Corey Konsaknao in the next fight that looked like a major upset, everyone thought Sone would be too strong for him but Corey, to his credit, took him all the way, winning all the clinching and dominating all the rounds. Sone, who had to pull something out of the bag to win, showed his experience by dropping Corey with a jumping knee kick and receiving a TKO, a very lucky Sone moves onto the finals. This was by far the best fight of the night with Corey showing he can mix it with the best.

The finals had the crowd very excited to see the technician Chris White against Sone Vannathy's power. 2 minutes into the 1st round Chris downed Sone with a body punch to the ribs for a count of 8 and it didn't look like he was going to get up. Once again experience made him survive the 1st round for the battle really to begin in the next 2 rounds. Finally at the end Chris White was the victor of the Super 8 Victoria. A fantastic event!

George Kolovos has been putting on great shows for Victorians with fantastic results in a sport that has only been around in Melbourne less then 18 months.. Brute Force 'Muaythai'… the sport of Champions! The next show is scheduled for Sunday night 9th July.

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[harls]

quote:
But his combos were exciting Harls, and his trick kicks! Like Jeab says, you need to have trick!
He did seem to use the clinch to recharge though didn't he, he wasn't too fazed about his opponent kneeing.
I think he should make another appearance, in a set 3 or 5 rounder against a suitable opponent. At a comfortable weight.


All I meant is that chances are that if he didn't KO his opponents in the lead up to the final, he would have lost on pts to Corey and probably to Justin too. His patented jumping front kick is hilarious to watch though..

[harls]

I would like to have seen Ben v Sonny..

[imported_n/a]

quote:
What did you think of Jordan's fight style Pira?
He was rather slippery and bouncy, I reckon TC would have been frustrated for a while.

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He was an interesting fighter for sure - bit more work on basics and less on risky techniques and he will no doubt come away with a win. Definetely worth bringing back.

[Bushi]

Great report from George..

When is the DVD out and will it show the WHOLE of the Supa 8's, each fight in it's entirety and highlights of the undercard !!!

Bushi

"Go as far as you can see, and when you get there you'll see further"

"Yours in Bushido"

[DazMon]

Should be a DVD of the whole night!

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[DazMon]

Hey guys the DVD is out.
$40
Can collect from MMAA in Banana Alley,
or can ring and give credit card details over the phone
and they'll send it out to you.
Ph (03) 9620 5433
Vault 9 Banana Alley, Flinders St

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[Bushi]

Dazmon,

Is it the WHOLE night...ALL fights, Ram Muay / Wai Khru etc...

Bushi

"Go as far as you can see, and when you get there you'll see further"

"Yours in Bushido"

[rocketnoi]

Just realised the Sone that fought here is the same guy Wayne Mead fought twice for two wins, once kickboxing (very close) in Sydney and once mod thai rules (easy win for wayne) in Brisbane early last year. What was Sone's knees like?? And he fought with elbows in the final hey? Did he throw any? Just curious after seeing him fight twice before. He's a top guy too. Cheers

rod

[harls]

He used the grapple for a rest! Not as good as the other fighters were in the grapple. Made up for it with explosive striking though.

[rocketnoi]

Ya he was very quick and strong with the punches in his kickboxing fight with Wayne........and he also tried some of the rolling kicks to no avail - they looked good but just didnt work

[harls]

Yeah he tried that too, but to no avail..

[DazMon]

There were hardly any Wai Khru's Bushi.
i have a DVD with me today, so I'll check later.
And Sone did try one vicious elbow but it missed the mark.
Didn't have much in the knee department, and did use the grapple as a rest, arms down, head up, was not worried about getting knocked out or injured during the grapple.

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[DazMon]

Video clips of the nights action are available for viewing/downloading at:

www.mkk.com.au

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[Bushi]

That's an awesome clip, well done George, I'm coming to get me one of those DVD's..<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

That jumping knee of Sone on Corey was HUGE....

Bushi

"Go as far as you can see, and when you get there you'll see further"

"Yours in Bushido"

[DazMon]

I had a quick skim thru the DVD Bushi, there seems to be a lot of 'chapters' on there, and use of multi-angle cameras!
The guy who does it is a student as well and is very talented and got the thing compiled in a week.

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