Watch CamSoda and Full Metal Dojo put on several insane match ups in Thailand.
Freakshow fights have long been part of MMA’s culture and history, with odd matchups typically brought in to draw in eyeballs to more legitimate talent. Thailand has upped the ante though, providing the weirdest event yet this past weekend.
Full Metal Dojo partnered with camgirl streaming website CamSoda, and produced the appropriately named “Fight Circus” event. Among its entire line up of oddities were a 2 vs 1 bout, style vs style open-weight match ups, and a man vs woman grappling match.
Here’s the promo to give you an idea on what they were going for:
https://t.co/da6Bne4hif The fights you want to see! Saturday August 22 at 10pm EST pic.twitter.com/N2SZB5ze3y
— CamSoda (@CamSodaLive) August 19, 2020
Check out some of the clips below from the odd match ups they put on.
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) August 23, 2020
Two strawweight brothers took on a middleweight in an MMA bout:
For some perspective on the Crazy Russian 2 versus 1 Fight.
Yeah, you heard us. pic.twitter.com/0LF7rl7ev5
— Full Metal Dojo – Fight Circus Vol 1 (@FullMetalDojo) August 23, 2020
#FightCircus pic.twitter.com/H9jkADVMX5
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) August 23, 2020
Fight Circus 2v1’s are as wild as expected
The team of 2 ended up winning
Then an encore was called upon and the team of 2 won again pic.twitter.com/UaqQ9xA8Gy
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) August 23, 2020
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— ????(???????) (@keipulver) August 23, 2020
Bank and No Money vs. Mikhail Vetrila 1. #FightCircus pic.twitter.com/3r3nCGlowG
— Mike Skytte (@MikeLovesTacosX) August 23, 2020
The bigger fighter succumbed to the smaller fighters, losing by rear naked choke. In case that wasn’t wild enough, they decided to literally have an immediate rematch.
Bank and No Money vs. Mikhail Vetrila 2 – The Rematch. #FightCircus pic.twitter.com/ApxJZCVOlU
— Mike Skytte (@MikeLovesTacosX) August 23, 2020
A bantamweight Muay Thai fighter took on a heavyweight boxer in a bout that had different rule sets per round. First round is boxing rules, second is Muay Thai, and third is MMA rules.
Black Diamond with the boxing round knockdown. #FightCircus pic.twitter.com/l9QecRGdMg
— Mike Skytte (@MikeLovesTacosX) August 23, 2020
After being dropped in the boxing round, the bigger, but clearly out of shape boxer decided to call it quits on the Muay Thai round, immediately after he got kicked in the head.
Head Kick No Mas #FightCircus pic.twitter.com/UQ5AeB4gIy
— JOhn Jack (@NHB_GIFS) August 23, 2020
There was also an intergender grappling match up:
What are you missing right now at https://t.co/9Htz920X0c? Just a SURPRISE INTER-GENDER GRAPPLING MATCH! pic.twitter.com/chyhaBbQQq
— Full Metal Dojo – Fight Circus Vol 1 (@FullMetalDojo) August 23, 2020
I’m officially a degenerate. #fightcircus pic.twitter.com/5RgMBIIsti
— Amos (@TylerJayAmos) August 23, 2020
UFC/FMD/BKK Legend Tommy Hayden keepin’ it Professional for the Surprise INTER-GENDER CHAMPIONSHIP
#fightcircus
Posted by FULL METAL DOJO on Sunday, August 23, 2020
Yeah girl #FightCircus pic.twitter.com/Nxb8JSNEmF
— Amos (@TylerJayAmos) August 23, 2020
There was a “kick fighting” bout that matched up a Muay Thai fighter and a Kyokushin Karate fighter.
Kyokushin vs. Muay Thai. Human cockfighting rules. #FightCircus pic.twitter.com/BHoW9lm338
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) August 23, 2020
— ShayMyName (@ImShannonTho) August 23, 2020
Two Lethwei match ups were also on the line up, which for those who are unfamiliar, is basically bare knuckle Muay Thai, with headbutts. One of them produced this brutal elbow KO.
Elbow of death pic.twitter.com/S0JAv6MuP0
— ShayMyName (@ImShannonTho) August 23, 2020
On the main event, two heavyweights battled and fat jokes were thrown around aplenty.
#FightCircus pic.twitter.com/nUDUonQYmc
— Mike Skytte (@MikeLovesTacosX) August 23, 2020
— ShayMyName (@ImShannonTho) August 23, 2020
Thank you @FullMetalDojo @Jon_NuttFMD. Simply amazing. #FightCircus pic.twitter.com/p9zXbKoq12
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) August 23, 2020
Winner gets a sword, loser gets a bong #FightCircus pic.twitter.com/UGU57VcoLJ
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) August 23, 2020
As seen above, Fight Circus awarded golden swords or axes to the winner, while the losers received bongs — or based on the insane Thai marijuana laws, decorative glass ornaments.
Here are the results:
Heavyweight Muay Thai: Steven Banks def. Sam Cassidy by decision
Super heavyweight vs Middleweight MMA: Hidetaka Arato def. Daniel Dorrer by decision
Two 115 lb brothers vs middleweight pro: Bank & No Money def Mikhail Vetrila via rear naked choke. Also wins instant rematch via TKO (punches)
Lethwei fight: Fabiano Hawthorne def. Kyoken Tampiyanan via KO (elbow)
Bantamweight Muay Thai fighter vs Heavyweight boxer in mixed rules: Chitnuphong Sommuttiram def. Tang Mo via TKO (head kick)
Female Lethwei fight: Po Chissakan def. Nattarat Prempida via decision
Two Buddies vs. Light Heavyweight Pro: (Cancelled)
Intergender Grappling: Woman beats Man via submission (RNC)
Kick Fighting: Kyokushin karate fighter def. Muay Thai fighter by TKO
Big Average Joe vs A Small Pro: Ali Mohammed def. Ryan Donnelly by decision
Also an interesting (and worrying) tidbit, is that there might just be a second iteration of this event in the future.