19 December 2009 . Saturday . 8.30pm

Mark that date down folks. It was a historic moment for Master Khoo and TNT Kickboxing. For the first time ever, we dug our heels in and organized a fight tournament for your viewing pleasure.

12 Fights, 1 Night. 24 Fighters. Over RM 1000 in donations collected. 120 spectators.

We could not have done it without the support of:

The Rental House : For putting the night down in video.
Viva Vertical : For putting a pole & a dancer in the ring.
MMATC : For putting fighters in the ring with us.
Marigold (Peel Fresh) : For putting sponsored drinks for the event.
YOU : For watching, participating, assisting and for spreading the word.

Read on for what went down, with video and pictures!

As we started setting the stage and preparing the gym for the event, we found that TNT folk are a punctual bunch with everyone arriving well before our scheduled time of 6.00 pm to kick off.

6.00 pm:
Master Khoo gathered the fighters and briefed them on what was to happen and how the night was going to flow. The mixture of eagerness and trepidation amongst the fighters filled the air. Especially since for most of them, it would be their first time stepping into the ring for a tournament fight.

6.30 pm:
By this time, the first few fighters were warmed up and rearing to go. Whilst, the crowd were already gathered round both sides of the ring.

Michael and Mark were the emcees / commentators for the night and kick things off with a short introduction of what was to come and what the general rules were.

6.45 pm: Para ‘The Black Panther’ Silvadorae VS Brian ‘The Silver Hawk’ Wang

The first fight of the night began. Both Para and Brian are students here at TNT with a lot of interest to fight. They have attended several FIGHT classes with Master Khoo and were eager to put their skills to the test in a competition environment. For first time fighters, they showed no sign of fear and only small hints of trepidation in the ring. Their training with Master Khoo showed and they did not hold back, going at each other with strong punches and kicks.

Both having sparred with each other before, they were quite evenly matched. At the end of 3 Rounds, the Judges called it a draw and they fought a 4^th round to determine the winner.

Final Decision: 3 Round Draw | 4^th Round Winner by Points to Para ‘The Black Panther’ of TNT

Watch it yourself: (Link to video coming soon)

6.45 pm: Kit ‘The Angel from Hell’ VS Gladys ‘The Sarawak Hornbill’

The next fight of the night was a real treat. Kit, a regular face at TNT versus Gladys, also a product of Master Khoo’s training – she was a TaeKwondo student of his and lives in Sarawak but spends a lot of time in KL as she is also a student here.

For Kit, this would be her first official tournament fight whilst Gladys has a lot of experience with Sanshou (Chinese Kickboxing) and is one of the top female fighters in her weight category in Malaysia.

Final Decision: 2 Round Fight | 2^nd Round TKO Winner to Kit ‘The Angel from Hell’ of TNT

Watch it yourself: (Video Link coming soon)

7.10 pm: ‘Bloody Vampire’ Yang Chaw VS Nigel ‘The Red Indian’

‘Bloody Vampire’ Yang Chaw is a representative from MMATC and has a few tournament fights under his belt. Whilst Nigel ‘The Red Indian’, a student at TNT would be fighting his first tournament style fight – although, watching the fight – you would not have guessed that it was his first time.

He fought with so much tenacity, it looked like he was no stranger to the ring. It was a hard fought fight. With many, many blows exchanged throughout the 3 rounds. They were especially strong in the first 2 rounds and you could tell how much energy they expended when they looked obviously tired by the 3^rd round but still found it in themselves to exchange a barrage of blows.

Final Decision: 3 Round Fight | Winner by Points to ‘Bloody Vampire’ Yang Chaw of MMATC

Watch it yourself: (Video Link Coming Soon)

7.25 pm: Soo ‘Pac Man’ Yi Wei VS Jonathan ‘Ragged Crow’ Hin Tung

‘Pac Man’, a fighter representing MMATC gym also happens to be the current number 2 in Malaysia for his weight category in Sanshou (Chinese Kickboxing). Putting him up against Jonathan, who is in his first tournament fight, in kickboxing rules balanced things up as ‘Pac Man’ was unable to rely on catching and throwing as he’s used to with Sanshou.

Jonathan’s boxing was excellent and was clearly the stronger boxer of the two and he used that to his advantage throughout the fight.

Final Decision: 3 Round Fight | Winner by Points to Soo ‘Pac Man’ Yi Wei of MMATC

Watch it yourself : (Video Link Coming Soon)

7.35 pm: Kelvin ‘The Mountain Goat’ Khoo VS ‘The Happy Killer’ Han Yen

This would be Kelvin’s first fight and he is a TNT student. And Han Yen has only done TaeKwondo sparring, so it was new for him as well.

This bout was very well balanced with both Fighters taking advantage of their strengths and weaknesses throughout the fight with bursts of energy as the bout went on.

Final Decision: 3 Round Fight | Winner by Points Kelvin ‘The Mountain Goat’ Khoo of TNT

Watch it yourself: (Insert Video link)

7.50 pm: Jovian ‘The Kung Fu Panda’ VS Michael ‘The Red Fox’ Lim

This was one of the most aggressive bouts of the night. Both went all out and held back nothing!

Final Decision: 4 Round Fight | Winner by Points, Michael ‘The Red Fox’ Lim of TNT

Watch it yourself: (Video Link Coming Soon)

HALF TIME!

Another TNT first, the LUCKY DRAW – where 3 lucky TNT members won themselves free Personal Training sessions worth up to RM300 with the man himself, Master Khoo.

To add to the festivities, our student Carmen (who happens to be a representative from Viva Vertical) also entertained with a very sexy pole dance routine. She even managed to convince Master Khoo himself to give it a whirl.

Watch it yourself : (Video Link Coming Soon)

8.15pm: Victor ‘The Sky Eagle’ Seow VS Sun Yaw ‘The Incredible Hulk’

After the fun and games, it was back to serious fight business.

This was a unique fight as Victor is a mere 68.5kg who was going up against Sun Yaw who weighed in at 101kg! This would be a first fight for both of them. Sun Yaw just wanted to fight and Victor wanted in on the action too and was willing to challenge Sun Yaw.

Final decision: 2 Round Fight | Winner by TKO, Sun Yaw ‘The Incredible Hulk’ of TNT

Watch it yourself: (Video Link Coming Soon)

8.35pm: Lolita ‘The White Dragon’ VS ‘The Ice Cool’ Pin

Both fighters are a product of Master Khoo’s training. Lolita trained with Master Khoo and has one fight under her belt. Whilst Pin has been training with Master Khoo through ITF TaeKwondo for years and won her first Kickboxing fight under Master Khoo’s training as well.

Master Khoo decided that to even things out, both ladies would have a pure boxing fight.

Final decision: 3 Round Fight | Winner by Points to Lolita ‘The White Dragon’ of TNT

Watch it yourself: (Video Link Coming Soon)

8.50pm: Alex ‘The Iron Man’ Lim VS Kumar ‘The Scorpion King’

Demo Muay Thai Fight

Both fighters have been training at TNT for years. They usually come in at the end of regular classes and happen to be Master Khoo’s friends. This demo fight was to give the audience a glimpse of what a Muay Thai bout would be like.

Watch it yourself: (Video Link Coming Soon)

9.00pm: Kuah ‘Desert Lion King’ Theam Loong VS Kuah ‘Hill Top Tiger King’ Theam Hong

Both fighters are Founders of MMATC and are self taught MMA fighters / trainers. They also train with Master Khoo at TNT very regularly. They put on a show for the people!

Watch it yourself: (Video Link Coming Soon)

9.05pm: Wong ‘The Predator’ Her Jien VS Wong ‘The Alien’ Her Jian

Both are national fighters for Sanshou and are in fact champions in their own right. Martial arts is their life and you can see it!

Watch it yourself: (Video Link Coming Soon)

9.10pm: Jason ‘Pirate of Carribean’ VS Edison ‘The Black Wizard’

Jason, representing MMATC put up a hard fight with Edison, representing TNT. Amazing close to the night with a controversial kick from Jason when Edison was down!

Watch it yourself: (Video Link Coming Soon)