Upsets at Battle in the Desert by Lion Fight Promotions

Sunday, 13 February 2011 05:10

Written by Dave Walsh

Tonight was a night of upsets, in a way, as Andrei Arlovski and Fedor Emelianenko, two men who met a few years ago in Affliction to see who was the best Heavyweight outside of the UFC, both fell in dramatic fashion and we might see both of their careers come to a halt. The insanity really doesn't stop there, as Battle in the Desert, promoted by Lion Fights in Primm, Nevada went down tonight, where highly-regarded Muay Thai practitioner, Kevin Ross was going into his bout with Sittisak Por Sirichai as the favorite.

The bout was an even one that saw Sittisak come out on top in a Split decision that it sounds like could have gone either way.

The other big upset was Malaipet met Michael Mananquil in a rematch where he was seen as the early and big favorite for the WMC Welterweight Championship. Mananquil pushed the paced early on in the fight, but in the second round was met with a hook to the jaw that sent him crashing to the mat for an 8-count. Mananquil came back gracefully from the knockdown and proceeded to win the next three rounds, giving him the first, third, fourth and fifth rounds to Malaipet's one round, the second.

Mananquil walked away from the bout as the new WMC International Welterweight Champion and Malaipet walks away a little bit more humble in defeat.

The night also saw Coke Chunhawat stop Scotty Leffler after Leffler couldn't answer the bell after the second round, Remy Bonnel score a TKO in the third over Singsiri Por Sirichai and more. For the full results head to Muay Thai Authority who were live for the event.

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