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Phuket to Bangkok: Full Metal Dojo 3 packs island heat

Phuket to Bangkok: Full Metal Dojo 3 packs island heat

MMA: Phuketians made their mark at the Full Metal Dojo 3: No Sleep Til' Bangkok event last Saturday (November 22) in the Thai capital, with one fight ending in the blink of an eye.


By Jean-Pierre Mestanza

Thursday 27 November 2014 03:08 PM


 

Tiger Muay Thai's Alex Schild (2-0), who made his MMA debut in the promotion's first event that took place in Patong back on June 7, finished his opponent Susovan Ghosh (1-2) in just 16 seconds. At the start of the bell, Schild pounced on Ghosh and knocked him down with a swift left hook.

After Ghosh stood up, Schild kicked him in the head and capitalised on his opportunity to end the fight with a few punches while back on the ground.

Emalo Urrutia (4-0), another Tiger Muay Thai product, took a unanimous decision vicory over Pakistani fighter Uloomi Karim Shaheen (2-3). This was Urrutia's fourth fight in the span of a year after making his debut at Ultimate Beatdown 13 in Malaysia back in November 2013.

In the main event, Afghan fighters and Phuket Top Team trained Baz Mohammad Mubariz (4-3) failed to make it out for the third and final round in a tough bout against Thailand-based American fighter Dylan Fussel (3-1). The high-intensity matchup saw several Afghans come out for the event in full force with an strong American contingent also making their presence felt.

Fussel, who has fought in every Full Metal Dojo show, praised Mubariz for his toughness after the fight.

“There are no losers here tonight. He's an incredibly tough opponent,” Fussel said, “Tonight we showed that peace can be had through sports.”

Other Phuketians who took part included Ali Motamed, of Tiger Muay Thai, who won his amateur bout against Canadian fighter Cole Smith of Team quest in Chiang Mai. Phuket Top Team's Yousseff Wehbe lost his debut bout in an entertaining fight against Dmitrijs Homjakovs of Legacy Gym in Ubon Ratchathani in the third round. Maximum Gym's and Phuket's own Tanabadee Supparukephusakun was defeated by Supat Senapol in the second round by TKO.

During the weigh-in event the day before FMD 3, Full Metal Dojo CEO Jon Nutt announced that he will fight against Phuket Top Team's Musa Conteh in the first show of 2015.