Cambodia wins!!
The ISKA crowned two new world champions tonight.
- Cheam Adam lost to Seung Kangsan on points
- Chay Kosal lost to Thun Sophea on points
- Em Vutha beat Jacob Marks on points
- Alban Ahmedi lost to Vorn Viva on points (World Title Fight)
- Pich Sophan lost to Tim Thomas on points
- Frankie Hudders lost to Meas Chanta on points (World Title Fight)
Tim scored an 8-count against Sophan in the third. Chanta scored two 8-counts against Frankie also in the third, both times with knees. I’ll have some photos up in the next few days.
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frankie only got a 8 count once not twice
Karl - August 29th, 2008 at 3:03 am
Wooohooo!!! Good job. We showed the world that Cambodia and kun khmer is serious stuff.
Big thank to Paddy, Cambodia owe you a lot.
Kun Khmer fan - August 29th, 2008 at 6:36 am
Only 1 8-count? Possible. Seems like once in the middle of the third and again at the end. But maybe the one in the middle wasn’t actually a count? The one at the end I remember clearly.
Grasshopper - August 29th, 2008 at 9:32 am
The Ahmedi fight was close, I believe Ahmedi should have won.
The Hudders fight, well, that guy must have been sick or drunk, he wasn’t even fighting. For a world class fighter his performance was terrible. There had to be something seriously wrong.
It would be interesting to see what he had to say about his fight.
Peter - August 29th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
The Ahmedi fight was close?
Grasshopper - August 31st, 2008 at 12:55 pm
But you’re right. I expected a lot better performance from both Alban and Frankie. Coming from Germany, I think the heat and dehydration may have affected Alban. Frankie didn’t fight his fight; he let Chanta dictate the pace. Repeated knees to the gut also takes a little bit out of you. Fighting in front of the home-town crowd is surely a great advantage, too. In the end, it was the Khmer guys night.
And, there’s just no way Ahmedi came anywhere near to winning that fight? Viva dominated for 5 straight rounds, strong in the clinch, landing elbows by the half dozen. You didn’t see that?
Grasshopper - August 31st, 2008 at 1:06 pm
I wouldn’t say he dominated the first round and a half. He didn’t really wind up until the beginning of the third…That’s when he started to put his double and tripple elbow in. Alban was definitely more poised through the first round and most of the second. Viva was nervous. My thoughts…
Bow-tie - September 1st, 2008 at 11:06 am
when is the pictures gonna be up? and does anyone have video? thanx in advance
buddah - September 5th, 2008 at 8:35 pm