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I told Den that I wanted to fight again right when I got back from the fight in Isaan.  He just nodded in the way that Den nods, quietly and thoughtfully with a wry smile just...

  Yodying Sor. Sumalee  1/22/2013 – This is my sixth time fighting Yodying and I’m happy to see that we are both developing as fighters.  The last time we fought her cardio was much better than...

There was a long (for me) gap between my last fight and this one due to having to wait for my stitches to come out.  I was really excited to get back in the ring. We...

This was my first fight back at Kalare Stadium this month, as my last two fights have been at festivals in different districts.  The referee for this fight has also refereed my last two fights, though,...

King’s Birthday I was really excited for this fight for a number of reasons, two of which were: 1) that it was in honor of His Majesty the King’s birthday celebration and 2) therefore likely a...

Nov 16, 2012 – Just before leaving the gym the truck stopped at the end of the driveway and idled for a while as the Thai kids packed the back with equipment.  After a couple minutes...

  There were four fighters from our gym on last night’s card, which lends itself well to disorganization.  We had to go down to the fights in two separate trucks and, due to poor planning, the...

This fight was exactly 10 days after my last fight, which is a really comfortable and enjoyable turn-around.  I wish I could do that all the time.  Even given the short time between the two, they...

This was a rematch against the same woman from my 22nd fight, Petchaodoi Jit Aree Gym.  Our first fight she just China Walled me in the clinch when I caught her kicks and countered me with...

This was my third fight against Yodying Sor. Sumalee, a rubber match and a follow up on my TKO win over her a month ago, a fight in which she broke my nose.  I’d been expecting...