VIDEO – WATCH KICKBOXER JULIE KITCHEN WIN HER 14TH WORLD TITLE FIGHT

Courtesy Muay Thai is Life Can anyone stop Julie Kitchen? Kitchen locked up title win #14 this past weekend in her native England,andnbsp;defeating Aleideandnbsp;Lawant of the Nehterlands, via a dominant decision this past weekend. The match was for theandnbsp;WPMF Super Lightweight title. Kitchen is expected to fight for the MPL in the next few months. [Read More]

published March 13, 2012 at 11:27am EDT

ELAINA MAXWELL REFLECTS ON KICKBOXING TRAINING TRIP TO THAILAND

Courtesy Tiger Muay Thai It is the dream of any fighter to go to Thailand to train in kickboxing. You see so many MMA fighters go there and comeback changed people in terms of their fight game. Elaina Maxwell is noandnbsp;exception. With Strikeforce fighter Sarah Dandrsquo;Alelio by her side, Maxwell stayed in Thailand for about two months training only Muay Thai with some of the best in the world. She even got a fight in before leaving what is considered the Mecca of kickboxing. In the video, Maxwell takes account of her trip, including her training and experiences as she dove into her striking game and experienced the Thai culture. Filed under: Boxing, MMA [Read More]

published February 9, 2012 at 7:10pm EST

RESULTS FROM MUAY THAI EXPLOSION X IN SARDINIA

Image: Kombat League Jaunary 28 marked the tenth card from Italyandrsquo;s Kombat League and saw two great womenandrsquo;s Muay Thai bouts on the island of Sardinia. In the co-main event of theandnbsp;evening, Muay Thai Premire League vet and Italianandnbsp;Sara Donghi took on Franceandrsquo;s Nathalie Maurel. Maurel used her outside kickboxing at first, but Donghi was able to get inside,andnbsp;executingandnbsp;several effective knees and elbows. Maurel tried to circle out and counter strike in the third, but Doughi once again got a clinch, busting Maurelandrsquo;s nose with an elbow. The doctor stopped the bout, and Doughi gets the TKO victory. In the other match,andnbsp;Viviana Fancellu and Francesca Ruzzu fought to a draw in a spited match of two up and coming stars. Filed under: Boxing [Read More]

published February 8, 2012 at 3:33pm EST

SECOND GENERATION KICKBOXER AMBER KITCHEN TALKS GROWING UP IN MUAY THAI

Allaya and#40;leftand#41; andamp; Amber and#40;rightand#41; with Julie The next generation of female fighters are already preparing.andnbsp;Many are growing up in the gym culture, with a lot of them watching their mothers fight. Amber and Allaya Kitchen are no exception. The twin daughters of Muay Thai champ Julie Kitchen are a chips off the old block. Already touting impressive records at age 12, itandrsquo;s been hard for the both of them find fights. Their mother Julie, although being a fighter, finds it harder to watch her girls fight than for her to. andldquo;I know now how my husband feels when I fight, it throws up all sorts of mixed emotions and a huge fear for their safety. I would much rather fight myself than watch the girls fight,andrdquo; Julie admits. andldquo;and#40;However, as fightersand#41;andnbsp;both Amber and Allaya are replicas ofandnbsp;myself, my husband, and trainer Nathan all mixed together!andrdquo; Wombat Sports talked with Amber Kitchen about training with her sister, watching h [Read More]

published January 30, 2012 at 7:56pm EST

SARAH D’ALELIO AND ELAINA MAXWELL TRAINING AT TIGER MUAY THAI IN THAILAND

Dandrsquo;Alelio and Maxwell andndash; Courtesy Janet Martin By Cheryl Ragsdale andndash; Yahoo Sports Elaina "Beef" Maxwell and Sarah "the Monster" D'Alelio are in Thailand at Tiger Muay Thai Training Camp preparing to compete at the Bangla Muay Thai Stadium in Patong. Tiger Muay Thai has been in the news lately because MMA fighter, Junie Browning has been training there. His bar fight story made national headlines in Thailand. Elaina, who is blonde, like Junie, said, " I wish people would quit thinking I'm Junie's sister." There's another misconception surrounding Elaina. On the poster promoting Friday night's event , each combatant is presented with their home country flag. Elaina's blonde hair must have given someone the idea that she is Scandinavian. She tweeted a photo of the poster with the wrong flag connected to her image. "GUESS I'M FINNISH! pic.twitter.com/zOgMUi1G " Cheryl: Bold move! Competing in a kick-boxing competition in Thailand. Have you competed in kick-bo [Read More]

published January 5, 2012 at 12:33pm EST

K-1 ENFUSION TO FEATURE TWO FEMALE MUAY THAI BOUTS

Four of Europeandrsquo;s top female kickboxers will be going at it Friday night in the Czech Republic. UK superstar Julie Kitchen will hope to end 2011 with another win as she faces Canadian fighter Maria Bastian. Also on the card, Swedish fighterandnbsp;Hannah Mjoberg takes onandnbsp;Aleide Lawant of the Netherlands. The match will air in European markets, but not in the U.S. No word if they will stream it for U.S.andnbsp;audiences. [Read More]

published December 28, 2011 at 2:50pm EST

NEW DOCUMENTRY SHOWS 8 YEAR OLD MUAY THAI GIRLS IN TRAINING

Courtesy andldquo;Buffalo Girlsandrdquo; website As female fighters become younger and younger in all combat sports, a newandnbsp;documentaryandnbsp;shows the journey of two girls in the underground Muay Thai scene. andldquo;Buffalo Girlsandrdquo; followsandnbsp;Stam and Pet, two eight year old kickboxers, who make their way through the underground arenas in Thailand to fight for money for their families. From the andldquo;Buffalo Girlsandrdquo; website: Buffalo Girls tells the story of two 8-year-old-girls, Stam and Pet, both professional Muay Thai prizefighters. Set in small villages throughout rural Thailand, the film chronicles these young girlsandrsquo; emotional and sometimes heartbreaking journey as they fight in small underground arenas to win prize-money and help provide for their families.andnbsp;andnbsp;After many months of rigorous training and a long schedule of fights, Stam and Pet fight each other for the 20 Kilo championship belt of Thailand, and a cash prize that will change the winnerand [Read More]

published December 24, 2011 at 3:13am EST

MUAY THAI PRO FIGHTER ROXY RICHARDSON HANGS-UP THE GLOVES

Courtesy andndash; Muay Thai is Life One of the stars of Americaandrsquo;s Muay Thai stars is hanging up her gloves. After an exciting split decision win over andnbsp;Elaina Maxwell a few weeks ago at the Lion Promotions card in Vegas, Roxy Richardson announced her retirement from fighting to helpandnbsp;concentrate on her gym,andnbsp;Function 5 Fitness, and help the next generation of fighters. We talked to Richardson about her last fight and her future. andmdash;andndash; Wombat Sports: andnbsp;From all reports, this was a close fight. How was it fighting with Elaina Maxwell in Vegas? Roxy Richardson: I had fun in there andndash; knowing going into the fight that I was making it my last one, added some extra pressure on me, but I tried to just enjoy myself. I was expecting because of the size difference that she would be stronger than me, but after the first couple rounds of feeling some of her best shots I realized I was just as strong and definitely felt faster and it gave me the confidence [Read More]

published November 26, 2011 at 5:42am EST

HERE IS YOUR GUIDE TO WATCHING THE FEMALE FIGHTS THIS WEEKEND

If you are a female fight fan like we are, you have a busy weekend ahead. Pleanty of TV and internet coverage of events so allow us to give you when and where to watch all the fights you can handle. andmdash;andndash; Friday Nov. 18 Friday afternoon Weigh-ins for #3 ranked Lisa Ellis vs. #2 ranked Jessica Aguilar live on Bellator.com 5 p.m. pacific/8 p.m. eastern For $10 on GoFighgtLive.tv andndash; you get to see two great rpo female matches with Amanda Serrano defending her IBF Super Featherweight title against Diana Ayala. Plus Mikaela Lauren faces Gabriela Marcela Zapata. 6 p.m. pacific/9 p.m. eastern For $10 on GoFightLive.tv at Showdown MMA andndash; Tandi Scahffer faces Amanda LaVoy 8 p.m. pacific/11 p.m. eastern Two of the top 145 pounders in the world in and#40;Fea-6and#41; Julia Budd and and#40;Fea-9and#41; Ronda Rousey square off on Strikeforce Challengers on Showtime andmdash;andndash; Saturday Nov. 19 10 a.m. pacific/1 p.m. eastern #7 ranked Yana Kunitskaya faces Arune Lauzeckai [Read More]

published November 18, 2011 at 4:07am EST

FAST AND FURIOUS: KALINE MEDEIROS VS KATIE MERRILL AT VICTORY PROMOTIONS

The 2nd professional female MMA fight in Massachusetts took place tonight November 12th at Victory Promotions: andldquo;Clementi vs Rogersandrdquo; at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts.The featuredandnbsp; bout was between Katie Merrill from Wai Kru and Kaline Medeiros from Tim Gillettandrsquo;s. Merrill and Medeiros are no strangers to each other having fought their first amateur fight in January 2010 with Medeiros winning by decision. Their second match was in March 2011 at the andldquo;Rumble in the Jungleandrdquo; in Plymouth, Massachusetts earning Merrill the victory that night via a rear-naked choke at 1:51 of the first round. Tonight they met as pro's in a rubber match. Medeiros and#40;0-1and#41; made her pro debut last May, losing against Marianna Kheyfets via a triangle choke in the third round. This fight would be Merrill's and#40;0-0and#41; pro debut, after a couple earlier unsuccessful attempts to have an opponent make it to the cage without injury before the fight to take her on.Med [Read More]

published November 13, 2011 at 7:51pm EST