Program Lineup Through Monday December 5
Fri Dec 2 8:00PM ET – MMA – Cut Throat MMA – Invasion 4 – $9.99
Sat Dec 3 7:00PM ET – MuayThai – The Warriors Cup XIII – $14.99
Sat Dec 3 10:00PM ET – MMA – Epic Fighting 9 – CA State Finals – $9.99
Big-8 Muay Thai WKN World Grand Prix
The inaugural event on GFL.tv for the world famous Muay Thai promotion Big 8 was a resounding success as Big 8 Muay Thai – Battle of Continents from the Minsk Arena in Minsk, Belarus delivered a great night of action and sent the fans in to a frenzy as their hometown heroes won multiple title bouts, including the stacked 8-man middleweight tournament that crowned the World Champion WKN and King of Muay Thai.
Andrei Kulebin of Belarus defeated 3 opponents in one night to win Battle of Continents on a night that saw plenty of knockouts and some of the world’s best fall. In the opening round, Kulebin faced Loris Audoui of South America and was able to knock out the Guadeloupe Island native with a hard knee in the second round. The semis matched up Kulebin against Ibrahim Konate from Africa and the other side of the bracket had Ruslan Kushnirenko of Europe fighting Taylor Harvey of Australia. Both Kulebin and Kushnirenko defeated their opponents by KO. Kulebin won via leg kick in Round 3, while Kushnirenko won via knee in Round 1. In the finals it was an all Eastern European affair as Andrei Kulebin of Belarus defeated Ruslan Kushnirenko of Ukraine by judges’ decision. It was a clear cut victory for Kulebin who was quicker to the punch and kick all night and seemed to be fresher the deeper he got into the tournament, including in the finals where his cardio set a pace that Kushnirenko could not catch up to.
In other action, Dmitry Valent (Belarus) defeated Samir Dourid (France) by TKO to retain his WKN Super Middlweight World Muay Thai Title. Valent, an 8 -ime Champion delieverd an onslaught of strikes to the challenger and eventually broke the Frenchman TKOing him in front of the raucus home crowd.
In other title action, Ekaterina Vandarieva (Belarus) defeated Johanna Jerdzechick (Poland) for the WKN Women’s World Muay Thai Title. Vandarieva retained her title with a judges’ decision against the game Pole. Vandarieva also got a hero’s welcome as she performed wonderfully in her home country by always keeping Jerdzechick on the defensive. One has to think after this final performance in 2011 that she will again win the award for Female Muay Thai Fighter of the Year.
If you love nonstop, full-throttle striking, then Big 8 Muay Thai – Battle of Continents is must-see TV. This event kicks off the debut of the top Muay Thai promotion on GFL.tv and it was a great coming out party for the organization. Watch as the brave warriors display the science of the eight limbs and use punches, kicks, knees and elbows as they put it all on the line and battle the best of the best from each continent under the Big 8 banner. Order this event exclusively at GFL.tv
Muay Thai Fighting Championship – Canada vs China
Courtesy of Muay Thai Authority:
The River Rock Casino in Richmond, Canada played host to Canada vs. China. With seven bouts set for the night featuring a Canadian representative against a Chinese representative a minimum of four fights would have to be won for either country to claim the victory.
The entire night came down to the main event between Canadian fighter by way of Zimbabwe Mukai Maromo and Chinese fighter Cao Yaomin. Despite Maromo having taken some time off to fight MMA he looked to be in top form against Yaomin. With the score three fights a piece, Maromo was able to out strike Yaomin on his way to a unanimous decision victory. With the win the Canadian team took the night by a score of 4-3.
Mike Miles product Hakeem Dawodu and Nate Smandych contributed to the Canadian teams victory by defeating their opponents, Feng Jie and Kiao Jie via unanimous decision. Jessica Gladstone scored the fist victory of the night for the Canadian team by scoring a knockout due to knees against Li Hui.
The three fighters that scored wins for the Chinese team were Yang Yuanfei who defeated Adam Blanchette by decision, along with Bai Jing who also scored a decision victory over Nicci Soutiere. Fu Gaofang scored a huge knockout victory for the Chinese team over Mitch Fowler.
Results: Mukai Maromo def. Cao Yaomin via Unanimous Decision
Hakeem Dawodu def. Feng Jie via Unanimous Decision
Nate Smandych def. Kiao Jie via Unanimous Decision
Bai Jing def. Nicci Soutiere via Unanimous Decision
Fu Gaofang def. Mitch Fowler via KO in Rd. 1
Jessica Gladstone def. Li Hui via KO (Knees) in Rd. 2
Yang Yuanfei def. Adam Blanchette via Unanimous Decision