True Patriot Love - October 06, 2026


Canada’s Biggest Muay Thai Grand Prix Is Absolute Chaos

Hosted by
Shara Micucci Mike Wixson
Mentioned
Muay Thai Karina Benson Kilo Dante Matt Penny Redmond Katie House Jarve Piniello Jordan Hazard Jay Ciccola Rob Vigeno Will Ortiz Jose Sainz Kung Kamai Ken Kamai Lao Kuru Mississauga Kankamais Emerson Maria and 2 more
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34 minutes

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5,487

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Transcript

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00:00:00.000 All right, this is the Iron A Grand Prix, Canada's biggest Muay Thai competition.
00:00:11.640 It's an elimination of eight fighters, and it's all going on in there.
00:00:15.080 Come on, let's go have a look.
00:00:21.840 The people at Ish Promotions have put together one of the most incredible lineups.
00:00:25.920 The card tonight is incredible, but the fighters have no idea who they're going to be fighting.
00:00:30.940 That means you might even fight three times tonight before you walk away with the belt, which, by the way, is really cool.
00:00:45.760 All right, here's the thing.
00:00:47.080 We're going to be talking to each of the fighters in between rounds, just the winners, which means there's going to be a lot of elimination.
00:00:53.100 And Rob Vigeno, I guess you are the ringmeister tonight, are you?
00:00:57.660 Oh, yeah, super excited.
00:00:58.900 This is our third inaugural fight, bigger and better every time,
00:01:02.260 and this is the first time we're having this Grand Prix elimination.
00:01:05.560 Eight guys, one winner.
00:01:07.520 That is going to be a hell of a lot of fighting for one fighter tonight.
00:01:10.260 Oh, man.
00:01:11.100 Well, you know, there's a lot of things they're powered by here,
00:01:13.460 powered by Rama Gaming House.
00:01:14.900 We've got Kilo, who, of course, is their energy drink supplier.
00:01:18.500 And you can feel electricity in the air, and it hasn't even begun yet.
00:01:22.340 I think we'd better head to the ring. Take a look, Rob.
00:01:25.340 Oh, yeah.
00:01:30.340 Come on, Toronto! Give it up for these beautiful ladies!
00:01:38.340 Let me ask you, man, tonight we have some of the best Muay Thai talent
00:01:43.340 Canada and the U.S. has to offer, and it's elimination.
00:01:47.340 How do you feel about watching the same fighter
00:01:50.340 rule it out all night long. I'm excited
00:01:52.480 to see their stamina, how long they can
00:01:54.480 go. It's incredible
00:01:56.520 the shape they're in.
00:01:58.380 I'm looking forward to it. Yeah, I am too.
00:02:00.500 It's incredible. Some of these kids
00:02:02.360 are massive. They're young guys
00:02:04.080 and they're super skilled.
00:02:06.120 Absolutely. Any 60-year-olds?
00:02:08.480 No, I think you and I are safe.
00:02:11.060 Once again,
00:02:12.260 a huge thank you to Redmond
00:02:14.340 Katie House for making
00:02:16.280 Ish happen this evening.
00:02:20.340 Okay, the first fight is just about to hit the ring, let's have a look, Jarve Piniello.
00:02:42.340 We'll see one of these guys after the fight.
00:02:50.340 We'll be right back.
00:03:20.340 Your winner, Jay Ciccola!
00:03:32.340 We have our first victor. Congratulations, Jay.
00:03:37.340 So tell me, what went out of that fight that made the difference?
00:03:41.340 Honestly, just having the right team, the right fit,
00:03:46.340 They, in the back, gave me the motivation, you know, like, that's why everyone feels like this, but I was, like, in my head, you know, I was a little bit nervous.
00:03:59.080 It got to my head.
00:04:00.420 They told me the right word.
00:04:02.300 They told me the right thing.
00:04:03.820 Remember it, like, why you started to remember.
00:04:06.620 Why you even are here, right?
00:04:09.060 Once I, everything clicked on my head, I was like, I'm going to go.
00:04:13.440 I'm going to say, okay.
00:04:14.640 Now you're going to do this again, and maybe again.
00:04:17.340 What's your mindset right now leading into, I don't know who I'm fighting next?
00:04:23.000 Well, I guess for whoever I have to fight next, I'll be ready.
00:04:27.200 That's it.
00:04:28.820 I'm coming for work.
00:04:30.780 All right, man.
00:04:31.480 Well, listen, congratulations on fight number one.
00:04:34.780 We'll watch it throughout the night.
00:04:36.180 Have a great journey.
00:04:44.040 And victory, by the way, an amazing stellar display of fight and skill in the ring.
00:04:54.880 Our champion in the women's fight of the evening.
00:04:58.380 Maria, thank you so much for joining us.
00:04:59.940 Yeah, thank you.
00:05:00.480 So tell me, what went great, what went bad, and what were your scary points in the fight?
00:05:07.400 Her pressure was scary, and she just kept coming forward, so I had to readjust, readjust, and circle.
00:05:13.300 and, you know, my career and I have been working on that all-flight camp.
00:05:18.220 It's just circling, circling, and it worked out near the end
00:05:21.380 once I remembered what we trained,
00:05:24.340 remembered what, you know, we've been working towards,
00:05:28.100 and then, you know, it was him yelling at me a little bit in the corner,
00:05:31.780 woke me up a little bit, and then I got the job done, yeah.
00:05:34.640 Yeah, you came back after round one and you were charged up.
00:05:37.720 That was obvious.
00:05:39.180 What happened in round one that made you think,
00:05:41.860 okay, I'm going to readjust, I'm going to do, I'm going with this tactic?
00:05:46.880 Well, I've been in this situation before where they just come forward with just punches.
00:05:52.500 And, you know, it's a common tactic.
00:05:54.600 It's for a reason.
00:05:56.080 It's very successful.
00:05:57.860 But I know for myself, the solid Muay Thai, you know,
00:06:02.400 my gym, TKO Fighting Arts, has been around for so long,
00:06:04.900 and we have a solid foundation.
00:06:06.280 So I wanted my foundation to shine, and I wanted my skill set to shine.
00:06:10.920 I don't want someone just pressuring me to the point where I can't shine.
00:06:16.840 I wanted to win, and the win was on my mind, and it just fired me up.
00:06:21.680 Yeah, you both had different styles in that ring, that was for sure.
00:06:24.920 And you made yours dominate.
00:06:26.380 Well, congratulations on that.
00:06:27.660 Thank you so much.
00:06:28.380 Pleasure to be, too.
00:06:29.560 Thank you.
00:06:30.080 Pleasure to be, too.
00:06:31.020 All right.
00:06:31.700 One of the most exciting fights of the night for sure was the women's match.
00:06:36.380 Penny, I'm sorry it didn't work out for you, but boy, what a fight.
00:06:39.900 you came out of the gate with fire what was your strategy strategy i i mean i was just feeling the
00:06:47.160 crowd that's feeling the energy and i just went with it i just pulled through i don't know it
00:06:51.800 really you came out of there like i have to be honest with you it was beast like we were like
00:06:55.780 whoa it was a very exciting fight a lot of dynamics going on in there maybe i'm wrong
00:07:00.400 because i'm an amateur but it seemed like uh just a novice to even learning muay thai but
00:07:05.580 But it seemed to me you both had very different fighting styles that were trying to collide.
00:07:11.300 Oh, yeah.
00:07:11.920 I mean, like, good on her, too.
00:07:14.160 Like, she's got really good stance.
00:07:16.580 Like, she was sturdy.
00:07:17.780 It was amazing.
00:07:19.500 What was your goal when you got out there in round one?
00:07:23.460 My goal was just to go with my flow.
00:07:26.360 Usually we train so hard to do all these combos in our head and repeat, repeat, repeat.
00:07:32.220 my goal was just to go in there
00:07:35.040 and love whatever came out, came out.
00:07:37.500 You know, Penny, it seemed like a close
00:07:39.300 fight, I have to be honest with you, and I think the crowd
00:07:41.220 felt that too. Yeah,
00:07:43.160 when the decision was made, everybody was
00:07:45.040 delighted with the outcome
00:07:47.120 of the fight was not important. The fight itself
00:07:49.240 was spectacular to watch.
00:07:51.540 What would you do different next time, matched
00:07:53.180 up again? Oh, I'm definitely
00:07:55.060 going to fight her again. Yeah, we already spoke
00:07:57.180 about this. We came and hugged each
00:07:59.160 other, introduced each other, spoke to each other.
00:08:01.160 We were like, yeah, of course we're going to see each other in the future.
00:08:03.680 But I think next time, I don't know, you know?
00:08:09.460 Maybe work more in this one's sake, myself, you know?
00:08:13.100 Well, I'll tell you what.
00:08:14.260 You did an outstanding job tonight.
00:08:16.920 Congratulations.
00:08:18.280 And by the way, with a cold.
00:08:20.920 Could you imagine getting into the ring with a cold and doing this?
00:08:25.100 No, I can't imagine.
00:08:26.300 So congratulations on an outstanding fight.
00:08:28.220 Thanks for taking a minute with us.
00:08:29.800 Thank you.
00:08:31.160 It is a world class performance center and sports therapy clinic located at 1-0-7.
00:08:37.760 Gaming House, our official title sponsor of the evening, Mr. Emerson.
00:08:44.160 Alright, alright, alright.
00:08:52.160 Number 5!
00:09:01.160 right by means of draw from a drum as you just saw the fighters who've chosen their position are
00:09:08.120 i guess been assigned their position and now the fights will begin throughout the evening we'll be
00:09:13.640 speaking with each of the victors as they make their way through the elimination until there's
00:09:18.920 only one fighter left this is a very exciting evening of fighting so far oh yeah yeah the energy
00:09:33.880 you know when you look at like the energy for three rounds mike that it takes out of these guys
00:09:38.600 you know they come out flying and then you can just see like second round they're starting to
00:09:43.080 manage now think about it they got to go three fights to get to the finals to win this thing
00:09:48.280 So that's when you're going to see some of the interesting matches coming up next.
00:09:52.460 You're going to see some knockouts.
00:09:53.660 You're going to see some knockdowns.
00:09:54.980 You're going to see some eye kicks.
00:09:56.700 Yeah, really amazing.
00:09:57.580 Now, it's an impressive sport that doesn't get the kind of attention I think that it's about to get, certainly in Canada.
00:10:04.500 And now you and I are usually sitting around at a desk talking politics or economy or whatever the hell is going on south of the border.
00:10:11.220 But tonight, you're here in a different capacity with RGH as the title sponsor.
00:10:17.320 Yes.
00:10:17.500 Why was it so important to you guys to put this on?
00:10:21.040 I think, you know, we're a community-based organization,
00:10:24.020 and this is a community sport.
00:10:25.780 It's up and coming, and quite frankly,
00:10:29.060 Karina Benson, who actually put this event on,
00:10:32.220 Ish Promotions, you know, we like them,
00:10:35.100 and we like what they're doing with the community.
00:10:37.140 It's good. It's healthy.
00:10:38.380 They have a lot of young people here, which is great.
00:10:42.300 They're trying.
00:10:43.600 They're not getting into trouble.
00:10:45.060 They're in the ring.
00:10:46.060 They're fighting.
00:10:46.680 They're fit, and they're training all the time.
00:10:50.100 This takes extreme training to do it.
00:10:52.580 This isn't something you can stay out late, you can drink, you can fool around.
00:10:56.580 If you're going to be good at Muay Thai, you really have to train.
00:11:00.220 And, you know, you can see it with these guys.
00:11:02.360 You go in the back, they're lean.
00:11:03.980 You see how lean they are?
00:11:04.860 Their body fat is like, their body fat is 2% to 4%.
00:11:08.180 Crazy.
00:11:08.800 Yeah, and because they're constantly, like, working, kicking, working, swiveling.
00:11:13.780 That's why their cores are so strong.
00:11:15.380 I think it's such a really interesting sport in the sense that it's very contact, they're in there like killers, but the amount of respect that is maintained is outstanding.
00:11:28.620 Oh, yeah, yeah. Well, again, because it's based on a culture, and they really believe in that culture.
00:11:36.580 And when it's all over, you can see they give each other a hug.
00:11:40.180 They go back together in the training room, and they get work done on them by the trainers.
00:11:47.820 It's very communal, and so they respect each other, which is great.
00:11:51.260 It's a great vibe. The music never stops. It's a good event.
00:11:55.200 No trash talking, no crap like you see in some other sports, boxing.
00:12:00.960 I've boxed for a lot of years, Mike.
00:12:02.880 There's always a lot of yapping going on.
00:12:04.940 You hear it tonight, there's not a lot of yapping.
00:12:06.760 No, huge respect.
00:12:08.440 The winner, great respect for their opponent.
00:12:11.260 The loser, no sore losers.
00:12:13.600 It's just all respect, and in fact, the result in the ring is spectacular to watch.
00:12:19.480 Yeah, and then, you know, each fight they learn, they get better, they come back again,
00:12:24.100 and that's what it's all about.
00:12:25.500 And I know having been involved in combat sports early in life,
00:12:30.620 and I know my kids did a lot of combat sports I mentioned to you,
00:12:34.560 MMA training and everything else.
00:12:36.600 There's a discipline you get by doing it
00:12:38.500 that I think you can carry forward in life.
00:12:40.720 I think that's really valuable.
00:12:42.520 And then also you get rid of that fear.
00:12:44.500 So I think, you know, for parents out there,
00:12:46.640 I know that sometimes they're hesitant about putting their kids
00:12:49.240 into sports like this.
00:12:50.840 You know, you see these kids, they come out, they're happy to be in that ring.
00:12:57.380 Absolutely.
00:12:57.780 They're happy. These young men come out, they're smiling, they're not anxious, they're not worried.
00:13:03.560 They get out there, they're going to fight and that's what they're here to do.
00:13:06.960 And they're going to do it respectfully, but they're going, you can see, when they turn it on, they really turn it on.
00:13:13.240 When you're not afraid, you can deal with people with more respect.
00:13:16.440 when you already have respect in the combat sport that you're doing, it makes
00:13:21.820 you unstoppable. The personalities here are really enjoyable.
00:13:26.940 Yeah, they will. And these guys, when they're done this sport, they'll go on to do cool things because they've got over that fear.
00:13:33.940 So this fear, by getting over this fear, they can take other challenges in life and get over those fears.
00:13:39.440 So, you know, this is really important and that's why we're behind it. That's why we believe in it.
00:13:44.440 And, you know, quite frankly, we have friends, we have players here.
00:13:48.480 We are all enjoying it tonight.
00:13:50.420 I brought my family.
00:13:51.540 They're having a great time.
00:13:53.160 Exactly, and they all do.
00:13:54.340 Well, I want to say thank you to Ramon Gaming House
00:13:56.300 because this is one of those community things we don't ever talk about on the network here.
00:14:01.400 But the truth is you guys make great efforts to make sure that things like this in the community happen.
00:14:06.340 And I appreciate it.
00:14:07.160 On behalf of the fighters and the organization and Muay Thai in Canada, let's bring it on.
00:14:12.980 Thanks for making this happen.
00:14:14.140 I appreciate this.
00:14:40.140 Ladies and gentlemen, let's give our two Warriors
00:14:42.140 Here's a big round of applause for the first elimination vote!
00:14:51.140 We have a unanimous decision!
00:14:58.140 Fighting from the blue car,
00:15:02.140 going on is Will Ortiz!
00:15:08.140 from Mexico in the first heat of the evening Jose Sainz thanks so much congratulations on a really
00:15:17.360 great fight thank you thank you very much tell me what was in that fight that you expected and
00:15:22.440 what you didn't expect yeah well that's what I the the fight comes to what I expect he's a really
00:15:29.680 good fighter, really a very speed fighter. He had a lot of skills at the rink. So yeah,
00:15:37.960 I really knew that he will be a ready to fight and I'm really happy to be his opponent. I have
00:15:44.320 a lot of lessons learned about his fight. I think it was consistent in the crowd that it was
00:15:51.200 pretty evened out. You guys both had very dramatic moments in the fight, but at the end,
00:15:58.480 there was a unanimous decision there was no dramatic knockout or anything like that but uh
00:16:05.280 do you feel satisfied that you you did what you needed to do yeah well i really knew that
00:16:11.440 both of us have a really similar kind of style of fight and white femur is the or style i think i
00:16:18.880 guess so yeah we have both uh highlights uh with some spinning elbow spinning back some
00:16:26.000 knee is into the clinch so yeah but both of us have a really good highlights into the fight
00:16:32.480 but well it is what it is the the judges give their decision and i really
00:16:39.920 comfortable with that decision so i give my my best he did his best so yeah it was a really good
00:16:45.680 fight and a lot of good moments we have to do that to bring uh you told me you're from chihuahua
00:16:53.360 and you arrived in Canada today.
00:16:56.600 Yeah.
00:16:56.960 What are your plans now while you're still here?
00:16:59.940 I plan to visit the city and enjoy your beautiful city.
00:17:05.160 We want to say thank you for inviting us to begin.
00:17:11.820 It's a great event.
00:17:13.680 There are great fighters.
00:17:15.220 We enjoy it too much.
00:17:16.880 Thank you very much.
00:17:18.100 Thank you both very much.
00:17:19.580 Enjoy the rest of your time in Canada.
00:17:21.040 Thank you.
00:17:21.620 And I can't wait to see you again in the ring.
00:17:23.360 Thank you very much.
00:17:24.200 Thanks so much.
00:17:24.780 I appreciate it.
00:17:25.720 See you.
00:17:26.040 See you.
00:17:26.140 See you.
00:17:29.160 Throughout the night, the fighters have been taken care of by their coaches before they
00:17:38.180 get in the ring, they come out of the ring, and they end up in Dante's hands, literally,
00:17:42.740 from Connecticut.
00:17:43.740 Dante, thanks for taking the time.
00:17:46.060 Of course, you know, shout out to Benson and Karina for putting on such an amazing event
00:17:49.920 with H Productions.
00:17:51.220 It's been just a stellar evening from start to finish,
00:17:54.760 and we're blessed to work with fighters.
00:17:56.720 We're always looking to connect with the athletes,
00:17:58.480 but we also offer services for the average population as well.
00:18:01.760 The fighters arrive on your table.
00:18:03.520 What are you seeing so far in the way of treatment that you have to give tonight?
00:18:07.920 I think it's always interesting because when we work with athletes at Kinetic House
00:18:11.200 and even the general public, a big part of how we approach it is individual specific.
00:18:15.700 So it's about having a conversation with the athletes.
00:18:18.300 How did it go? Win or loss? What did they learn?
00:18:20.320 gets them to kind of relax on the table and as the nervous system starts to relax it gives us a
00:18:25.000 window of opportunity to start to access some more mobility and move the joints the tissues
00:18:29.700 through different ranges of motion okay well that leads to my next question what do you guys do
00:18:33.340 so we are a performance center and sports therapy clinic in the yorkdale mall area in toronto
00:18:39.020 and we offer everything from private athlete training to group classes to you know work in
00:18:44.880 our clinic with our sports therapy clinic massage osteopathy physiotherapy we've got it all that's
00:18:51.700 fantastic and how long you guys been doing this so my business partner and i uh mary lalancet i
00:18:57.980 mean we've known each other for 15 years and we've been referring people back and forth for just as
00:19:02.100 long and kinetic houses though it's only two two and a half years old it's the amalgamation of
00:19:07.200 these last 15 years that we've known each other and uh you know brought it together i think it's
00:19:11.320 fantastic that you're here i notice a lot of people walking by going oh yeah i have pain i
00:19:16.560 think maybe i better look into that's exactly it i think so nice you see some of the movements on
00:19:20.200 the table it looks non-traditional what's going on here there's this kind of visual appeal to it
00:19:24.640 but listen at the end of the day as long as they get off the table they'll they feel great then
00:19:27.960 we're happy with that well a delight to meet you if people wanted to find out more where can they
00:19:32.040 reach you either at www.kinetichouse.com h-a-u-s or on instagram at kinetic house
00:19:37.520 Dante, what a pleasure, man.
00:19:38.980 Appreciate it.
00:19:42.480 This is the only person!
00:19:53.380 Thank you, man.
00:20:07.520 And moving on, from the red corner, Jordan Hazard!
00:20:32.520 As the evening goes on, the heat is picking up inside that ring.
00:20:36.520 Am I wrong?
00:20:38.300 It seems every single fight is getting a little more intense here tonight.
00:20:42.160 Yeah, it feels like the fighters are really feeling
00:20:44.180 that they've got to put on a show for these fans, man.
00:20:47.640 Like, you can't just stalemate out there all the way to the final.
00:20:51.180 You've got to go out there and bang.
00:20:52.280 That makes sense, actually.
00:20:53.520 It feels probably different out there in front of a crowd like this, right?
00:20:56.360 Yeah, very tight-knit.
00:20:57.560 It feels like a coliseum.
00:20:58.620 You must be proud of your fight.
00:21:00.260 Yeah, I left it all out there.
00:21:02.000 I do feel like I could still give a little bit more,
00:21:04.400 but I am confident and proud of my performance.
00:21:08.620 So weird to get matched up this way, right?
00:21:10.940 Yeah, throw a bingo ball.
00:21:12.760 Never had it that way.
00:21:13.860 You can't prepare for one person specifically.
00:21:16.020 Right.
00:21:16.460 You just got to just go in there and do your game.
00:21:18.640 And so what do you do when you're matched up in there?
00:21:21.180 Because you guys, you had two different games going on in there entirely.
00:21:24.740 Yeah.
00:21:25.120 So how do you make that adjustment in your mind and physicality?
00:21:28.580 I feel like at this level of fighting, when you have over 20 fights,
00:21:31.720 you got to be able to adjust on the fly.
00:21:34.400 You've got to be able to see that red light flashing
00:21:38.040 and make sure you don't crash into it, bird style.
00:21:40.800 I'm new to watching the spectator from Mojai.
00:21:45.440 I've got to tell you, the skill set that's involved
00:21:48.580 and then the impact that you don't expect,
00:21:51.820 I think it's something that people who have never watched it before are shook by.
00:21:55.760 What do you think was the most spectacular part of your fight?
00:21:58.640 I feel like the most spectacular part of the fight
00:22:00.940 was just being matched up with a game opponent.
00:22:03.880 Someone that wasn't going to stall the fight at all
00:22:06.800 Someone who's here to give the fans a show
00:22:08.420 Very humble opponent
00:22:10.400 Shout out to Jordan
00:22:11.600 And I wanted to shout out Benson
00:22:15.040 For holding this event man
00:22:16.340 He got eight strong opponents
00:22:19.440 And eight strong guys
00:22:20.900 That were coming to bang
00:22:21.620 You guys really did a great fight
00:22:24.360 It was entertaining as hell to watch
00:22:26.080 And I wish you best next time
00:22:27.820 Thank you so much for having me
00:22:29.740 Thank you guys
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00:23:22.160 Now, I was just informed that you spent some time in the NHL,
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00:23:32.580 I learned and I tried all the energy drinks growing up and going through the bases.
00:23:37.660 I am a little biased on Kilo, but this is the one cleanest, best drink I can have.
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00:23:47.580 How's it possible that this does that?
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00:23:53.480 We're the first company since Coca-Cola to use that in their beverage.
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00:24:01.060 We only have 15 calories, no sugar at all, and it's a great tasting beverage.
00:24:05.940 I've got to tell you, it tastes great.
00:24:08.200 I expected the jitters.
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00:24:26.940 Where do people find it? How do they get it?
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00:24:31.980 We're in local stores all throughout Muskoka, Barrie, Port Oat, Mississauga, Brampton.
00:24:37.860 Very impressive drink.
00:24:39.320 Now, why are you involved in this?
00:24:41.520 Why does it make a difference to you to be here?
00:24:43.800 Well, Bram and Gaming came to us because we are a Canadian-owned company,
00:24:47.660 which is a great move by them to support Canadian.
00:24:49.980 And, you know, it's something that I was excited about in this Iron 8
00:24:53.820 of a championship round is something I've never seen.
00:24:57.140 It's pretty wild.
00:24:57.960 It is awesome.
00:24:58.720 These guys, they're fighting like crazy out there, and it's fun to watch.
00:25:02.040 Matt, I really appreciate you supporting this thing and taking some time with us.
00:25:05.080 Also, thanks for the beverage, man.
00:25:06.980 There it is, Kilo, right there.
00:25:09.340 I have the Yuzu Citrus, which I recommend and will recommend to a friend.
00:25:14.420 Thanks, man.
00:25:15.020 I appreciate that.
00:25:16.340 Nice to meet you.
00:25:17.660 well it's it you're in and out but it was a long fight as you pointed out yeah how are you feeling
00:25:32.100 i feel good man i mean for one week notice this guy was tough as fuck you know he had that good
00:25:37.860 reach keep me out of the way we had a game plan to edge our way in and land our big shots but
00:25:43.640 He did a really good job keeping me out.
00:25:46.000 What did you go in there?
00:25:47.480 What are you feeling good that you pulled off in that ring?
00:25:49.780 Because there were some moments in there that were pretty outstanding displays.
00:25:54.000 Well, I'll have to review the tape again,
00:25:55.820 but I felt like I did a good job with the pressure.
00:25:58.660 I felt like I landed some good shots, but I thought I had the first
00:26:03.000 and I got it back in the third, but I'll have to re-watch it again and see.
00:26:08.280 I knew in the second round he was keeping me at bay pretty well,
00:26:11.740 And I did some good shots in the second
00:26:13.620 But I felt like I picked it back up from the third
00:26:15.960 The first round
00:26:17.340 It could have went either way
00:26:18.900 I've got to re-watch it again
00:26:19.820 There was a couple moments in the first round
00:26:22.400 Where it evened itself out
00:26:24.000 Several times
00:26:25.880 I was trying to figure out his range
00:26:27.500 But he's good at it
00:26:29.600 What's in your mind for the next fight?
00:26:32.100 Well I have a
00:26:33.020 Muay Thai World Cup in December
00:26:34.860 So I'm going to go back to training
00:26:36.840 Probably like Tuesday
00:26:37.920 I don't feel any injuries right now
00:26:40.240 I was going to say, is you feeling all right?
00:26:41.800 I'm just thirsty.
00:26:42.560 All right, well, look, we'll get you.
00:26:44.080 Somebody please get this man a beverage.
00:26:46.280 Give me a Thai iced tea right now.
00:26:48.880 I've been dying for a while, for fucking months.
00:26:51.960 Have yourself a great evening.
00:26:53.880 Congratulations on a great fight tonight, man.
00:26:55.600 Thank you.
00:26:56.060 Thank you.
00:26:56.100 okay gentlemen i think there could be one more fight tonight and it's muay thai or
00:27:14.140 what do you think what wins in the ring tonight i think what do you think
00:27:22.160 Now, tell me the difference, some of the differentiators between the two sports.
00:27:31.660 They're very similar because they come from the same region.
00:27:36.200 It's just different people.
00:27:39.600 The Khemais are people that settle in Cambodia,
00:27:44.880 and some of them are cross-border into Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.
00:27:52.160 And the art that they do is called Kankamai.
00:27:55.280 And are there competitions that combine the two, or are they completely separate?
00:28:02.680 There is some.
00:28:04.860 Some ties come to matches with the Kankamais.
00:28:10.720 But right now, it's kind of like a grey area because, you know, they've been having some issues over the past year.
00:28:18.420 But the rules and everything are very similar.
00:28:21.180 Is it one of those things like, we invented this, no, no, we invented this?
00:28:28.160 Yeah, yeah, that kind of stuff, yep.
00:28:30.620 Although it seems like there's great spirit between the two sports here in Canada.
00:28:35.300 Yes, yes, in Canada, we're all together, so it works well,
00:28:42.220 because we enjoy the sport that both of them do, and it's exciting.
00:28:46.220 I think that this is something definitely on the rise.
00:28:51.280 Certainly Muay Thai, it seems to be more popular in Canada now than it's been ever before.
00:28:57.920 And are you having the same experience in your gym?
00:29:01.340 Yes, it's me in our gym. We're getting a lot more people coming.
00:29:04.680 And people are interested in what is Kung Kamai.
00:29:06.760 and he happens to be one of the old Kankamai Kuru's, we call him Lao Kuru, from the era
00:29:18.140 they had a war in Cambodia and he's one of the older masters that actually know the actual art
00:29:24.660 and just happened to be living in Canada. We didn't know at the time, we were training with
00:29:29.880 him and everything and a Cambodian contingent came over and they realized who he was and they
00:29:35.580 I couldn't believe it, and they're like, you guys are an actual, come to my gym.
00:29:38.500 You can see those more than some of the people in Cambodia.
00:29:41.020 You kept low profile in Canada, but you had all the skills still to introduce the sport.
00:29:47.260 Yeah.
00:29:48.280 On that time, I came to Canada in 1989.
00:29:52.580 So on that time, I don't know how to speak English much.
00:29:56.220 I couldn't prove to anybody.
00:29:58.820 But I'm lucky one day, I tried so much.
00:30:02.780 That's quite an honour to be bestowed.
00:30:30.240 Yes, it is.
00:30:30.920 and so now you've got to carry this gauntlet from the master yes what does that mean to you
00:30:38.380 um well for me it's it's now getting people to know what it is um riding on our horizon we're
00:30:45.240 just about to open uh another school in uh usa down in atlanta and uh getting more people aware
00:30:52.580 of uh come to mind um i went to cambodia to see it myself how it is and it just blew me away
00:30:59.540 and went to a competition, and 80,000 people showed up.
00:31:03.480 And that's normal to them.
00:31:05.380 It's a really exciting sport, and it's part of their culture that's really huge.
00:31:10.540 Where can people find out more about your gym?
00:31:12.600 If they go online, they go to blackelomartialarts.ca.
00:31:15.880 They can find out about that.
00:31:17.000 Or just search Ken Kamai, and you'll find all Ken's information on it
00:31:20.940 because they're really pushing it right now.
00:31:22.300 It's starting to grow.
00:31:23.720 Gentlemen, I appreciate the time with you tonight.
00:31:26.040 What do you say we go start a fight with these Muay Thai guys?
00:31:28.760 Let's go.
00:31:29.540 Okay, thank you so much.
00:31:48.100 All right, one of the bouts on the card tonight was impressive as hell.
00:31:53.520 Guys, we had an amazing fight tonight.
00:31:57.120 Now, does anybody care to guess who wins?
00:32:00.040 It doesn't matter for the beginning of this interview
00:32:01.880 because what I want to know is
00:32:04.140 what did you come out of the gate with in your mind?
00:32:07.260 What was your strategy out of the gate when you entered that ring?
00:32:10.340 My strategy was to get out of his long strikes,
00:32:13.540 his teeth, his kicks, and his knees.
00:32:16.240 But I don't know.
00:32:18.260 He surprised me a little bit.
00:32:19.000 It was a little bit harder to get around him,
00:32:20.060 so I didn't figure him out.
00:32:21.300 He's a wanky guy.
00:32:22.280 Yeah, so it was my first time figuring out that kind of puzzle, you know?
00:32:25.360 I was on the receiving end, so I had to think in real time.
00:32:29.460 Well, and going in, you were like, did you have your own game strategy?
00:32:34.060 Were you thinking about what was going to happen in the ring or just reaction?
00:32:38.640 To be honest, for me, it was just reaction.
00:32:40.820 Just going there, pressure forward.
00:32:43.540 That was my game plan, but I've never caught someone, you know, that can reach me.
00:32:49.680 When I'm punching, he can reach me, but he can punch back, you know?
00:32:54.040 But, yeah, it was a good fight.
00:32:55.360 It was a great fight.
00:32:56.280 Guys, I've got to tell you, that was a really awesome fight to watch.
00:33:00.080 When you watch it back, you're going to have an enjoyable time watching it.
00:33:03.720 How are you both feeling right now?
00:33:05.460 I feel good.
00:33:06.480 He made me better today.
00:33:07.840 He made me dig deep and push.
00:33:09.780 At the point I got tired, I'm like, nah, I can't.
00:33:11.860 I can't go out like that.
00:33:13.140 And he made me push further.
00:33:15.460 I had to go in and bang with him.
00:33:17.640 Wow, you did, man.
00:33:18.300 And take the risk, you know?
00:33:19.300 Yeah.
00:33:19.520 Yeah, yeah.
00:33:20.340 What was the biggest risk you think you took in the ring today?
00:33:23.080 Nothing.
00:33:23.360 I did everything I had to do.
00:33:24.340 It was good.
00:33:25.360 And it was a good learning experience.
00:33:27.540 What do you take away from tonight's fight?
00:33:29.780 I mean, aside from the medal.
00:33:32.620 Shit.
00:33:33.420 The pain, a little bit of the pain.
00:33:36.400 And I can't see from one of these eyes because my contact fell during my contact lenses.
00:33:42.920 One of them fell during the fight.
00:33:44.620 And I can't really see properly.
00:33:46.560 I don't know which.
00:33:47.080 I think it's this eye.
00:33:48.640 And, yeah, that's about it.
00:33:50.400 Well, you both seem in good shape standing here.
00:33:53.280 An impressive fight.
00:33:54.580 Thank you both.
00:33:55.080 Congratulations. Congratulations on a great night.
00:33:58.220 Thank you so much, man.
00:33:59.420 Three points as we head to the ring.
00:34:02.000 It's starting to get a little tense.
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