Zebaztian and Marcus to fight in China

There is no stopping him! One week after his first muay thai fight, Zebaztian will now make his international mma debut in China. Both he and Marcus, from America, are in Bangkok at the moment, making their way to Shanghai. They are fighting at the Fighters Unite event on Saturday the 17th of July.

Both fighters were offered their fights only yesterday, and had no hesitation in stepping up to represent Legacy at the event. Results, photos and news will be forthcoming as soon as they become available.

Good luck, guys!

In other mma news, Ole Laursen is currently ringside at the latest Martial Combat event in Singapore, where Ray Elbe from Tiger Muay Thai is headlining the event.

Video of Zebaztian's fight

As promised, here is the video. Enjoy!

Zebaztian KOs opponent in first round with devastating punching power!

What a start! Zebaztian, from Sweden, had his first muay thai fight in the village of Na Yia last night, after training at Legacy Gym for only four weeks. He took on the fight with less than a week's notice, and faced off against a Thai opponent from Warin Chamrap.

From the start, Zebaztian showed he meant business, with a savage low kick to his opponent's thigh that made the crowd cringe. He kept the pressure on, using his superior power to dominate his opponent throughout the fight. Zebaztian eventually went forward with a relentless boxing combination and ended the exchange with a beautiful uppercut that knocked his opponent out cold.

Well done, Zebaztian - we are all thrilled with your victory!

I will post the video of Zebaztian's fight here soon, watch this space.

Ajarn Lai taping Zebaztian's hands.

Thai oil and a massage to get those muscles warmed up.

Strike a pose, you've got a crowd!

Fight Updates

In MMA:
Malik Arash Mawlayi's fight against Tiger Muay Thai's Cyrus Washington is now available. Click on the links below to watch Malik win his belt.





And here is a video of Egon's fight against Eduard Folayang on the same card.



In Muay Thai:
Last Friday, Phillip from Sweden had his third fight in Thailand, in the outskirts of Ubon. His original opponent pulled out of the fight in the last minute, and he ended up fighting a more experienced Thai. Phillip fought a good fight for five rounds, but, in the end, lost to a close decision.

In another countryside event the following afternoon, Hampus, also from Sweden, fought a well know local fighter, Pa Yu Yai. Unfortunately, he got caught by a punch/elbow combination and lost in the second round.

I will post videos of both fights and pictures of Phillip's fight here soon.

Barbecue at the beach!

Today, the Legacy crew headed down to the local "beach", Hat Khu Dua, for a feast of barbecued pork and a taste of some local Isaan food. The "beach" is actually a 1km strip of sand along the banks of the Mun river.

There are dozens of floating bamboo restaurants selling everything from somtam to deep fried grasshoppers, live jumping shrimps and whole spit-roasted piglets.

A lot of the boys enjoyed a dip in the river after they had their fill. The water is warm and, from what we've been led to believe, reasonably safe.

While some of the others were quite happy having a little Sunday afternoon snooze.

We all finished the day with a bit of UFC action on the big screen, set up in the Legacy Gym cage.

Malik Arash Mawlayi wins ESPN Martial Combat belt in Singapore

photo: espnstar.com

The "Natural Born Killer" Malik Arash Mawlayi defeated the American striker Cyrus Washington last night, to become the new ESPN Martial Combat world champion at 72kg. Malik did not let the 7cm height advantage of his opponent factor into the fight, as he capitalised on a mistake by Cyrus, took his back, and forced him to tap out in the first round due to a rear naked choke.

Egon Racz unfortunately lost his fight against the highly rated Filipino fighter Eduard Folayang. The fight was stopped due to a guillotine choke.

Congratulations to both fighters from all of Legacy Gym!

Keep an eye on the blog for more pictures and videos of the fights, I will post them as soon as they become available. For detailed coverage of the event, check the articles below:

• Malik Grounds Cyrus for MMA Title
• Thrilling End to Martial Combat 4
• Singapore's Brian "Polar Bear" Choi clinches rousing victory at Resorts World Sentosa

Frankie gets stopped by vicious elbow in his first muay thai fight

Frankie from San Francisco, who has been training at Legacy Gym for only a couple of weeks, had his first muay thai fight last night. Having taken the fight with 2 days notice, Frankie was matched up against a much more experienced Thai opponent but, unfortunately, got caught by a nasty elbow in the first round, which ended the fight.

Frankie left Ubon today to make his way back home, with a few stitches as a nice keepsake. Everyone at Legacy was impressed with his guts and courage and wish him the best in his future fight career.

Good luck, Frankie. Travel safe.

video of the fight

Watch Malik's promo video for ESPN's Martial Combat

Yes, it is Malik, back when he had hair and cheeks...


And here is an article on the build-up for the fight, published by the bleacher report:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/401985-the-war-in-singapore-usa-vs-afghanistan-at-martial-combat-4

Eamon wins local muay thai fight in the third round

Last night, Eamon from Ireland fought at a local event in Amnat Charoen an won by stopping a much more experienced Thai opponent in the third round with a vicious body kick. Well done, Eamon! Click below for videos of rounds 2 and 3 of the fight.

round 2


round 3

Egon Racz confirmed to fight in next Martial Combat event in Singapore

Egon "Piranha" Racz from Legacy Gym will join Malik Arash Mawlayi on the fight card of the next Martial Combat event, scheduled to take place on 17 June 2010. Egon will fight the Philipino fighter Eduard "Landslide" Folayang, who has an MMA record of 6-1-0 and is the current welterweight champion of the URCC promotion, based in the Phillipines.

Both Egon and Malik will be flying to Singapore this week for the big event, and we will be updating the blog with links to the fight videos as soon as we get them. Good luck, Egon!