F-3 Championship: “The Kill” defends his belt, Naseri wins Muay Thai belt

F-3 Championship: “The Kill” defends his belt, Naseri wins Muay Thai belt

The Coffee Boys View

         Despite how critical The Editor is of F-3 – what with the lack of marketing, shoddy match-making and in the past having cruddy venues – F-3 Championship put on some quality fights and fight fans got to witness some exciting Muay Thai fights, technical boxing bouts, and witness the world’s tallest featherweight put a K-1 vet to sleep.

         It was a shame that there weren’t more people at the show – Badminton Stadium Cheras is a great venue for an event like this being that it has a ton of space, it’s air-conditioned, and it’s situated in a part of KL that’s accessible. Hopefully the people behind F-3 start advertising their events way ahead of time.

         Will “The Kill” Chope, now 14 – 5, extends his win-streak to nine in a row after putting Alex Lim to sleep in under two minutes in the main event of the first day. As per usual, Chope came out with a significant height and reach advantage and he wasted no time in engaging in the clinch. After scrambling to the ground, Chope secured Lim’s back, slapped on the rear-naked choke and it took only a matter of seconds before Lim was out cold.

         Chope, who is a featherweight contended (and recently announced the number 1 contender in the URCC after his domination of Rex de Lara), will likely want to fight for F-3’s featherweight belt in MMA if offered the chance, seeing as he is ironically massively undersized for the welterweight belt. That being said, he has now put away two men in that division, so we’ll wait and see what Chope and F-3 have in store for us.

         One the second day’s main event, we saw Amir Naseri face Q Ekkasit in what was an exciting back and forth Muay Thai fight for the 63 kg belt. Early on in the fight, Ekkasit had Naseri tied up against the ropes and Naseri actually flipped over. Thankfully, he wasn’t injured and got back in the ring and the fight resumed. This would go on to happen several times for both fighters – that’s how hard these men fought.

        

After several rounds of hardcore Muay Thai, Naseri secured the judges’ decision and walked away the new F-3 Muay Thai Champion, with relatively little dispute of the decision.

         Also at the event, Nik “The Bloodhound” Harris – who lost his previous fight to Brad “Vanilla Gorilla” Robinson at Ultimate Beatdown X – got back in the win column by defeating Wing Chun specialist MK Chan in the first round by submission (guillotine choke), after MK spent a good deal of time trying to grapple Harris to the ground.

         There was also a couple boxing bouts, one that was met with much controversy. James Goyder, combat sports journalist for websites such as MMAMania and Combat Asia – who recently lost in his boxing debut to Juggernaut Fight Club’s “The Slasher” – fought Wan Ridzuan in a rather one-sided affair. Goyder, possessing significant height and reach advantage, was more the aggressor and landed some decent combinations. Ridzuan did, however, land some significant shots in, but it certainly did not look like enough to have beaten Goyder.

         As the commentator was about to read out the judges decision, the referee had been expecting Goyder to get the nod and already lifted his hand up. However, Ridzuan was announced the winner via split-decision. Afterwards upon inspection of the official scorecards, it was revealed that there had been a miscalculation (take that with a grain of salt), and that it was actually a draw. F-3 have officially ruled the bout a draw between Goyder and Ridzuan.

         It was a fun weekend of fights, and we here at Rear Naked News (well The Coffee Boy) hope they really stick around for a long time (but only if they start marketing themselves better, and fix some things here and there such as match-making and in-venue stuff like having a concession stand). Posted below are the full results from both days:

Main Events

For the F-3 63kg Muay Thai championship belt.
Amir Naseri vs Q Ekkasit - Amir won by decision.

For the F-3 Welterweight MMA championship belt.
Will "The Kill" Chope vs Alex Lim TNT - Will Chope won via Rear Naked Choke in 2:40 of the 1st round.

Co-Main Events

Ediey Selindang Kuning vs Yodphed Jr. Thailand - Ediey won by decision.

Barbod Global Elite vs Yodphed Thailand - Yodphed won via TKO in 2:30 of the 4th round.

Main cards

Boxing Bouts

James Goyder vs Wan Ridzuan - Draw

Jon Thoo vs Hashim Abdullah - Draw

MMA Bouts

Nik "The Bloodhound" Harris vs MK Chan - Nik Harris won via guillotine choke in 2:20 of the 1st round.

Kenny Yap vs Khairul Izhar - Kenny Yap won via tap out due to strikes in 4:28 of the 1st round.

Fouzien "Underdog" vs Mohd "Bullkiller" Zakhir - Bullkiller won via Rear Naked Choke in 2:36 of the first round.

Faizal Fozi "Ajoy" vs Isaac Yap - Ajoy won via Anaconda Choke in 0:50 of the 1st round.

Muay Thai bouts

Ella Tang vs Rodiah - Ella Tang won via TKO in 2:10 of the 1st round.

Zulkifli vs Arya Kambiz Warriors - Zulkifli won by decision.

Nik "What's my f**king name?" Harris!

F3 Championship - The Good The Bad and the goddam Ugly!

F3 Championship

Not too good, pretty bad and dam ugly!

The Editors View!

By the time I got to the first day of the F3 Championship I was already pissed off thanks in no small part to the fact that the four hour journey from Johor to Kuala Lumpur had taken 6 1/2 hours thanks to a super lazy obnoxious and just plain awful coach driver who took every opportunity to stop as an excuse to run off to find himself a quiet corner to grab some panties and jerk away a load or something equally as pointless. This f**ker left the Larkin station in JB at 9:00am, we had already been on board for forty five minutes as they had told us the coach was ready to go. By 10:00 am we had stopped twice  to pick up a couple of people and each time those stops were 20 minutes or more.

We eventually seemed to start heading out of JB proper at 10 am. At 11 am the driver was obviously in need of another wank as he pulled into a food stop. I tried to ask him how long we would be there he just grunted and pointed to a bloke outside, obviously two pay grades above him as he had the power of speech if not the actual power of customer service or manners. He told me we would be stopping for 30 minutes.

It was the usual place coaches stop in Malaysia, not some shiny new service station but a scabby food hall offering lots of not very interesting food that's been sitting around surrounded by flys for god knows how long. After 30 minutes people were waiting outside of the locked coach for masturbators anonymous who eventually turned up a further 20 minutes later. He then proceeded to drive his shitty heap of a coach at walking pace all the way to Kuala Lumpur by some very f**king long boring ass route. Eventually we got to TBS at 2:30 about the time the event was supposed to start.

We grabbed a taxi and headed to our hotel to drop our stuff off and then straight into a taxi to the event.

You can imagine after all that I was not in the best of moods, in fact all I wanted was to be entertained!

Now, if you were a casual fan who turned up at this place you would have NO idea what was happening, only one entrance was open and there were NO signs pointing you towards it. There were NO posters, banners or otherwise in the area around the stadium that I could see. Of course being a Malaysian run event there were f**king many inside the stadium in case the few brave souls who found their way in should wonder where they were.

The people manning the gate could not give a dam and I am pretty sure that only the very stupid would have paid to get in as nobody really seemed to give a dam, or did I just arrive while they were on a break?

These F3 events as far as I understand are Government sponsored events. As far as I am concerned the government are being cheated, the money being given to run these events is either being wasted terribly by people with no idea or not being put to the purpose it is supposed to be used for.

I know from previous events that the fighters get paid a pittance for taking part and indeed at this event I know for a fact at least one of the fighters was conned out of some of his promised purse because he won too easily! (Anybody, who has fought in Government sponsored Muay Thai in Malaysia will be familiar with that con), But, I am getting ahead of myself here.

So, I walked in at around 4:00pm having missed all but the last two fights of the first day and well, it was a f**king joke, the stadium - Badminton Stadium, Cheras is perfect for the type of event, there is not a bad seat to be had, everybody is close to the action and would have a great view.

Sadly the crowd was so pathetic that finding a good view wasn't an issue.
I suspect that if you take out all the fighters family and friends and thier gyms people there was not one member of the public paying to get into this event.

So there have been some changes since the last F3 event. Firstly unlike the show in Johor, this one had dual language announcements including the guy who is becoming THE VOICE of Malaysian MMA and with some justification, Matt Pellino, who as well as being a fighter and trainer over at Muayfit also seems to have a great future as an MC, just sayin!

The sound set up was also very good and that was it for the plus points.

The event once again had it's share of controversy as a couple of fights definitely went to the hometown fighter regardless of who actually had one. We had seen this before of course at an F3 event back in the early part of the year at the last KL show.
The sad thing is some of the fights at this event were very good and the crowd appreciated them but the event lacked real atmosphere. Of course also following the usual F3 lack of interest pattern there was not one booth selling any kind of snacks or refreshment  no booth's selling MMA, Boxing of Muay Thai related equipment or T-Shirts.  It wasn't an event it was more an afterthought.

The people who decided to run this event in the afternoon really don't seem to have any idea.

The annoying thing is MMA in Malaysia would benefit from a show like F3 if it was run properly, a chance to showcase the sport to Muay Thai and Boxing fans, sadly for that to happen fans have to turn up!

I am done with F3, the organisation, the marketing, the crooked judging, the lack of money being paid to the fighters, the whole event leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

MMA in Malaysia does not need this event and I would suggest that the fighters and gyms should boycott future events unless the money promised is paid and unless 'real unbiased' judges are present at ALL bouts.

Instead support the MFC, UB, Legionnaire and of course the new Tune Talk sponsored series the Malaysian MMA Invasion that is coming in 2013 - That really could go a long way to breaking some new names, giving gyms a much better place to showcase their fighters and the fighters can expect a much better reward. We will learn a lot more about that series later this month when the official press conference tells us all the facts.

As a marketing person the state of marketing in MMA in Malaysia has always driven me to distraction but the people behind the F3 events really do take it down to even lower levels of could not give a damness!

Seriously people I'm ready and willing give me the f**king job you can have me for a fraction of the Rm250,000 I used to get paid in the UK 5 years ago.

Oh yes there were some fights as well, a few of them were really good, a few as I said were good fights badly judged and a few were just dull or badly matched. Really though six fights a day! Honestly - In one night twelve fights a real show, not this lame ass waste of time.

Nik "What's my f**king name?" Harris

To the people of Malaysia if you wanna see what your government spend your tax dollars on I give you exhibit one! Maybe somebody ought to have a look at where the money gets spent.

F3 Championship

F3 Combat Championship

This weekend in Kuala Lumpur is an event that I have been very critical of. Not because of the fights but because of the way it is promoted, the way it is run. That being said it is something a bit different in the Malaysian MMA scene as it is a hybrid event, often mixing Muay Thai, Boxing and MMA bouts.

The biggest problem I have with the event is it is really aimed at Malays, the last of these events I attended in Johor Bahru all announcements were made in BM, which would be fine if somebody was also doing an English or even Chinese announcement as many of the fighters were foreigners who did not even realise they were being called.

Also the organisation around the event was terrible with posters being delivered a week before the event and not being displayed anywhere meaningful. Putting up loads of posters inside the venue the event is being held at is just pointless.

To then not have any refreshments on sale at the event even though the sports hall is not air conditioned really was a poor showing and frankly the turn out reflected that. There was no sign that this was an event for everybody.

You can read my reviews of that event Here and Here.

However, it's a new event back in Kuala Lumpur and so our hopes are renewed that this event has improved.

Lets look at the card, well at least that which we have, for although we are only a few days away from the event there are still gaps which makes talking about them very difficult.

Day 1" 1st Decemeber

Bout 1: - MMA

Isaac Yap (Ultimate MMA Academy) vs Mohd Faizal Bin Fozi (Malacca MMA) 

Yap does not fight much, he works in Singapore and finds getting time to train difficult but he is an accomplished martial artist and it will be interesting to see how he does against Faizal (1-6) - Faizal while not having a great record is always a willing participent in these events. It should not be forgotten their is no MMA gym in Malacca, so these guys are at a tremendous disadvantage.

Bout 2: - Womens Muay Thai

Ella Tang (TNT Kickboxing) vs Rodiah Bt Nordin (Cobra)

Bout 3: - MMA

Khairul Izhar (0-1) vs Kenny Yap (Wuji)

Izhar (Azhar?) (0-1) made his debut in the Malaysian Fighting Championship bout in October, sadly it lasted just 38 seconds. Yap (2-1) is fast improving after a difficult first fight back in September 2011 against top Malaysian prospect Halsten Ng he has recorded two second round wins. He must be favorite in this bout.

Bout 4: - Boxing

Hashim B Abdullah vs ?

Bout 5: Co Main Event - Muay Thai

Mohammad Sotounzadeh (Global Elite Gym) vs Yodphed (Impakt Gym)

Bout 6: - Main Event MMA Championship Title Match

Alex Lim (TNT Kickboxing) vs Will Chope (Phuket Top Team/Team Buffet)

Chope is defending champion and is one of the busiest fighters in Asia, he fights MMA, K1 and Muay Thai events anything to keep him busy. He also has a great height and reach advantage.
Sadly I cannot tell you anything about Lim except I don't have any details on him and he is not listed on Sherdog, I don't even know how he got in a position to fight for the title. I understand though that he is a talented fighter with much K1 experience.


Day 2: 2nd December

Bout 1: - Boxing

James Goyder (MMA Mania) vs Wan Ridzuan B Wan Aziz

Bout 2: - Womens Mauy Thai

Germaine (Kambiz Warrior) vs Sudatip Wiloedram (SS Fighters Muay Thai Gym) 

Bout 3: - MMA

Mohd Fouzien Mohd Fozi (Malacca MMA) vs ? TBA

Fouzien is the brother of Faizal and has a decent (3-3) record, he last loss was at the F3 event in Kuala Lumpur where he broke his leg, he took his time repairing and since then has two wins to his name.

Bout 4: - MMA

Chan Man Kong (Street Fight Wing Chun) vs Nik Harris (Muayfit)

Kong (1-3) just secured his first win at the Legionnaire event in October but really Harris (2-2) better win this if he wants to consider he has any future in MMA.

Bout 5: Co-Main Event - Muay Thai

Singapura (30THN) vs Damnern Pesantha (Impakt Singapore)

Bout 6: Main Event - Muay Thai Championship Title Fight

Amer Naseri (Kambiz Warrior) vs Chim Wiloetram (SS Fighters Muay Thai Gym)


And there you go.

Apparently the undercard fights start at 9:00am and the main event starts at 2:30pm. Which frankly seems a crazy time to run an event, but hey it's not my country.

F3 Championship Kuala Lumpur Coming Soon – Muay Thai, K1 and MMA

F3 Championship Kuala Lumpur Coming Soon – Muay Thai, K1 and MMA

Published on January 29, 2012 by The Editor in Event

On the weekend of February 25th and 26th at the Titiwangsa Stadium in Kuala Lumpur will be held The F3 Championship

Now I don’t know an awful lot about this event at the moment, for instance no fight cards are available yet.

As I understand it Saturdays 9:00am to 4:00pm session is Muay Thai only and for fighters with less than three fights.

Saturday evening is Muay Thai and K1 fights only, Including a Super 8 Muay Thai Tournament 63-68kg – The rules for this event do not allow for elbows to be used until the final round, to prevent early stoppages due to cuts.

Sunday again has Muay Thai between 9:00am until 4:00pm and in the evening it’s K1 time with a four man tournament for 65kg and below with what are called MFK rules - 1st round is 5 min  of  k-1 rules  with mma glove only and the 2nd round is full MMA rules but with no elbows allowed. The less said the better about that (sorry, I dislike hybrid rules).

And then the Superfights which includes the bit I am interested in two MMA fights one at 70KG and one at Heavyweight. We again don’t have the details of the fighters yet, except,  a little bird has mentioned these could be International events with pencilled in a fighter from America, nne from England and one from Singapore but of course as with all these things, details could change closer to the event.

Obviously more information will be released once I know it.