Champion of Champions 2 Fight Report

The beautiful Caribbean island of Jamaica hosted the best Muaythai fighters from around the world for the ultimate WMC world title showdown. The event was part of the CCGI charity event and turned out to be an unforgettable evening. The audience was filled with celebrities and the Muaythai fight card was intermingled with a fashion show featuring beautiful models, hosted by the legendary comedian Cedric the Entertainer.

The opening fight was for the WMC Welterweight World Title between the current champion Mosab Amrani from Holland and Andrei Kublein from Belarussia. This was the perfect opener for the night as two-time IFMA World Champion, Andrei Kubelin was on top of his game and won the fight by unanimous decision.

Next up, was the Muaythai Against Drugs Title Fight between the legendary Buakow Por Pramuk from Thailand and the Australian Superstar John Wayne Parr. This highly anticipated fight was a world class performance by both fighters but the younger Buakow seemed to have the extra bit of power at the end of each round and took the fight by unanimous decision. Both fighters gave an excellent show and received a standing ovation from the celebrity crowd.

Jamaican fighter Clifton Brown versus Thailand’s Kaoklai competing for the WMC Super Light Heavyweight Title was next up on the fight card. Brown made a huge entrance and had the crowd on their feet. This fight was definitely survival of the fittest. Kaoklai knocked down Clifton in the first round and from round two onwards it was Clifton marching forward supported by his fans. After five rounds, Brown took the fight by unanimous decision.

The prestige fight between the European Superstar, Tyrone “King of the Ring” Spong and Nathan “Carnage” Corbett ended in controversy. First, Spong knocked Corbett down in round one. In round two, Corbett changed up his style and knocked down Spong. The referee gave a ten count to Spong but both fighters fought on and Corbett knocked down Spong again. The fight was declared a re-match but is under review at the commission and regardless this will be the re-match that the world wants to see.

The WMC Super Middlewight Title match was between Australian Champ, Eugene Ekelboom and the legendary Rayen Simson from Holland. This fight was Muaythai at its best. Simson knocked Ekelboom down in round one. In round two, Ekelboom charged forward with aggressive clinching. Round four, Simson injured his arm and Ekelboom defended his World Title via TKO.

The highly anticipated WMC Lightweight Title match between Liam Harrison versus Thailand’s former Boxer of the Year, Annuwat was next in the line up. Annuwat stated before the fight that of all his titles, obtaining the WMC World Title is the pinnacle in his career and he trained as hard as he ever had ever for this fight. From the beginning, both fighters went for the decision battling toe to toe. Annuwat aggressively attacked Harrison’s front leg throughout the fight. In round three, he showed his tail defeating Harrison by TKO with leg kicks. Respect is due to Liam Harrison for this super match.

Yodsanklai, the current WMC Middleweight Champion and the Contender Asia superstar fought South American star Cosmo Alexandre. From the opening bell, Yodsanklai cut off the ring looking for a quick decision but Cosmo tactfully defended and counter attacked. Yodansklai showed once again why he is the Contender Asia Champion. He stopped Alexandre in round four with his devastating leg kicks.

The WMC World Super Lightweight Woman’s Title received tremendous press coverage in Jamaica and it was the European Champion Julie Kitchen versus the Oceania Champ, Angela Rivera-Parr. This fight proved that women are without a doubt equal to the men with a fantastic performance from both ladies. Julie Kitchen took the title but both fighters received a standing ovation from the crowd.

The next match was highly anticipated between Contender Semi Finalist, Sean Wright from Scotland versus the Contender Asia season two hopeful Marco Pique from Surinam. Pique showed he meant business right away and Sean Wright was off to a slow start eventually paying the price when Pique’s big right hand sent him down to the canvas in round one. Pique sent a strong message to all CA2 contestants that he is definitely a force to be reckoned with.

The fight between the big boys for WMC World Heavyweight Title was between current champ Paul Slowinski and Patrice Quarteron from France was another terrific match. Slowinski showed everyone why he is such a big name in the world muaythai community. He fired his full arsenal of the eight Muaythai weapons giving a world class performance which stopped Quarteron in round three.

Champion of Champions 2 was one of the best Muaythai events of 2009. The WMC would like to thank Richard Stephenson from RISARC Productions and his team. The fight was broadcasted to a huge pay per view audience around the world and was a successful building block in increasing the popularity of Muaythai to a global audience.

Source: http://www.ifmamuaythai.org/HTML/09_0630_JAMAICA.html