As previously reported on Muay Thai Authority, Joe Schilling and Simon Marcus are expected to re-match in the night’s main event at Lion Fight Promotions “Battle in the Desert 6” on May 12th in Las Vegas. The event which will take place at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is also expected to feature Kevin Ross vs. Matt Embree, Romie Adanza vs. Tomonori Sato, Artem Sharoshkin vs. Scotty Leffler and although he has no opponent yet, Malaipet is expected to fight at the event as well.

Ross has not competed since losing to Lumpinee Stadium champion Sakkedao Petchpayathai in October of 2010. He was scheduled to fight Choke Eminent Air in Thailand this month, but a knee injury forced him out of the fight. Embree recently defeated Coke Chunhawat at Lion Fight Promotions “Battle in the Desert 5” and was also the recent winner of the Journey Fight Series 140lb tournament. Fans have been wanting to see this match-up for quite some time and it should prove to be an exciting fight.

Romie Adanza and Tomonori Sato will meet in a re-match. Their last fight took place in Japan this past February, a bout which Adanza won by doctor stoppage after he opened up a cut on Sato. The fight will be for the WBC Muay Thai international flyweight title.

Artem Sharoshkin will be fighting for the first time in 2012 when he takes on Scotty Leffler. Sharoshkin last fought in June of 2011, dropping a decision to Jose Palacios. Leffler returned to action at Lion Fight Promotions “Battle in the Desert 5” after recovering from a broken jaw. He defeated Sheldon Gaines in one of the night’s most exciting fights.

None of these bouts have been officially announced by Lion Fight Promotions and should be considered unofficial until then. Like our official facebook page or follow us on twitter @MuayThaiAuth to keep up with all the news.

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American stand out Romie Adanza captured the WBC Bantamweight International Title after stopping Tomonori Sato in the second round. Adanza walked Sato down when the fight started and worked his leg kicks. A really solid counter elbow connected in the first round, in the second another counter elbow would open up Sato and force the stoppage of the fight. Adanza has now won three consecutive fights and is clearly ready to take on the best in the 115lb weight class. After years of fighting above his weight and having success it is hard to imagine anyone at 115lbs giving him trouble.

In another notable fight Tetsuya Yamato defeated former Lumpinee Stadium champion Densiam Kooprabath. Yamato had previously been defeated by Densiam, but he was able to avenge the loss with a second round knockout. Yamato, one of Japan’s top fighters was able to stay one step ahead of Densiam and did not seem to have any trouble dispatching of his Thai opponent.

Results:
Romie Adanza def. Tomonori Sato via (T)KO (Cut) at 0:19 of Rd. 2
Tetsuya Yamato def. Densiam Kooprabath via KO at 2:28 of Rd. 1
Tomoyuki def. Kenta via Majority Decision
Keijiro Miyakoshi and Hikaru Machida fight to a Draw
Seiji Takahashi def. Ikki via Unanimous Decision
Hiroshi Saenchaigym def. Rookie via Split Decision
Daichi Yamato def. Nobuhiro Iwai via (T)KO (Cut) at 2:56 of Rd. 1

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Tomonori Sato will be fighting American Romie Adanza on February 18th at Kick to the Future 1 in Tokyo, Japan. Tomonori is the current Japanese WBC International Super Flyweight Champion and will be looking to improve his record to 28-11-3 when he takes on Adanza. Tomonori was kind enough to take some time from his busy training schedule to answer a few questions for Muay Thai Authority about his upcoming fight. As you can see he is direct and straight to the point. No long winded answer just short and sweet.

MTA: Your next opponent is Romie Adanza from the United States, are you familiar with him?

Tomonori: know that he fought with several Japanese fighters including KUNITAKA. I also know that he is a string puncher.

MTA: How is your training for this fight going, is it business as usual or are things adjusted differently according to your opponent?

Tomonori: I have been training on my physicals to be able to do best performance. Off course, I have been training to be prepared for fight with Romie.

MTA: Is there any area in particular you feel you will have an advantage over your opponent in the fight?

Tomonori: Speed.

MTA: You are fighting him in your home country; does this add any pressure to succeed in this bout?

Tomonori: Every fight has a pressure, but since it is WBC International Title which is really big title, therefore I have more pressure.

MTA: Can you give us your prediction for this fight?

Tomonori: Romie comes forward, Then TOMONORI fights back.

MTA: Not looking past your current opponent, but what do you have planned after this fight as far as your career goes?

Tomonori: WBC Muaythai World Champion.

MTA: Is there anyone in particular you would like to step into the ring with?

Tomonori: Strongest in the world.

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As previously reported by Total Muay Thai, Romie Adanza will be back in action on February 18th. His opponent will be Japanese WBC International Super Flyweight Champion Tomonori Sato of Japan. The bout will take place at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Also set for the card is a bout between Tetsuya Yamato and Densiam Kooprabath.

Adanza last competed in October of 2011 at the M-One “Team Thailand vs. Team American” event where he scored a spectacular knockout of Langsuanlek Sasiprapa. Adanza has not competed since October and will undoubtedly face a stiff test in his first bout of 2012. Adanza is considered one of the best fighters in the United States, currently ranked #2 in Muay Thai Authority’s P4P rankings.

Yamato was last seen by American fans at Stand Up Promotions “M1 Grand Muay Thai” event this past August when he recorded stoppage over Coke Chunhawat due to a cut. Since then Yamato has won a few bouts in his native Japan and will be looking to keep things going as his 2012 campaign gets underway.

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