Let us introduce you to the next qualifier for Malaysia's CA2 Super 8
Khoo Meng Yang aka The Red Dragon
Height: 172cm weight: 71kg Total fight records: 38 fight 24 wins 13 losses 1draw 11ko ( 9 pro muaythai fights, 3 amateur muaythai fights, the rest are all kickboxinvg. western boxing, ultimate warrior and san shou fights)
3 times malaysia tae kwon-do champion ( ITF ) 4 times malaysia san shou ( chinese kickboxing ) champion 2007 malaysia ultimate warrior 1st runner-up 2008 malaysia freestyle kickboxing champion 2008 world amateur muaythai 2nd runner-up
Coming soon- Contender Asia II Malaysian Qualifier Super 8 Eight of Malaysia's best Muaythai fighters have been selected for the Contender Asia 2 Malaysian Qualifier which will be held in KL next month. Who are the Super 8?
We'll be introducing these fighters one at a time over the next week starting with.........................
stay tuned......................
who do you think they are?
who do you want to see.........................?
log in this afternoon to see the first fighter........
Contender Asia II- acara kelayakkan untuk mewakili Malaysia ke Contender Asia musim ke 2 akan diadakan bulan depan. Kami akan memperkenalkan 'fighter-fighter' ini satu demi satu..........
Bernard Radin won his fight against Kompayak Sorsuwanyim at Chaweng Stadium with a powerful kick to his opponents ribs. Bernard was hoping the fight would last longer but after receiving a powerful kick to his thigh and a fast kick to his head, Bernard revved into high gear, delivering some heavy punches to Kompayak's head then knocking his opponent down with a kick to his ribs. This caused his opponent to receive a standing count. The second time his opponent was knocked down again with another powerful kick to his ribs, this time the fight was immediately stopped.
Congratulations Bernard, impressive!
Ali lost his fight last night to Sakchai Jakoytachana. Technically Ali showed more skill throughout the fight but his opponent betterd him in the 4th and 5th round by grappling Ali and throwing him to the ground many times. This is Ali's first professional lost. We have been pairing Ali with better and more experienced opponents as this is the best way for Ali to gain experince and to oneday become one of the best.
After the fight. Ali shows the true sport he really is. Seen here with a smile on his face being taken care of by one of our physiotherapist, Mark.
In June this year we will be organising an IFMA/WMC referee and juryseminar. All those with muaythai or have a martial arts background who are interested to be qualified referees or jurors are invited to join us and take part in this seminar. Participation is free.
Soon I will update you on the seminar and inform you when our participation forms are ready.
Kami akan mengadakan kursus pengadil dan juri IFMA/WMC bulan Jun ini. Kursus ini terbuka kepada pengamal seni muaythai dan juga mereka yang mempunyai latarbelakang seni beladiri. Jika anda berminat menjadi pengadil atau juri yang diiktiraf inilah peluang anda. Kursus ini akan dijalankan secara percuma.
Borang penyertaan akan dimasukkan dalam blog ini sebentar lagi.
The best fighters in the Ultimate Muaythai Warriors Championship will go on to represent the country in the 2010 Olympic Martial Arts Games also known as Martiad, which is going to be the biggest event in Muaythai history.
The Martiad will be the first of its kind, where elite athletes from 13 world recognised martial arts will be participating.
The whole martial arts community is eagerly anticipating these games!
IFMA is recognised by GAISF
Atlit-atlit yang terbaik dalam pertandingan Ultimate Muaythai Warriors akan dipilih untuk mewakili negara ke pertandingan Olimpik Sukan Seni Beladiri atau lebih dikenali sebagai Martiad pada tahun 2010. Martiad ini merupakan kejohanan dimana 13 seni mempertahankan diri yang diiktiraf GAISF dan juga Olimpik akan bertanding.
Good News to all fighters and Muaythai enthusiasts out there:-
We are pleased to announce the Ultimate Muaythai Warriors competition. Working in conjunction with the Ministry of Youth & Sports and several other agencies, events will be held in July and August this year in various states throughout Malaysia to find the best Muaythai fighters in our country.
This event will run in accordance with rules and regulations of the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur or IFMA. IFMA is the world governing body for Amateur Muaythai and is recognised by the Global Association of Sports Federations or GAISF. IFMA Muaythai is among the selected sports competed in the SEA Games.
This is your chance to prove you are Malaysia's best!
I will post more info on the Ultimate Muaythai Warriors shortly.
Mohd Ali Yaakub shown here wearing body protection in accordance with IFMA regulations. Gambar ini menunjukkan Mohd Ali memakai 'perlindungan badan' mengikut peraturan yang ditetapkan oleh IFMA.
Berita yang baik untuk semua ahli-ahli Muaythai di seluruh Malaysia! Pada bulan Julai dan August tahun ini, akan diadakan Pertandingan 'Ultimate Muaythai Warriors Malaysia'. Dengan kerjasama Kementerian Belia & Sukan dan beberapa agensi yang lain kami akan ke mengadakan pertandingan di seluruh negara untuk mencari ahli-ahli Muaythai yang terhandal di Malaysia.
Pertandingan ini akan dijalankan mengikut peraturan IFMA, iaitu badan induk untuk sukan Muaythai Amatur. IFMA Muaythai diiktiraf GAISF dan dipertandingkan dalam Sukan SEA.
Mari tunjukkan anda adalah pahlawan Muaythai yang terhandal di Malaysia!!
Saya akan keluarkan informasi yang lebih terperinci sebentar lagi.
Invitation open to all Muaythai Clubs throughout Malaysia!
Kami mempelawa semua ahli kelab-kelab Muaythai dari seluruh Malaysia
I thought everyone might want to see why we have gone through all the trouble and expense to send the Malaysian Tigers to train in Thailand. It would be cheaper to bring the coaches here and I'm sure the fighters would be happier ordering teh tarik and nasi lemak every morning. It would sure save a lot of money on phone top-ups back to girlfriends and family back home. Well,i feel, there are 3 points which outweigh everything else.
Point one, sparring partners, some of the best fighters in the world train at WMC Camp in Koh Samui. You could hire the best trainer in the world for yourself, but without good sparring partners the training would not be complete.
Point 2, the opportunity to fight in the ring, in Koh Samui there are at least 2 fights a week so when a particular fighter is ready, we can send them to the ring, no need to wait a month or 2.
Point 3, there are about 15 great trainers at WMC Muaythai Camp Lamai in Koh Samui, all Champions, all specialist in certain aspects of muaythai.
Saya ingin menjelaskan mengapa kami hantar 'Malaysian Tigers' begitu jauh, sampai ke Thailand, untuk menjalani latihan muaythai, sedangkan mungkin lebih mudah dan murah untuk mengupah jurulatih dari Thailand datang ke Malaysia untuk mengajar pahlawan kami. Pada pendapat saya ada tiga sebab mengapa 'Malaysian Tigers' Berlatih di Thailand.
Pertama, terdapat ramai rakan 'gocoh' atau 'sparring partner' di WMC Lamai, antara fighter yang terbaik dari serata dunia menjalani latihan di sini.
Kedua, 'fighter' kami mempunyai lebih peluang untuk berlawan di gelanggang. Pertandingan diadakan lebih dari dua kali seminggu di Koh Samui. Jadi 'fighter' kami tidak perlu tunggu sampai sebulan atau dua untuk berlawan.
Ketiga, terdapat lebih kurang 15 trainer yang terlatih di WMC Lamai, trainer-traner ini semuanya pada suatu masa dahulu merupakan jaguh-jaguh terhandal dunia muaythai. Masing-masing pakar dalam teknik-teknik lawan yang tertentu.
Below-from our previous post- I feel it's important and interesting for you to know our 'Malaysian Tigers' training routine in Samui. Being here in Malaysia, I can't help but feel that these guys have a perfect set-up: idyllic island, no worries in the world(except training), good and healthy food, no financial worries....etc......etc... First let me point out......the training is tough.........really tough. Team Tigers have to wake up an hour before everyone else(jogging starts at 6am) so as they get in an hour earlier so they can train extra with their trainers, whom may I add are at the very least ex-Lumpinee Champions.
Then I got a reality check.......I was flown out to Samui and the truth of it all hit me. On the first day, I was asking the guys, "Hey why aren't you out at the beach(which is only a stones throw away").Bernard Radin looks at me and says "Just check out our training routine, any free time we have, we need to rest and recover, no time for the beach". And now I realise just how tough it all is. Hey even the 7km run would floor me, neither less doing it twice a day. And Dzhabar punching me in the head........well I'll update you on that one soon.
Morning Routine 6am-7km run 7am-Stretching and shadow boxing 7.30am Light Sparring 8am-Pad work with trainers 8.30 am-Sit-ups & stretches
Evening Routine 4pm-7km run 5pm-Stretching and shadow boxing 5.30pm Light Sparring 6pm-Pad work with trainers 6.30pm-Clencing
Mohd Ali yaakub will be flying out to Perth on the 14th of March to fight in 'Supremacy' Part 6-The Real Deal. He will be fighting Luke Aram. Luke is the WMC 58.9kg title holder and 2x WKA State title holder. Muaythai is strong in Australia so this should be a tough fight for Ali.
Luke Aram
Weight: 57 – 59kgs
Ring name: Pit bull
Trainers name: Darren Reece
Fight Record: Fights 13 / Wins 12 - Loss 1
Titles: 2 X WKA STATE TITLE / WMC 58.9 AUSTRALIAN TITLE
VS
Mohd Ali Yaakub The Malaysian Tigers
Weight:57kg
Fight Record- Fights:65, Wins 60, Draws 5, Losses 0
Belts:Ultimate Warrior Malaysia 07 WMC TM Title Thai Kings Cup 08
Malaysia sent a team of athletes to the IFMA World Championships in Busan, Korea.
From left to right, Ali, Hamdan, Hui Ying & Khoo Meng Yang
Attending the World Championship proved an eye opener. This was our first experience viewing amateur Muaythai. As IFMA is a member of GAISF and also the Asian Olympic Council, they have to conform to certain safety standards, i.e body protection, elbow guards, shin guards...etc. Needless to say one cannot fight in quite the same way as Pro Muaythai with the precautions needed to conform to standards set by these world governing bodies. But this is not necessarily a bad thing. It just means the fighting style is slightly different, lighter and faster. Though if you watch the 91+ kilo men fighting you would hardly say the fighting was light.
For example, a fighter who relies on KOing his opponents with his elbow strikes, just wouldn't be able to do so. Don't get me wrong, even with body protection, one can give and receive some heavy blows but these strikes will be slightly minimized with the protection. With so many top class athletes competing at an international event, there would surely be a bloodbath without these extra precautions.
Left,Mohd Ali Yaakub and right, Mohd Hamdan Mokhtar. Mohd Ali fought well in his first introduction to Amatuer Muaythai. Unfortunately, he was pitted against the world champion, Yusubov Ruslan, in the first match. Even though Ali lost, we could see that with a little work, we too can produce a World Champion.Yusubov went on to win the Feather Weight Category. And to those who are curious, his amateur fight does not effect his professional fight record. Hamdan also did well, only loosing in his second match to Malik Bah of Sweden. Malik Bah also went on to win the Light Welter Weight Category.
Team Malaysia, center, Captain Shah with Stephan Fox, IFMA Secretary General
Md Farek Md Urep, international referee
Our very own Md Farek or better known as Boy gets invaluable experience as an international judge and referee. If any of you have any questions on Muaythai rules, you can turn to Boy, as he has attended the referee seminars etc on the Muaythai rules and point system.
Ismail Ramli or better known as Mail won his first Thai fight against Collin from USA at Chaweng Stadium last night. Collin had a fight record of 9 Wins and 0 losses. Mail the smaller and lighter of the 2 was calm and composed. Kicking Collin high with his left leg,kicking low with his right and skillfully blocking attacks by Collin. The match lasted the designated 5 rounds with Mail winning by points. According to Mail's trainers and team mates, Mail was the clear winner.
Semalam Ismail Ramli atau lebih dikenali sebagai 'Mail' telah memenangi perlawanan pertamanya sebagai 'Malaysian Tiger' di Stadium Chaweng. Sebelum ini pihak lawannya iaitu Collin, dari USA, mempunyai rekod tanpa kalah (Menang 9). Mail sangat tenang dan menangkis serangan Collin dengan begitu kemas. Ketika membuat tendangan, Mail lebih suka menggunakan kaki kirinya untuk tendangan tinggi dan kaki kanan untuk serangan ke bahagian bawah pihak lawannya. Perlawanan ini dimenang dengan kiraan mata. Mengikut kata jurulatih dan rakan sepasukannya, Mail telah menang dengan jelas.
Ismail 'Thunder Fist' Ramli 54kg
Fight record: Fights 16, Wins 13, Draws 3, Losses 0
Mail is always teased by his team mates as he had yet to fight as a Malaysian Tiger. Now our Thunder Fist has earned his stripes.
Sebelum ini Mail selalu diejek oleh rakan sepasukannya kerana dia belum masuk gelanggang sebagai 'Malaysian Tiger'. Baru sekarang kami nampak belangnya :)
This victory also comes as an early birthday present as Mail turns 18 on the 24th of this month. Happy Birthday Mail!
Kemenangan ini merupakan hadiah harijadi yang awal untuk Mail. Pada 24hb Febuari ini Mail akan mencecah usia 18 tahun. Selamat harijadi Mail!
To all the readers of our blog and supporters of the Malaysian Tigers. I would like to ask you all to be positive and continue your support of us. I have received many negative remarks in our comment section(some targeting us, most targeting another muaythai club), and I all feel that we need to put an end to this. Initially I posted some of these comments as I am all for democracy and freedom of speech, but with freedom of speech should come responsibility. One should be responsible for ones actions. And as moderator of this blog I refuse to be a communicator of allthis negativity.
Please by all means give us constructive criticism, advice or support towards the Malaysian Tigers but no more negativity please!
Kepada pengikut blog ini dan juga peminat Malaysian Tigers. Saya telah menerima banyak kata-kata yang negatif di bahagian komen blog ini, ada yang dituju terhadap Malaysian Tigers, kebanyakkan dituju kepada rakan-rakan muaythai kelab lain. Pada permulaanya saya telah lepaskan komen-komen ini, tetapi sekarang saya sedar, sebagai penulis blog, saya mempunyai tanggungjawab ke atas apa yang diterbitkan, walaupun komen-komen ini bukan dari saya. Mulai sekarang, saya hanya akan lepaskan komen yang positif atau komen yang bernas, yang dibuat dengan niat memperbaiki Pasukan Malaysian Tigers!Kepada peminat Malaysian Tigers, terima kasih atas sokongan anda, teruskan dorongan anda terhadap pasukan kami!
On the 18th of February, both our King's Cup winners, Bernard Radin and Mohd Ali Yaakub will be fighting in Koh Samui.
Ali will be fighting Petmai who is the South Thailand champion and he is from Nakon Sri Thammarat.
Malaysian Tigers team captain, Bernard is either fighting Teerapong Kowit or Ole Sakdecha. Teerapong is a very good fighter and so is Ole. They have fought and KOed people such as Kieren Keddle from UK, Piggsy Ben Burton from Australia and many others. These are all very credible fighters
Bernard Radin
TEAM CAPTAIN
Fight Record- Fights:47, Wins 41, Losses 6
Contender Asia 2 Qualifier Malaysian Ultimate Warrior '07 Thai Kings Cup Winner
Mohd Ali Yaakub
Fight Record- Fights:65, Wins 60, Draws 5, Losses 0
Belts:Ultimate Warrior Malaysia 07 WMC Asian Title Thai Kings Cup 08
We know you are training hard right now and will give your best at this fight.
Breakfast at the Mamak shop, Saturday 7th morning. Everybody looks positive and upbeat, ready to make their debut as Malaysian Tigers on home ground.
We didn't want to publicize this but strangely our 3 fighters came up with fever then a rash just days before the fight. Faizal first in Koh Samui. Then Zeri and Hamdan, suffering from fever when they arrived in Malaysia a day before the fight our fighters were rushed to the clinic to be checked out and the doctor confirmed that the fighters had mild symptoms of chicken pox. They then had to have a vaccination(to help boost their immunity towards the virus). Which was really funny actually as these guys are brave warriors, but bring out a needle and they turn to jelly. All three still had swollen glads on the night of the fight.
Our Traniners from WMC Camp, Lamai. On the left is Anarong, Contender Asia 1 trainer and Lumpinee Champion, and next to him is trainer and fighter Matsui. Matsui will also be fighting on the 18th in Koh Samui in the Contender Asia Southern Thailand selections. There are around 15 trainers at WMC Lamai, but unfortunately not all of them could come. We would have loved to show them all our beautiful Malaysia.
Hamdan being prepared before the fight.
From left, Ijat, Robbie, Ben & Mark. Our 3 Malaysian Tigers physiotherapist, here to make sure our fighters were well taken care of, before and after the fight. Ijat is abang Boy's assistant.
Our Champions! Nasi lemak in Kampung baru. After the fight, starving, we were all treated to nasi lemak at 12.30am.
Ismail Ramli 54kg
Fight record: Fights 13, Wins 12, Draws 3, Losses 0
Only 3 days after the event in Cheras another of our fighters will be fighting, this time at Chaweng Stadium,Koh Samui. Ismail Ramli or better known as Mail will be matched againstCollin Pinyo, Gym from USA. This will be a very hard challenge but we need our guys to be tested and they need international experience. Mail is the youngest of our fighters, still only 17 years old. He is also the quietest of our 'Tigers' but don't let this unassuming lad catch you off guard as he packs a really heavy punch.
We would like to congratulate Boxxevents on a Championship well organised. I can honestly say we truly enjoyed the fights and the degree of professionalism at which the events were handled.
We would also like to wish a speedy recovery to all those injured in the event especially to Alex Lim, Seethanonchai Sor Chitlada, Barbod and also Hamdan Mokhtar. I hope you are all up and fighting ASAP!
Some people thought Zeri might be knocked out in the first round, some even questioned his ability to fight Iddi 'Selindang' Kuning. Well on Saturday, 7th February,thanks to Boxxevents, 18 year old Zeri put everyone's doubts to rest.
During the fight, Zeri was never disheartened, even though he was pitted against a far more experienced fighter, he stayed focused and showed everyone what he's made of. Throughout the fight Zeri kept pressuring and attacking his opponent, this coupled with his new found technical skills won him the fight.
Zeri is a really nice guy, I must admit one of the most positive amongst the people I have come across. He trains hard, never complains and is always cheery. I'm sure his attitude will take him far in life. I also feel I should mention his supportive father without whom I'm sure Zeri wouldn't be the positive guy he is today.
As our national registration of Muay Thai Malaysia was still being processed, new and without funds, a generous citizen stepped in and Sponsored the Malaysian Muaythai contingent. This person has since taken an interest helping develop Muaythai in Malaysia.On behalf of Team Muaythai Malaysia we would like to offer our heartfelt thanks to him without whom all this rapid development in the Malaysian Muaythai scene would definately not be possible
Name: Wes Jaya
Profile:-
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Fight record:- Fights 27
Bernard Radin won his fight against Kompayak Sorsuwanyim at Chaweng Stadium with a powerful kick to his opponents ribs. Bernard was hoping the fight would last longer but after receiving a powerful kick to his thigh and a fast kick to his head, Bernard revved into high gear, delivering some heavy punches to Kompayak's head then knocking his opponent down with a kick to his ribs. This caused his opponent to receive a standing count. The second time his opponent was knocked down again with another powerful kick to his ribs, this time the fight was immediately stopped.
Mohd Ali Yaakub shown here wearing body protection in accordance with IFMA regulations.
Mohd Ali Yaakub
From left to right, Ali, Hamdan, Hui Ying & Khoo Meng Yang
Team Malaysia, center, Captain Shah with Stephan Fox, IFMA Secretary General
Our very own Md Farek or better known as Boy gets invaluable experience as an international judge and referee. If any of you have any questions on Muaythai rules, you can turn to Boy, as he has attended the referee seminars etc on the Muaythai rules and point system.
We didn't want to publicize this but strangely our 3 fighters came up with fever then a rash just days before the fight. Faizal first in Koh Samui. Then Zeri and Hamdan, suffering from fever when they arrived in Malaysia a day before the fight our fighters were rushed to the clinic to be checked out and the doctor confirmed that the fighters had mild symptoms of chicken pox. They then had to have a vaccination(to help boost their immunity towards the virus). Which was really funny actually as these guys are brave warriors, but bring out a needle and they turn to jelly. All three still had swollen glads on the night of the fight.
Our Traniners from WMC Camp, Lamai. On the left is Anarong, Contender Asia 1 trainer and Lumpinee Champion, and next to him is trainer and fighter Matsui. Matsui will also be fighting on the 18th in Koh Samui in the Contender Asia Southern Thailand selections. There are around 15 trainers at WMC Lamai, but unfortunately not all of them could come. We would have loved to show them all our beautiful Malaysia.
Hamdan being prepared before the fight.
From left, Ijat, Robbie, Ben & Mark.
Our Champions!
Nasi lemak in Kampung baru. After the fight, starving, we were all treated to nasi lemak at 12.30am.
Mail, left, with Faizal in Koh Samui.
Some people thought Zeri might be knocked out in the first round, some even questioned his ability to fight Iddi 'Selindang' Kuning. Well on Saturday, 7th February,thanks to Boxxevents, 18 year old Zeri put everyone's doubts to rest.
