Comments on: Matches to make after M-One “Reborn”

By: Muay Thai Authority

Muay Thai Authority — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:13:15 +0000

It was definitely a well deserved stoppage by Jomhod. Fighters train to throw elbows to cut their opponent. It is part of the game, it sucks that it ends fights early sometimes but that is what they are there for. I agree with Excel that the fans there definitely should not have been yelling BS or booing. Jomhod clinched and threw a beautiful elbow that cut Romie open. That's his job, and for fans to say it is BS he got the win because of that is wrong.

That is like when someone says a punch was lucky. No there are no lucky punches in combat sports. You throw a punch with the intentions of hurting someone so how is that lucky. If a guy turned his back to his opponent and flailed his arms and was able to get a knockout then yea you could call it lucky, but if a guy is losing and lands a fight changing punch how is that luck? If anything it's called heart, because he kept fighting until the end.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 23 May 2013 06:05:51 +0000

Chris, you are correct in that the writer never stated that the match was stopped unfairly. I read it again and the connotation that I got from the first read was incorrect. Therefore, my apology to the writer if it appeared that I was attacking his review. I too was at the event and what disgusted me most were the comments I heard from the pro-Romie crowd. Romie himself was very professional about the outcome. His corner was too. However, his fans were way out of line and disrespectful. The boos to the fast bout were expected, but some of the comments I heard from the crowd was where I felt a large amount of disrespect. Again, this was about the crowd that night – not the writer.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:32:16 +0000

I agree with what you're saying except that it doesn't seem like the writer is taking anything away from Jomhod or disrespecting him in any way. Read his comments again. He said the elbow was "nicely placed". He also says "There is no saying what would have happened had Adanza not been cut so early in the bout." Niether you nor I can deny this because it is true. He never stated it was stopped unfairly or that Jomhod didn't earn the victory. I was at the fights and the crowd was upset, so don't direct your critical comments at the writer (who I don't even know, so it isn't a defense), he was recapping for those who may have missed the fight.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:12:22 +0000

I too would have loved to see Romie fight Jomhod for longer. However, let's not disrespect Jomhod here. People are making it sound as if the cut on Romie's head was an accident. His fans were yelling BS during the announcement that Jomhod won by TKO in a most disgusting manner. I understand the disappointment of wanting to see more action. But once again, Romie was cut and cut early because Jomhod is a deadly fighter who can put on such a damage that early. He's actively fighting in Lumpinee Stadium quite frequently. He is lightning quick and has a well-rounded offense. He's ranked well above any of Romie's past opponents. Chances are Romie would have had to endure his arsenals while wearing a bloody face since Round 1, which would have been tough. So don't sit here and make it sound as if Romie was the better fighter but an unfortunate accidental cut ended the fight too soon. Tell it for what it is – he was cut early because his opponent effectively delivered a lightning quick elbow – that Romie couldn't defend against it – and that it was a perfectly thrown Muay Thai weapon – legal, clean, and effective! Disappointment I understand, but sore losers make us all look bad in the international arena.