Currently Reading: Festival Fight

February 25, 2017 – Nongbuacoke, Isaan, Thailand This fight was 5 days after my loss to the World Champion Thanonchanok, going from urban Chiang Mai to a festival fight in the middle of Isaan. This is the...

February 10, 2017 – Pak Thong Chai  full fight video here with commentary Nong Mat was not the opponent I was expecting when I arrived at the temple in Pak Thong Chai. I’d been told by...

May 27, 2016 – “The Verona” at Prachin Buri – the video above has some audio problems This was one of the rare occasions where I got to fight with other fighters from my gym. I...

April 23, 2016 – Wat Chaiyo, Ang-Thong – full video above, video with commentary below As we walked toward the ring, set in the flat open field of temple grounds, I held the phone to my...

April 14, 2016 – Nakhon Naiyok – full fight video above, full video with commentary below I’m looking at the program and listening to the announcer as he runs through the list of fights scheduled for...

March 4, 2016 – Terng Chiang Rai (Northern Title at 105 lbs) There’s nothing on this road. It’s just darkness, everywhere, with the occasional break in the trees to an open field that somehow catches the...

February 21, 2016 – Pakthongchai, Khorat (10,000 Baht Side Bet) – video above This fight was the inspiration of my Romance of Being A Wandering Fighter post I’m sitting on the mats behind some really tall...

December 27, 2015 – Wat Hom Sin, Chonburi – full fight video above Upon arriving at this temple, Kevin and I realized we’d been here before. Maybe 8 months prior I’d had a fight, technically with...

December 7, 2015 – Bang Saen, Chonburi – full fight video above It wasn’t until we were parked and walking to the ring that I recognized this venue. I’d fought at this same temple maybe a...

November 30, 2015 – Lopburi – full fight video above The scale of this festival was outstanding. The lights could be seen from a good distance away and I was, in fact, engrossed in staring at...